Terrible news for Miramax fans–and for those of you wondering why I’m not talking more about Kuzuricon, well, you didn’t expect me to throw my whole package out in one day, did you?–as Disney announces a restructuring deal by which Miramax releases will be sorely curtailed.

They’ve only had four so far this year, and will put out just one more, the Robert De Niro comedy / drama Everybody’s Fine, before calling it quits for the year.

Miramax’s track record hasn’t been exactly what anyone would call top-flight, and most of their films have been box-office losers.  Considering parent company Disney’s down year, it’s not surprising that they’re looking to cut out anything that isn’t making money and making it hand over fist.  This is of course a blow to the entire film community, as Miramax has put out some interesting, risky stuff, and if studios like Disney continue to be paralyzed by risk phobia, we can all look forward to a pretty lousy 2010 movie season.