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To: Mo1
"Maybe make decent movies and we might go to see them"

That may help Hollywierd but not necessarily the theaters. While it would attract more people to theaters, the practice of 'dual release' will still cause many people to buy/rent the movie instead of going to the theater.

We could very well see a decline in theaters nationwide regardless of whether Hollywierd wakes up or not. The old promotional "Coming soon to a theater near you" may have to be changed to "Coming soon to a theater somewhere".

11 posted on 01/22/2006 8:00:15 AM PST by bcsco ("The Constitution is not a suicide pact"...A. Lincoln)
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To: bcsco
We could very well see a decline in theaters nationwide regardless of whether Hollywierd wakes up or not. The old promotional "Coming soon to a theater near you" may have to be changed to "Coming soon to a theater somewhere".

Actually, there are a number of movies I woud just as soon did not come to a theater near me.

Show 'Gone With the Wind', 'Fiddler on the Roof' or re-release other classics, and I'd go. It would only take one screen at the multiplex, and it might improve the gate.

It might help if the actors would simply turn down some parts, too, but maybe their contracts do not allow that.

I can always see 'agenda' material on the alphabet and cable networks, anyway.

16 posted on 01/22/2006 8:13:50 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: bcsco

There are too many theatres. Many theatres close you you will soon be closing. Why not? It happened with KMART.


22 posted on 01/22/2006 8:21:00 AM PST by RobbyS ( CHIRHO)
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