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Re: Cinema is Collapsing? So What Are You Gonna Do About It?

Kim — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:34:04 -0000

I hope so - I enjoy going "out" to a movie and seeing them on the big screen, but I can't afford it very often. Especially when the whole family wants to go

Re: Cinema is Collapsing? So What Are You Gonna Do About It?

Phil — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:26:12 -0000

Wow, I never thought of it like that - cinema as "sports". But he's right. And while he's at it, someone should tell George Lucas to stop trying to make Star Wars over and over again.

I've discussed on here that I think the movie theater (and perhaps more specifically, the "Multi-Plex" theaters) are going to be extinct at some point in the near future. Many of them were barely able to sustain themselves before the economic collapse, and with the advancement of technology and on-demand/Netflix, etc., people will be less compelled to shell out $50 to see a movie.

So, once that shift towards home entertainment takes place, I think perhaps we'll see more low-budget movies. Cost less, but won't have the overhead of having to be shown in a theater somewhere selling tickets at $10-$12 a piece. I think it will produce better cinema.

Re: Cinema is Collapsing? So What Are You Gonna Do About It?

Phoebe_b — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:45:16 -0000

It's a very interesting question whether distribution simply needs to change, or (as Coppola suggests) the content itself needs to change as well.

Re: Cinema is Collapsing? So What Are You Gonna Do About It?

Moses Roth — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:29:55 -0000

Your post brought to mind Kanye West and Kid Cudi's video for "Welcome to Heartbreak":

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Thought you might like to check it out if you haven't seen it before.