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Post by politicidal on Mar 23, 2021 21:41:09 GMT
The studio just struck a new deal with Regal's owner Cineworld.
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Post by darkpast on Mar 24, 2021 0:09:50 GMT
Will theaters survive if most movies are going to streaming in 2021
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Post by spooner5020 on Mar 24, 2021 1:54:14 GMT
Will theaters survive if most movies are going to streaming in 2021 Yes. Not everyone likes the home experience. |
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Post by thisguy4000 on Mar 24, 2021 2:32:00 GMT
Will theaters survive if most movies are going to streaming in 2021 Yes. Not everyone likes the home experience. What if people have gotten used to it?
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Post by darkpast on Mar 24, 2021 3:06:48 GMT
Will theaters survive if most movies are going to streaming in 2021 Yes. Not everyone likes the home experience. rental stores went away, theaters will be gone or rare in the next 5 years
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Mar 24, 2021 7:27:54 GMT
Yes. Not everyone likes the home experience. rental stores went away, theaters will be gone or rare in the next 5 years There is a major difference in that regard. Rental stores disappeared because of streaming services and the ease and attractiveness of buying DVDs and Blu-Rays for home ownership, but that was a matter of swapping one form of procurement for another—there was no notable change in the viewing experience. Conversely, the experience of viewing a film on a big screen is distinct and more impactful, and the experience of leaving home for something compelling in the greater world will also resonate. Some people will surrender those experiences, but many will not, and there will also be pent-up demand for the traditional moviegoing journey. One might draw an analogy to sports. As the availability of live sports games on television grew dramatically during the last half century, did people stop attending them in person? No. And while the analogy may be imprecise, I would suggest that the basic tenet is the same. I expect theaters to survive, and I sure hope so. I applaud Warner Brothers' decision, and I also hope that they eventually restore the pre-pandemic theatrical viewing window—and that the Academy stops exempting Netflix productions from that window. In recent weeks, I have been viewing films on Netflix because a relative purchased the service and placed my name on the list of viewers, and because I have not been to a theater since March 12 of last year. Theaters in my area closed soon thereafter (although I had already ceased attending). Most of them reopened in mid-August before closing again after Thanksgiving. In recent weeks, they have reopened again, but I will at least wait until I have been vaccinated. Regardless, I am looking forward to a return to the normal theatrical experience, and I imagine that the same is true for tens of millions of others—enough to keep theaters in business. The real question is whether human-type dramas, which were already in theatrical decline, can fully survive the experience. My bet is that because of the Golden Globes and Oscars, they will continue to receive enough theatrical releases, but that is the area where streaming services both pose the greatest threat and—paradoxically—provide the greatest opportunity for theatrical survival. This interview with Patrick Corcoran, vice president of the National Association of Theatre Owners, from exactly one year ago today, is quite insightful. Here is an excerpt:
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Post by spooner5020 on Mar 24, 2021 11:48:06 GMT
rental stores went away, theaters will be gone or rare in the next 5 years There is a major difference in that regard. Rental stores disappeared because of streaming services and the ease and attractiveness of buying DVDs and Blu-Rays for home ownership, but that was a matter of swapping one form of procurement for another—there was no notable change in the viewing experience. Conversely, the experience of viewing a film on a big screen is distinct and more impactful, and the experience of leaving home for something compelling in the greater world will also resonate. Some people will surrender those experiences, but many will not, and there will also be pent-up demand for the traditional moviegoing journey. One might draw an analogy to sports. As the availability of live sports games on television grew dramatically during the last half century, did people stop attending them in person? No. And while the analogy may be imprecise, I would suggest that the basic tenet is the same. I expect theaters to survive, and I sure hope so. I applaud Warner Brothers' decision, and I also hope that they eventually restore the pre-pandemic theatrical viewing window—and that the Academy stops exempting Netflix productions from that window. In recent weeks, I have been viewing films on Netflix because a relative purchased the service and placed my name on the list of viewers, and because I have not been to a theater since March 12 of last year. Theaters in my area closed soon thereafter (although I had already ceased attending). Most of them reopened in mid-August before closing again after Thanksgiving. In recent weeks, they have reopened again, but I will at least wait until I have been vaccinated. Regardless, I am looking forward to a return to the normal theatrical experience, and I imagine that the same is true for tens of millions of others—enough to keep theaters in business. The real question is whether human-type dramas, which were already in theatrical decline, can fully survive the experience. My bet is that because of the Golden Globes and Oscars, they will continue to receive enough theatrical releases, but that is the area where streaming services both pose the greatest threat and—paradoxically—provide the greatest opportunity for theatrical survival. This interview with Patrick Corcoran, vice president of the National Association of Theatre Owners, from exactly one year ago today, is quite insightful. Here is an excerpt: Exactly. This is just annoying at this point when people ask if theaters are still gonna be around. Look if you like the stay home experience, you do you. Not everyone does though. The same people who ask why people like the stay home experience must be the same people who ask why people still buy DVD’s and Blu-ray’s. |
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Post by redcharge on Mar 26, 2021 15:30:14 GMT
umm technically they are still releasing them theatrically for theatres that are open, the article probably meant to say theatrically everywhere. my states theatres have been reopened since august ive been going since they reopened
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 26, 2021 17:17:42 GMT
Black Panther was playing in a theater here for 4 months--empty theater.
Disney was doing what a corporate franchise does where they have some backwater restaurant with no customers yet it still operates because the other places with more activity are subsidizing it.
But movies are owned by corporations with many holdings so it is possible for movies to be completely ignored and they keep making them. There's no loss to the corporation because they have so much money.
It does not matter whether it is watched because the wheels of the machinery are still being greased.
"Hollywood Accounting" means "we lie about business." That's the technical definition. Not being honest about profits.
There was an article 5 years ago that said Hollywood had the worst box office performance since the 1990s. Who knows what is true-but one thing is certain, people are nowhere as enthusiastic about movies as they were 30-40-50 years ago.
In the early 80s Orson Welles said movies were like opera used to be--opera singers were superstars when he was a kid.
And then movies came along and they had big stars--but then people weren't so fascinated by it anymore.
We are told China is what is important for movies now--not the traditional audience-what matters is what might appeal to a Chinese citizen.
There was enthusiasm for retro cinema--so people wanted to go to theaters to see ALIEN etc but Disney pulled the plug on that.
And the theater owners refused to go on record about it--they were afraid to speak critically of Disney.
There used to be tons of opera houses and live theater--but thanks to the cabal of centralized ownership that developed, theaters became more expensive and there were less of them. Just like what we see with movies now.
As the companies got swallowed up by bigger companies. The more they speak of diversity the less variety there is in content.
And the prices went up and the costs through this corrupt mismanagement.
How come you don't see this wild cost escalation in other industries? How come pencil manufacturing hasn't changed in a 100 years?
Art might be more chaotic but there have been periods with massive production booms so it has more to do with management decisions than something natural and inevitable.
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