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Great experiences at the Mooooveeees
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 07:49:05 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: mo () ccr org (Mike O'Dell) Date: October 2, 2005 9:11:56 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Great experiences at the Mooooveeees i'm delighted that the cinema experience is not completely dead and gone, and that some operators are putting serious efforts into (re)creating an experience people might actually pay to have. i had the great fun of seeing "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" on the opening day of both the film and the newly restored "Alhambra" in San Francisco. the karmic match of twin retro-revivals made for an incredible experience the likes of which i'd only heard described wistfully by my parents. however, in spite of the most noble efforts, the vast majority of "multiplex cinemas" around the country are still dreadful places (for any purpose) and will be dreadful right up until the wrecking ball claims them. the premise that one could actually show 15 movies at once in a small space simply beggars the concept of "The Big Screen". but that's the status quo for most of America outside hothouse enclaves. "They're called 'average' because there's so many of them." whether you dislike the unpleasent experience, dislike the lame movies, or both, it should be no surprise that people stay away in droves. -mo ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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