>
> You have to remember that here in the US film is just a
> cash cow for a select bunch of jerks. They put out low
> common denominator films that anyone with any taste would
> not waste their time seeing even for free on HDTV. Yet the
> lemming go to the film in droves even if the critics
> declare it a disaster.
Hey, I go to the movies when the critics declare
it a disaster. :-) I have learned to trust my
intuition more than I trust any of the critics.
> I go to matinees just to avoid crowds. Next week I'll go
> see Al Gore's film at the local Cinearts which is a Century
> Theater art house. And I will go during a matinee. Why pay
> $10 when I can pay $6 (still too high). Of course being self
> employed helps because I can decide when to go to a film
> rather than when I have time.
I've got that luxury, too, at least as regards the
theaters in the big cities like Nimes and Avignon
and Montpellier. The established theaters in the
small towns rarely have matinees.
There's also an interesting phenomenon here called
'Cinema Itinerant' which is a kind of movie house
that travels from village to village. They'll play
a movie in one village on Wednesday, and then play
it it in the next village on Thursday. It's neat,
because most of these places are far too small to
support a full-time theater. With this arrangement,
the residents of tiny (1000-3000 people) villages
get to see movies without driving at least once a
week.
> Not only is film important to the French but to Asians
> as well. There are many excellent films coming out of
> Asia these days save India which still as a pretty
> screwed up industry.
Yes, it certainly does. Bollywood ranks right up
there with the polyester leisure suit in terms of
Bad Ideas Humans Have Come Up With, IMO. :-)
> And with a home theater I have "movie nights" and invite
> friends over.
Yeah, me too. That was one of the reasons I sprung
for a home cinema when I moved here. I have a fairly
large collection of DVDs and share them with friends.
> Not long ago I read an article stating that Starbucks was
> popular because it was a place one could go and sit alone.
> Geez, if I recall right the guy who started it was trying
> to recreate the Italian espresso scene where as you say
> people would socialize. That's America for you. :(
It is an interesting difference between Europeans
and Americans.
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