Regarding that issue that Robert mentioned about rude audiences in theaters. Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin keeps audiences polite by throwing out disrupters, texters, talkers. It works too.
> On Dec 19, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Glenn Taranto <[email protected]> wrote: > > I mostly watch movies at home. I am privy to numerous free screenings through > the WGA and SAG. I also pay to see some films. Generally those are the ones I > feel warrant a big screen/audience experience. Hanging out with friends after > a film and discussing it over dinner afterward is part of that experience. > > Since the advent of big screens for the home I confess I am less inclined to > see the average film at a theater. > > GT > > On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 12:20 PM, MPC <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Ha, both of my assistants have/use VCRs, which became obsolete 20 years ago! > > Ticket prices have been stable, inflation-adjusted: > > http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/ > <http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/> > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 19, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Kirby McDaniel <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Througout the VHS era I was contemptuous of home video because of the poor >> picture quality and, initially at least, the sound was mono. DVD raised the >> bar a bit. Blu-Ray and 4K and the fact that I am fortunate enough to own an >> Oppo to play them and an LG OLED TV, clearly one of the best screens I have >> ever seen, have really meant that I see more films at home than I do in >> theaters. Still, I think you get something at the theaters that you will >> never get at home. You don’t have to answer the phone or the front door. >> The screen is big. The audience is live and experiencing the film with you. >> >> In my opinion, ticket prices at the theaters are too high. Do any of the >> rest of you feel that way? >> >> Kirby McDaniel >> movieart.com <http://movieart.com/> >> >> >>> On Dec 19, 2017, at 5:01 AM, MoviePoster Collectors >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I watched tons o' movies when I was a youngling, but I'm 49 now and my >>> entire post-college life have attended a movie theater once/twice a year, >>> if that much. I never paid for cable TV and have never used a DVR, so >>> rarely watched them at home. >>> >>> Now that I'm not working I'm the King of Free Time and have hitch-hiked to >>> theaters to see "fun"/roller-coaster thrills/sci-fi movies like: >>> >>> Blade Runner 2049 (twice) >>> Wonder Woman (twice) >>> SW:TLJ (this week, partly spoiled after I unwisely skimmed a negative user >>> review) >>> Murder on the Orient Express >>> Close Encounters 40th >>> Justice League >>> >>> I also feel obligated to support historical films in theaters: >>> >>> Dunkirk >>> Darkest Hour (future) >>> The Post (future) >>> >>> The gameplan was to watch lotsa movies on pretty-cheap streaming services >>> like Netflix/HBO/etc. but so far I've only watched a grand total of two >>> (Wizard of Lies/DeNiro and SW:R1). Why? Too busy entertaining/terrorizing >>> several online forums and watching 3-4 hours per day of MSNBC news shows >>> and infotainment shows like The Today Show. >>> >>> How about you - and also does watching movies motivate you to buy the MP >>> (yes, almost always for me)? >>> >>> -- >>> Mel S. Hutson >>> Charlotte, NC USA >>> www.moviepostercollectors.guide <http://www.moviepostercollectors.guide/>: >>> Movie Poster Collecting Reference and Showcase >>> https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums >>> <https://www.facebook.com/pg/MoviePosterCollectors/photos/?tab=albums> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >>> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >>> <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
