> It is interesting to note that studios with blockbusters can still apply a > lot of muscle towards the same end as the old monopoly, maybe not shoving a > bunch of B- films down exhibitors throats, but forcing longer engagements > and (maybe informally, I’m not sure about that) bullying them to also book > lesser films. The owner of our local single screen independent theater has > talked about this a little.
It's been a long time since I kept up with this kind of stuff, but my recollection is that block booking of any sort is illegal, so any pressure on your local theater to take other films has to be informal. I don't think there are any restrictions on length of engagement. At this point, running an independent single-screen theater must be interesting. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
