Shaughan
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2004
- Messages
- 131
I am curious what this audience sees as the reason NOT to go to the theater. With box office returns off, Hollywood in a panic, is this just another instance of history repeating itself as it had done in the early 50s? When Hollywood’s response was to change the level of presentation (widescreen) as well as to produce significant epics that the public was able to respond to favorably?
Do you think that the theaters re-vamping to serve alcoholic beverages will make any difference? Has home theater made watching films at home so much more desirable then going to the theater that the exhibitors will need to completely re-think the methods of presentation to pry the average consumer out of that Barco-lounger?
What would it take to pry those consumers loose? With Disney’s recent accord with Christy to deploy digital projectors, one might be tempted to draw a parallel to the widescreen gimmick that Hollywood employed in the 50s, but there is a significant difference here. With the advent of Blu-Ray technology and
Do you think that the theaters re-vamping to serve alcoholic beverages will make any difference? Has home theater made watching films at home so much more desirable then going to the theater that the exhibitors will need to completely re-think the methods of presentation to pry the average consumer out of that Barco-lounger?
What would it take to pry those consumers loose? With Disney’s recent accord with Christy to deploy digital projectors, one might be tempted to draw a parallel to the widescreen gimmick that Hollywood employed in the 50s, but there is a significant difference here. With the advent of Blu-Ray technology and