“The way Hollywood is trying to goose the number of admissions is a costly exercise in Darwinism: It simply keeps releasing more and more films. In 2004, 474 new movies arrived in the multiplex, according to the Motion Picture Assn. of America. By 2006, the volume of new releases had surged almost 30% to 599. If you had to choose among half a dozen movies opening most weekends, 2007 didn’t seem any less crowded.”