KEEPING THE MOVIE EXPERIENCE VIABLE

How will movie houses survive? “First TV, then the VCR had struck major blows to the viability of large cinemas, and by the early ’90s it was clear that if cinemas were to be viable they were going to have to change.” But there’s a sameness to the big mega-screen complexes today that makes one long for the individuality of yesteryear. – The Age (Melbourne) 05/14/00