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Piracy Not To Blame In Decline of Moviegoers
lucyfersam writes "In a somewhat surprisingly earnest assessment, the NYTimes has an article about the massive decline in movie-going that does not once try to blame piracy and file-sharing programs. It sounds like studios are beginning to understand that they have only themselves to blame." From the article: "Multiples theories for the decline abound: a failure of studio marketing, the rising price of gas, the lure of alternate entertainment, even the prevalence of commercials and pesky cellphones inside once-sacrosanct theaters. But many movie executives and industry experts are beginning to conclude that something more fundamental is at work: too many Hollywood movies these days, they say, just are not good enough."
...after all, I espied Lucifer ice-skating to work this morning and Caterpillar's jumping for joy on the giant order of snow plows he just placed...
I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the State of Texas
So, how are things?
Don`t forget the cat ears...
Remember... A boomerang IS NOT the best way to deliver a bomb.
sometimes you see a comment that doesn't deserve a +4, Insightful
the above is one of those
bad show for boring me with your highly rated comment
Ironically, the word ironically is often used incorrectly.
Yeah, but you don't get karma points for being funny. Sometimes I see a comment so funny it deserves karma. Thus it gets an "Insightful"
Even at a 0 rating, I still thought commenting on a so-so funny post with such enthusiasm was nauseating.
Ironically, the word ironically is often used incorrectly.