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Author Topic: Cinearts Theatres shun F & I films for Hollywood fare Dan Zastrow Film Handler Posts: 38 From: San Rafael,CA. USA Registered: May 2006 posted 05-25-2006 02:46 PM                        For the big studios that have their "indie" division and the big chain that has it's "art" screens its just about not missing out on a revenue stream. Every one of them is looking for the next MARCH OF THE PENGUINS or WINGED MIGRATION but when times are lean like now they have to fill the screens with something. I love what Century does to get around that. When they do have a "specialty" title and place it in what is otherwise a commercial theater they say that its "A Cinearts Approved Screen".  |  IP: Logged Scott D. Neff Theatre Dork Posts: 919 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Oct 1999 posted 05-25-2006 09:37 PM                        quote: Mike Spaeth While everyone is championing Landmark, let's look at some of the films they've played at the Midtown 8 in Atlanta. Now Playing: The Da Vinci Code, American Dreamz. Opening Friday: X-Men Exactly! Landmark plays first run movies in a good handful of their markets, nobody rags on them for being untrue to their independent film roots. I rarely see "Art Theatres" turning down the latest Tarantino flick if it's offered to them. Can anybody seriously tell me that an art theatre should turn down "mainstream" product just because it's labelled "mainstream"? I'm sure ANY theatre owner would play DV Code if there wasn't another theatre in town. We also know how political the studios can be. If there's nothing preventing Landmark from playing X-Men at their theatre (ie. no other theatre nearby) and Fox wants it to play there, then Fox reminds the theatre that they can't cherry-pick their product, that they need to scratch each other's backs. That's why, I feel, that the most successful art theatres are the independents; the people that take over the old multi-plex because it's affordable. These theatres don't really have a choice of what to play so they take the time to build their audience and make an atmosphere that is distinctly different from the people who ran the theatre before them. The million dollar question is: What would all the art theatres do if suddenly their nearest competition closed? I somehow doubt that they'd still be showing Kinky Boots.  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 05-25-2006 11:31 PM                     For the record, I think it's great that the Hyatt has gone back to mainstream fare. I could never see how they survived showing ROCK SCHOOL six shows a day...and nothing ever seemed to last there more than a week...  |  IP: Logged Caleb Johnstone-Cowan Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 593 From: London, UK Registered: Mar 2006 posted 05-25-2006 11:40 PM                     They aren't an art theatre if they're showing Kinky Boots! Suppose it's a foreign film.  |  IP: Logged Dan Zastrow Film Handler Posts: 38 From: San Rafael,CA. USA Registered: May 2006 posted 05-26-2006 12:00 PM                        Scott The art houses CAN play any of the major release films even if the local giga-plex is running it. When it comes to the big studio releases there is no clearance issues. The folks who are running true specialty screening rooms care very much what hits their screens and, as I have said in an earlier post, box office is not always the determining factor. If they did pick-up DV Code, which any theater with a sheet on the wall and a magic lantern could, they well would have had a nice weekend BO. But they do not because they really are trying to be an alternative. I'm not a snob; I watched DV Code and loved it. I simply believe we need to nurture other kinds of film watching environments, which would include micro-cinemas, outdoor screenings and the local independent houses.  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 05-26-2006 03:06 PM                     Let's not forget that a growing amount of Landmark's indie content is produced by Magnolia, owned by 2929 entertainment, of which Landmark is a part of.  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 07-26-2006 12:57 PM                     Hmmm, let's see what's showing at the "CineArts" Santana Row this week! - Clerks II - Lady In The Water - Pirates: Dead Man's Chest - Devil Wears Prada - Superman Returns Tee-hee.  |  IP: Logged Mike Spaeth Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1129 From: Marietta, GA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 07-26-2006 04:01 PM                        Hey Clerks II is "sorta" indie, at least a sequel to an "indie."  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-26-2006 07:56 PM                     quote: Mike Spaeth Clerks II is "sorta" indie It's budget was about $5 million to make and $20 million to market.  |  IP: Logged

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