the meat roars a rebuke ..... ================================================ hey plinker did ya se this in the la times today: "One of Hollywood's top filmmakers delivered a rallying cry to the nation's theater owners Thursday warning that one of the great American traditions — the collective moviegoing experience — was being threatened with extinction" what bogositry !!!! "Speaking at the annual theatre owners convention in Orlando, Fla." orlando ????? " M. Night Shyamalan, the director and writer of such blockbusters as "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs," and a misty wiffy fart faced wafer head "condemned those who are pushing to eliminate the window between the big screen release and its debut on DVD." " Doing away with that window will not only destroy the exhibition industry Shyamalan warned but it will also diminish the artistic integrity of moviemaking" destroy theatres ?????? please you slime "Art is the ability to convey that we are not alone," fuck the guy quoting who here ?? bill moyers ??? "When I sit down next to you in a movie theater we get to share each other's point of view We become part of a collective soul That's the magic in the movies." "If this thing happens you know the majority of your theaters are closing It's going to crush you guys." But until Thursday, the discussion had focused largely on the need to increase the studios' bottom lines amid this year's box-office slump. For the most part, members of the creative community have kept quiet — a fact that Shyamalan said bespoke " a regrettable apathy among his fellow directors " "the human factor of the moviegoing experience". " movies are an art form that is viewed best on a big screen with a big audience" "Shyamalan's is at odds with another high-profile writer-director, Steven Soderbergh" "The spirited discussion was notable in part because both are regarded as creative risk-takers, not mere purveyors of formulaic "popcorn" movies" Shyamalan declined to discuss the summertime spat, saying only, "We're both fiery and passionate." Shyamalan said he believed Soderbergh "loves cinema," but if he prevailed, "I think he's going to kill it." "Not all studio chiefs feel as Iger does". entertainment Chairman Michael Lynton : , "We at Sony believe very strongly in the theatrical window. It is our lifeblood as well as that of theater owners." "the rise of piracy " shorten the traditional six-month window" At Thursday's closing night dinner, " Shyamalan assured his audience that his movies are made to be viewed in theaters DVDs, cable and all other ancillary markets are just "souvenirs," "I came here to tell you that what you do is something sacred" "If I can't make movies for theaters, I don't want to make movies,"Posted by pinky at October 29, 2005 02:33 AM
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