Comments on: Power Shift in Hollywood

By: Nathan Ostgard

Nathan Ostgard — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Yeah, annual would work well, too. People may be less prone to purchase it, though, as it would cost a lot more up front. A smaller monthly charge is easier for most people to determine how it fits into their finances.

I've seen some theaters where they do something that basically nulls out your signal on your cell phone when you're in the theater… that works for me. If someone wants a call, they just have to step outside and talk.

By: neal

neal — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000

how about an annula movie pass – any theatre any time. now if you caught confiscate cell phones and pagers at the door, perhaps it would be a better experience all around.

By: Nathan Ostgard

Nathan Ostgard — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Robert Iger's quote, while encouraging in its acknowledgement of the abilities of the Internet and new mediums, is also somewhat depressing. Instead of writing off the theater as a lost cause and seeing home movie viewing as the future, I'd be more interested in a compromise….

There are definitely some demographics that are much more prone to view a movie at home (parents with small children, for example), but I don't believe this is true for all demographics. Others are always looking for affordable ways to get out of the house (teenagers?).

As an avid movie-goer myself, I would LOVE to see a situation where I could pay a monthly membership fee (30 dollars or so) to get unlimited viewing access at a movie theater… They'd be making more money off of me than they do now, but I'd be far more likely to pay 30 dollar a month with that deal than I would in individual movie viewings.

They could even continue to overcharge me at the concession stand. I wouldn't complain, though I think that's also just getting a bit greedy.