http://www.newyorker.com/critics/atlarge/articles/070108crat_atlarge

(I know this is a little off-topic, but...)

This is a link to a long article that touches on several subjects that may be of interest to forum readers. The main subject has to do with the selection and financing of film by big studios.

It also touches on coming changes to the delivery system for movies (traditional film, ipod, digital) as well as threat that high-end home theaters pose to the theater industry. There are critiques of the image quality that can be obtained in home theaters, traditional theater design (it gets slammed) as well as the poor condition of most modern megaplexes.

On the whole, a good article that some of us might enjoy reading.

It is an interesting take on the whole industry. I learned a few things and I agree to a certain extent the author's view of what brings us into a movie. The size of the screen is a part of the movie as much as anything though. It tends to draw you in when in a dark room and you see it on the big screen. Life is essentially turned off except the wide window in front of you. I have to disagree with him about the 3-dimensionality of film. It is a tired representation in my eyes. Full HD digital is a clean, bright and sharp picture that manifests itself better than the lackluster preciseness of film. Film definitely has the nostalgia factor that is tough to replace though. Personally, not hearing the projector happily clicking thogh a reel only enhances my movie experience. After building a high end theater in my own home, I relish the extras like bass shakers and transducers that give an even more emotional pull into the storyline. My family and friends would rather see a movie in my theater any day of the week over the one downtown. My 10-foot screen is only a part of the experience and I hope there continues to be avenues to create an even better effect of transporting myself and friends to another time and space for some time to come.