![]() We sat in a theater all to ourselves and got a “private” screening of “Stillwater” for the princely sum of $10 per ticket.ĭespite my enthusiasm for the movie, my consternation over Hollywood’s future only deepened. We got there a little early, plunked ourselves into the middle and waited during the trailers and ads for the audience to fill in. We saw it in Pittsfield, MA at 8:45pm in one of those luxury theaters with the fold down and heated seats. That has caused us to improvise and reluctantly do other things with our bits of free time (yes, mostly stream).īut last weekend we did see a movie, “Stillwater ” the first time we had entered a theater since pre-Covid. ![]() On podcasts this summer I have lamented how, despite the reopening, there isn’t a single movie my wife and I have been motivated to see. This reason alone would be enough to sink moviegoing over time. Last month, in “5 Reasons Going to the Movies is Facing an Irreversible Demise,” one of the reasons I cited was that the quality of streaming TV and movies are going in opposite directions (the former is getting better, albeit inconsistently, and the latter is is in a precipitous nosedive). But before getting to Damon’s nuggets of wisdom, let me share my own (thanks NYNEX Yellow Pages for the classic “Vanity Cases” ads as a reminder/inspiration). Matt Damon has provided a “Hollywood 101” class on what ails the industry as he’s made the rounds over the last 2-3 weeks in support for his new movie “Stillwater.” Leave it to a Boston guy to articulate Hollywood’s dilemma authentically and succinctly.
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