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Yeah. i'm not a "weekend" movie fan. I came during the week. I've loved this place for years. It's not just some talking point BS.
Nobody came during the week. Right.
I've been to countless screenings during the week there.
One thing about a place like this and a subjecgt like this, about a place i really love. Let's not throw a bunch of thoughtless nonsense out there and see what sticks, see what stands as "fact".
Let's at least be honest about it.
Netflix did this for one reason. It was the simplest route to:
have a theater they can show their streaming films in, to get awards consideration
Get the media attention, like in NYC, where they "saved" a movie theater (makes me sick)
Not have to buy out AMC or Regal, to close them down except for a couple theaters to screen their stuff in. Saved them millions buy buying this lone place. God I wish they'd picked a different theater. My God.
So: from a non profit, totally for cinephiles, to a for profit whose primary business goals include shutting down movie theaters.
Gee, I wonder how it will ultimately work out?
I've been going to the Egyptian ever since it was reopened by the Cinematheque and the city. A long time. How many Netflix movies have I seen there? Gee, let me think.
How many Netflix movies will i see there down the road? Gee, let me think.
This has been a place steeped in film history, demonsrating how film is a root of our culture. And it brought the industry and the fans together repeatedly. It's been very good at that, like few other places in LA.
How many of the old timers that love this place, that frequent it as their home based movie theater, are going to be going there to watch some Netflix originals?
Jesus.
Deadline: Netflix has FINALLY closed their deal for the Hollywood Egyptian theatre. May 29, 15:38
Yeah. i'm not a "weekend" movie fan. I came during the week. I've loved this place for years. It's not just some talking point BS. May 30, 00:34
