Warner Bros just changed the movie business, again.

[TeamPooka]

They launched the first talkie, now this
Theatrical and streaming released at the same time.

Link to tweet

[exboyfil]

1. I hear Disney has an emergency meeting tomorrow

This will probably pretty much kill off the major movie chains. I don't see how they can make money when the movie is going straight to home video the same day it is going to the theater.

[PoliticAverse]

2. You realize that the movie theater business is non-existant at the moment, right? n/t

[exboyfil]

3. They could sit on these movies

especially with the possibility of a vaccine on the horizon.

I can't say I am making a value judgement. I would like the current model of theater/PVOD/streaming to continue because it offers the best revenue stream to studios so they continue producing movies which I like. I just think the direct to streaming model is going to lead to fewer movies that I like being made (as well as fewer people getting paid to make movies).

It might be the only solution to the problem though in the short term. Attending movies is a great egalitarian activity that is less expensive than many other potential entertainment options. I enjoy doing it with my daughter (seeing the latest super hero, science fiction, fantasy, or horror film). We usually go once per month. It is pretty special for her. She has been saving the tickets since she was a little girl. I did the same with my dad growing up.

[frazzled]

4. If only there were a movie

in that list I really would want to see. I’m not into action/sci-fi/crime genres so much, which it seems most of those are.

We subscribed to MUBI for a year (special price of $50 for a year; that just over $4 a month), and they have tons of new releases, mostly world cinema, a new one dropping each day. (Plus older stuff.) Now finding the time to actually watch.

[Indykatie]

5. When I Was a Teenager I Worked in My Uncle's Record Shop

I think movie houses will eventually go the way of record shops. People are adjusting to seeing block blusters on their 65 inch big screen TVs. Many will be satisfied with that rather than spending $15 a person or more to go to the movies.

[exboyfil]

6. Our matinee is $6

and student night $5.

[TeamPooka]

7. Between the 65" home screen and a new generation content with watching on their tablet the

movies theaters are between a rock and hard place

[frazzled]

9. And the fact that most new movies are shot in digital anyway

Frankly, there’s less reason to view most new movies in a theater ... except for the social dimension of experiencing it with an audience.

There used to be a huge difference between seeing a (cinematically distinctive) 35mm film and watching it on TV or on DVD. The grain, the flicker ... all that is lost in digital translation (if you are into things like that). With digital images and projection, not so much.

[TeamPooka]

10. the frame ratio used to screw up a lot of movies on TV but letterbox is the main dvd

and streaming format

[Dagstead Bumwood]

8. I hope not for a while, at least.

Throughout our quarantine these (going on) nine months (ugh), the leave-the-house activity I've missed the most is going to the movies. Yeah, the prices are ridiculous, the non-stop ads are tiresome, and you can easily get stuck near some gabby nuisance. But, I still love the theater experience.

I can remember as a young man watching Siskel & Ebert on Saturday before heading out with a buddy or a date to a movie. I will be said when going t a theater is no longer an option.