The whole point is that the theatres won’t close because people will be more excited about going to the movies. At the moment, the theatres do a sucky job, so people stay at home – simple!

If we follow your logic, then we shouldn’t be driving cars because of all the steam-train engineers and horse-shoe makers that will go out of business. Propping up an economy by hindering innovation – now there’s a good idea!

Explain again why people are going to be more excited about going to the movies?

What can theatres possible do that will encourage the people who are now staying home to go out? Please be specific about what in particular Landmark is doing.

Most of the other theatres in Seattle really suck in terms of creating an experience that’s about enjoying a movie (i.e., AMC, Loews, and Regal are obviously trying to make money off of our eyeballs and stomachs, and they present the movies themselves with much less enthusiasm than they present in-theatre advertising and concessions).

The Landmark’s here in Seattle really stand out–I actually look forward to seeing movies there. (And, btw, I can say the same about the great Landmark’s in San Francisco.)

Thanks!

See how you would feel if someone with Cuban’s means and money had your job or way of supporting your family in his crosshairs. See what kind of ‘tangent’ you will be on.

I am all for simultaneous release. I’ll still go to the theaters as part of an evening out, and if the theater gives me a $5 discount on the DVD with my ticket stub, I will take advantage of that offer, if the movie was good. My DVD library is full of movies I saw in the theater first. In fact, most of the time me and my family see a film we like, one of them asks me “do you want to get the DVD when it comes out?”