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Volume I Number 6
A publication of the National Association of Theatre Owners

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In This Month's Issue:

Which Croft?
The director of "Con Air" and "Tomb Raider" explains how he agreed to bring a video game to the big screen, what he has in mind for "The Prisoner," and why he's never seen "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

Emotions in Motion
Dr. Armond Aserinsky, a scholar and participant in ShoWest '01's "Primacy of Exhibition" panel, discusses what makes the moviegoing experience so different from watching a movie at home.


Web Site Story
NATO launched two new Web sites in April — www.infocusmag.com, the electronic edition of In Focus magazine, and www.natoonline.org, a site to help NATO members conduct business.

The Chart
What's hot according to buyers and critics.

New NATO Members
Cinema owners who joined up.

Cash Drawer
Movies ranked by grosses.

Release Calendar
Coming movies ordered by date of bow.

Horizon
Films without release dates.

How They Rate
Why films are classified as they are.

Events
A calendar of industry happenings.


From the President's Desk
John Fithian is gratified that the U.S. screen count is falling, but concerned that it’s not falling as fast as some would prefer.

Dateline: Exhibition
Signature opens in Modesto Calif.; National Amusements goes Broadway; NATO of California/Nevada keeps busy.

International Dateline
China gets to thinking about imports; India gets Imax; Spain gets a cinema company; Latin America gets public domain music.

July Preview
"America's Sweethearts," "Cats and Dogs," "crazy/beautiful," "Final Fantasy," Jurassic Park III," "Legally Blonde," "Planet of the Apes," The Score" and more.

Ops
Jeff Logan explains why, though they might be a bit more expensive, there's no substitute for the original manufacturer's parts.

Next!
Vets of "Pearl Harbor" move on to "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," Sum of All Fears," Big trouble," "Rat Race" and more.

Washington Report
Steven John Fellman discusses a court decision which held that a failure to meet ADA requirements constituted negligence.

Final Cut
Dan Harkins reveals, among other things, that he used to deliver the newspaper to his favorite film director.

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