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Volume I Number 9
A publication of the National Association of Theatre Owners

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In This Month's Issue:

Armani-ed And Dangerous
Writer-director-actor Ben Stiller talks about how his acting
career helps him as a director, why he wouldn't make
"Zoolander" without Owen Wilson, and why he believes
America is ready to sympathize with a weak-minded male supermodel.

 



The Production Designer
A movie's overall visual feel is not always
entirely that of its director and cinematographer;
the look of a film's sets and props is the
responsibility of a multitalented artist/tactician
who works to realize a filmmaker's vision.

 

 

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.

How They Rate
Why films are classified as they are.

Events
A calendar of industry happenings.


From the President's Desk
John Fithian tackles an unusual number of topics, and momentarily adopts a new writing style.

Dateline: Exhibition
MJR launches a Michigan 16-plex, Wallace invades Arizona, and Landmark gets its new film buyer from Paramount Classics.

Digital Cinema

Michael Karagosian looks at the traditional roles of standards committees and how we may see digital standards evolve.

International Dateline
Chile prepares to end decades of censorship, a Mexican city bans adults from kid films, and the Sniffman is invented.

October Preview

Early autumn brings new films from Peter Chelsom, Andrew Davis, Barry Levinson, Richard Linklater, Penny Marshall and more.


Built by Association
Belinda Judson ofers a look at the benefits of having someone in place to run one's regional association.

Next!
Marky Mark and the Monkey Bunch reveal their new projects, in brief.


Washington Report
Washington braces for the expected autumn release of the next FTC report on media violence.

Movies Are Movies
Dr. Armond Aserinsky discusses how differences in viewing environment affect one's appreciation of filmed entertainment.

Legislative Update
Tax code revisions, video game ratings, and illegal videotaping are among the hot topics in the Mid-States legislatures.

Final Cut
Virginia exhibitor Mark O'Meara reveals that his favorite filmakers hail from Minnesota.

 

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