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From the President’s Desk
NATO president John Fithian brings news that cinema owners have substantially improved in their ratings enforcement.

Dateline: Exhibition
Internet moguls acquire Landmark Theatres, Metropolitan partners to launch a new chain, and Harkins Celebrates 70.

January Preview
The new year brings new movies from George Armitage, John Hamburg, Gavin O’Connor, Forest Whitaker and more. Also, Late Additions to December.

Built By Association
Mid-States NATO executive director Belinda Judson discusses why being a sucker fish is not a good idea.

Digital Cinema
The American Society of Cinematographers and DCI create a 1950s Italian wedding to test d-projectors

Washington Report
The importance of reemphasizing sexual harassment policy, and a look at lawmaker efforts to ban camcorders from cinemas.

New NATO Members
Cinema owners who joined up.

Release Calendar
Coming movies ordered by date of bow. Updated weekly.

Events
A calendar of industry happenings.

How They Rate
Why films are classified as they are.

Cash Drawer
Movies ranked by gross. Updated weekly.

Index to Advertisers
A list of advertisers in this month's print edition of In Focus.

Mood Setters
A new company, Phonomusic, has ramped up efforts to provide motion picture exhibitors with public-domain music.

M.I.A. ‘03
Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and others did not appear in movies this year. What have they been up to?