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III No. 3
A
publication of the National Association of Theatre Owners
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From
the President’s Desk
Having just completed a third year
as NATO’s president,
John Fithian reflects on what he’s been party to since
1999.
Dateline:
Exhibition
Regal, R/C, Loews and Pacific expand; ShoWest announces
honorees; and IFC gets into the exhibition business.
 April
Preview
New films from directors Andrew Davis, Christopher
Guest, Neil Jordan, John McTiernan and more. Also, Late
Additions to March.
International
Dateline
2002 business was up in Britain, Russia, South Korea and the
Czech Republic, but down in Germany, Poland and Hong Kong.
Legislative
Update
A customer-ejection bill stalls in Michigan; a ticket tax
is proposed in Boston; and New York seeks to ban cells
in cinemas.
Next!
What's ahead for the stars of December's hottest releases: "Catch
Me If You Can" and "The Two Towers."
Washington
Report
Steve
Fellman talks of what to do when the government
drops by; Jonathan
Yarowsky anticipates the 108th Congress.
Final
Cut
On the eve of being honored at ShoWest 2003, R/C Theatres chief
J. Wayne Anderson answers the 17 questions.
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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.
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 The
Bigger Chill
Lawrence Kasdan, who’s written sci-fi actioners like “The
Empire Strikes Back” and interpersonal dramas like “The
Big Chill” and “Grand Canyon,” combines genres
for the screen adaptation of the Stephen King best seller “Dreamcatcher.” Read
the much longer UNCUT version here.
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