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III No. 10
A
publication of the National Association of Theatre Owners
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From
the Presidents Desk
No such thing as a stupid question? NATO president John Fithian
says they not only exist, but he encounters them incessantly.
Dateline:
Exhibition
New cinemas for Century, Colorado, CInema Centers and Pacific.
Plus: promotions inside the Wallace and Loews chains.
Digital
Cinema
Hong Kong gets its first digital cinema, an Intercontinental
Group facility launched with “Finding Nemo.”
November
Preview
Thanksgiving offerings from Tim
Burton, Joe Dante, Richard Donner, Ron Howard, the
Wachowskis, Peter Weir and Terry Zwigoff, and more.
Also, Late
Additions to October.
Next!
Inspired by the success of “Freddy Vs. Jason” and “Jeepers
Creepers 2,” a peek at the supernatural cinema in our
future.
Washington
Report
A 9th Circuit Court ADA decision throws
exhibition yet another curve, and Congress tries
to help manage digital rights.
Built By Association
Is there suddenly a lot more regional legislation that would
affect cinema owners, or are we just hearing about it more? Final
Cut
Disney distribution chief Chuck Viane bespeaks a fondness
for “American Idol,” Coronado, Calif., and
world peace.
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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
Phantom Ushers
Some cinemas, they say, are still overseen by owners, managers
and projectionists who no longer inhabit the mortal plane.
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