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2020-10-05 Economy

Cineworld brings down curtain on U.S., UK theatres; 45,000 jobs hit

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-10-05 05:37|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Time again for ~~passion pits~~ drive in theaters? Outside city ~~Karen and authoritarian~~ rules? Oh, right you need a car. Urban centralists hit hardest.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-10-05 07:18|| 2020-10-05 07:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Aw, shucks. Where am I going to buy a $10 tub of popcorn now?

Posted by Clem 2020-10-05 07:31|| 2020-10-05 07:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Aside from Bond flicks, I'm not exactly sprinting out to theatres to watch flicks laden with lefty messaging. With pro sports taking it in the keister this year, movie studio exec's aren't seeing an opportunity here - too bad for them and Hollywood.

Posted by Raj 2020-10-05 09:34|| 2020-10-05 09:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Couldn't buy a new automobile or truck from February 1942 to October 1945. Somehow the country survived.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-10-05 09:37|| 2020-10-05 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 My sympathies to the movie/movie theater industry. Besides, I've seen all of the Lowell Thomas newsreels.

Posted by Clem 2020-10-05 09:39|| 2020-10-05 09:39|| Front Page Top

#6 In High School many of my peers' first job was in a movie theater.

That said, last movie I went to had one person doing what used to be around 3 peoples' job - smart phone ticket so no ticket booth, smart phone concession stand so it was basically grab and go, smart phone ticket and seating so no ticket master. Just one gal making sure everyone navigated their way around, and handled the very occasional cash transaction.

Not the same as dealing with customers; that experience which inspires youngsters to do well in school so they aren't behind a cash register dealing with the shit, mad, stupid public their whole life.

Yet, the cost went from 'hey lets catch a flick' to 'how do I budget this evening?'

So with so many people who have been out of work, the safety dance, streaming competition, and IMHO a rather bleak outlook for big title blockbusters, probably time to get out.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-10-05 12:51|| 2020-10-05 12:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Having not been inside movie theater since the 'Lord of the Rings' films came out, I'd have to say: Movie theaters? They still have those?

Posted by ed in texas 2020-10-05 13:06|| 2020-10-05 13:06|| Front Page Top

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