Support Your Local Cinema!

A not-so-long time ago, in a galaxy not-so-far away, movie and gas prices are at an all-time high, making the movie-going experience extremely difficult for individuals and families alike due to the expense and time.  But there was a movement among the locals... Several rose up and began to make more movies available to others by renovating local cinemas, rebelling against the ridiculous prices.

The reason I started this blog was because I had to drive 40 miles one way and pay almost twice the admission fee to see movies that I really wanted to see in theaters. To say that the ability to do this is a luxury is an understatement. I enjoy going to the movies a great deal. It is one of my biggest stress relievers. But I would love to not have to go on an 80-mile round trip just to see a really good film. And that's just to see a wide release film. Heaven forbid I want to see something in limited release, then it's a 90 or 100 mile trip one way.

Recently, however, the local theater in my hometown has been bought buy new owners. And they're here to make a difference.  Since the cinema still runs on a film projector rather than a digital projector the kind of movies we have been able to get have been extremely limited. Now however, they are raising money to make the necessary changes.

Companies like Paramount Pictures  have told theater owners that they will no longer be making movies that run on a film-based projector. in fact Paramount will only make one more movie that will run on film. Everything from then on out will be digital. While this is very good for the quality of the film it makes it very difficult for small town cinemas to make the conversion from film to digital.   It is expensive to begin with and you run the risk of alienating locals who don't want to pay slightly higher prices for tickets.  Honestly, since our ticket prices are so low right now anyway, I wouldn't mind paying a few more dollars for a ticket to avoid making that 80-mile round trip!  Even if the race ticket prices by two or three dollars they are still below current ticket prices in most areas.

So what am I saying?  We really need to support our local theaters! If you want to keep to get prices down and get a quality movie at the same time, then don't let our local cinemas go out of business. I am very thankful that the new owners were able to purchase our cinema, because the only alternative was for it to shut down. I hope all of you take into consideration that the renovations that will be made, including new screens according to local paper's interview with the owners, cost a great deal of money.  So keep going to the movies here in town and support the local business here - especially when it comes to the movies.