In my (smallish) city I'm lucky enough to have a theater that plays independent and foreign films, and it's great. Without it, I would almost never go to the mo

In my (smallish) city I'm lucky enough to have a theater that plays independent and foreign films, and it's great. Without it, I would almost never go to the movies anymore because the standard hollywood fare is absolute garbage, like you said. But because I can see serious and intelligent films, I go often. Plus, the experience is almost always way better -- no chatty kids, no cellphones, etc. I don't know how it is in other cities but I don't think its inevitable that viewership declines with age.