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> As far as places to go watch classics, or cult movies, I haven't found anything that isn't just streaming/buying. What a shame! It's something you get with t
by tragic 8y ago
> As far as places to go watch classics, or cult movies, I haven't found anything that isn't just streaming/buying. What a shame!
It's something you get with top end 'art' cinemas. The BFI cinema in London, for example, has regular retrospective seasons for particular directors and so on.
But I suspect it is also in receipt of a lot of public money and philanthropic donations. People who show up for a Kurosawa retrospective are not typically going to have a bucket of popcorn and a litre and a half of mountain dew for company. The dosh has to come from somewhere.
It's worth mentioning because the obvious flaw with moviepass is that it cannot possibly become profitable, but there are ways to show movies that do not require profitability, merely the willingness of taxpayers and private individuals to dip into their pockets to protect a perceived public good.