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What amazes me is that they have the gall to do this against the wishes of the owners. In a few years Amazon will buy the place as a "good will" gesture.
by ropiwqefjnpoa 7y ago
What amazes me is that they have the gall to do this against the wishes of the owners.
In a few years Amazon will buy the place as a "good will" gesture.
- milquetoastaf 7y agoThe owners would never sell to Amazon. They still own the building outright, they are just now saddled with additional bureaucracy for e.g. structural improvements and modifications
- cpeterso 7y agoFor those that don't know, Netflix recently bought and reopened New York City’s iconic Paris Theater (ostensibly to host limited showings of Netflix Original films so they're eligible for Academy Awards): https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/25/20982216/netflix-paris-theater-movies-new-york-oscars-irishman-marriage-story-egyptian https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/25/20982216/netflix-paris-t...
- Animats 7y agoThat makes sense. Probably will make money just showing Netflix content on the big screen. Netflix has also been trying to buy Grauman's Egyptian Theater in LA.