Just thinking of the term "movie goer". I don't hear it much and not sure it really reflects the current crop of modern cinephiles. 25 years ago I had a regular

Just thinking of the term "movie goer". I don't hear it much and not sure it really reflects the current crop of modern cinephiles. 25 years ago I had a regular cadence with a couple of friends to grab dinner and see a movie on a Thursday. It was usually an offbeat movie night in the review theatres in Toronto. First we picked the movie (you scanned the entertainment section of a NEWSPAPER!) and then where to eat. The effort of organizing ourselves and getting out created a commitment to the whole scene. We would debate what we saw, make comparisons and recommendations. We also traded hard to get movies from our respective video stores. Better or worse, I don't care, but it was a lot different. I could see people caring about the Oscars more in the past because there was a commitment beyond the couch. You couldn't normally see an Oscar nominated movie unless you got to a theatre. I can see the Oscars becoming a footnote pretty soon. I've been listening to The Video Archives podcast and really enjoy the analysis and movie lore. It will be interesting to see how this present generation of movies gets analyzed and the stories they generate.