Italy: newspapers used to have a page or two with the movies and times at each theater of the city for today and the next few days, plus prices. You could alway

Italy: newspapers used to have a page or two with the movies and times at each theater of the city for today and the next few days, plus prices. You could always find a friend with a newspaper, or somebody would buy one to check the listings. Then they started to give away smaller newspapers for free at subway stations. I can't remember if they had movie listings but the sales of established newspapers took a hit. It was the time when everybody started to have a phone on their pocket or in hand to play games.