Volume III No. 10

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From the President’s Desk
No such thing as a stupid question? NATO president John Fithian says they not only exist, but he encounters them incessantly.

Dateline: Exhibition
New cinemas for Century, Colorado, CInema Centers and Pacific. Plus: promotions inside the Wallace and Loews chains.

Digital Cinema
Hong Kong gets its first digital cinema, an Intercontinental Group facility launched with “Finding Nemo.”

November Preview
Thanksgiving offerings from Tim Burton, Joe Dante, Richard Donner, Ron Howard, the Wachowskis, Peter Weir and Terry Zwigoff, and more. Also, Late Additions to October.

Next!
Inspired by the success of “Freddy Vs. Jason” and “Jeepers Creepers 2,” a peek at the supernatural cinema in our future.

Washington Report
A 9th Circuit Court ADA decision throws exhibition yet another curve, and Congress tries to help manage digital rights.

Built By Association
Is there suddenly a lot more regional legislation that would affect cinema owners, or are we just hearing about it more?

Final Cut
Disney distribution chief Chuck Viane bespeaks a fondness for “American Idol,” Coronado, Calif., and world peace.

 



New NATO Members
Cinema owners who joined up.

Release Calendar
Coming movies ordered by date of bow. Updated weekly.

Events
A calendar of industry happenings.

How They Rate
Why films are classified as they are.

Cash Drawer
Movies ranked by gross. Updated weekly.

Index to Advertisers
A list of advertisers in this month's print edition of In Focus.


The Phantom Ushers
Some cinemas, they say, are still overseen by owners, managers and projectionists who no longer inhabit the mortal plane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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