I am relatively lucky living near a large multiplex with big screens, good sound, comfortable seats and best of all a monthly pass meaning with the number of films I see it averages out at less than £2 per film. There is however a problem. Up (in 2D and 3D) has been taking up four scenes and there have been an average of three Bollywood films on every week. I have no problem with this, clearly lots of people enjoy seeing these films and they make money for the cinema however there are a lot of independent and foreign language that are not being shown. This month alone these films have been out but not made it to my local cinema:
- Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
- Born in 68
- District 13: Ultimatum
- Bakjwi (Thirst) – from Oldboy director Chan-wook Park
- Pontypool
- Vinyan
- Colin
- Ai no mukidashi (Love Exposure)*
This is not a complaint but a plea for cinemas to show a few more small films. Without the demand to see a film in the week it opens they could share a print between different cinemas. This worked well in the past with the “Tartan Asia Extreme” festivals when different cities got the films in different weeks.
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