Above: two images from Forum Lenteng, Jakarta. Above: three images from Rumah Buku, Bandung. Dear Harry, Kevin, Andrew and Nitesh,There have been a lot of very interesting topics broached, I apologize
I don't know how companies like Netflix can or will make money with such bargain rates, while celluloid exhibitors complain when they charge the same price for only one movie and make even more profits
Sorry to be relatively absent from the conversation. While I've been occupied with other things, I've been reading these entries about distribution with fascination, and not entirely sure of how to respond
Thanks for your response to my post Harry, but if I may, a brief clarification is in order. Although I do prefer to watch films made on film projected on celluloid—as I do films shot on HD video projected
There is nothing inherently wrong with digital screening, on big and small screen, I agree with that Edwin, and purist celluloid lovers alone won't do anything about this inevitable transformation of the
Andrew and Harry both paint a familiar image of film distribution and exhibition, and it is an image that I can only echo: one characterized by aporia. It depicts on one hand an industry attempting to
I understand that the economic models will have to change to adapt to the mutation of consumption. And the popular titles will always fare higher, no matter what media/distribution, and will lose less
If I can, I want address some of the issues regarding distribution that were raised in earlier posts, as well as the comments section.As we all know, the distribution landscape has changed tremendously
Delhi, being the capital of India, is the centre of art and culture. Where a person could attend a lecture on classical music in the morning, go for a book reading in the afternoon and watch a movie in
Nitesh — thanks so much for that detailed and informative rundown about distribution in India. I gather it would be difficult for a label such as Benten to make inroads in that market, and I wonder how
I've been nothing but green-eyed and negative in my comments on "London vs. Paris" so far, so let me shift towards some London pleasures instead and lighten-up a bit.One way of doing this is to talk about
Hi everyone - sorry to be late to the party. I just got back from Japan, where I got to sample a bit of the local film culture: I sampled a morning double feature of vintage Nikkatsu new wave porn movies