Monopolies & vastly powerful corporations can lead to all kinds of problems. In the case of Caveh Zahedi vs. Landmark Theaters/Mark Cuban it is: the worker (in this case the filmmaker) being punished for something that he had nothing to do w/- the battle between Mark Cuban & Comcast (read indieWIRE for details on that issue). Landmark Theaters is the nation's largest indie film theater chain, so I've been told, so it will be difficult to avoid them all together (as indie film fans or indie filmmakers), however, it is in our best interest for there to be competition for Landmark Theaters or for there to be other indie film theaters (non-mega-corporate, not chain owned, if possible) in Landmark cities, towns. Let's spread the word about non-Landmark indie theaters everywhere in the US & support those theaters whenever we can so that they may stay in business & keep Landmark in check to some degree.
I'll start w/ DC:
Indie film theater alternatives to the Landmark Theaters in DC (E St, Bethesda Row):
AFI Silver
The Avalon
(there may be a couple in nearby VA, I'll add those plus links to above mentioned theaters tomorrow AM).
Post your non-Landmark indie theaters suggestions in comments please.
Thanks!
Sujewa
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I'll start w/ DC:
Indie film theater alternatives to the Landmark Theaters in DC (E St, Bethesda Row):
AFI Silver
The Avalon
(there may be a couple in nearby VA, I'll add those plus links to above mentioned theaters tomorrow AM).
Post your non-Landmark indie theaters suggestions in comments please.
Thanks!
Sujewa
*******
