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i can barely remember how we used to find out about movies before the internet. trailers, i guess. and shows like Siskel & Ebert

Posted by chuckles (aka chris) Jul 19 '10, 14:13

but nowhere near the level of advance awareness as today. kinda you just showed up at the mall on any given weekend and "hey, there's Ghostbusters. let's see that"

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"coming attractions" ... we're lucky to get ONE preview in my home theatre ... how I miss the days of 5-7 -- nm - JenBro Jul 19, 14:46 1
- man you must have lived in some hick town, rube -- nm - chuckles Jul 19, 14:49
In the olde daze they would show them only in the big cities first, then they would gradually move the prints around to other cities and eventually to - zeitgeist Jul 19, 14:32 1
- they kinda did that for Star Wars but after that summer most big releases opened wide everywhere at once -- nm - chuckles Jul 19, 14:33
newspaper ads. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 14:23 1
- well yeah, to get the showtimes. -- nm - chuckles Jul 19, 14:24
But even with the internet, how much early awareness does the average person has about upcoming movies? - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 19, 14:19
IMDB - marcel Jul 19, 14:17 1
- So...the I stands for Inscribed? -- nm - JD Jul 19, 14:20

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i can barely remember how we used to find out about movies before the internet. trailers, i guess. and shows like Siskel & Ebert

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