What changes to film and cinema services would motivate you to go to the movies in Del Rio more often?

Oh Yeah, I love that Idea. Dinner and a Movie would be nice. There is nothing like seeing Grease or the Rocky Horror Picture show with a bunch of like minded aficionados.

Actually the smell that has become pervasive in our local Theater is becoming quite obnoxious. They either need to do a really good cleaning or febreeze the whole danged place regularly. I know they clean the place. Heck you could almost eat off of any given surface in their restrooms [and that's saying something], but I guess they are loosing the battle against their customers slovenly ways in the actual theaters.

I hate to say it but I think I understand why the theater charges so much for their food. The reason I "think" I know is from being forced to watch an episode of Oprah. Yeah Yeah I know. Anyway she had the CEO's of like four of the Major theater chains there. And she cornered them about ticket prices and food prices. First off they said that ticket prices are set by the movie company not the theater company's and are set regionally, however I have to say that at that point they all became a little evasive. Then they all explained that 75% of the money made by each location comes from the concession stand. This has to pay for employee's, utility's, insurance, product and insurance. The rest of the money comes from advertising revenue. They make almost nothing on the ticket sales, there was something about matinee income being different but I can't remember, anyway It all supposedly goes to the filmmaker. Oh they said they used to make money on the interest on the monies from the ticket sales when they had 4 to 6 weeks to turn the money over. But George Lucas started a new industry policy of only having one week or so to turn it over so that stream of revenue was cut off. Something about they had to all agree to it or he wouldn't let them show Episode III when it came out. Whew, talk about cut throat.