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Author Topic: More Finacial Probs. Rudy Bergman Film Handler Posts: 11 From: Long Beach, CA, USA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 08-25-2000 12:12 AM                     i saw on the news this morning that Edwards Cinima Circ. Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection. thats MY employer. when i got to work they informed me that due to some financial re-organization this week's pay-check would be mailed to my house. at first i was nurvous that there might be a chance of losing my job... not that the 5.75 was a big factor but i like my work. oh well, guess i can always go to Pacific Theatres. (not that i was suprised at the news with the way they run things... we ordered platter LEDs three months ago and they still havent arrived)  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-25-2000 12:20 AM                     Better hope that check is good.  |  IP: Logged Kevin Crawford Expert Film Handler Posts: 207 From: Sacramento, CA, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 08-25-2000 01:36 AM                     It is rare that I get parts quickly from Christie unless it is an emergency. Granted that could be my supplier wanting to save money on a larger order. By the way, I would look for a new job. When you don't get paid on time, that is a bad sign. Since the law is a little picky about people getting paid.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-25-2000 10:01 AM                     The Edwards thing does not surprise me in the least. I wonder how many theaters they will dump? Christie charges higher dealer cost to drop ship parts, usuaally 20% higher. They are the only ones in the industry that do so. Parts normally have to go to the dealer first and then out to the end user. This causes delays and sometomes makes Christie customers very unhappy. But they don't seem to care. Most Christie booths I have done work in have a pretty large stock of their own though. Mark  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 08-25-2000 10:57 AM                     Mark wrote: "Most Christie booths I have done work in have a pretty large stock of their own though." That's a pretty bad sign, also, isn't it?!  |  IP: Logged Kevin Crawford Expert Film Handler Posts: 207 From: Sacramento, CA, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 08-25-2000 12:41 PM                     I never see it as a bad sign to have extras of anything. However, with a Christie booth, I would think that the only extras that you would have to have a lot of would be belts. And those you don't have to get from Christie. Having one or two extras of things like LED assys, diodes, or motor cards I would not say that is excessive or alot. It is just minimizing down time.  |  IP: Logged Mike Spaeth Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1129 From: Marietta, GA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 08-26-2000 01:26 AM                        This just in - Loews Cineplex announces that they will probably default on their loan next month. The bigger they are, the harder they fall... So far, out of the top five, Cinemark and AMC remain the only ones to not file...  |  IP: Logged Jim Ziegler Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 753 From: West Hollywood, CA Registered: Jul 99 posted 08-26-2000 01:52 AM                     If anyone deserves to go down, its AMC... They are the ones who started all this crap by Ontario-ing people....  |  IP: Logged Kevin Crawford Expert Film Handler Posts: 207 From: Sacramento, CA, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 08-26-2000 02:14 AM                     Did anyone see the new Box Office where they listed most of the big boys and their debt to equity ratio? AMC was at 14 to 1. Not good. I did notice that Regal was not listed. GCC was the best listed at .5 to 1. Not bad. The last time I saw them listed they were #5. However, I just heard a rumor that they are expecting to lose 15 million this fiscal year. Apparently, some of their investments have not done so well this last quarter. Brad, I noticed that Box Office did not have you listed for a table at ShoEast. Aren't you going to peddle Film Guard? I realize that trade shows suck if you have to work them, but this is for money.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-26-2000 02:22 AM                     CPI is our distributor now and will have a table there.  |  IP: Logged

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