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Topic: Rosebud Theatre - Westwood NJ
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Mitchell Dvoskin
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From: West Milford, NJ, USA
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posted 05-21-2014 02:31 PM
Rosebud Theatre Web Site I don't understand how this guy can ever make a profit, or even break even. He built a 93 seat single screen storefront theatre, equipped to run consumer DVD's and Bluray's on what I assume is a consumer HD video projector. Yes, there is a market here for classic film screenings, but around here the audience generally wants theatrical quality DCP's or 35mm. I find it hard to believe that he will survive running consumer video for $10/person admission. Not only that, but he has competition in that 15 minutes north of him, the Lafayette Theatre in Suffern NY runs classic films every Saturday morning (usually DCP's), and 30 minutes south of him The Landmark Loews Jersey runs a classic film weekend every month (usually 35mm), and finally Manhattan is less than 10 miles away with multiple venues running old films, both DCP and 35mm.
Does consumer video actually draw in the theatrical environment?
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Scott Jentsch
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posted 05-27-2014 05:19 PM
I think something like this could be successful, if done right and in a supportive market.
However, the photos on their Facebook page show a room that seems very deep with seats on each side of a center aisle, with a screen that doesn't look any bigger than 6-8 feet. If they're going to show older Academy format movies, the projected image is going to be somewhere between 4.5' and 6' wide. That puts the max distance from the screen to be about 13 feet. My guess is that lands at about row #3.
It might just be the photography, but it looks very shoebox-like, and personally, I would not pay $10 to see a movie that is available on home video in that environment.
For that kind of money, I would want something with a more ideal seating arrangement and a larger screen. That configuration begs for something larger than 10 feet, probably closer to 15 feet minimum.
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Marcel Birgelen
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posted 05-27-2014 05:48 PM
quote: Mike Blakesley What *I* wonder is, is he paying license fees like he's supposed to?
I was wondering the same, because if he would be doing that, getting the actual DCPs wouldn't be that hard. Although looking at the pictures, there doesn't seem to be any DCI compliant equipment anywhere near that venue .
Also, knowing about the fees that studios are charging even for limited shows of repertoire content, I'm curious how he's making it work. Maybe he has found a loophole somehow, somewhere?
Back in my college days we sometimes rented a local cinema for a few hours, we didn't sell tickets but just asked everybody a fair share for the rental of the venue. The show itself was labeled a "private show", so we could essentially show what we wanted under the local interpretation of "fair use", as long as we got hold of the print (which wasn't always easy). I'm sure that, if you would ask any given studio, they would never agree with our interpretation of the laws and regulations and I'm also pretty sure you won't ever make a sustainable business out of it, as they will shut you down rather quickly.
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