It’s a frequently observed fact that movie audiences have steadily shrunk over the last 50 years. There are a slew of quick explanations (television, the emergence of gaming and other recreations, the erosion of film societies, etc.), but while we talk a lot about marketing and distribution, the question of why we pay to see movies in dark theaters is as much a question of sociology. How and why has the movie-going culture changed? Is there a generational divide, a fundamental change in the attitudes and culture identity of youth? What about the role of movies in counter-culture? And what do the owners of America’s art house theaters think—people for whom questions of cultivating audiences and fostering an appreciation of art are not simply a matter of scholarship?
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