I really hope this is a good thing. I don’t want to see theaters die, but I really hope Sony doesn’t interfere with the things that make Alamo Drafthouse great… I really hope they can rectify the closure of all the DFW locations as well.

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    4 months ago

    Hey what the fuck? Is the FTC not going to step in on this? This is a movie producer acquiring a movie theater chain, literally a monopolization of the market. Are we going to let Disney buy AMC next?

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      4 months ago

      Yeah surprised this is allowed.

      I think it should be allowed actually—but the fact that it is settled case law is surprising. Maybe because they are Japanese?

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        It wasn’t allowed until 2020.

        I don’t think it should be allowed. Look at what happened to TV when the studios started owning all the TV channels and streaming outlets.