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Many struggling cinemas depend on sales of pricey food and drink as ticket revenue mainly goes to film studios. But does banning outside supplies really add up, asks Stuart Heritage
I did this in my town. It was a local theater though, not a big chain
Went on a Wednesday night and rented access to a screening room for ~5h. We had to pay extra because they normally close earlier on a weeknight
Showed up early to meet the projectionist and get a technical rundown
Setup was a friend’s laptop plugged into HDMI running up to the projector booth
Nobody complained when we brought out a disk full of torrented movies
The theater already had a license to sell alcohol, so we had that covered
We brought a small bit of outside food, and nobody complained
It was absolutely the best time I ever had at a cinema. When the evening wound down, the projectionist invited us into the back area for a tour of the projection equipment.
I think that because we were a private event the rules about screening copyrighted materials to public audiences did not apply.
I did this in my town. It was a local theater though, not a big chain
It was absolutely the best time I ever had at a cinema. When the evening wound down, the projectionist invited us into the back area for a tour of the projection equipment.
I think that because we were a private event the rules about screening copyrighted materials to public audiences did not apply.