[jasonpeacock]

Have you noticed that some movies are only available at AMC theaters, or Cinemark, or Cineworld theaters?

Lockdown on content (from distributors to theaters) has been around a long time, this is nothing new.

True independent theaters play smaller, independent/art-house movies because they aren't allowed to play big-production movies without signing up for exclusive access.

Licensing and distribution is a big mess that keeps control and profits in the studio. It's also why you rarely see international movies outside their country of origin.

The sooner the industry dies and gets rebuilt, the better.

[ernesth]

> Lockdown on content (from distributors to theaters) has been around a long time, this is nothing new.

Not in France. A seller (here distributor) has no right to choose its clients (here theater).