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"When I was in school I'd go to an art house and everyone there would be in their 60s. Today I go and they're all in their 80s." -- Roadside Attractions' Dustin Smith at today's independent distribution panel at the American Pavillion (which doesn't have wifi as we speak).

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 22, 2008 at 6:44 AM

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btwnproductions says ...

Good quote, and all too true I'm afraid. It's a good thing people are living longer so that art and rep houses have some attendance; a bad thing that my 42-year-old self tends to be the youngest person in the room when I go.

Posted by btwnproductions at May 22, 2008 8:01 AM

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JHRussell says ...

Isn't 80 the new 60?

Posted by JHRussell at May 22, 2008 10:45 AM

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the king says ...

True in both states I've lived in (NC and Fla) from 96 till now.

I'm 30, and I'm always the youngest in the theater by 30 years ... or I'm the only one in there.

Posted by the king at May 22, 2008 1:45 PM

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Richardson says ...

I always figured it was because the arthouse movies were cheaper and quieter.

Posted by Richardson at May 22, 2008 3:42 PM

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Richardson says ...

(Because at the Angelika in NYC, which is neither cheap nor loud, it attracts all the college students who don't realize what a shitty theater it is.)

Posted by Richardson at May 22, 2008 3:57 PM

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dinovelvet says ...

Yep, I've found it to be true too. Depressing to go and see movies that are considered hip and cutting edge in other countries, like Layer Cake, Sexy Beast, In Bruges etc, only to find yourself sitting at what looks like an AARP meeting.

Posted by dinovelvet at May 22, 2008 6:28 PM

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