Back in 2013, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicted the film industry was headed toward a major upheaval. Speaking at the University of Southern California, they lamented the increased difficulty in getting their films in theatres. It’s not necessarily that people are no longer interested in regularly seeing films in theatres, it’s simply not fiscally responsible. As the film industry competed with this new entertainment medium, it embraced widescreen and colour, things early TV sets could not offer. It’s exactly the kind of film an audience seems more inclined to watch through a streaming service rather than at a theatre in 2019.

Source: National Post July 10, 2019 19:07 UTC