Why can't we see movies in a movie theater?

Well, this is a stupid post! Of course you can see movies in a movie theater. New movies, that is. Don't bother looking around for a classic movie coming to a theater near you. I first thought about this a long time ago but was just recently reminded of it while my 10-year old son saw Star Wars (Episode 4 or is it 1? :-) for the first time - from a DVD in our living room. He had actually seen it before but does not remember it. I think Twentieth Century Fox brought this and the other Star Wars movies back for a short time before the final episode (Number 3, or is it 6? :-) was released.

But it sure would be nice to be able to see some of the great classics again. What about the American Film Institute Top 100 movies? Wouldn't it be nice if those movies would be re-released to tour the country once in a while? Plays on Broadway are revived and travel around the country. Most popular bands play some of their old songs in concert. Orchestras routinely include great music from the past in their performances - as a matter of fact, it's harder to hear new music by an orchestra than music by Beethoven or Mozart!

Well, if you're willing to travel to Los Angeles, I guess you can see the old classic movies. AFI has a deal with ArcLight Cinemas to show the classics there. But that's it. What about those of us in the rest of the country? We must resign ourselves to watching everything on our TV from a DVD or VCR. I suppose you can go all out and build a home theater and screen your own movies for your family and friends.

That's what is great about books. You can always re-read a book.