Sex and the 'Recession'

I heard the definition for recession is that there has to be negativity in two business earning quarters. So far some companies have reflected but this paticular downturn if I could it has sending mix signals. As for movies,the summertime ones should be escape fair. One of the things I loved about going to the cinema with the big screens was watching the movie trailers. Now the cinema chains like Regel Entertainment,Cinemark and others run commercials which I find annoying time to time. Cinemas shouldn't run a Coke commercial before a movie trailer. It defeat the purpose of moviegoing in the first place. Still I like good escapsit fun too. I would go see Sex and the City becouse I never watch the tv series. But to see how a movie version of a tv series fairs against a weekly long tv series. I can tell you that the Anti-Iraq films like Stop-gap and others didn't to hot at the box office. Some like Rendtion with Reese Witherspoon flopped completely. What classic film I would love to see on the big screen? Thunderball with Sean Connery. Now that was fun to watch!

Alexis Glick asks, "Are we in a recession? ...The way things are looking, we, everyone, including Hollywood, may just be TOO PESSIMISTIC!!!! ...Perhaps we should stop trying to create a self-fulfilling prophecy!!! When are we going to stop talking ourselves into a recession?" One thing a movie critic should know is that Hollywood did great business during the Depression...it's called escapism.

Our escapist needs go up in times of recession, and women will ALWAYS find the money for lipstick. Very telling that comedies become more popular in bad times. Think of box office fare during war years. And in good times, we can handle more depressing thought-provoking things. I've read that the networks are ordering LOTS of comedy for this summer and fall. That's because people need a laugh, because we are in recession.

This movie was the best movie I have ever seen in my entire life, along with some others.

It has been two years since the old Pemberton Mall cinema has closed here. The only thing that has been going on is the fact that are rumors about a new cinema but nothing new. But the closure has forced locals to go thirty miles to Clinton to see the movies. Not all of us have the luxery having a cinema right across the street from us. Since Vicksburg Ms is small and rural it makes it difficult. Now this is what I learned and I caught on with Regel Entertaintment Group when the mall cinemas were the norm back in the '90s. It was all in the marketing. In the Vicksburg Market the films were more tailored toward blacks and teen-agers. Second the chain would advertize movie trailors but that film would never open that weekend in that market. UA Regel practiced this and Village Entertainment did as well. Even the muscials like RENT AND CHICAGO didn't open here and they had blacks in them. Dreamgirls didn't. I can make a list. I suspected the Regel and Village Entertaint chain were intentally discramting against this marketplace. Since Vicksburg has a high black population u would figure films like Rent and Chicago would open here. Especially if the trailior of that filmed was aired before the movie started. Here's another item too that I learned. Now that Box cinemas have returned as the norm. Why didn't Regel Group build one seperate from the small Pemberton Mall like it did in Jackson Metro area? Like the stand alone Clinton 14 and the Flowood 15 are Regel Cinemas. Both are reall classy cinemas I might add. In the past Vicksburg did have a stand alone cinema the Cinema 4 right across from Battlefield mall. Now Village Entertainment,prior to the closure,keep bragging to the local paper about renovations for the old cinema. Never happened. Reasons were never explained to the paper. As for CBL the propietor has been quiet on the issue. But the cinema closure wasn't the mayor's fault at all. Now high end cinema chains have turned down the Vicksburg market. Why? Thier angle has been small population but the real reason I suspect is bad service. Bad service and crime is what killed Pemberton 4. By the way should u see that CHUCKII pop up here again raising questions on what I wrote here, why not find out who he really is. Becouse he popped up on your Ironman post over a month ago raising questions about what I wrote and who I was. He honestly made me suspious. Just thought I pass that too you.

alot of these people are living on borrowed money. we live in a credit card culture. when these people are no longer able to pay their minimums due to rising costs of living, we are going to be in trouble. Creditors wrinting off bad debt expense on massive scale is going to destroy acess to credit in this country. I don't know when that time will be, but a major correction is in the future of this economy. I'd just assume have the recession sooner than later. I hate sounding like a doom and gloomer, but we can't monetize debt forever.

You type like you are two years old.

The movie may have had a huge opening weekend but as one of the many poor 14% hapless males who were dragged out to see it I can safely predict that next weekend will be very different. The movie was awful, simply awful. I had come to appreciate the wit and humor of the show and I even came around to admire the characters who, though sometimes comical, seemed rich and believable each and every one. What is playing at the movies now is not true to the show, nor the cast nor even the characters. Instead the movie is 2 and half hours of fashionista fantasy and every cliche from every sappy romantic movie ever. I felt like I was watching a high-end multi spectrum designer commercial set to the plot of any number of B-grade romance novels. Romantic comedies are one thing, Sex and the City is nothing short of tragic. I suspect the viewership will suffer a recession based on how simply awful the content of the movie proved to be.

I could not agree more. I saw this movie Friday night and again on Saturday night. I loved it both times and get this... I live in Florida! I must say that I was disappointed that the mall was closed when the movie let out or I would have gone shoe shopping! Instead I went home and rearranged my closet. I agree that we are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy when it comes to the economy. Yes, things are more expensive but I am still able to buy sugar, coffee and toilet paper without taking out a home equity line of credit. Sooner or later the "down-economy" bubble will burst and we will get back to normal - probably AFTER the election. I'm ignoring all the news hype in the meantime.