BUFFALO, New York: The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf’s Buick is “35MM MAN,” a nod to his work at the 1925 Palace Theatre, with its velvet-draped stage and chandeliered mezzanine. When he drove recently to a multiplex to watch as i

BUFFALO, N.Y. The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf's Buick is 35MM MAN, a nod to his work in the booth at the 1925 Palace Theatre, with its velvet-draped stage and chandeliered mezzanine.When he drove recently to a multiplex to watch

(02-18) 10:05 PST Buffalo, N.Y. (AP) -- The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf's Buick is 35MM MAN, a nod to his work in the booth at the 1925 Palace Theatre, with its velvet-draped stage and chandeliered mezzanine. When he drove recen

One night last week there was a late-night party at Sundance — one of many — this one hosted by an outfit that had helped finance 10 percent of the festival’s slate, 17 movies in all, including four that were in competition. Yancey Strickler, one of the

One night last week there was a late-night party at Sundance — one of many — this one hosted by an outfit that had helped finance 10 percent of the festival’s slate, 17 movies in all, including four that were in competition. Yancey Strickler, one of the

“When my 21-year-old is calling me asking me why I’m trying to shut down the Internet, I know we have a messaging problem.” -John Fithian, president, NATO Moderator and New York Times media columnist, David Carr, kicked off Monday’s Cinema Cafe panel at

What could have been a tense session at Sundance yesterday in the wake of the failures of SOPA and PIPA to advance, turned into a generally genial conversation between MPAA President Chris Dodd, National Association of Theater Owners president John Fithi

Monday morning, as part of the Sundance Film Festival's daily Cinema Café speaker series at the Filmmaker Lodge, New York Times writer David Carr moderated a wide-ranging discussion with MPAA chairman Christopher Dodd, independent producer Christine Vach

MPAA head Chris Dodd and John Fithian, president/CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners, brought their lobbying on behalf of content creators to a packed house at the Sundance Film Festival today. Both admitted they were blindsided by the swif

By Erica Orden Getty Images Senator Chris Dodd arrives at the 12th Annual AFI Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 13, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. PARK CITY, UT–Movie-industry lobbyists acknowledged Monday

“Effort must be made to bring what we think about sex and what we say about sex and what we do about sex into some kind of realistic relationship. Indirectly, the pornographers do this. They recognize that the only sexual norm is that there is none.” —Go

In this film publicity image released by Fox Searchlight Films, Michael Fassbender portrays Brandon in a scene from "Shame." The upcoming release of Steve Mc Queen's NC-17 rated "Shame" poses an intriguing test case for the rating. Already acclaimed and

Persistent reports that newspapers will refuse out-of-hand to run advertisements for Nc-17 movies and that many theaters will likewise refuse to screen them are perpetuating a “myth,” according to John Fithian, president of the National Association of Th