Netflix sends some movies to theaters but has insisted on making them available on Netflix at the same time, or just a few weeks later. That has upset big movie chains, which refuse to show Netflix films and want a longer "window" of time to play films exclusively. What's your view on this?

If Netflix is making the movies then the theaters have to agree to Netflix's terms.

The idea of a theater system that then sends its DVDs to shops and then eventually edit them for television audiences is an outdated model.

Netflix overturned the apple cart and took all the apples, then made boring movies with those apples. Theater companies should consider making their own movies and create a separate market apart from a One World Dominated Netflix Streaming Empire.

Movie theatres have been falling in popularity for decades. It started with the VCR, which also killed drive-ins. The decline of movie theatres is inevitable as technology changes. Movie streaming is just another nail in the coffin.

I think it's fine, for most movies the first few weeks are when the money is made anyway and people are impatient enough that they HAVE to see it opening weekend will still pay for it. Especially since most Netflix movies are not really good and would probably have limited and short runs to begin with.

I say to hell with the movie chains. They are upset because they want cooperation on a choke-hold over the customers, who only need to look at it like this: 1800 for one movie at the theaters (minus discounts for pretty much every group except adult men under 55 and before 8:00), which would get you nearly two months of Netflix, with a nearly unlimited library you can access anywhere at any time.

Better go to film festivals and socialize, experience and support real filmmakers and the team.

Agree 100% with smith. Excellent post mate!

How people consume entertainment continues to change as technology offers more options for the viewing experience. The people who want the big screen, big sound, opening weekend, festival and social experience of films are usually not in the same group which doesn't like crowds, driving, finding parking or hates going out at night.

Why not please different audiences simultaneously? Why inconvenience one audience by making people wait several weeks?