I like this theater because it generally features a couple of highly regarded indie movies that won't get billed at the plexes because they aren't backed with big advertising budgets. It got "Brokeback Mountain" for that reason. As it turned out, "Brokeback" has grossed more -- $83 million in the U.S. alone -- than most studio-backed movies. Thank goodness there are still a few theater chains left whose owners -- in the case of the Nuwilshire, Landmark -- that will take chances on movies that challenge Hollywood formulas, and keep playing them patiently as word of mouth builds.
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