{"product_id":"i-exhibited-films-for-a-year-i-lost-money-but-i-think-i-made-my-point-9780999540060","title":"I Exhibited Films For A Year. I Lost Money, but I Think I Made My Point","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf there is hope, it lies in the micro-cinemas. I first learned about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emicro-cinema from a theater management class I took when getting my\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eminor in film at the University of Arizona. U of A is a party school, I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecould not have gotten into a better school even if I knew how to party\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetter. They have a decent English department and they offer the option\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof studying film as a minor. We're approaching a time in history where\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewe are debating the usefulness of a college education. If you do decide to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epursue a degree, look into ways to get the education you want. I feel like\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU of A trained me for the things I wanted to do. No one has ever asked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto see the paper, or see my GPA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI love the idea of having a small screen through which I can push\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emy own taste and agenda. Like a personal radio station. The romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof micro-cinema was further instilled in me when I read the book A Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey by Mystery Science Theater's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Murphy. Murphy talks about film exhibition in a lot of contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book really speaks to the experience of going to the movies. I'd love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto have a theater that doesn't have to produce much. One where I could\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ego wild with the programming. But the problem with that is alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlcohol makes the world go 'round. You gotta sell alcohol to make that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebusiness model work. Every single person I speak to eventually reminds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eme of alcohol. I get it. But I have, nor have I ever, had any desire to run a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebar. Maybe that's why I chose The Lamplighter. They sell alcohol. I hope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealcohol will be a draw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen, Billups:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Billups Allen spent his formative years in and around the WashingtonD.C. punk scene. He graduated from the University of Arizona with acreative writing major and a film minor. He has worked in seven differentrecord stores around the country and currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee where he works for Goner Records, publishes Cramholezine, contributes music and movie writing regularly to Razorcake, UglyThings, and Lunchmeat magazines, and writes fiction. His most recentbook 101 Films You Could See Before You Die is available from GonerRecords. (cramholezine.com, billupsallen@gmail.com)","brand":"Goner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359004524818,"sku":"9780999540060","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_068eb75d-4733-4c6a-ad24-ee47c2f12309.jpg?v=1749575909","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-exhibited-films-for-a-year-i-lost-money-but-i-think-i-made-my-point-9780999540060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}