I wasn't hanging around the ...

I wasn't hanging around the movie theaters in New York where I grew up, a Manhattan brat.
 Peter Bart

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The major media companies are significantly reducing their financial commitment to the motion picture sector.
 Peter Bart
Though gay lifestyles have certainly moved into the open, there's little evidence that society has become more open in its basic attitudes or that entertainers should feel cozy in emerging from the velvet underground.
 Peter Bart
Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04.
 Peter Bart
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