To the editor: Tradition critic Mary McNamara’s column about Netflix trying to swallow up Warner Bros. included one part that highlighted my concern: “Don’t contribute any extra to the demise of film theaters than you have already got” (“A plea to Netflix’s Ted Sarandos: Don’t screw up Warner Bros. and HBO,” Dec. 5).
Many households have very nice TV screens at residence. Nevertheless, it’s good to get out of the home typically and share experiences with others — even individuals you don’t know. And seeing some movies on a large display with immersive sound is an enhanced expertise. Watching motion pictures like “2001: A Area Odyssey” or “The Shining” on residence gear simply isn’t the identical factor. Plus, artwork home theaters are nonetheless struggling to get us to go see unbiased or overseas movies that will take us outdoors the mainstream film manufacturing mould. These artwork homes usually are not getting wealthy, however God bless that they proceed to assist hold tradition alive.
I’d be sorry to see sometime that we will solely expertise what a large company decides garners probably the most cash.
Ken Hense, Los Angeles
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To the editor: Paramount, Warner Bros., Netflix and their supporters are elephants preventing (“Paramount launches hostile $78-billion bid for Warner Bros., with backing from Trump’s son-in-law,” Dec. 8). We shoppers are the ants who will get stomped.
Ivan Goldman, Redondo Seaside
