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photo of the people waiting at a crosswalk across the street from the sao luiz theater with its marquee promoting king kong

From the Archives: "The Secret Agent" Filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho on Cinema and Memory

"Two historic cinemas in downtown Recife are very successful as places of congregation. Otherwise people go to the shopping malls, which is a completely artificial environment designed to make you spend money. And I'm not into practicing my citizenship as a person in a shopping mall."
Dante A. Ciampaglia Jan 23, 2026
black and white photo from 1926 outside a warners' theatre movie palace with the netflix wordmark over the word warners' on the marquee

Netflix is Becoming an Old Hollywood Studio — It Should Act Like One and Buy Some Theaters

Netflix can make vertical integration (and maybe movie theaters) great again!
Dante A. Ciampaglia Dec 5, 2025

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