Film Threat

Jack Valenti takes on evil IMAX!

Members of the Academy front office have said that for over six months Valenti has lobbied extensively for their legal advisors to scour law books to find a reason to go after IMAX, but he had been tight-lipped about the reasons behind the crusade. When employees began to ask each other what might be the purpose of targeting IMAX many arrived at the same suggestion—that IMAX had gotten too good. A recent example is their newest feature, “NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience”, which in its third week of release had a per screen average that was nearly double that of the #1 film, “Scooby Doo 2”. Rumblings have begun around the Academy that maybe Valenti is misguided, and that maybe he should focus on bettering current film standards rather than trying to bring down an industry pioneer.

UPDATE: In similar holiday news, Duke University has acquired the public domain. (Via Creative Commons)

UPDATE 2: More holiday news from Ed Felten.