Video Blog: The $40 Movie Ticket, Lost And Found
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How much would you pay for a movie ticket? $10? $15? $20? I remember when a ticket to a matinee showing was under $4. The first stop on my 28 day journey is the Telluride Film Festival. The festival pass costs $680 for the full four days. If you see 4 movies a day, then you’re paying $40 a movie. Festival-goers buy this pass blindly, not knowing any of the films which have been selected to play the festival. In fact, the line-up isn’t even announced until the day before, and even then, other surprise screenings are scheduled.The small intimate film festival sells out every year. I never thought I’d say this but I’m excited, even after forking over $40 per movie.Is $40 too much to pay to see a movie? I’ll tell you tomorrow.
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Alex Billington from FirstShowing.net explains what went wrong.
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The following is Alex’s reaction, from a half an hour later, when he learns that we have 45 more miles until Telluride.
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We finally arrive at the Telluride Film Festival! But now to find our Hotel…
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In our last broadcast, your heroes take a journey down a dangerous dirt road, and over a wooden bridge that no car should be allowed to cross over. Do we make it out alive?
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