>
Apparently we weren’t the only ones
objecting to the changes in policy at
gofobo.com. The site has quietly reset itself back into a version of its former self, posting information again about all nearby screenings and designating them as “private” or “open” depending on whether tickets are currently available. The power of the popular will–it’s like we’re all living in a
Frank Capra movie, I tell ya!
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Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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