As a child it was a special treat to go see a film at the theater. For most of my adult life catching a flick at the cinema was the norm and a common occurrence - it's what we did for entertainment on the weekends. At this point in my life, I'm back to it being a special event again and rarely make it to the theater - instead preferring to watch movies in the comfort of my home. With HDTV's, blu-ray and surround sound, it's almost the same experience.
The coolest theater experiences happened in Los Angeles. We made it a point to go to films that had Q&A's with the directors/actors. This was a weekly thing at our neighborhood cinema and riding our bikes over, we had the chance to see Francis Ford Coppola talk about his film "Tetro" along with the actors that starred in the movie. We saw David Bowie's son - Duncan Jones - and Sam Rockwell talk about their film "Moon." We saw/listened to "The Hurt Locker" stars discuss the film. We watched 2001: Space Odyssey on the big screen and watched countless limited releases - a lot for free admission as long as you get there early enough. In most cinemas in LA, each film was introduced via analog introduction (the person stood at the front of the theater and announced what we were about to see.
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