Is there any fear that people will come to watch the short film and not stay for Dreamcatcher?
Lord Joel: I hope that doesn’t happen. I think that Larry made a wonderful movie and I think it’s scary. I like those kinds of movies. I hope that they work together. Question: They used to do that sort of thing all the time – with a cartoon before a feature – why do you think that doesn’t happen anymore? Lord Joel: I think Warners is doing it again with Looney Tunes. The problem is that exhibition is always so disturbed by it. I guess the theater owners think that the audiences won’t want it. They just sat and watched 25 trailers! I remember there was a Mike Judge short a couple of years ago. Office Space was a short first that I saw in the theater that I thought was great. It works great for us. Question: Do you think the exhibitors want to keep the time down and make sure they can show movies a certain number of times in a day? Lord Joel: I just think…well, exhibition has their own problems now because of the proliferation of too many theaters. That’s a whole ‘nother conversation.
