Based on their logic, "the government is funding the movie industry every time AFSCME members go out to the movies, " he said.

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"This gentleman was just about to go out as a single if you want to play some golf, " Tom said to the movie star, not knowing I was a devoted fan of the seminal blaxploitation series.

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While this places a burden on theatres that still use 35 mm film for cinematic display and may force them to either go out of business or make the transition to digital projectors, it also puts pressure on some movie producers who still favor the use of traditional film in movie production.

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