[quote=nostradamus]Many know good old Walt Disney made a killing (in movies) during the great depression. Do you feel like the cuts are a trimming of fat– a good thing– or the death throes of a company trying to survive?[/quote]

Movies made a killing during the depression because they were a cheap outing for any family. Popcorn started showing up in movie theaters during the depression because it was cheap to buy and cheap to make. Nowadays you go into a theater and you get charged $15 bucks for a small popcorn. It’s hard for a trip to the movies to be a good deal when it costs a family of four $75 bucks for a night out. If the movie industry wants to be the darling of this downturn, they’re going to have to increase affordability for struggling families.