{"id":9861,"date":"2025-12-12T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=9861"},"modified":"2025-12-12T18:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:14:06","slug":"you-ever-dance-with-the-devil-in-the-pale-moonlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/you-ever-dance-with-the-devil-in-the-pale-moonlight\/","title":{"rendered":"You Ever Dance with the Devil in the Pale Moonlight? \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>EDITORIAL<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>BY KRISTOPHER SEALS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hello Readers,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?&#8230;\u201d Burton, T. (1989). Batman. Warner Bros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was one of the coolest movie quotes ever. I know that I\u2019m going to date myself a little, but I saw it with my parents at the Essex Green movie theater when it came out all those years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is what I want to talk about: the phrase \u201cmovie theater.\u201d It\u2019s gotten to the point where movie theaters have become an endangered species. Irvington\u2019s Castle Twin, the Ironbound on Foundry Street, Union on Stuyvesant Avenue, East Orange on Central Avenue, Caldwell on Bloomfield Avenue, cinemas in Maplewood and inside SOPAC, Parsippany off of Routes 46 and 202, one in Succasunna on Route 10, and so many more I simply cannot remember. All the theaters in those locations: RIP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To all the theaters that survived the strange back and forth with movie studios and the pandemic: Thank You. I appreciate you hanging on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The movie theater experience is one I cherish. The big screen, the popcorn, the \u201cnot buying a drink because I don\u2019t want to have to get up and go to the bathroom and miss something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, there are some pitfalls. The tickets are expensive. The food costs a ton. Some loudmouth people in the back of the theater acting out of pocket. The 30 minutes of previews. Nicole Kidman holding up the movie to bloviate about how much she loves the movie theater experience &#8211; all while ruining OUR movie theater experience &#8211; after the 30 minutes of previews. Wasting money on the occasional flop. (In 2011, I saw Green Lantern\u2026 [BLEEP]. RYAN. REYNOLDS!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My biggest dream is for one of the screenplays I write or my novel \u201cEvery Waking Moment\u201d to become a motion picture and play on the big screen. The only question is would I win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay or Best Adapted Screenplay since it\u2019s adapted from my book. No worries. I\u2019ll take either one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(You can find Every Waking Moment on Amazon. It\u2019s the one with the black and white cover with the bloody crown. A lot of people call their novel \u201cEvery Waking Moment\u201d for some reason. Be advised: It\u2019s a binge book. You know how you binge-watch all the episodes of a show in a day. Yeah, my novel is like THAT.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what triggered this ode to the big screen? The news that Netflix is trying to buy Warner Bros. Yes, the very studio responsible for my nostalgic movie theater experience of seeing \u201cBatman\u201d back in 1989. It\u2019s $82 billion plus, and if they get their way, there\u2019s the threat of everything going on the small screen instead of the theater. Yikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, the \u201cDark Knight\u201d in shining armor could be Paramount, who pulled up with a \u201chostile bid\u201d of over $108 billion. A \u201chostile bid\u201d happens when parties discuss matters behind closed doors, only for one of them to go public with a bid rather than in private, thus bypassing the other company\u2019s board and management. So, even though the board and C-suite seem to like the Netflix particulars, especially with spinning off the Discovery networks, the shareholders will yell, \u201cHey, take the bigger deal!\u201d I have an MBA, and the first commandment of the corporate world is usually: Put nothing before thy profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, for all intents and purposes, I\u2019m rooting for one set of overpuffed wealthy guys to beat another set of overpuffed wealthy guys. This is 2025 folks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They say if you put things on paper, they will come to pass. So, here goes. I WILL be able to see movies and other things in movie theaters on the big screen. I WILL have my writing transformed into feature length productions that will grace those screens. I WILL win at least one Academy Award. I WILL have enough stroke to have one of those fancy contracts where I can declare that Nicole Kidman and Ryan Reynolds are among the people I won\u2019t work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo let it be written\u2026 so let it be done\u2026\u201d DeMille, C. (1956). The Ten Commandments. Paramount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Have a nice week. If there\u2019s any typos, sorry in advance. 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