The future of cinema is quite bleak. There is a distinct lack of fresh talent coming through our cinema screens. The models aren't in place to create the new Spielberg's, Scorsese's or even the Alan Smithee's of the future. Cinema has lost the balance of art to finance and it's killed the hopes of future film making.

But fortunately in true Hollywood fashion, just before all hope is lost - our hero (cinema) has one last ace up it's sleeve... digital projection / distribution.

Digital distribution and display is the only hope for emerging filmmakers. The studio model has had it's time in the spotlight, but after one too many remakes and one too many dips into unoriginality, it is time for the new model of filmmaking to take over. Express movie making.

Argue me this... who needs a studio when you can get from the avid to cinema in one easy step?

Fair enough maybe the marketing will be less generic and with less spend but i say bring back the 'trickle-effect' and 'word-of-mouth' after all it did alright for our modern auteur's and weeded out the forgettable's. The cinema will be forced into producing worthwhile product.

Te future isn't quite here yet I know but when it does, it wont take any crap of anyone.