27 Quotes by Dennis McAlpine

Tell me where the good news was. I haven't seen anything that's good except video game sales.

You're looking at an industry that's still not growing substantially, particularly if snowboarding doesn't continue to grow.

They've cut back their risk profile significantly -- they're making movies not to lose money, rather than to make money. They got a little carried away and they have no upside either.

There is still that onus hanging over the teams as to what happens if there is another strike, and that is preventing some long-term commitments, particularly in some of the ancillary markets.

It means we're going to be off to a pretty slow start compared with last year.

It means one of them at least is going to be happy because he's going to get some carriage on something approaching 11 million consumers.

The thing is that Cineplex has lost its market dominance. Distributors are able to raise the price on them. Now, they should be able to force film costs down as a percentage of revenue.

The negative impact on cable networks will be more than on broadcast networks.

I don't know how they get an attraction out of this. Look at the top films and tell me who's starring in them. If I were an advertiser on the Oscars, I'd look for something else. This is not going to give Hollywood a chance to promote the idea of going to the movies for entertainment.