SNIPPET OF THE DAY – AT 11:16 A.M. ET:

From the L.A. Times:  With movie theater attendance in the U.S. and Canada down a whopping 20% so far this year compared with 2010, cinema operators and some studio chiefs surprisingly agree on at least one cause: The movies haven't been very good.

For insights like this, some movie executive is paid $10-million a year. 

March 31, 2011