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    Why Moviegoing Matters More Than Ever in the Trump Era (Guest Blog)

    By John Farr | January 19, 2019 @ 4:15 PM

    Movie ticket sales rose in 2018, exhibitor John Farr writes, fueled by a “profound need for distraction and downright escape from the news of the day”

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John Farr

A film advocate, curator and exhibitor, John Farr is founder of the Bedford Playhouse, a newly renovated cinema and cultural center in Bedford, New York. He is also editor of Best Movies by Farr, a website dedicated to isolating the best films available to stream, rent or buy. The site boasts 2,700 movie recommendations and over 400 editorial pieces celebrating outstanding cinema, old and new, as well as a Facebook following of 110,000.
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