New research suggests that the presence of other people may enhance the totality of the movie-watching experience. Movie-goers tend to influence one another and to synchronize their emotional responses. This mutual reaction also affects each participant's overall experience– the more in sync we are with people around us, the more we like the movie.

September 18, 2007–Most teens see movies within the first two weeks. One fourth (27 percent) say they go on opening weekend, and an additional 44 percent go in the first two weeks, according to a recent OTX (Online Testing eXchange), Teen Topix survey of movie-going behavior and preferences.

Time are changing, and so does the movie industry–globally–due to one factor: The rising impact of the Internet, particularly on teenagers. According to a study conducted by Yahoo News, half of teens today first hear about new movies via the Internet.

July 1, 2007–A cycle of new Israeli films are achieving a new level of maturity, getting recognition in the best of the world's film festivals–and find apprecaiye audiences too. This cycle goes beyond individual films, personal accomplishment, and domestic box-office grosses. The phenom may warrant a more collective label–call it Israel's New Wave, to borrow a term from the history of international cinema.

July 20, 2007–Western may be all but extinct in Hollywood's feature cinema, but on TV, the genre is still riding high in the saddle. By beating out their competition, HBO's “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” and AMC's “Broken Trail” continued to demonstrate the TV Academy's fondness for the Western.