Peter Bogdanovich is here to talk about "Humboldt County," a film that's part of HDNet's program to show movies on television before they premiere in theaters.
HDNet chief Mark Cuban claims this make sense, and most of us are still trying to make sense of what he's saying -- Philly, he tells me, remains the largest market where HDNet isn't available on cable, so I can't try this at home -- but in the meantime someone's asked the director of "The Last Picture Show" when the last time it was he paid for a movie.
Assuming, no doubt, that it's been a while, given the freebies that prevail in this town.
"I paid to see three movies fairly recently," Bogdanovich replied, ticking off "Ironman" and "Sex and the City" before drawing a blank on the third.
" 'Sex and the City' was amazing -- I was the only guy in the theater," he said. The women in the audience loved it, and "I loved that they loved it."
Still, the much-touted in-theater experience left Bogdanovich a bit cold.
"The previews pretty much send you out of the theater," he said.
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