The groups have to accept that price is not as much of a barrier to attendance as was thought by Primedia.

There has been a lot of pointing fingers but unfortunately, as an industry, it does not help.

We just don't have enough volunteers, ... It's tough enough to get volunteers to do the field maintenance, concession stands, picking up the garbage ... and killing hornets.

I said I could but with rain delays and stuff, I told them their parents would get tired of that drive every week.

DVDs are available on the side of most highways and off-ramps for R50 for soon-to-be-released movies. And the rental market is growing, too.

South African cinema-goers are accustomed to seeing the top global hits very soon after they are launched internationally, but if we are not attracting the audiences, we won't be able to afford the going prices for the top new releases.