"We showed two movies this year," Gilbert said. "I doubt if we'll be showing two movies next year."
Tales of frustration abound.
The staff of Perspective magazine worked hard to publicize a winter showing of "E.T.," parading a "real-life" E.T. around dining halls to heighten interest.
But Perspective barely broke even, prompting the publication to give up on a planned showing of "Shakespeare in Love" later on this month.
"The amount of time we have to put in to put on a movie we could make double or triple that amount doing dorm crew," says Evan S. Levine '00, who heads the magazine's movie efforts. "It's not the most efficient way to make money."
Megan C. McCallion, who is in charge of Science Center classroom scheduling, says she has seen a downward trend in recent months.
"We have noticed that fewer student groups are signing up for film showings," McCallion said.
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