For as long as I've had this bully pulpit I've preached the pleasures of the theatrical experience. You know the litany—movies are meant to be a social medium, you haven't really seen a feature film unless you've seen it on a big screen. Like many zealots, however, I've lapsed into private hypocrisy. Some movies look pretty darned good—and sound good, too—on the flat-panel TV in my living room. Now I want to make another confession, though I'd rather think of it as sharing a revelation. Watching movies on the new iPad can be a marvelous experience. ...
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