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SEPTEMBER 2003 TIME BONUS SECTION...
...waterlogged cities can be cooled off in the usual ways--by limiting auto exhaust, for example. Using light-colored roofing and paving materials in place of black, heat-absorbing tar will also help. As a bonus, the cooler roof will reduce the need for air conditioning. --By Jeffrey Kluger
...each week. MK2 also produces and distributes films, championing filmmakers like German-born Austrian Michael Haneke (The Piano Teacher) and the late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski (the Three Colors trilogy: Blue, White and Red). MK2 also produces DVDs of the oeuvres of veterans like Chabrol and Resnais, with comprehensive bonus features, for international distribution. The schedules for each cinema are tailored to its neighborhood, with individual managers selecting movies for reprises and special screenings. Showing a high concentration of French films, Karmitz's cinema chain continues to grow, the latest addition being a 14-screen multiplex with a store...
...video. "A decade ago, these seats would have been filled," he insists. With 49.2 million DVDs sold in France last year, the home-video market is booming. More and more classic films are becoming available, and if a movie lover can own or rent high-quality copies, often with bonus features, there are fewer reasons to leave home to see to them. It's just one more way that Paris - alas - is becoming more like other places. Another threat comes from multiplex chains like UGC, Gaumont and MK2, where patrons pay a yearly fee of just over...
...smaller organization. But don't let a large nonprofit turn you off from a cause you believe in. If you're vigilant, you'll see your dollars do good in either case. And at the end of the year, that extra tax deduction will be a well-earned bonus...