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From 1948 to 2020, film distributors were not allowed to own exhibition companies under the Paramount Consent Decrees.

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Then, in 2020, a judge approved the sunsetting of the decrees.

Sony Pictures is the first studio to take advantage of the decrees end.

This follows a 2021Chapter 11 bankruptcy filingby Alamo.

Maybe now that somebody else owns Alamo, the mozzarella sticks can cost less than a year of college.

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