Check out the ad listings for "Independence Day." The movie is showing in "SRD Digital," "SDDS Digital" and "DTS Digital," often at the same multiplex.
The reason, according to Consolidated spokesperson Lynelle Hayase, is that different theaters are wired differently and distribution companies ship film prints with a variety of different sound formats. When a movie opens "wide," in as many theaters as possible, you wind up with a soundtrack smorgasbord.
Usually, this aspect is hidden from the audience, because, frankly, the audience doesn't care. But since "ID4" is a a technical tour-de-force, and hard-core cinephiles claim that you can actually hear differences in these recording formats, the "ID4" advertising lets you know which sound system is where.
For the record, SRD Digital is Dolby's trademark, SDDS Digital is Sony's trademark, and DTS Digital is Universal's trademarked house system.
It all gives you an excuse to see - or at least hear - "Independence Day" more than once.
I Shot Andy Warhol (R) Lili Taylor plays Valerie Solanas, who grabbed her 15 minutes of fame in 1968 by picking up a gun, pointing it at Andy Warhol and pulling the trigger. This film is a roaring, raging, raucous take on the life and times of the shooter.
Stealing Beauty (R) Liv Tyler as a virginal American Candide at large in the lust-ridden Italian countryside.
Where he diverges from the norm is in temperament: when he's backed to the wall, Doug explodes. As luck would have it, one of his current jobs is refurbishing the Gemini Institute, a center for genetic research. Its director, Dr. Owen Leeds (Harris Yulin), notices Doug's mood swings and tells him he can "perform miracles," and presents an exact duplicate of himself in shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. The prospect of having time for work, his family and himself is just too good for Doug to pass up.