Jon Goldstein, through his business Highline Investments, LLC, owns and operates 15 movie theater properties consisting of 200 screens across several states. Mr. Goldstein has nearly two decades of experience developing and operating profitable entertainment properties, mostly in the theatrical exhibition industry. Mr. Goldstein received a Masters of Business Administration Degree in Finance from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from the University of Michigan. He lives and works in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Speaker’s Synopsis: A look back at comedy from the Charlie Chaplin era of the 1930’s through popular modern-day titles like Wedding Crashers and The Hangover. Audiences have gone to the movies to laugh since Thomas Edison first invented the motion picture. What is it about comedy that people want to be together to share the experience? How did comedy evolve from the silent era to “talkies” and what are the challenges facing theatrical comedy for the future?