re: Anyone else think we're about to enter a cinematic dark age?

The studios would re-make A Triumph of Will if they thought there was money in it. Of course they kowtow to China on their big-budget tentpole films.

That said, that's such a small portion of what comes out in cinema these days. The system is so decentralized and so many films come from outside the traditional studio system. There's almost no barrier to making a film. distribution is still the big issue, but indie films regularly make it to multiplexes now. It's not a complete bar anymore.