More than 100 years ago, the New York Times published a story titled “No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends." The story described the spread of the Spanish Flu across the United States. Today, as another pandemic spreads, the future of movies is again being questioned. But unlike 1918, many new American movies have been released during the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the films, however, did not arrive in theaters. Instead, they were released on streaming services, which permit people to watch movies on television through the internet. Until now, the new releases were small productions, not the big budget films Hollywood depends on to make profits. But that is changing. Last month, the Walt Disney Co. experimented with the $200 million movie Mulan. The film was released on its streaming service.