April 29, 2012

Consider the Contrary: Why theaters allowing texting might actually reduce distractions

“Over my dead body will I introduce texting into the movie theater. It’s our job to understand that this is a sacred place,” said Alamo Drafthouse CEO Tim League at a recent CinemaCon panel on theaters potentially allowing texting during movies, a comment that has been championed by blog after blog in the days since.

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Weekend Box Office: Jack Black’s Bernie a bigger winner than all four wide releases

Aside from the fact that Think Like a Man is now officially the year’s surprise hit, the box office for wide releases this weekend has been totally uninteresting, with openers The Five-Year Engagement, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Safe, and The Raven all performing worse than expected. Thus, if there’s a story to be told, it’s that the small

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