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  • Texas movie theater makes an example (and a PSA) of a texting audience member.

    06/07/2011 11:01:03 AM PDT · by DemforBush · 79 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 6/7/11 | Phoebe Connelly
    Ever been annoyed by a loud-talking patron at a film? Had that nail-biting darkened hallway scene ruined by someone turning on their phone to send a text? Well, one Texas theater has your back. Alamo Drafthouse, a local chain of dine-and-screen movie theaters in Austin, Texas, has long waged a war against impolite moviegoers. And the latest customer to object to their firm rules against talking and texting during an evening out has become the unwitting star of a PSA released by the company on Monday...
  • Theater owners want cell phones blocked

    12/18/2005 7:27:25 AM PST · by Kjobs · 446 replies · 4,650+ views
    UPI ^ | Dec. 17, 2005 | UPI
    SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The National Association of Theater Owners wants the Federal Communications Commission to allow the blocking of cell phone signals in theaters. John Fithian, the president of the trade organization, told the Los Angeles Times theater owners "have to block rude behavior" as the industry tries to come up with ways to bring people back to the cinemas. Fithian said his group would petition the FCC for permission to block cell phone signals within movie theaters. Some theaters already have no cell phone policies and ask moviegoers to check their phones at the door,...