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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 24, 2007, 8:07 am
> On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:50:51 -0700, aspasia wrote:
> >wrote:
>
> >>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:55:48 -0700, aspasia wrote:
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> >>>LOUDER THAN THE SHOWS is equally true at the movies.. =A0The trailers
> >>>are hideously loud. =A0 There's no mute button, so I (sensitive hearin=
g)
> >>>put in earplugs until the endless, endless trailers are over, and the
> >>>sound reverts to normal.
>
> >>I don't know if this is just Maryland, or nationwide, or what, but the
> >>announced time for movies to start will soon be when the movie starts,
> >>and not when the trailers start.
>
> >There is a god! =A0Hope it spreads nationwide.
>
> Old news:http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/illinois-court-dismisses-movi=
e-the...
> The Loews theater chain has promised to put a disclaimer in future ads
> letting viewers know the start time listed actually means the start of
> previews.
> A Chicago-area woman sued Loews Cineplex Theaters two years ago after
> she saw "The Quiet American" at one of the chain's theaters. A state
> appellate court dismissed the suit Friday, ruling that Loews has
> solved the problem.
>
> Miriam Fisch claimed that she was forced to sit through minutes of
> commercials. CEO Executive Travis Reid promised the chain will show
> only previews of coming attractions after the advertised start time.
>
> Lawyer Mark Weinberg said Loews has only adopted a voluntary policy
> that it could drop at any time.
>
> "These things go on for 20, 25 minutes, with theaters just getting out
> of control in exploiting a captive audience," Weinberg said. "In our
> fast-paced society, time is precious and when somebody steals 25
> minutes of your time, there's something wrong with that -- though the
> courts don't seem interested in stopping it from happening."
>
> An Illinois legislator responded to Loews pledge by dropping plans to
> introduce a bill demanding honesty on movie start times.
>
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050116-4527.htmlhttp://www.shinybl=
uegrasshopper.com/nomovieads/
>
> I didn't find new news on this.
>
> >>One can't tell it from my posting habits here, but I feel a compulsion
> >>to get to the movies at the listed time, even though I know I can
> >>allow X minutes for trailers. =A0I never even try to learn how long X
> >>is. =A0How long is it?
>
> >Approx 15 min.
>
> Wow. =A0I'll probably learn to get there 15 minutes late just about the
> time that they start starting at the listed time!
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> >>Of =A0course, I would really prefer continuous showings, along with
> >>travelogues, news, and cartoons. =A0Sometimes when I was little they
> >>would have a whole hour of cartoons before the movie.- Hide quoted text=
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lowes went bankrupt and was sold to AMC at least locally, but I
believe nationwide.
the shopping channels PAY for carriage, the pay X bucks to be on each
provider unless they are a local OTA channel. in which case they get
carried for free or near free.
this info from satellite tv interests of mine
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