We've editorialized repeatedly about the moronic behavior of people who seem intent on ruining the experience of movie-going for fellow audience members. From refusing to turn off mobile phones, to bringing screaming toddlers to the theater, to shouting advice to the characters on screen (as though it will influence them), these idiots have turned art house cinemas into the only safe venues for movie lovers. At least in these theaters, the biggest annoyance is having to overhear the pretentious analysis of film scholars on line in front of you - a fate suffered by Woody Allen's Alvy Singer in
Annie Hall. Newspaper columnist Mark Jones is the latest to take a crack at fighting back against the neanderthals who populate local movie theaters.
Click here to read his article.Â
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