I’ve been thinking about unexpected items people bring with them to movie theaters. My friend Amanda won’t be seen at a movie without a mini white cheddar popcorn seasoning in her bag.
always carries a paper fan with her “ever since the great AMC Burbank 16 Barbie air conditioner outage of July 2023”. I guess the most unexpected item in my movie theater bag is my CVS Artificial Teardrops for any screening past 6pm because I have the eyeballs of a 90 year old. And lately my film journal my roommate Zaf got me inspired by ’s!
Speaking of AMC, raise your hand if you’ve been victimized by their “live Q&A” concept yet? I can’t be the only one who thought I was about to see Andrew Garfield in the flesh at last week’s We Live In Time screening only to read “livestreamed” in the fine print way too late. As for the concept of virtual pre or post-screening interviews, I’m 50/50. It really worked before Twisters on IMAX where the cast talked about specific scenes to hype people up to see them. …
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