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Bottom line, I'm not going back to the Jamaica again. I've written a letter - an actual letter, not just an e-mail - to the theater's parent company, Showcase Cinemas (part of National Amusements Inc.) explaining why, not that I expect the big faceless corporation to care about losing one customer, but the act made me feel somewhat better. And the truth is that I can easily live without the Jamaica; there are other theaters in Queens I can go to, though they're a little further away.
Maybe I'm overreacting. Maybe I'm making this into something bigger than it actually should be. That's entirely possible, and if so, don't be afraid to tell me. Thing is, though, I still believe bag searches at movie theaters won't solve the bigger problem, which is gun control. Sooner or later someone in our government's gonna wake up and realize that the lack of it is too costly, in lives and money, to maintain much longer. But that's another rant.
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I know this is the new normal; I know this is how it's gonna be for Episodes VIII and IX, for the Avatar sequels, for Batman v. Superman and Zod knows what else is on the horizon and there's no point in complaining.
But I'm complaining. I was in the supermarket recently, right, looking for a box of Honey Nut Cheerios. I found it, all right, but you know what? THE FRIGGIN' HONEY NUT CHEERIOS BEE WAS WEARING A DARTH VADER HELMET. That's how pervasive this has become, people. You can't fight it. You can only give in to it, like the Dark Side of the Force. Seriously, sometimes I think the movies are beside the point... but whatever. I'll have more to say about the whole thing when I write about Episode VII.
Got some more good stuff for you this month: two blogathons, two more profiles, the first post this year devoted to an animated film, and since I've already talked about the so-called worst film of all time, I'm also gonna talk about the so-called best film of all time - Citizen Kane. In addition, I've decided what I wanna do for the upcoming 1000th post. Now it's just a matter of arranging it. I hope to reach the milestone before Christmas, and as this is post number 980, I'd say I have a pretty good shot at that goal.
And if you're in the New York area, I'm gonna do another reading this month at Astoria Bookshop, on the 12th. Details here.
Your links for this month:
Aurora does the conga.
Raquel has this fine profile on Cesar Romero.
Jacqueline voyages on the Good Ship Lollipop with Shirley Temple.
Ivan is back! And he's got the lowdown on a new Carol Burnett Show DVD box set.
Retrospace has a bunch of Halloween-themed pics of classic film actresses.
I can't imagine why anyone would make a museum devoted to miniature film sets, but it exists, and it's pretty damn cool.
Check out these neon signs made from movie quotes.
William Shatner's coming out with a book about his friendship with Leonard Nimoy.
Okay, so the Cubs didn't make it to the World Series, but the 2015 of Back to the Future 2 is still kinda-sorta plausible.
Ethan Hawke, Alicia Keys and other celebs ran the NYC Marathon yesterday.
Thanks for the mention, Rich. Good for you on boycotting the theater. Maybe we all need to do that and more actions like to force the issue on gun control.
ReplyDeleteThanks, although like I said, it doesn't feel like anything more than a drop in the bucket.
ReplyDeleteYour Star Wars rant made me laugh out loud. Honey Nut Cheerios! My brother-in-law is a huge fan (the movie, not the cereal) and my niece Lenny is now talking all about "Dark Vadar". The trailers are a bit much for her. She gets upset when trains on the Island of Sodor (Thomas the Tank Engine) go off the rails.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right to take the action you did regarding the bag search. It takes a lot of drops in the bucket for the darn thing to become full.
Garry and I saw "Bridge of Spies" on the weekend and found it to our liking. Although, it is strange to think of events from my lifetime as being the basis for historical dramas. Time marches on!
"Ripped from the headlines" style movies seem like they're more popular than ever these days, so it's more like events from ALL our lifetimes!
ReplyDeleteToo true.
DeletePS: Marlene is a lot more attractive than Ardeth Bey.
I'm glad you agree!
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