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This Next-Gen Theater Design Looks Just Like ‘Star Wars’ Galactic Senate

Yikes.

The company said in filings the company had lost more than $2 billion.

We never fully appreciated them while we could go to them.

Finally, a workout I truly love.

Some chains are adding commercials in between the trailers.

There are some fine points of movie theater etiquette we all agree on. It’s rude to use your phone in the middle of a crowded auditorium. You don’t talk back at the screen unless it’s a movie directed by Tommy Wiseau. That sort of stuff...

It’s a story fit for a mediocre rom-com: A 37-year-old man from Austin, Texas is suing a woman for texting during a screening of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. And not just some random stranger, either — she was his date. In what he describes as “a first date from hell,” the woman allegedly refused to put her phone away and continued to text until he finally suggested she take the conversation outside. She did just that, taking her phone out of the theater, through the lobby, and out to the parking lot, where she drove off and left her date without a ride home.

Last month, I tried out the new 4DX theater at the Regal Cinemas in Manhattan’s Union Square. Seating in the theater is assigned and it was a packed house; by the time I bought my ticket, my only choice was in a solo seat wedged between two other parties. To my left, was a couple in their 30s. To my right, was a guy who looked to be in his early 20s. When the movie started, he took out his cell phone and began taking pictures of the screen. He snapped a photo of the title card; of Superman’s first appearance; of the debut of the new Batmobile.

The much anticipated Man of Steel movie is in theaters now. This is the most recent adaptation of the iconic Superman franchise. The movie is getting great reviews and will be a summer blockbuster, no doubt. Imagine if you will, the 1980 Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder being made into a musical.