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Movie Theater Weirdness: The Mystery of the Standing Man

From: Daniel Persons
Length: 06:11

In the break between recording sessions, film critic Dan Persons shares a stirring tale of movie theater etiquette with his colleagues. Read the full description.

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Film journalist Dan Persons uses the break between recording sessions for the Cinefantastique Spotlight and Cinefantastique Round Table podcasts to talk with colleagues Steve Biodrowski and Lawrence French about a curious audience member with whom he shared an early morning screening of The Rite. Dan, Steve, and Larry also discuss the general annoyance of audience texting and the heightened security at studio press screenings.

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Piece Description

Film journalist Dan Persons uses the break between recording sessions for the Cinefantastique Spotlight and Cinefantastique Round Table podcasts to talk with colleagues Steve Biodrowski and Lawrence French about a curious audience member with whom he shared an early morning screening of The Rite. Dan, Steve, and Larry also discuss the general annoyance of audience texting and the heightened security at studio press screenings.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

The worst most of us encounter when going to a movie theater are people who won't shut up or won't stop texting. But during a break between recording sessions for a movie podcast, film critic Dan Persons shared with his colleagues Steve Biodrowski and Lawrence French the tale of an audience member who wouldn't stay still during a screening of the exorcism horror film, THE RITE.

OUTRO:

Additional Credits

Participants: Dan Persons; Steve Biodrowski; Lawrence French

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