{"id":3683,"date":"2011-06-28T11:18:34","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T11:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:07","slug":"used-cell-phones-in-cinemas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/used-cell-phones-in-cinemas\/","title":{"rendered":"Used Cell Phones in Cinemas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/popcorn.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1343\" title=\"popcorn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/popcorn.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1343 lazyload\" title=\"popcorn\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/popcorn.gif\"><\/a>The use of new or old cell phones in movie theaters is becoming a problem, so much so than when the Texas cinema known as the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema kicked out a female patron for talking on a cell phone during a movie, she responded with a phone message of ranting verbal abuse.&nbsp; That abusive message was then turned into a public service announcement played at the cinema, and has also become a huge hit on YouTube.<br>\nThe editor in chief of the film review website known as Rotten Tomatoes, Matt Atchity, says that the problem is becoming ubiquitous and seemingly impossible to stop.&nbsp; \u201cEven 10 years ago, not everyone had a phone, not everyone was text messaging,\u201d Atchity notes.&nbsp; \u201cThe younger generation grew up and the kids who were texting in class are now\u2026 texting in movies.\u201d<br>\nOscar nominated film producer Barry Mendel fears that the reliance on both social media and a demand for information 24 hours a day has made the ability to just sit and concentrate on one thing for two hours without other distractions is becoming a thing of the past.&nbsp; \u201cIt makes me worry for my profession, for making movies,\u201d he says.<br>\nJohn Fithian, who serves as the current president of the National Association of Theater Owners, says that while the appeal of cinema is in some ways that it is a shared experience, \u201cthat also means there are shared responsibilities\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The use of new or old cell phones in movie theaters is becoming a problem, so much so than when the Texas cinema known as the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema kicked out a female patron for talking on a cell phone during a movie, she responded with a phone message of ranting verbal 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