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Tips for movie manners and audience etiquette
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I think everyone has had the unfortunate experience of dealing with some serious lack of etiquette in a performance based context. This could be anything from people talking during films, texting during a stage play or just an overall lack of respect and manners in a public performance setting. You know exactly the behaviour I’m…
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Editorial: end of the year wrap-up
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Somehow, we’ve almost reached the end of another year and another semester. To avoid sounding like a wistful old man who constantly comments on how quickly time passes, I’ll give my head a shake and talk about the past year constructively. Even though I tend to be a persistently pessimistic person sometimes, especially when I…
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Socializing during movies shouldn’t be acceptable
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Somehow, the concept of going to see a film has become tied up with forms of direct interaction: a person goes to the show with friends, or on a date. This is curious and especially flawed because cinema is not inherently a social experience. A movie — at least, a good movie — is…
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