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I rarely go to my local cinema since Everyman refurbished it (Report, 5 August). The removal of conventional seating in favour of settees reduced capacity and put up prices. Worse, it is not possible to book a single ticket for the two- and three-seater settees, so lone filmgoers are restricted to sitting in the few rows of single seats right at the front, close to the screen. In any case, if I want to watch films in the company of people sprawled on settees, eating and drinking, I stay at home and invite the family round for a DVD.
Karen Barratt
Winchester, Hampshire
• Jason Burke (Report, 2 August) does not mention what is probably Kenya’s most outstanding contribution to athletics. In 1968, a novice from that country, Amos Biwott, won the Olympic steeplechase. Since then, apart from two occasions when the country boycotted the Games,...
I rarely go to my local cinema since Everyman refurbished it (Report, 5 August). The removal of conventional seating in favour of settees reduced capacity and put up prices. Worse, it is not possible to book a single ticket for the two- and three-seater settees, so lone filmgoers are restricted to sitting in the few rows of single seats right at the front, close to the screen. In any case, if I want to watch films in the company of people sprawled on settees, eating and drinking, I stay at home and invite the family round for a DVD.
Karen Barratt
Winchester, Hampshire
• Jason Burke (Report, 2 August) does not mention what is probably Kenya’s most outstanding contribution to athletics. In 1968, a novice from that country, Amos Biwott, won the Olympic steeplechase. Since then, apart from two occasions when the country boycotted the Games,...
- 8/5/2016
- by Letters
- The Guardian - Film News
You’ll enjoy Mr. Barlow. And he’ll enjoy you.
Based on the Stephen King novel, Salem’s Lot is a three-hour-long miniseries that originally aired back in 1979, with director Tobe Hooper’s slow burn storytelling approach immersing viewers intricately into the world of a sleepy little town in Maine by paying attention to the atmosphere and tension King so cleverly established in his original story. From the guy who gave us The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Salem’s Lot proved Hooper was an assured filmmaker who could still deliver shocking and jarring horror while using a more subtle directorial methodology.
At the start of Salem’s Lot, we meet writer Ben Mears (David Soul), who is returning home to the small town to write his second novel (in reality, it was also King's sophomore novel) based on the infamous Marsten House that he grew up fearing as a kid.
Based on the Stephen King novel, Salem’s Lot is a three-hour-long miniseries that originally aired back in 1979, with director Tobe Hooper’s slow burn storytelling approach immersing viewers intricately into the world of a sleepy little town in Maine by paying attention to the atmosphere and tension King so cleverly established in his original story. From the guy who gave us The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Salem’s Lot proved Hooper was an assured filmmaker who could still deliver shocking and jarring horror while using a more subtle directorial methodology.
At the start of Salem’s Lot, we meet writer Ben Mears (David Soul), who is returning home to the small town to write his second novel (in reality, it was also King's sophomore novel) based on the infamous Marsten House that he grew up fearing as a kid.
- 10/30/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Look out, Lady GaGa; it appears that you aren't the only one who knows how to rock a pair of ostentatious sunglasses. Jersey Shore charmer Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi left the sombrero at home and took to Miami Beach to do some shopping on Tuesday, and because this girl never does anything halfway, she picked up a sweet pair of Jason Burke shades for a cool $350 and a Joey Rolon hat for $95. A small price to pay, really, to maintain the fabulousness that is Snooki. Click through the photo gallery to learn from the orange-skinned mistress of cool. And for more pics...
- 4/8/2010
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
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