Wednesday, August 9, 2006
It made me very sad to read news today that my favorite movie theatre chain Century Theatres has been sold to Syufy. Patrick and I loved the Century 20 Daly City theater because they don't show film commercials (except for Fandango—and, yes, they do increase the volume for just that one commercial). We pay a fair price for our tickets, and unlike other theatres, we are spared the ads of charitable organizations begging for money, race car drivers selling some product, ads for the US military, and so forth. It's unclear whether Syufy will continue their policies regarding commercials, but I'm not counting on it. Most people simply don't seem to care, or they can't easily travel to a Century Theater. I found a list on shinybluegrasshopper.com called "Movie Theaters That Don't Show Ads" which lists only 5 theatres in San Francisco which don't show ads: The 4 Star, Castro Theatre, Red Vic Movie House, Roxie Cinema, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. In Los Angeles, there's only one listing (Arclight), and there are no listings for the entire state of New York. Usual oatmeal breakfast. Telecommute day. Worked on the registration form for orientation city tours and caught up on a lot of e-mail messages. Lunch at home with Patrick: sandwiches and funyuns. Mid-day mini meal: leftovers. City tours edits. Dinner at home by myself: vegetable stir fry with steamed rice.