Movie blog AAS 6/8/11Anderson Cooper says Alamo’s Tim League deserves Nobel Peace PrizeThe Alamo Drafthouse has a long history of taking a zero-tolerance approach toward talking and texting in theaters. People who talk or use their cell phones during movies receive warnings, and if the behavior continues, violators will be removed.
The Drafthouse’s unwavering commitment to a peaceful moviegoing experience went viral earlier this week when the Austin-based theater chain posted a video online with audio from a profanity-laced voicemail left by a young woman kicked out of the theater last month for texting.
The Drafthouse used the voicemail to create another in a long line of its clever pre-screening public service announcements warning patrons of the perils of talking or texting during a movie.
The video, which has received hundreds of thousands of views online, gained the notice of CNN’s Anderson Cooper, who reported the story Tuesday night at the end of his show and called Drafthouse CEO Tim League a “great American hero” who should win the Nobel Peace Prize.
“We thought we’d get a little bit of traction on it because it was kind of funny, but it just took off like wildfire,” League said Wednesday by phone.
If you haven't seen/heard the video here's the link. I got the uncensored version on Sunday night at the Rolling Roadshow showing of "Blood Simple" in Austin. The crowd absolutely loved it. Damn hilarious!
YouTubeI feel sorry for the girl. She's now the perfect idiot for leaving a voice message on an answering machine the Alamo would have to use. :)
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