Home | Click here to send an email to the editor of this weblog. Updated: 3/3/2003; 4:26:56 PM. 

  Synthetic Morpheme
Christopher Taylor's editorials on Science, Technology, Salsa dancing and more

daily link  Friday, February 21, 2003

A teacher in Chicago is suing Loews Cineplex for showing advertisements before movies [Yahoo! News].

...the theater circuit's policy of playing pre-film product commercials amounts to a deceptive business practice because the ads begin at the time advertised as the start of a feature movie.

I wholly agree with this point of view. However, I actually do enjoy watching movie trailers because I like to know what movies are coming out. It is interesting to note, however, that the name "trailer" comes from when advertisements came after the movie. In those days credits came before the movie and advertisements came after. It's funny how that has been turned around. Thanks, Dave, for the link. 10:03:15 AM  permalink    


 
February 2003
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28  
Jan   Mar

PicoSearch

A puddle at Gas Works Park reflects the barren branches and fallen leaves of autumn, yesterday. A major storm system off the coast delivered blustery wind and rain which stripped these trees and back up the drain. More rain is in the forecast. (November 08, 2002) Photo Credit: Scott Eklund/Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Click to see the XML version of this web page.

Click here to visit the Radio UserLand website.


Copyright 2003 © Christopher Taylor. Click here to send an email to the editor of this weblog.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License
Last update: 3/3/2003; 4:26:56 PM.