When acclaimed director Martin Scorsese celebrated the experience of going to see a film at the cinema, he overlooked the annoyance of other people watching it too. Illustration: Mario Riviera When acclaimed director Martin Scorsese celebrated the experience of going to see a film at the cinema, he overlooked the annoyance of other people watching it too. Illustration: Mario Riviera
When acclaimed director Martin Scorsese celebrated the experience of going to see a film at the cinema, he overlooked the annoyance of other people watching it too. Illustration: Mario Riviera
Stephen McCarty
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Stephen McCarty

Cinema etiquette: the scourge of munching at the movies

  • The movie theatre experience Martin Scorsese is trumpeting doesn’t exist in the real world as noisy film-goers are ruining the entire experience with their senseless snacking

Stephen McCarty
Stephen McCarty

Updated: 4:20pm, 19 Nov, 2019

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When acclaimed director Martin Scorsese celebrated the experience of going to see a film at the cinema, he overlooked the annoyance of other people watching it too. Illustration: Mario Riviera When acclaimed director Martin Scorsese celebrated the experience of going to see a film at the cinema, he overlooked the annoyance of other people watching it too. Illustration: Mario Riviera
When acclaimed director Martin Scorsese celebrated the experience of going to see a film at the cinema, he overlooked the annoyance of other people watching it too. Illustration: Mario Riviera
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