OK, here's the difference: Ryan Reynolds in 'Buried'? Allowed to use a cell phone. People watching 'Buried' in a theater? Not Admittedly, as far as linkbait goes, a story on movie-theater bad ...

Movie theater owners faced with falling attendance are considering asking federal authorities for permission to jam cell phone reception in an attempt to stop annoying conversations during films ...

The National Association of Theater Operators are about to petition the FCC to exempt movie theaters from the Communications Act of 1934, section 333, which makes it illegal to interfere with ...

“When you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, don’t ruin the movie, they hear please cut off your left arm above the elbow,” Adam Aron said in an interview with Variety.. “You can ...

Theater Chain Handing Out Cell-Phone Zappers to Moviegoers By Reuters Published November 30, 2006 1:33pm EST | Updated January 13, 2015 10:07pm EST ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Would you still go to the movie theater if you knew the person sitting next to you could text the whole time without getting tossed? It’s something AMC Theatres wants to test.

A story out of the ShoWest conference for movie theater owners about industry efforts to silence cell phone conversations during films has triggered an online debate ...

The next time you talk on your cell phone in a movie theater, beware: Your neighbors are listening. Regal Entertainment Group, the largest U.S. movie theater chain, is arming moviegoers with a new ...

Whispers68: This ban would work well in NYC. The idea is now whether banning cell phones will become a national phenomenon amongst chain movie theaters.

IF YOU'VE BEEN in any movie theater in New York, you've likely seen this: people on their cell phones during the show. The National Association of Theater Owners has seen it too - and is asking ...

OK, are we just all going to have to pack up and move to those few lucky cities that host an Alamo Drafthouse? Or see all of our movies at Cinebarre? This week at CinemaCon, the annual industry ...