Last week a media analyst blamed theaters for the price hikes that boost some 3-D movie tickets just shy of $20, but they protest it’s not their fault. An AMC spokesman said moviegoers should blame James Cameron, and other deep-pocketed purveyors of new technology. "It is inevitable some of those costs will eventually appear at the box office," he said. Another expert used the “come on, it’s not that bad,” justification: "In New York, especially Manhattan, $20 for a couple of hours entertainment is relatively inexpensive," an NPD Group rep told the News. Be that as it may some cinema enthusiasts threatened they might not stand for it. "I probably wouldn't spend that much," said one, "The way the economy is right now, it's far too expensive."
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Gas is Dangerous
When did the oeuvre of James Cameron become required viewing material for people? Last year, when a Stuyvesant Town apartment exploded, damaging three floors, people wondered if it was a bomb. Actually, it was the work of lawyer Larry Feingold who tried to commit suicide beause his lover left him and gassed up his stove and closing all the windows. The thing is, or so he claims, he didn't realize gas causes explosions. The Post has excerpts of the nonjury trial:
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"You didn't know that gas explodes?" asked prosecutor Diana Florence.Feingold claims he was just trying to harm himself, not anyone else. He could face up to seven years for charges of "depraved indifference to human life." Gothamist isn't sure what the judge should sentence, but if "depraved stupidity" were a count, we'd weigh in.
"No, I didn't," Feingold answered. "I thought that gasoline did, but I didn't know about gas."
"It never occurred to you that gas explodes?" Florence asked, disbelief rising in her voice.
"No," Feingold said, shrugging.
"You've never seen a Terminator movie where gas explodes?" the prosecutor asked.
"That's only gasoline," Feingold countered. "Not kitchen gas."
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