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U.S. theater owner shuts down rather than screening 'drivel'

By j7uy5 on October 2, 2006.

href="http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/news/20060930p2a00m0et036000c.html">HOOPESTON,
Illinois -- A small-town theater owner says he was not trying
to send Hollywood a message when he shut down for two weeks rather than
show box-office leader "Jackass 2" or other new releases that he calls
"drivel."



But even if accidental, Greg Boardman's blank-screened protest is
getting a thumbs up from movie-goers who long for family fare and jeers
from others who say his theaters are one of the few diversions --
especially for children -- in this farming town of about 6,000 people



Offerings such as "Beerfest" and the "Jackass" sequel briefly landed a
"Closed" sign on the marquee outside Boardman's Lorraine Theatre.



"The movies are so bad and I don't need the money ...



Now, if only television stations would do the same thing.  And
congress, too.


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