{"id":2400790,"date":"2025-02-09T15:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T20:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-bill-would-prevent-theaters-from-forcing-you-to-watch-previews\/"},"modified":"2025-02-09T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T20:41:20","slug":"democrats-bill-would-prevent-theaters-from-forcing-you-to-watch-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-bill-would-prevent-theaters-from-forcing-you-to-watch-previews\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat&#8217;s Bill Would Prevent Theaters from Forcing You to Watch Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-bill-would-prevent-theaters-from-forcing-you-to-watch-previews%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Connecticut\u2064 State Senator martin Looney has proposed a bill (S.B. 797) requiring movie theaters in Connecticut to\u2063 disclose both the actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-maggie-haberman-attacks-president-trump-over-white-house-reporters-having-to-work-early-on-christmas-eve\/\" title=\"NY ...s\u2019 Maggie Haberman Attacks President Trump Over White House Reporters Having to Work Early on Christmas Eve\">start time<\/a> of films and when previews begin on tickets. Currently, movie times reflect the start of previews, leading to confusion among moviegoers who may want to arrive\u2063 just in time for\u2064 the feature. Looney argues that this practice wastes peopleS time, especially\u200d those who are waiting excessively for the movie to begin.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some pushback from theatre managers, who\u2062 rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-lightyear-suffering-from-tim-allen-same-sex-kiss-controversies\/\" title=\"Is \u201cLightyear\u201d Suffering From Tim Allen, Same-Sex Kiss Controversies?\">preview screenings<\/a> for revenue, looney believes the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">bill addresses concerns raised<\/a> by constituents. Critics express concerns about the impact of such a law on theaters&#8217; profitability, emphasizing \u200cthe importance of previews for the overall moviegoing experience. As\u200c of now, the bill is still in the preliminary phases of consideration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Connecticut state Sen. Martin Looney proposed a bill that would require Connecticut movie theaters to publish a film&rsquo;s actual start time.<\/p>\n<p>Moviegoers know that times listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ridiculous-reason-reagan-movie-not-even-nominated-best-picture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movie<\/a> tickets indicate when the previews begin, not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-woke-categories-awards-shows-should-start-including\/\" title=\"7 Woke Categories Awards Shows Should ... Including\">actual movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If passed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/asp\/cgabillstatus\/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=SB00797&amp;which_year=2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S.B. 797<\/a> would require theaters to publish both times on tickets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It seems to be an abuse of people&rsquo;s time,&rdquo; Looney told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.registercitizen.com\/connecticut\/article\/ct-movie-theater-start-times-previews-film-looney-20048796.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Register Citizen<\/a>. &ldquo;If they want to get there early and watch the promos, they can. But if they just want to see the feature, they ought to be able to get there just in time for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So far, the only pushback has been from theater managers, Looney said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoe.com\/2025\/01\/24\/lawmaker-proposes-bill-have-theaters-advertise-actual-movie-showtime-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KNOE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After all, they want people actually watching the previews.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Connecticut lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require theaters to disclose exactly how long movie previews are so that moviegoers can skip them entirely. This is a terrible idea. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZQ4g61X6tb\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZQ4g61X6tb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vulture (@vulture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vulture\/status\/1886901847463763990?\">February 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Peter H. Gistelinck, executive director at the Avon Theatre in Stamford, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-rapper-fatman-scoop-dies-53-collapsing-stage-connecticut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecticut<\/a>, said his theater is financially reliant on them, per the Register Citizen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is kind of a strange bill,&rdquo; Gistelinck said. &ldquo;We, as an independent movie house, are financially dependent on our previews, as well as our overall messaging, including commercials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We always announce the start time of our screenings, so that our patrons can enjoy the whole experience.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&rsquo;s a great rule:<\/p>\n<p>Anything you miss after the showtime stated is YOUR fault.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Marshall (@amarshtheboy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amarshtheboy\/status\/1887212054182043974?\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Looney asserted that it&rsquo;s a bill his constituents asked for.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are usually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-covid-19-flip-flops-a-timeline\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Flip-Flops: A ...line\">bigger issues<\/a> than movie times, and I&rsquo;m a sponsor of most of those, as you may know,&rdquo; Looney said, according to KNOE. &ldquo;But this is something that&rsquo;s a matter of truth in advertising and that people are complaining about.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve gotten a number of calls from constituents that say, &lsquo;Oh, yeah, I feel that that&rsquo;s outrageous that I&rsquo;m stuck there for a half an hour watching stuff before a movie actually starts and make me late for dinner after I had to pay a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-former-babysitter-pleads-guilty-manslaughter-death-man-injured-baby-1984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">babysitter<\/a> more.&rsquo; Those are real practical issues that come up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, the bill was still in the &ldquo;Vote to Draft&rdquo; phase.<\/p>\n<p>Looney is currently the Connecticut Senate&rsquo;s president pro tempore &mdash; the highest ranking legislator in Connecticut&rsquo;s General Assembly, according to the Register Citizen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Currently, ticket times only reflect when previews begin, not when the feature film starts. If S.B. 797 is approved, theaters would need to show both times on tickets. Looney expressed concern about wasting people&#8217;s time, stating that while some may want to arrive early for previews, others should be able to arrive just in time for the main feature. So far, theater managers have been the primary opponents of this proposal since they rely on preview viewership for revenue. Peter H. Gistelinck from Avon Theatre noted their financial dependence on previews and emphasized that they already announce screening start times for patrons&#8217; convenience. Despite this pushback, Looney insists he is responding to constituents who feel frustrated by lengthy waits before movies begin and have voiced concerns about being late for other commitments after paying for babysitters or meals out. As of now, the bill remains in its initial drafting stage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2400791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Movie-Theater-.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,4762,50094,10039],"class_list":["post-2400790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-legislation","tag-movie-theaters","tag-previews"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Movie-Theater-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400790"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400794,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400790\/revisions\/2400794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}