Tag: 10.18.13

“AMC Theaters, with more than 300 theaters nationwide, is wagering its future, and many millions of dollars, on ripping out the old, uncompetitive seats and replacing them with what it calls ‘plush power recliners’.” Your correspondent tries them out in a ten-hour, four-movie marathon.

“For Halloween 2013, the predominant attitude in pitches for candy, costumes, toys and other merchandise is more trick than treat – somewhat surprising, given the lingering qualms about the economy and the effects of the government shutdown. For instance, Booking.com … plans to introduce on Friday a spooky campaign centered on ‘haunted’ hotels.”