No texts please, we’re watching

REELNEW: Here’s a good-news story

REELNEW:Here's a good-news story. The Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, recently ejected a cinemagoer for texting during a movie. Quite right too.

That's not all the good news. The offending texter later phoned up the cinema and left an obscene message on the answering machine. Undaunted, the people at the Drafthouse lifted the audio and – to demonstrate the debased mentality of cinema texters – incorporated it as part of an informative film screened before all R-rated movies.

"I didn't know I wasn't supposed to text in your crappy little theatre," she rants. Yeah? Did you know you weren't allowed to pass water on the seats?

Search for "Don't Talk – Angry Voicemail" on YouTube.

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist