Cinema Prices

From the Daily Mail

A man who was outraged by the extortionate prices at his local cinema has gone viral with a furious rant over paying £70 for a visit, including £5.50 for Nachos. 
Dean McQuade, from York, expressed his outrage on the Vue Cinemas Facebook page, pointing out that someone earning £7.20 an hour, the national minimum wage for a 25-year-old, would have to work for 10 hours to afford a trip to the cinema with two children.
His views struck a chord with other disgruntled cinema goers who have liked the post more than 6,900 times. 

It's £26 to go to my local cinema for the family. So, you spent FOURTY FOUR QUID on crappy overpriced cinema snacks. I mean, we generally buy nothing, because one of the kids has an allergy, so we have to be careful what they can have. We take a few sweets in. When it's just me and the youngest, she has a popcorn, and that's it. Which is a lot more expensive than if I cooked it up myself, but I don't mind a little wasteful expenditure. Spending FOURTY FOUR QUID on cinema crap is just madness. You could buy a popcorn, take them for a treat to Burger King afterwards for less and still have change.

Oscar Trial

From the BBC and the BBC

The Oscars have pleaded not guilty to killing an awards ceremony about cinema by throwing awards at self-righteous films that no-one watches.

The Oscars awarded the best film to 12 Years a Slave this year and in previous years gave awards for pandering to Oscar-bait "issues" films such as Crash and The Hurt Locker as well as giving acting awards for Philadephia, The Accused and Dallas Buyers Club.

Critical prosecutors allege the killing was premeditated, but the Oscars claimed they had just been picking the best films rather than trying to slap themselves on the back for being wonderful people.

The ceremony is televised live. Media interest is high.