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The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I wonder if that worked better because old movies tended to have the credits at the start of films. So to wouldn't have to wait for 5+ mins to see the trailers

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    Maybe? My guess is once they started stuffing ads in people lost interest and left, so they had to do them up front?

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