Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018

[Gerald]

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Monday that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative kingdom for the first time in over 35 years, and that the first ones were likely to open next March.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-film/saudi-arabia-says-cinemas-will-be-allowed-from-early-2018-idUSKBN1E50N1?il=0

Welcome to the future.:Kaleun_Wink:

[em2nought]

Providing decent entertainment to bored suicide bombers with nothing to live for might be a cost effective way to reduce terrorism.

"We want you to blow yourself up tomorrow!"

"But, but I'll miss the last episode of TBBT." :D

[Skybird]

Or they watch special nights with complete seasons of The Walking Dead... :D

[Aktungbby]

Now that Prince Bin Sultan has also announced women driver privileges will they mingle their cinematic pleasure...with drive in theaters?!. Don't bother nockin' if that Mercedes is rockin'...BBY!:doh: And just for GoldenRivet: Possibly a fly-in theater for oil sheiks in their Lear jets or Cessna 172's!
https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/20_00714712.jpg?quality=85&w=719 I used to guard one of these in Oakland. You wouldn't belive how many time people would sneak in their 4-5 kids in the trunk: "defrauding an innkeeper'. The giveaway was the tail end of the car riding a 'little low' on the shocks.... http://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/eyerman_movie_1.jpg?w=640
:()1:You suppose they'll feature The Ten Commandments or Kingdom of HEAVEN and serve brews and dogs with popcorn!:nope: JEEZE! They even used to feature X-rated at the old Sonomarin Drive-in along HW 101 at Petaluma CA. Hunter S. Thompson mentions this drive-in in the article "A Clean, Ill-lighted place" in his book "Generation of Swine".:yeah::Kaleun_Crying:sadly it was demolished in 1991....

[Skybird]

Petting teenagers in the last back row of the cinemas.

Okay, maybe not.

[STEED]

Heavy censorship comes to mind, a black screen.

[em2nought]

Heavy censorship comes to mind, a black screen.

Not quite an "all" black screen. Never did notice that the bottom wording kinda looks like "all Jews dies". :hmmm:
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_small/public/thumbnails/image/2015/07/06/16/isis-flag.jpg

[Skybird]

Heavy censorship comes to mind, a black screen.
More likely a green one.

The audience then can shoot its own movie. :D

Once the movie dropped dead, the shooting will stop again and neighbours will sigh in relief and go to sleep again.