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Earlier this week I published the call for a Larry H. Miller Boycott due to his action of removing the film “Brokeback Mountain” from his Megaplex Theater Complex. Someone responded to that post stating that they will now choose to purposefully patronize Miller’s businesses beause he did a “great thing for the decreasing morals in the United States.” (I responded to that – you can click the link to read my response.)

So I looked at the Megaplex Theater website. Here are the films being shown that are rated “R”. All of the “R” rated movies have this disclaimer:
For the comfort and convenience of our Guests, no children under the age of 5 will be admitted to movies with R ratings after 6:00 PM. (Does this mean that children under the age of 5 are admitted to “R” movies before 6pm????):

Casanova – In Venice, a fifth-generation Casanova meets his match when he falls for the sister of the boy he is hired to tutor on the ways of seducing women. A re-telling of the Casanova story set in the 18th century. Genres: Comedy, Drama and Romance Running Time: 1 hr. 48 min. Release Date: December 25, 2005 MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content.
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Supporters of Larry Miller are calling for support of the local business owner while human rights activists call for a boycott Larry Miller for pulling the film Brokeback Mountain from his Megaplex Theater complex.

There is a section in this article that has links to all the media coverage in the Salt Lake Tribune about the issue. One of the links was to an opinion piece entitled “Why ‘Brokeback Mountain’ is so frightening”. The title frightened me, so I didn’t read it for fear of becoming ill over that opinion. (Is that a “phobia”? See my post on phobias and superstitions above!).

Meanwhile, Robert Redford has weighed in on the issue.
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A boycott has been issued against Larry Miller, the local entrepeneur who has pulled the film Brokeback Mountain from his theater in Sandy, Utah.

Here is the call to action followed by a list of all of Larry Miller’s holdings:

COMMUNITY CALL TO ACTION

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION! VOTE WITH YOUR DOLLARS EVERY DAY!
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Why am I not surprised? It’s another double standard. Graphic violence is o.k., love stories are not. Hmmmm…..

A local wealthy automobile dealership owner, property owner,owner of the Utah’s professional basketball team, Utah Jazz, amd noted LDS church member has pulled the film Brokeback Mountain from his Megaplex 17 Cinema Complex at Jordan Commons in Sandy, Utah. Brokeback Mountain is about two gay cowboys who rekindle their love after years of being apart and being married to women.

Larry Miller has not returned phone calls in response to the request that the Newspaper Agency Corp., which handles advertising, production and printing for both the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune, to remove show times for the film from its ads, according to the Deseret News article.

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