Detroit Love Lives Bleeding screening ends in arrest for… well…
An audience member at Kristen Stewart's recent body-building film should have probably just stayed home
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Look, we’re all for preserving the theatrical experience here at The A.V. Club. In an era where streaming threatens theaters every day, every ticket bought to see a film—especially one from an independent studio and a buzzy, relatively new director—is a major win. But the fact that it’s now easier than ever to watch major releases in your living room doesn’t mean that you should treat movie theaters like your living room! We’re assuming none of our readers need this reminder, but some people out there certainly do. Specifically, one man from Detroit who was just arrested for allegedly masturbating at a screening of Kristen Stewart’s latest film, Love Lies Bleeding. My dude… come on.
This, er, information comes via Twitter/X user @UglyXKorean (confirmed by Variety), who posted a very NSFW photo of a man passed out at the screening with his penis exposed on Thursday night. “Went to go see Love Lies Bleeding and this drunk guy jacked himself off to sleep,” he captioned the photo, which showed the man next to a table filled with an opened package of cigarettes, a vape, and one opened and one unopened bottle of Fireball whiskey. My dude… come on!
In a later photo, @UglyXKorean also showed police walking through the lobby of the theater before they arrested the man, according to a reply. (“He was sitting in the back of the car when I left.”) In a statement to Variety, the theater’s manager confirmed that there would be an ongoing investigation into the incident.
While we’re all adults and it feels like we really shouldn’t have to say this as many times as we do, no one seems to be getting it so we’ll just go ahead and say it one more time: don’t be a dick in communal spaces! It’s that simple! While this is obviously an extreme example, with the recent trend of terrible concert antics and increased bad behavior in general, it honestly isn’t as shocking as it should be. Hopefully, those interrupted theater-goers will get another chance to see Rose Glass’ excellent film. Despite what we said at the top of this article, if anyone should get to see a film in the unmediated comfort of their own home, it’s them.
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the theater’s manager confirmed that there would be an ongoing investigation into the incident.I’m not really sure what’s left to uncover.
His balls
Those being uncovered was part of the problem!
Dude suffering from a bad case of dickout.
Kung Fu Panda 4 must have been sold out.
“While we’re all adults and it feels like we really shouldn’t have to say this as many times as we do…”Right but you know there’s a reason people like this go on sex offender registries. This isn’t just a case of a person being rude in a theater. It’s not someone using their cell phone or talking. It’s deviant (in a bad way) and predatory behavior to subject the public to your genitals and your sexual activity without their consent. You don’t have to tell normal people “hey don’t jack off in a movie theater” at all, let alone many times.
The hero Detroit needs and deserves!
no
You’re gross
My dude… come on!He was trying his hardest
Future showings of the film should come with a complementary Dune 2 popcorn bucket.
I’m sorry, I thought this was America.
He should have done this in San Diego.
Yeah, what’s up with the sex shaming?
It sucks (but doesn’t surprise me) that there are people who only go to a queer-lead film just as masturbation material.
Fixed it for you: MEN who go to a movie about queer WOMEN in order to publicly masturbate.Gender is absolutely an important factor here, and it’s unhelpful to elide it.
I mean (speaking as a queer woman here), I’ve also met women who can’t discern between fanfiction written about fictional gay male characters, and actual living, breathing gay men. But that might be more of a fandom-brain thing.
Yes, but one of the primary reactions to the movie from queer audiences also seems to be horniness:https://slate.com/culture/2024/03/love-lies-bleeding-kristen-stewart-movie-sex-scenes.htmlObviously, none of that justifies masturbating in a theater. But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with an audience (including straight, male members of the audience) finding a movie sexy that . . . has a lot of sex scenes in it. One of the things the movie seems to be going for is being very sexy.
Fair enough, and I’m not disagreeing with you. I think I just kneejerked a little (which is on me) because I’ve gotten some stupid comments about myself as a queer woman (being told that queerness only exists in/for porn, that female bisexuality is made up exclusively to attract men, etc.)
Where did anyone say you couldn’t find the movie sexy
Yeah, where were these guys when Bros was in theaters!?
Yes, it is disappointing that some people just see this movie as masturbation fodder. Silver lining, though… It sounds like it’s great masturbation fodder. I mean, this guy left his house, drove across town to a theater, and paid money to jerk off to a movie when he could have just waited for it to come to streaming and jerked off at home. That’s quite the endorsement.
It was… fine as far as that goes. Certainly but some Hot Damn and not drive across town to pound off
Love Lies Bleeding: So Good, You’ll Want To Whack It In The Theater! (But Please, For The Love Of God Don’t.)
I’m just relieved the problem involved “love” and not “bleeding.”
If it did, maybe he should see a* urologist ASAP (but at least loosen that grip, buddy)/immediate Elton John music sting
.*an urologist? Both look wrong at this point. “A” sounds better when spoken.
Yes, it’s “a”, just as it is with a unicorn.
Please note that Dr. Lizardo is an honest to God medical professional. He’s seen some shit. Also some blood. And, probably, those two things at the same time. From the same orifice.
I’m not. I hope he bleeds out through his dick.
And Anne Hathaway isn’t even in it!
Now I want to hear his review.
This is what happen when xxx theaters went to the way of dodo birds. We are falling as a great nation when guy like him can’t find an appropriate venue of his desire.
He should have saved the price of the ticket, stayed home and just had some Totino’s
Subtle.
I’ll use this moment to mention that the MJR Southgate theater is in the southern suburbs of Detroit, downriver. There is only one multiplex movie theater within the City of Detroit proper (all 140 square miles). The Bel Air (Phoenix chain affiliated), on Eight Mile Road on the east side of town.
Bel Air Luxury Cinema in Detroit, MI – Cinema Treasures———————————————————————————————————————————The Bel Air Theatre is located on the site of the former Bel-Air Drive-In in Detroit and is Detroit’s only operating first run movie theatre. The theatre opened April 22, 1988. It was closed by AMC Theatres in September of 2000 and was completely renovated by Phoenix Theatres and re-opened on April 6, 2001.The theatre now has digital sound in all auditoriums and the premiere auditorium has a complete eight channel SDDS Sony digital system (one of only two systems in the Detroit market). It was taken over by independent management in 2009 and renamed Bel Air Luxury Cinema.In 2016, the Bel Air Luxury Cinema had completed a full remodel with all new luxury high back rockers, recliners, glittery decor throughout, and a giant custom-made chandelier.
Have fun being a registered sex offender for the rest of your life. I’m sure this guy was sauced before he came to the movie.
He couldn’t get Lauren Boebert to go with him?