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The theater-going experience you describe exists, and in Hollywood of all places. The ArcLight Theatre features stadium seating, full blackout of lights during the show, locked theatre doors after the coming attractions start to roll, a brief introduction and welcome from a theatre representative, a terrific sound system, and adult screenings where grown-up beverages can be had. The cost? About $14 a ticket, and worth every penny, given the horrid alternatives.