Circle Cinema — Local services in Tulsa

I'm a native Tulsan over 60, so I'm well acquainted with the Circle. I won't bore you with retracing it's evolution; suffice it to say, it was reborn several years ago as a boutique theater that mostly runs independent films. We saw Old Henry there and it was a very enjoyable experience, with one caveat. As we approached the front door we saw signage indicating that patrons must wear a mask in order to enter. The sign did not specify which type of mask was appropriate, or effective in filtering out a virus, or for that matter how the mask should fit in order to optimize it's effectiveness...just wear the dang thing! To give some perspective, the Circle is in Tulsa, not LA, Chicago, or NY. When our local Whole Foods and Costco have stopped requiring the face diaper (long ago), you realize that it's not about health, but virtue signaling. Congrats Circle, you're officially woke. The moment we sat down to watch the show, off came the standard issue surgical masks (you know, the light blue ones that medical personnel wear in the OR to prevent sweat and spital from landing on the patient). When the show ended and the lights came up, not one person in the theater was wearing a mask and proceeded to exit the building without donning the symbolic accessory. To further reinforce the Circle's inane policy of "protecting us from ourselves", there were no instructions for seating ourselves once inside the theater. I thought social distancing was a key component along with masks!? Guess not. People were side by side in clusters. Nice. Shouldn't there have been about three seats between each patron? That would've been roughly 6'. Oh, but wait, that would potentially limit the number of tickets that could be sold. I digress. The Circle is a nice, clean place to watch a movie. The staff is friendly and helpful. One last thing, if the hypocrisy and inconsistent application of mask mandates throttles you a bit, please don't take it out on the staff; they're just following orders. It's the high brow elitist ownership and it's need to be affirmed by the right people who should...

Firstly, I want to say that I am moving to Tulsa at the end of the summer and definitely plan to become a member here since I am a fan of independent films.

HOWEVER, my first experience at this theatre was not good at all - but before I get into it I want to stress that it was not at all the theatre's fault.

I came in to see the Elvis movie last night. I did get some reasonably priced concessions and loved that there was beer for purchase as well.

I was confused however about where to purchase tickets because the box office was not open.

Several people talked loudly through the entire movie and I ended up walking out. I was pretty surprised because I thought it was common knowledge that it's extremely rude to do that during a movie.

I would suggest the theatre include a reminder (on screen and announcement) at the beginning of the movie that talking or texting during the movie is not allowed, and also have an usher in each theater during movies to enforce this rule. I do realize that this is a nonprofit but I bet they could find...

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How come a dog can figure that out, and we have such a...