The Sound of Fury

Only The Times could wear the blinders of self-righteousness so snugly as to denounce the decibel-splintering sound levels of trailers (“Sounding Off on Trailers,” by Michael P. Lucas, May 7) while completely ignoring its own commercials that drone at decibel-splintering levels at movie theaters throughout Southern California.

ROB SULLIVAN, Los Angeles

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After reading the Calendar piece on movie trailers being louder than the feature, it is only too obvious that the theater projectionist is being left out of the performance.

In the days of single-screen theaters, presentation was in the hands of the man in the booth, controlling curtains--fading lights before the trailers--and adjusting sound levels to satisfy the audience. Why now must audiences resort to shouting “Focus!,” “Frame it!” and “Turn it down!”? Because that projectionist is probably handling 15 other screens at the same time.

RICHARD KILROY, Los Angeles