Desperate theater industry turns to Dutch hypnotists for help, as one does

Today, in “Sure, it’s a stunt, but what in the world isn’t, at this point?” news: A Dutch theater company is launching an “experiment” where it will hire a hypnotist to try to wipe an audience’s memory of seeing a beloved movie, then show them the film again to see if they can recreate that “Viewing for the first time” experience.