The Dark Night Rises

At a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" the other day on Manhattan's East 86th Street, three cops were posted outside, two in a cruiser and one on a motorcycle. An usher said they'd been coming by since the shooting in Aurora, Colo. She was relieved they were there; we now can add movie ushers to the list of those who hold hazardous jobs in America. But you wish Hollywood and not the taxpayer were paying for it.