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Los Angeles Times: Original Article ANAHEIM —  Moviegoers who showed up at Cinemapolis to take in “Fried Green Tomatoes” one night this week got something of an unexpected bonus. A gasp was heard in the complex’s 125-seat screening room when a guest was introduced: Kathy Bates, one of the stars of the movie and winner of last year’s Best Actress Academy Award for her role in “Misery.” Bates, bundled in a sweater, talked to the audience for almost half an hour before the movie began, good-naturedly fielding questions on everything from when she decided to act (“My mother says that when I was born, the doctor slapped me and I thought it was applause”) to whether she has actually tried fried green tomatoes, a Southern delicacy (yes, she has). Along the way, she revealed that after she won her Oscar, “Misery” co-star James Caan sent her a stack of Liberace records (her character’s favorite musician), and that although the Oscar now occupies a prominent place on her mantel, she expects to move it around because “sometimes I like thinking about it, and sometimes I don’t.” Bates’ appearance at the movie house was part of Screening Room, a program the 10-screen Cinemapolis offers every Tuesday night: A feature is moved into the smallest theater, where it is preceded by a “social hour” with a special guest. Often, there is discussion after the film as well. Previous guests may not have been as famous as Bates; still, there has been some ingenuity at …