What's the latest theatre to close or open you have heard about?

[Leo Enticknap]

My favorite "theater/church" story (though thankfully, it didn't actually happen) was when I was living in England in the early '00s. I was walking past York Minster (one of the most historically significant buildings in Europe, parts of which date from the 7th Century) with a co-worker, who remarked, "If only we could get those religious nuts out of there, that place would make a great IMAX 4-plex! You'd need to board up all those stained glass windows, though ... the acoustics would be crappy otherwise."

[Lyle Romer]

AMC built a new 14 screen theater about three miles from me, and then closed the old 8 plex down the street and it too is now a church. It's also located right behind a McDonalds, Hardies, and Burger King. So there HAS to be some connection to the spiritual burger places or something like that. Oh, and they moved the old Sony projectors to the new site. They also put Dolby Cinema in a month or two ago, but they don't say on all screens or just one or two. And frankly, I don't really give a dam! It's still AMC...

I think AMC normally just puts in 1 Dolby Cinema screen. Those actually (at least the two I've been two) have very good presentation because Dolby is supplying all of the equipment. I'm surprised they did a 14 screen new build. With the current state of the industry and the shrinking exclusive windows I would think 10 screens is the max necessary.

[Mark Gulbrandsen]

Cinemark Movies 14 McKinney is now One Community Church. Not sure what they need all that space for.

Josh

AMC built a new 14 screen theater about three miles from me, and then closed the old 8 plex down the street and it too is now a church. It's also located right behind a McDonalds, Hardies, and Burger King. So there HAS to be some connection to the spiritual burger places or something like that. Oh, and they moved the old Sony projectors to the new site. They also put Dolby Cinema in a month or two ago, but they don't say on all screens or just one or two. And frankly, I don't really give a dam! It's still AMC...

[Leo Enticknap]

14 different churches?

Wow - you could get everyone from Eckankar to the Scientologists in there!

[Jarod Reddig]

In Hays KS, as of April 4th 2025, the AMC Mall Cinema 8 has permanently shut down. This is my hometown cinema that I’ve frequented since the 80s and I am very sad it has closed up.

[Martin Brooks]

The National Amusements Showcase Concourse Plaza 10 in the Bronx, NY, which closed in May of 2024, reopened as the Regal Concourse 10 with a total of about 1900 seats. That gives the Bronx two theaters and 23 screens (for almost 1.4 million people).
There's rumors that someone is going to reopen the also-shuttered National Amusements Showcase Jamaica 15 (Jamaica, Queens, NY), which closed 11 months ago.

Also, the Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn location added 5 screens, bringing the total to 12 this past August. 978 seats total.

[Scott Norwood]

Cinemark Movies 14 McKinney is now One Community Church. Not sure what they need all that space for.

14 different churches?

[Josh Jones]

Cinemark Movies 14 McKinney is now One Community Church. Not sure what they need all that space for.

Josh

[Scott Jentsch]

The Regal UA Olympus Pointe in Roseville, California (Sacramento area) closed March 9, but it is going to reopen Friday as a Cinema West location, the Cinema West - Olympus Pointe.

[Ryan Gallagher]

Listen. If anyone comes out and says they could sniff out the difference between S239 and S235, I'll bite and fill it out. Our movable masking only does scope and flat, and it doesn't work at all in 2 houses. The owners opted not to repair/replace it. This will likely never be used as a festival site, so I feel pretty good about the bases we've covered!

It is not the fruit company. Its a small northeastern chain with a dozen or so locations. Don't ask me how they got the name. I just work here!

Fair. We do it cause our booth angle requires utilizing crop to trim off some keystone. If you show a S235 film in the 239 setup and masking here you get to witness some of the funny business along the edge where the 239 crop intersects the 235 image part of the way down the side, because of 235’s slight pillar-boxing.

Our alternative is to zoom a hair larger to meet the width and adjust , but our zoom ILS motor is NFG so went the other route, those lens marks would be closer than the width of a sharpie.

[Chris Haller]

Nice! Running the gamut of classics to modern, to tv ratios presented in festivals as we do here. I would not stop on the presets front until you also add:
F133, F137, F166, F178, F190, S220, S235 (S235 and F137 being fairly optional).

Whether you actually need all those individually depends on your masking situation.

I had all of the above ready to go except for F190 on the festival that just ended. Of course we needed it.

S220 is another weirdo, some classic 220 films will alternatively ship in a scope container, I guess presumably because "powers that be" prefer biasing the detail available in one direction or the other.

PS, is this not the Fruit company?... the logo is so different.

Listen. If anyone comes out and says they could sniff out the difference between S239 and S235, I'll bite and fill it out. Our movable masking only does scope and flat, and it doesn't work at all in 2 houses. The owners opted not to repair/replace it. This will likely never be used as a festival site, so I feel pretty good about the bases we've covered!

It is not the fruit company. Its a small northeastern chain with a dozen or so locations. Don't ask me how they got the name. I just work here!

[Ryan Gallagher]

All theaters are equipped with scope, flat, 2.00:1, and F220 presets at my request to ensure that all shapes are accommodated moving forward. I'm quite proud of our operation.

Good stuff.

Nice! Running the gamut of classics to modern, to tv ratios presented in festivals as we do here. I would not stop on the presets front until you also add:
F133, F137, F166, F178, F190, S220, S235 (S235 and F137 being fairly optional).

Whether you actually need all those individually depends on your masking situation.

I had all of the above ready to go except for F190 on the festival that just ended. Of course we needed it.

S220 is another weirdo, some classic 220 films will alternatively ship in a scope container, I guess presumably because "powers that be" prefer biasing the detail available in one direction or the other.

PS, is this not the Fruit company?... the logo is so different.

[Chris Haller]

https://www.democratandchronicle.com...e/82361230007/

Apple Cinemas Greece Ridge had its soft opening today, with its full opening to the public scheduled for tomorrow. This new theater, built on the bones of the former Regal Greece Ridge Stadium 12 site that closed in 2023 as part of Regal's bankruptcy proceedings, sports 10 standard houses with 5.1 surround sound and NEC 2K Laser projection, a Screen X with 4 wing projectors, and a Dolby Atmos equipped "ACX" house. Both premium screens sport 4K NEC Laser projection, with the Screen X house using a Trinnov 2 sound processor to upmix 7.1 sound into a 7.5.4 configuration in software. I will personally be overseeing the management of the projection for this location, and have been working along side the installer and their team to see to it that the Greece Ridge opening is a success. There have been discussions to upgrade the standard houses to a full 7.1 setup, but the goal for now is to open the theater to the public. All theaters are equipped with scope, flat, 2.00:1, and F220 presets at my request to ensure that all shapes are accommodated moving forward. I'm quite proud of our operation.

Good stuff.

[Ian Puffenberger]

https://wapo.st/41j24sN

As predicted, another venerable Landmark location, E Street in DC, is closing on March 6. They played a mix of crossover indies as well as much smaller releases which were often DC area exclusives, and since the pandemic the occasional blockbuster. A few of these types of films may get a couple shows a week at the shitty, inaccessible AMC in Georgetown, but generally speaking this will be the death of art house film in DC. They were the host of the international-focused Film Fest DC (no idea where that will end up) and had monthly midnight screenings of Rocky Horror (with live cast) and The Room, and until recently had late night weekend screenings of other classics as well.

I think it's clear at this point that Landmark is slowly but decidedly winding down their entire operation.

[Mark Gulbrandsen]

Next time you go, if you can, visit Grimes Point petroglyph site. Also Hidden Cave, and the Historical Society just a half mile south of the theater on Maine St. Hidden cave is only open on Saturday. The Petroglyph site is right next to the Highway, about 15 miles east on Hwy 50. I used to get stuck there over a weekend waiting for a part. So I made use of that spare time.