The bidding war process has begun https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/arclight-cinerama-dome-sale-suitors-1234948628/?fbclid=IwAR2ofwwNXFPkW0ZarFQV08zYg3cb6Uu-prln3GEUSlXi69XL0JoRRyvfGEg
On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 9:24 AM Mark Jeffries <spotligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > In Chicago, the Arclight opened up a location a few years ago and I didn't > mind paying for the lack of ads, only two or three trailers, the > soundtracks they played in the theaters and the human introductions. And > damn good popcorn and a bar. It will be missed. > > Mark Jeffries > spotligh...@gmail.com > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 4:49 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> I've been going to the Dome since 1963 or 64, when I saw "It's a Mad, >> Mad, Mad, Mad World." (That night has always stuck in my mind because we >> had dinner at a long-gone diner across the street and I spilled a glass of >> milk all over my sister.) I saw everything from "2001" to "1941" there (so >> my track record for lousy movies is pretty strong). >> >> I would imagine that either another chain or, especially, a streaming >> service will purchase the place, as it would give them a nice opportunity >> to showcase their own product and make nice with the other studios and >> indies by playing their stuff. My ideal scenario, though, would involve >> Netflix selling the Egyptian back to the Cinemathque and buying the Dome >> complex. >> >> --Dave Sikula >> >> On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 7:24:12 PM UTC-7 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: >> >>> Arclight includes the famed CineramaDome (I used to work across the >>> street from it and saw two Star Wars movies there) which years ago was >>> expanded to include a multiplex (with the cleanest and most accessible >>> restrooms in all of Hollywood... if you’ve never been to Hollywood, the >>> importance of such amenities cannot be overstated, and to me losing the >>> restrooms is a harsher blow than the actual theater). This article makes it >>> seem like the end of cinema itself, but I suspect it is part of a new >>> cinema experience which will unfold and unravel in the next few years. Not >>> all chains or physical structures will survive. >>> >>> >>> https://variety.com/2021/film/news/arclight-cinemas-closure-la-movie-lovers-in-mourning-1234949843/amp/ >>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c592febd-eab8-4dc8-9e43-31bf897f6081n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c592febd-eab8-4dc8-9e43-31bf897f6081n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-%3DE_EcHhPjmYKCFWxEsUmizP5Pb9jFZto2RkL-YThF9Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-%3DE_EcHhPjmYKCFWxEsUmizP5Pb9jFZto2RkL-YThF9Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CSB7pB57uO-t6JMLiATp3AZVMmWVZFQdU8GkryBheO5Q%40mail.gmail.com.
