Today it was announced that the lease for the AMC Block E Movie Theatre would not be renewed. This effectively means that the Block E Theatre will be closing its doors some time in the next few months. This is coming just weeks after Steve Mann made public news that the Mann 6 Theatre in …
Now I’ve sung the praises of the great job the guys at The Uptown have done with booking midnight films on numerous occasions, and I shall continue to as long as Patrick, Rich and Joe keep on keeping on, but Pootie Tang just might be their crown jewel. Written and directed by the best comic …
After blowing up last weekend in its limited release of 18 screens, Darren Aronofsky’s latest film, Black Swan will be opening at The Uptown Theatre for an exclusive run (as The Uptown is prone to do). But the big news today is that Fox Searchlight, buoyed by the record setting per-screen average of the film, …
Nostalgia – it’s delicate, but potent. Teddy told me that in Greek, “nostalgia” literally means “the pain from an old wound.” It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn’t a spaceship, it’s a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards … it takes us to a place where …