A month or so ago, I wrote an editorial criticizing AMC Movie Thetaters for a terrible experience I had where the manager made it clear that he cared more about money than giving audiences what they paid for. And earlier this week, this story breaks. Comedian Aziz Ansari, (now co-starring on TV’s “Parks and Recreation,”) …
If you’re a frequent reader of this site, you might be aware that we called for a boycott of the AMC movie theater chain. I had what could be considered an incredibly disheartening conversation with the manager on duty who suggested that as long as the ratio to non-complaining patrons isn’t outweighed by complaining patrons, …
Everyone knows that movie going is expensive. On a Friday night, tickets cost $10 each, and that’s not including popcorn, candy or soda. We like movies. All of us who write for the site are doing this for the love of cinema, not to get rich off of it. (‘Cause trust us, we aren’t.) We …
AMC is looking to develop a new television series based on Francis Ford Coppola’s feature film, ‘The Conversation.’ The film, released in 1974 starred Gene Hackman as an electronic surveillance expert. The new series will also take place in the early 1970s, rather then updating the show to modern day. The show will be scripted …
So, last week Regal announced its approval of Red Band trailers, this week, they’ve decided IMAX is also the way to go. IMAX recently entered a 100-theater deal with AMC. In this deal, Regal has agreed to adding 31 systems in 20 Markets, expanding to 50 by 2010. The local IMAX in Boston is only …