It's going to be a blockbuster winter for art house movie lovers here in Denver. There are shiny new screens on the horizon, sooner than you think!
While people love the historic Mayan Theater, the truth is that it's a lovingly renovated relic of the past. The "lovingly" part alone puts it at the top of the heap of junky, dilapidated movie houses where foreign and independent films have to unspool right now.
Thankfully, those days are coming to an end, not a day too soon. Two new theaters are about to shake things up a bit.
Over on Colfax, if you drive past the new Tattered Cover, you might notice a shiny new sign that's recently gone up for the Neighborhood Flix theaters. Long promised, and ever-delayed, it's a sign of progress that this three-screen theater will soon actually open. They're going the cinema cafe route, hoping to create a viable center for film buffs to hang out. The concept looks great. You can sign up on their mailing list on their website for opening details.
That one I knew about, but last night, just randomly checking upcoming movie listings, I found a little surprise from Landmark Theatres. There's a new upscale six screen, stadium seating theater opening up December 7 at the new Landmark development down in Greenwood Village. They call it a "gift to moviegoers." I call it about time, considering the dilapidated state of their current theaters. Maybe they'll finally put the Chez Artiste nearby to bed, way long after it's expiration date.
Both of these are great news!
With the stalled renovation of the Starz Film Center, it looked bleak for us independent cinema fans. I love the movies they show, but frankly, having been in nice modern theaters elsewhere around the country, I've been much more apt to wait for a dvd than suffer again though a miserable experience in a rickety matchbox.
Smaller movies shouldn't have to be second-rate. Now they won't have to be.
Pass the popcorn. I'm there.
While people love the historic Mayan Theater, the truth is that it's a lovingly renovated relic of the past. The "lovingly" part alone puts it at the top of the heap of junky, dilapidated movie houses where foreign and independent films have to unspool right now.
Thankfully, those days are coming to an end, not a day too soon. Two new theaters are about to shake things up a bit.
Over on Colfax, if you drive past the new Tattered Cover, you might notice a shiny new sign that's recently gone up for the Neighborhood Flix theaters. Long promised, and ever-delayed, it's a sign of progress that this three-screen theater will soon actually open. They're going the cinema cafe route, hoping to create a viable center for film buffs to hang out. The concept looks great. You can sign up on their mailing list on their website for opening details.That one I knew about, but last night, just randomly checking upcoming movie listings, I found a little surprise from Landmark Theatres. There's a new upscale six screen, stadium seating theater opening up December 7 at the new Landmark development down in Greenwood Village. They call it a "gift to moviegoers." I call it about time, considering the dilapidated state of their current theaters. Maybe they'll finally put the Chez Artiste nearby to bed, way long after it's expiration date.
Both of these are great news!
With the stalled renovation of the Starz Film Center, it looked bleak for us independent cinema fans. I love the movies they show, but frankly, having been in nice modern theaters elsewhere around the country, I've been much more apt to wait for a dvd than suffer again though a miserable experience in a rickety matchbox.
Smaller movies shouldn't have to be second-rate. Now they won't have to be.
Pass the popcorn. I'm there.
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