Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn

445 Albee Square West,
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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theatrefan
theatrefan on December 18, 2016 at 10:47 am

Sad that there is absolutely no acknowledgment of what movie palace had formerly stood on this site before, the RKO Albee. While an artifact from the original RKO movie palace may be hard to come by nowadays, how about a nicely framed color or black & white photo on display somewhere in the lobby?

That being said, presentation here is top-notch and auditorium #1 is capable of showing 35mm film, all of the rest are standard DCP. The food and drinks they serve here are also quite delicious if that is your sort of thing. I also wonder if the repertory programing they do has affected the BAM Cinematek in any way?

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on November 1, 2016 at 9:24 am

Here’s the direct link to the RKO Albee, now gone almost 40 years.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on October 31, 2016 at 8:59 am

Mikeoaklandpartk: This new 7-screen theatre is built on the rear of the plot upon which the 3,250-seat RKO Albee Theatre once stood.

Mikeoaklandpark
Mikeoaklandpark on October 31, 2016 at 8:42 am

Did this replace an old existing theater?

David_Schneider
David_Schneider on October 30, 2016 at 11:17 am

“CBS This Morning” did a report about the Alamo chain and the opening of this, the 25th Alamo Drafthouse, including an interview with founder Tim League which aired on October 29, 2016:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alamo-drafthouse-tim-league-reinventing-movie-theater-cinema-experience/