Is currently undergoing renovations. Big reclining seats with foldout trays in the auditoriums, a bar, and redone concession stands and restrooms, among other things.
Half of the auditoriums are supposed to be complete by the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, while the rest are supposed to be completed by January 4.
My brother and I watched “Closed Circuit” yesterday afternoon in #3. Although advertised on the website as a DCP (and the trailers were digital), we were pleasantly surprised when the feature itself turned out to be a 35mm print.
Since Tuesday, 8/27, #3 has been closed for remodeling. They’re putting in a bigger screen and taking out the first row of seats. I don’t know if it’s supposed to open up again today or Friday.
On Wednesday night, May 15, at 12:01 AM, “Star Trek Into Darkness” will be playing in all eight theaters – four in 2D (#3, 5, 6, 7) and four in 3D (#1, 2, 4, 8).
From then through probably the next Wednesday, May 22, this will be the only movie playing at Courthouse (you read that right), with the same theater setup as above. Shows are supposed to start every half hour.
After three and a half years, I decided to catch something else here, and watched “Taken 2” on October 5 in #1.
Excellent picture, and beside the point, a hilarious and extremely entertaining movie, but as Giles notes above re: “The Dark Knight Rises”, the sound was on the low side. The whole thing was audible, but things like gunshots, crashes and explosions were not the massive booms you’d expect on their biggest screen – more like little pops.
The manager told me that they’d been having problems in that auditorium and were working to fix it.
The upper level will be completed this week, and will be open and showing movies on Friday, November 2.
Also, to Giles: #2, 4 and 8 will be 7.1, after a little rewiring work. These three have Dolby CP750 processors. The one in 8 was put in when that auditorium went digital in February 2011, and the one in 2 was put in very recently, maybe during the lower level remodel. I’m not sure about 4, but it might have been put in there during the first digital install back in 2009. I think it was there in 2010 at the earliest.
Leila: I’m not the manager. The decision with the bathroom isn’t his, it’s that of the home office in Kansas City, MO, since they’re paying for the renovation. I honestly don’t know the precise reason behind it, even though I’ve asked. It’s possible that HQ didn’t have the budget to remodel all six bathrooms. Given the inevitability of complaints, I have a feeling this will change in the future.
Giles: #8 is the auditorium that had 8-channel SDDS. I’m pretty sure this one will be upgraded to 7.1. Once the renovation moves to the upper level later this week, they’re going to gut everything. I’ll make sure to ask the sound tech about it.
Also, the main lobby will open on Friday, October 5, the day after it’s completed. So all five theaters that will be open are the remodeled ones.
The lower level box office enclosure, right next to the exit doors and the escalators in the Metro tunnel, has been closed off, and poster cases have been installed on the exterior. For many years this box was used only to list currently-playing movie titles on the letter board.
The box office and Guest Services desk are both on the right side. Due to the building layout it wasn’t possible to remove the left-side staircase, so the right-side one was removed instead and Guest Services moved there.
The main lobby is scheduled to be completed by Thursday, October 4.
The interior of the elevator is also supposed to be remodeled at some point.
A month ago I came here for the first time and saw “The Bourne Identity”, which I missed during its original run. It took a second to get used to 35mm again.
I guess the print was from 2002, but it was in excellent shape. Some minor scratches on the right hand side about 20 minutes in that didn’t last long. Phenomenal sound too.
Really impressive overall. I will see “The Master” in 70mm here.
Is currently in the middle of a multi-million dollar renovation. Work began around August 1 in the lower level (theaters #1-3), and the whole building is expected to be completed in November. Some of what’s being done:
All interiors and theaters are being repainted and getting new carpet. All the poster cases and theater doors are being replaced. The main and upstairs staircases and railings will be replaced with glass panels.
All theaters are getting ramps and stairs for “stadium-lite” seating, new home-style reclining seats that adjust at the push of a button, new screens (larger in some theaters), new speakers, automated masking and digital preshow ads.
LCD panels will be outside every theater, listing the movie title, showtimes, etc.
The main lobby concession is being totally replaced and enlarged, and will be the only one in the building. There will be new food items and LCD displays. The upstairs concession (rarely used) will be completely removed to create a larger “area of refuge”, and the downstairs one (unused for many years) has been removed and walled off for an employee area.
The right-side box office, from the outside as you face the front doors, is being redone to include digital displays and a third terminal. It will be the only box office. The left one has already been closed, walled up and painted over on the outside, and several 24-hour ABOs will be installed there. On the inside, it will become a Guest Services area. The staircase above it might have to be moved, or totally removed, to accommodate it.
The main and upstairs bathrooms are being redone (new tiles, Dyson hand dryers). The downstairs bathrooms are being discontinued and will be employee-only.
The AMC 8 THEATRES signs on the outside of the building are supposed to be replaced. I think the one on the back (which nobody can see) near the parking garage might be moved to the side of the building, directly facing the courthouse across the street, so that people driving on Courthouse Rd. can see it.
The lower level was completed this week, and opened and showed movies today, August 31. The theater doors haven’t been replaced yet, just repainted for the time being. The bathrooms down there are still open for guests, until the whole building is finished apparently.
The next area being worked on is the main lobby. #4 and #5 are closed, but the lobby is still open so people can get to the other six theaters. The concession stand is closed, and everything has been moved to the one upstairs.
Finally gave them another try with “The Raid: Redemption” back in March. No problems whatsoever. Really impressed with the quality of the print. Also a great movie.
Sony 4Ks (with 2D lenses) from the AMC Glendora 12 in Glendora, CA were installed in #6 and #7 on that day, and in #3 and #5 on the previous day, June 4.
The final 35mm shows were on June 4 – “Battleship” and “For Greater Glory” in #6, and “Dark Shadows” and “Men in Black 3” in #7.
I’ve only seen two movies here, both in 2009 – “Taken” and “Fast & Furious”. Had a great time at both, particularly the former. Great sound and picture.
The GM here ran the AMC Courthouse 8 theater for a little over three years.
The first and only movie I’ve seen here is “Get Low” on (IIRC) August 21, 2010.
Sold-out show in a medium-sized theater, good sound, good hot dog. The print was very badly scratched though; the deep green ones alternating with black hairlines. They’d appear right in the middle of a good scene. The trailers had hairlines too.
It was a real shame because this is a good movie, shot in anamorphic, and the print quality was otherwise spectacular. I don’t think they’d even had it for very long.
One of the managers talked to a group of people at the end of the show and said something like “the problem was with the projector” and that it “was going to be replaced soon”. Cover-your-ass shuck, most likely.
Got its first digital projector (Sony 4K) in auditorium 4 on October 28, 2009. The first movie to play was “Where the Wild Things Are”. The RealD 3D lens was installed not long after, and the first 3D movie played was the Dave Matthews concert “Larger than Life”.
Three more Sony 4Ks, all with 3D lenses, were installed on the same day in February 2011, in auditoriums 1, 2 and 8.
Is currently undergoing renovations. Big reclining seats with foldout trays in the auditoriums, a bar, and redone concession stands and restrooms, among other things.
Half of the auditoriums are supposed to be complete by the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, while the rest are supposed to be completed by January 4.
My brother and I watched “Closed Circuit” yesterday afternoon in #3. Although advertised on the website as a DCP (and the trailers were digital), we were pleasantly surprised when the feature itself turned out to be a 35mm print.
Since Tuesday, 8/27, #3 has been closed for remodeling. They’re putting in a bigger screen and taking out the first row of seats. I don’t know if it’s supposed to open up again today or Friday.
“Star Trek” won’t be the only movie playing after all. A few shows of “Mud” and “The Croods” are also scheduled.
On Wednesday night, May 15, at 12:01 AM, “Star Trek Into Darkness” will be playing in all eight theaters – four in 2D (#3, 5, 6, 7) and four in 3D (#1, 2, 4, 8).
From then through probably the next Wednesday, May 22, this will be the only movie playing at Courthouse (you read that right), with the same theater setup as above. Shows are supposed to start every half hour.
The lower level restrooms have been remodeled and are now open for guests.
On Thursday, December 13, “The Hobbit” will be playing in all eight theaters – six in 2D, two in 3D – at 12:01 AM.
After three and a half years, I decided to catch something else here, and watched “Taken 2” on October 5 in #1.
Excellent picture, and beside the point, a hilarious and extremely entertaining movie, but as Giles notes above re: “The Dark Knight Rises”, the sound was on the low side. The whole thing was audible, but things like gunshots, crashes and explosions were not the massive booms you’d expect on their biggest screen – more like little pops.
The manager told me that they’d been having problems in that auditorium and were working to fix it.
The upper level will be completed this week, and will be open and showing movies on Friday, November 2.
Also, to Giles: #2, 4 and 8 will be 7.1, after a little rewiring work. These three have Dolby CP750 processors. The one in 8 was put in when that auditorium went digital in February 2011, and the one in 2 was put in very recently, maybe during the lower level remodel. I’m not sure about 4, but it might have been put in there during the first digital install back in 2009. I think it was there in 2010 at the earliest.
(Repost from 9/30)
Leila: I’m not the manager. The decision with the bathroom isn’t his, it’s that of the home office in Kansas City, MO, since they’re paying for the renovation. I honestly don’t know the precise reason behind it, even though I’ve asked. It’s possible that HQ didn’t have the budget to remodel all six bathrooms. Given the inevitability of complaints, I have a feeling this will change in the future.
Giles: #8 is the auditorium that had 8-channel SDDS. I’m pretty sure this one will be upgraded to 7.1. Once the renovation moves to the upper level later this week, they’re going to gut everything. I’ll make sure to ask the sound tech about it.
Also, the main lobby will open on Friday, October 5, the day after it’s completed. So all five theaters that will be open are the remodeled ones.
I saw “The Master” here in 70mm on the 21st at 7:15. The show was almost sold out, which I honestly didn’t expect. The print was stunning.
The lower level box office enclosure, right next to the exit doors and the escalators in the Metro tunnel, has been closed off, and poster cases have been installed on the exterior. For many years this box was used only to list currently-playing movie titles on the letter board.
The box office and Guest Services desk are both on the right side. Due to the building layout it wasn’t possible to remove the left-side staircase, so the right-side one was removed instead and Guest Services moved there.
The main lobby is scheduled to be completed by Thursday, October 4.
The interior of the elevator is also supposed to be remodeled at some point.
A month ago I came here for the first time and saw “The Bourne Identity”, which I missed during its original run. It took a second to get used to 35mm again.
I guess the print was from 2002, but it was in excellent shape. Some minor scratches on the right hand side about 20 minutes in that didn’t last long. Phenomenal sound too.
Really impressive overall. I will see “The Master” in 70mm here.
I only ever saw two movies here: “The Mask”, and many years later, “Die Another Day”.
A few months after that I was at the mall and said “Hey, maybe I’ll watch a movie.” Followed by “WTF is this???”
Is currently in the middle of a multi-million dollar renovation. Work began around August 1 in the lower level (theaters #1-3), and the whole building is expected to be completed in November. Some of what’s being done:
All interiors and theaters are being repainted and getting new carpet. All the poster cases and theater doors are being replaced. The main and upstairs staircases and railings will be replaced with glass panels.
All theaters are getting ramps and stairs for “stadium-lite” seating, new home-style reclining seats that adjust at the push of a button, new screens (larger in some theaters), new speakers, automated masking and digital preshow ads.
LCD panels will be outside every theater, listing the movie title, showtimes, etc.
The main lobby concession is being totally replaced and enlarged, and will be the only one in the building. There will be new food items and LCD displays. The upstairs concession (rarely used) will be completely removed to create a larger “area of refuge”, and the downstairs one (unused for many years) has been removed and walled off for an employee area.
The right-side box office, from the outside as you face the front doors, is being redone to include digital displays and a third terminal. It will be the only box office. The left one has already been closed, walled up and painted over on the outside, and several 24-hour ABOs will be installed there. On the inside, it will become a Guest Services area. The staircase above it might have to be moved, or totally removed, to accommodate it.
The main and upstairs bathrooms are being redone (new tiles, Dyson hand dryers). The downstairs bathrooms are being discontinued and will be employee-only.
The AMC 8 THEATRES signs on the outside of the building are supposed to be replaced. I think the one on the back (which nobody can see) near the parking garage might be moved to the side of the building, directly facing the courthouse across the street, so that people driving on Courthouse Rd. can see it.
The lower level was completed this week, and opened and showed movies today, August 31. The theater doors haven’t been replaced yet, just repainted for the time being. The bathrooms down there are still open for guests, until the whole building is finished apparently.
The next area being worked on is the main lobby. #4 and #5 are closed, but the lobby is still open so people can get to the other six theaters. The concession stand is closed, and everything has been moved to the one upstairs.
Finally gave them another try with “The Raid: Redemption” back in March. No problems whatsoever. Really impressed with the quality of the print. Also a great movie.
All 12 screens are digital as of Wednesday, June 6.
All 8 screens are digital as of Tuesday, June 5.
Sony 4Ks (with 2D lenses) from the AMC Glendora 12 in Glendora, CA were installed in #6 and #7 on that day, and in #3 and #5 on the previous day, June 4.
The final 35mm shows were on June 4 – “Battleship” and “For Greater Glory” in #6, and “Dark Shadows” and “Men in Black 3” in #7.
I’ve only seen two movies here, both in 2009 – “Taken” and “Fast & Furious”. Had a great time at both, particularly the former. Great sound and picture.
The GM here ran the AMC Courthouse 8 theater for a little over three years.
The first and only movie I’ve seen here is “Get Low” on (IIRC) August 21, 2010.
Sold-out show in a medium-sized theater, good sound, good hot dog. The print was very badly scratched though; the deep green ones alternating with black hairlines. They’d appear right in the middle of a good scene. The trailers had hairlines too.
It was a real shame because this is a good movie, shot in anamorphic, and the print quality was otherwise spectacular. I don’t think they’d even had it for very long.
One of the managers talked to a group of people at the end of the show and said something like “the problem was with the projector” and that it “was going to be replaced soon”. Cover-your-ass shuck, most likely.
I guess I’ll give them another try someday.
The THX-certified one is #8.
Got its first digital projector (Sony 4K) in auditorium 4 on October 28, 2009. The first movie to play was “Where the Wild Things Are”. The RealD 3D lens was installed not long after, and the first 3D movie played was the Dave Matthews concert “Larger than Life”.
Three more Sony 4Ks, all with 3D lenses, were installed on the same day in February 2011, in auditoriums 1, 2 and 8.
All 14 screens are digital as of Tuesday, February 7.