Haha, if someone did an expose on Village Entertainment, I’m sure a few people would be going to jail because of the information revealed about the illegal operations inside theatres and corporate headquarters.
I am not at liberty to divulge that information. But, I can tell you that it is a credible source as he worked for Loews/Village and talked directly to the DM of Loews at the time and talked with AMC officials when they visited the theatre for the merger. But then again, you still may write it off as hearsay.
As for the Bloomingdale Court, Village Theatres no longer involves itself in operations there. The other company kept the staff, but they are now in charge of operations. Hence the Indian movie playing there. You might retort: “Well, what about the lincoln village theatre-they have "Om Shanti Om?” Well sir, Village Entertainment worked out a deal with the company involved. They pay the man for box office sales and in return, he pays Village rent for use of the theatre. And my source is credible as this info comes from the company itself.
After reading these comments, I must clarify a few assumptions about this theatre:
1.) During negotiations for the AMC-Loews merger, AMC had to choose which theatres to keep and which to dump because of monopoly laws governing businesses. Thanks to a Loew’s district manager who didn’t like individuals working at Lincoln Village at the time, she suggested that the LV be one of the theatres to dump.
My opinion: if AMC had known the opportunities present at LV, they most definitely would’ve kept the theatre, while providing the necessary updates and renovations currently in desperate need today.
2.) It is not the building’s managers that are to blame, it is the company/owner of Village Entertainment that are to blame. If they believed that investment leads to profit, then L V wouldn’t not be as shabby as it is today (those pictures make the theatre look a lot better than it really is). The company is too cheap to provide basic repairs.
3.) The real story on the parking lot- The city only asked one requirement for the lot to be re-opened: to re-pave the lot to rid it of the many potholes. The owner didn’t want to spend any money, so the lot is closed.
4.) Actually, Bloomingdale has already switched owners: It is now owned by an Indian movie company. Don’t know details of that switch of hands.
5.) Lincoln Village has entirely too much potential to be run into the ground, but Village Entertainment managed to make it fail, those comments were true.
Currently, the problems at Lincoln Village:
No working escalator or elevator
No heat
No working water fountains
No parking lot
Torn and ragged carpet
Dirty carpet
And I’m sure there are other problems unknown to me. Unfortunately for customers, none of these inconveniences will be corrected for the duration of the theatre’s existence. The company doesn’t care enough. It isn’t up to the management of the theatre itself to make the decisions as they don’t have the money to pay for these repairs, but the company, including owners, don’t care enough to fix anything. They just want to see how much money they can make before the theatre gets shut down.
North Riverside is currently closed, but will re-open in about two weeks.
Village North will stay open for a while.
Glenwood will stay open too. It’s more of a community theatre. No real competition there. But it doesn’t do much business.
The fate of Lincoln Village will be revealed by Nov. 30th. But I suspect it will be shut down by the city sometime soon.
There is hearsay about the theatre being turned into a School for Jewish Girls, but I remain unsure about that fate.
And Village Entertainment likes to find ways to avoid contacting them as they would surely get more complaints and continue to do nothing. Even if you get the number to a corporate office, it will lead you to a voicemail.
There’s no hope with Village. It’s going down. It needs to be put to rest. There has been enough suffering. Customers have been neglected long enough.
Catherine,
Haha, if someone did an expose on Village Entertainment, I’m sure a few people would be going to jail because of the information revealed about the illegal operations inside theatres and corporate headquarters.
Paul,
I am not at liberty to divulge that information. But, I can tell you that it is a credible source as he worked for Loews/Village and talked directly to the DM of Loews at the time and talked with AMC officials when they visited the theatre for the merger. But then again, you still may write it off as hearsay.
As for the Bloomingdale Court, Village Theatres no longer involves itself in operations there. The other company kept the staff, but they are now in charge of operations. Hence the Indian movie playing there. You might retort: “Well, what about the lincoln village theatre-they have "Om Shanti Om?” Well sir, Village Entertainment worked out a deal with the company involved. They pay the man for box office sales and in return, he pays Village rent for use of the theatre. And my source is credible as this info comes from the company itself.
After reading these comments, I must clarify a few assumptions about this theatre:
1.) During negotiations for the AMC-Loews merger, AMC had to choose which theatres to keep and which to dump because of monopoly laws governing businesses. Thanks to a Loew’s district manager who didn’t like individuals working at Lincoln Village at the time, she suggested that the LV be one of the theatres to dump.
My opinion: if AMC had known the opportunities present at LV, they most definitely would’ve kept the theatre, while providing the necessary updates and renovations currently in desperate need today.
2.) It is not the building’s managers that are to blame, it is the company/owner of Village Entertainment that are to blame. If they believed that investment leads to profit, then L V wouldn’t not be as shabby as it is today (those pictures make the theatre look a lot better than it really is). The company is too cheap to provide basic repairs.
3.) The real story on the parking lot- The city only asked one requirement for the lot to be re-opened: to re-pave the lot to rid it of the many potholes. The owner didn’t want to spend any money, so the lot is closed.
4.) Actually, Bloomingdale has already switched owners: It is now owned by an Indian movie company. Don’t know details of that switch of hands.
5.) Lincoln Village has entirely too much potential to be run into the ground, but Village Entertainment managed to make it fail, those comments were true.
Currently, the problems at Lincoln Village:
No working escalator or elevator
No heat
No working water fountains
No parking lot
Torn and ragged carpet
Dirty carpet
And I’m sure there are other problems unknown to me. Unfortunately for customers, none of these inconveniences will be corrected for the duration of the theatre’s existence. The company doesn’t care enough. It isn’t up to the management of the theatre itself to make the decisions as they don’t have the money to pay for these repairs, but the company, including owners, don’t care enough to fix anything. They just want to see how much money they can make before the theatre gets shut down.
North Riverside is currently closed, but will re-open in about two weeks.
Village North will stay open for a while.
Glenwood will stay open too. It’s more of a community theatre. No real competition there. But it doesn’t do much business.
The fate of Lincoln Village will be revealed by Nov. 30th. But I suspect it will be shut down by the city sometime soon.
There is hearsay about the theatre being turned into a School for Jewish Girls, but I remain unsure about that fate.
And Village Entertainment likes to find ways to avoid contacting them as they would surely get more complaints and continue to do nothing. Even if you get the number to a corporate office, it will lead you to a voicemail.
There’s no hope with Village. It’s going down. It needs to be put to rest. There has been enough suffering. Customers have been neglected long enough.