AMC Classic Bloomfield 8

863 Park Avenue,
Bloomfield, CT 06002

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Previously operated by: Carmike Cinemas, Digiplex Destinations, Entertainment Cinemas, K & G Theatres

Functions: Movies (First Run)

Previous Names: Bloomfield Cinema 8, Digiplex Bloomfield, Carmike Bloomfield

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 860.242.3456

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AMC Classic Bloomfield 8

The Bloomfield Cinema 8 is located on Park Avenue at the Wintonbury Mall. It opened June 21, 1996 seating 1,993. The theatre was operated by Entertainment Cinemas playing first run features. The theatre closed in February of 2006.

After renovations had been carried out, it was reopened on April 25, 2008 by locally owned independent operator K & G Theatres. In 2011, it was taken over by Digiplex Destinations. In early-2015 it was taken over by Carmike, then acquired by AMC when they bought Carmike. The theater closed after business on March 13, 2022.

Contributed by Charles Van Bibber

Recent comments (view all 29 comments)

BrianTalbot
BrianTalbot on April 17, 2008 at 4:35 am

Bloomfield 8 Cinemas will reopen April 24 2008 at 6:00 P.M.
Their phone is: 860-242-FILM

manland
manland on April 17, 2008 at 11:47 pm

Thanks Brian, but Bloomfield will reopen on Friday April 25 2008.

e1337n00b
e1337n00b on June 30, 2008 at 11:40 am

Nice having a lower priced theatre in the area, but it’s still only good if you see scope films. Still no masking for flat films.

e1337n00b
e1337n00b on July 2, 2009 at 1:28 am

Came here for a movie today. I peeked around a few theaters before my movie, and to my surprise they added side masking to most of their screens. (Including the one I was in #4, which was set at flat and opened to scope before trailers started) Theater 1 and 8 they neglected for some odd reason. Saw that Ice Age on 6 had the curtains set at flat, but in UP in theater 1, it was the old Entertainment Cinemas style flat on scope presentation presentation, with the image in the middle of the screen and nothing around it. They should just program scope movies on these screens seriously.

manland
manland on March 17, 2011 at 9:35 pm

BLOOMFIELD 8 THEATER ACQUIRED BY

DIGITAL CINEMA DESTINATIONS CORP.

Conversion Into an All Digital Entertainment Center Coming Soon

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (March 17, 2011) â€" The Bloomfield 8 theater, located across from Town Hall in the Wintonbury Mall, has begun an estimated $1 million conversion to 3-D digital projection and sound thanks to a recent acquisition by Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. (DCDC), Westfield, N.J. (www.digiplexdest.com). The 22,800 sq. ft. theater with 1,500 seats in eight auditoriums, was purchased from partners Dean Gentile and Tim Keefner for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition of the Bloomfield theater was announced today by digital theater entrepreneur A. Dale “Bud” Mayo, chairman and CEO of Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. The Bloomfield 8 is the third theater acquired by the company which began operation on Dec. 31, 2010, the day Mayo acquired in-town theaters in Westfield and Cranford, N.J. All three Digiplex Destinations theaters will serve as the foundation of a chain of all-digital theaters that Mayo’s team plans to open nationwide.
Former Bloomfield 8 co-owner Dean Gentile, a resident of New City, N.Y., becomes Regional Vice President of Operations for DCDC working out of the company’s New Jersey headquarters in Westfield. His former partner, Tim Keefner, a resident of Stratford, Conn., has also joined DCDC as General Manager of the Bloomfield 8 theater, with responsibilities to spearhead further expansion of DCDC’s Digiplex Destinations theaters in New England. Both were former executives of Crown Theaters based in Norwalk, Conn.
The conversion to digital will also include new seating, carpeting, repainted interiors and a digital sound system. Once completed, staffing at the theater will remain at about 20 full- and part-time employees.
When the digital conversion is completed later this year, patrons visiting the all-digital Bloomfield 8 will notice a brighter, crisper, clearer scratch-free image. For the first time in the theater’s 15-year history, 3-D movies such as the blockbuster hit Avatar can be shown. Digital conversion will allow the Bloomfield 8 theater to become a center for special event programming delivered by high definition satellite, such as pop concerts, live sports events and auctions, motivational talks, religious ceremonies, and children’s series, thus allowing the theater to fill more seats during off-peak periods.
The first Digiplex Destination event will be Kidtoons Family Matinees on April 9 and 10 featuring free G-rated movies. On the schedule will be: April 9, Candyland: The Great Lollipop Adventure, and The Little Engine That Could; April 10, Tonka Tough Truck and Barbie: A Fairy Secret. After Apr. 10, the Kidtoons Family Matinees will be priced at $3.50 per person.
Digital conversion is also environmentally-friendly: for decades, Hollywood films would arrive in 70 pound cans shipped by air, truck and courier, consuming fuel and up to $1 million per film in distribution costs. With digital projection, movies arrive by satellite or paperback book-sized hard drive that’s downloaded into a digital projector, one for each auditorium. It takes only minutes to prepare a digital movie for showing, versus one to two hours to spool six reels of film onto a platter, thread it into a projector, then respool it for return shipment at the end of the run.
DCDC’s Bud Mayo says, “In a digital theater, the audience will be totally immersed in the experience. They will be able to text back questions and comments, sing along, host tailgate parties outside, even perform skits to accompany the program, as appropriate.

“Corporate and professional groups will save time, and consume less energy and money using Digiplex Destination theaters as a meeting place.”
Mayo continues, “Digital technology allows us to redefine what it means to go to a movie theater.”
For more information on the Bloomfield 8 and DCDC, log onto www.digiplexdest.com

About Digital Cinema Destinations Corporation

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Westfield, N.J., Digital Cinema Destinations
Corporation is dedicated to transforming movie theaters it operates into interactive
entertainment centers. Operating under the brand name, “Digiplex Destinations,” DCDC
will provide consumers with uniquely satisfying experiences, combining the full promise
of digital technology with engaging, dynamic content that far transcends traditional
cinematic fare. DCDC customers will enjoy live sports events, concerts, conferences,
operas, videogames, auctions, fashion shows and, on an ongoing basis, the very best of
first-run movies. DCDC is a privately held corporation. For more information, visit
www.digiplexdest.com

Mar. 17, 2011

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on March 20, 2011 at 9:41 am

The Bloomfield 8 was recently acquired by the Digiplex Destinations chain. Their new website is http://www.digiplexdest.com/ . There’s an article about it at View link .

Cinemasavvy
Cinemasavvy on July 16, 2012 at 10:40 am

Digital conversion completed as of July 2012.

Roger Katz
Roger Katz on February 7, 2015 at 10:48 pm

This theatre is now owned by Carmike.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 25, 2017 at 6:23 pm

June 21st, 1996 grand opening ad in the photo section.

DanielTheMovieGod
DanielTheMovieGod on March 14, 2022 at 5:49 pm

AMC just announced that this theater is closed permanently without notice

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