Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn

Please rename it back to Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn, the official website of the theatre hasn’t change it to the Spike Lee Cinema, maybe one of the screens is dedciated to him. Until the website changes the name, please put it back to the original hame.

Please update, total seats is 1020. Theatre 2 is opening on Friday. Theatre 1 95 (35MM), Theatre 2 37, Theatre 3 67, Theatre 4 107, Theatre 5 101 (REALD 3D), Theatre 6 162, Theatre 7 179 (70MM/REALD 3D), Theatre 8 68, Theatre 9 49, Theatre 10 67, Theatre 11 35 and Theatre 12 53

not all their theatres. Amazing what typing words into search engines can do…

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alamo-drafthouse-theaters-close-bankrupt-1236027457/

New reclining seats, same narrow width. Not much room for one’s elbows. If you have people on either side and then move the table towards you it’s something like being strapped into a high chair. By middle of next week six of the original screens will be back in service with #5 just about done and #4 not far behind. I was told sometime in July for the expansion to be completed.

From Alamo Drafthouse Since first opening its doors in 2016, our Downtown Brooklyn location has been a cornerstone of our little cinema company. It was our first foray into NYC, and we’re extremely proud of the community of moviegoers that have built up around it – but even the Mona Lisa needs to get some work done every once in a while. On February 5th and 6th, we’ll be closing our doors to begin work on a comprehensive remodel and expansion, including new seats, more screens, new projectors, and more bathrooms.

First up, the seats. Every single auditorium will be getting a plushy, ultra-comfy upgrade in the form of premium recliner seats. Not only will they be more comfortable and afford you a better view of the screen, they each come with their own swivel table. Now you can swing your popcorn and beer right to your face, just as the good lord intended. We’ll be updating our seats a few auditoriums at a time, but we plan to have the first batch installed and ready for your butt soon.

In addition to the updates we’re making to our existing auditoriums, we’ll be doing a massive five screen expansion. This nearly doubles our screen count, which means more movies and more awesome events for you. It also means more bathrooms, as we’ll be adding a few more of those by our new auditoriums as well.

Every auditorium will also be getting a big upgrade in the form of state-of-the-art Laser projectors, with select auditoriums receiving RealD 3D, 70mm, and 35mm capabilities.

As always, we’ll continue to do everything we can to provide you the best cinema experience possible, but we kindly ask that you be patient with us and excuse any dust. After we open back up on 2/07 we’ll be running a limited menu through 2/13 of appetizers, pizzas, drinks, and a few other favorites. This will allow us to continue to provide the best service possible throughout the renovation process, but we apologize if your burger cravings go unsated for a little while.

That’s it for now, but be sure to check back here and our social channels for all the latest updates on Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn’s transformation. Until then, we’ll see you at the movies (just not on 2/05 or 2/06).

Two day closure on Feb 5 and 6 as part of what the email from Alamo says is a five screen expansion.

@HowardBHaas: While it’s true that the 70mm Todd-AO format called for a 2.2: 1 aspect ratio, it’s not because of the “surround sound”. It’s because the Todd-AO format was based on the Grandeur 65/70mm format of the 1920’s, which was 2.13:1.

Also remember that when Cinemascope was first released in 1953, it had 4-track mag soundtracks only and the original aspect ratio was 2.55:1. It was reduced to 2.35:1 to also accomodate a mono optical sound track, which the theater owners demanded.

One of the first films to use 2.35 was “Love Me Tender” with Elvis Presley, released in 1956. (To accommodate digital sound and because lab splices were visible on the screen, the entire image was made slightly smaller and the AR became slightly wider at 2.39:1 in later years. In digital, it’s generally 2.4:1.)

Starting in 1986, a few 70mm films WERE released in 2.35 which was accomplished by simply reducing the height. This way, the sides didn’t have to be cropped as they were with most 35mm anamorphic to 70mm spherical blowups. Those films were: Star Trek IV (1986), The Untouchables, Casualties of War and Die Hard 2 (the last two are unconfirmed.) IMO, they should have been doing this all along and it was actually a recommended practice as published in the American Cinematographers Manual, I believe beginning in the 6th edition, published in 1986.

Are they still expanding to 14 screens, only 7 open last Friday. Very disappointed they are closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

I haven’t seen a screen showing the time before(wow!!)!!

All 70mm films are NOT scope! The Joker is flat, as was for example, The Master.

Please update description Theatre 7 features 70MM Film presentations

I heard rumors that Century 21 is closing and the Alamo taking over the 3rd floor with 7 more screens

This theater is also known as Alamo Drafthouse City Point, which is what the building and mall is called, and where the theater is housed.