Landover 6 Cinemas
2101 Brightseat Road,
Landover,
MD
20785
2101 Brightseat Road,
Landover,
MD
20785
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Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Neighborhood Theatres
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The Landover 6 Cinemas is one of the first six-screeners in all of Maryland, opening by S&H Theatres on June 21, 1972 with the following in screen order: “Night Comers”, “Great Northfield Minnesota Raid”, “Modern Times” (the 1936 Charlie Chaplin classic), “Concert For Bangladesh” (starring George Harrison and Bob Dylan), “Brother John” and “Red Sun”.
Despite the mall and the theater having a Landover address, it was located in a very unique pocket between Hyattsville, Landover, and Glenarden. Neighborhood Theatres took over the theater soon afterward, followed by Cineplex Odeon afterward in December 1986, who operated the Landover 6 until closing in 1991. Landover Mall closed on May 19, 2002 and the entirety of the mall was demolished in late-2006.
The theater also has a separate outdoor entrance called Promenade 2, which leads to the mall entrance, through the door to the right and down the stairs to the ticket booth, concession stand and auditoriums.
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Reason of the mall’s closure is because of the mall becoming a symbol of decline in Prince George’s County due to crime, changing demographics, and retail neglect.
There was a listing for this and some others that have disappeared. sigh
I vaguely remember one had to walk down to the shoebox theaters that had small screens. They didn’t have stereo in any of the auditoriums and were the same size. I think the high end department store Garfinckels was across from here on the top level. Hot Shoppes may have been next to the theater.
My first time visiting here was in 1978 when my oldest brother kidnapped me to see the Richard Donner directed Superman: The Movie. I recall dozing off in the beginning during the long credit sequence but over time, I have learned to really enjoy the John Williams memorable score and cool title sequence that conveys that flying theme. :). My brother would nudge me to wake up during some parts like when Clark Kent first changes to Superman to save Lois Lane from from that damaged helicopter.
I can recall the visceral reaction to the part where Lois Lane ‘dies’ and dies in such a graphic way as she fights to stay alive from the earth that fills her car. And then there’s Superman’s dramatic reaction, cry, scream and use of his superpower to turn back time. Very dramatic moment and experience. I think this movie played at the Uptown in 70mm. If my brother only would have taken me to that better place, it would have been..um, super.
Having grown up watching the 1950s tv series in reruns and the cartoons, the live action adaptation was way beyond anything I’ve seen as a child exposing me to what was one of my first theatrical experiences. Even though this venue wasn’t a grand ornate place, it did have a bigger screen than our home Motorola 25" color screen and there were a few people to laugh and cheer and be part of the communal experience that movies provide. :)
In 1982, my Mom wanted to see ET: The Extraterrestrial as it was the subject of much summer news coverage when it came out and during the summer. She never really liked going to the movies thinking it was a waste of time. It was playing in 70mm to very long lines at the KB Cinema. ‘82 was a great year for 70mm cinema for me. Unfortunately, I was kind of sick and tired of the news coverage about this movie’s commercial and critical success and the reported fact that Steven Spielberg was at one point making $1M a day. I decided to take her here as it is/was one of the worst places to see a movie and just wanted to see if the movie is/was THAT good, how would she react. Despite the lousy presentation, she laughed and smiled seeing ET and cried when Elliott gives that monologue after ET had also 'died.’ The power of movies.
I’d like to think I came here after that but don’t remember. Cinema Treasures, please don’t delete/lose this page again. I’m getting older now so reposting from memory gets more difficult.