• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Former Austinite here. Alamo Drafthouse essentially went out of business and got bought. This is Alamo Drafthouse in name only.

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      5 months ago

      We had one in Omaha before Covid absolutely destroyed their big expansion and triggered the resulting sale. It was SO GOOD before that. Now it’s just a sad reminder of what once was.

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        5 months ago

        Oh, shoot. I was hoping to catch something there next time I was in town to compare to the Texas and Des Moines markets’ Flix Brewhouse. I only recently started going to theaters post-covid and am liking Flix.

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          It’s still pretty good, but the pre-shows lost much of their sparkle and creativity. The food went from really good to pretty good. Kind of like Panera - the food there is still decent, but it was better before private equity bought them up.

    • CH3DD4R_G0B-L1N@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      My last truly great film going experience was at the Ritz for the Hateful 8 roadshow shown on 70mm with an intermission and 3 themed courses. I was devastated hearing the bankruptcy news.