Do you still have "local theaters"?

[Bay_area_Hokie]

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I have noticed they are trying to get you to donate money to become a member. Without this additional support they say they can't make it. I won't go to the theaters at the malls as the punks ruin it. Keeping that small town vibe alive is tougher than ever I guess.


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[Jack Galt]

We have 3 here in Williamsburg. One is your typical national type, one is a Movie Tavern which has a more local feel, and then an "art theater" over by the college that shows indie films. That third one would be closed without the College.

[Hokie CPA]

http://narocinema.com/about.php

The Naro is still open in Norfolk. They show a lot of indie films and they still show Rocky Horror, complete with stage actors, several times ore year. I saw Gone With The Wind there when I was a kid and I saw Akira there when I was in high school. It's a neat place to see a film. A lot like when I saw films like the Blues Brothers at the Lyric in Blacksburg.

[Major Kong]

We have drive ins that will not open again until May.

[HvilleHokie]

Staunton only has 2 local theaters. the one at the mall closed down cause people stopped going there and were going to the local theaters. they run first run movies complete with 3D although the dixie is asking for donations to stay open.

the big soulless theater is over in waynesboro.

[Jack Galt]

We have drive ins that will not open again until May.

We used to go to the drive in in Christiansburg during the summer. That was the great thing about living in Blacksburg year-round.

[USN_Hokie]

Is the C-burg drive in still open? That place was awesome.

[HokieDan95]

Richmond has the Byrd theater and the westhampton...goochland has a drive in

[Hokie5150]

Is the C-burg drive in still open? That place was awesome.

Yes, it is still open in the spring and summer...great fun

[Homebrew]

It's often the distributor agreements that crush small theaters by preventing first run movies.

[HokieJoe]

We have a local cinema- not a chain, but very nice nonetheless. The studios get all of their money up front on ticket sales so theaters often have a tough time making it. That's why ticket prices and concessions are so high. I'm a home theater buff so I don't visit the cinema very often.