(The title of this post may be a bit of an exaggeration.)
Screenland Cinemas has removed St. Joe's Plaza 8 Theater from their website. What could this mean?
Plaza 8 has always been the black sheep of Screeland's regional empire. It plays second-runs of the most mainstream Hollywood movies, while the Armour, Crossroads, Crown Center, and Grinders locations lean more towards artistic, indie fare.
About a year ago I had a conversation with the manager of Plaza 8, John Shipp. Figuring that they already have access to the reels of all those great movies they're showing in KC, I tried to convince him to bring special, limited screenings of more artistic indie films to Plaza 8. Great idea, no? They could probably even charge a few bucks above their normal rate of $2/ticket. They don't appear to have gone for it...
Plaza 8 is still an awesome place for an inexpensive date or a matinee. The popcorn is good, they charge a lot less for concessions than most places, it's never crowded, and the A/C is cranked! If you're lucky, you can even find a seat with both armrests still intact! ;)
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