Court Street Cinema Fire, Again
The UA Cinema on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights had a small fire incident on Saturday that left none injured. According to the Brooklyn Heights Blog, a popcorn machine was the cause of the fire, but the sprinkler system kept it from getting out of control. The incident did fill the theater with smoke and…
The UA Cinema on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights had a small fire incident on Saturday that left none injured. According to the Brooklyn Heights Blog, a popcorn machine was the cause of the fire, but the sprinkler system kept it from getting out of control. The incident did fill the theater with smoke and force everyone in the theater to evacuate. Almost the exact same sequence of events occurred last month—a small fire caused by a faulty popcorn machine. Perhaps it’s time for UA Cinema to invest in some new popcorn machines? GMAP
Fire in a Crowded Theater: the Sequel [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
Fire in a Crowded Theater [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
Popcorn Machine Catches Fire [A Brooklyn Life]
Photo by Marc Hermann/BHB
“As TVs grow larger and theater screens grow smaller, is it any wonder that people are less and less willing to pay $11-14 for a movie ticket?”
Why do you think I stopped going to movies? Pay $$ to sit in a firetrap, sticky-floor movie theater with jerks on cell phones? Screw that crap. I’ve got a 60″ TV!
Denton is correct. As TVs grow larger and theater screens grow smaller, is it any wonder that people are less and less willing to pay $11-14 for a movie ticket?
“If capitalism works,why don’t we get better movie theaters?”
Because capitalism is working to destroy them. BluRay anyone?
lol @ this thread
*rob*
understanding demographics would have saved you from this realization that people talk during the movie.
I saw “The Departed” here, and I must admit the crowds’ reaction to the ‘surprise ending’ really added to the film. Never heard the “MFer” explicative said by so many people at the same time before.
I love seeing movies here. The element of danger (will the theater burn down while I’m inside, will I get punched out by another patron, etc.) really adds to my enjoyment of the film. Furthermore, I love the running commentary and constant cell phone conversations – often more interesting than the film itself.
I agree with the majority here. This place is a complete disaster. In fact, I only go at the very tail end of a movie’s run there — and for matinees only! Otherwise, the experience is almost unbearable. Theaters chock full of talkers and cell phone squawkers. Absent-minded projectionists. Half-stocked concessions. Rude, slow, unhelpful staff. Long, convoluted treks to theaters. Out of order escalators. I could go on…
Who goes to the movies anyway? I literally can’t remember the last time I saw a movie in a theater.
MM is right about the Dufield – this place has to be a palace compared to that!