But the phone number it advised customers to call – (414) 963-8779 – went unanswered Tuesday afternoon.ĭallas-based Cypress Equities Managed Services, which has been running Bayshore for owner American International Group Inc., said it was disappointed by iPic's decision to pull out of the mall. IPic said it will provide refunds to people who bought seats for dates after Wednesday. The Bayshore iPic will close after Wednesday's shows, iPic said in a statement. The company will close not only the theater, but an associated bowling alley, Pinstrikes, and restaurant, Big Daddy’s Brew + Que. Crew closes at Bayshore Town Center, adding to mall's list of vacancies will close its movie theater and related entertainment venues at Bayshore Town Center - another blow to the Glendale mall, which has been hit by several store vacancies.īut an executive with the company managing the mall said Tuesday that negotiations already have been opened with another potential theater operator. And, with very comfortable seats, iPic makes it is easy to indulge.IPic Entertainment Inc. In the meantime, go see a movie, they are good for you. Cheap quality filler content could mean a sort of Bradburian, cheap-experience-over-true-art type of future. With too much emphasis on the “movie” in “movie theater,” this could mean a drab future for film. This focus on the experience also represents a tipping-point for art of filmmaking itself. What does this mean for the future of the movie theater? Well, for New Yorkers, it likely means a rise in ticket costs (those art deco interiors are not paying for themselves). People go to the movies for the experience of the big screen. But no one has ever gone to the movies because it is convenient or cozy. To get a sense of this new era of movie theater, step into an iPic Theater. Sure, the local multiplex cannot offer thousands of titles (including complete television shows) or the privacy you would get in your own home. ![]() ![]() However, according to Statista, global box office revenue is expected to rise from “about $38 billion in 2016 to nearly $50 billion in 2020.” This increase can be traced to a new advent in theater design: the personalized movie theater. Watch what you want, when you want it, for $8 a month.īen Cook ('19), a freshman and cinephile, believes services like Netflix are causing a drop in theater attendance. ![]() Since Netflix introduced streaming in 2008, film experiences have become increasingly more personalized. It is difficult for today's youth to relate to this social rite, with services such as Netflix and Hulu. It may be cozy to wrap up in a blanket and watch Mean Girls for the ninth time this year, but nothing can beat the experience of a blockbuster illuminated on a screen bigger than your apartment.Īs long as movie theaters have been hubs of culture, awkward first dates have also been a rite of passage. The theater has comfier seats, better sound systems, fancier foyers, more formal staff, and, of course, much bigger screens. But film is more than its slick one-liners and paradigm-shifting reels, as its medium is equally as big a player: the screen.Īt South Seaport iPic Theater they have taken everything in today's consumerist movie theater industry to the next level. Ever since the silver screen days of the 1920s, film has a massive part in American culture.
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