i have some bad news...........

BUT i also have some GOOD news

cinema city is closing. 

BUT 

cinema city is reopening on new park as part of the bow tie cinemas. that's a bit closer to me. i'll miss the old theater on brainard but i hope this one does better business. it is one of the ONLY places you could go see a movie and not have a demi or a cruise or an  angelina or a travolta or a snake on a plane anywhere near  you. (another being cinestudio at trinity. however one cannot eat or drink ANYTHING at cinestudio)

Cinema City Closes Its Doors
By

Jenna Carlesso 

 

Cinema City, a beloved theater in Hartford's South End known for its art films, will close its doors for good tonight.

The theater will reopen tomorrow in a wing of the Bow Tie Palace 17 and Odyssey Theater at 330 New Park Ave. under the name "Cinema City at the Palace." The new digs will feature five screens, stadium seating, a new cafe, digital stereo sound and more parking. The current theater -- on Brainard Road across from the Metropolitan District Commission water pollution control facility -- has four screens and a smaller parking lot.

When I spoke to Joseph Masher, Bow Tie Cinema's chief operating officer, last month he said it is because of the theater's steadfastly loyal following that it will reopen at a new location with more perks. The new place will even include memorabilia from the old theater in its lobby area, he said...................