Current Theater Statuses as of August 1 2021

Last updated August 1 2021 A lot of theaters and theater chains did NOT make it through the pandemic unscathed, and this will be a weekly attempt to get everything up to date on the

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Arclight Boston…we hardly knew ye…

The announcement yesterday that Arclight Cinemas is closing permanently hit the film industry like no other recent news. Arclight, which also operates Pacific Cinemas, announced that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic led to the decision to

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Boston’s North Shore losing it’s ONLY major movie hub – Showcase Revere is closing

I am utterly APPALLED by the news, which broke yesterday, that Showcase Cinemas has decided to close one of the oldest theaters in their chain, our home base, Showcase Revere. I’m so angry I can’t

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FRIDAY UPDATE: West Newton joins Gloucester in reopening for business

West Newton Cinema has become the second suburban Boston theater to  reopen under the state’s new COVID-19 safety guidelines. Like Gloucester Cinema, which reopened last week, West Newton will be running mostly classics – Jaws,

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Entertainment, Showplace Icon formally announce closures

From Entertainment Cinemas website: COVID-19 UPDATE: All Entertainment Cinemas theatres are closed until further notice. We will continue to monitor all federal, state and local agencies both governmental and health related on COVID-19. Safety and

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