Alamo Drafthouse Hit With Company-Wide Layoffs
Alamo Drafthouse Hit With Company-Wide Layoffs
www.hollywoodreporter.com Alamo Drafthouse Hit With Company-Wide Layoffs
The popular theater chain had some corporate and hourly layoffs on Tuesday.
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I wish I didn't have to drive 6 hours to my nearest one. I've heard they're the best chain around
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they used to be unique but now almost all theaters (at least around me) have a comparable (or better) experience with reserved seats, roomy reclining seats, better food, etc. I think the only thing Alamo really has going for it now is its strict policy of no kids and no talking.
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I would pay a premium for no kids and no talking tbh. Those two things have ruined the last half dozen times I've been to the movies
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Haha, “the only thing it has going for it” is 100% why it’s important and we need to keep it around. I’m a big fan of it not being a crapshoot as to whether or not my expensive movie ticket is going to be a miserable experience due to an awful audience.
(Bonus Alamo protip: get the chocolate chip cookies. Freshly baked and delicious. I write “cookies” on a slip after they take my main order but before the movie starts, then prop it up when I’m finished. Cookies then miraculously appear midway through the movie - half the time I don’t even see those ninjas deliver them.)
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Ah where I live, Alamo food is still way better than any other in-seat option.
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They're really expensive, but it's kind of a whole experience. I went last month to see Wicked with the family, and ended up spending like $150 on food and tickets.
Granted there were five of us, we each got a meal, and a couple of us got desserts too.
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$150 for a meal and five movie tickets doesn’t seem expensive to me. That’s honestly not bad for a meal alone.
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Sounds like a pretty good deal seeing that I spent $80 on me and my partner to see Nosferatu last week with just a popcorn and drink to split between us
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They certainly are. I used to be under 20 minutes away from one now am about 2.5 hours and still have driven to that one twice in the last 2 months. May have to again as that's the only place in my state to see The Brutalist it seems
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❤️ the Boston Alamo. Public transportation has a station right outside. Decent beer taplist. The popcorn with clarified butter is Yummo! Only thing missing is an IMAX.
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