AMC Village 7

Was the film Enchanted April? Both films were UK made and starred Joan Plowright.

When the Loews Village opened in 1991, it had the distinction of being the most expensive theatre per seat ever constructed. Loews paid a fortune for the site, and the unusual (at the time) multi-level layout necessitating a more complicated structural framing system and the many needed escalators were given as reasons for the high cost.

I remember going to this theater the day it opened to see Thelma and Louise with two of my friends. We then snuck into Drop Dead Fred and then pushed our luck further and snuck into Truth or Dare. It began a long history of the “movie sneak” for me, as this was probably the easiest theater in which to auditorium hop. One Sunday in ‘92, my friend and I paid to see Widow’s Peak in the early afternoon, then snuck into Twin Peaks-Fire Walk With Me and a third film. On our way out, Bob Roberts was about to begin. We looked at each other, shrugged and walked in, only the theater was almost completely sold out. The only seats available were in the front row, so we decided to leave. An usher saw us leaving and asked what was wrong. We told him there were no seats and he said- well, give me your tickets and we’ll refund you. Don’t just leave. So I made this elaborate show of trying to find my tickets, pretended I’d left them in a bathroom stall, went into the bathroom for a few minutes, then came out with a disgusted face and said that someone was “occupying” the stall. So the usher took us downstairs (at this point, we were mortified and just wanted to flee, but this kid was tenacious) brought us to the manager, explained the situation, and the manager very kindly gave us passes for the next showing.

I wound up moving right across the street from the theater shortly thereafter and frequented it for the 8 years until I moved to LA.

They sometimes play indies for short runs before the DVD or if it’s a special run (Citizen Kane was a premiere engagement in 1991). Remember The Daze (aka The Beautiful Ordinary) was a co-production of First Look Studios and Freestyle Releasing. It’s now on DVD.

You left out an indie called Remember The Daze which opened on April 4th or April 11th. It ran for a week to promote the DVD release.

Here is a list of movies that were shown at the LOEWS VILLAGE VII from 2002 to today.

1/11/02- ORANGE COUNTY
1/25/02- THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES
1/25/02- A WALK TO REMEMBER
2/1/02- BIRTHDAY GIRL
2/8/02- ROLLERBALL
2/15/02- CROSSROADS
2/15/02- JOHN Q
2/22/02- DRAGONFLY
3/1/02- WE WERE SOLDIERS
3/15/02- SHOWTIME
3/29/02- CLOCKSTOPPERS
3/29/02- DEATH TO SMOOCHY
3/29/02- PANIC ROOM
4/5/02- BIG TROUBLE
4/12/02- CHANGING LANES
4/12/02- THE SWEETEST THING
5/3/02- DEUCES WILD
5/3/02- HOLLYWOOD ENDING
5/10/02- THE NEW GUY
5/17/02- ABOUT A BOY
5/24/02- ENOUGH
5/24/02- INSOMNIA
5/31/02- THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
6/7/02- BAD COMPANY
6/14/02- THE BOURNE IDENTITY
6/21/02- JUWANNA MANN
6/28/02- HEY ARNOLD: THE MOVIE
7/3/02- MEN IN BLACK II
7/12/02- ROAD TO PERDITION
7/19/02- K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER
7/26/02- AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER
8/9/02- XXX
8/23/02- SERVING SARA
9/6/02- CITY BY THE SEA
9/13/02- BARBERSHOP
9/13/02- STEALING HARVARD
9/20/02- THE FOUR FEATHERS
9/27/02- THE TUXEDO
10/11/02- THE RULES OF ATTRACTION
10/11/02- SWEPT AWAY
10/11/02- WHITE OLEANDER
10/18/02- ABANDON
10/18/02- AUTO FOCUS
10/25/02- PAID IN FULL
10/25/02- THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE
11/6/02- FEMME FATALE
11/22/02- THE EMPEROR’S CLUB
11/22/02- FRIDAY AFTER NEXT
11/27/02- ADAM SANDLER’S EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS
11/27/02- EXTREME OPS
11/27/02- THE QUIET AMERICAN
12/6/02- ANALYZE THAT
12/13/02- STAR TREK: NEMESIS
12/19/02- 25TH HOUR
12/20/02- GANGS OF NEW YORK
12/25/02- CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
12/25/02- NARC
12/25/02- THE PIANIST
1/31/03- FINAL DESTINATION 3
1/31/03- THE GURU
2/7/03- HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS
2/21/03- DARK BLUE
2/28/03- CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE
3/14/03- THE HUNTED
3/21/03- BOAT TRIP
3/28/03- BASIC
3/28/03- THE CORE
4/4/03- THE GOOD THIEF
4/4/03- PHONE BOOTH
4/4/03- WHAT A GIRL WANTS
4/16/03- BULLETPROOF MONK
4/25/03- IDENTITY
5/16/03- POKEMON HEROES
5/23/03- BRUCE ALMIGHTY
5/30/03- THE ITALIAN JOB
6/13/03- RUGRATS GO WILD
6/20/03- ALEX & EMMA
6/27/03- CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE
7/2/03- LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE
7/25/03- LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE
7/25/03- SEABISCUIT
8/1/03- GIGLI
8/15/03- FREDDY VS JASON
8/15/03- GRIND
8/15/03- OPEN RANGE
8/22/03- THE MEDALLION
9/5/03- DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR
9/12/03- CABIN FEVER
9/12/03- LOST IN TRANSLATION
9/19/03- ANYTHING ELSE
9/19/03- COLD CREEK MANOR
9/19/03- THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS
10/3/03- SCHOOL OF ROCK
10/8/03- MYSTIC RIVER
10/10/03- KILL BILL VOL 1
10/24/03- BEYOND BORDERS
11/7/03- ELF
11/7/03- LOVE ACTUALLY
11/21/03- 21 GRAMS
11/26/03- TIMELINE
12/5/03- THE LAST SAMURAI
12/10/03- BIG FISH
12/19/03- CALENDAR GIRLS
12/24/03- MONSTER
12/25/03- PAYCHECK
12/25/03- PETER PAN
1/16/04- ALONG CAME POLLY
1/30/04- THE BIG BOUNCE
2/6/04- BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS
2/20/04- AGAINST THE ROPES
2/20/04- EUROTRIP
2/27/04- TWISTED
3/12/04- SECRET WINDOW
3/12/04- SPARTAN
4/2/04- HOME ON THE RANGE
4/2/04- THE PRINCE & ME
4/9/04- ELLA ENCHANTED
4/16/04- KILL BILL VOL 2
4/23/04- 13 GOING ON 30
4/30/04- GODSEND
4/30/04- MEAN GIRLS
5/14/04- TROY
5/28/04- SOUL PLANE
6/11/04- THE STEPFORD WIVES
6/18/04- THE TERMINAL
6/25/04- FAHRENHEIT 9/11
7/2/04- THE CLEARING
7/2/04- DE-LOVELY
7/16/04- A CINDERELLA STORY
7/23/04- THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
7/30/04- THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
8/6/04- COLLATERAL
8/27/04- ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID
9/1/04- VANITY FAIR
9/17/04- MR. 3000
9/17/04- SILVER CITY
9/17/04- SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
10/1/04- I HEART HUCKABEES
10/1/04- LADDER 49
10/8/04- RAISE YOUR VOICE
10/15/04- TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE
10/22/04- THE GRUDGE
10/29/04- SAW
11/5/04- ALFIE
11/12/04- BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON
11/12/04- FINDING NEVERLAND
11/19/04- THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE
12/3/04- CLOSER
12/10/04- OCEAN’S TWELVE
12/17/04- LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
1/14/05- COACH CARTER
1/14/05- IN GOOD COMPANY
1/21/05- ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
2/4/05- BOOGEYMAN
2/18/05- CONSTANTINE
¾/05- BE COOL
3/11/05- HOSTAGE
3/11/05- THE UPSIDE OF ANGER
3/18/05- THE RING TWO
3/25/05- GUESS WHO
4/8/05- SAHARA
4/15/05- HOUSE OF D
4/22/05- THE INTERPRETER
5/13/05- MONSTER-IN-LAW
5/20/05- DOMINION: A PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST
5/27/05- THE LONGEST YARD
6/3/05- THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS
6/10/05- HIGH TENSION
6/10/05- THE HONEYMOONERS
6/24/05- BEWITCHED
6/29/05- WAR OF THE WORLDS
7/15/05- CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
7/22/05- THE DEVIL’S REJECTS
7/22/05- HUSTLE & FLOW
8/12/05- FOUR BROTHERS
8/12/05- THE SKELETON KEY
8/19/05- RED EYE
8/26/05- THE BROTHERS GRIMM
8/26/05- THE CAVE
9/16/05- EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED
9/16/05- LORD OF WAR
9/16/05- SEPARATE LIES
9/23/05- OLIVER TWIST
9/30/05- THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE,OHIO
10/7/05- WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
10/14/05- ELIZABETHTOWN
10/14/05- DOMINO
10/21/05- KISS KISS BANG BANG
10/21/05- SHOPGIRL
10/28/05- THE LEGEND OF ZORRO
10/28/05- THE WEATHER MAN
11/4/05- JARHEAD
11/9/05- GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN'
11/23/05- THE ICE HARVEST
11/23/05- YOURS, MINE & OURS
12/2/05- AEON FLUX
12/9/05- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
12/21/05- FUN WITH DICK AND JANE
12/25/05- THE PRODUCERS
12/25/05- RUMOR HAS IT
12/28/05- MATCH POINT
1/13/06- LAST HOLIDAY
1/27/06- IMAGINE ME & YOU
3/3/06- 16 BLOCKS
3/3/06- DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY
3/10/06- ASK THE DUST
3/10/06- FAILURE TO LAUNCH
3/24/06- INSIDE MAN
3/24/06- STAY ALIVE
3/31/06- BASIC INSTINCT 2
4/7/06- LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN
4/14/06- THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE
4/14/06- THE WILD
5/5/06- HOOT
5/5/06- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
5/12/06- POSEIDON
5/19/06- SEE NO EVIL
6/23/06- WAIST DEEP
7/14/06- YOU, ME, AND DUPREE
8/4/06- BARNYARD: THE ORIGINAL PARTY ANIMALS
8/4/06- THE NIGHT LISTENER
8/4/06- TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY
8/11/06- PULSE
8/11/06- STEP UP
8/18/06- ACCEPTED
8/18/06- MATERIAL GIRLS
8/18/06- TRUST THE MAN
8/25/06- HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS
8/25/06- INVINCIBLE
9/1/06- CRANK
9/8/06- THE COVENANT
9/8/06- HOLLYWOODLAND
9/22/06- ALL THE KING’S MEN
9/22/06- FLYBOYS
10/6/06- EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
10/13/06- INFAMOUS
10/13/06- MAN OF THE YEAR
10/27/06- CATCH A FIRE
10/27/06- SHUT UP & SING
11/3/06- FLUSHED AWAY
11/10/06- HARSH TIMES
11/10/06- THE RETURN
11/10/06- STRANGER THAN FICTION
11/17/06- FAST FOOD NATION
11/22/06- DEJA VU
12/1/06- NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VAN WILDER: THE RISE OF TAJ
12/1/06- THE NATIVITY STORY
12/8/06- THE HOLIDAY
12/8/06- UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
12/22/06- THE GOOD SHEPHERD
12/22/06- WE ARE MARSHALL
12/25/06- BLACK CHRISTMAS
1/5/07- CODE NAME: THE CLEANER
1/5/07- FREEDOM WRITERS
1/12/07- ARTHUR & THE INVISIBLES
1/19/07- THE HITCHER
2/2/07- BECAUSE I SAID SO
2/2/07- VENUS
2/9/07- HANNIBAL RISING
2/23/07- THE ASTRONAUT FARMER
3/2/07- BLACK SNAKE MOAN
3/2/07- WILD HOGS
3/23/07- REIGN OVER ME
3/23/07- SHOOTER
3/30/07- BLADES OF GLORY
3/30/07- THE LOOKOUT
4/5/07- THE REAPING
4/13/07- AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS
4/13/07- PATHFINDER
4/20/07- FRACTURE
4/20/07- VACANCY
4/27/07- THE CONDEMNED
5/11/07- GEORGIA RULE
6/1/07- GRACIE
6/1/07- KNOCKED UP
6/1/07- MR. BROOKS
6/8/07- SURF’S UP
6/15/07- NANCY DREW
6/22/07- 1408
7/3/07- TRANSFORMERS
7/11/07- HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
7/27/07- I KNOW WHO KILLED ME
8/3/07- THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
8/10/07- RUSH HOUR 3
8/24/07- MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAY
8/24/07- THE NANNY DIARIES
8/24/07- WAR
9/7/07- THE BROTHERS SOLOMON
9/14/07- DECEMBER BOYS
9/14/07- MR. WOODCOCK
9/21/07- EASTERN PROMISES
9/21/07- SYDNEY WHITE
9/28/07- THE GAME PLAN
10/5/07- THE HEARTBREAK KID
10/19/07- 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
10/19/07- GONE BABY GONE
10/19/07- RENDITION
11/2/07- MARTIAN CHILD
11/9/07- P2
11/21/07- AUGUST RUSH
11/21/07- THE MIST
12/12/07- THE PERFECT HOLIDAY
12/14/07- ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS
12/21/07- P.S. I LOVE YOU
12/25/07- THE GREAT DEBATERS
12/25/07- THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP
¼/08- ONE MISSED CALL
1/11/08- IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE
1/18/08- CLOVERFIELD
1/25/08- THE AIR I BREATHE
1/25/08- HOW SHE MOVE
2/1/08- THE EYE
2/1/08- OVER HER DEAD BODY
2/8/08- VINCE VAUGHN’S WILD WEST COMEDY SHOW
2/8/08- WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS
2/22/08- VANTAGE POINT
2/29/07- THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
2/29/08- PENELOPE
3/7/08- 10,000 B.C.
3/7/08- MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY
3/21/08- SHUTTER
3/28/08- STOP-LOSS
4/4/08- LEATHERHEADS
5/2/08- MADE OF HONOR

After 17 years, this theater is standing strong on its feet
and the VILLAGE VII ( aka VILLAGE 7) is one of my absolute
favorite theaters in MYC today.