Clarification: This is the first theater in the Hampton Roads area to play “Star Wars,” before it expanded into other local cinemas later in the summer of 1977.
I saw “Bad Lieutenant” there in 1993 while visiting a relative. I remember the theater being fairly skeevy, but still appreciated the opportunity to see “Lieutenant,” since it was not playing in any theater where I lived at the time.
I fondly remember this theater from growing up. They had an eclectic mix of first-run Hollywood films and art-house films. I remember seeing “At Close Range,” “Raising Arizona,” “Without You, I’m Nothing,” and “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane” there, if that gives you any hint as to how eclectic they were.
The Lynnhaven 8 was an AMC theater that opened during the summer of 1986 outside of Lynnhaven Mall. I think it stuck around until 2003 when AMC opened their 24-screen complex there, but I could be wrong. Inside Lynnhaven Mall, a 5-screen complex owned by UA opened on the 2nd floor near the food court during the summer of 1981. A 6-screen complex opened on the 1st floor during the winter of 1982-1983. That was a UA theater as well. During the mid-1990s, the 1st floor complex started showing more art-house fare. I remember seeing Bunuel’s “Belle de Jour” there in 1995. During the late 1990s, the 1st floor cinema closed and the 2nd floor cinema hung in for a few years, but it was owned by AMC at that point.
Clarification: This is the first theater in the Hampton Roads area to play “Star Wars,” before it expanded into other local cinemas later in the summer of 1977.
I saw “Bad Lieutenant” there in 1993 while visiting a relative. I remember the theater being fairly skeevy, but still appreciated the opportunity to see “Lieutenant,” since it was not playing in any theater where I lived at the time.
I fondly remember this theater from growing up. They had an eclectic mix of first-run Hollywood films and art-house films. I remember seeing “At Close Range,” “Raising Arizona,” “Without You, I’m Nothing,” and “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane” there, if that gives you any hint as to how eclectic they were.
The Lynnhaven 8 was an AMC theater that opened during the summer of 1986 outside of Lynnhaven Mall. I think it stuck around until 2003 when AMC opened their 24-screen complex there, but I could be wrong. Inside Lynnhaven Mall, a 5-screen complex owned by UA opened on the 2nd floor near the food court during the summer of 1981. A 6-screen complex opened on the 1st floor during the winter of 1982-1983. That was a UA theater as well. During the mid-1990s, the 1st floor complex started showing more art-house fare. I remember seeing Bunuel’s “Belle de Jour” there in 1995. During the late 1990s, the 1st floor cinema closed and the 2nd floor cinema hung in for a few years, but it was owned by AMC at that point.