Please update, CLOSED as of February 5, 2026
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is shuttering its location in La Centerra in Katy — the only one in the Greater Houston area. While no public statement has been published by the company, our call to the theater verified the closing. Additionally, as reader Dale Prasek discovered and we confirmed, no tickets are available to purchase on the website beyond Saturday, February 7.
I asked to speak with the manager of the Katy location as well as emailed franchisee Triple Tap Ventures LLC. We’ve not yet received answers on why it’s being closed. Should we receive additional information, we’ll update this post.
The closure marks the end of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema having a presence in Houston for more than two decades. It first opened at West Oaks Mall in May 2003 and closed in June 2012 — a long and successful run hampered at the end by the diminishing stature of the mall. The opening was notable as the first cinema to operate as a dine-in theater, with servers bringing dishes and drinks right to guests in the auditorium.
A Mason Road location in Katy followed, then Alamo Drafthouse Cinema would open a second in Vintage Park in far northwest Houston on February 13, 2013. However, by December 2016 and after only a three-and-a-half year run, the location was leased by competitor Star Cinema Grill.
In July 2018, the La Centerra location debuted in a brand-new, custom-built facility, and it’s had nearly an eight-year run. However, there has been cause for concern over the past decade. The Houston-area locations were franchises operated by Triple Tap Ventures LLC, which announced locations in Houston, Sugar Land and League City that never came to fruition. The COVID-19 pandemic was not kind to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain, either, as it filed for bankruptcy in March 2021.
While the closing of the La Centerra location marks Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s exit from the Greater Houston area, other Texas locations remain open in Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and other towns.
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GREENPORT — Story Screen Cinema will shutter Sunday, becoming the second movie theater to open and close at its location in under four years.
The closure was due to “some major issues” with the building at Fairview Plaza, owners Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro said in an Instagram post. They decided not to renew their lease after
“much back and forth” with the landlord at the commercial shopping district about a mile north of downtown Hudson.
The theater’s departure leaves another retail space empty in Fairview Plaza, where vacant storefronts and “for lease” signs have proliferated in recent years. Trinity Realty Group broker Kevin Parisi declined to comment on the latest closure at the property he oversees. County records show the plaza is owned by a limited liability company based in Brooklyn and Ann Arbor, Mich.
The theater’s screenings of classic and cult movies endeared it to local cinephiles. In its final days, the movie theater planned to show a double feature of “Beetlejuice” and “A Mighty Wind” to honor Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian actress and comedian who died last week.
Burdge started Story Screen in 2014 as a community for film enthusiasts. He helped to reopen and manage the Beacon Theater before teaming up with DiMuro to open the three-screen venue in Greenport. The pair said they would continue to host pop-up events and outdoor screenings throughout the Hudson Valley while they looked for another location.
The Madison Theatre briefly operated an outpost at Story Screen’s plaza location. The Albany theater opened its Greenport venue in 2022, temporarily closed that same year, and later reopened for a short stint in August 2023 before shuttering within months.
Burdge and DiMuro thanked patrons for supporting Story Screen during its two-year run.
“We have loved meeting you and hosting you for events and talking movies with you,” they wrote. “We are truly saddened to be leaving so soon and we will be working on finding a new space.”
Just uploaded in the photos section pictures of the theatre when I visited today, many auditoriums have center aisle to walk up, giving up prime seats, a practice that United Artists did when they built theatres in the 1980’s and early 1990’s and a practice that National Amusements did also,
Not surprised, this theatre was Regal planned closing when filing for Chapter 13 several years ago and this is one of the few locations that was General Admission seating, they never started reserve seating.
Please rename The Uptown Theatre, it Performance and event venue according to it’s facebook page It not longer owned by Regal Cinemas. Ad in photos section
Please update, CLOSED as of February 5, 2026 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is shuttering its location in La Centerra in Katy — the only one in the Greater Houston area. While no public statement has been published by the company, our call to the theater verified the closing. Additionally, as reader Dale Prasek discovered and we confirmed, no tickets are available to purchase on the website beyond Saturday, February 7.
I asked to speak with the manager of the Katy location as well as emailed franchisee Triple Tap Ventures LLC. We’ve not yet received answers on why it’s being closed. Should we receive additional information, we’ll update this post.
The closure marks the end of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema having a presence in Houston for more than two decades. It first opened at West Oaks Mall in May 2003 and closed in June 2012 — a long and successful run hampered at the end by the diminishing stature of the mall. The opening was notable as the first cinema to operate as a dine-in theater, with servers bringing dishes and drinks right to guests in the auditorium.
A Mason Road location in Katy followed, then Alamo Drafthouse Cinema would open a second in Vintage Park in far northwest Houston on February 13, 2013. However, by December 2016 and after only a three-and-a-half year run, the location was leased by competitor Star Cinema Grill.
In July 2018, the La Centerra location debuted in a brand-new, custom-built facility, and it’s had nearly an eight-year run. However, there has been cause for concern over the past decade. The Houston-area locations were franchises operated by Triple Tap Ventures LLC, which announced locations in Houston, Sugar Land and League City that never came to fruition. The COVID-19 pandemic was not kind to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain, either, as it filed for bankruptcy in March 2021.
While the closing of the La Centerra location marks Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s exit from the Greater Houston area, other Texas locations remain open in Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and other towns.
Phaedra Cook
please update, close as of February 9, 2025
Text GREENPORT — Story Screen Cinema will shutter Sunday, becoming the second movie theater to open and close at its location in under four years.
The closure was due to “some major issues” with the building at Fairview Plaza, owners Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro said in an Instagram post. They decided not to renew their lease after
“much back and forth” with the landlord at the commercial shopping district about a mile north of downtown Hudson.
The theater’s departure leaves another retail space empty in Fairview Plaza, where vacant storefronts and “for lease” signs have proliferated in recent years. Trinity Realty Group broker Kevin Parisi declined to comment on the latest closure at the property he oversees. County records show the plaza is owned by a limited liability company based in Brooklyn and Ann Arbor, Mich.
The theater’s screenings of classic and cult movies endeared it to local cinephiles. In its final days, the movie theater planned to show a double feature of “Beetlejuice” and “A Mighty Wind” to honor Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian actress and comedian who died last week.
Burdge started Story Screen in 2014 as a community for film enthusiasts. He helped to reopen and manage the Beacon Theater before teaming up with DiMuro to open the three-screen venue in Greenport. The pair said they would continue to host pop-up events and outdoor screenings throughout the Hudson Valley while they looked for another location.
The Madison Theatre briefly operated an outpost at Story Screen’s plaza location. The Albany theater opened its Greenport venue in 2022, temporarily closed that same year, and later reopened for a short stint in August 2023 before shuttering within months.
Burdge and DiMuro thanked patrons for supporting Story Screen during its two-year run.
“We have loved meeting you and hosting you for events and talking movies with you,” they wrote. “We are truly saddened to be leaving so soon and we will be working on finding a new space.”
grand opening ad in photos section, I thought it was already uploaded
Just uploaded in the photos section pictures of the theatre when I visited today, many auditoriums have center aisle to walk up, giving up prime seats, a practice that United Artists did when they built theatres in the 1980’s and early 1990’s and a practice that National Amusements did also,
please update cliosed
Please rename theatre to B&B THEATRES BLOOMINGTON 13 AT MALL OF AMERICA as per webiste
Please update, CLOSED
Not surprised, this theatre was Regal planned closing when filing for Chapter 13 several years ago and this is one of the few locations that was General Admission seating, they never started reserve seating.
Please update, renovations now complete total seats 1,768
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 459 IMAX Laser
Theatre 2 121
Theatre 3 105
Theatre 4 106
Theatre 5 122 ICE
Theatre 6 104 4DX
Theatre 7 99
Theatre 8 122
Theatre 9 and 10 106
Theatre 11 121
Theatre 12 81
Theatre 13 75
Theatre 14 41
Uploaded photos of the new IMaX house in the photos section, excellent sound
Please rename theatre to Fairchild Cinemas @ Queensgate in Richland as per website
Please rename theatre to Fairchild Cinemas @ Road 68 in Pasco
Please fix website link to https://www.villagecentrecinemas.com/locations/wandermere
Please rename theatre to Regal Vancouver Plaza as per website
Please rename it to Regal Spokane Valley as per website
Please rename theatre to Fairchild Cinemas @ Southgate in Kennewick
website is https://othelloshowhouse.com/
Please rename The Uptown Theatre, it Performance and event venue according to it’s facebook page It not longer owned by Regal Cinemas. Ad in photos section
Please rename theatre to Regal Crossroads-Bellevue
Please rename theatre to Regal Cascade
Please rename theatre to Regal Poulsbo
Please ranem theatre to Regal Northtown Mall as per website
Please rename theatre to Regal Martin Village as per website
Please fix website link, it is https://www.magiclanternonmain.com/
Please rename theatre to Regal Issaquah Highlands as per website
Please fix website link, it https://www.hallettcinemas.com/