AMC Boston Common 19
175 Tremont Street,
Boston,
MA
02111
175 Tremont Street,
Boston,
MA
02111
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The IMAX is getting renovated this week. New seat total is ~3950
Theatre now has Dolby Cinema
The Loews Boston Common opened around the same time as the Loews in Elizabeth.
Does anyone know the capacity of each auditorium. I know the IMAX is 654 and Screen 1 is 215. My movie was in IMAX and the IMAX screen looks like RPX or Dolby Cinema.
This theatre reminds me of the AMC Loews 34th Street and AMC Loews Kiips Bay before renovations. Still got the Loews brand inside.
I’ll post a picture of the IMAX screen when I get home next week.
This opened on July 20th, 2001. Grand opening ad in the photo section
MacGuffins is AMC’s Bar brand that that is installed in Dine-in and AMC locations.
Internet says the Showplace Icon is on Seaport Boulevard. It opened earlier this year. Here is an article with lots of photos. It looks pretty nice.
In the print edition of today’s Boston Herald there is a review of the new movie “Chappaquidick” which is playing here at the Boston Common, as well as the Kendall Square cinema in Cambridge. But it’s also playing at two other local cinemas: the “Kerasotes Showplace Icon Boston” and the “South Bay Center”. I never heard of the former and only recently heard of the latter. Where are they located? What are they like? Anyone know? (the movie gets a Grade A review).
Regal also has one that is called Cinebarre but it’s only in 7 of their locations so far.
And I believe this theatre now has a bar in one of the lobby levels called MacGuffins, but it’s much smaller and less fancy than the original Back Lot lounge.
Thanks Ron for the description. As to theatrefan’s point, though at least sometimes simply in the main lobby, some regular mainstream multiplexes like AMC also have bars now, not only the movie theater chains that began with bars.
They were a bit ahead of the times, because nowadays having a bar in your theatre is very in vogue with chains like Alamo Drafthouse and such.
If you go back to old comments, you will find discussion of the Back Lot, especially in this comment by Ian Judge (who managed the theatre in its early years):
http://cinematreasures.org/comments?page=5&theater_id=10382#comment-44980
It was a bar specifically for moviegoers.
What was the Back Lot? I can’t find a reference even by googling.
Yes, such a prime location could be better put to use than just storage. It’s a shame the Back Lot was not commercially successful, perhaps a Loews Club would have done better back in early days.
That seems like a very wasteful use of a prime space in a luxury hotel building.
The former Back Lot space is currently used for storage.
Also it has a great art-deco inspired vertical, very simple but elegant at the same time. Lincoln Square could have used one like this, I hope they don’t get rid of it completely. What every took over what used to be the “Back Lot” in this venue?
Always thought the concession stand here was much nicer than the one on 34th Street, I have pictures I took during the Loews era I will have to find and post here.
Loew’s Boston Common 19 was designed by the Rockwell Group. The firm’s founder, David Rockwell, also won the 2016 Tony award for best scenic design of a musical, for “She Loves Me.”
The Legacy Loews exterior signage will be removed and replaced by the AMC Brand –
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170301005839/en/
Love this little Loews. Saw A Most Violent Year (with Jessica Chastain – I’m an extra in her latest movie!) there a few snowy Januarys ago.
A disgrace that this is the only theatre in downtown Boston…Loews had a bit of class in booking studio and art films
There will be competition in the future for this cinema because this week ground was broken for the big “The Hub” building on Causeway street on the site of the old North Station and the old Boston Garden. The first phase of The Hub will include a 60,000 sq.ft. Star Market and a 60,000 sq. ft. 15-screen ArcLight Boston cinema. There will also be a music hall for live acts run by Don Law & Ed Kane. This news is from a long article in the business section of today’s Boston Herald.