Regal Cinemas South Beach 18

dallasmovietheaters on January 19, 2023 at 11:32 pm

They are simply escaping leasing agreements that aren’t favorable in bankruptcy to try and pay their bills.

Mikeoaklandpark on January 21, 2023 at 8:12 pm

Are they still using the box office? The Regal here is not they haven’t since before the pandemic

aeterna on January 27, 2023 at 4:48 pm

Once Regal closes its doors, that will leave O Cinema as the sole film venue on the beach from an era when there were 12 to 14 movie houses at the peak on Miami Beach proper.

David_Schneider on February 18, 2023 at 10:20 pm

Back in the 2000’s, before or after seeing a film at the Regal South Beach, I used to get coffee and sometimes a sandwich at what may have been called Cafe Del Moro at the far end of the lobby that felt separate from any of the concessions. Across from this a door opened onto an outdoor patio, where I would head out to what felt like a balcony overlooking the Lincoln Road pedestrian mall stretching east into the distance, where I’d stand for a while contemplating the view, and people-watching from above. (There was also a similar patio on the third floor from which I would do the same thing.)

Most often I would make the trip over to the Regal South Beach for film festivals, though a couple times I went for releases that within the county were only playing there. The one I remember is “Shadow Magic”, a drama set in 1902 about the introduction of motion pictures to China.

The cafe space closed years ago, and its empty structure was still dormant, when I stopped going to the Regal South Beach mostly because it seemed the Miami Film Festival was no longer using it as a venue once the Silverspot Cinemas Metsquare in downtown Miami opened in 2018.

The last times I visited the doors to the patios were locked on both floors, making my favorite thing about this cinema inaccessible, (though online photos show they later reopened).

I hadn’t a reason to go back since, but felt nostalgic for these nuances when I saw a headline in the Miami Herald stating it will be closing.

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The person at the far end of the lobby in this photo is sitting at something new where Cafe Del Moro used to be.

A photo from Google Maps shows the second floor patio/defunct cafe became the “Regal VIP” area since I had last been there.

Here is the edge of the patio from which I’d gaze down upon Lincoln Road.

David_Schneider on February 22, 2023 at 8:17 pm

I wish there were a photo posted from the point of view of someone gazing down upon Lincoln Road from the patios/balconies, as I mention in my comment from February 18th, 2023, to better illustrate what I am describing.