West End Cinema
2301 M Street NW,
Washington,
DC
20037
2301 M Street NW,
Washington,
DC
20037
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another economic casualty of the COVID pandemic; I drove by this the other day and every sign and everything inside the glass doors is gone, this theatre is officially closed. DC, yet again, loses another movie theater
Up from 1998 to its closing, it’s was part of Loews Cineplex.
auditorium three finally reopened – oh the leather seats put Bethesda’s to shame – very very comfortable (haven’t been over to Atlantic Plumbing to compare) – it’s very intimate I don’t think it can sit more than twenty five people.
both auditoriums have the new seats and a quick look into auditorium two, the spacing also looks resolved.
re(re)opening tomorrow April 1st – showtimes are up on the theater’s website.
looks like Landmark is closing the theater until April – “We’re renovating to enhance your experience! With New Screens, Supple Leather seats, & more!”
I was over here for the Oscar Doc Shorts showcase on screen 1, and personally it didn’t look like they did anything to the screen or the seats
Hmm. Why would Landmark spend $ on such an old place? How much larger of a movie screen can you put in those shoe box theaters anyway? I doubt it’ll big enough for 70mm. :P
Wow, how time has passed since it reopened in 2010 and closed this year.
I wish them well.
Now, if only Landmark would reopen say, the old MacArthur theater, which is also a triplex, but has a huge 700 seat BIG auditorium that could play 70mm on a large screen. But how to get rid of CVS?! Their lease should be up by now. Its been 18 years..gotta go.
Landmark has bought it and is reopening this next Friday (July 17th)
“West End Cinema features three auditoriums, with two opening initially while additional upgrades to the theatre continue. When completed, the new Landmark Theatres West End Cinema will feature larger screens, new seating, an expanded concession menu and alcoholic beverages.”
new seating? oh thank god… auditorium two’s seats were horrible: no leg room and way too cramped.
sadly a news story in today’s Washington Post Weekend section regarding the closing at the end of this month
extracts:
“Josh Levin noted that the exhibition landscape has radically changed since the West End opened just before Halloween in 2010. The Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse and Cinema opened an outpost in Ashburn, the Angelika opened its Mosaic theater in Fairfax and a pop-up theater at Union Market, and the high-end ArcLight and iPic theaters opened in Montgomery County. With more theaters planned in the area, including a permanent home for the Angelika pop-up and two new Landmark theaters near 14th and U and in NoMa, Levin noted that “we simply won’t be able to compete for the same quality of films that we’ve been showing. So the only rational decision, as much as I hate to have to come to this conclusion, is to close.”
Levin, who also produces documentaries, said he has a new film coming out this summer, but has no long-term plans past that. “I have loved doing this,” he said. “And I will take some small comfort in the fact that the rationale we had in opening the West End, which was that so many theaters in D.C. had gone out of business that we felt there was room in the marketplace, that that trend has reversed and we have wonderful new theaters. As a film fan and somebody who believes in the importance of having that experience in a darkened room with other people on a screen that’s larger than your cell phone, I’m excited for the future of exhibition in D.C.”
Although regular programming at the West End will cease on March 26, Levin said he hopes to “do something fun” at the theater the following weekend, before it closes for good on March 31.
How are the three auditoriums configured? The one closest to the entrance appears to be fan shaped.
Westendcinema, have you taken a nice photo ofthe front of the theater? please post as Profile photo here now that photos can be added again. And, if you have a nice photo from before you tookoever, post that, too. Thanks
A an article about the theater that appeared on the CNN website: View link.
I will ask our booker!
Any chance the WEC might be booking ‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’ in March? I must admit I saw it last November at the Virginia Film Festival, but I’d really like to see it again. Their digital presentation of the film was a letdown.
Please do — it’s great!
‘Summer Wars’ looks really interesting, might have to check it out!
Sorry, Jodar, no duck liver! We do serve sandwiches, baked treats like baklava, brownies and cookies, and some gourmet chocolate to go along with the Raisinets and Goobers.
Hope you’ll check us out!
Josh
West End Cinema
A 10/22/10 Washington Post article reports that the 7200 sq ft venue has three auditoriums seating 95, 75 and 50 people. Sounds like a cozy place to see a movie.
Aside from the traditional movie theater concession fare of popcorn, candy and soda; they reportedly will serve beer, wine and “gourmet nibbles.” Hmmm. I interpret that as high end fare such as foie gras nuggets? :D
It appears they are open now showing movies. Should the status now be open? :) The line up looks interesting.
We’re opening with Howl, Budrus and Gerrymandering!
will the webpage go active as well on the 15th??
http://www.westendcinema.com/
(like the name, plain and simple)
and it also has a facebook page
can you give ue any hints here what’s going to be playing??
Soft opening on Oct. 15, grand opening Oct. 29!
well considering how large the screens will be – 2K will be fine too. What’s the projected (re)opening date?
if you go with something other than Sony, make sure that I’ll be able to display 4K DLP – which has a vague date of late 2010.
don’t know much about the servers – I probably go with Datasats' (formerly DTS), but for projector’s either Christie or Barco’s. Sony is more hype than anything – I don’t like how they repilicate moving white text on black backgrounds (end credits) – it’s blurry and conveys an out of focus look.