Movie Theaters Were Made for a World That No Longer Exists
Movie theaters are set to reopen soon, but neither the safety of viewers, nor support for the film industry itself, can be guaranteed.
Select movie theaters plan to open August 20 with new operations in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
You may not know it, but certain American exhibitors are planning to open movie theaters starting August 20. If you didn’t know, it’s understandable, because announcements about theater openings have been sparse, contradictory, constantly changing, and not very widely publicized.
The latest word is that the AMC theater chain will open a hundred theaters and will feature fifteen-cent tickets to see old favorite blockbusters like Back to the Future, The Empire Strikes Back, Inception, and Black Panther in honor of the chain’s centennial, with the slogan “Movies in 2020 at 1920 prices.”
This will be followed by a rollout of AMC theater openings culminating in the September 3 premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet.
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