Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Opens in Boston's Seaport District November 17

Last summer, it was reported that an iconic theater chain that offers food and drink was looking to open on the Boston waterfront, and now we have learned that it is finally on the verge of debuting.

According to a Facebook post, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is slated to open on November 17 in the city's Seaport District, moving into the former ShowPlace Icon Theatre space on Seaport Boulevard. As mentioned in an earlier article, the 10-screen theater will offer scratch-made food (including burgers and pizza), and a full-service bar called The Press Room will sell local beers as well as wine and cocktails, and the theater has a policy of requiring proper etiquette including asking cinemagoers to not talk or text during the films.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, which was founded in Austin, TX, in 1997, shows a variety of movies including indie and foreign films as well as classics and documentaries.

The address for Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in the Seaport District is 60 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02210. The website for the chain is at https://drafthouse.com/

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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Plans to Open in the Former ShowPlace Icon Theatre Space in Boston's Seaport District

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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Plans to Open in the Former ShowPlace Icon Theatre Space in Boston's Seaport District

An iconic theater chain that offers food and drink--and is known for its strict policy on behavior--is on its way to the Boston waterfront.

According to an article in boston.com, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is planning to open in the city's Seaport District, taking over the space on Seaport Boulevard that had been home to ShowPlace Icon Theatre. The post says that the 10-screen theater will have 767 seats and scratch-made food along with beer, and a separate full-service bar called The Press Room will offer local beers, wine, and cocktails, while also displaying more than 10,000 vintage movie ad plates. If all goes as planned, the Seaport District location of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will open in early 2023.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, which was founded in Austin, TX, in 1997, is known in part for its showing of indie and foreign films as well as classics and documentaries--and its policy of requiring proper etiquette, including asking cinemagoers to not talk or text during the films.

The address for the upcoming Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in the Seaport District is 60 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02210. The website for the chain can be found at https://drafthouse.com/

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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Moonrise Cinemas to Open in North Plymouth; Will Include a Restaurant and Beer Garden

A brand new drive-in theater is on its way to the South Shore, and it will include outdoor dining, drinking, and more.

According to an article from Wicked Local along with the website for the place, Moonrise Cinemas is planning to debut in North Plymouth on Friday, June 4, with movies being shown initially on Friday and Saturday evenings while the plan is to expand to Thursdays and Sundays starting in July. The post says that the space will include an outdoor restaurant and a beer garden, while games such as cornhole and bocce will be set up on the premises as well.

The first movie shown on June 4 will be "The Goonies," with "Grease" being shown on June 5.

The address for Moonrise Cinemas is 428 Court Street (Route 3A), Plymouth, MA, 02360. Its website can be found at https://www.moonrisecinemas.com/

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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Moonrise Cinema (an Outdoor Movie Theater) Coming to Boston's Seaport District

The person behind a dining spot in the Seaport District of Boston is opening an outdoor movie theater that will include food offered from the eatery.

A message sent to us indicates that John Piermarini of Fare Well restaurant at the Innovation and Design Building is opening Moonrise Cinema, which will be set up outside the building and plans to debut this coming weekend. Fare Well, which resides in a shipping container will offer such items as popcorn, candy, tacos, and "scalzones" (basically a calzone made with a scallion pancake wrapper) that will be delivered directly to people's seats, though no alcohol will be offered at this point in time. It appears that Moonrise Cinema will run into September, though if that changes, we will post an update here.

The Innovation and Design Building is located at 23 Drydock Avenue by the eastern edge of the Seaport District. The website for Moonrise Cinema can be found at https://www.moonriseboston.com/

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge to Start Offering Beer and Wine

An arthouse cinema in Cambridge will soon start offering more than just soda to customers.

Cambridge Day is reporting that the city's license commission has approved of a beer and wine license for Kendall Square Cinema, allowing it to possibly offer 11 domestic craft beers and another 5 imported brews, along with the potential for 12 red wines, 8 wines, and two sparkling options in the theater's lobby section. No specific date has been given as to when Kendall Square Cinema might start offering beer and wine; as soon as we get more information, we will post an update here.

Kendall Square Cinema is known in part for its showing of independent and foreign movies along with new releases as well.

The address for Kendall Square Cinema is 355 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Its website can be found at https://www.landmarktheatres.com/boston/kendall-square-cinema

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Latitude 360 Eyeing Boston's Downtown Crossing, Kingston

A restaurant, nightclub, and entertainment complex that is based in Florida may be on its way to the heart of Boston as well as a South Shore community.

The Boston Business Journal is reporting that Latitude 360 is looking to open at the Lafayette City Center in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, with the proposed 63,000-square-foot venue including a dining area, bar, game room, dance floor with live music, bowling alley, movie theater, and sports theater. The article says that the group behind the planned spot has signed a letter of intent with the owner of the Lafayette City Center, though the place still needs to go through the approval and permitting process before it becomes reality. Another location is also being planned for the Kingston Collection in Kingston.

Currently, there are three locations of Latitude 360, with complexes being found in Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis, with another on the way to Albany, NY. The website for Latitude 360 can be found at http://latitude360.com/

[August 31, 2015 update: The Patriot Ledger states that plans for Latitude 360 to come to Kingston have fallen through, and it also looks like the plans to come to Downtown Crossing may not be happening, either, based on a Facebook post from The REAL Downtown Crossing Page and the fact that no information for a DTX location on Latitude's website is being shown anywhere. (We have sent a note to them inquiring about that location and are waiting to hear back.) In addition, the Ledger article says that plans for Latitude to come to Albany have been cancelled, too.]

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AMC Assembly Row 12 and MacGuffins Bar Coming to Somerville

It looks like the city of Somerville will have another place where people can enjoy an alcoholic beverage or two at a move theater.

According to an article in the Somerville Patch, AMC Theatres is opening a 12-screen movie complex at Assembly Row, with a bar and lounge called MacGuffins inside the complex. The website for AMC mentions that MacGuffins, which can be found at a number of their complexes, features beer, wine, and cocktails, with drinks being allowed into the auditorium.

The exact opening date of the movie complex--and MacGuffins--is not written in stone yet, but it appears that it could be opening in the middle of 2014, when phase one of Assembly Row (which is located in the Assembly Square part of Somerville just off Route 93) is slated to be completed.

[April 24, 2014 update: According to the AMC website, the new AMC Assembly Row 12 movie complex is now open, as is MacGuffins.]

Somerville is also home to another movie spot that has beer available--the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square.

Thanks to Universal Hub for bringing this to our attention.

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Davio's Partners with Theater Chain to Open Restaurant in Chestnut Hill

A group of upscale Northern Italian steakhouses with locations in Boston and Foxboro is going to be opening a more casual outlet in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton, and it will be connected (literally) with a movie theater.

The Boston Herald reports that Davio's is going to be opening a new spot called Davio's Cucina in the redeveloped Chestnut Hill Shopping Center, with the dining spot partnering with the Showcase Super Lux cinema complex to create a combination moviegoing/dining experience. The article mentions that the 250-seat restaurant will be separate from the movie theater--though it will have an entrance from the lobby of the theater (as well as from the street)--and that it will offer pasta, pizza, and daily specials such as lamb osso bucco, braised short ribs, and pork Milanese. The theater itself, which will have six screens and 600 seats, will share a kitchen with Davio's Cucina, offering both food items from its own menu as well as from the Davio's menu.
 
Expect a spring 2013 opening for Davio's Cucina, according to the Herald.

[May 30, 2013 update: According to a post on their Facebook page, the new Davio's in Chestnut Hill will open on June 11.]

[June 11, 2013 update: A new post on their Facebook page confirms that Davio's opens today.]

Davio's also has restaurants in Philadelphia and Atlanta. Their website can be found at http://davios.com/

Thanks to Eater Boston for bringing this to our attention.


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iPic Theaters Looking at Borders Site in Downtown Crossing

A small chain of premium movie theaters that feature upscale dining may be looking to open in Boston's Downtown Crossing where a soon-to close bookstore currently resides.

According to The Boston Herald, iPic Theaters is interested in opening a location in the Boston area, and it seems particularly interested in the site on School Street where Borders is. (The Borders Group, which filed for bankruptcy in February, has been closing many of their locations--including most of their stores in the Boston area--and it appears that the Downtown Crossing location will be closing soon as well.) The Herald mentions that a commercial real estate agent has shown the Borders shop to people from iPic, as well as several other sites in the Boston area, and that there is "preliminary interest" in the Borders space.

iPic, which currently has locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin (where it first started out), features stadium seating in their theaters, along with upscale restaurant and bar areas, and in some cases, bowling alleys.

For more information on the possible opening of iPic Theaters in the Borders space in Downtown Crossing, please go to the Boston Herald link below.

Premier movie experience eyed for Borders locale

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