Movie Theaters for Grown-ups Coming to New York?

The new issue of Portfolio includes a piece on the future of movie theaters by Nancy Hass. Buried in the piece is the exciting news that Alamo Drafthouse, the Texas-based mini-chain of upscale art-house cinemas, is planning to open a theater in New York by the end of 2008.

The chain, whose theaters include café tables and full dinner menus and prohibit all children under 6, would be a nice addition to the horrible moviegoing environment that is New York City, as would other “premier� theaters discussed in the piece, some of which have babysitting for patrons’ children. Having just spent 40 bucks on a babysitter to go see a 10 p.m. showing of The Bourne Ultimatum in which the seats in front of us were occupied by a 10-year-old, a 6-year-old, and — no lie — an actual infant in a car seat, we would welcome such innovations.

Shari Redstone’s Big-Screen Test [Portfolio]
Earlier: Movie-Theater Chain Introduces Wireless Complain-o-Matic