I was there with 200 or so other patrons, a gloriously mixed crowd, to see “Oppenheimer,” one half of the Barbenheimer cultural moment.
For a moment, it was possible to forget the grim realities that still linger for the cinema business, circling like vultures.
So is Regal, which narrowly avoided having to close its theater in Union Square.
On the day before the blockbuster weekend, the Regal UA in Staten Island, one of the last remaining theaters in that borough, closed its doors for good.
In the time of streaming and 146-inch TV screens, the simple act of going out to the movies feels contrarian, even subversive.
Persons:
“ Oppenheimer, ”, beheld, we’d, tellingly
Organizations:
AMC, Regal UA, Paris, Netflix, Radio City Music Hall, Machine, Union
Locations:
New Mexico, Union, Staten Island, Manhattan, York