1. Why
aren't you playing a certain movie?
2. Why
do you play old classic movies once a month?
3. Why
can't we bring food into the theatre?
4. Why
can't we put our feet up on the backs of the chairs?
5. Why
are your prices so low?
6. Why
are you still playing the same movie longer than 2 weeks?
7. Can
we buy tickets more than a day in advance?
8. Why
do you sometimes play only a Matinee on a certain weekday?
9. Why
does your popcorn taste so good?
10. Why
do your movies sometimes change at the last minute?
11. Why
is the sound sometimes too loud?
1. We do our
best to play the latest, most popular movies, but we can't
always get the movies that we request. We also try to mix
the movies to where we play children's, teenagers, action,
comedy, family and blockbusters, so we try to satisfy all
audiences. We are also under the rules of each and every
studio, so we have to hold certain movies for certain lengths
of time. Also, movies are not always available when we request
them. We can't play the same movie that Albany Regal is
playing. But, if you wait for us to get it, you can watch
it in a more comfortable, and much more affordable theatre.
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2. It is a special
venue we offer. Most people have never seen the classic
movies on anything other than their television. Turner Classic
Movie's and American Movie Classic channels are very popular
these days. We offer to see them on the larger theatre screen.
You see much more detail and it's a much more enjoyable
experience sitting in the theatre eating theatre popcorn
and snacks.
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3. Believe it
or not, the movie studio gets most of the box office money.
We rely on concession income to pay our staff, replenish
supplies, consumables, pay utilities, repairs and maintenance,
advertising, and many more bills that we have. Without selling
concessions, we would have to close our doors and not have
a theatre in downtown Albany. That is why most theatres
charge such high prices for concessions. But, we still keep
our prices very low to make it affordable for you and to
still operate the theatre.
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4. Look at the
bottom of your shoes. Do you want somebody's foot on the
back of your seat pushing on it? Do you want somebody's
foot in your neck or next to your ear and mouth? Do you
know how hard it is to keep 200 seats clean?
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5. To make it
affordable for everyone to enjoy a movie and snacks, and
so you don't have to feel guilty sneaking food in.
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6. The movie studios
force us. We have no choice.
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7. Yes. We now
have a computerized system in the Box Office. We can pre-sell
tickets to movie dates and showtimes that are confirmed.
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8. We sometimes
have a special event or classic movie that evening. We only
have one screen and one auditorium. We try and have a variety
of entertainment, instead of just playing the latest movies
all the time.
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9. We use gourmet
popcorn which is tastier and larger than typical movie theatre
popcorn.
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10. The movie studio
changes our movie at the last minute. It's out of our hands.
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11.
The sound is adjusted so that the voices can be heard when
they speak low or whisper. When the music or action sound
is heard, it makes it louder than it should/could be, but
if the sound is turned down because of the action scenes
or music, the voices are too soft to be heard.
We've actually had more complaints that the sound is too
low than too high.
The sound is set at a medium point. Sorry.
We also make it a point to lower the sound during trailers,
as they are purposely louder than the movie. When the movie
starts we set the level back to movie sound level.
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