When my previous blog posting mentioned concession-stand prices at the multiplex, it incited a heated discussion. Now for some good news. Starting June 17, three local AMC theaters–the Crestwood Plaza, Creve Coeur and Chesterfield Mall–will be charging one measly buck…

I sometimes daydream about opening a drive-in theater–until I remember that movie theaters are basically fast-food restaurants that happen to show movies. This was reinforced for me Monday night, before a preview screening of the sardonic comedy “Next Day Air,”…

Today is World Autism Awareness Day, and the AMC Theatres chain has announced a partnership with the Autism Society of America. It includes a series of special movie screenings for families with autistic children. The next of these “sensory friendly…

Like opening day in baseball, an All-American sign of spring is the commencement of drive-in movie season. Soon, America’s 400 remaining drive-ins will fire up their projectors, and the Skyview in Belleville is getting an early start to celebrate its…