So I went to a couple movies around the corner at the Loews 84th Street tonight, and when I walked out of the theater at about 12:25 AM, look what was sitting on the sidewalk:
Apparently there was a 12:01 AM showing, and the Upper West Side must have been considered ripe fodder for crazy Dukes fans who just couldn’t wait for the movie. Meanwhile, I’ve always marvelled at the movies that Loews books into this theater, in this neighborhood with all the Jewish families who have lived here for three decades and the young professionals who are buying their first strollers. It’s always this weird combination of big Hollywood action movies, “Urban”-targeted comedies, and family films. It’s the most predictable Loews in town, and the grouping of current attractions starting today (Friday) is a nearly perfect example: The Dukes of Hazzard, Stealth, The Island, Fantastic Four and War of the Worlds. Ah … there’s a collection of winners. And just in case you’re wondering, Dukes replaced Bad News Bears.
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