Back when it first opened, this theater looked spectacular — state of the art. I haven’t been in a few years, but the last time I went (for “Bamboozled”) I was shocked at how dated it looked, with the cinderblock walls and lack of stadium seating. The newer AMC theaters have spoiled me, I guess.
No, the Roth’s theaters opened in 1975. The Tysons Twin (by then Tysons 4) lasted until December 1990, when the Fairfax Square eightplex opened across the street.
This theater features prominently in George Pelecanos' novel “King Suckerman.”
It closed in the summer of 1985. The last movie that ever played there was “Back to the Future”. :–(
Back when it first opened, this theater looked spectacular — state of the art. I haven’t been in a few years, but the last time I went (for “Bamboozled”) I was shocked at how dated it looked, with the cinderblock walls and lack of stadium seating. The newer AMC theaters have spoiled me, I guess.
No, the Roth’s theaters opened in 1975. The Tysons Twin (by then Tysons 4) lasted until December 1990, when the Fairfax Square eightplex opened across the street.
This was actually called the Jefferson. I saw a lot of movies here in the ‘70s. (Particularly remember Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Black Hole.)