Landmark Renaissance Theater to Temporarily Close
Highland Park’s only movie theater will close March 8 for three months for renovations. Should the movie house make Deerbrook its temporary home?
Highland Park’s Landmark Renaissance Theaters will close March 8 for three months of renovation, which will include stadium seating and a dining option with alcohol, according to a source affiliated with the company. With the fate of the Highland Park Theatre still unknown, the three month hiatus leaves patrons of independent films with the option of going to Evanston or Chicago for that style movie. Could there be a more local option? Want Highland Park news in your inbox? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. There was a four-screen theater in the Deerbrook Mall that closed over 20 years ago. A visit to the back of the mall will reveal a mesh gate in front of the former theater entrance enabling people to see the old concession stand. Would …
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Mike Fisher
12:20 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013
It is a great idea for theaters to become destinations. I always thought theaters should do this. If they do it like Muvico, it would be OK but not great. You cannot eat in those seats. Terrible. But if you make half-moon seating, the revenue you loose in seats would be easily made up by alcohol. Theaters have missed out on this option trying to stay current with VHS & DVD delivery of … more ›