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Movies
by Vikki Otero and Kathy Fisher Houston offers spacious, clean theaters with showings practically around the clock for you to enjoy now rather than waiting for films to come out on video. So take a break, gather your friends and flip a coin to decide which movie to see. AMC Meyer Park is often frequented by Rice students. It's not too far away (just off the Post Oak Road exit on the 610 Loop) and it (and all other AMC theaters) offers a student discount with ID. AMC theaters are cheaper during the day as well. When it opened as Meyer Park 14, it was the largest movie theater in the United States and the mayor declared its opening as "Meyer Park 14 Day." The 16 screen usually show mainstream, popular movies. The shows cost under $4 with student ID. Meyerland Plaza is similar to Meyer Park in movies, only without the student discount. It's located right off of the Beechnut exit on Highway 59 next to Planet Music and is $6.75 for all shows except matinees. Pizzeria Uno individual-sized pizzas are part of its snack bar fare. For art house films, there are two small theatres nearby. The Greenway Plaza 3 is on Hwy. 59 near Buffalo Speedway, right next to the Summit. It usually shows foreign or art films on all three screens. The River Oaks theater also has three screens and shows a wide range of movies from the mundane to the artsy/eclectic It also shows the Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday at midnight. Multiple Tinseltown locations around Houston offer incredible stadium seating that gives you the impression of being alone in the theater, with no problems seeing past the person in front of you. Last year groups of Rice students from each college attended the rerelease of Star Wars at the Tinseltown theater on Highway 290. -- Vikki Otero, Kathy Fisher
This item appeared in the Features section of the August 29, 1997 issue. |
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