Getting a cinema pub!
One of the more interesting trends in entertainment has been the rise of cinema pubs -- movie theaters, typically independently owned and operated -- that have been refit as restaurants. People sit at real tables and eat real food and beverages while watching movies on the big screen, instead of crowded into rows.
Given how precipitously movie revenues have dropped and how homogenized the experience of going to the movies has gotten, thanks to years of corporate consolidation, I'm delighted to see this happen. I still think there are some good reasons to go to the movies, and making it a more social experience seems like a great option for some of us. Anyway, I was reading on the local paper's Web site that a new cinema pub will be opening near me soon, taking place of a chain theater that closed about two years ago. I can't wait to check it out.