630 Rhode Island Avenue, NE
Finally the good word from Alamo Drafthouse! The Washington Post reported:
“The theater plans to open to the public on Dec. 10, at limited capacity, while the staff learns the ropes.”
More info on Alamo’s website here.
Movies/TV/Streaming
Thanks to Wendy for sending: “Seats are coming out of the Uptown Theater!
“It’s gonna be nice in there” said one of the worker guys.
This is good news, yes?” (more…)
13th and K Street, NW photo by Jonathan Edelman
Thanks to Jonathan for sending: “am I seeing this right or do I have Monday morning brain fog?” (more…)
Thanks to Craig for sending: “These are the movie posters outside closed AMC theatre at Mazza Gallery. These were the last movies shown before the pandemic. (more…)
630 Rhode Island Avenue, NE
Movement at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema! The liquor license placard says:
“A new movie theatre. Seating Capacity of 999 and a Summer Garden with 40 seats. Total Occupancy Load of 1261.”
Getting close: (more…)
3426 Connecticut Ave, NW
March 13, 2020 was a terrible day for movie fans. But just as the Post Pub got a second lease on life, so too it appears does the Uptown!! Thanks to Owen for sending from an upcoming ANC meeting:
“some progress with the Uptown Theater. It seems they applied for a liquor license.”
Consideration of a Resolution Regarding Request for a Stipulated License for Uptown Theater at 3426 Connecticut Ave NW (more…)
17th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Thanks to all who sent photos of the sweet city rides they spotted during the filming for the White House Plumbers over the weekend. From HBO:
“What it’s about: Based in part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh, the five-part limited series The White House Plumbers will tell the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect.
Who you’ll recognize: Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux will star as Hunt and Liddy, respectively. Domhnall Gleeson (Run) will portray the brilliant, and ambitious White House Counsel, John Dean. Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) will play Hunt’s wife, Dorothy, a CIA asset who tries to hold her family together.
Rounding out the ensemble cast is: Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez (The Outsider), David Krumholtz (The Deuce), Rich Sommer (Run), Judy Greer, Kim Coates, Liam James, Zoe Levin, Tony Plana, Zak Orth, Nelson Ascencio, Tre Ryder, Gary Cole (Veep), Toby Huss, John Carroll Lynch, and Kathleen Turner.”
Lots more sweet city rides: (more…)
Yesterday we noted the “new” Nixon Campaign Headquarters that sprouted in the old Caribou Coffee space at 17th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW.
Thanks to all who passed on this alert about filming Sunday from MPD:
“On Sunday, September 26, 2021, White House Plumbers will filming in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and intermittent traffic closures that motorists should take into consideration: (more…)
Thanks to Emily for sending from 17th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW: (more…)
photo by Eric P.
“Dear PoPville,
I bet the PoP crew can figure this one out.
I can’t remember the name of a movie. In this day were there are so many studios making movies and streaming, I have simply lost where I saw it and what the name is. It was pretty good and I want to watch it again but can’t find it no matter what searches I do. Here is what I remember…
1. It was a period piece, in Europe I think (more…)