Riverview is a complete movie going experience that everybody ought to get out from in front of their DVD player and 60 inch TV screen to endulge. First, the movies are cheap: $2 for children and seniors; $3 for adults. Popcorn is also discounted and the setting inside the restore 1940s movie house is perfect.
Theater manager Lauren Williams also takes an adventurous approach to programming for this screen. When I see Hollywood movies come out in general release, I often say I will not pay full price to see a film that is thin on craft and ideas and thick with special effects or comedy, yet, I might take it on for $3 and I am happy to take kids there for the type of movies they find entertaining. BTW, I am not one who things thin, SFX driven, drivel is entertaining as opposed to art films. Good films are entertaining. Bad film suck and are boring. It's just that simple.
In addition to second run movies for a few bucks, Williams is a sponsor of the Mpls/St. Paul International Film Festival and Riverside is one of the best venues during those first two weeks in April.
And from time to time. Williams will take films off the screen and project big special events like when the Minnesota Gopher women went to the Final Four in basketball or when the Vikings play the Packers.
During these special events Williams offers free admission but also offers hot dogs and additional concessions and he knows (as does everybody else) theaters make all their money from concessions as the markup on concessions is ten times their cost while the $3 box office has to be split 19 ways to Tuesday.
A great cinema experience, don't miss it!
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