I hear the suggestions about food, but actually don’t want to go that way. Unlike the Parkway’s neighborhood, there’s plenty of easily consumed food and beverage around. I personally don’t like much more than the smell of popcorn and coffee in my theater. But that’s just me.

Yeah. Roxy 2 is an oddly dark, barren and imbalanced venue. Do with it what you will.

As for seats… since you’re asking… I suppose I do care. I am a slim woman with shortish legs and I hate the current trend toward installing seats that are 3 inches higher off the ground. My thigh-bones don’t bend, so it puts strain on my lower back. BART seats are suddenly uncomfortable now, for example. I prefer the old fashioned seating in Roxy 1 to Roxy 2′s wobbly massive armchairs.

Best wishes for the new year!

For me, I stopped paying attention to the Roxie about three or four years ago when they suddenly stopped printing calendars. I realize it was probably a cost-cutting measure, but totally stupid in a business sense. I guess I can just ascribe that to the tards at New College: “Hey man, if people are *really into it* they’ll find a way to figure out what’s playing.”

Midnight movies? Not unless there’s an outcry. Waste of money otherwise.

There’s a ton of foot traffic by the Roxie every weeknight with people walking from BART. Sure, they might be yuppies, but not everyone is jazzed by the two-week run of “My Dinner With Medea Benjamin’s Colon.” $5 Mondays are implicated here, in spades: you have to have good programming.

So those were my first impressions of the idea of a successful Roxie. Now, looking at the website the Roxie does appear to be stepping up its game, but I’d warn against focussing too much on Second Run at the expense of Repertory.

I guess my basic advice is to start giving a shit, because it’s been in short supply of late.

Are you doing any programming geared to the Latino community? You are in the mission.
Not only art house/film festival fare, but maybe classics and hits in Spanish too.

A horror movie festival the week of Halloween. A classic porn festival would be fun. Get Good Vibrations to sponsor it. HA!

Don’t try to steal Midnight Mass’s thunder, but get a local performer to host movies and do shows.

Hosting classes and “meet the maker” type events seem like a great idea. You should try to get them broadcast on KQED radio and podcast them too.

As far as the concessions go you should offer the standards, but just let people bring in their own food. Most everyone does anyway.

The marquee is great! Don’t change it. It’s classic and beautiful and a symbol of all that is good in the Mission. But a coherent monthly schedule posted in the front window would be nice.

Have you heard of the new movie karaoke where people read the dialogue while the movie is playing behind them. FUN!

The floors are so sticky and the chairs are gross in the main roxy. I really do have some great memories of this place from 10 years ago and would be open to going there more often if the bar was raised.

Basically, close the Roxy 2, that is a waste of time. Put the rest of the resources into a proper facelift. Allow people to bring outside food and drink (a roxy tradition) and show some innovative movies that you cant rent on netflix.

Secondly, I saw a blurb outside the theatre last week poo-pooing “elitist reserved seating.” – a jab at The Kabuki from what I could tell. Well guess what? This theatre-goer is now over 35 and really REALLY wants the reassurance of a decent seat when I go to the movies. Why insult a target audience like that? Figure out a way to offer reserved seating, alcohol, and improve the seats and you’re halfway there.

Thanks for asking everyone’s opinion!