Angelika Film Center is a movie theater chain in the United States that features independent and foreign films. It operates theaters in New York City, Texas, Washington, D.C., California and Virginia. Its headquarters are in New York City.
History and locations
Experience The Angelika Film Center - Since its opening in 1989, the Angelika Film Center in New York City's SoHo neighborhood has become a cultural institution â€" one of the most well-known and highest-grossing dedicated arthouses...
Flagship location (The Cable Building, NoHo, New York City)
The original Angelika Film Center & Café opened in New York City's NoHo neighborhood in 1989. The New York Angelika, which is located at The Cable Building on the corner of Houston and Mercer Streets, is the flagship cinema.
Other locations
Additionally, Angelika Film Center has opened 6 additional locations, one of which has closed:
- In 1997, it opened a theater in Houston, Texas, which was closed August 29, 2010.
- In 2001, an Angelika opened in the Mockingbird Station in Dallas, Texas
- In 2004, an Angelika opened in Plano, Texas.
- In the fall of 2012, an Angelika opened an 8-screen theater in the Mosiac District of Fairfax County, Virginia.
- In the summer of 2014, Angelika started operating a "Pop-Up" theater in Union Market in Washington, D.C., with plans for an expansion that ultimately fell through in the summer of 2016.
- On October 9, 2015, a new location opened in San Diego.
Additional history
From 1997 to 2005, the Angelika Film Center was used as the set for At The Angelika, a weekly TV series distributed by IFC Films. The show moved to the IFC Center on Sixth Avenue and changed its name to At the IFC Center when that venue opened in June 2005.
The Angelika launched a blog where they post their own video and written interviews with directors and actors that are involved with the films they show.
The Angelika Film Center is owned by Reading International and iDNA, Inc.
In Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks (on the Clerks X DVD) Kevin Smith and Vincent Pereira recall attending movies at the Angelika (notably Richard Linklater's debut Slacker). The film also mentions the disastrous first public screening of Clerks at the Independent Film Feature Market (the IFFM) and has a scene with Smith and Scott Mosier standing outside the theatre.
References
External links
- Angelika Film Center website
