"I am the Bat-Man"

ajw93 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:09:45 +0000

Yesterday, when leaving the noontime showing of The Dark Knight at the Uptown Theatre, a friend and I noticed the queue for the next showing. Eager Batman fans braved the muggy heat, winding all the way round the corner and up the hill on Newark Street NW. I was already nearly crippled by nostalgia; the first Batman film opened on the day before I graduated from high school, and I waited in just such a line for hours on end. My friend, however, was thinking back on more recent times. She remarked that it put her in mind of the lines we’d stood in over the years. Various Star Wars films, Independence Day, the all-day Lord of the Rings marathon. We always want to sit on the right side of the balcony, and time our arrival at the theatre (queuing as needed) accordingly. I can’t think of a better place to see movies (epics, action, sci-fi) in all their larger-than-life glory. If only it had digital projection…What are your favorite Uptown experiences?

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"I am the Bat-Man"