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Movieworld Douglaston


RobertR
onJune 30, 2008 at 9:32 am
Here is that story before the link stops working.

Movieworld to return
BY VICTOR G. MIMONI
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:00 PM EDT
To those moviegoers who were shocked when the Movieworld multiplex theater in the Douglaston Plaza shopping center abruptly closed – fear not, your summer is saved.

The seven-screen picture palace has scheduled its grand re-opening for Friday, June 27, managed by an independent partnership of local entrepreneurs, according to partner Mark Serale. “We’ll be showing a variety of films for kids and adults,” Serale said.

Their opening bill includes the new Disney film “Wall-e” on two screens, along with summer fare from kid-friendly “Kung Fu Panda,” and comedy “Get Smart” to explosive thrillers “The Hulk” and “Wanted” to “Sex and the City.”

“We only signed the lease about three weeks ago,” said Serale. “We’ve put a state-of-the-art digital sound system in all seven theaters, and all new seats in three of them,” he said, adding, “The others will be getting new seating soon.”

The group had sought to take over the theater when the previous operat



From the Facebook page of Movieworld Douglaston, dated June 11:


...The landlord has exercised a clause in the lease that requires us to vacate within 30 days.  We are not closing for any other reason than we are being required to under the terms of our original lease.  A Lowes store will be taking the entire lower level of the shopping center and construction will start right away.... It has been an amazing experience being able to bring movies to all of you.  We encourage everyone to keep going to the movies!

(Thanks to Andrew for the tip)

Man, I hate writing these posts. It seems like I've written too many of them in the not-quite eight years this blog has been active. Some hurt more than others. This isn't that painful, but only because I'm not as familiar with this theater as with others. Still, I feel this loss, too.

Movieworld might have provided the best bargain for first-run films in Queens, if not all of New York: $11 full price for 2D films, $7 matinee before four PM, and $6 all day Wednesdays.

A proudly independent, community-based cinema located near the border of Queens and Nassau County, in Douglaston, MW had been around for over thirty years


A beloved small business in Douglaston will officially bite the dust next month.

According to MovieWorld owner Russell Levinson, his cinema will “probably” be showing films for the last time on Monday, July 2. The business, which first opened in 1983 and once closed for a brief period in 2008, will be moved out of the Douglaston Plaza Shopping Center by the end of July’s first week.

In MovieWorld’s lease with the shopping center’s owner, there is a buyout clause. The plan for Lowe’s Home Improvement to move into the old Macy’s space at the commercial center also has it taking over space on the property’s lower level where the cinema is.

Levinson told the Chronicle he’s searching for a new space to put MovieWorld. But because the business can’t afford to set up a movie theater at a property where there hasn’t been an existing one, he said finding a new site hasn’t been easy.

“We love what we do, we love our customers and hopefully we’ll be able to find something close,” Levinson said. “If not, then we’ll do the same thing we do somewhere else.”

At an emotional meeting earlier this year, Community Board 11 approved variances sought by Lowe’s for its plan — ones that the city


It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we must close our doors for good on July 3rd, 2018. The landlord has exercised a clause in the lease that requires us to vacate within 30 days. We are not closing for any other reason than we are being required to under the terms of our original lease. A Lowes store will be taking the entire lower level of the shopping center and construction will start right away.

We will be having a customer appreciation party and a celebration of diversity on July 2nd. Movieworld has always been a safe place for everyone, and we thrived on the amazing diversity of Queens, Long Island, and New York City. We proudly stood as a place for all people to have an affordable and pleasant experience enjoying one of our nations greatest treasures, Hollywood.

We have been searching for a new home, and will announce as soon as we find it. Our website, facebook, and twitter account will remain open for any announcement, and to answer any questions. We thank all of the schools, church groups, seniors, students, group homes, our employees, and all of our regular customers. It has been an amazing experience being able to bring movies to all of you. We encoura