Fun movie venue with many special events and films you might not be able to see anywhere else in the area. They do a Rocky Horror Picture showing - with your typical audience participation - usually twice a month on Saturday nights. The Professor and I had a ton of fun recently when they hosted two nights of "The Mads" - a traveling duo who perform Mystery Science Theater 3000-style running commentary during really awful movies. The theater is community-supported and has been undergoing a gradual rehab for several years and they are still working on it. No stadium seating but the balcony seating is usually open. Go early if you think the show will be well-attended, to make sure you can find parking nearby (they do not have any dedicated parking for...
Read moreThis is a hidden gem in South Hill and Pittsburgh area! This is a small movie theater with just one movie screening hall, so they don't show a lot of movies here. However, their tickets are THE CHEAPEST in the Pittsburgh area! Before 6:00PM movie tickets are $6, and after 6:00PM it's $7. The staff are friendly, they have a concession stand that sells popcorn, snacks and drinks, and their bathrooms are clean. I came here to watch the newest spiderman: no way home movie. The seating was surprisingly comfortable - the chairs do recline and the chair handle does raise so you can be close if you go as a couple. The movie theater sound was loud and clear and visuals was good. I was happy with my...
Read moreGreat place to go and watch a movie. It has a sense of nostalgia and adventure to it. I went to see It Follows, The Void, and Halloween III: Season of the Witch there. I will always have memories of watching those films at The Hollywood Theater in Dormont. The staff is incredibly personable. It feels like you walked into a quaint little movie house of days past.
They play a lot of diverse films. Independent films, classic old films, dramas, documentaries, and so on. If you want to visit an old fashioned personable theater please go to The Hollywood Theater in Dormont. You...
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