Santikos owns and operates 10 theaters in the San Antonio area. “These are exciting times for Santikos, we opened two new theaters this year, Santikos New Braunfels and Santikos Westlakes, we just finished a remodel of our IMAX auditorium at Palladium, we have plans to announce future developments and remodels later this year, and we remain the most financially sound theater operator in the country,” Brooks said. Subscribe to the Bijou Cineplex 4 Newsletter. Receive showtimes and special announcements via email. Starting this summer, “Bijou Series” art films will be shown across all Santikos theaters. Tommy Richards, early TV 12, Milwaukee, WI Richards appeared as an old theater usher named Pops, who worked at the fictional Bee-Jou (Bijou) Theater. Bijou Theatre 107 Portland St Morrisville, VT 05661 80 Map / Directions. Santikos will continue to support independent filmmakers and art films. “We’re also pleased to continue serving the Balcones Heights community with our Santikos Northwest Theater, located just across the highway, less than 1 mile away from the Bijou,” Brooks said. Santikos has operated the Bijou since December 1987.īrooks said while the company is sad to announce its closing, they’re excited about the future of Santikos. “It’s this changing dynamic of art films, and our lease coming up for renewal that led to the decision to close The Bijou,” Brooks said. “There was a record bidding war between Amazon, Netflix and Apple, and Apple won with a $25 million purchase.”Īs art films are exploring new ways to be profitable and gain exposure, it’s not always going to mean that they get shown in traditional theater settings. A former owner of the Bijou Theater in Eugene is bringing back the beloved venue later this summer. Saije is an award-winning, Australian contemporary folk duo whose. “‘CODA’ which won Best Movie (at the Oscars) was allowed to play in our theaters for only one week prior to opening on Apple,” Brooks said. We are excited to welcome Shanteya and Jo of Saije to the Grateful Fred Bijou Sessions. A passageway located to the right of the auditorium and behind the main screen contains booths which screen gay porn movies on tv screens in each booth. The theater was located at Wonderland of the Americas in Balcones Heights.Īndrew Brooks, the executive director of sales and marketing for Santikos, confirmed the closure on Tuesday, saying the closure was due, in part, to the changing art-film dynamic during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1239 Broadway, New York, NY Demolished 1915 ABOUT THIS THEATRE Previously known as Brighton Theatre Description Originally a sporting saloon, converted to a variety and minstrel playhouse in 1878. BALCONES HEIGHTS, Texas – The Bijou theater, San Antonio’s arthouse theater, is closing its doors after 35 years.
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