The Gateway
Yesterday gal-pal Terri and I saw "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" at the venerable Gateway Theater in Fort Lauderdale. Not an 18 screen or IMAX marvel, or a huge mall Cineplex, no, the Gateway caters to those movie-goers whose tastes run to Foreign Film Festival and Independent offerings. Of course it will also feature the latest blockbusters, just to pay the rent I'm sure.
The Gateway is a jewel in an older, upscale, quirky part of town that is frequented by gay couples, over-educated college graduates and women-of-a-certain-age out on the town together (such as Terri and I). The theater has a coziness, warmth and charm all its own and incidentally, the best popcorn ever created.
Aptly named, the Gateway is truly a portal to another time.
We have some theaters like that too. But you didn't say how you liked the movie. Two thumbs up?
ReplyDeleteI'd say maybe one thumb up. The reviews were right, it was sooooo predictable. And long. And a little depressing. Those old folks can't possibly be in the same decade as moi!?!
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