CMX Cinemas and Flashback Cinema Bring Classic Movies to the Big Screen
MIAMI, September 20, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Thanks to CMX Cinemas’ partnership with Flashback Cinema, Guests of CMX Cinemas will now be able to see their favorite classic movies on the big screen. Flashback Cinema is a program that brings digitally restored prints of timeless Hollywood favorites to the theatre screen each week. Movies are shown every week on Sundays and Wednesdays, with matinee and evening showings.
“We decided to offer the Flashback Cinema program in response to guest requests for classic movies on the big screen,” said Frank Stryjewski, Chief Operating Officer of CMX Cinemas. “We are delighted to offer our guests films they’ve fallen in love with in the past, in the same environment in which they enjoy today’s blockbusters.”
We decided to offer the Flashback Cinema program in response to guest requests for classic movies on the big screen. We are delighted to offer our guests films they've fallen in love with in the past, in the same environment in which they enjoy today's blockbusters.
Frank Stryjewski, Chief Operating Office
Flashback Cinema’s creator, John Hersker, who also provides an on-screen introduction for each Flashback Cinema movie, said, “Like all movies, classic films are best enjoyed on a giant screen in a theatrical setting. We are excited to partner with CMX Cinemas, which has a well-deserved reputation for presenting motion pictures in luxurious surroundings with state-of-the-art sound and projection.”
CMX Cinemas is offering Flashback Cinema showings at the following locations:
· Downtown at the Gardens – West Palm Beach, FL
· Merritt Square – Merritt Island, FL
· Plaza Cinema Café – Orlando, FL
· Lakeside – Lakeland, FL
· Countryside – Clearwater, FL
· Grove – Wesley Chapel, FL
· Fallschase – Tallahassee, FL
· Daytona – Daytona Beach, FL
· Pinnacle – Gulf Shores
· AL, Hollywood – Tuscaloosa, AL
· Chateau – Rochester, MN
· Odyssey – Burnsville, MN
· Arlington Heights – Arlington Heights, IL
Upcoming Flashback Cinema offerings at CMX Cinemas include the following:
September 23 & 26: Labyrinth (1986)
Master puppeteer Jim Henson directed David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly in this iconic 1980s musical fantasy.
Rated PG
September 30 & October 3: Young Frankenstein (1974)
Hilarious satire of 1930’s monster movies directed by funnyman Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Terri Garr, Madeline Kahn, and Cloris Leachman.
Rated PG
October 7 & 10: Halloween (1978)
Jamie Lee Curtis stars in John Carpenter’s original horror classic about the villainous Michael Myers, who returns home for Halloween, 15 years after committing a grisly murder.
Rated R
October 14 & 17: Rear Window (1954)
One of the best from director Alfred Hitchcock, “the Master of Suspense,” starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
Rated PG
October 21 & 24: Beetlejuice (1988)
Michael Keaton stars as Beetlejuice (“the ghost with the most, babe”) in this supernatural comedy from director Tim Burton.
Rated PG
October 28 & 31 (Halloween): The Shining (1980)
Celebrate Halloween with Stanley Kubrick’s thriller starring Jack Nicholson as the caretaker of a closed hotel with a very spooky past.
Rated R
Tickets are available for purchase online at www.cmxcinemas.com or www.cobbtheatres.com or at the box office. More information can be obtained at www.cmxcinemas.com or www.cobbtheatres.com and at FlashbackCinema.net.
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About CMX Cinemas
CMX Cinemas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cinemex, opened its doors in April 2017 at Brickell City Centre, Miami, FL, offering new features to give guests an innovative and VIP movie-going experience. CMX provides state-of-the art technology that can be enjoyed through different types of experiences: CMX Cinebistro, the luxury dine-in and in-seat service; CMX Market, the gourmet grab and go movie experience and CMX Cinemas, the upgraded traditional theatre with classic concessions. It also features the trendy and exclusive Stone Bar at selected theatres, making CMX the preferred entertainment destination. CMX has 36 sites, 382 screens and 2,300 employees, in venues located in Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland and Colorado. A new location is set to open this October in New York and more openings are scheduled in New Jersey, Georgia, Illinois, Florida and Massachusetts during 2019.
About Cinemex
Cinemex is one of the top ten cinema chains worldwide, with 323 sites, 2,782 screens and 13,000 employees. Founded in 1995 with the intent to revolutionize the movie entertainment industry, Cinemex began installing multiplexes and stadium-style seating with the primary focus of attending every guest’s needs. Today Cinemex continues to offer innovating concepts in cinema-going, including Platino Cinemex and Cinemex Premium, state-of-the-art theatres equipped with luxury seating and first-class dining. At Cinemex, being the best in entertaining our guests is our main goal.
About Flashback Cinema
Flashback Cinema is a program celebrating classic movies on the big screen. Theatres in 30 states participate in the program, which features a different classic movie presentation each week, on Sundays and Wednesdays, with matinee and evening showings.
Flashback Cinema is the creation of John Hersker, who provides an on-screen introduction to each Flashback Cinema screening. Hersker, a former Executive Vice President of Paramount Pictures, is a lifelong movie lover who believes that movies are best enjoyed in a theatrical setting, on the big screen and with an audience.
For more information go to FlashbackCinema.net and visit Flashback Cinema on Facebook at https://www.Facebook.com/FlashbackCinema.
Source: CMX Cinemas