AMC Theaters

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A great place and a great way to relax is to be here

The Uptown Theater is absolutely the best place to see anything which is cinematographically or visually stunning. It boasts the largest screen in the DC area -- the screen is 32 feet tall and 70 feet wide; it also features Deco original architecture, a really large balcony that provides excellent viewing, and all the classic trappings of a quintessential movie house. Warner Brothers opened it 29 October 1936. Currently it shows first run, blockbuster films, but may also host significant restored, re-released films.

The Uptown is what all good theaters used to be. Not a cookie cutter multiplex, there is one good, large screen, one cavernous auditorium, and an actual balcony (where the best seats are, especially if you're on a date!). The entrance is suitably old-time flashy, there are little architectural flourishes throughout. They play first run features (usually the blockbusters). And sound - GREAT sound. But since being taken over by the AMC-Lowes chain, the Uptown has been allowed to slide a bit. A few seats are in serious need of repair, and the whoie place could use a good rehad. Nonetheless, it remains my favorite movie theater in DC. Parking is difficult, but it's only half a block from the Metro (Cleveland Park station on the Red Line).