{"id":22513,"date":"2020-07-23T18:01:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/regional\/playhouse-cinema-reopens-friday-with-a-stacked-list-of-screenings\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T19:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:53:55","slug":"playhouse-cinema-reopens-friday-with-a-stacked-list-of-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/hamilton\/playhouse-cinema-reopens-friday-with-a-stacked-list-of-screenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Playhouse Cinema reopens Friday with a stacked list of screenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGoonies never say die!\u201d Hamilton&#8217;s i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ndependent movie theatre <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanicity.com\/hamilton\/place\/playhouse-cinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playhouse Cinema<\/a> will reopen on Friday with the <a href=\"https:\/\/playhousecinema.ca\/movie-calendar\/playhouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first screening for over four months being the re-release of the iconic 80s film <em>The Goonies<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the Playhouse\u2019s first weekend after it reopens, it will be featuring classic films as well as some movies that were scheduled to premiere during the lockdown. The first showing of <em>The Goonies<\/em> will then be followed by <em>Do The Right Thing<\/em> and a late night screening of <em>Jaws<\/em> on Saturday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First Screening! Tomorrow, 4pm head to the Playhouse for a screening of the 80&#39;s classic, The Goonies! <\/p>\n<p>Get tickets &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aEGbdNovS9\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/aEGbdNovS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What a feel-good, nostalgic film to kick off your weekend with! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamOnt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HamOnt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drop a Goonies quote! Love this poster from Florey. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q0aAyQ5QYI\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Q0aAyQ5QYI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Playhouse Cinema (@PlayhouseHamOnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayhouseHamOnt\/status\/1286315131476103170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of the 2020 releases that are scheduled to be screened include <em>Blood Quantum<\/em> and a timely documentary about US civil rights activist John Lewis. Next week includes screenings of <em>Back to the Future<\/em>, <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>, <em>Pulp Fiction<\/em>, and <em>The Booksellers<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Movie theatres are some of the businesses that can reopen after Stage 3 comes into effect in Hamilton on Friday. Playhouse Cinema will be required to operate with new health and safety guidelines in place similar to other businesses that are already open.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a post on the Playhouse Cinema\u2019s social media, the theatre has reduced its maximum capacity by 82 per cent, installed plexiglass barriers at the box office and concession, and blocked off \u201cno sitting\u201d zones to ensure physical distancing in the theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Playhouse Re-Opens This Friday! <\/p>\n<p>Read everything below to understand how we&#39;re re-opening safely &amp; what you can expect. Long read, but worth it! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamOnt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HamOnt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We cannot wait to see you! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AmYA1g005e\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/AmYA1g005e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Playhouse Cinema (@PlayhouseHamOnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayhouseHamOnt\/status\/1285554033776824325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Playhouse Cinema will also be offering reduced show times as well as extended time between screenings in order to properly sanitize chairs, cup holders, arm rests, and other parts of the theatre.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe recognize that COVID-19 may be a fact of life for some time to come; however, this does not mean we should stop doing the things that are meaningful to us as long as we do them responsibly,\u201d said the Playhouse management in a statement on Twitter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cGoing to an independent cinema is a responsible way to enjoy \u2018normal life\u2019 and appreciate and support the local community at the same time!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe it\u2019s a coincidence, or maybe it\u2019s clever planning by the Playhouse Cinema staff, but the feel-good story of togetherness in <em>The Goonies<\/em> seems like an appropriate narrative for the reopening of one of Hamilton\u2019s most community-minded independent theatres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Lead image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playhousecinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@playhousecinema<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cGoonies never say die!\u201d Hamilton&#8217;s independent movie theatre Playhouse Cinema will reopen on Friday with the first screening for over four months being the re-release of the iconic 80s film...","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":22514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8065],"tags":[2540,4999,5203,121,380,19,20,3086,2428,383,5239,736,3131,5427,5685],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/playhouse-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22513"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28027,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22513\/revisions\/28027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}