San Francisco, CA
AMC Kabuki 8 remains closed for nearly a week
The AMC Kabuki 8 in San Francisco stays closed practically every week after the movie show out of the blue shut down in the midst of screenings final Tuesday, citing “a problem with emergency lighting,” because the Chronicle first reported. (SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle are each owned by Hearst however function independently of each other.)
“Kabuki shall be closed for emergency repairs till additional discover,” learn a number of indicators that have been nonetheless taped to the locked doorways of the theater on Sunday afternoon. “We’re so sorry for the inconvenience.”
A safety guard inside advised SFGATE he didn’t know the way lengthy the repairs would take or when the theater would reopen. The posted indicators inspired patrons to examine AMC’s web site for updates on the state of affairs, the place a message highlighted in purple confirmed there have been no adjustments on the non permanent closure.
A spokesperson for AMC didn’t instantly reply to SFGATE’s request for remark Sunday, however a consultant for the theater chain advised the Chronicle final week “a generator that powers the emergency lighting failed” and so they “weren’t snug working the constructing” with out it for security causes. The theater plans to restore the generator however can also be exploring some non permanent options, the consultant continued. They didn’t specify what time of day the incident occurred.
Indicators confirming the indefinite closure of the AMC Kabuki in San Francisco on April 17, 2022.
The closure disrupted what would have been the opening weekend of “Implausible Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore” in addition to ongoing screenings of “Every part In every single place All At As soon as,” “The Batman,” “Ambulance” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2.”
The Japantown movie show initially opened in 1960 as a dinner theater the place kabuki performances have been held. The venue was later bought by AMC and over time, it additionally hosted occasions for San Francisco’s Cherry Blossom Pageant, the San Francisco Opera, and numerous movie festivals together with the San Francisco Worldwide Movie Pageant and CAAMFEST. The house was acquired by Robert Redford’s Sundance Cinemas in 2006 and operated beneath that title till 2017, after Sundance Cinemas was obtained by Carmike Cinemas, which was subsequently bought by AMC once more that yr.
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