Celebration returns on Nov. 17 after pandemic hiatus
Independent Newsmedia
Posted 11/16/22
After a two-year hiatus and more than a million dollars in cinema renovations, Pollack Tempe Cinemas will welcome back the community with a night of free holiday movies, carolers and more holiday lights than ever before.
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Pollack Tempe Cinemas showing free holiday movies
Celebration returns on Nov. 17 after pandemic hiatus
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Independent Newsmedia
After a two-year hiatus and more than a million dollars in cinema renovations, Pollack Tempe Cinemas will welcome back the community with a night of free holiday movies, carolers and more holiday lights than ever before.
Join real estate entrepreneur Michael Pollack at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 as he flips the switch to over 500,000 holiday lights and offers four holiday movies in one showing. Pollack Tempe Cinemas is located on the corner of McClintock and Elliot Roads.
“I am so excited to celebrate our favorite time of the year with the community once again at Pollack Tempe Cinemas,” said Pollack in a statement. “Pollack Tempe Cinemas is truly a special place, and this year we are especially excited to open our doors and show everyone all the upgrades and renovations that will make your holiday movie going experience the best one yet.”
The following movies will be shown free of charge: Elf, A Christmas Vacation, Polar Express and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The movies will begin at 6:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to arrive early as limited seats will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.
This year’s celebration is the return of Pollack’s free holiday movie night after a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19. The theater remained closed for more than a year while it underwent an extensive million-dollar renovation.
Those renovations included upgrades to its snack bar, all six theaters and the lobby area. The renovations included upgrading every theater to larger comfortable reclining black leather-like seating, black and red theater drapery, carpeting inside theaters and lobby, aisle lighting, contemporary touch-free bathroom remodel, self-service ticket kiosk, online ticketing with reserved seating, and more.
The exterior of the building was also remodeled to include a large clock between the enormous new marquees that will remind movie buffs of the city hall background in “Back to the Future,” as well as updated landscape throughout the property, new pavement in the parking lot, and a flag pole displaying the U.S. flag.
