There are 22 article(s) tagged Malco Theatres:

• August 2024

  • Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Rear Window’ at 70, ‘Good One’ might be good

    Here’s an overview to help Memphis filmgoers navigate what’s out there. 

    By Chris Herrington August 28, 2024

• July 2023

  • Bluff City Pickleball coming to former Malco theater in Bartlett

    Bartlett will soon become the next suburb with a pickleball facility as a private entity is converting the former Malco movie theater on Bartlett Boulevard.

    By Michael Waddell July 07, 2023

• September 2022

  • It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Super-Grandad!

    National Cinema Day’s $3 tickets was an affordable Labor Day Weekend treat for Memphis-area movie fans. The last time tickets were that cheap, “The Breakfast Club,” “The Color Purple” and “Risky Business” were showing on the big screen.

    By Scott Pickey September 04, 2022

  • Coming to Memphis: $3 movie tickets today

    For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters —including in Memphis— as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.

    By The Associated Press, Jasmine McCraven September 03, 2022

• January 2021

  • Memphis’ indoor movie theaters begin reopening

    Major films including “Wonder Woman 1984” and “One Night in Miami” will be showing as theaters reopen following the newest health directive. 

    By Chris Herrington January 23, 2021

• December 2020

  • Shelby County Health Department instructs movie theaters to close

    Movie theaters are not mentioned in the most recent health directive, but Malco was told it would have to close. DeSoto County locations remain open.

    By Abigail Warren December 27, 2020

  • Opinion: A tale of two economies

    With the continuance of the COVID crisis, the intangible economy has come to pretty much a grinding halt. There is little or nothing to offer the world because group experiences are on hold. You see it with football, basketball, concerts and movies.

    By Jimmy Tashie December 16, 2020

• October 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Election thoughts from a most American city and more

    It’s a truism that “all politics is local,” but perhaps a current truth is that all politics is exhaustingly national. With less than a month to go before the presidential election, it’s been hard to think about much else this week. So pardon me while I try to get it out of my system, from a Memphis-centric perspective. 

    By Chris Herrington October 08, 2020

• September 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Levitt Shell cleans up after recent vandalism, eyes 2021 return

    For the Shell, the problem is the medium, not the message. Tagging has been a recurring issue. “When we’re sitting here empty, and it’s dark, I understand that it’s an empty canvas,” said Shell executive director Natalie Wilson.

    By Chris Herrington September 03, 2020

• August 2020

  • ECS rents out local movie theater for Thursday’s football game viewing

    A creative principal has found a way for fans and families to see the season opener after COVID-19 health protocols limited the number of people in the stands.

    By John Varlas August 27, 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Collierville Confederate markers another skirmish in struggle over Southern identity

    The effort and cost it takes to pick up the litter left by these ahistorical Lost Cause organizations is a drag. I’m not here to tell Collierville what to do, but those Confederate markers will go away some day.

    By Chris Herrington August 27, 2020

  • Malco sets reopening dates

    Memphis-based Malco Theatres has announced reopening dates for many of its movie theater locations after closing them due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 23, 2020

  • Malco reopens Memphis theaters, hoping people will come and movies will stay

    The Memphis-based regional movie chain, with 36 locations across six states, will start reopening its indoor theaters Aug. 21, with significant physical upgrades that involve more luxurious – and reserved – seating. 

    By Chris Herrington August 21, 2020

• May 2020

  • Coronavirus Live Blog, May 13: Malco reopening Summer Drive-In

    Vehicle admission will be limited per screen and guests must purchase a carload ticket in advance.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 18, 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog, May 14: Testing scheduled next week at Memphis housing units

    State Rep. Barbara Cooper announced Thursday that free, voluntary testing for COVID-19 will begin next week in many of the city’s housing units in Memphis. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 18, 2020

• March 2020

  • Memphis kindness blog, March 26: Kids are encouraged, folks get food baskets and popcorn

    Folks across Shelby County are making the best of challenging times with generosity and kindness.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 30, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 13: Grizzlies to pay game-night employees

    • Germantown cancels programming until end of March
    • Bartlett changes municipal services
    • Municipal school districts to close through March 27
    • First Shelby County coronavirus patient released from hospital
    • Weekend looms large for restaurateurs

     

    Confirmed cases

    Tennessee

    26

    Shelby County

    2

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case

    • Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
    • Small business emergency declared
    • Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
    • Community Foundation launches response fund

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 16: SCS extends closure to April 6

    Confirmed cases

    Tennessee

    52

    Shelby County

    2

    • Tunica casinos close temporarily
    • Catholic Diocese of Memphis decree cancels Eucharist celebration, excuses people from mass
    • U of M may postpone spring graduation 
    • Dow experiences worst day since 1987
    • Gov. urges all Tennessee schools to close

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed

    The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• October 2019

  • Arlington entrepreneur premieres new film in Cordova

    With a packed house in attendance, Arlington entrepreneur Tony Jackson debuted his first feature film, “The Story of Randolph,” recently at the Malco Cordova Cinema. 

    By Michael Waddell October 29, 2019

• April 2019

  • Powerhouse Cinema debuts with full-service restaurant

    Patrons can stop in at the Powerhouse for a movie, just a cocktail or glass of wine after work, or to grab a wood-fired pizza or avocado BLT.

    By Elle Perry April 04, 2019

• March 2019

  • Malco Powerhouse Cinema to have in-theater food delivery

    Malco Theatres latest location will allow patrons to recline back in their seats and have food delivered to them inside the theater.

    By Elle Perry March 08, 2019

• February 2019

  • Malco: Powerhouse Cinema will open Downtown in March

    Malco's Powerhouse Cinema location has a March opening date. 

    By Elle Perry February 14, 2019