The concessions and box office staff at the Arclight wear those little nametags with their favorite films. I can't help but comment anytime one of them takes my ticket.
The little exchange goes something like this.

Arclight staff member: "Theater 3 on your left. Enjoy the show."
(riiippp)
Me: "Oh, hey. Willow is one of my favorites too."
Arclight staff member: "...."

Yeah. They rarely respond. Sometimes you can get the box office clerks to bite your witty small talk hook and you might engage in such conversations as which film has a better cheerleading routine, Bring It On or American Beauty, like I have. These people are the closest we have to the video store geeks of my youth. You know, the dudes working the counter who once they found out you liked "independent movies" would scoff at your rental choices and then berate you into a David Lynch debate until you rented something worthy like Dune or Gummo.

The closest experience we will to this is Arclight's very own staff picked movie night. Every Monday night in April will feature a film from yester-year that some Arclight staff member has watched at least a dozen times. They're calling it the "Share The Experience Celebration". While the event's name recalls pyramid scheme seminars listed in the Learning Annex, these films are crowd favorites, so I hope an explanation isn't necessary. They're 21 and up screenings too so you can take that beer in with you. I've seen The Goonies too many times to count but never with Stella Artois and caramel corn. Should be great.

Monday, Apr. 2 8:00pm
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Monday, Apr. 9 8:00pm
The Warriors

Monday, Apr. 16 8:00pm
The Goonies

Monday, Apr. 23 8:00pm
Monty Python and The Holy Grail

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