Lincoln Plaza Cinemas
New York, NY 10023-7006
Phone: (212) 757-2280
- Cross Street:
- Between 62nd Street and 63rd Street
- Directions:
- 1; A, C; B, D at 59th St-Columbus Cir; 1 at 66th St
Editorial Review for Lincoln Plaza Cinemas – by Bilge Ebiri
The Scene
While the tiny screening rooms are often overcrowded, the location's great, close to both Lincoln Center and the Sony Lincoln Square theaters (in case you feel like catching "Big Momma's House" after seeing "East-West"). And the devoted staff is a big help in these days of clueless ushers and automated projection. Sadly, the audiences here--often made up of irritable cine-snobs and misanthropic cranks packed tightly together due to the sardine-style seating plan--can get pretty abusive. (Some, of course, might consider this part of the place's charm.)
The Draw
The films are nothing too fringe, please, but if it's Best Foreign Film Oscar-nominees you want, you've come to the right place. Many of the same foreign and independent films shown at the Angelika downtown make their uptown appearances here, often for longer runs. Fresh popcorn and gourmet sandwiches make for good munchies, but the dry cookies aren't big crowd-pleasers.
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Movies, Showtimes & Tickets
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Slumdog Millionaire
Rated R
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Milk
Rated R
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A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noel)
Rated Not Rated
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I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
Rated PG-13
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Rachel Getting Married
Rated R
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoNominated for best alternative programming for its location and its dedication to screening foreign films.
The ExtrasLooking for an elegant after-movie meal? The theater is conveniently located near both the popular Nick & Toni's Cafe and Shun Lee.
User Reviews for Lincoln Plaza Cinemas
04/09/2008 Posted by DG130
I was on Sunday April 06 08’ at theater and the lady in front of me bough drinks and food. She wanted few things and asked questions…nothing out of the ordinary. However, the person at the desk was like” you start pissing me off…” and so on. When I walked in side of the theater room, it was so smelly (you get a BIG wave of smell…a really bad one!). Of course when I bought the ticket …the lady at the desk did not listening to my question which was: if the theater was full, because I can’t sit in the front row. She just repeated the same sentence over and over again, till I gave up. And the manger…why is he there exactly for???…oyyy!! OOO AND WHY THE ONLY WAY TO PAY IS IN CASH???!!! It was very hard to see the movie after all of this. Not relaxing and fun experience for sure… but in the upper west side it has the best movies- so we keep going back to the same place.
Pros: good movies
Cons: bad aeverything else
03/18/2008 Posted by MovieMax
I used to enjoy this theater. When I'm venturing out of downtown and looking for a quality movie this was the first stop. But this week I had the most bizarre encounter with a young lady behind the counter who shortchanged me on coffee. (gave me $1.50 instead of $3.50) And then refused to accept that even when I emptyed my pocket of everything but her change. The when I complained to the "Manager" he called me an "idiot". I was completely astounded. The ushers and the other moviegoers just shook their heads. This guy is a wacko. Stay away!!!!!!
Pros: Movies
Cons: Service
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