Showplace 16

This coming Saturday, September 3rd, more than 3,000 theaters across the US, including chains like Rockford and Machesney Park's AMC, are going to offer discounted $3 tickets in celebration of a new "National Cinema Day."

I understand that many of you are probably unfamiliar with the word "shortage," because everything you want and need is in abundant supply here in Rockford and across the fruited plain.

Weekends are going to feel a little different for young teens who regularly catch an in-theater movie in Rockford.

AMC Theaters is hoping that you've gotten good and tired of watching movies from your couch, and that you're up for the movie-going experience once again.

The parent company of Rockford's ShowPlace 16 and Machesney Park's ShowPlace 14, is the largest movie theater chain in the world.

When AMC-owned Showplace 16 and Showplace 14 eventually re-open, they most likely will not being showing films distributed by Universal.