SVA Theatre

I went to a show here last night, and they allowed attendants to bring in snacks and beverages! I have never been to a theatre that allowed outside food. It genuinely made the show more enjoyable. They have cup holders on the back of every seat which is a great feature. The seats are comfortable, but they are very tightly spaced.

«I am a singing telegram!» *POW*
My first time here was for the 30^th Anniversary of Clue: The Movie.
God, I love me some Tim Curry!
It was a free event and they allowed outside food. If I only could have gotten a full Texas-​sized pinã colada from Dallas BBQ down the block…
They announced that the concessions would be closed for the free event, but the people in front of me had popcorn, so I guess they changed their minds. The downside of outside food is, I could have done without the incessant bag crinkling of the lady eating wings next to me. How did I know she was eating wings in the dark of the theater??? Well, it was hard to miss the chicken bones she left ALL OVER THE FLOOR.
A theater as nicely appointed as this one deserves to be treated with respect, folks. Especially when you didn’t pay a dime to have someone clean up after your no-​home-​training self.
The seats recline quite a bit, are roomy, and there’s an unusual amount of leg room. Take that from someone who is 5’9″ with a bum knee. The cup holders are oddly located on the row in front of you, so there’s way too much reaching unless you keep a hold of your drink until you’re quite done with it.
The screen is very large and well scaled to the space so the sight lines should be very good from a variety of seats.
The sound. Way too loud. I almost had to put my headphones in. My ears hurt. I’m chalking it up as an anomaly due to the showing using the original film stock and not having been adjusted… maybe. That’s the only thing keeping this from a perfect score.
I was surprised that this event wasn’t more well attended. After waiting for over 12 hours at that Shia LaBeouf shitshow @ the Angelika, I guess my social barometer is way out of whack.
Anywho, I’m following their Facebook page now (
) and I look forward to coming back for any events in the future.

Came here for the Chelsea Film Festival. I didn’t even know this place existed, so super glad I made it here! The space is clean and fairly big. I didn’t expect the theater itself to be so similar to your everyday movie theater. Overall there were plenty of seats. The screen was smaller than usual but everyone was able to get a seat in the middle section and so it was a great viewing experience!

This is my second time coming to SVA theatre & I love it. They have these amazing after school events where they screen movies. I came to see monsters university & the usual suspects as well. The place is nice. They have comfy chairs & the staff is very welcoming as well. They make me wanna go to that college. Def. recommend stopping by to grab a flyer & see what events/​films they got going on.

I came here for my friend’s award ceremony thing. He was mostly there to support his friends. It was nice to see how they ran the event. My friend kept making side comment the whole time which was pretty funny. The place is nicely put together and easily access to enter and exit, which safety first as always!

Pleasant albeit unremarkable Tribeca Film for All screening of the excellent ‘Down in the Valley’ here. Both festival and theater staff were friendly, and I’d definitely consider returning over Bow Tie aka the mainstream theater formerly known as Clearview if I had the choice.

Nice theater! It was showing the Oscar nominated shorts (live action and animated) and Oscar Nominated Documentaries with Q&A afterwards with directors of some of the films and that was very enjoyable.

I went to a screening in the large theater. I have also seen TV premieres here. It is a modern venue with a hip lobby and a decent snack bar. Only four seats are available in the lobby, right at the entrance. Had I known, I would have arrived later. The food and drink are overpriced, which is a foregone conclusion. The location is excellent, very close to all public transportation. Unfortunately it was poorly run, resulting in delayed entry into the space. We were periodically instructed to keep inching toward the entrance and basically treated like school children. There was absolutely no communication regarding the feasibility of changing seats for the Q and A, which is the main reason I attended. So I had to take a closer seat than I normally would in a movie house to have a better view of the post mortem. The place itself is worthy of patronage. The disregard for the actual patrons is the primary drawback, a poor way to make a first impression, especially for pricy events costing $ 38. Yes, $ 38.

Convenient location, and worth a visit.
This spot is modern, spic-​and-​span, with several rooms. Last I was here I sat in the Silas Theatre. I had a comfy seat with a good view of the screen. My favorite thing about this place? It’s a super short walk to the 23^rd Street C/​E train.
No complaints.

I’ve been here twice and I’ve had a great experience both times. The first time was years ago for the Day Breakers screening. Saw William Dafoe in the flesh. Feasted on some Garrett’s popcorn. The theater is really nice, perfect temperate control unlike most theaters. The seating is awesome yet still small and quaint. Yesterday I went for the Kings of Summer screening. Awesome movie, this theater is a must.

Great Spot to meet fellow film lovers like ME, clean manicured and a place to sit back and enjoy. Was here for a private screening with the director and some of the cast. Bravo!

As far as movie theaters go, this one is smack dab in the middle. We’ve been here several times for the Gen Art Film Festival (most recently on Friday to watch an EXTREMELY sad movie called «Norman»). The theater itself is clean and the concession stands are well managed. Nothing more, nothing less.

I came to SVA Theater to watch a Tribeca movie called «Jiro, Dream OF Sushi» and got there early after work so I can get into the Rush line. Lucky I was maybe 6 or 7 people in front of line so the hope of watching the movie was great. The movie was about a 3 Michelin Star Sushi in Japan and how he kept his career going for so long. It was a very interesting movie and you realize how hard you have to work to achieve success. The movie theater itself was ok but the food was expensive. A regular popcorn and a soda cost me $ 10($ 6 for popcorn, $ 4 for a soda). I didn’t realize how prices has jump up. There were a Q & A afterward with the producer and it was the first day of this showing. It was a good experience! I can’t wait for the next one.

I never thought that I’d go to a movie theater and be confused… not a little confused but so confused I felt my IQ dropping.
First of all there was a long line outside which I assumed was the line to buy tickets. After realiszing it wasn’t I proceeded to the box office situated outside & was told that I need to go inside to the ‘RIGHT’ to purchase tix for the particular movie we were watching.
Ok so in I go and find a roped off section to the right and a table filled with name tags. Maybe I had to go further in to find the «right» she was talking about. So further in I go, & I come across a red carpet interviewing area with people from the press taking photos.
I had to stand still for a moment and figure out whether I had entered the wrong place.
So out I go again and this time ask for exact directions to this box office to the right. It turned out it was to the left and connected to her box office. If I was looking at the box office it was to the right but once walking through the door it was to the left. Are you confused? Don’t worry so am I!
I was extremely perplexed at this point and proceeded to ask for 4 tickets. I took my money out to pay and was told that it was free coz I was wearing black. Ok can this night get any stranger???
I laughed coz I thought she was kidding, but she simply asked if my friend’s will be wearing black, and I said «most probably»…so she said all the tickets are free.
I wasn’t going to argue with that. So in I go to get popcorn and wait for the others to arrive, and I now I was having a hard time locating the concession stand. There was a bar looking area opposite the red carpet interviewing area, but this was also roped off and it looked like it was promoting beer.
I asked and was told it was the correct place, but I sat there for a moment wondering why they had roped it off and were keeping people out. Fair enough they were giving out beer, but there was really no other way for adults to get there unless they crawled under the rope.
People were crawling under and no one seemed surprised. It was as though it’s meant to be that way.
Was I on candid camera?
Once inside the theater and seated comfortably, an MC appeared on the stage in front of the screen and introduced a comedian.
Ok this is getting beyond a joke. Did I walk into a comedy store without realizing? Was it really April Fools Day instead of Halloween?
The comedian finished… no one laughed… and the film began.
I’M CoNfUsEd!!!