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| - Charming and a bit quaint, the Manor provides a much needed service to the CLT area in showing smaller arthouse/non-"blockbuster" productions in a cozy setting. My first visit was last night to partake of Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing".
If another theater that we frequent more often had been showing it, we'd likely have gone there instead - but I'm glad they weren't, and we didn't. We stumbled by chance that night upon a Charlotte Film Society meeting centering on the same film, so were treated to some extra perks like an aftershow talk-back with a notable guest speaker and some swag giveaways (woohoo!). $2 popcorn was also a fun bonus, and a step back into yesteryear.
The theater is small, and perhaps not so...ergonomically laid out as newer/larger arenas, but the service was topnotch and really friendly - as another Yelper said, from ticket window to concessions and everywhere in between, everyone was great - none of that bored, mumbling, GOD-I-can't-wait-to-leave attitude you get from some places. And, again, the film offerings alone make it worth the visit.
Now that I know what I've been missing, you can bet that I'll be keeping a closer eye on this little theater to see what's coming up next.
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