Landmark River Oaks If you want stadium-style seating, 24 screens and convenient parking, this is not your movie theater. But if you care about the movies — if you actually go to watch the show, not to swivel back in your seat while the special effects whiz by — then your best bet is the Landmark River Oaks theater. Built in 1939, it has a seedy elegance you won’t find in the too-bright, mallish cineplexes that line the interstate. There are only three screens here, but they’re usually showing something smart.
This article appears in Sep 23-29, 2004.