Jackson Jambalaya

I guess Rednecks don’t like going to the picture show any more

There ya go...Blame it on Covid. As if Covid had no effect on the other area theaters.

I don't know what the real reason was...maybe partly because the place is in the middle of the highest traffic intersection in the state? Maybe because the floors were sticky? Or management. Or because it's not close to any residential areas. Or nowhere nearby to eat after the movie. Maybe it was the popcorn, or the bathrooms. But it damned sure was not Covid.

'I guess Rednecks don’t like going to the picture show any more'

Not everyone has your taste in entertainment and can afford a PlayStation and the Playboy channel.

It's a failing business model. One dinner and a movie night for a family of four costs about as much for a month of wi-fi, Netflix and Prime Video.

That place was open??

@11:43 does Jackson have any besides Capri?

So Mayor Lumumba has announced that he has gotten the city nearly $1 billion to repair the water system that was neglected by the state leadership due to racism. You ignore that and instead report that the hillbillies lost a movie theater. Something that is common nationwide! I see that you aren’t even trying to hide your racism any longer!

Good!
They showed too many libtard movies
Glad they are all closed down
Just like the USA ….needs to close

And now there is a CBD store across the street. That area isn't very safe.

"Or nowhere nearby to eat after the movie."

It's Rankin County; there's an unlimited amount of chain restaurants within a 2 mile radius.

It was too close to Pearl and Madison. Viewers had a choice, and the management made everyone chose Pearl or Madison. That place was never clean and was not updated like the others. Simple business 101....they lost to the competition in a shrinking market. Covid just exposed the poor business practices as it has done with so many others.

Moving Pictures (TV and Cinema) killed the old time radio show. Now people are back in their homes listening to podcasts and streaming shows. The tables have turned!

@ 3:40 AM

Not one of your reasons is accurate. I've never had a bad experience there, and it's always been clean. It's also located less than a mile from residential and Dogwood shopping areas, with two restaurants in the same commercial complex. Maybe you shouldn't be up so late...

Why do we keep electing idiots to Congress that can't get anything done. They can't even elect a speaker. But somehow, some of those idiots think they are being productive by doing nothing but preening for TV cameras.

CBD stores are unsafe? Who knew?

I lived nearby and I wouldn't go there. It was nasty. When I go to the movies, I have to drive by it to get to another theater and would gladly do so.

I've passed by that location often but never thought of it as my first choice to see a movie. Way better options in Pearl and Madison County (and my home).

If only they had played Deliverance more often.

Um, Mugshots is in the same parking lot. Dogwood restaurants are what, a mile away? I realize folks like you take public transportation so trying to get a ride to Dogwood from the theatre might be troublesome but for those of us who don't consider a two minute drive an inconvenience, there are some decent restaurants there such as Table 100, the two Ichibans, America's, several Mexican restaurants, and others.

As for the theatre itself. Thank goodness for Tinseltown. Flowood and Northpark (UA) were last ones to go to big screens and stadium seating . Only because competition forced them to do it. Last movie I saw there was Dunkirk. They also don't carry the special events the other theaters present.

I suspect the same thing that happened to Clinton UA - people turned it into a baby sitter by dropping their kids off there for ours and the little hellions ran like wild dogs. Good riddance.

I live in Clinton. And yes, we are much better off without that theatre.

I like how it still said "United Artists" on the side. It was an ok theater, like Clinton, but never the best. All the UA theaters were slow to upgrade.

Theatres, restaurants... anything of that sort that goes out of business only does so for one reason. They suck. If they had a product or service that people wanted or needed or even just liked do you think they would close?

Saw a lot of great movies in that place. Hate it's closing.

Took my grandchildren to see their first movies there. We also saw Puss n Boots there last week. So sad to see it go.

@ "Anonymous Pickin and a grinin said...
I guess Rednecks don’t like going to the picture show any more

January 5, 2023 at 11:43 PM"


All of the LAUGHTER that you hear, outside of Jackson from over here in Rankin County . . . I assure you, we are not laughing WITH you.

City of Jackson, someone says? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Damn, 340 .

Covid talk really gets your panties in a bunch.

@9:29 - Didn't that Mugshots just close? As to the high dollar eateries out at Dogpatch, unless one can negotiate that hellatious traffic and fork over $140 for a couple, who the hell is going way out there to grab a quick, after-show bite to eat. Oh, you left out Half-Shell.

Not sure why you defend the place, then wind up giving multiple reason for its closure. It was an outdated dump.

@ 8:25 - How is that you know it's 'clean' since, when you're there, it's pitch black dark and you can't see the roaches. The place was terribly outdated and should have been dozed ten years ago. Which is it...Dogwood is one mile or two miles or three miles away?

It's a terribly-congested high-traffic area, unlike the theater in Madison or Pearl. Imagine dropping the kids off there and getting back home 50 minutes later. Put the 8-mm porn projector away.

The entire catalogue of United Artists was bought by the current owners of the “This!” Television network.
That includes Stargate SG-1 which is the only reason I ever tuned in. But my last HDTV broke in 2018 and I chose to never buy another. I have an 8K ultra wide OLED pc monitor that I use to watch the limited amount of content that I enjoy.

4:39 PM
The mugshots on lake harbor closed and a bulldog burger went there over a year ago.

@3:40, the floors were “sticky” in the old Capri back in the 80’s and 90’s but that’s a different kinda “sticky” but yep you’re right. Nobody wants to go there anymore. Why when you can stay at home?

*Damn, 340 . Covid talk really gets your panties in a bunch.
January 6, 2023 at 3:30 PM*

Only when it's used as an excuse for the failure of everything across the American landscape.

@4:39
"It was an outdated dump."

Isn't that Rankin as a whole?

10:23 NE Jxn snoot hasn't been out of their 39211 compound for several decades.

OK. You people have posted over and over about what a nice place it was, how close it is to local food, what a grand lineup they present, how fine the area is, how clean it's been for your lifetime and how close it is to Flowood's crowded eateries.

Now, for the love of God...tell us why it closed down!

PS: Covid ain't got shit to do with it.

Can't believe the one across from J.C.Penny at Northpark Mall has not shuttered. Given the nature of the traveling demographic and its proximity to Jackson (pardon the redundancy), it's amazing the place is still a thing.

Speaking of J.C.Penny, that store in every location is a virtual tomb today. Used to be you would see a hundred shoppers there any day of any week and twice that many during seasonal rush. Now you see two 'checkout' registers open and maybe five employees in the entire mausoleum. This chain won't last much longer.

Don’t overthink things. Regal Cinemas filed bankruptcy in 2021. There were only two Regal cinemas in the state, Flowood and Brookhaven. I imagine they were well behind on their lease payments resulting in less funds for maintenance of the facility by the owner. Covid just hastened the end of a dying business model for a traditional screen and concession theater.

So, to recap: The place was an outdated dump, the floors were sticky, the popcorn was stale, it was in the middle of a very high-traffic intersection, movies were pro-woke, parents did not want to drop their kids off there, the only places to eat post-show were 3 miles away after negotiating maddening traffic and paying high prices and the Jackson yoot-regulars preferred the place.

On a more positive note, it closed due to Covid.