What’s the process for coming up with the marquees each week?

We change the marquee on Thursday night and we’ll ask whoever’s working that night if they have any ideas, or sometimes we’ll email all the staff for ideas. If we get any, we go with whatever we think is best. If we ever just keep it simple and put up like the director or star’s name, you can assume one of three things: no one could think of anything good, it’s really cold out and no one wants to be up on a 15ft ladder for very long, or the movie doesn’t really warrant a joke (i.e. something like Son of Saul). Although we did one for Ida—“Ida Hate To Miss This One”—so I guess the Holocaust isn’t totally off limits!



What has been your favorite marquee you've posted?

This is tough. The one we did for Jane Eyre often comes to mind. It was “Jane Eyre - Based On A Book, I Think.” I always enjoy any marquee in the first person where, in effect, it’s the theatre itself saying it.