Report: Movie Theaters In Tampa, Largo, Pinellas Park and Port Richey Closing

Author Geno

October 4th, 2020 10:11 AM

Coronavirus has done a number on the entertainment industry. Theme parks in Florida have had to let employees go and now another casualty… jobs at movie theaters.

Variety reports that Cineworld is closing all of its Regal Cinema locations in the United States. That’s over 500 theaters nationwide, including four in our area in Tampa, Largo, Pinellas Park and Port Richey. They say a big factor was the new James Bond movie release being put on hold. “No Time To Die” will not come out until April of 2021 and it seems like that was the last straw. They say the closures could happen as soon as this week and that reopening might not happen until next year. [Source: Variety]

Geno’s 20 Favorites Movies That Are Always On TV

Sundays are my lazy day. If I can make it through the entire day without putting a pair of pants on, I consider it a win. And when one of these movies comes on, I’ll gladly give up two hours of my weekend. Few of these are “great” movies. They’re just always on. They’re mostly mindless simple fun flicks to escape the world.

• The Wolf Of Wall Street

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  Just a fun movie to leave on in the background. What a wild life this guy led.

• Vegas Vacation

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  I love Las Vegas. And watching this is way cheaper than a plane ticket and bad night at the blackjack tables. I'm not a huge Chevy Chase fan, but this movie is two hours of simple fun. The scene at the off the strip casino buffet after Clark loses his money kills me.

• Rocky IV

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  Movies don't get more '80s than this one in the Rocky series. "I must break you!" The soundtrack was epic too. Awesome '80s cheese.
• Ed Wood

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  I know this movie line for line. It's a dorky comedy for those with an acquired taste for nerd humor. It's not on TV nearly often enough anymore, but it is on an endless loop on my TV every October, even if I have to dig the DVD out.

• The Karate Kid

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  Just the first one though - the sequels all bored me. But I will say the reboot TV series a couple years ago is EXCELLENT. I only saw the first season but I hear it's on Netflix now.

• Catch Me If You Can

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  This is another "leave on in the background" movie. I usually won't sit down to watch it, but will never not leave it on. Tom Hanks does a terrible Boston accent though.
• Galaxy Quest

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  This movie is specifically why I created this list. I'm watching this as we speak. I also watched part of it when it was on yesterday. I'm not a big Tim Allen fan, but he killed it in this. My favorite actor though in this was Alan Rickman. I was never a Trekkie or Star Wars fan but I still love this film. The scenes at the fan convention get me howling with laughter every time.

• Cruel Intentions

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  Very much a guilty pleasure movie. It feels like a quick trip back to the '90s and/or New York City, two of my favorite places.

• Ted

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  This used to be on TV all the time. I like this movie even though Marky Mark is in it. Seth MacFarlane is hilarious.
• Empire Records

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  This movie is like one long music video. The soundtrack is one of my all-time favorites. It's so 90s. It's fun to look back and see some of the actors in this before they were famous.

• Splash

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  One of my favorite movies as a kid. It was on HBO all the time in the '80s. John Candy was so great in this.

• Superbad

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  MacLovin'! I've seen this movie more times than I can count and I'll still watch it when I stumble upon it channel surfing. I can't ever see any of the actors in this movie in any other role. They'll always be the characters they played in Superbad.
• Elf

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  This movie is on an endless loop starting in November. They even show it now in the summer. It's a once or twice a year movie for me. It's sad how I can quote every line. Never watch this with me.

• Titanic

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  I'll watch it only for the scene where the violin players keep playing while the ship sinks.

• Idiocracy

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  No movie captures the climate of 2020 politics better than this movie. Yet it was made 15 years ago. Unfortunately for us, the movie was SUPPOSED to be set 500 years from now.
• Back To The Future

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  Just like The Karate Kid, only the first one was enjoyable to me. All the sequels were lost on me. I love the irony that a movie about going back to the '50s is such a fun way to escape back to the '80s.

• Never Been Kissed

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  I don't know why I enjoy this one so much. I just do. It's a light fun dumb comedy and it just seems to be always on some cable channel every weekend. It's got that '80s retro vibe.

• Anchorman

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  Ron Burgundy is the man. The sequel wasn't incredible, but the first one is great.
• The Notebook

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  Yeah yeah I know. It's a chick flick. It's not an all-time favorite. I'd never buy it on DVD. But if there's nothing else on, it's a fun movie to disappear into. Good chill out movie.

• Office Space

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  This movie always makes me super grateful that I get to work in radio. That said, when I was on the air in Boston, my boss was a carbon copy of Bill Lumbergh.

Mason Dixon’s 5 Favorite Movies

• 5. “Vanishing Point” from 1971 starred Barry Newman and Cleavon Little (who later starred in ‘Blazing Saddles’), and it’s another one of those high-octane muscle car movies Mason loves.

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• 4. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” with Matthew Broderick is classic John Hughes, as he set the standard for 80’s movies.

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• 3. “Bullitt” starred Steve McQueen and Robert Vaughn, and it’s among many high-speed movies Mason loves.

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• 2. “Blazing Saddles” from 1974 starred Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks, but many don’t know it was co-written by Richard Pryor.

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• 1. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” – An all-time favorite that Mason watches EVERY Christmas.

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Q105 Concert Calendar

The music industry has been hit hard too. Here are the latest rescheduled dates for Tampa area concerts.

• October 22, 2020: Sister Hazel at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa

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  The Florida band had a huge hit in 1997 with "All For You." They'll do a parking lot concert at Ray Jay. They are charging by the car load. Tickets and info are available at the band's website sisterhazel.com.

• December 4: Jimmy Buffett

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  If you've been to a Buffett show, you know the real show isn't on stage, it's in the crowd. This will be the 3rd attempt at making this concert happened. Jimmy had shoulder surgery that postponed the concert in 2019. Then our friend COVID-19 meant a postponement of the rescheduled 2020 concert at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

• June 21: Backstreet Boys

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  The Bucs' biggest fan Nick Carter is bringing his Backstreet Boys home to Tampa for a show at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
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  Back together again at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• June 18 & 19: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett

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  Miami's show will be on June 18. The next night the tour comes to Orlando. Then the tour moves north but comes back to Florida for a show in Jacksonville on July 2. Unfortunately still no word of any Tampa dates for the tour.

• July 2, 2021: Chicago

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  This rescheduled show will be without Rick Springfield. The show will be at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
• July 20: The Doobie Brothers

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  They still sound great. Caught their 4th of July performance on CNN. See them here in Tampa at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• July 8: Matchbox 20

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  Rescheduled date at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa. This show was originally scheduled back in 2020!

• February 16: Rod Stewart

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  A rare chance to see an intimate performance with Rod at the Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa. The last time Rod played the room, he walked out on stage and saw the small audience and jokingly asked if he was getting his normal fee.
• August 17, 2021: Alanis Morissette

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  Figured you oughta know that the show has been postponed until August 17, 2021 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• August 27: Santana with Earth, Wind & Fire

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  This is the rescheduled date for the show that was originally scheduled for August 2020 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• September 20, 2021: Daryl Hall & John Oates

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  It'll be a big night of familiar Q105 classics at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.
• September 24, 2021: Maroon 5

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  Adam Levine is back on the road with the band. Meghan Trainor opens at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• October 30, 2021: Enrique Iglesias

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  This is a rescheduled date. Ricky Martin ("La Vida Loca") co-headlines this one at the Amway Center in Orlando.

• April 24: Elton John

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  A rescheduled performance date for Amalie Arena.
• June 3: The Rolling Stones

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  If you missed them in Tampa, you have one more chance to see the Rolling Stones when the Hackney Diamonds '24 tour comes to Camping World Stadium in Orlando. And if you miss this show, you'll have to catch them on one of their future tours over the next few decades... because even though the show is sponsored by AARP, the Stones show no signs of slowing down.

• April 27: Pat Benatar

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  See Pat at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater or in Sarasota April 24 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

• Cancelled: Cher

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  The concert was originally set for March 26. Cher hoped to reschedule, but given the uncertainty of how long we'll be dealing with coronavirus, she has decided to cancel the show so fans can get refunds.

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