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Monday, August 6, 2012

Not clear this will go with the typical UCLA student budget

From the Westwood-Century City Patch:

Westwood's Avco Center movie theater, which has been advertising a "new and exciting movie going experience" since it closed in December, will become a luxury six-screen movie theater with a full service restaurant and bar by early 2013. …iPic Theaters, based in Florida, announced a signed lease on Avco Center (10840 Wilshire Boulevard). …From their plush reclining seats, guests can summon "ninja-like servers" who deliver cocktails and meals during the movie. The theater will also have a full-service Italian restaurant called Tanzy, led by chef Andre Lane; cured meats, breads and mozzarellas at Parma Bar; and a bar serving up "liquid nitrogen mixology" and craft cocktails by Adam Seger, an award-winning mixologist and sommelier.

While admission prices have not yet been finalized for the Westwood theater, iPic offers two tiers of tickets: a Premium seat ($14-18) and a Premium Plus seat ($24-28). The premium ticket includes a comfy chair, but it does not recline and guests purchase any additional drinks or food and bring it to their seats themselves. The premium plus ticket gets the reclining seat and the "ninja-like," in-theater service. A representative for iPic likened the Premium ticket to a first-class seat on a plane and the Premium Plus ticket to a seat on a private jet…

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