^^
Seriously.

Move Galaxy to the current Harris Teeter location.

Win, win.

[Edited on June 29, 2012 at 4:53 PM. Reason : Re: So what happens to the HT around the corner from Galaxy if this happens?]

6/29/2012 4:53:09 PM

It closes when the new one opens. No clue what would happen to the building--it's probably owned by the mall so I guess they'd decide if it could be a large freestanding tenant (a la the Crate and Barrel at Southpoint), subdivided, or razed. Perhaps it could become another grocery with a small footprint, like a Trader Joe's or an Aldi.

6/29/2012 10:46:45 PM

Cary's Galaxy Cinema escapes eviction

Looks like they're are still looking to move it.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/07/13/2197487/carys-galaxy-cinema-escapes-eviction.html

7/14/2012 2:25:41 PM

ttt

11/8/2012 4:49:13 PM

11/8/2012 5:01:55 PM

Did they implode this piece of shit yet?

11/8/2012 5:06:23 PM

Quote :

"CARY - The end of the Galaxy is almost here. The venerable independent movie theater ends its run with final showings on Sunday, Nov. 11, its management announced on Wednesday night. Developer York Properties plans to replace the Galaxy Cinema and a nearby office building with a Harris Teeter super market, according to public records. The business has showed independent and foreign films at the Village Square Shopping Center for eight years, its managers said. News of its potential closure inspired hundreds to come to the theater or show their support on Facebook, but the developer has not yet changed course. A press release from the Galaxy praised the developer's vision, and prepared fans for a bittersweet goodbye. “Yes, it is very difficult to close a business this popular and in demand, especially when it is the only independent theater in Cary,” the release stated. “We hope that all our patrons will visit us one last time this weekend to enjoy a movie and treat themselves to the best concessions in town.” The release also alluded to the construction of two other buildings near the site, but the developer hasn't yet confirmed further plans for redevelopment of the center."

http://www.carynews.com/2012/11/08/66564/carys-galaxy-cinema-to-close.html

11/8/2012 5:44:45 PM

Sweet. Can't wait for the new bigger HT.

11/8/2012 5:49:32 PM

Oh I'm so mad at ncsuapex I'm going to explode!!!! AAAAAA!!!!

11/8/2012 5:50:37 PM

I went to see The Master today. I was all excited, commenting how I was glad it was still showing as showtimes hadn't worked out that I could before now, and he responds, "I'm glad for you too cause it's a great movie, and we're closing Sunday." "whaaaaaat!? nooooo" Very sad they aren't able to stick it out til Spring.

11/8/2012 6:37:49 PM

Mortal Kombat 2
Austin Powers 1
Y Tu Mama Tambien
The Pianist
Spellbound

These are but a few of the movies I saw in this building. What was it called before Galaxy? Imperial 6 or something?

11/8/2012 7:00:20 PM

Damn this sucks. Loved how everything was local. I know all my Indian friends in the area will be really disappointed too.

Welcome to Obama's America

11/8/2012 8:02:34 PM

^^ Prior to Galaxy it was Madstone. Before that was Imperial 6, and before that Imperial 4.

11/8/2012 11:11:49 PM

do they still show The Walking Dead on Sunday nights? Any chance they'll be doing it their last Sunday?

11/9/2012 6:27:34 PM

It's kind of funny how people come out of the wood work to save something when the end is near. Perhaps if all of you people had cared this much over the years this place could pay its bills.

Move over. GTFOOTW and let a business that can thrive make use of this space.

11/9/2012 6:57:01 PM

^
32000 posts and still not tired of being an unbelievable cunt. props man

11/9/2012 7:16:39 PM

32658


#truthhurts

11/9/2012 7:19:29 PM

Quote :

"Mortal Kombat 2"

haha. i, too, viewed MK1 and MK2 in this building. I think it was united artists at the time.

11/9/2012 8:23:19 PM

This is a fucking bummer

11/9/2012 8:46:29 PM

This type of theater should be closer to ncsu anyhow, but even then, our own cinema at Witherspoon already appeals to independent and documentary films for students; who'd most likely see this kinda stuff.

11/9/2012 9:44:47 PM

11/10/2012 12:06:25 AM

Downtown independent movie theater. Do want.

11/10/2012 12:29:10 AM

^^ that's cause we already have witherspoon... Students going to cary to see some documentary or foreign film is a bit out of the way for that demographic; even then, it should really be centered more towards Raleigh area rather than Cary.

Or the very least show more profitable films to help fund the independent showings more.

and Downtown Raleigh isn't exactly that far away from NCSU...

11/10/2012 1:15:40 AM

ITT spöokyjon proves to be a hipster.

11/10/2012 10:26:03 AM

thanks to spöokyjon for hiring me

working at Galaxy Cinema for 4 years was a life saver

there were a lot of cool people there, both selling and buying tickets

the death of any cultural landmark is a loss for the community as a whole

11/10/2012 3:28:43 PM

90% of the population that go to our independent movie theater in Charleston are old people. Very few student aged customers.

11/10/2012 4:05:29 PM

Witherspoon is not competition for Galaxy. It wasn't competition for Studio I & II on Hillsborough.

11/10/2012 5:53:02 PM

yeah, what are all the independent, foreign, and documentaries that are being shown at Witherspoon? I never thought of the Galaxy and Witherspoon as competition when I was a student, nor do I now.

http://www.ncsu.edu/cinema/

11/10/2012 6:55:14 PM

i never went to the Rialto or the Colony much, but they seemed to skew older, too

i'm in Portland now and their independent theaters attract more youthful audiences

11/10/2012 9:29:40 PM

i would've guessed portland skewed more towards the 30-40 crowd, what with the dream of the 90s being alive there and all

11/11/2012 2:22:29 AM

fair and kinda accurate assumption, but 30s is still youthful compared to the senior citizen dominated Raleigh art houses

there seems to be a larger film going scene here in general

there's more theaters that show indie, foreign and classic films

the Portland Art Museum screens movies daily in conjunction with a local film school; lot of seniors there, but they show some really cool stuff. they just had a music series and played Wild Style and Downtown 81 and some cool recording of a Stax Records revue performance from the late 60s somewhere in Scandinavia.

has anyone mentioned Galaxy's popcorn yet?

11/11/2012 4:31:24 AM

I saw The Man Who Wasn't There at the Rialto my senior year in high school. I might've been trying to outthink myself on that one.

11/11/2012 8:31:06 AM

I will miss Galaxy's popcorn

Quote :

"thanks to spöokyjon for hiring me"

ditto

11/11/2012 12:28:45 PM

SAD FACE

11/11/2012 9:12:11 PM

11/11/2012 9:20:36 PM

BTW, the lady in the video game to Galaxy 2-3 times a week for as long as it's been open. It's really sad to leave those folks without a theater.

Also, while I try not to talk about how I would have done things differently since I left, I ran that shit for seven years and we never ONCE showed a Twilight film. JUSSSAYIN'.

UPDATE: I have just been informed that they put that poster out for the last night as a joke and had no idea the news mentioned it

11/11/2012 10:05:55 PM

I had already missed getting that one single older man his cookie on Saturdays

always oatmeal raisin

[Edited on November 11, 2012 at 10:53 PM. Reason : .]

11/11/2012 10:46:45 PM

I had a membership for the last several years. Best money I ever spent.

11/11/2012 10:50:22 PM

Hell yes, save 1 minute on my commute to Harris Teeter and piss off hipsters and their damn indie films.

Burn Galaxy to the ground.

11/12/2012 10:41:42 AM

Why so mad bro

11/12/2012 11:19:22 AM

Quote :

"CARY, N.C. --Cary's Galaxy Cinema screened its final film Sunday night after eight years in business. Employees say they were told the theater would be demolished to make way for a new Harris Teeter grocery store. The theater specialized in showing rare independent films and Bollywood movies. "There are other theaters in the area that show quality movies, but not so many at one time and one place," Esma Margaret Sederoff said. Loyal customers, like Sederoff, returned Sunday for one final showing. "We got plenty of Harris Teeters around, but we have very few independent theaters to go to, so, sort of sad," Berney Golden said. There's been talk of shutting it down for months, but employees only got an official notice Wednesday. "I am going to be unemployed," Projection manager Matt Gronke said. "I'm going to file for unemployment. I'm going to be looking around for jobs, but in this economy, we'll see what happens." It's Gronke's job to make sure the film starts rolling on time, or at least it was his job. Most theaters are ditching the old film and going digital. Galaxy was one of the last to do it the old-fashioned way, and it was the only place with so many offbeat films under one roof. "I mean, you're going to have to go to Raleigh, you're going to have to go to Chapel Hill, Durham, The Chelsea, Carolina, places that are a 30-40 minute drive," Gronke said, "so it's going to stink for a lot of people.""

http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/nov/11/independent-cinema-cary-screens-its-last-film-sund-ar-2772557/

11/13/2012 7:21:52 PM

Poor, God.

11/13/2012 8:34:48 PM

Gronke was the least creepy Projection Manager the Galaxy ever had

11/13/2012 11:43:35 PM

^so what you're saying is he was the only one.

11/14/2012 7:19:19 AM

^^ shots fired

11/16/2012 2:11:29 AM

Anyone know how they intend to liquidate their assets? I wouldn't mind picking up some memorabilia for my home theatre.

11/16/2012 12:04:57 PM

When I worked at Park Place 16 like 10 years ago there was a Matt Gronke working there. I remember he jumped through a large cardboard advertisement thing on my first day and the manager kinda chuckled.

...this has the be the same guy...

edit: to be clear he destroyed the damn thing. It was awesome.

[Edited on November 16, 2012 at 10:57 PM. Reason : ]

11/16/2012 10:55:42 PM

^ one and the same, he's not shy about telling that story

11/17/2012 2:34:53 PM

Great news guys! Drove by the galaxy the other day and they've put up a fence around the entire compound. Demolition should be soon!

3/13/2013 5:36:48 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1cap6yETA

3/13/2013 5:55:10 PM