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Plano's arthouse movie theater reopens in time for holiday outings

Angelika Film Center in Plano reopens its doors on Friday, November 13.

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Lucky for arthouse moviegoers north of Dallas, Angelika Film Center & Cafe in Plano is welcoming back guests, with showtimes starting Friday, November 13.

The Plano theater will reopen with highly anticipated films like Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan; Hillbilly Elegy, starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams; and The Climb. It will also show David Fincher's Mank, starring Gary Oldman, starting on November 20.

The theater has implemented extensive COVID-19 safety measures that, they say, are in line with the state and county’s latest orders.

“The Angelika management team has been working hard to develop enhanced protocols and to train our team on our health and safety policies in order to optimize the experience for both our guests and our staff," said division manager Scott Rosemann in a statement.

New policies and procedures will include a face mask requirement for all guests and staff; advance ticket sales through the website or Angelika app; cashless transactions at the theater; and assigned seating with limited capacity for each auditorium. In addition, guests are asked to arrive no earlier than 30 minutes before their showtimes to limit capacity and allow for increased sanitation.

For anyone still uncomfortable with sharing a theater with strangers, Angelika Plano offers a variety of private cinema options for guests. VIP screenings allow groups of up to 10 to enjoy a private screening of select arthouse and seasonal options; Private Rental Events allow groups of up to 10 to provide their own content via Blu-Ray, streaming device, or gaming console; and Buyouts allow guests to reserve all the seats in an auditorium to view any of the theater’s current releases.

Finally, if movie theater food is what you're missing the most, Angelika Plano is offering “To Go” options for guests to enjoy fresh-popped popcorn and other concession favorites at home.

Angelika Plano's reopening comes almost three months after the Dallas location reopened its doors.

But movie theaters have been hit particularly hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, and other chains have chosen to remain dark. Alamo Drafthouse Dallas-Fort Worth opened theaters briefly in August before closing again just weeks later due in part to a lack of major new film releases. And Regal theater chain recently suspended operations at all of its locations, including Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Dallas Cowboys News

Metal roof piece at Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington falls on field

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A piece of the roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the field while the retractable portion of it was being opened at least three hours before a 34-10 loss to Houston on Monday night, officials said.

AT&T Stadium was mostly empty when the incident occurred, and team officials said nobody was injured. The roof was closed without incident about an hour later.

Officials said winds gusting to 30 mph during the day contributed to the incident, which was being reviewed to ensure the roof can be opened safely at some point in the future. The roof hasn’t been opened for a Cowboys game in their $1.2 billion stadium since the 2022 season.

“I know we opened it long before any fans or anybody is in there,” owner Jerry Jones said after the game. “The reason they do that is to make sure everything is working to avoid those kinds of risks if there’s any fans or anybody in here.”

Jones said there wasn’t any risk in going on with the game, which meant a delay or postponement wasn’t a consideration.

“They wouldn’t have done this game, or started this game, had there been any risk at all,” Jones said. “Not only the NFL wouldn’t, but I wouldn’t if there was any risk at all. And there was no risk at all when we started the game.”

The arches that support the roof are nearly 300 feet above the field at their highest point. The 80,000-seat venue opened in 2009.The falling debris came a little more than a week after Dallas receiver CeeDee Lamb said the sun was in his eyes on a throw he didn’t react to in the end zone in a 34-6 loss to Philadelphia.

AT&T Stadium has an unusual east-west alignment from end zone to end zone, as opposed to most venues being north-south. On clear days, the sun shines through the large glass windows on the west side during the first half of games that kick off in the afternoon.

There is usually a call for curtains on the west side of the stadium when the sun becomes an issue, but Jones says he won’t put up curtains. He says both teams have to deal with the sun.

When AT&T Stadium hosted the Super Bowl in 2011, six workers were injured when ice and snow fell from the roof. The event was plagued by a historic ice storm that gripped the Dallas area for days.

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