Showing posts with label Angelika. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Angelika. Show all posts

Friday, November 15, 2013

Angelika Advantages - Interview with UTD student Julie Hellwarth



This blog post will interview Julie Hellwarth, an undergraduate student attending the University of Texas at Dallas, about her thoughts on her Angelika theater experience.

Interview:

“What did you think about the cost to visit the Angelika with your UTD student discount?”

Julie: “The UTD student discount makes it more appealing to go to the Angelika Theater. The $2.50 discount is a big saving. I also really liked that they show the Walking Dead free every Sunday. It is an awesome perk that the theater has!”
 
“How would you describe your experience visiting the Angelika?”

Julie: “Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience. The environment was very inviting, the staff were friendly and helpful, and the theater showed the stream in a timely manner. The food items were overpriced, however: I’ll probably eat before or after elsewhere, and go to Angelika for just the movie.”
 
“When you walked into the Angelika, what was the first thing you noticed?”

Julie: “Before I even walked in I noticed the outside of the Angelika, because the blue words glowed so brightly. After walking in, the chandeliers really caught my eye and made the place feel more upscale than other theaters I’ve attended. They also had an escalator for going up, and a large staircase for going down, which I thought worked really well because I’m not a fan of stairs!”
 
“What did you think of the Angelika's interior, environment, and the t-shirt given away for the Walking Dead streaming?”

Julie: “The interior of the Angelika is very cozy. It isn't a big space but they make it work with the space that they have. It has a very modern look with the overall square shape of the building, and the warm colors make the place seem inviting. The audience never interfered with what I watched, which I appreciated. The t-shirt giveaway that they had after the showing was very nice and made me want to return.”

Julie Hellwarth viewed her Angelika theater experience as cost efficient, inviting, and a place that she would “definitely return to.”

Angelika Advantages



This blog post will cover the cost difference in the normal Angelika movie ticket and the discounted movie ticket offered by the Comet Center to students as well as the overall experience of visiting the Angelika.

Cost

A picture of Angelika's food prices.
A picture of Angelika's food prices.
© 2013 Macy Sheehan
Visiting the Angelika normally costs $9.00 (Reading International Inc., 2007), but buying a ticket with a student discount reduces the price to $7.50 (UTD Office of Student Affairs, n.d.). Additionally, at the Angelika on Sundays, there’s a Walking Dead showing that offers free admittance.


Angelika charges $4.25 for a small drink, as well as higher prices overall for food. Angelika is another theater where I would eat before or after elsewhere and just come for the movie.

Traveling to the Angelika by car from the University of Texas at Dallas’s campus takes 15 minutes. Angelika is also accessible by bus, with the travel time increasing to 1 hour and 19 minutes. (Google, 2013.)

Experience

A picture showing Angelika's entrance with movie titles advertised below.
A picture of Angelika's entrance.
© 2013 Macy Sheehan
Angelika’s exterior presents a modern look with its sleek wording while hinting at old theaters by showing the currently playing movie titles above the door. Angelika’s register for tickets is outside and staffed, displaying the available movies, which had current movies with a few old titles. Once inside, the Angelika’s interior looks bright and seemingly crowded by the staircases and escalators immediately in one’s vision. Upstairs shows Angelika’s large chandeliers as well as where food can be bought. 

Picture of Angelika's interior, showing staircases, chandeliers, and where to buy food.
A picture of Angelika's interior.
© 2013 Macy Sheehan
Angelika offers, “TV and the Angelika,” which shows a live stream of the newest Walking Dead episodes on a theater screen with other people just as hyped to see what will happen; other shows are available as well (Reading International Inc., 2007). Angelika also provided zombie themed shirts after the showing, a nice bonus to take home. They also offer After Hours showings, which plays films in the theater not typically seen at other locations, such as “Pan’s Labrinth,” “Aliens,” “Scanners,” (Reading International Inc., 2007) and more.

With a welcoming environment and opportunities to watch old films and show streams as well as movies, Angelika makes a great theater, especially with the student discount.


Bibliography

Google. (2013). Retrieved from https://maps.google.com/ 

Reading International Inc. (2007). Retrieved from http://angelikafilmcenter.com/angelika_index.asp?hID=7915 

The University of Texas at Dallas Office of Student Affairs. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.utdallas.edu/cometcenter/tickets/