Kabuki AMC Gone Sundance

The first thing that comes to mind when you think of a date is usually "dinner and a movie". I didn't go to a date, I didn't have dinner but I did watch a movie.

You should all know that the Kabuki Theater in San Francisco has just become the Kabuki Theatre. Yes, say that with an English accent, Charles, because it got a head to toe swank make-over. They have ASSIGNED SEATING, WTF?! When you purchase your tickets, the guy behind the counter spins his little monitor around and you get to pick your seat. And get this, there are ammenity fees. Ammenity Fees? Apparently, they're charging you mucho more moolah because the whole place has gone "green" and to keep up with those environment friendly ways, they're charging you the extra buck for your planet-saving bang.

They put in a new Kabuki Bistro and Bar, so you can totally bring your date to Japantown and just do your dinner AND your movie, all in the convenient same place. It's completely decked out with their fancy furniture that looks like they've been purchased from Room&Board, or Design Within Reach. And the mood lighting!! Oh the mood lighting...(insert sex kitten purr here.) They have this neutral, earth-tone color palette going on. And it's all dimly lit with candles and looks very cozy and romantic like someone should just get on one knee and propose to a girl or something. Plus, if you can prove you're 21+, you can go to the bar, order some drinks, and just bring it with you into the movie in the balcony area. Drunk movie viewing anyone?

A total plus: no smartass kid selling you popcorn, no ghetto people talking smack during the movie, and the place is just disturbingly clean. Down side, pretentious yet over eager ushers, money money money (but trust me, you get what you pay for), but hey, you get validated parking...so that's always a perk.

Just in case you're wondering, I watched Juno. If you haven't seen it yet, you should...my thumbs are way up! No one does awkward lanky teenager like Michael Cera, and his onset dad from Arrested Development, Jason Bateman, is in it. So WATCH IT!!