Good news came to us earlier this week via Going Out Gurus about plans from the owners of the Arlington Cinema 'n' Drafthouse (or, as many we know refer to it, the "drunk theater") to open a new location. And the expansion won't just be another single screen affair like their current digs. It's to be a six screen megaplex of movies 'n' beer, taking over the space about to be vacated by the P&G Wheaton Plaza theater in the Westfield Shoppingtown in Wheaton (pictured). The P&G is scheduled to close its doors next month, and after remodeling, the owners of the Drafthouse plan to reopen, according to their web site, in late summer. more ›

One of the unfortunate bits of collateral damage associated with the closing of Dr. Dremo's was that the Washington Psychotronic Film Society was rendered homeless as well. WPFS has been in operation in the D.C. area for 20 years now, and housed their weekly screenings of eclectic films at Dremo's since 2000. For my own part, I can remember discovering them around that time, as I was a frequent visitor to the downstairs pool room at Dremo's, and one night we showed up to discover a low-budget Asian sci-fi film playing in the background. Getting loaded while playing pool and keeping half an eye on whatever cracked piece of cinema WPFS had going on during the week became a favorite pastime. It was disappointing to see them go on indefinite hiatus along with Dremo's after the taphouse's doors closed in January. more ›