The Madstone Theaters ran a mix of art house, foreign, and Hollywood films in the movie theaters in Briarwood Mall; they opened in 2002 and closed abruptly in 2004. The next movie theaters to occupy that space was the Village 7.
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The Briarwood cinema, which offered an eclectic mix of art house, foreign and mainstream Hollywood motion pictures, closed Tuesday as part of a corporate restructuring plan, according to Erin Owens, manager of marketing and publicity at Madstone Theaters LLC in New York. She said the company is also closing two other theaters in Atlanta and the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, Ariz. The announcement came as a surprise to Karl Kasischke, general manager of the local theater. "I found out today," Kasischke said Tuesday afternoon. "Its closing immediately."
When the Madstone Theater opens tomorrow in the Briarwood Mall, the stale tang of construction and enamel-clouded air will be replaced by the smell of popcorn, snacks and commerce. The United Artists multi-plex is gone, and in its place is the forward-thinking by-product of co-CEOs of Madstone Inc., Tom Gruenberg and Chip Seelig.
