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The Basics on Movies
in Spain
Peliculas en España |
Tickets
In most theatres Wednesday and Thursday nights offer discounted
tickets. Wednesday is the día de espectador,
or spectator's day while Thursday is the día
de pareja or couple's day, when all movies cost less
provided you buy two tickets. As well, matinees (sesión
matinal) and midnight showings (sesión
golfa) have the same discount. Otherwise you'll generally
pay about 5 - 6 € per show.
Candy, drinks, and popcorn
For candy and drinks there is no idiotic rule as in the
states where you cannot bring outside (from another store)
drinks or candy ito the theatre. Just make sure your drink
is not in a can or glass bottle. While inside the theatre
drinks and candy are more expensive. Almost every location
has a store, or chucheria, nearby or just outside
the theatre where you can purchase all those goodies for
less. The chucheria works by weight - simply go
in, grab a plastic bag and a scoop and fill the bag up with
whatever you want. Then head to one of the cashiers where
they'll weigh it for you and let you know what the damage
is.
Seating
Many theatres have assigned seating where you can select
the row and seat you like best. Aisle and upper seats are
generally picked first, and finding your number in the dark
can be a challenge. For both reasons you may want to buy
your tickets early and get in the theatre before the lights
go out. Some shows have no assigned seating and thus you
may want to get in line by the door if it's a popular movie.
Show times and Listings
La cartelera |
 You
can find show times and movie listings for every theatre
in the cartelera. It exists in many forms: in local
newspapers, online, using teletexto and at almost
every theatre where they also post listings for other theatre
locations. If you know the film you want to see and just
want times and theatres then Diario
de Sevilla is the best online alternative. It's
simple and quick. If you want to choose your movie and buy
tickets online then the site for the newspaper ABC
Sevilla is your best bet. You can choose the movie
and see what theatres it's playing in or you can select
the theatre and see what movies are playing in that location.
They have trailers for each movie which helps if you want
to know a little more. And they normally list the original
title in English if the Spanish title has you confused.
If the theatre location accepts online ticket purchases
then el ABC offers a link to the web page to make
your purchase.
Movie Theatres in Seville
Cines |
The best theatres by far are those in Nervión Plaza
which are part of the mall next to the Sevilla F.C.'s Sanchez
Pizjuan stadium. It's a multiplex with 20 screens of various
sizes, stadium style seating and all the high-end audio
you could want. There are two ticket windows and two sections
for the theatres - screen numbers 1-15 and another entrance
with screen numbers 16-20. A chucheria is on site
for candy and there are a number of restaurants and bars
both beside the theatre and below in the mall. Other theatres
within walking distance from the city center, including
some of the services and amenities:
Alameda
Multicines
 :
Alameda - Calle Alameda de Hércules , 9
 :
954 91 57 62
# of Screens: 4
Online Ticket Sales: cinentradas.com
Description: On the edge of the Alameda a smaller theatre
that's convenient to the center, about 4 blocks from El
Corte Inglés in Plaza del Duque. Screens and rooms
are smaller, sound is decent, but the years are chipping
away at the quality of this theatre.
Cervantes
:
Alameda - Calle Amor de Dios, 33
:
954 91 56 81
# of Screens: 1
Online Ticket Sales: cinentradas.com
Description: One screen but it's a big one and just a few
blocks from Alameda Multicines. In a renovated theatre (as
in theatrical plays) it's roomy but without the stadium-style
seating. For an unusual setting it's kind of fun. Also convenient
to the center.
Cines Nervión
Plaza
:
Nervión - Avenida Luis
de Morales (Nervión Plaza - Mall)
:
954 42 61 93, 954 53 93 49
#
of Screens: 20
Online Ticket Sales: cinentradas.com
Description: It's a multiplex with 20 screens of various
sizes, stadium-style seating and all the high-end audio
you could want. There are two ticket windows and two sections
for the theatres - screen numbers 1-15 and another entrance
with screen numbers 16-20. A chucheria is on site
for candy and there are a number of restaurants and bars
both beside the theatre and below in the mall. Less convenient
to the center but not a long walk. The best theatre in Seville.
Warner
Lusomundo
:
Plaza de Armas - Mall
:
902 23 33 43
# of Screens: 5
Online Ticket Sales: Serviticket
Description: Newer theatre upstairs in Plaza de Armas. Smaller
screens but high-end sound, convenient to the center.
V.O. Theatres in Seville
Cine en versión original |
If you're an English speaker you're in luck. More often
than not the V.O. theatres show movies from the States and
the UK in their original languages with subtitles. While
it's not uncommon to see films in other languages at the
theatres below (there is always one or two) English still
dominates the V.O. theatres, especially Avenida 5 Cines.
Avenida
5 Cines
:
Plaza de Armas - Avenida Marqués de Paradas, 15
:
954 29 30 25
#
of Screens: 5
Online Ticket Sales: cinentradas.com
Description: The best for V.O. movies with larger screens
than Corona Center and convenient to the center. If you
don't like what's showing and don't mind a movie in Spanish
then Warner Lusomundo is just a block away.
Cines
Corona Center
:
Triana - c/Pages del Correo - Corona Center
:
954 27 80 64
# of Screens: 2
Online Ticket Sales: cinentradas.com
Description: A fairly old theatre in Triana hidden in the
Corona Center. Small screens and low-end technology but
some different, independent films in their original languages.
Buying Tickets Online or Off-site
Comprando entradas por internet |
All theatres in Sevilla, with the exception of El Mirador,
have some form of online ticket sales. The most common is
Cinentradas.com.
After making a purchase you go to the theatre and look for
a little machine where you enter your same credit card for
verification and your tickets are printed out. If you have
problems go to the ticket booth with your credit card. For
Warner Lusomundo you can use Serviticket
and purchase online, from any La Caixa ATM, or
from any WAP enabled mobile phone. You can pick up your
tickets at the theatre or the ATM after purchasing online
or via mobile phone. Finally BBVA Tickets is known as Ticktackticket.com,
but does not work with theatres in Sevilla. They do offer
tickets for other theatres as well as other events, as does
Serviticket.
Movies at home: Renting
DVDs or Videos in Seville
Cine en casa - alquilar DVD o
video |
 If
you are fortunate enough to have a good TV and a VCR or
DVD player you can rent movies at several locations in Sevilla.
All of the Blockbusters in town have closed and moved on. In fact they may be out of Spain all together. Video
Drugstore seems to be a competitor and their prices
are reasonable - you can rent two older DVDs (ie: not new
releases) for about 2€ and keep them for two days. A
new release costs around 2,75€ and you have one night
to watch it. Prices rise depending on it being a holiday
or weekend. There are smaller stores around the center and
throughout various neighborhoods as well, but the selection
tends to be fairly limited. When signing up for a membership
be prepared for most places to ask for not only ID, but
also some type of proof of where you live. This could be
a lease with your name on it, or one to two bills from a
utility to show you've been in the same place for a while.
DVDs have the advantage of the extras, but also the original
version language tracks which make it nice if you miss hearing
Dustin Hoffman's real voice. Some DVDs will not have the
same bonus materials you will get at home. That's not always
the case but I've noticed some missing bonus material a
few times. The Video Drugstore location which was convenient to the center closed ayear and a half ago. There are now some smaller, indiependtly owend places to rent DVDs in the center, but the choice is fairly poor.
Helpful Information & Links |
Video Drugstore locations:
web: videodrugstore.com
-Carretera Carmona
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