Stan Durwood (complete with late life “rug”
One of Prairie Village‘s hippest entertainment options appears to have blown taps…
Rumor has it that the best-kept-secret movie and dining complex known as Standees – named after former AMC Theatres head honcho Stan Durwood – is no more.
“I’ve heard are rumors that it will not be coming back,” says KCC movie scribe Jack Poessiger. “It’s been a tough go for that little theater.”
Indeed, since opening in 2013, the “entertaining eatery” has struggled – both as a restaurant and as a tiny three plex movie theater.
The last movie I saw there was Crazy Rich Asians in the summer of 2018.
Part of the problem was while moviegoers were supposed to be able to order off the dine-in restaurant menu, then take their food into the theater, the logistics made it extremely difficult to juggle the food in your movie seat.
On top of which the quality and reputation of the food never really clicked among locals.
Nobody at the theater was available for comment and the telephone has been disconnected.
Not exactly a huge loss, but kind of a sad way to see legendary movie mogul Stan Durwood’s name bite the dust.
No one wants to go to a communist Chinese theather.
….. or theater. lol