Friday, December 30, 2016

Movies for Every State (+ D. C.)

There were a number of things we did in every state, along with going to a church, a bar and to the movies. We also watched a movie that was set or filmed in that state. The DVD folder we travelled with covered most states, but not all -- and sometimes we didn’t have a DVD for a state or access to a DVD player, so we needed to stream. But we persevered, and here are the films that represented each state (and the District of Columbia):


  1. Nevada - Lost in America (1985)
  2. Arizona  - Raising Arizona (1987)
  3. New Mexico  - Silverado (1985)
  4. Texas - Office Space (1999)
  5. Oklahoma - Oklahoma (1955)
  6. Kansas - Elmer Gantry (1960)
  7. Missouri - Paper Moon (1973)
  8. Arkansas - True Grit (1969)
  9. Louisiana - Miller’s Crossing (1990)
  10. Mississippi - My Dog Skip (2000)
  11. Alabama - My Cousin Vinny (1992)
  12. Florida - Matinee (1993)
  13. Georgia - The General (1926)
  14. South Carolina - The Great Santini (1979)
  15. North Carolina - Bull Durham (1988)
  16. Tennessee - Starman (1984)
  17. Kentucky - Goldfinger (1964)
  18. West Virginia - A Killing Affair (1977)
  19. Virginia - The Littlest Rebel (1935)
  20. Maryland - Broadcast News (1987)
  21. Delaware - Clean and Sober (1988)
  22. Pennsylvania - Rocky (1976)
  23. New Jersey - The Station Agent (2003)
  24. New York - When Harry Met Sally (1989)
  25. Alaska  - The Gold Rush (1925)
  26. Hawaii - Lilo and Stitch (2002)
  27. Washington - House of Games (1987)
  28. Connecticut - Beetlejuice (1988)
  29. Rhode Island - Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
  30. Massachusetts - The Crucible (1996)
  31. New Hampshire - What About Bob? (1991)
  32. Maine - The Iron Giant (1999)
  33. Vermont - Nothing Sacred (1937)  
  34. Ohio - The Kings of Summer (2013)
  35. Michigan - Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
  36. Indiana - Hoosiers (1986)
  37. Illinois - The Untouchables (1987)
  38. Wisconsin - Wayne’s World (1992)
  39. Minnesota - A Serious Man (2009)
  40. Iowa - Field of Dreams (1989)
  41. Nebraska - About Schmidt (2002)
  42. South Dakota - North by Northwest (1959)
  43. North Dakota - Fargo (1996)
  44. Colorado - The Prestige (2006)
  45. Utah - Fletch (1985)
  46. Wyoming - Unforgiven (1992)
  47. Montana - Little Big Man (1970)
  48. Idaho - Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
  49. Oregon - Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
  50. California - Die Hard (1988)
   Bonus - District of Columbia (viewed between Virginia and Maryland) -

         The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Theaters and Movies for Our Every State Adventure

In our quest to see movies in theaters in every state this year (plus one in the nation’s capital), we sometimes went because we really wanted to see the movie, and sometimes because we really wanted to go to that theater. But sometimes, we had to go to a bad movie or a bad theater in order to reach our goal of seeing a movie in a theater in every state. And that’s okay.

Here, in the order we visited them, are the movie theaters and movies for the year. You can find the reviews by searching the blog.


  1. Nevada - Brenden Theaters and Imax at the Palms, Las Vegas The Big Short
  2. Arizona - The Loft, Tucson Hitchcock/Truffaut
  3. New Mexico - Icon Theater, Albuquerque Sisters
  4. Texas, North Park Alamo Drafthouse, San Antonio The Revenant
  5. Oklahoma, AMC at Quail Springs Mall, Oklahoma City The Good Dinosaur
  6. Kansas, Plaza Cinema, Ottawa Kung Fu Panda III
  7. Missouri, Cinemark in the Plaza, Kansas City Hail Caesar
  8. Arkansas, Malco Theater, Fort Smith Lady in the Van
  9. Louisiana, Theaters at Canal Place, New Orleans The Maltese Falcon
  10. Mississippi, Cinemark Theater, Pearl Race
  11. Alabama, Wynnsong Cinemas, Mobile Zootopia
  12. Florida, Tree House Theater, Gulf Breeze Anomalisa
  13. Georgia, Regal Cinema, Savannah Miracles from Heaven
  14. South Carolina, Regal Cinema, Atlanta Risen
  15. North Carolina, Ruby Cinemas, Franklin God’s Not Dead II
  16. Tennessee, Regal Cinemas, Nashville Love and Friendship
  17. Kentucky, Movie Palace, Elizabethville The Jungle Book
  18. West Virginia, The Park Palace, Charleston My Name Is Doris
  19. Virginia, Regal Cinemas, Glen Allen, Captain America: Civil War
Bonus Theater - Washington D. C., Landmark E Street Theate Sing Street
     20) Maryland, The Senator Theater, Baltimore The Family Fang
     21) Delaware, Cinemark in Christiana Mall, Newark The Nice Guys
     22) Pennsylvania, Colonial Theater, Phoenixville Carrie
     23) New Jersey, The Princeton Garden Theater The Man Who Knew Infinity
     24) New York, United Artists Theater, Staten Island Ali
     25) Alaska, The Blue Loon, Fairbanks The Meddler
     26) Hawaii, Kukui Grove Theater, Lihue Central Intelligence
     27) Washington, Regal Cinemas, Redmond Finding Dory
     28) Connecticut, Luxury Cinemas, Mystic Hunt for the Wilderpeople
     29) Rhode Island, Misquamicut Drive-in, Misquamicut Forest Gump
     30) Massachusetts, Imax at Jordan’s Furniture, Reading Star Trek Beyond
     31) New Hampshire, Gilford Cinema 8, Gilford Ghostbusters
     32) Maine, Eveningstar Theater, Brunswick Cafe Society
     33) Vermont, The Savoy, Montpelier Captain Fantastic
     34) Ohio, Gateway Film Center, Columbus Hell or High Water
     35) Michigan, Regal Cinemas, Novi The Insanity of God
     36) Indiana, Tibbs Drive-in, Indianapolis 9 Lives, Pete’s Dragon, The Secret Lives of Pets
     37) Illinois, AMC Theater, Naperville Don’t Think Twice
     38) Wisconsin, Miner Theater, Ladysmith Hotel Transylvania II
     39) Minnesota, AMC Theater, Edina Sully
     40) Iowa, Fleur Cinema and Cafe, Des Moines The Queen of Katwe
     41) Nebraska, Village Pointe Theater, Omaha Miss Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children
     42) South Dakota, The Historic Elks Theater, Rapid City Priceless
     43) North Dakota, Grand 22, Bismarck I’m Not Ashamed
     44) Colorado, Chapel Hills 13 Cinema, Monument Hacksaw Ridge
     45) Utah, Brewvies, Salt Lake City Doctor Strange
     46) Wyoming, Studio City 11 at Mesa, Casper Arrival
     47) Montana,  The Roxy Theater, Missoula Moonlight
     48) Idaho, Northgate Reel Theater, Boise The Magnificent Seven
     49) Oregon, Living Room Theater, Portland Loving
     50) California, 3rd Street Cinema, Santa Rosa The Edge of Seventeen