Movie and Dinner

Northern Quest Casino is opening an 8-theater cineplex next to the casino. When it opens, it will feature several innovations for a movie theater, including food and beverage service to your seat, motorized recliners with table and drink holders and many food and drink options, including fine dining in the lobby restaurant or in your seat.

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Thu., Oct. 4, 2018

Larry Jacobson, founder of CineGenesis, and his son, Spencer Jacobson, Vice President of Operations of CineGenesis, sit in one of the new theaters at Dinner and Movie, an 8-theater cineplex next to Northern Quest Casino. Larry Jacobson, working at AMC other industry giants as well as CineGenesis, has introduce many innovations in the theater industry, including things like cupholders, stadium seating and digital projectors inside the theater, not to mention the dinner/theater concept. Photographed Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Larry worked for AMC and other entities in the movie industry and is credited with innovations like cup holders, stadium seating and some digital projection innovations.

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One of the larger theaters at Movie and Dinner in Airway Heights, is shown Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The eight-theater complex, which surrounds a full restaurant and bar, sits next to Northern Quest Casino. Each power recliner has its own table and a call button to alert wait staff to come take an order for food and drink, though not during the movie.

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Movie and Dinner is preparing to open next to Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, shown Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The eight-theater multiplex surrounds a full restaurant and bar.

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Mark Desmet, general manager and the chef at the new Movie and Dinner theater in Airway Heights, stands in one of the smaller theaters at the new eight-plex cinema, which surrounds a full restaurant and bar next Northern Quest Casino, shown Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. When it opens, it will feature several innovations for a movie theater, including food and beverage service to your seat, motorized recliners with table and drink holders and many food and drink options, including fine dining in the lobby restaurant or in your seat.

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In one of the smaller theaters at M&D Movie and Dinner in Airway Heights, reclining seats almost done being installed at the eight-theater multiplex Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The almost-completed theater, which surrounds a full restaurant and bar, sits next to Northern Quest Casino.

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Spencer Jacobson, his father Larry Jacobson and Mark Desmet stand outside the new multiplex theater, called Movie and Dinner, next to the Northern Quest Casino Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The theater is preparing to open. Larry Jacobson, who has worked at AMC and other large movie industry corporations, is the founder of CineGenesis, which has pioneered the theater/restaurant concept. Spencer is Vice President of Operations and Desmet is the head of food and beverage, which is important because all the theaters surround a restaurant and bar and food and drink can be served to your seat in the theater.

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Tami Kennedy, left, of Bargreen-Ellingsen and Mark Desmet of M&D Movie and Dinner look at new equipment installed at the eight-theater multiplex which surrounds a large restaurant and bar, shown Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Kennedy works for Bargreen Ellingsen, a restaurant supply company.

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Red upholsterd booths are being installed at the restaurant inside M&D Movie and Dinner, a first-run multiplex theater which is built around a large restaurant and bar next to Northern Quest Casino, shown Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.

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One of the theaters inside the M&D Movie and Dinner Theater next Northern Quest Casino is shown Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The motorized recliners with tables and cupholders means that you can bring food to your chair or have it delivered to your seat.

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