New movie theaters in NYC

Movie theaters have been popping up across New York over the past few years, and the latest -- the city's first "all documentary, all the time" theater, the DCTV cinema -- broke ground this month.

The theater, expected to open in 2015, joins last year's MIST Harlem Cinema and Williamsburg Cinemas, 2011's Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center and Nitehawk Cinema, and 2010's reRun Gastropub Theatre in DUMBO.

Matthew Viragh, executive director of Williamsburg's Nitehawk Cinema, said city theaters are booming because New York "has been the backdrop for generations of filmmakers, and it's such a great city for film lovers because you have access to a full spectrum of film programming here."

"Even with this rich history and passionate population, it's still an underserved city in terms of population versus movie screens," he said.

Some New Yorkers agreed that a night at the theater is worlds better than staring at a small TV on the couch, even if ticket prices in the city can be as high as $20.50 (for IMAX 3-D).

"New Yorkers are more social, you move to the city to be social, to be around people, and not to just be at home," said Jessica De Los Santos, 24, who recently saw "Graceland" at Village East Cinema."It's expensive, but I love it," she added.

Moviegoer Rennie Sharp, 51, who lives in the Bronx and recently saw "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," said: "It's part of the culture of New York -- you want to be out and about. Any big metropolitan city, there's always something to do outside, whether its free or you pay, like the movies."

This cinema is part of an African-American/Latino cultural center.