<strong>Williamsburg Cinemas: </strong> This seven screen multiplex is owned and operated by the man behind Cobble Hill cinemas, Harvey Elgart, who promises that the 7.1 Dolby Digital surround sound system in his new theater will "knock you out of your seat." The multiplex was supposed to open this month, but because of <a href="http://www.gothamist.com/tags/hurricanesandy">Hurricane Sandy</a>, the Buildings Department had to postpone the necessary final inspections. <br/><br/>Elgart promises he'll open well before Christmas, and in plenty of time to screen<em> The Hobbit.</em> "All the auditoriums have stadium seating and 3D capability," Elgart tells us, and can show movies with the high-speed frame rate of 48 frames per second, which "very few theaters have in NYC." <em>The Hobbit </em>will be the first major studio release with that high speed (<a href="http://collider.com/the-hobbit-limited-release/187298/">which is supposedly hyper-realistic</a>), and Williamsburg will be getting a <em>precioussss </em>first look.<br/><br/> In addition to mainstream blockbusters, Williamsburg Cinemas will screen independent and art house films, but don't expect midnight movies; Elgart isn't a fan. "It can bring in the wrong element and we don't want to deal with it," he explains. He also says that after looking into offering alcoholâsomething the nearby Nitehawk Cinema trailblazedâWilliamsburg Cinemas will stick to standard concessions. "I get different stories from different people on how you do it. From what I was told the liquor cannot be consumed in the auditorium. That's what we were told by the SLA. I have not gotten a clear explanation of the law, and I don't know if the people who are doing it now are doing it legally. We are a movie theater, we're not a restaurant. <strong>Nitehawk is basically a restaurant that shows movies." </strong>OOH, get your popcorn for <em>Theater Wars: Episode I</em><br/><br/><em>Grand Street and Driggs Avenue, Williamsburg</em><br/><br/>