Kino (no, not the casino game)

Kino is the German word for theater. Going to the movies in Zurich is a slightly different experience then in the States. The good news is there are plenty of American movies showing around town. They show them in English too, with subtitles usually offered in both German and French. The languages are indicated following the show times. If it's capitalized, that is the indication of the broadcast language (i.e. English would be E) and the following lower case letters will indicate which are the captioned languages. There are movies from countries all over the world - some with some interesting titles. Check out the above picture, at the Filmpodium theater, you can see 37 Uses for a Dead Sheep, a little film that could out of Turkey.
You'll be glad to know, ticket prices are just as expensive, if not more, depending on what city you live in. We paid 18 Francs, about $15 USD. When we purchased our tickets, we were asked if we wanted front or back theater, then assigned seats. The concessions were surprisingly cheaper then they are in the U.S. A bag of corn or a soda is about $3 each - not bad! The theater was fine, but they definitely haven't embraced the concept of luxury seating with the oversized headrests and legroom. We were smushed right in there, with people assigned to our left and right. They had previews just the same and a few shameless commercials, then the movie began. Just as the plot thickened, the screen went blank and immediately people got up from their seats. Matt thought we were having a fire drill, but no, it was intermission. Many went out for a cigarette or got an ice cream from concessions. Within 10 minutes, the movie started back up again in the same place.
While the whole experience was quite enjoyable, I don't know how often we'll be going out to the Kino when the tickets are 18 CHF!