The End of an Era
Anne and Jerry Rubenstein thank many loyal customers for "25 glorious years."
The beginning of the end of Movies Worth Seeing started at noon on Monday, when the 25-year-old independent video rental store opened its doors. Just one hour before that, the store sent out a “Going Out of Business" email to more than 2,000 loyal customers. The email announced a DVD liquidation sale, effective immediately. Along with new releases and popular television series from both here and abroad, Movies Worth Seeing has boasted the metro area’s best selection of classic, foreign, documentary, obscure and critically acclaimed films. “We’ve had trouble paying our bills,” said store co-owner Anne Rubenstein, who could not spare a moment to be interviewed on Monday because the store was a-bustle with customers balancing teetering stacks…
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Amy Wenk
12:04 pm on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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