Arts & Entertainment

Midnight Screenings of 'The Hobbit' Come to Arlington's Courthouse Neighborhood

AMC Courthouse Plaza 8 hosting multiple midnight screenings.

Fans of J.R.R Tolkien can still pick up tickets for a midnight showing of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" at the AMC Courthouse Plaza 8 Theater this week.

Lines are sure to form Thursday night for the fantasy film's 12:01 a.m. Friday debut.

Late Tuesday, tickets for several screenings in the Courthouse theater were still available. The theater offers reserved seating and new plush leather seats.

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Want to make a night of it? The Bilbo Baggins pub in Old Town Alexandria may be an apropos place to start. The bar is selling “vitality shots,” which made an appearance in the Lord of the Rings movies.

Are you having a Hobbit-themed party Thursday evening? Tell us about it in the comments below!

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