"the movies" were a once standard small movie theater chain operated by United Artists (UA) commonly found in many malls around the 1970s and early 1980s. This four-screen version opened in 1980 and was one of the last ones left over from remains fully intact at the somewhat timewarped Schuylkill Mall in Frackville, PA. "the movies" closed in late 2010 and the space was completely remodeled into a modern 8-screen Pearl Theaters.