Its original organ, which once accompanied the antics of Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, still gets a workout from time to time. But the Tutankhamen-inspired stage now shows mainly blockbuster movies. Traditionally the only Boise theater to show independent, foreign and arts films, The Flicks doubled its size in 1997 to four screens and now presents a wider choice of movies. Look for film festivals and other special events that The Flicks hosts. This six-screen Cineplex Odeon complex owes much of its success to its location across the parking lot from the Boise Towne Square shopping mall.
Casual restaurants flank it on either side.