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bigjoe59 commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Apr 19, 2023 at 11:25 am

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to Mikeoaklandpark- out of curiosity was the Dreamgirls souvenir program you referred to an actual one sold in lobby or a deluxe freebie hand out?

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bigjoe59 commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Apr 18, 2023 at 2:53 pm

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Ryan’s Daughter played here on an actual reserved performance engagement which meant once the film ended you had to leave the theater. so since I can’t remember I’m asking if Gandhi was shown here on reserved performance engagement or a regular continuous engagement.

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bigjoe59 commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Apr 18, 2023 at 12:30 pm

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its fascinating that eventhough Gandhi was a long film with an intermission they screened it on a regular continuous performance schedule.

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bigjoe59 commented about Rivoli Theatre on Apr 17, 2023 at 4:27 pm

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for anyone who might own it is the currently available blu-ray disc of The Sand Pebbles the original roadshow cut which played here or the general release print?

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bigjoe59 commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on Apr 7, 2023 at 2:36 pm

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the only way the Landmark 57 would have been able to make it is if the residents of the immediate area went there on a regular basis. that didn’t happen. so LOOK Dine-In Cinemas had better have a Guardian Angel so it doesn’t happen a second time.

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bigjoe59 commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on Apr 6, 2023 at 1:50 pm

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maybe but remember the 1st rule of real estate-location,
location, location.

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bigjoe59 commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on Apr 6, 2023 at 12:45 pm

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I wish the new management all the best but and there’s always a but. they will have the same problem Landmark did the location.

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bigjoe59 commented about Cinema 1, 2 & 3 by Angelika on Mar 28, 2023 at 11:51 am

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since you asked per se. everytime I went to the Cinema ½/3 I did in fact ask the highest up managerial staff member I could find about the escalator and no one was ever able to give me a straight answer.

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bigjoe59 commented about Cinema 1, 2 & 3 by Angelika on Mar 27, 2023 at 1:07 pm

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according to mOOse1111’s most recent post theaters should be allowed to have their escalators out of service for 4 ½ years. apparently that’s good customer relations.

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bigjoe59 commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Mar 26, 2023 at 2:52 pm

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if i remember correctly the only traditional roadshow engagement to play this theater was Marooned which opened this theater Dec. 1969. the next Fall 1970 Ryan’s Daughter opened on a reserved performance engagement. which brings me to my question- when Gandhi opened here Dec. 1982 was it on a reserved performance basis or a regular continuous performance basis? after all it was a long film with an intermission.

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bigjoe59 commented about Cinema 1, 2 & 3 by Angelika on Feb 25, 2023 at 1:02 am

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I would love to know why the escalator was out of service
for almost 4 ½ years??? what reason could the management
of this theater give that would be at all credible???

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bigjoe59 commented about Cinema 1, 2 & 3 by Angelika on Feb 24, 2023 at 1:27 pm

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if I am not mistaken the world’s most famous skyscraper the Empire State Building took precisely 19 months to be built. the escalator at this theater has been out of service since Oct. 2018. given the Empire State Building info what possible reason could the management of this theater give that would excuse the escalator being out of service for 4 ½ years???

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bigjoe59 commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on Feb 16, 2023 at 4:28 pm

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to stevenj thanks for your reply. if your description of how it would work is accurate i should think it would be SUPER ANNOYING for people not ordering food.

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bigjoe59 commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on Feb 16, 2023 at 2:09 pm

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I’m not sure exactly what options are involved in a “dine-in” experience but you want to bet the food will be wayyyyyyyyyyy overpriced.

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bigjoe59 commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on Feb 16, 2023 at 12:34 pm

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whichever theater chain operates this theater will run into the same problems Landmark did.

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bigjoe59 commented about IFC Center on Feb 9, 2023 at 3:41 pm

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including the closing for renovations and the different configurations is this the oldest operating movie theater in Manhattan?

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bigjoe59 commented about AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Feb 9, 2023 at 3:04 pm

Hello- in which auditorium is the 4K 3D Titanic going to be in???

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bigjoe59 commented about Harris Theatre on Jan 30, 2023 at 12:56 pm

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I want to make sure I have the correct info- the Harris Theater was in perfectly renovatible shape they just chose not to.

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bigjoe59 commented about AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Jan 25, 2023 at 4:48 pm

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will the 4K 3-D re-release of Titanic play the IMAX auditorium?

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bigjoe59 commented about Regal Union Square Stadium 17 on Jan 19, 2023 at 4:45 pm

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why did the Chelsea close??? was this something that was known or
was it a literal last minute decision.

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bigjoe59 commented about Roxy Theatre on Oct 11, 2022 at 12:43 pm

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while it is sad I never got to enjoy the Roxy people have to realize that HUGE theaters like the Roxy were living on borrowed time the split micro nano second t.v. became commonplace in the American home.

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bigjoe59 commented about AMC Lincoln Square 13 on Sep 23, 2022 at 4:59 pm

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will Avatar in 3D be in the IMAX auditorium the whole 2 weeks?

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bigjoe59 commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Aug 9, 2022 at 11:47 am

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to Al A.-

you are correct about me trying to find the 1st purpose built movie theater in Manhattan. the Regent on 135 St. predates this the Strand by a year.

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bigjoe59 commented about Paris Theatre on Aug 3, 2022 at 1:18 pm

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is there any hope this might be a regular movie theater again? all it shows 99% of the time are Netflix films and for every Roma, The Irishman, Marriage Story and The Two Popes there are 50 Thunderforces.

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bigjoe59 commented about Cinema 1, 2 & 3 by Angelika on Jul 23, 2022 at 2:27 pm

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to Al A.- I appreciate your diplomatically discreet replies to my post of 7/17. they confirm my suspicion that the parent company is consciously letting this theater once one of the premiere 1st run theaters in Manhattan fall apart so they can close it and sell the building.