I took my children to see a double feature of Disney’s Aladdin and another Disney movie back in the 1990’s. It closed shortly after that. It’s now a condo complex.
Saw Sound of Music at this theatre. I also use to live on Grove St. in 1980’s and could walk to the theatre. I think it was only 99 cents to see a movie after it was twinned.
This was a Cinerama theatre from 1965 to 1969. It would be cool if there were some pictures of the theatre during that time and/or ads that mention Cinerama for the movies that played there.
South Seas Adventure was released in 1958. Tampa and El Paso did not show it till four or five years later. By that time travelog films were not that popular.
3-strip Cinerama had an aspect ratio of about 2.6:1. 70mm Cinerama Ultra Panavision films like Khartoum, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Hallelujah Trail and Battle of the Bulge had an aspect ratio of 2.76:1 so they looked fine on Cinerama screens. But the flat 70mm films like Grand Prix, 2001 a space odyssey and the 1973 re-issue of This Is Cinerama had an aspect ratio of 2.2:1 so they did not cover as much of the Cinerama screen.
Sorry if this is off topic but, I’m trying to contact Chuck1231. He sent me an email saying he had pictures of the Colonial in Hartford, CT when it was a Cinerama theatre. I would love to see them!
Sorry if this is off topic but, I’m trying to contact Chuck1231. He sent me an email saying he had pictures of the Colonial in Hartford, CT when it was a Cinerama theatre. I would love to see them!
More info here – http://incinerama.com/ctbroadway.htm when it was a Cinerama theatre.
Too bad there are no photos of the auditorium when it was a Cinerama theatre.
DavidZornig I don’t see the 1954 photo with the Cinerama marquee.
Added some postcards
Added some postcards
I uploaded three pictures that I found searching on the web
I use to go to this theatre when it was just one screen. Later they converted it to two screens and only charged 99 cents to a see a movie.
I took my children to see a double feature of Disney’s Aladdin and another Disney movie back in the 1990’s. It closed shortly after that. It’s now a condo complex.
Saw Sound of Music at this theatre. I also use to live on Grove St. in 1980’s and could walk to the theatre. I think it was only 99 cents to see a movie after it was twinned.
This was a Cinerama theatre from 1965 to 1969. It would be cool if there were some pictures of the theatre during that time and/or ads that mention Cinerama for the movies that played there.
http://incinerama.com/capitol.htm
I have pictures of two Cinerama movies posters for the Rosna:
http://incinerama.com/rosna.htm
Thanks rivest2666! I’ll add it to the Cinerama web site with my next update.
I have pictures of the theatre on my web site.
http://incinerama.com/ctmartinstl.htm
TGSET preview ticket has running time of 4 hours including intermission – http://incinerama.com/gsetpreviewfeb6.htm
This review has 221 minutes plus intermission – http://incinerama.com/1965gsetreview.jpg
on 4/16 it was reduced by 28 minutes – http://incinerama.com/041665.htm
I lived in Southbridge on Mechanic Street till 1961 and use to walk to a movie theatre. It might have been this one.
Hi Mark,
I would like to see that ad for Cinerama. I have a web site all about Cinerama and would add the ad to the Twin Drive-In.
http://cineramahistory.com/twindirve-in.htm
Thanks,
Roland
South Seas Adventure was released in 1958. Tampa and El Paso did not show it till four or five years later. By that time travelog films were not that popular.
3-strip Cinerama had an aspect ratio of about 2.6:1. 70mm Cinerama Ultra Panavision films like Khartoum, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Hallelujah Trail and Battle of the Bulge had an aspect ratio of 2.76:1 so they looked fine on Cinerama screens. But the flat 70mm films like Grand Prix, 2001 a space odyssey and the 1973 re-issue of This Is Cinerama had an aspect ratio of 2.2:1 so they did not cover as much of the Cinerama screen.
The theatre was shown in the latest NCIS: Los Angeles episode.
Ads for films playing at the theatre – http://cineramahistory.com/riverhills.htm
Hi Chuck,
I would love to see those pictures of the Hartford, CT Cinerama/Colonial theatre that you have.
Thanks!
Roland
http://cineramahistory.com
Its scheduled to be demolished this weekend.
Hi Chuck,
Please contact me at roland.lataille@sbcglobal.net I would love to see your pictures of the Hartford Cinerama theatre!
Thanks,
Roland
Hi Chuck,
Sorry if this is off topic but, I’m trying to contact Chuck1231. He sent me an email saying he had pictures of the Colonial in Hartford, CT when it was a Cinerama theatre. I would love to see them!
Thanks,
Roland
Hi Chuck,
Sorry if this is off topic but, I’m trying to contact Chuck1231. He sent me an email saying he had pictures of the Colonial in Hartford, CT when it was a Cinerama theatre. I would love to see them!
Thanks,
Roland