The last two engagements at the theatre were actually True Believer (first-run) and a moveover of The Fly II (from the National Twin). So that would likely estimate the closing date as March 23rd, 1989.
I looked at the now showing list at the theatres. I wouldn’t really call The Final Destination, Whiteout or Jennifer’s Body (all teen-oriented horror films) “mature programming”.
I can’t see this happening. Part of the appeal of YouTube is that the videos are free. I can’t really see anyone wanting to pay to watch things on YouTube.
Looks like the opening is being delayed even further. Sounds like that there will be more than a few changes at the theatres (my best guess: they are installing digital projection in all auditoriums and doing some cosmetic changes as well).
To comment to what Rich said: no. I’m suggesting that while Disney runs the Disney films at the El Capitan, the other Disney films, along with Touchstone, Miramax and other studios with agreements with Disney run their films at the Chinese.
A concept of what I mean:
Chinese: The Final Destination
Chinese 6: The Final Destination (D-Box auditorium), District 9, Ponyo, G.I. Joe, Julie and Julia, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
This lineup suggests a possibility in which some studios run at the Chinese while others run at Arclight. The deals can create exceptions on processes such as D-Box so a film that normally runs at Arclight can run at the Chinese. Moveovers can also be an exception.
In my idea, Disney could take over the Chinese and creates alliances with companies such as Paramount, Sony and DreamWorks (since Disney will help distribute DreamWorks titles in the future) along with select D-Box titles. Meanwhile, Arclight Hollywood runs films from Fox, Warner Bros., Universal and most of the independents (Summit could get the Chinese though due to teaming up with Disney on Happy-Go-Lucky and the Step Up trilogy).
Around here, theatres still run ads. But this has been a continuing trend (AMC had discontinued weekday advertising a while back in Kansas City). Even studios are doing it (Fox has avoided running print ads on many films lately and a recent hit for them, Taken, had a very low-key print ad campaign).
I like all of the Alien films (I like Aliens the most). But usually, I think of the series as being more of a directors' series than a horror franchise (since the styles of Scott, Cameron, Fincher and Jeunet are actually quite different).
I think Disney has enough quality films to play at two different theatres. While Up and G-Force get the El Capitan, films like The Proposal and Ponyo along with films from a few other studios (such as DreamWorks, Paramount and Sony, mainly studios that have had or will have alliances with Disney) could play on the theatre’s seven screens.
I expect a non-profit or a film fan with deep pockets to buy the theatre. A major studio with a deep library (such as Sony) is another guess.
In other news, it looks like that The Final Destination could play here on August 28th. It is the first film in history to combine REAL-D 3-D with the D-Box motion format.
I’ve been to this theatre once. I saw First Sunday there with a very small crowd (probably because the film had been running there for a while). It was in a large auditorium with a large screen (I think it was one of the newer auditoriums) and the theatre was well-kept.
The mall was also rather busy that day. There were a lot of smaller businesses around but it was hardly dead.
When the film was first in development in 1971, George Lucas was going to direct the film and it was going to shot in Vietnam. However since the Vietnam War was still going on, Coppola and Lucas delayed the project and Lucas ended up developing a little project called Star Wars.
I never saw this in theatres but my parents did back when they were still dating. My mother told me that it was the worst movie that she had ever watched in a theatre (my father probably liked it though, he likes the big and loud action movies).
Twenty five years later, I rented the original cut on DVD and saw it for the first time. I loved it.
Today, the film that probably comes closest to Apocalypse Now is The Hurt Locker. It comes closest both in the study of war onscreen and in both films' long production histories.
The last two engagements at the theatre were actually True Believer (first-run) and a moveover of The Fly II (from the National Twin). So that would likely estimate the closing date as March 23rd, 1989.
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Locals talk about the theatre.
I’ve read that this place is known to be a rattrap and last year, the place was briefly shut down due to the rodent problems.
Looks like that this is one more place to avoid.
I looked at the now showing list at the theatres. I wouldn’t really call The Final Destination, Whiteout or Jennifer’s Body (all teen-oriented horror films) “mature programming”.
Though piracy is a big deal, I don’t think it’s that big. I mean, how did Transformers 2 made $400 million in the US alone?
I can’t see this happening. Part of the appeal of YouTube is that the videos are free. I can’t really see anyone wanting to pay to watch things on YouTube.
Looks like the opening is being delayed even further. Sounds like that there will be more than a few changes at the theatres (my best guess: they are installing digital projection in all auditoriums and doing some cosmetic changes as well).
I saw the scope trailer before Inglourious Basterds. It looks like The Last Of The Mohicans but with aliens.
The Wizard Of Oz is also John Woo’s favorite film.
I figured that Cinemark would pick up the Xanadu project since they apparently bought out Muvico.
To comment to what Rich said: no. I’m suggesting that while Disney runs the Disney films at the El Capitan, the other Disney films, along with Touchstone, Miramax and other studios with agreements with Disney run their films at the Chinese.
A concept of what I mean:
Chinese: The Final Destination
Chinese 6: The Final Destination (D-Box auditorium), District 9, Ponyo, G.I. Joe, Julie and Julia, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
This lineup suggests a possibility in which some studios run at the Chinese while others run at Arclight. The deals can create exceptions on processes such as D-Box so a film that normally runs at Arclight can run at the Chinese. Moveovers can also be an exception.
In my idea, Disney could take over the Chinese and creates alliances with companies such as Paramount, Sony and DreamWorks (since Disney will help distribute DreamWorks titles in the future) along with select D-Box titles. Meanwhile, Arclight Hollywood runs films from Fox, Warner Bros., Universal and most of the independents (Summit could get the Chinese though due to teaming up with Disney on Happy-Go-Lucky and the Step Up trilogy).
This must have been back in the glory days of the vampire, before Twilight ruined everything.
Around here, theatres still run ads. But this has been a continuing trend (AMC had discontinued weekday advertising a while back in Kansas City). Even studios are doing it (Fox has avoided running print ads on many films lately and a recent hit for them, Taken, had a very low-key print ad campaign).
I like all of the Alien films (I like Aliens the most). But usually, I think of the series as being more of a directors' series than a horror franchise (since the styles of Scott, Cameron, Fincher and Jeunet are actually quite different).
I think Disney has enough quality films to play at two different theatres. While Up and G-Force get the El Capitan, films like The Proposal and Ponyo along with films from a few other studios (such as DreamWorks, Paramount and Sony, mainly studios that have had or will have alliances with Disney) could play on the theatre’s seven screens.
I know that Chris, but they seem to book the same movies in both. Fast and Furious had four prints playing in the seven auditoriums for a month.
I expect a non-profit or a film fan with deep pockets to buy the theatre. A major studio with a deep library (such as Sony) is another guess.
In other news, it looks like that The Final Destination could play here on August 28th. It is the first film in history to combine REAL-D 3-D with the D-Box motion format.
I figured out that posters for Bambi and The Rescue also appeared in some of the pictures with The Blob.
Why is it that most of today’s 3-D films are shot in 1.85:1? Back in the 1980’s, they were almost always shot in 2.40:1.
These films will probably be running the Avatar trailer on August 21st:
IMAX: Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
3-D: G-Force, X Games 3D: The Movie
2-D: Inglourious Basterds, Shorts
I’ve been to this theatre once. I saw First Sunday there with a very small crowd (probably because the film had been running there for a while). It was in a large auditorium with a large screen (I think it was one of the newer auditoriums) and the theatre was well-kept.
The mall was also rather busy that day. There were a lot of smaller businesses around but it was hardly dead.
When the film was first in development in 1971, George Lucas was going to direct the film and it was going to shot in Vietnam. However since the Vietnam War was still going on, Coppola and Lucas delayed the project and Lucas ended up developing a little project called Star Wars.
The Golden Head makes its US premiere next month.
I never saw this in theatres but my parents did back when they were still dating. My mother told me that it was the worst movie that she had ever watched in a theatre (my father probably liked it though, he likes the big and loud action movies).
Twenty five years later, I rented the original cut on DVD and saw it for the first time. I loved it.
Today, the film that probably comes closest to Apocalypse Now is The Hurt Locker. It comes closest both in the study of war onscreen and in both films' long production histories.
I saw this in 35mm last year at the Gillioz so I’m not interested in seeing a digital version of this.
However, I am very interested in the Plan Nine From Outer Space show that they are doing on Thursday.