Premiere Theatres Canada opened the Premier 3 in Milton on February 27, 1981 with “Fort Apache, The Bronx” in Screen 1, “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in Screen 2, and “Ordinary People” in Screen 3.
Closed on April 29, 1993. Screen 1 closed with “Who’s The Man?” and “House Party 2”, while Screen 2 closed with “Indecent Proposal” and “Sneakers”, and Screen 3 closed with “Boiling Point” and “Sidekicks”.
On January 18, 2015, the AMC Creve Coeur 12 became headlines after a 28-year-old University City man was killed in a targeted drive-by shooting around 15 minutes before midnight. The man was killed outside the theater.
The killings happened on February 12, 1973, with the Disney double feature playing on the day of the murders being “The World’s Greatest Athlete” and “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t”. When Torrance Police arrived at the scene, the four deceased bodies were found with their hands tied behind their backs and their throats being cut. Both Disney movies already ended at the time of the murders.
The four employees were identified as Linda Freeman, George Cernik, Guy Brown, and Clyde Felts.
On August 8, 1983, a violent vehicle collision between a Datsun truck and a Ford Fiesta killed a 60-year-old man at the Polar’s parking lot. Alaska State Troopers reported that a 36-year-old man was making a left turn when he unexpectedly and accidentally smashed into the Datsun that caused the life of the 60-year-old man. The passenger of the Datsun, a 59-year-old woman, was taken to a nearby hospital in good condition.
Simcoe also has two other movie theaters during its early history, which were the Capitol and the Lyric. Unfortunately I cannot find as much details about both theaters.
The original 60ft screen suffered damage by a fire on November 17, 1949. An engineer for the Crawfordsville Fire Department first witnessed the fire while doing a routine fire prevention check at the drive-in itself before it was quickly put out a few minutes later.
This was taken six days after Woodstock’s first Hollywood stardom. Way before “Groundhog Day”, “Planes Trains And Automobiles”, and even Orson Welles' short “The Hearts Of Age” turned Woodstock into worldwide fame and a golden piece of Hollywood history, Woodstock’s first role came all the way back to December 2, 1933 when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s elaborate traveling studio visited the Miller Theatre when it was placed on exhibition throughout that afternoon.
Two days before Jackie The Lion’s arrival, Western Electric wide-range sound made the complete installation at the Miller. After running Janet Gaynor’s “Paddy The Next Big Thing” along with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony smash “Three Little Pigs” (the cartoon was immediately held over afterward), the MGM elaborate traveling Studebaker came to Woodstock, and the people working at MGM entered the Miller. Although the event wasn’t filmed at all, the management got the chance to show the sound technicians and filming people everything around the Miller, including its updated projection, screen, and Western Electric sound that (as mentioned above) was installed two days prior to their arrival. Legendary makeup artist Ruth Webb also made an in-person appearance.
The Alpine Theatre did survive a threat when a 29-year-old local man planned to commit arson at the Alpine in 1957. This came after he burglarized the Alpine at the same time.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada. It was closed by Cineplex Odeon on January 30, 1997 with “The People Vs. Larry Flynt”.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada.
Premiere Theatres Canada opened the Premier 3 in Milton on February 27, 1981 with “Fort Apache, The Bronx” in Screen 1, “Coal Miner’s Daughter” in Screen 2, and “Ordinary People” in Screen 3.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada.
First operated by Premiere Theatres Canada.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada. Cineplex Odeon was its last operator who closed it on December 22, 1988 with “Waxwork”.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada.
Once operated by Premiere Theatres Canada.
Taken over by Kerasotes on July 1, 1970.
Renamed “Paradise Entertainment Complex” on November 30, 1988, retaining as a twin.
The State Theatre was originally built at the cost of $1,250,000.
Closed on February 18, 1983 with “The Entity”.
Opened on December 6, 1938 with Penny Singleton in “Blondie” along with the first episode of the Wild Bill Hickok serial and an unnamed cartoon.
Closed on April 29, 1993. Screen 1 closed with “Who’s The Man?” and “House Party 2”, while Screen 2 closed with “Indecent Proposal” and “Sneakers”, and Screen 3 closed with “Boiling Point” and “Sidekicks”.
On January 18, 2015, the AMC Creve Coeur 12 became headlines after a 28-year-old University City man was killed in a targeted drive-by shooting around 15 minutes before midnight. The man was killed outside the theater.
The killings happened on February 12, 1973, with the Disney double feature playing on the day of the murders being “The World’s Greatest Athlete” and “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t”. When Torrance Police arrived at the scene, the four deceased bodies were found with their hands tied behind their backs and their throats being cut. Both Disney movies already ended at the time of the murders.
The four employees were identified as Linda Freeman, George Cernik, Guy Brown, and Clyde Felts.
On August 8, 1983, a violent vehicle collision between a Datsun truck and a Ford Fiesta killed a 60-year-old man at the Polar’s parking lot. Alaska State Troopers reported that a 36-year-old man was making a left turn when he unexpectedly and accidentally smashed into the Datsun that caused the life of the 60-year-old man. The passenger of the Datsun, a 59-year-old woman, was taken to a nearby hospital in good condition.
Simcoe also has two other movie theaters during its early history, which were the Capitol and the Lyric. Unfortunately I cannot find as much details about both theaters.
The original 60ft screen suffered damage by a fire on November 17, 1949. An engineer for the Crawfordsville Fire Department first witnessed the fire while doing a routine fire prevention check at the drive-in itself before it was quickly put out a few minutes later.
This was taken six days after Woodstock’s first Hollywood stardom. Way before “Groundhog Day”, “Planes Trains And Automobiles”, and even Orson Welles' short “The Hearts Of Age” turned Woodstock into worldwide fame and a golden piece of Hollywood history, Woodstock’s first role came all the way back to December 2, 1933 when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s elaborate traveling studio visited the Miller Theatre when it was placed on exhibition throughout that afternoon.
Two days before Jackie The Lion’s arrival, Western Electric wide-range sound made the complete installation at the Miller. After running Janet Gaynor’s “Paddy The Next Big Thing” along with Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony smash “Three Little Pigs” (the cartoon was immediately held over afterward), the MGM elaborate traveling Studebaker came to Woodstock, and the people working at MGM entered the Miller. Although the event wasn’t filmed at all, the management got the chance to show the sound technicians and filming people everything around the Miller, including its updated projection, screen, and Western Electric sound that (as mentioned above) was installed two days prior to their arrival. Legendary makeup artist Ruth Webb also made an in-person appearance.
The Alpine Theatre did survive a threat when a 29-year-old local man planned to commit arson at the Alpine in 1957. This came after he burglarized the Alpine at the same time.
The August 22, 1986 opening of the Market Square 3 also caused the closure of the downtown Capitol Theatre, which closed the previous day.