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Comfortably Cool commented about Belair Twin Theatre on Oct 26, 2016 at 1:32 pm

The Belair was designed by Louis Liberman, with John J. McNamara as consulting architect, according to a news item in the 7/01/63 issue of Boxoffice Magazine.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Royal Theatre on Oct 26, 2016 at 11:20 am

The RKO Royal was operating at least as late as May, 1965, according to an ad uploaded today.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Belair Twin Theatre on Oct 26, 2016 at 11:13 am

The Belair originally opened as a single screen cinema with 600 seats on June 26th, 1963. Located in the Belair Shopping Center, it was built for B.S. Moss Enterprises at a cost of $250,000, according to a report in Newsday. Films were first-run for the area, starting with “Divorce Italian Style.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on Oct 26, 2016 at 10:01 am

Full-page ad published on May 14th, 1965, the same day that a B&W “quickie” about the life of Jean Harlow opened at the Paramount Theatre in Times Square.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 26, 2016 at 9:52 am

The B&W independent “quickie” arrived two months before Joseph E. Levine’s much-heralded biopic with Carroll Baker, causing distress for Paramount Pictures, which had its corporate HQ in the office building adjacent to the Paramount Theatre.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Oct 26, 2016 at 8:34 am

The Chinese was presenting the B&W “Big Trail” in the wide-screen Grandeur process.

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Comfortably Cool commented about New Yorker Theatre on Oct 25, 2016 at 8:38 am

None of the ten B&W features had been shown theatrically in the NYC area in recent years. Ownership now belonged to MCA/Universal, which purchased Paramount’s pre-1949 inventory primarily for TV distribution.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 25, 2016 at 6:55 am

The Technicolor melodrama introduced the catchy hit song, “Jingle, Jangle, Jingle,” which was performed by singers on horseback in a festive street parade.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Oct 24, 2016 at 10:55 am

This was the biggest gala of its type since “GWTW” in Atlanta the previous year. To meet the demand for seats, the State Lake supplemented the Chicago on opening night only. The next day, “North West Mounted Police” began its run at the Chicago Theatre exclusively, with stage show topped by Betty Grable and Ken Murray.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 23, 2016 at 9:54 am

The stage revue included ballerinas flying through the air like birds, using the system employed at the Winter Garden on Broadway for Jean Arthur’s version of “Peter Pan” in 1951.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 23, 2016 at 8:32 am

This was the day after “Gone With the Wind” had its NYC launching at the Astor and Capitol.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 22, 2016 at 11:28 am

Many people have said similar, and no longer will attend anything at the Music Hall because of the disfigurement of the auditorium by technical equipment hanging from the ceiling and TV monitors on both sides of the proscenium.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Lexington Theatre on Oct 21, 2016 at 1:49 pm

First neighborhood showings of “Roman Holiday” since its Radio City Music Hall debut.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rivoli Theatre on Oct 21, 2016 at 1:17 pm

For both the movie and the Todd-AO process.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 21, 2016 at 12:47 pm

Mel Brooks talking to audience from center stage and TV monitors, with moderator Kevin Salter seated. Screen is still visible in background with settings used.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Oct 20, 2016 at 9:44 am

To combat competition from the second season of the New York World’s Fair, stage shows stressed the spectacular, with scenes such as the dazzling “Magic Mirrors” here.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 20, 2016 at 8:43 am

The B&W spoof of swashbucklers was loosely based on Booth Tarkington’s novel, which had a silent film version as a vehicle for Rudolph Valentino.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Astor Theatre on Oct 19, 2016 at 11:32 am

Nearly seven years and a World War had passed since “GWTW” opened at the Astor as a reserved-seat roadshow, simultaneously with continuous performances at the Capitol.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Sunnyside Theatre on Oct 19, 2016 at 6:58 am

The five-theatre experiment flopped and was soon extinguished.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Egyptian Theatre on Oct 17, 2016 at 11:03 am

By this time in its history, the Egyptian was usually on a “track” with two or three first-runs in other parts of sprawling Los Angeles.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Poster image courtesy of John O'Donnell. on Oct 17, 2016 at 9:51 am

Date was December 26th, 1950.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's 72nd Street Theatre on Oct 17, 2016 at 7:39 am

The 72nd Street is listed in the group with “High Noon.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Oct 16, 2016 at 8:22 am

“Bombshell” also opened that same day in downtown Brooklyn at Loew’s Metropolitan, with vaudeville on stage.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Liberty Theatre on Oct 15, 2016 at 8:04 am

At the same time, the auditorium was also modernized.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Oct 14, 2016 at 10:27 am

This proved to be the highest grossing Christmas show in the Roxy’s history, due primarily to the movie’s fidelity to the scorching best-selling novel. During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, sidewalk waiting lines were often as long as those at Radio City Music Hall, where “Sayonara” shared the bill with the traditional holiday revue.