Commodore Cinemas

Instead of feeling sad over the closing of the Commodore ( I was scared out of my mind after seeing The Exorcist at the Commodore. It was where I held hands with a girlfriend while John Travolta gyrating to the sounds of the Bee Gees in Saturday Night Fever. Pure magic. The last movie I saw there was a movie starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. The movie was playing in the 2 screen which used to be a balcony. You could hear the rumbling of the J train passing by. Lets celebrate the long life the Commodore had. She hung in there. She put up a good fight. At least it hasn’t been turned into a tacky 99 cent store like the old Williamsburg Theater that was a few blocks away near the Williamsburg Bridge. I

The theatre has a wonderful ceiling that looks like a Sevres cup.

Unfortunately, it is about to be converted into a yeshiva. A local hispanic group is trying to make stop the sale so it can be used as a cultural center. It would be a tragedy if it were not preserved as some kind of theater.