Comments from Michael R. Rambo Jr.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Eric's Place Theatre on Jun 4, 2006 at 2:17 pm

Here is a link for a 1974 Sameric Theatres Co. advertising that includes Eric’s Place Theatre, as well as Sameric Theatre, Eric Mark I Theatre, Duke & Duchess Theatre and Eric Wynnewood Theatre:

[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrambojr/160408206/[/url]

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Theaters and fans embrace big screen concerts on Jun 2, 2006 at 7:15 pm

The Big Screen concerts are only being shown in certain theatres that are associated with National Cine Media.

The only Big Screen Concert’s NJ location is: REG Commerce Center Stadium 18 Theatre, in New Brunswick. The PA locations are: AMC Neshaminy 24 Theatre (Bensalem), Cinemark Pittsburgh Mills 17 Theatre (Tarentum), REG Harrisburg Stadium 14 Theatre (Harrisburg), REG King of Prussia Stadium 16 Theatre (King of Prussia), REG Riverview Stadium 17 Theatre (Philadelphia), and REG Warrington Crossing Stadium 22 Theatre (Warrington).

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. on May 8, 2006 at 6:12 pm

Ramon Posel, who also built the Leo Theatre, in NE Philadelphia, as well as the Bucks Mall Colonial Theatre, in Feasterville, and the Premiere Theatre, in Bensalem, opened the Ritz 3 Theatre in 1976. Eveentually the Leo, Bucks Mall Colonial, and Premiere Theatres were sold to Stanley Durwood’s American Multi Cinema Incorporated (AMC Theatres) empire.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Boyd Theatre on May 8, 2006 at 5:56 pm

It was around 1967 when Pacific Theatres' Stanley Warner Theatres division and RKO Theatres merged and became Pacific Theatres' RKO Stanley Warner division. In 1981, Pacific Theatres sold RKO Stanley Warner to Almi/Century Theatres, thus creating RKO Century Warner Theatres. Today, RKO Century Warner Theatres sucessor, through mergers, is AMC Theatres.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Boyd Theatre on May 7, 2006 at 2:28 pm

It will be impossibile for me to go out to the “Boyd/Sameric” event this Friday, since I will be working at my theatre (AMC Neshaminy 24 Theatre), with the opening weekend of “Poseidon” this weekend. (weekend of 5/12/2006)

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Water Tower Cinema on May 6, 2006 at 6:47 am

This theatre, as of 5/5/2006, is now known as “Frank Theatres' Montgomeryville 7 Theatre”. I am guessing Regal has finally given up on this former Sameric Theatres property.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Boyd Theatre on May 5, 2006 at 6:11 am

I just added this picture to my Flicr account:
[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrambojr/140884765/[/url]

It is a recent picture of the marquee of the Boyd/Sameric Theatre, taken on 5/4/2006.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Regal Barn Plaza 14 on Apr 27, 2006 at 2:00 am

Regal Cinemas Barn Plaza Stadium 14 Theatre was built on the site of the former AMC (Budco) Barn 5 Theatre.

Does anyone know the seat count at the Regal Barn Plaza Stadium 14 Theatre?

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about AMC Neshaminy 24 Theatres on Apr 19, 2006 at 10:04 pm

16 screen of “Revenge Of The Sith” on 5/18/2005 “Midnight Show for 5/19/2005”.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Fox Theatre on Apr 19, 2006 at 9:44 pm

National Theatres had two Fox Theatres that were seperate from Fox West Coast Theatres, Fox Mid-West Theatres, Fox Wisconsin Theatres, and Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres. They were this Fox Theatre, and The Fox Theatre in Philadelphia. The Fox Theatre in Philadelphia was built by Stanley and Jules Mastbaum, of The Stanley Company of America (later known through mergers as Stanley Warner Theatres, RKO Stanley Warner Theatres, RKO Century Warner Theatres, Cineplex Odeon Theatres, and now as AMC Loews Theatres). I believe National Theatres purchased The Fox in Philadelphia from Stanley Warner in 1946, and later sold it to Milgram Theatres in 1969.

When The Fox Theatre in Philadelphia closed in 1980, it’s former backstage area was a seperate theatre, called Milgram’s Stage Door Cinema Theatre. The Fox Theatre in Philadelphia was a 100% duplicate of the Loew’s State Theatre in NYC.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Fox Theatre on Apr 19, 2006 at 9:37 pm

Found this on eBay, but it appears that, before Milgram Theatres owned the Fox Theatre, and after Stanley Warner owned it, The Fox Theatre was owned by National Theatres Inc., who also owned Fox West Coast Theatres Corp. (today known as Mann Theatres), and The Fox Theatre in Detroit, and The Roxy Theatre in NYC

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Universal Cinema AMC at Citywalk Hollywood 19 on Apr 19, 2006 at 7:07 pm

It’s actually called AMC Loews Universal City 18 Theatre (or AMC Universal City 18 Theatre for short) since 1/27/2006

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about What impact will Pennsylvania's recently legalized gambling have on the state's cinemas? on Apr 19, 2006 at 6:51 pm

The movie theatre industry in Delaware survived when they received slots at the racetracks. The same thing is going on with the slots in NY state (The slots in NYC haven’t happened yet because NYRA is too busy creating their own problems to property construct a slot parlor at Aqueduct Racetrack).

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about AMC 309 Cinema 9 on Apr 15, 2006 at 8:07 pm

Does anyone know if there are any pictures of the 309 Cinema that shows what it looked like when Budco Theatres first opened it in 1968?

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about AMC Andorra 8 Theatre on Apr 15, 2006 at 2:52 pm

does anyone know if theare are pictures anywhere of the long-gone William Goldman’s (Budco/AMC) Andorra 8 Theatre?

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about RKO Alden Theatre on Apr 13, 2006 at 11:41 am

So, which one is the correct address: 92-11 165th Street, 92-23 165th Street, or 165-11 Jamaica Avenue?

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Edwards Big Newport 6 on Apr 13, 2006 at 11:14 am

The pre-show “First Look” is shown, as either “Regal First Look” or “AMC First Look”, since National CineMedia, the company that does the pre-show, is owned by Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment, and Cinemark Theatres.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Boyd Theatre on Apr 13, 2006 at 10:43 am

Quick question: Does anyone know when “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” was released to the Boyd Theatre? I think it was around December 1970.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Boyd Theatre on Apr 12, 2006 at 7:53 pm

hdtv267, that was just my own opinion of whjat the “world class” theatres in the Philadelphia area are today.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Warner Theatre on Apr 11, 2006 at 10:14 pm

It a shame on readin on what happened to the former RKO Stanley Warner’s Warner Theatre, with it becoming a shopping center. Out in Philadelphia, the former Cinerama theatre out there, the former RKO Stanley Warner’s Boyd Theatre/Regal Entertainment Group’s United Artists Sameric 4 Theatre, is being restored by LiveNation back to it’s 1928 looks, and restoring the “Boyd” name.

The Boyd/Sameric 4 had a unique design, having been built by Alexander Boyd, as a “L shape” building, where the main theatre House #1, is the former Boyd Theatre’s auditorium. Sameric’s Screens 2 through 4 were built to the right of Screen 1, turning it from a “L Shape to a ”[“ shape.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Boyd Theatre on Apr 11, 2006 at 9:56 pm

Does anyone know when Ben Hur last showing was at the Stanley Warner’s Boyd Theatre, during its initial run, and what movie replaced Ben Hur?

The same thing also for Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and when Empire Strikes Back left the Sameric Theatre?

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Boyd Theatre on Apr 11, 2006 at 9:51 pm

Yvgtspike, The world class theatres that we have in the Philadelphia area now are:

AMC Neshaminy 24 Theatre, in Bensalem
REG King of Prussia Stadium 16 and IMAX Theatre, in King of Prussia
REG Marketplace Stadium 24 Theatre, in Oaks
National Amusements The Bridge 6: Cinema De Lux

These theatres are to today’s generation that the RKO Stanley Warner’s Boyd, RKO Stanley Warner’s Stanley Theatre, Milgram’s Fox Theatre and Stanley Warner’s Mastbaum Theatre were to those who grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and the Sameric Theatre, the William Goldman’s/Budco/AMC Midtown Twin Theatre to those who grew up in the 1970’s and 1980’s

Regal Entertainment Group is the sucessor to United Artists Theatres and Eric Theatres, and AMC Theatres is the sucessor to Budco Theatres, General Cinema Theatres, William Goldman Theatres, and Loews Cineplex Entertainment Theatres (doing business in Philadelphia as RKO Stanley Warner Theatres, Stanley Warner Theatres and Stanley Company of America from eratly 1900’s to 1977.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Boyd Theatre on Apr 5, 2006 at 6:44 pm

The orchestra pit was used, I believe, only once, and that was back in 1928, when the Boyd Theatre was opened by Alexander Boyd.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about AMC Orleans 8 on Mar 26, 2006 at 6:22 pm

The AMC Orleans 8 Theatre is still open, as of 3/27/2006, but for how long, I don’t know.

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Michael R. Rambo Jr. commented about Mastbaum Theatre on Mar 26, 2006 at 6:19 pm

Renel-fan, William Goldman Theatres Co (Goldman Theatre, Midtown Theatre, Regency Theatre, Andorra Theatre, Orleans Theatre, Bryn Mawr Theatre, City Line Center Theatre) were bought by Budco Quality Theatres in 1972, 1 year after Goldman closed the Randolph Theatre.

All that’s left today of the Goldman Theatres that’s still standing are: Midtown Theatre (operating as Prince Music Theatre) and Orleans Theatre (operating as AMC Orleans 8 Theatre).

I think, but I’m not sure, Center Theatre was closed by RKO Century Warner in the 1980’s.