to Al A.-as always thanks for your reply. now by posting
the statement from the parent company’s website is that a
discreet way of saying you agree with me that they’re letting
the place fall apart so they can close the theater and
sell the building?
a question your considerable font of knowledge I bet can answer.
for the longest period of time the number of theaters under ALL
was 492 but all of a sudden its 490. what gives?
I went here yesterday to see Where the Crawdads Sing which I
enjoyed but the theater was in rather uneven shape. the escalator
is still broken after almost 4 years. there is no reason on
God’s green earth the management could possibly come up with that
would justify thee escalator being out of service for almost 4 yes
4 years. also the water connection was out so patrons couldn’t
use the restrooms and the air conditioning in Cinema 3 wasn’t
working properly. I am convinced the Angelika Film Center is
consciously not maintaining the theater so they can just shut
it down at some point and sell the building.
as always thanks for your reply. but why is it happening all
of a sudden? I have often gone to 2p.m. or 2:30p.m. screenings
at the ANC 19 St. before and they never had subtitles.
to all my fellow avid moviegoers whatever theaters you might frequent. do all AMC theaters now have English subtitles with every film? I find it annoying. why was it done? does anyone know?
I’m slightly confused by the info about the Westwood stated by
my fellow posters. I’m interested in grand old movie theaters
built from the get go as 1st runs venues and have continued to
operate as such since the day they opened. does the Westwood
fit that category?
L.A. with the Chinese and the Westwood must be one of the very
very few cities in the U.S. with 2 grand old movie theaters that
were built as 1st run venues from the get go and have continued
to operate as such since the day they opened. Manhattan doesn’t
have any.
since discovering this wonderful site I decided to see what
grand old theaters built in the U.S. between 1914-1941 were still
alive and well. there is of course the Castro in San Francisco
but that was built from the get go as a 2nd/3rd run neighborhood
theater. I was interested in what grand old movie theater(s) built
from the get go as a 1st run venue had continued to operate as
such since the day it opened. the only one I have found so
far in my research is this theater.
to Al A.- your replies are lways welcome. a question- you don’t
think Porgy and Bess never having been released on home video has
anything to do with being to use a current term “a problematic film”?
as always I thank you for your quick reply. as you said the print
you saw was fine which prompts a question- why has it never been
issued om home video?
recently I was thinking about all the roadshow engagements this
theater hosted in the 1952-1972 period. many of the films won
Oscars. then I realized all the films have been released on
home video except Porgy and Bess. I then looked at the film’s
Wikipedia page to find out a reason why. it states no good
quality print of the film is known to exist. is that possible?
I guess great minds do think alike. I was just about to post my
review of the beyond stellar blu-ray of The Wonderful World of
the Brothers Grimm. it was quite nice to get it in both Letterbox
and Smilebox versions.
as vindanpar said since Eden, Bloom and Tamblyn though older are
alive and well why weren’t they interviewed?
many thanks for your learned take on the subject. an interesting
note on The Loves of Isadora. the only engagement the original
cut or proposed roadshow cut of the film in the entire U.S. was
at the now El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Blvd.
I would love to know why the big wigs at Landmark Theaters decided to build a theater soooooooo far west. I mean when you exit the theater walk a few feet to your right and you’re in the middle of the West Side Highway.
I have often lauded you on your considerable font of knowledge, to which a question. what are your thoughts on why a studio would exhibit a film on a roadshow basis in one major city but not another major city?
I went here twice in the first year and on both occasions the
staff outnumbered the patrons. I really liked the up to date
sound and projection facilities. as I stated previously even if
the pandemic had not happened this theater was on shaky
ground.
to Mikeoaklandpark- per your comment I find it fascinating that
a big studio film would open on a roadshow engagement in one big
city but not another big city. I wonder how often that happened?
to Al A. - thanks for validating me asking the question
that I asked about Hawaii. since the film’s theatrical life
is linked to this theater I thought it a perfectly
reasonable question to ask.
also to vindanpar- with current digital technology in
film restoration anything is possible. my point being
the original roadshow cut of Hawaii does exist(and in rather
decent condition) and was even listed as an extra in standard
def on the Twilight disc. so fans of the film would like
to know why two home video companies insist on using the
general release cut for the HD transfers for their
blu-ray discs.
to a fellow poster who obviously doesn’t know the history
of this theater. “Hawaii” is one of the most successful roadshow
engagements to play this theater.
Hello-
to Mike(saps)-the photo up top is Cinema 2 not the Cinema 1 which has a much larger screen.
Hello
to Al A.-as always thanks for your reply. now by posting the statement from the parent company’s website is that a discreet way of saying you agree with me that they’re letting the place fall apart so they can close the theater and sell the building?
Hello-
to Al A.- could you do me a favor and go to the page for the Cinema ½/3. I would appreciate your reply to my recent post. thanks.
Hello-
to Al A.
a question your considerable font of knowledge I bet can answer. for the longest period of time the number of theaters under ALL was 492 but all of a sudden its 490. what gives?
Hello-
I went here yesterday to see Where the Crawdads Sing which I enjoyed but the theater was in rather uneven shape. the escalator is still broken after almost 4 years. there is no reason on God’s green earth the management could possibly come up with that would justify thee escalator being out of service for almost 4 yes 4 years. also the water connection was out so patrons couldn’t use the restrooms and the air conditioning in Cinema 3 wasn’t working properly. I am convinced the Angelika Film Center is consciously not maintaining the theater so they can just shut it down at some point and sell the building.
Hello-
to Al A.-
as always thanks for your reply. but why is it happening all of a sudden? I have often gone to 2p.m. or 2:30p.m. screenings at the ANC 19 St. before and they never had subtitles.
Hello-
to all my fellow avid moviegoers whatever theaters you might
frequent. do all AMC theaters now have English subtitles with
every film? I find it annoying. why was it done? does anyone
know?
Hello-
I’m slightly confused by the info about the Westwood stated by my fellow posters. I’m interested in grand old movie theaters built from the get go as 1st runs venues and have continued to operate as such since the day they opened. does the Westwood fit that category?
Hello-
Escott N.-
L.A. with the Chinese and the Westwood must be one of the very very few cities in the U.S. with 2 grand old movie theaters that were built as 1st run venues from the get go and have continued to operate as such since the day they opened. Manhattan doesn’t have any.
Hello-
since discovering this wonderful site I decided to see what grand old theaters built in the U.S. between 1914-1941 were still alive and well. there is of course the Castro in San Francisco but that was built from the get go as a 2nd/3rd run neighborhood theater. I was interested in what grand old movie theater(s) built from the get go as a 1st run venue had continued to operate as such since the day it opened. the only one I have found so far in my research is this theater.
Hello-
to Al A.- your replies are lways welcome. a question- you don’t think Porgy and Bess never having been released on home video has anything to do with being to use a current term “a problematic film”?
Hello-
to Al A.-
as always I thank you for your quick reply. as you said the print you saw was fine which prompts a question- why has it never been issued om home video?
Hello-
recently I was thinking about all the roadshow engagements this theater hosted in the 1952-1972 period. many of the films won Oscars. then I realized all the films have been released on home video except Porgy and Bess. I then looked at the film’s Wikipedia page to find out a reason why. it states no good quality print of the film is known to exist. is that possible?
Hello-
Otto Preminiger’s film The Cardinal opened here Dec. 1963 on a roadshow engagement. did his film In Harm’s Way open here as well?
Hello-
to MSC77- since its not listed by such a name what theater listed was known as The Trans-Lix during the roadshow run of Those Magnificent Men………….
Hello-
as I asked in Nov. 2019 is the theater just boarded up sitting there gathering dust?
Hello-
I guess great minds do think alike. I was just about to post my review of the beyond stellar blu-ray of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. it was quite nice to get it in both Letterbox and Smilebox versions.
as vindanpar said since Eden, Bloom and Tamblyn though older are alive and well why weren’t they interviewed?
Hello-
to Al A.-
many thanks for your learned take on the subject. an interesting note on The Loves of Isadora. the only engagement the original cut or proposed roadshow cut of the film in the entire U.S. was at the now El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Blvd.
Hello-
I would love to know why the big wigs at Landmark Theaters
decided to build a theater soooooooo far west. I mean when
you exit the theater walk a few feet to your right and you’re
in the middle of the West Side Highway.
Hello-
to Al A.-
I have often lauded you on your considerable font of knowledge,
to which a question. what are your thoughts on why a studio
would exhibit a film on a roadshow basis in one major city
but not another major city?
Hello-
I went here twice in the first year and on both occasions the staff outnumbered the patrons. I really liked the up to date sound and projection facilities. as I stated previously even if the pandemic had not happened this theater was on shaky ground.
Hello-
to Mikeoaklandpark- per your comment I find it fascinating that a big studio film would open on a roadshow engagement in one big city but not another big city. I wonder how often that happened?
Hello-
to Al A. - thanks for validating me asking the question that I asked about Hawaii. since the film’s theatrical life is linked to this theater I thought it a perfectly reasonable question to ask.
also to vindanpar- with current digital technology in film restoration anything is possible. my point being the original roadshow cut of Hawaii does exist(and in rather decent condition) and was even listed as an extra in standard def on the Twilight disc. so fans of the film would like to know why two home video companies insist on using the general release cut for the HD transfers for their blu-ray discs.
Hello-
to Comfortably Cool- thanks for your reply. I can’t tell you where I read it but I can swear I read that Hawaii broke even.
Hello-
to a fellow poster who obviously doesn’t know the history of this theater. “Hawaii” is one of the most successful roadshow engagements to play this theater.