hardbop wrote: “I thought attendance at both screenings was adequate; that theatre is so big it can swallow up a crowd.”
I was there Friday night and there were about 75 people there for the shows – how many were at the Saturday night shows?
I’ve been a semi-regular attendee at the Loew’s shows and I have to say that while I’m extremely happy that the theatre has been spared the wrecking ball, it’s a shame that it not in a really advanced state of renovation considering the amount of money and time that have been spent on the place. The lobby still has these tacky white Christmas tree lights strewn over the mezzanine railings, there are still light fixtures hanging from wires, there are still piles of who-knows-what in the outer lobby and the mezzanine, the inner bathrooms still do not have the tiles in place, etc. And it’s been that way since I first went there in 2000/2001. I applaud their efforts but question the results as of now.
And I can’t be the only person bothered by the numerous projection issues that have cropped up lately, especially this past Friday where the shows started late due to some issue and “Body Snatchers” was mis-aligned on screen left-to-right during a number of the reels. It’s as if that showing was the first time they had run the film, I would think that if they were doing shows for the public that they would have an advance run-through to see if there are problems with the projectors and/or prints. I understand it’s mostly a volunteer effort and you can’t expect things to always be perfect, but the on-screen image is one of the most important things to get right when you are charging money to attend. And when they do get it right, the results are terrific.
Still, I’ll be back in September for the show with teh Nighthawks as it sounds like a unique event.
hardbop wrote: “I thought attendance at both screenings was adequate; that theatre is so big it can swallow up a crowd.”
I was there Friday night and there were about 75 people there for the shows – how many were at the Saturday night shows?
I’ve been a semi-regular attendee at the Loew’s shows and I have to say that while I’m extremely happy that the theatre has been spared the wrecking ball, it’s a shame that it not in a really advanced state of renovation considering the amount of money and time that have been spent on the place. The lobby still has these tacky white Christmas tree lights strewn over the mezzanine railings, there are still light fixtures hanging from wires, there are still piles of who-knows-what in the outer lobby and the mezzanine, the inner bathrooms still do not have the tiles in place, etc. And it’s been that way since I first went there in 2000/2001. I applaud their efforts but question the results as of now.
And I can’t be the only person bothered by the numerous projection issues that have cropped up lately, especially this past Friday where the shows started late due to some issue and “Body Snatchers” was mis-aligned on screen left-to-right during a number of the reels. It’s as if that showing was the first time they had run the film, I would think that if they were doing shows for the public that they would have an advance run-through to see if there are problems with the projectors and/or prints. I understand it’s mostly a volunteer effort and you can’t expect things to always be perfect, but the on-screen image is one of the most important things to get right when you are charging money to attend. And when they do get it right, the results are terrific.
Still, I’ll be back in September for the show with teh Nighthawks as it sounds like a unique event.
Any new word on who might be taking over the theatre?