With the dissolution of regional clearance restrictions, most (if not all) of the features playing at the Fantasy are also playing at the nearby Lynbrook. So it’s a matter of taste, price and convenience.
I have a soft spot for the historic Fantasy but my movie buddy considers it a bit of a dump – the “itch,” if you will. (I miss the colorful vocabulary of yesteryear lol.)
But at least the itch had discounted prices to offset the subpar presentation, unlike the Fantasy whose ticket and concession prices you’d expect to find at a roadshow presentation house…
It seems as though this theaters name has been changed to Cinemark Montage Mountain 20 and XD
Today it’s partially submerged.
Sadly fitting, since most people watch movies sitting or lying in their beds nowadays.
Since modells is closed, what is in the space now?
Bill, since you’ve seen it 105 times, do you think you’re qualified to explain it to the rest of us?
The opening number especially really showed off the lobby, staircases, etc.
How about they call it the Edgar and Archibald Selwyn theater…
Any updates?
I was looking for a site ParkingLotTreasures but couldn’t find one.
(Parking will not be an issue.)
With the dissolution of regional clearance restrictions, most (if not all) of the features playing at the Fantasy are also playing at the nearby Lynbrook. So it’s a matter of taste, price and convenience.
I have a soft spot for the historic Fantasy but my movie buddy considers it a bit of a dump – the “itch,” if you will. (I miss the colorful vocabulary of yesteryear lol.)
But at least the itch had discounted prices to offset the subpar presentation, unlike the Fantasy whose ticket and concession prices you’d expect to find at a roadshow presentation house…
You can see from the second photo ever posted on this thread, that the screen was hardly wall-to-wall.
Two new photos added
Wags have called this picture a mile wide and an inch deep…!
Not sure if they are the owners, or the lessees.
A 15 minute walk! That’s like getting off at 34th St. and walking to 49th St. to go to a movie.
I hope the locals support this house because I don’t think it’s going to be a destination site.
Bad news
Big Joe, you used to be so humble, it looks like you finally grew a pair…
However, this particular multiplex has all the charm of a bus station.
Please don’t forget the poor neglected step-child Trans-Lux East aka Penthouse (Caligula!) and then the Gotham …
And yet the Alamo chain, who act like cinema-maniacs, seem to make the dining experience work.
How…odd.
According to their website, the wax museum is still located at 234 W. 42nd Street.
If they don’t own the site and had a 25 year lease, I bet the renewal rent has gone through the roof.
Any news on this house?
I wonder if the state attorney general is that interested in this matter, especially since she currently has bigger fish to fry…