Thanks David & John for the neat photo. Very interesting back side of the screen tower. You can see that they added CinemaScope® on the side in the early 1950’s.
Thanks David for this classic photo. You can see the old square screen cut out and the new add on CinemaScope® screen they added in the 1954 time period on the sides.
On the Paradise Cinema 7 Facebook site the theatre is safe and just closed at this time. It did not burn down. Probably has smoke damage. The staff and owners are ok. .
The Dolby® people never learn anything. They always place their red or blue Dolby Cinema® lights close to the screen and all the pre show ads are ruined by stray light. Buy ad time and your image is ruined.
Time to re do the space and bring the theatre back to life!! Has this ever been done before? After a second floor was put in and stores in the downstairs and offices up stairs. Build the nice marquee again out front. It will cost big money these days. Same with the old Burl Theatre in nearby Boulder Creek CA.
Many of us still like regular nice seats as the recliners take up way too much space, many times you have to bring back in when people go by. This cinema in Chicago I hope keeps what they have. Theatre owners loose so much seating when they do a re do of seats. Not so bad on the weekdays but they loose sales on the weekends. Many auditoriums sell out with just 100 seats when they had 250 before the recliners went in. Thanks again Dallas for the image.
Dolby Vision Cinema®In auditorium Lucky #13 is about to have their nice red lights turned off for good. These red lights are on the side walls and over the Dolby Atmos® ceiling speakers. They are on when you come into the cinema space. Seems AMC is turning them off soon in a few weeks and just have a blue strip light down the side cove section when you come inside Dolby Cinema® #13. Bad move on AMC’s part. At least they could have kept the red LED lights on when you came in, then switched to blue for the trailers and then shut them off for the main feature. What a waste even putting them in when they are about not to use them at all. Complain when you pay over $20 plus a fee $$$ to see Dolby Cinema® here that you miss the red!!! To my shock on a visit to see the scope movie ‘Bigger’ today in a rather small curved screen in space #2 for the first time in many months they had the motor black masking working again. I did not have to see white screen at the top and bottom. Maybe someone at AMC saw my complaints? Thank you AMC for bringing the proper masking back.
Thanks Dennis for this photo. I remember going to the Fox National. A great semi curved 70mm screen with nice stereo surround. With It’s gold curtains It was the place to go to see a movie in the LA area. This photo is spooky, was It a set up for a movie being shot inside the cinema? These dummies would be great as a fun thing to do, put in some empty seats like in the Castro Theatre in SF CA as a novelty for older people that don’t like to go to the movies alone. In this day and time the managers would have to watch the crowd that they did not walk out with one of the fake guests. Thanks again.
The CinemaScope®/ Panavision® setting at the Castro with black masking dropped down from the top and open a little on the sides makes for a nice semi wide Image at 2.55 or 2.35. If the deco pillars on the sides of the stage were not in place they could have put in a way larger curved scope screen in 1954. The original small 1.33 screen frame stage area is back behind the present wide screen set up.
Kevin thanks what a bland front to a cinema. No colorful marquee up what is playing inside or neon. Almost looks like a mall entrance or office building. I wonder If the Rave folks had more going on outside then the lame CineMark company? At least they kept a few lighted poster cases on the side. They need to open up the window curtains and show the lobby ceiling and put some color LED lights on the building.
Thanks CB. The D-150 screen that UA Theatres had in many of their cinemas was one of the best curved screen set ups ever. We were lucky in the SF Bay Area, we had 3 D-150 screens going and they are all gone now. Time for UA/Regal to bring back this system.
This former big long closed Century 14 Victorian Theatre in Sparks Nevada re opens on Thursday Sept 20 2018 now run by Galaxy Theatres. The new name is the Galaxy Victorian Theatres. With a complete 2 year make over like all new seats, giant DFX curved screen, Dolby Atmos®, rugs, new neon marquee ect. It’s sister cinema a few miles away The Galaxy Legends IMAX will be cinemas #1-12. The new fixed up Galaxy Victorian Theatre will be cinemas #14-26.
Maybe a new LUCKY #13 Theatre they can put in between the two other Galaxy Theatres and show horror/hell Grindhouse films and attract the supernatural gambling movie types in Sparks Nevada. Good luck to Frank at Galaxy Theatres for doing this remodel re opening and to my friend Ken who does all the movie intros a few miles away at the Galaxy Legends IMAX. Now their new cinema at Victorian SQ can program more art and festival films for the growing Sparks area with many hundreds of new built apartments and condos walking distance from the theatre.
You would think the people that lease the land would have had a closing week big movie event party to send the 1 70 off! Not so they just closed the place and the bulldozers will be coming in.
Sorry the Regal Cinema was up the street next to the old Paramount Theatre. You can see how big the ex Loews/Fox Warfield is from the side back with It’s office building on Market ST. The former Fox Crest Theatre now Crazy Horse Theatre sits out in the vacant lot next to the Warfield and is still open with girl dancers on stage.
Thanks William for the photo image. They did not have 70mm TODD-AO here and a semi small screen I wonder If they even played this film in 4 track mag stereo? I know they had stereo for ‘Gigi’ that played as a roadshow. This marquee has changed over the years to the brand new one for August Hall. They are now open.
Thanks David & John for the neat photo. Very interesting back side of the screen tower. You can see that they added CinemaScope® on the side in the early 1950’s.
Thanks David for this classic photo. You can see the old square screen cut out and the new add on CinemaScope® screen they added in the 1954 time period on the sides.
On the Paradise Cinema 7 Facebook site the theatre is safe and just closed at this time. It did not burn down. Probably has smoke damage. The staff and owners are ok. .
Thanks Joe for the information. It’s so sad to see the fires that hit Paradise CA these past few days and even this movie theatre building.
The Dolby® people never learn anything. They always place their red or blue Dolby Cinema® lights close to the screen and all the pre show ads are ruined by stray light. Buy ad time and your image is ruined.
This is set for the 1.85 flat setting.
Time to re do the space and bring the theatre back to life!! Has this ever been done before? After a second floor was put in and stores in the downstairs and offices up stairs. Build the nice marquee again out front. It will cost big money these days. Same with the old Burl Theatre in nearby Boulder Creek CA.
Many of us still like regular nice seats as the recliners take up way too much space, many times you have to bring back in when people go by. This cinema in Chicago I hope keeps what they have. Theatre owners loose so much seating when they do a re do of seats. Not so bad on the weekdays but they loose sales on the weekends. Many auditoriums sell out with just 100 seats when they had 250 before the recliners went in. Thanks again Dallas for the image.
Thanks Dallas for the photo. So nice to see a curved screen at this cinema in Chicago.
Neon needs work. Hope they can get funding to repair the missing tubes and electric work.
Dolby Vision Cinema®In auditorium Lucky #13 is about to have their nice red lights turned off for good. These red lights are on the side walls and over the Dolby Atmos® ceiling speakers. They are on when you come into the cinema space. Seems AMC is turning them off soon in a few weeks and just have a blue strip light down the side cove section when you come inside Dolby Cinema® #13. Bad move on AMC’s part. At least they could have kept the red LED lights on when you came in, then switched to blue for the trailers and then shut them off for the main feature. What a waste even putting them in when they are about not to use them at all. Complain when you pay over $20 plus a fee $$$ to see Dolby Cinema® here that you miss the red!!! To my shock on a visit to see the scope movie ‘Bigger’ today in a rather small curved screen in space #2 for the first time in many months they had the motor black masking working again. I did not have to see white screen at the top and bottom. Maybe someone at AMC saw my complaints? Thank you AMC for bringing the proper masking back.
The curtain at the Fox California sits broke these days. Landmark won’t bother to fix It. It was not the one in this ad. Thanks for the ad.
Thanks Dennis for this photo. I remember going to the Fox National. A great semi curved 70mm screen with nice stereo surround. With It’s gold curtains It was the place to go to see a movie in the LA area. This photo is spooky, was It a set up for a movie being shot inside the cinema? These dummies would be great as a fun thing to do, put in some empty seats like in the Castro Theatre in SF CA as a novelty for older people that don’t like to go to the movies alone. In this day and time the managers would have to watch the crowd that they did not walk out with one of the fake guests. Thanks again.
The CinemaScope®/ Panavision® setting at the Castro with black masking dropped down from the top and open a little on the sides makes for a nice semi wide Image at 2.55 or 2.35. If the deco pillars on the sides of the stage were not in place they could have put in a way larger curved scope screen in 1954. The original small 1.33 screen frame stage area is back behind the present wide screen set up.
Kevin thanks what a bland front to a cinema. No colorful marquee up what is playing inside or neon. Almost looks like a mall entrance or office building. I wonder If the Rave folks had more going on outside then the lame CineMark company? At least they kept a few lighted poster cases on the side. They need to open up the window curtains and show the lobby ceiling and put some color LED lights on the building.
Thanks Suwantii for the photos. Very creative just needs a little neon. You won’t find this in any American Theatre lobby.
Thanks CB. The D-150 screen that UA Theatres had in many of their cinemas was one of the best curved screen set ups ever. We were lucky in the SF Bay Area, we had 3 D-150 screens going and they are all gone now. Time for UA/Regal to bring back this system.
This former big long closed Century 14 Victorian Theatre in Sparks Nevada re opens on Thursday Sept 20 2018 now run by Galaxy Theatres. The new name is the Galaxy Victorian Theatres. With a complete 2 year make over like all new seats, giant DFX curved screen, Dolby Atmos®, rugs, new neon marquee ect. It’s sister cinema a few miles away The Galaxy Legends IMAX will be cinemas #1-12. The new fixed up Galaxy Victorian Theatre will be cinemas #14-26. Maybe a new LUCKY #13 Theatre they can put in between the two other Galaxy Theatres and show horror/hell Grindhouse films and attract the supernatural gambling movie types in Sparks Nevada. Good luck to Frank at Galaxy Theatres for doing this remodel re opening and to my friend Ken who does all the movie intros a few miles away at the Galaxy Legends IMAX. Now their new cinema at Victorian SQ can program more art and festival films for the growing Sparks area with many hundreds of new built apartments and condos walking distance from the theatre.
You would think the people that lease the land would have had a closing week big movie event party to send the 1 70 off! Not so they just closed the place and the bulldozers will be coming in.
Sorry the Regal Cinema was up the street next to the old Paramount Theatre. You can see how big the ex Loews/Fox Warfield is from the side back with It’s office building on Market ST. The former Fox Crest Theatre now Crazy Horse Theatre sits out in the vacant lot next to the Warfield and is still open with girl dancers on stage.
Looks like the two side end marquee panel wings at the new GG will be backlit by neon light? No new LED screens on the sides.
Thanks Kers for the photo. What a nice large curved screen at this cinema.
Thanks William for the photo image. They did not have 70mm TODD-AO here and a semi small screen I wonder If they even played this film in 4 track mag stereo? I know they had stereo for ‘Gigi’ that played as a roadshow. This marquee has changed over the years to the brand new one for August Hall. They are now open.
This photo along with my others were taken in August 2018.
Sorry my error this was not the lot of the former Regal Theatre. That is up a block near were the Paramount Theatre was.