Well, it’s a soft opening, to get the kinks out before it actually opens. They did the same yesterday. First show was The Godfather, I was among 20 other people in that show. They also did Inception, The Dark Knight, The Hangover, and The Blues Brothers. I guess they had people vote on which ones to show, too. I don’t know that I’ve seen a theatre offer a free sneak peek like that, but isn’t that a good idea, so if something goes wrong, the patrons aren’t losing out?
And what’s the point of seeing Avatar not on the big screen? After all, they did the re-release after it was already out on Blu-ray.
I really hope the owner tries to do this with historic accuracy. Iannelli’s work was such a total architecture, and the finishes were a crucial part of the whole. The harmony was a huge part of the power.
The new theatres will be much smaller. It is slated to open April 29. It has 12 all-digital screens and a total capacity of 1800. The largest auditorium seats 223 seats, the second-smallest 119, and the smallest only 87 seats. It will have a bar called McGuffins and a circular concession stand called the Marketplace including specialty drinks. The seats are stepped 3 inches higher than typical and seating is positioned so seats are closer than usual to the screen. AMC aims to have the old theater empty within 2 weeks of closing and it will immediately be demolished to make way for a Petsmart.
The Termite was launched as an art house on March 29, 1972 but lasted only 7 weeks. It was such a financial failure that it did not even cover the cost of the projectionist. It then went to porn.
Oh, they added more showtimes up through April 28.
An exceptionally unusual artifact from Mr. Kehe:
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I believe some of the glass doors now reside at the Portage.
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Well, it’s a soft opening, to get the kinks out before it actually opens. They did the same yesterday. First show was The Godfather, I was among 20 other people in that show. They also did Inception, The Dark Knight, The Hangover, and The Blues Brothers. I guess they had people vote on which ones to show, too. I don’t know that I’ve seen a theatre offer a free sneak peek like that, but isn’t that a good idea, so if something goes wrong, the patrons aren’t losing out?
And what’s the point of seeing Avatar not on the big screen? After all, they did the re-release after it was already out on Blu-ray.
They have a few more preview days coming up- http://www.amctheatres.com/randhurst12/
Meanwhile, the Randhurst 16 closes tonight, and the last scheduled show is “Insidious”.
The Pickwick is set for renovations:
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I really hope the owner tries to do this with historic accuracy. Iannelli’s work was such a total architecture, and the finishes were a crucial part of the whole. The harmony was a huge part of the power.
I’ve added a number of historic photos to http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/ctid302/
No, it was a new build in 1993.
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Now closed but the false front has been removed.
The Hawthorn and Fox Valley opened simultaneously on December 18, 1977. They closed in July 1998.
Yes, the AMC website appears to confirm that the final day for Randhurst 16 will be April 21.
The theatres may have a cold opening on April 22 and it sounds like the 16 will actually be remodeled into a Petsmart and other retail.
In comparison, the Randhurst 16 seated 2,876 and the Randhurst 4 1,232. The new theatres are 47,000 sq ft, the 16 was 54,369, and the 4 was 18,000.
The new theatres will be much smaller. It is slated to open April 29. It has 12 all-digital screens and a total capacity of 1800. The largest auditorium seats 223 seats, the second-smallest 119, and the smallest only 87 seats. It will have a bar called McGuffins and a circular concession stand called the Marketplace including specialty drinks. The seats are stepped 3 inches higher than typical and seating is positioned so seats are closer than usual to the screen. AMC aims to have the old theater empty within 2 weeks of closing and it will immediately be demolished to make way for a Petsmart.
The Termite was launched as an art house on March 29, 1972 but lasted only 7 weeks. It was such a financial failure that it did not even cover the cost of the projectionist. It then went to porn.
Can you be sure it’s not just heavily remodeled?
The “Y” symbol is known as the Chicago Municipal Device, a symbol of the city of Chicago.
Wow, this place looks great.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theafccenter/
http://www.theafccenter.com
http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=2266 Apparently it will reopen?
The marble looks like the Esquire though.
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View link Here is a picture from its brief tenure as Hyde & Behman’s
I understand the console went to australia, a number of the pipes went to a project in england, and others remain in storage
it was parted out