Paris Theater

Yes, the Paris is selling refreshments.

Tuesday, Jan 21, are the only screenings of The Irishman which are at 10 AM & 8 PM. After Jan 21, the films mentioned above but not The Irishman, are listed thru the end of the month.

From today thru Tuesday, in addition to Marriage Story and The Two Popes, Netflix is showing docus The Edge of Democracy (today) and American Factory (Saturday & Sunday) & for the 1st time, animated films Klaus (today, Sunday, Monday) & I Lost My Body (Saturday, Monday)These Netflix films are all Oscar nominated. Netflix has more Oscar nominations this year than any other studio. Check Fandango for times.

Is there a current website for the Paris theatre with session details?

I enjoyed “The Two Popes” yesterday with awesome surround sound. I added photos of the marquee side panels with that movie. “Marriage Story” is still playing as well (and retains the marquee’s front panel, the graphics in the window above, and the lobby’s horizontal display case graphics). For Jan 2 thru Jan 7, four Netflix docus will play- American Factory, The Edge of Documentary, The Great Hack, and Knock Down the House. Then as of Jan 8, Marriage Story and The Two Popes start to show again.

I’ve been attending movies since when the original operator from France, Pathe, showed movies at the Paris. When Pathe’s lease wasn’t renewed, by the same owner still at the Paris, they were very upset. Yet, Loews (which was then Sony, a film studio) which won the new lease, was a fine operator. Then Loews departed after 6 years, and the owner reached an arrangement with a national film booker who managed the theater, on behalf of the owner, and again, wonderful films were shown. When that booker decided after 13 years that he had enough, the owner leased the Paris for the last decade to City Cinemas, and wonderful films were shown. Netflix has many films, foreign and domestic. And, I don’t know if anything would stop Netflix from reaching a business arrangement to show Sony films at the Paris in return for Sony films to later Netflix stream! In recent years, quite a few films at the Paris were by Weinstein (who is now out of business) or Sony. I, too, was concerned each time there was a different movie operator, but it always worked out well, and I look forward to enjoying more films at the Paris!

They seem to have a good public relations team

Netflix 25 Nov 2019 press release (entitled Netflix Proud to Preserve New York’s Iconic Paris Theatre) https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-proud-to-preserve-new-yorks-iconic-paris-theatre New York’s iconic Paris Theatre is back! The Paris, one of the oldest art houses in the United States, and the last single-screen theater in New York, was shuttered earlier this year and was re-opened earlier this month to a successful run of Marriage Story, by acclaimed New York filmmaker Noah Baumbach. Today Netflix announced a lease agreement to keep the theater open and save the beloved institution. The company plans to use the theater for special events, screenings, and theatrical releases of its films. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.

“After 71 years, the Paris Theatre has an enduring legacy, and remains the destination for a one-of-a kind movie-going experience,” said Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer. “We are incredibly proud to preserve this historic New York institution so it can continue to be a cinematic home for film lovers.”

The Paris Theatre has charmed film aficionados since it first opened in 1948, when actress Marlene Dietrich cut the ribbon to commemorate the occasion. The theater, opened by Pathé Cinema, originally showed French titles, the first of which was La Symphonie Pastorale, which ran for eight months.

The Paris became a symbol of prestige cinema, known for showcasing specialized films, and can be credited with introducing renowned foreign language films to an American audience including Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet, which ran for almost an entire year from 1968-1969; Claude Lelouch’s A Man And A Woman; and Marcello Mastroianni’s comedy Divorce Italian Style, which played for over a year. The theater closed in August 2019 after a successful run of Ron Howard’s Pavarotti.

Tickets for Marriage Story at the Paris Theatre are currently on sale and can be purchased at the box office, or at www.marriagestorymovie.com.

Photos for download [please do not link out]: All courtesy of Netflix, by Marion Curtis: (see press release) About Netflix

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to Howard B.–

how was The Hateful Eight a roadshow in the traditional sense of the term. did it play exclusively at 1 theater with matinees on Wed. , Sat. and Sun. and evening screenings seven nights a week?

Article about Netflix and The Paris: https://gizmodo.com/netflix-doing-something-that-was-basically-illegal-unti-1840035006

Except for The Hateful 8 a years ago.

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is Netflix showing The Irishman at the Belasco with
an intermission?

Another article says “Marriage Story” will get an additional 2 weeks at the Paris, which means, I think,after this week. The movie will likely be nominated for Best Picture.