The Star Theatre in Cranston, Rhode Island, was a historic movie house that is no longer in operation and has since been demolished. It was located in the Silver Lake neighborhood, which straddles the line between Cranston and Providence.Historical OverviewOpening: The theater was a wooden structure that opened in May 1914.Closure: It operated as a cinema until 1929, closing reputedly after a fire involving film stock.Post-Closure Use: For several decades following its closure, the building remained as a green-painted structure used primarily as a storage facility.Demolition: The structure was eventually demolished shortly after the turn of the millennium.
Perfectly projected, great sound. I attended several showings. No other theatre in Providence came close to them, except the Elmwood in its days of greatness.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL November 25, 2010:
“Apple Valley Cinema closed for back rent
Failure to pay back rent has resulted in the closing of the eight-screen Apple Valley Cinema in Smithfield, and there are no immediate plans to reopen the complex, said a lawyer representing the real-estate firm that owns the building.
“They were seriously behind in their rent,” said Providence lawyer Murray Gereboff. “It does not appear from everything that I know that the theater will be reopening.”
Gereboff represents the Koffler Group, which owns the Apple Valley Mall. He said the cinema operator, Apple Valley 8 Cinema, has been evicted following a District Court ruling. The cinema operator, he said, owes $136,212 in rent.
Efforts to reach Apple Valley 8 Cinema were unsuccessful. The phone to the theater has been disconnected."
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The Star Theatre in Cranston, Rhode Island, was a historic movie house that is no longer in operation and has since been demolished. It was located in the Silver Lake neighborhood, which straddles the line between Cranston and Providence.Historical OverviewOpening: The theater was a wooden structure that opened in May 1914.Closure: It operated as a cinema until 1929, closing reputedly after a fire involving film stock.Post-Closure Use: For several decades following its closure, the building remained as a green-painted structure used primarily as a storage facility.Demolition: The structure was eventually demolished shortly after the turn of the millennium.
“La Fin du jour”, 1939, by Julien Duvivier.
Ad posted separately.
A Max Ophuls film.
“Vivere” was one of the the theme songs of the Mussolini era.
My first film at the Art Cinema was this very one.
Original Italian poster for this film has been posted elsewhere on this page.
Perfectly projected, great sound. I attended several showings. No other theatre in Providence came close to them, except the Elmwood in its days of greatness.
Joseph Losey’s film.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL November 25, 2010: “Apple Valley Cinema closed for back rent
Failure to pay back rent has resulted in the closing of the eight-screen Apple Valley Cinema in Smithfield, and there are no immediate plans to reopen the complex, said a lawyer representing the real-estate firm that owns the building.
“They were seriously behind in their rent,” said Providence lawyer Murray Gereboff. “It does not appear from everything that I know that the theater will be reopening.”
Gereboff represents the Koffler Group, which owns the Apple Valley Mall. He said the cinema operator, Apple Valley 8 Cinema, has been evicted following a District Court ruling. The cinema operator, he said, owes $136,212 in rent.
Efforts to reach Apple Valley 8 Cinema were unsuccessful. The phone to the theater has been disconnected."
Rather neighborly to tout the showings of the first Cinerama film in Boston.
Pronounced BAHM'-bo-lay. It means “dolls” in Italian.
Young Robert Blake in “Mokey.”
Published on March 21, 1943.
“Divina creatura.”
Saw this here with a friend at age 13.
The Polish film was shown in its German version with English subtitles.
“I compagni”
Lost film, lost cinema.
“Maria Candelaria.”
“Portrait of Maria” was the great Mexican film “Maria Candelaria.”
A great Francesco Rosi film. Foreign-language titles rarely played the Kent.
A remake by Pietro Germi of his own “Divorce Italian Style."
“The Smallest Show on Earth” was also called “Big Time Operators” and was a hilarious film about a group of wackos running a movie theatre.
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