Regular showings of films does not seem to be the case with this theater if the theater’s website is any guide. It is one of two venues operated by TheaterWorks Memphis and used primarily by several local theater companies for live productions.
Well, if what you are essentially saying is true, BRADE48, then this IPic will be operating differently than its other nine current locations. If you look at the IPic website, the offerings at its current eight or nine other locations are almost all mainstream releases (all are playing “Dark Knight” and “Total Recall”). They are few art or independent films.
This the theater’s official website: http://www.metrotheatretoronto.com/
There is a history page indicating that it opened in 1939; the website suggests that although it still has an adult-theater emphasis, it is also marketing itself to some extent as mixed-use venue.
Screen masking is used when widescreen films are shown to achieve a screen size with the appropriate ratio; the Castro can show just about any film format, including 70mm films (except, of course, for three-panel Cinerama). I saw “Lawrence of Arabia there some years ago; it looked magnificent. They will soon be showing a 70mm print of “Vertigo”.
True, but screens like this are still an improvement over those in multiplexes with auditoriums like shoeboxes with screens the size of postage stamps that were built like crazy in previous two decades.
It is so sad that the efforts to save the Gaslight came to nothing. Now, ten years after its demolition (for a retail/condo complex that was never built), the city is now looking at building a new theater. I am puzzled though that a grant from the Agriculture Department could be used to support this effort.
There is a picture of the theater here.
Some additional photos of the theater fron the San Francisco Public Library: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Exterior, sometime during the 1930s: View link
Interior, 1934: View link
The information for this photo indicates that it was taken in 2009, apparently the signage was replaced.
Photos from the Vancouver Library: 1-1916, 2-1940
There is a slideshow of photos of this theater here.
Regular showings of films does not seem to be the case with this theater if the theater’s website is any guide. It is one of two venues operated by TheaterWorks Memphis and used primarily by several local theater companies for live productions.
Well, if what you are essentially saying is true, BRADE48, then this IPic will be operating differently than its other nine current locations. If you look at the IPic website, the offerings at its current eight or nine other locations are almost all mainstream releases (all are playing “Dark Knight” and “Total Recall”). They are few art or independent films.
Exterior pictures of the theater can be seen here. The theater’s page at Horizon Cinemas appears to indicate that theater now has eight screens.
There are additional pictures on this theatre’s entry at CinemaTour: View link
A local live theater company was using the former cinema to stage their productions, but has since moved on.
Here is a picture of the former Empire Theatre in Cleethorpes: View link
There are two pictures at this theater’s entry at CinemaTour: View link
Here is a picture of the theater now known as the Fisher’s Island Theatre: View link
This the theater’s official website: http://www.metrotheatretoronto.com/
There is a history page indicating that it opened in 1939; the website suggests that although it still has an adult-theater emphasis, it is also marketing itself to some extent as mixed-use venue.
The official website for this theater is: http://www.marcustheatres.com/Theatre/
Screen masking is used when widescreen films are shown to achieve a screen size with the appropriate ratio; the Castro can show just about any film format, including 70mm films (except, of course, for three-panel Cinerama). I saw “Lawrence of Arabia there some years ago; it looked magnificent. They will soon be showing a 70mm print of “Vertigo”.
Night view of the former Academy Theater: View link
True, but screens like this are still an improvement over those in multiplexes with auditoriums like shoeboxes with screens the size of postage stamps that were built like crazy in previous two decades.
It is so sad that the efforts to save the Gaslight came to nothing. Now, ten years after its demolition (for a retail/condo complex that was never built), the city is now looking at building a new theater. I am puzzled though that a grant from the Agriculture Department could be used to support this effort.
Carmike has added one of their proprietary Big-D screens to this theater; screen count is now 17. View article
A picture exterior of the former theatre building as a Pizza Express is here.
There is additional information about and memorabilia related to this theatre here.
This theater is now under the management of Barry Theaters: View article
This theater is now under new management, Barry Cinemas Inc.: View article
This theater is now under new management, Barry Cinemas Inc.: View article