Hey, KingBiscuits: The above-mentioned films sound like they’d be great in Digital cinema. However, I wish to add West Side Story to that list, because it would likely be fantastic.
The Museum of Science in Boston has an IMAX film theatre, which shows cool stuff from time to time. I once saw a movie about skiing there…and had a cool time. Say…I wonder what some of those great, golden oldie-but-goody classic films such as Lawrence of Arabia, West Side Story, Wizard of Oz and many of those other great classics would be like if shown in such a format.
The first time that I saw The Graduate was at the Fine Arts Theatre, in Maynard, MA, which was a very popular theatre. It was not uncommon to see other kids that we knew from school there on a given night, especially on the weekends.
Without having seen the film Grease, and being a baby-boomer myself, I think that Grease probably was to most GenXer’s what West Side Story was to many, if not most babyboomers, if one gets the drift.
Well, when I’ve gone and visited several other theatre sites here in Cinema Treasures just to browse for the heck of it, I’ve noticed that West Side Story seems to be making a road show comeback. A good omen for this great classic, hopefully?
I agree, movie534. What passes for the moviegoing experience today is certainly not what it used to be. “Anything old can be new again” would be possible, maybe, if there was more cooperation between the general public, elected officials, and the movie studios.
Athough I’ve never, ever set foot inside Winter Garden, I do know that the original Broadway stage production of West Side Story opened there on September 26th, 1957.
By the way, don, are you related to Russ Tamblyn at all? Just curious.
If I lived in the Ridgewood area, I’d have supported the efforts to save the Ridgewood Theatre. Again, it looks like a cool place. Are there any nighttime photos of the Ridgewood Theatre to be had? Just curious.
Sounds like a cool idea!! I wonder if the Orson Welles Cinema would’ve stayed in business if they’d made themselves over into a similar dinner-movie package.
I could be wrong, but I don’t think that most U. S. Theatres have gone Digital yet.
Hey, KingBiscuits: The above-mentioned films sound like they’d be great in Digital cinema. However, I wish to add West Side Story to that list, because it would likely be fantastic.
The Museum of Science in Boston has an IMAX film theatre, which shows cool stuff from time to time. I once saw a movie about skiing there…and had a cool time. Say…I wonder what some of those great, golden oldie-but-goody classic films such as Lawrence of Arabia, West Side Story, Wizard of Oz and many of those other great classics would be like if shown in such a format.
I’ve got a ticket….and I plan on going.
The first time that I saw The Graduate was at the Fine Arts Theatre, in Maynard, MA, which was a very popular theatre. It was not uncommon to see other kids that we knew from school there on a given night, especially on the weekends.
What a sweet story of memories, aud. Thanks for posting it and sharing it with us.
Return of the Jedi, too, was a cool movie—even cooler than Star Wars.
I saw Star Wars at the Charles Cinema in Boston, when this film first came out. It was a cool film, and it was worth going to.
Without having seen the film Grease, and being a baby-boomer myself, I think that Grease probably was to most GenXer’s what West Side Story was to many, if not most babyboomers, if one gets the drift.
Oh, Ok. Thanks for the info, JSA.
When theatres are allowed to just go to seed like that due to neglect, it’s quite sad…and inexcusable.
That is so sad.
Movies that I recall seeing at the Assembly Square Theatre, in Somerville, MA, include the following:
Killing Fields
Perfect Storm
Spiderman I and Spiderman II
L. A. Confidential
and afew others.
An update: I’m also a member of the Brattle Theatre now, too.
Well, when I’ve gone and visited several other theatre sites here in Cinema Treasures just to browse for the heck of it, I’ve noticed that West Side Story seems to be making a road show comeback. A good omen for this great classic, hopefully?
I agree, movie534. What passes for the moviegoing experience today is certainly not what it used to be. “Anything old can be new again” would be possible, maybe, if there was more cooperation between the general public, elected officials, and the movie studios.
Athough I’ve never, ever set foot inside Winter Garden, I do know that the original Broadway stage production of West Side Story opened there on September 26th, 1957.
By the way, don, are you related to Russ Tamblyn at all? Just curious.
i’ve enjoed readng this series so far. Just one question, however: Why wasn’t West Side Story mentioned at all in this series? Just curious.
If I lived in the Ridgewood area, I’d have supported the efforts to save the Ridgewood Theatre. Again, it looks like a cool place. Are there any nighttime photos of the Ridgewood Theatre to be had? Just curious.
How sad. It looked like a beautiful theatre, too.
It would be nice if this were to take place in other parts of the country, too…namely places like Boston and many other places.
Sounds like a cool idea!! I wonder if the Orson Welles Cinema would’ve stayed in business if they’d made themselves over into a similar dinner-movie package.
I think that the Waltham Cinemas 1 & 2 was pretty ugly, both inside and out, architecturally speaking. Just my two cents.
What a terrible thing to happen!! Here’s hoping that the owners/proprieters of the theatre can rebuild and re-open soon. I wish them the best of luck.
I agree, RobertR.