Thanks for posting that ad, Ken. I saw “The Towering Inferno” at the Totowa Cinema 1, and I remember wishing it had been at the Cinema 46 down the road because they had a bigger screen.
The full Ziegfeld classics schedule is up. I strongly recommend all Bond fans see “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” there. As for the new movies listed, one of them is the new Martin Scorsese film (“Shine a Light”), I don’t know anything about “Iron Man”, and the other is that new Lucas/Spielberg collaboration. Very good news all around. It’s going to feel good going to the Ziegfeld after work so many times between now and May:
The MovieTickets listings are a little strange. The first day of “Jaws”, Friday March 21, only has one show at 2 PM. Doesn’t seem right. I guess I should be more patient and wait for the official announcement.
Thanks, Ziegfeld Man. I for one am already stoked about the previously-mentioned “Planet of the Apes” and “The Sound of Music”. Any other announced titles will be icing on the cake.
Frankie’s right – the “Baby Jane” show was so much fun. It was a full circle show for me because I saw it across the street at the Stanley 46 years ago, when it broke all Jersey City attendance records. My dad was shocked that all tickets were $2 each (including children, who were usually 50 cents) for this special engagement only:
This theater will always mean a lot to me because they showed “Journey to the Center of the Earth” in CinemaScope at a Saturday/Sunday matinee in around 1974. It was an all-time favorite of mine, and I’d only ever seen it on TV (pan & scan), so seeing it on the big screen at the Lincoln (then a single screen theater) was a revelation. The print had mostly faded to pink but I didn’t care!
My friend Jeff Sumberg took this sad picture in October 1985. The Route 3 Drive-In was officially dead – only the marquee was left and that would soon be gone too:
Justin: I’d love seeing the new Indiana Jones at Radio City also, but often those world premiere events are not open to the public. One that WAS open to the public and that I did get to attend at the Hall in 1989: “The Abyss”. That and “The Lion King” were the last new movies I saw there.
Justin: this is a fine opportunity for you. People have loved “King Kong” for the last 75 years and will continue to do so far into the future. “Cloverfield” has already been practically forgotten after a couple of weeks, and deserves to be (and that just about sums up how this classic movie fan feels about a lot of the new stuff).
Justin: On March 2nd, if not before, you should make a special effort to see the 1933 version. It really is the best monster movie ever made, or that ever will be made, most likely.
Thanks for that, Lost. Those bunny parodies are a riot, and they manage to get the entire story told, too.
Love Movies, thanks for validating my often-faulty memory about the Million Dollar Movie. It makes sense that “Kong” and “Kane” were shown first, since the station was owned by RKO. Why not start things off with the best they had to offer? The Astaire-Rogers films followed soon after, I’m sure.
Love Movies: I can’t prove this – maybe someone else can – but I believe the second movie to be shown on Channel 9’s Million Dollar Movie was “Citizen Kane”.
I was so young when I first saw “Kong” on Channel 9 that Fay Wray was the first movie star’s name I was ever conscious of. It was a great privilege to be able to pay my respects to her in Hollywood, 2005:
Thanks for answering that, Rizzo. The guy didn’t mention the digital projection, but he couldn’t get over the sight of thousands of extras (I think he said it was the Spanish Army) thundering across the screen.
The guy I sat next to in the front row for “2001” saw “El Cid” that night. It was in one of the other Arclight theaters, and he said it was a knockout. The movie looked beautiful, and the children of Samuel Bronston and Anthony Mann were on hand too, to speak about the movie.
Thanks, Michael, for another one of your excellent compilations. Only last week I was wondering what played the Dome in 1968 to keep “2001” out, and now thanks to you I know it was “Camelot”. I never really liked that movie, but maybe if I’d seen it at the Dome I’d feel differently about it.
I came in from New Jersey to see “2001” in Cinerama and was glad I made the trip as soon as the first shot hit the screen.
Somehow the clicking in the first half was less annoying because the audience had been notified about it in advance by a woman from the AFI. And ultimately it didn’t matter, when we were seeing all those spaceships entering the frame from out of our peripheral vision – there’s nothing else like Cinerama.
This theater hasn’t changed the titles on its Route 3 West marquee since last summer. It still features things like “Bug”, “Gracie”, “Shrek 3”, “Pirates”, etc. I guess they just gave up now that Xanadu is on the horizon, but they do still change the marquee for the Plaza 6 a little further down the road.
Before I figured it out, I thought “Bug” was somehow enjoying a record-breaking long run in Secaucus.
Thanks, Michael. It must have been an extra thrill to see the movie in Muncie when that title card came up on the screen, for the first scene with Jillian and Barry.
Thanks for posting that ad, Ken. I saw “The Towering Inferno” at the Totowa Cinema 1, and I remember wishing it had been at the Cinema 46 down the road because they had a bigger screen.
The full Ziegfeld classics schedule is up. I strongly recommend all Bond fans see “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” there. As for the new movies listed, one of them is the new Martin Scorsese film (“Shine a Light”), I don’t know anything about “Iron Man”, and the other is that new Lucas/Spielberg collaboration. Very good news all around. It’s going to feel good going to the Ziegfeld after work so many times between now and May:
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Mike: Maybe this was the day you saw “The Birds” at the Lee.
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The MovieTickets listings are a little strange. The first day of “Jaws”, Friday March 21, only has one show at 2 PM. Doesn’t seem right. I guess I should be more patient and wait for the official announcement.
Thanks, Ziegfeld Man. I for one am already stoked about the previously-mentioned “Planet of the Apes” and “The Sound of Music”. Any other announced titles will be icing on the cake.
The Wellmont played the exclusive North Jersey roadshow engagement of “Hawaii” in 1967 (see the right side of this ad):
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Frankie’s right – the “Baby Jane” show was so much fun. It was a full circle show for me because I saw it across the street at the Stanley 46 years ago, when it broke all Jersey City attendance records. My dad was shocked that all tickets were $2 each (including children, who were usually 50 cents) for this special engagement only:
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I forgot about the Blue Ribbon, but I had some excellent hot dogs at Boulevard Drinks.
This theater will always mean a lot to me because they showed “Journey to the Center of the Earth” in CinemaScope at a Saturday/Sunday matinee in around 1974. It was an all-time favorite of mine, and I’d only ever seen it on TV (pan & scan), so seeing it on the big screen at the Lincoln (then a single screen theater) was a revelation. The print had mostly faded to pink but I didn’t care!
My friend Jeff Sumberg took this sad picture in October 1985. The Route 3 Drive-In was officially dead – only the marquee was left and that would soon be gone too:
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Thanks for that great ad, Warren. For once, all the hyperbole in a movie ad was completely accurate.
Is Rob Endres out there? He should be the one to make the 2,000th comment on Radio City!
Justin: I’d love seeing the new Indiana Jones at Radio City also, but often those world premiere events are not open to the public. One that WAS open to the public and that I did get to attend at the Hall in 1989: “The Abyss”. That and “The Lion King” were the last new movies I saw there.
Pete: that’s great news!
Justin: this is a fine opportunity for you. People have loved “King Kong” for the last 75 years and will continue to do so far into the future. “Cloverfield” has already been practically forgotten after a couple of weeks, and deserves to be (and that just about sums up how this classic movie fan feels about a lot of the new stuff).
Justin: On March 2nd, if not before, you should make a special effort to see the 1933 version. It really is the best monster movie ever made, or that ever will be made, most likely.
Thanks for that, Lost. Those bunny parodies are a riot, and they manage to get the entire story told, too.
Love Movies, thanks for validating my often-faulty memory about the Million Dollar Movie. It makes sense that “Kong” and “Kane” were shown first, since the station was owned by RKO. Why not start things off with the best they had to offer? The Astaire-Rogers films followed soon after, I’m sure.
Love Movies: I can’t prove this – maybe someone else can – but I believe the second movie to be shown on Channel 9’s Million Dollar Movie was “Citizen Kane”.
I was so young when I first saw “Kong” on Channel 9 that Fay Wray was the first movie star’s name I was ever conscious of. It was a great privilege to be able to pay my respects to her in Hollywood, 2005:
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Thanks for answering that, Rizzo. The guy didn’t mention the digital projection, but he couldn’t get over the sight of thousands of extras (I think he said it was the Spanish Army) thundering across the screen.
JSA: I’m glad too! The only downside: any other theatrical movies I see will seem puny and insignificant for the next few weeks.
The guy I sat next to in the front row for “2001” saw “El Cid” that night. It was in one of the other Arclight theaters, and he said it was a knockout. The movie looked beautiful, and the children of Samuel Bronston and Anthony Mann were on hand too, to speak about the movie.
Thanks, Michael, for another one of your excellent compilations. Only last week I was wondering what played the Dome in 1968 to keep “2001” out, and now thanks to you I know it was “Camelot”. I never really liked that movie, but maybe if I’d seen it at the Dome I’d feel differently about it.
I came in from New Jersey to see “2001” in Cinerama and was glad I made the trip as soon as the first shot hit the screen.
Somehow the clicking in the first half was less annoying because the audience had been notified about it in advance by a woman from the AFI. And ultimately it didn’t matter, when we were seeing all those spaceships entering the frame from out of our peripheral vision – there’s nothing else like Cinerama.
Thanks, Mr. Rizzo. It was an unforgettable show.
I’m just glad they’re giving Rambo the night off on the 30th.
Thanks, PierreCity. I hope the Ziegfeld plans something special for its 40th anniversary next year.
This theater hasn’t changed the titles on its Route 3 West marquee since last summer. It still features things like “Bug”, “Gracie”, “Shrek 3”, “Pirates”, etc. I guess they just gave up now that Xanadu is on the horizon, but they do still change the marquee for the Plaza 6 a little further down the road.
Before I figured it out, I thought “Bug” was somehow enjoying a record-breaking long run in Secaucus.
Thanks, Michael. It must have been an extra thrill to see the movie in Muncie when that title card came up on the screen, for the first scene with Jillian and Barry.