According to a Boston Globe article about Chinatown cinemas, published on December 28, 1982, the State in the 1960s showed Chinese films on Friday nights, after the skin flicks were over.
That would be a huge burden on the CT ‘staff’, considering the number of theatres pages we now have. Perhaps converting to a wiki would address this problem, by allowing all of us collectively to update the information.
I have no idea what you were arguing about, or with whom, or where. But you have made many valuable contributions to Boston-area theatre pages, and I would hate to see you go away.
Thanks for whatever you can do to improve search. Sometimes now, I can type in a simple word like “Somerville” and have it take 60 seconds or more to give me back a list of search results.
While I’ve got your attention … is there any way the search function can be beefed up? Too often lately, I’ve found it much faster to find a theatre’s CinemaTreasures page via Google than by using your site’s own search facility.
For item #2, I hope you aren’t saying that people can’t criticize local theatre management. There’s lots of legitimate criticism people can make about movie selection, physical condition, and presentation. I like seeing these topics discussed here.
Was it candlepin or tenpin? In either case, with only three lanes, it probably had trouble competing with the much larger Sacco’s Bowl-Haven once that opened in 1939.
(Is there another urban neighborhood in the USA where both a 90+ year old movie theatre and a 65+ year old bowling alley are still open and thriving? If so, I’d love to hear about it.)
Say, about that basement space reverting to the theatre … any chance of turning that into a tiny video-only Theatre 6, like the two at the Coolidge?
The Boston Film Festival will once again take place at Loews Boston Common, September 8-15.
But with just a week to go before the festival opens, the web site is frustratingly incomplete, with “Coming Soon” where the list of films should be, and “TBA” scheduled for the festival’s last day. Even the press-release page is empty.
The Boston Film Festival will once again take place at Loews Boston Common, September 8-15.
But with just a week to go before the festival opens, the web site is frustratingly incomplete, with “Coming Soon” where the list of films should be, and “TBA” scheduled for the festival’s last day. Even the press-release page is empty.
Where were the jeweler and the gun club? In the storefronts, or on the upper floors? (I’d also love to hear more about the ‘notorious private club’, but maybe we should save that for a face-to-face conversation.)
In the mid-1980s, I remember the entire Dover Street side being taken up by American Discount Pharmacy. The storefront between there and the (then much smaller) theatre lobby contained The Mane Attraction, a hair salon. Later, Buck-a-Book replaced the pharmacy, and the first version of Someday Cafe replaced the hair salon.
The Brattle Theatre acquired Off The Wall’s film collection this summer. On Sunday, October 8, from noon to 2:30 pm, they will show a selection of Off the Wall films for free, as part of Harvard Square’s Oktoberfest. Be there!
All-digital, as in no film projectors? Is there enough digital product to fill 14 screens? Seems like they’re seriously limiting what ‘films’ they will be able to show.
According to a Boston Globe article about Chinatown cinemas, published on December 28, 1982, the State in the 1960s showed Chinese films on Friday nights, after the skin flicks were over.
That would be a huge burden on the CT ‘staff’, considering the number of theatres pages we now have. Perhaps converting to a wiki would address this problem, by allowing all of us collectively to update the information.
I have no idea what you were arguing about, or with whom, or where. But you have made many valuable contributions to Boston-area theatre pages, and I would hate to see you go away.
I don’t post frequently at CinemaTour, but I do post there, and have never been told that I have to talk about Los Angeles.
For some of these discussions, may I suggest the CinemaTour.com forums?
Thanks for whatever you can do to improve search. Sometimes now, I can type in a simple word like “Somerville” and have it take 60 seconds or more to give me back a list of search results.
While I’ve got your attention … is there any way the search function can be beefed up? Too often lately, I’ve found it much faster to find a theatre’s CinemaTreasures page via Google than by using your site’s own search facility.
For item #2, I hope you aren’t saying that people can’t criticize local theatre management. There’s lots of legitimate criticism people can make about movie selection, physical condition, and presentation. I like seeing these topics discussed here.
To look good on such a large screen, will a film have to be 70mm?
Hmm, yet another address, 666 Beacon. Wonder if the front door was moved one or more times.
Another very successful example of a local chain filling a niche is the Drexel Theatre Group in Columbus, Ohio.
Was it candlepin or tenpin? In either case, with only three lanes, it probably had trouble competing with the much larger Sacco’s Bowl-Haven once that opened in 1939.
(Is there another urban neighborhood in the USA where both a 90+ year old movie theatre and a 65+ year old bowling alley are still open and thriving? If so, I’d love to hear about it.)
Say, about that basement space reverting to the theatre … any chance of turning that into a tiny video-only Theatre 6, like the two at the Coolidge?
The basement originally contained a bowling alley. I don’t know when this closed, but it was a long time ago.
The Boston Film Festival will once again take place at Loews Boston Common, September 8-15.
But with just a week to go before the festival opens, the web site is frustratingly incomplete, with “Coming Soon” where the list of films should be, and “TBA” scheduled for the festival’s last day. Even the press-release page is empty.
The Boston Film Festival will once again take place at Loews Boston Common, September 8-15.
But with just a week to go before the festival opens, the web site is frustratingly incomplete, with “Coming Soon” where the list of films should be, and “TBA” scheduled for the festival’s last day. Even the press-release page is empty.
Hmm, could that social club have been in the old ballroom?
Where were the jeweler and the gun club? In the storefronts, or on the upper floors? (I’d also love to hear more about the ‘notorious private club’, but maybe we should save that for a face-to-face conversation.)
In the mid-1980s, I remember the entire Dover Street side being taken up by American Discount Pharmacy. The storefront between there and the (then much smaller) theatre lobby contained The Mane Attraction, a hair salon. Later, Buck-a-Book replaced the pharmacy, and the first version of Someday Cafe replaced the hair salon.
Meanwhile, the Somerville Theatre will show a Chuck Norris Film Festival on Friday and Saturday, September 15-16.
The Brattle Theatre acquired Off The Wall’s film collection this summer. On Sunday, October 8, from noon to 2:30 pm, they will show a selection of Off the Wall films for free, as part of Harvard Square’s Oktoberfest. Be there!
That third floor is now once again office space, as it was when the building was constructed.
If you could just post links to pages for your theatres (either at CinemaTour or CinemaTreasures) that would be much easier for all of us.
I mean, the names and towns of these theatres. I’d like to look at their pages here at CinemaTreasures.
What and where are these four theatres?
All-digital, as in no film projectors? Is there enough digital product to fill 14 screens? Seems like they’re seriously limiting what ‘films’ they will be able to show.
Was the vertical LOEWS sign here rescued from some other demolished Loew’s theatre, or was it built new for this theatre?