Cinemart Cinemas
106-03 Metropolitan Avenue,
Forest Hills,
NY
11375
106-03 Metropolitan Avenue,
Forest Hills,
NY
11375
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Illicit Love is the 1949 Italian film Ho sognato il paradiso, released in the U.S. in 1952 with another title: Streets of Sorrow.
This 1959 double-bill seems so lurid for it’s time, but would probably get a G rating today.
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Feb. of 1968 the Cinemart had “Cool Hand Luke"
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Lovers and Other Strangers was from ABC Pictures Cinerama Releasing
Remember the interesting horizontal layout of their showcase ads when they mainly showcased thru the RKO’s in the early 70s
“So, what’s the story, Richie?”
It’s odd, that picture was from Cinema 5 Releasing, yet it isn’t playing in any Cinema 5 theatres in New York. We played it for months at my General Cinema in Ohio, an 1100 seat house, and it was always sold out. It was an excellent film…
Christmas of 1970 this film played three packed weeks. Remember that catch phrase?
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6/59 the Inwood was playing a French double bill “The Red Inn” and “Caroline Cherie”. The ad advertised the next double bill of silent classics with live piano, “Son of the Shiek” and Street of Sorrows"
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He actually does have a listing on IMDB.
If memory serves he (or someone with almost the same name) did movie reviews on KYW radio in Philadelphia, then opened a very small theater in Philly called the Sackett Screening Room, which started out as a revival house but soon changed to gay porn.
Perhaps City Cinemas could do a film festival at the Village East: “The Films of Barnard L. Sackett – A Retrospective” – LOL!
“Barnard L. Sackett presents…” ? I’m sure he must have been a protege to Cecil B. DeMille – <grin>
A low point for the Cinemart in 1972.
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I remember reading that business about the Modern Times seizure at the time it happened. The Birth of a Nation must have been the severely truncated version, about half its original length and with added soundtrack, that was re-issued decades after the 1915 release. That accounts for the showings every two hours with a short included. The tinted integral version is available on video and I think DVD today from Kino.
This is the show that was rushed in when the theatre lost the print of “Modern Times”.
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I’m sure the hand written dates on these clips are off slightly because when the print of “Modern Times” was seized they threw in a show of Chaplin & W.C. Fields shorts.
Incidently “Modern Times” was doing great grosses, when they seized the print there were 450 people in the theatre on a week night.
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April of 1959 the Inwood was presenting “Birth of a Nation” and “The Great Train Robbery”.
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1953 the owner of the Inwood blamed the President for the theatres closing.
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The classic baddie “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” played at the Cinemart Christmas week of 1964 for matinees only.
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I believe this holiday matinee was from 1959, the theatre was still the Inwood. It would then become the Cinema Art for awhile before becoming Cinemart. I have all the files from 1958-1995 and someday hope to compile a complete playlist.
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The first attraction for the newly re-opened Inwood was Charlie Chaplins “Modern Times”.
Even though I live closer to Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, I occasionally take a stroll to the Cinemart on Metropolitan Ave to check out a good movie. I recall an elaborately carvered, impressive Coffered ceiling in the entranceway, painted black, gold, red, & white. I probably saw that ceiling two years back.
Last summer, however, I noticed “heartbreaking” industry standard, paper-thin, lackluster paneling concealing that ornate ceiling. If the Coffered ceiling was in place since the theater was built in the 20’s, why cover it up now, or cover it at all? Conclusion: Some people just don’t know what’s good! Can we convince the theater to remove that modern eyesore? That would feel so good! By the way, the intricate design of the carved ceiling balances sound so much better than modern accoustical tile. E-mail if you want to talk some more.
Warren – it is probably being operated by its independent owner since Creative Entertainment is only a film booking agency and has nothing to do with operations. Another client of theirs is the esteemed [LOL!] City Cinemas chain, a real estate development company masquerading as a theatre operator.
The Cinemart was a treasure back when it ran films for a buck. As a kid, I recall seeing classic cimedies there like Chaplin’s The Gold Rush and The Marx Brothers in A Day At The Races and A Night At The Opera.
After one renovation, probably in the sixties, the Cinemart’s first floor was re-designed with illuminated portraits of silent era movie stars.
What is now Eddie’s Sweet Shop used to be Witt’s Ice Cream. I remember elderly Mr and Mrs Witt who seemed to have stepped out of a Norman Rockwell painting. Their ice cream was all hand made in the back of the store.
Here is a list of films I played at the Cinemart starting 5/5/89. This was an odd time, we were a twin that played alot of first run art films and first run Disney product. In between we would fill in the blanks with moveovers from other theatres. This was around the time the theatre switched from a bargain house to regular prices, although for a short time we used to charge $3 for the moveovers until it all got too confusing.
5/5/89 1- Getting it Right 2- Ny Stories & High Hopes
5/12 1- New York Stories 2- Rescuers (eve) High Hopes
5/19 1- Adventures of Baron Munchausen 2- Cousins
5/26 1- Shes Out of Control & Major Leauge 2- Munchausen & Rainman
6/9 1- Major League & Roadhouse 2- Rainman & Pelle the Conquerer
6/16 1- Say Anything 2- Rainman & Major Leauge
6/23 1 & 2- Honey I Shrunk the Kids
7/14 1- Peter Pan 2- Honey i Shrunk the Kids
7/28 1- Peter Pan (eve) Great Balls O' Fire 2- Honey
8/14 1- Peter Pan (eve) Women on Verge of Nervous Bkdwn 2- Honey
8/18 1- Cheeta (eve) Eddie & Cruisers 2- Honey (eve)Women on Verge
8/25 1- Cheetah (eve) Wired 2- Honey (eve)Women on Verge & Dead Poets Scoiety
9/1 1- Cheeta (eve) Dead Poets Society 2- Honey (eve) Luck Up & Womwn on the Verge
9/8 1- Cheeta (eve) Dead Poets & Women 2- Honey (eve) Millenium
9/15 1- The Abyss 2- Honey (eve) Turner & Hooch
9/22 1- Turner & Hooch & Peter Pan 2- Milo & Otis (eve) Ghostbusters 2 & See No Evil
9/29 1- Lethal Weapon II 2- Turner & Hooch & Milo and otis
10/6 1- Peter Pan (eve) Lethal Weapon ll 2- Milo & Otis (eve)The Package
10/13 1- Lethal Weapon ll 2- Milo & Otis (eve) In Country
10/20 1- Gross Anatomy 2- Milo & Otis (eve) Casualties of War
10/27 1- Gross Anatomy 2- Milo & Otis (eve)Old Gringo & Uncle Buck
11/3 1- Gross Anatomy 2- Sex Lies & Videotape & Old Gringo
11/10 1 Gross Anatomy 2- Drugstore Cowboy (exclusive in Queens)
11/17 1- Little Mermaid (start of a 6 month run) 2- Drugstore Cowboy
11/24 1- Little Mermaid 2- True Love (exclusive)
12/15- 1- Little Mermaid 2- Little Thief & True Love
12/22 2- Prancer (eve) True Love & Crimes and Misdemeanors
1/5/90 2- All Dogs go to Heaven (eve) True Love & Crimes and M
1/12 1- Little Mermaid (eve) Crimes & Mis 2- All Dogs (eve) Blaze & Christmas Vacation
1/19 1- Little Mermaid (eve) Steel Magnolias 2- Henry V & Always
1/26 1- LM (eve) Henry V 2- Steel Magnolias & Always
2/16 1- LM (eve) Steel Magnolias 2- My Left Foot
3/2 1- Mystery Train 2- LM (eve) My Left Foot
3/9 1- My Left Foot 2- LM (eve) Stella
3/16 1- LM & Left Foot 2- The Handmaids Tale
3/23 1- LM & Bad Influence 2- Handmaids & Left Foot
4/6 1- Ernest Goes to Jail 2- LM (eve) Handmaids Tale & Left Foot
4/13 1- Ernest (eve) Blue Steel 2- LM (eve) Left Foot
4/20 1- LM (eve) Left Foot 2- Ernest (eve) Nuns on the Run
4/27 1- LM (eve) Ernest & Left Foot 2- Spaced Invadors
5/4 1- LM (eve) Too Beautiful For You (exclusive) 2- Spaced Invadors
5/11 1- Last Exit to Brooklyn (exclusive) 2- LM (eve)Too Beautiful & Spaced Invadors
5/25 1- Longtime Companion (exclusive) 2- Last Exit, Torn Apart, Space Invadors
6/1 1- Longtime Companion 2- Without You Im Nothing & Last Exit
6/8 1- Longtime Companion 2- Without You, Last Exit, Cook Thief Wife Lover
6/15 1- Longtime Companion & Cook Thief 2- Driving Miss Daisy & Q&A
6/22 1- Betsys Wedding 2- Pretty Woman
The theatre’s official website:
http://www.cinemartcinemas.com/chc/cinemart/
Thanks for the info on the interior jazzara. I can’t believe it is now a fiveplex.
I remember it when it was a single screen theater, but didn’t go there often as it always seemed to play “weird” movies.