Ridgewood Theatre

I believe that Robert (“Teenage Caveman”) Vaughn was born at age 38, Peter. Faith D. did OK in her 2-3 movies in the mid-‘50s, but went downhill thereafter. She needed a big boost from Ray Harryhausen in the one I referenced (“Voyage to a Prehistoric Planet”).

[Have been having some problemas accessing this page thru the new filters recently installed at our local library, so here’s hopin' this gets through intact…]

To call “Terror in the Tropics” a BOMB is to give it a semblance of worth. The idea behind it was positively novel, integrating old clips with modern shots, complete with emulsion losses and graininess; however, the execution was dreadful overall, mikemovies. Save your %7.95 + P/H and donate it to charity – or to me. I suspect their entire budget did not exceed &7.95. After getting a copy of “T – i – T” from Nina’s in PA, I donated it posthaste to the Salvation Army Thrift Store, where it languished, untouched, for most of the summer and fall months. It really grated on my nerves.

And what’s truly frightening is that they are planning a sequel!

If you really want some Grade Z, bottom-of-the-barrel sci-fi on a lower-than-shoestring budget, mikemovies, get yer butt over to Wal*Mart and look for a slimcase DVD, “Science Fiction Invasion.” Includes 4 movies in color, one in WS, from ‘56 to '78: “Warning From Space,” “Cosmos: War of the Planets,” “Voyage to a Prehistoric Planet,” and one other instantly forgetable dud. The third one even stars Basil Rathbone, Faith (“This Island Earth”) Domergue, and a cast of unknowns who make community theater look like Academy Awards winners. Price? $1. (That’s .25 per flick, and overpriced at that! Ay!)

Still LMAO at LM’s holiday comment yesterday…

And EdSolero, no need to paraphrase, as per my e-mail request. Really appreciated your comments, as always.

Lastly (for now), who the $%^#@! is Rollo, ‘Tonino??? (Jan. 4.) LOL!

Happy 007 to all!

Hi: Yes I remember Debra O'Connor. Her mother Anne and my mom were friends. Debra is a couple of years older than I am so we never hung out together. It brought back such great memories to read through these comments. My sister was class of 71 @ St. Brigid and i was class of ‘73. Thank you Peter.

Hey DABOC, I found this site by accident when an old friend told me they googled my name. Saw you said you lived at 1675 Madison Street. I MUST know you. I knew everyone who lived in that house. This is Lenny (Linda) Dullinger. my sister is Lee. Who are you? I hope you will get back to me. I spent the better part of my childhood on Madison Street. Talking late 60’s & 70’s. Anyone else out there?

Lost Memory, it’s more like “When The Whip Comes Down”, from the Stones track of the same name.

You’re welcome, mikemovies. If you haven’t bought any Twilight Zone DVD’s yet, you may want to start with the “Definitive First Season”, rather than the “collections” I have, which are not well-organized at all.

I’ve been watching my Twilight Zone DVD # 7 : “Perchance To Dream”, “Shadow Play”, “King Nine Will Not Return”, “The Hithchiker”.

Well fella it appears that your up to your old tricks again. You have been told that the topics here are none of your business. This is just another of your cheap comments that you have been posting lately. As said many times in the past you have nothing of value to contribute. Perhap’s you should return to your knitting.

mikemovies, why not research it on the IMDb first ?

www.imdb.com

Perhaps there are photos of the fallen Ridgewood marquee in the archives of the Times Nesweekly.

“Nobody fix Ygor’s neck !” (sound like knocking on wood as Ygor raps his knuckles on his neck)

• Bela Lugosi as Ygor, “Son Of Frankenstein”

But the Ridgewood marquee was repaired and replaced.

Very cool PKoch. Perhap’s the Times Newsweekly article and the article’s that were in the Daily News could be included with the other land mark documents. It’s unfortunate that ‘April W’ didn’t have a camera at hand when the marquee fell. Those photo’s could be priceless.

Hey Rollo, I was able to bring up related info under EDITORIAL which discussed the decline in movie houses
<<<EDITORIAL
Going to the movies remains as American as apple pie, though today’s moviegoers hardly seem hungry.
:SNIP:Sounds reminiscent of comments within CT polls
;RESUME EDITORIAL
Once upon a time, there were plenty of movie houses in the local area. In Ridgewood, “old timers” fondly remember the RKO Madison, with its elegant staircase and ornate organ for sing-a-longs. But there were so many other theatersâ€"the Acme, Arion, Belvedere, Bushwick, Elmwood, Glenwood, Grandview, Maspeth and Oasis, to name a few.
All are gone and the only one left is the Ridgewood on Myrtle Avenue, now a multiplex.
It opened on Dec. 23, 1916 and just marked its 90th anniversary. As noted in the “Our Neighborhood” feature that appears this week, it is possibly the longest continuously operating movie theater in New York City.
We will leave it to others to decide whether this theater, which represents a privately-owned commercial property, should be landmarked for preservation purposes.
But the fact that it’s still showing movies, seemingly against all odds, is worthy of a New Year’s toast.>> END EDITORIAL

Not bad. I have expressed similar comments; of course I know the difference between Ridgewood and Glendale and other ‘local’ nabes.

Shalom, ciao, and excelsior
Kojak

Thanks!!! :–)