AMC Lincoln Square 13
1998 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10023
1998 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10023
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Advance tickets for Watchmen are now on sale according to IMDB. It’s also the closest theater out of a few in NYC that are playing “Fanboys”, which hopefully gets a wider release next week if it does good business.
I just went to see this movie at another AMC theater, the AMC in Rockaway, although it would’ve been cooler if the IMAX theater was open, despite the fact that the screen will be smaller than the one that I used to go to at this listed theater. The film was OK; the original is still a great sci-fi movie and worth watching again…..later on tonight it will be on Monsters HD after two Terminator movies, the first and second ones, which are the best of the Terminator films. Now that The Dark Knight is coming out in IMAX at my local theater, I won’t have to drive all the way to this theater and the one in Palisades Center to see a giant Joker.
I just saw the new version of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” in the IMAX theater. The Robert Wise original is one of my all-time favorites, but I did a pretty good job of trying to forget it while watching the new one so I could judge it on its own merits. The only problem: it didn’t have any merits. What was pure, simple, and no-nonsense in 1951 has become pretty much ridiculous, and it kept getting sillier as it went along.
If ever there were textbook examples of why a good script is more important than good special effects in a sci-fi movie, they’re right here: 1951 vs. 2008. I think this movie would’ve made Robert Wise angry, and by all accounts he never got angry.
They really should have called it something else.
Next year from this holiday season marks the 15th anniversary of the opening of this great theater. Although ownership has changed, nothing much inside the theater has changed except the showing of more IMAX versions of blockbuster movies. Next year, there will be more IMAX screens in Manhattan thanks to the IMAX Digital rollout in Kips Bay alongside the Empire 25 theater and the NatureMax theater near the museum of Natural History, not to mention my local theater in Rockaway getting the mini-IMAX treatment. Will AMC soon change the IMAX format to digital at this location? It would make sense and save the cost of shipping and handling of the film to the theater.
Judge Cooper is actually on the mark. Some popcorn kernels simply never pop.
As a dentist friend once told me, “No healthy tooth can be hurt by a raw kernel of popcorn. It is ridiculous for anyone to hold a movie theatre responsible for their existing rotten dental condition”.
Movie theatres around the world import American midwestern corn because it has a higher internal humidity level and therefore a higher popping ratio, yielding a more efficient popcorn to “old maid” (unpopped kernel) ratio.
Yeah I meant A Christmas Carol. Jim Carrey plays multiple characters.
I can also see Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland and Iron Man 2 going to IMAX as well.
You mean An Xmas Carol, KingBiscuits. That one will do well, probably replacing Polar Express as the next Imax annual holiday movie during Xmas. It will be released November of next year. Next year will also bring the second Night at the Museum movie, this one taking place at the Smithsonian, which in real life has its own Imax theater, which will probably not play that movie since it’s catered towards educational films.
Eagle Eye on IMAX? Really? I knew it was going to be a hit before but now it’s really going to make some dough.
The description didn’t mention the films that opened on the IMAX screen on opening day. Those films were Into The Deep and The Last Buffalo.
More upcoming films for IMAX will be Watchmen, Monsters vs. Aliens, Night At The Museum 2, Transformers 2 and Shrek Goes Fourth. I really would love to see Terminator Salvation and Robert Zemeckis' new film also make the transition to IMAX.
When I first went to this theater, I didn’t eat any food during the movies that I attended, since it costs more than other theaters in my area. Very rare that the concession stand at the theater was closed for violations. FYI, the new Harry Potter won’t come out until next summer, which leaves the new Madagascar movie as a box office hopeful. Another movie coming out in IMAX soon will be Eagle Eye, starring Shia Lebouf.
Here’s the pertinent paragraph:
Meanwhile foodies are also out of luck if they’re looking for snacks at the Loews in Lincoln Center where all of the concession stands have been shut down for health code violations. “It makes me sick knowing I’ve eaten all the food here before,” said local resident Nischala Dubey. Viewers planning to ride the Pineapple Express this weekend may have to look to the nearby Food Emporium in order to nosh during their moviegoing experience.
I read it on this link:
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The concession stands at this theatre got shut down recently for health code violations. That probably made people seeing Pineapple Express and The Dark Knight angry.
In short, not a good day for the theatre.
Photo of world permiere of The Dark Knight here and many more on flickr:
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Did anyone go to last night’s world premiere of the movie at this theater. The late Heath Ledger’s famiy relatives, as well as Mr. Bale and the director, attended the event. This movie will be the highest grossing Imax release at this theater for some time. The movie will shift aspect ratios from regular scope to full IMAX. I wonder how the transitions will happen, like fade in and out, or just flash, there it is!!!
does anyone have any pics of the Loews auditorium? I’ve seen a pic of the screen with the proscenium. I’d like to see a pic taken from in front of the first row of the main floor, looking back at the entire seating area including the balcony.
I’d say their IMAX screen still rakes in a lot of dough.
Anyone know where Lincoln Square 13 ranks now in terms of total annual revenue and/or the highest revenue per screen average?
A number of the films mentioned above (Showtime, Insomnia, Men In Black II, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Signs, The Lord Of The Rings sequels, Gangs Of New York, the Kill Bill films, Van Helsing, Team America: World Police, Star Wars Episode III and the first Transformers run) were of 35mm prints projected on the IMAX screen. Another film that could be included is Everyone Says I Love You, which played a midnight show on the IMAX screen during its Oscar run beginning on December 6th, 1996.
The U2 movie is also being shown in digital 3d as well. Too bad Hannah Montana is not playing at this theater. When the IMAX theater was in its first years, I remember seeing a short policy film called “Mr. Big Screen” which showed a guy trying to opening up the big screen, which ends with a nice fly-by view of New York City. Before the film began, they had some usher announcing the film and what do to following a light show. To this day, has the IMAX part of the theater gained more popularity than the rest of the theater? It’s the only one with stadium seating.
A list of films that were shown in IMAX at the Lincoln Square from 2002 to today.
1/1/02- Beauty and the Beast: The IMAX Experience
3/15/02- Showtime
5/24/02- Insomnia
7/3/02- Men In Black II
7/26/02- Austin Powers In Goldmember
8/2/02- Signs
9/20/02- Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience
11/1/02- Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience
12/18/02- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
12/25/02- The Lion King: The IMAX Experience
3/7/03- Gangs of New York
4/11/03- Ghosts of the Abyss 3D
6/20/03- The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience
10/10/03- Kill Bill Vol 1
11/5/03- The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience
12/17/03- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4/16/04- Kill Bill Vol 2
5/7/04- Van Helsing
6/4/04- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience
7/23/04- Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience
10/15/04- Team America: World Police
11/10/04- The Polar Express: The IMAX 3D Experience
1/28/05- Aliens in the Deep 3D
3/11/05- Robots: The IMAX Experience
5/19/05- Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith
6/15/05- Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience
7/15/05- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience
11/18/05- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience
3/17/06- V for Vendetta: The IMAX Experience
5/12/06- Poseidon: The IMAX Experience
6/28/06- Superman Retuens: The IMAX 3D Experience
7/28/06- The Ant Bully: The IMAX 3D Experience
9/29/06- Open Season: The IMAX 3D Experience
11/17/06- Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience
12/22/06- Night at the Museum: The IMAX Experience
3/9/07- 300: The IMAX Experience
5/4/07- Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience
7/3/07- Transformers
7/11/07- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The IMAX 3D Experience
9/21/07- Transformers: The IMAX Experience
11/16/07- Beowulf: The IMAX 3D Experience
12/14/07- I Am Legend: The IMAX Experience
1/23/08- U2 3D: The IMAX Experience
When Beowulf opens, will it be shown in digital 3d alongside the Imax 3d and 35mm? I checked the advance listing and it only showed 35mm and IMAX 3D for the two screens.
According to the intro, the Loews Auditorium here supports 70mm projection. I wonder if this is still the case and if so, do they run exclusively platter or do they have changeover capabilities for 70mm? I’d sure love to see AMC utilize the house in slower periods for 70mm revival if that’s possible.
Have they changed the name of the individual auditoriums since the AMC takeover? The premier auditorium with the balcony and huge screen was named the “Loews Auditorium.” I imagine since AMC owns the name Loews now that there’d be no reason to change anything. This might be my favorite room in NYC to see a movie. Even better than the Ziegfeld, in my opinion. This has always been a top-notch multiplex.
The name of the movie was called “T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous”. I saw a preview for the movie while at the Sony/Loews in Wayne, which was owned by the same chain that owned the Loews/Imax theater in NYC. BTW, which Imax screen is better, the Loews Imax at Palisades Center or the one at the big apple. For me, I prefer the one on the west side. The screen is larger than the one at the Museum of Natural History (called NatureMax) which was the first IMAX theater in NYC. The Imax theater at LSC (called Omnimax) is ok and gets you immersed into the movie but the screen is too squeezed for the film.
I know I posted a comment about this a few years ago, but I’ll repost it again.
My first experience with the IMAX 3D was with this dinosaur film back in 1997. There was a brief intro about the special glasses that are cleaned their in house. The film, itself, reminded me a little of Jurassic Park, of course, but I don’t recall that it was a dino chaser-type of movie. I believe it was more of a National Geographic-type historical look at them in the museum and back in the day.
The next time I was here was to see later that year (or was it ‘98) to watch “Meet Joe Black” which we were late to see because we could not decide what to see. Trivial, yes, but what I do remember of that showing was that we got split up and I had to sit by myself way in the front next to two guys making out with a rose stem sticking out of the cup holder next to me.