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.
I actually saw this turkey twice at the Music Hall. The first time with my folks on a Sunday matinee and another as a class trip. The nuns always loved taking us to Radio City. I would sit through it again to be able to see a film with the old stage show there.
Here is an ad for the Cinemiracle engagement of “Windjammer”. This is actually the second ad they used. The first one was disgusting very dark and grey.
It is time to start adding one or two 1000 seat auditoriums to complexes with wrap around curved screens. In Times Square AMC could convert a few of those auditoriums in one of the complexes to IMAX. The DeMille-Mayfair would make an incredible Cinerama Imax house, but I see this buisness getting smaller again instead of growing. Boy do we need CINERAMA again, it’s time. But not half assed like the Ziegfeld revival, a screen with no curtains is not Cinerama.
It sounds funny but last night I was watching TV and a commercial came on for the new Batman and ended with now in theatres and IMAX. Then I thought it’s just like the 50’s with television killing theatres except now it’s the DVD’s. This may be a time to bring back Cinerama withing complexes or some new super large screen format to make people want to see movies in theatres not on TV. Why can’t these complexes have at least one screen with 1000 seats and a mammouth screen?
Cineplex never had this theatre, the owner may just have copied their color schemes. I was suprised to recently discover at some point in the mid 60’s this was part of the Rugoff-Cinema 5 chain.
In October 1976 near the end of it’s life as the Playboy Theatre it was $1 at all times except Sunday $1.25. Odd that Saturdays were not higher priced. The double bill was “The Shootist” and “Three Days of the Condor”.
May 1965 the Paramount opened the Carol Lynley version of “Harlow” which was filmed in Electronovision. This film was released by Magna Pictures of which United Artists Theatres was the majority owner. The stage show (yes it was back) starred Clay Cole and had the lineup of Mary Wells, The Doves, The Marvelettes and 4 other acts. When the film left the Paramount it went on a massive showcase run of virtually every UA, Randforce and Skouras theatre in every boro, Long Island and Westchester. I think they were trying to beat the far superior color version Paramount made with Carol Baker. The next attraction to go into the Paramount was “Operation Snafu” starring Sean Connery and on stage a tribute to Glenn Miller.
Even the great Capitol was sometimes used as part of Premiere Showcase. In March of 1965 the Fox release “John Goldfarb, Please Come Home” starring Shirley Mclaine and Peter Ustinov opened at the Loew’s Capitol and Loew’s Orpheum, as well as showcase theatres in the outer boros.
This may be gone the marquee is bare, I will check it out today.
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Does anyone know if the Electronovision version exists?
Here is the ad from when Jerry toured the Loew’s theatres playing “The Bellhop”.
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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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Here is a great ad for “Return of the Fly” and “Son of Robin Hood” playing the RKO circuit.
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When Gone With The Wind completed its enormously successful 70 mm roadshow at the Rivoli, MGM sent it out again on wide release.
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In the late 50’s this was advertised as a Randforce house.
The Dave Clark 5 toured the RKO circuit with their film “Having a Wild Weekend"
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Fox saluted Andrews for her Mary Poppins Oscar win while she was packing them in at the Rivoli in Sounf of Music.
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I never knew that Peter Pan opened at the Roxy.
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I actually saw this turkey twice at the Music Hall. The first time with my folks on a Sunday matinee and another as a class trip. The nuns always loved taking us to Radio City. I would sit through it again to be able to see a film with the old stage show there.
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This is the film I was talking about
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Check out this ad for Gigi when it opened wide 12/29/59
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Here is the “Bwana Devil” ad from it’s run at the Brooklyn Fox.
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Here is an ad for the Cinemiracle engagement of “Windjammer”. This is actually the second ad they used. The first one was disgusting very dark and grey.
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It is time to start adding one or two 1000 seat auditoriums to complexes with wrap around curved screens. In Times Square AMC could convert a few of those auditoriums in one of the complexes to IMAX. The DeMille-Mayfair would make an incredible Cinerama Imax house, but I see this buisness getting smaller again instead of growing. Boy do we need CINERAMA again, it’s time. But not half assed like the Ziegfeld revival, a screen with no curtains is not Cinerama.
It sounds funny but last night I was watching TV and a commercial came on for the new Batman and ended with now in theatres and IMAX. Then I thought it’s just like the 50’s with television killing theatres except now it’s the DVD’s. This may be a time to bring back Cinerama withing complexes or some new super large screen format to make people want to see movies in theatres not on TV. Why can’t these complexes have at least one screen with 1000 seats and a mammouth screen?
Obviously Brooklynites like sitting in the mundane, filthy Sheepshead Bay.
Cineplex never had this theatre, the owner may just have copied their color schemes. I was suprised to recently discover at some point in the mid 60’s this was part of the Rugoff-Cinema 5 chain.
In October 1976 near the end of it’s life as the Playboy Theatre it was $1 at all times except Sunday $1.25. Odd that Saturdays were not higher priced. The double bill was “The Shootist” and “Three Days of the Condor”.
May 1965 the Paramount opened the Carol Lynley version of “Harlow” which was filmed in Electronovision. This film was released by Magna Pictures of which United Artists Theatres was the majority owner. The stage show (yes it was back) starred Clay Cole and had the lineup of Mary Wells, The Doves, The Marvelettes and 4 other acts. When the film left the Paramount it went on a massive showcase run of virtually every UA, Randforce and Skouras theatre in every boro, Long Island and Westchester. I think they were trying to beat the far superior color version Paramount made with Carol Baker. The next attraction to go into the Paramount was “Operation Snafu” starring Sean Connery and on stage a tribute to Glenn Miller.
Even the great Capitol was sometimes used as part of Premiere Showcase. In March of 1965 the Fox release “John Goldfarb, Please Come Home” starring Shirley Mclaine and Peter Ustinov opened at the Loew’s Capitol and Loew’s Orpheum, as well as showcase theatres in the outer boros.
I never got to this theatre. What was the layout like, was it decent?
I fear Loews Tower east is doomed, unless Clearview takes it over.
This leaves the Loews Tower East and the Paris. I am shocked the Paris has made it this long, that property is pricele$$.