When “Saturday Night Fever” opened in 1977, one of the Long Island locations was the Rae Twin in Massapequa. I know there was a Rae Twin on Staten Island. Was the Long Island version the former Jerry Lewis Twin in Massapequa?
I just found a listing for a theatre called North Massapequa Cinema. Is this the Bar Harbour or Pequa with a different name? Or maybe a totally different house?
The Park Plaza was still open in September of 1965. They had an MGM showcase presentation of “Once a Thief”. At that time is was advertised as a Brandt Theatre.
In the movie clock for 8/31/41 the PIX had Sun-Wed… “They Drive By Night” and “The Magic Bullet”. Thur-Sat….“Strawberry Blond” and “International Sweetheart”.
I have an ad from 11/14/69 when “I Am Curious Yellow” was playing at the Lafayette. It is advertised at the time as being a UA theatre. How long did they operate the Lfayette?
It seems this was a very popular theatre for all of the showcase runs starting in the early 60’s. When “A Countess From Hong King” opened on 6/7/67 at Universal Premiere Presentation houses the UA Riviera was one of them along with Alpine, Harris 42 St, Loews Orpheum and Loews Sheridan. In the Bronx at Loews American, Brandt’s Luxor, Riverdale Cinema and UA Valentine. The Brooklyn theatres were Centurys Avalon, Loews Kings, Loews Oriental and Randforce Ridgewood. Queens had Interboro’s Elmwood, Century’s Meadows and Loews Triboro. Staten Island had one theatre Fabian’s Island. Nassau County had six theatres B.S. Moss Central, UA Cove, Century’s Grove, Century’s Roosevelt Field, UA Squire and Fox Plaza Twin North.
It’s great this place stays alive because of the digital test screenings. It keeps the building alive and hopefully someday a full restoration will be done.
Was this and Bleecker St ever owned by the same person? On 3/10/72 they shared a block ad in the NY Times. St. Mark’s was playing Fellini’s “The Clowns” along with “Barbarella”. They also had “Trash” Fri & Sat at midnight. At the Bleecker Fri to Sun they had “North By Northwest” along with W.C. Fields in “David Copperfield”. The midnight show here was T.A.M.I. show. Weird double features huh?
March 10, 1972 the Ormont was playing a double bill of racy adult films. These soft core flicks were what led many neighborhood houses to go hard core. The main feature was “Swedish Fly Girls” rated R from American International paired with “Dagmars Hot Pants” rated X. This same combo was also playing in a bunch of General Cinema drive-ins across Jersey.
On 3/10/72 Universal released Paul Newman, Henry Fonda and Lee Remick in “Sometimes a Great Notion” and as a second feature Clint Eastwood in “Play Misty For Me”. Great Notion is billed as “first New York Showing”, but has no Broadway theatre playing it. The Manhattan run was The Lyric, UA Academy of Music, Juliet 1 (which only played the main feature), Kips Bay, UA Riverside and Brandts Cinema Studio. I have noticed in many of the Showcase engagements the top Broadway theatres did not play many of them until the later 70’s when Broadway was pretty much always opening everything on showcase breaks.
Times had so changed with mass releases by 1981, but at least the Rivoli was still opening big pictures. At the time they were on the Universal run. When “On Golden Pond” opened here it was also playing in 5 other Manhattan locations. Loews 34th St Showplace, Quad 1&2, Manhattan 1, New Yorker 2 and RKO 86th St 1. In May of 1982 Rivoli 1 opened “Conan The Barbarian” along with UA Gemini 1, Loews 34th St Showplace, Quad 1 & 3, Olympia 1 & 3, RKO 86 St 1 and RKO Coliseum 1. Rivoli 2 had “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” along with New Yorker 1, UA Gemini 2, UA East and Greenwich 2. I had forgotten the New Yorker became a commercial house in its waning years.
I just found a NY Times ad dated 7/31/68 and this theatre was advertised as The New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre. They were showing Warhol’s “The Bike Boy” and “Burn The War”.
In June of 1968 this theatre announced it’s reopening as The Pocket Cinema Theatre. The opening attraction was The Royal Shakespeare Company in Peter Brooks “Tell Me Lies”.
The main feature was Chamber of Horrors which was first run on Showcase, Baby Jane was the second feature.
Was this also a UA?
When “Saturday Night Fever” opened in 1977, one of the Long Island locations was the Rae Twin in Massapequa. I know there was a Rae Twin on Staten Island. Was the Long Island version the former Jerry Lewis Twin in Massapequa?
I just found a listing for a theatre called North Massapequa Cinema. Is this the Bar Harbour or Pequa with a different name? Or maybe a totally different house?
The Park Plaza was still open in September of 1965. They had an MGM showcase presentation of “Once a Thief”. At that time is was advertised as a Brandt Theatre.
In the movie clock for 8/31/41 the PIX had Sun-Wed… “They Drive By Night” and “The Magic Bullet”. Thur-Sat….“Strawberry Blond” and “International Sweetheart”.
This used to be an RKO house.
I have an ad from 11/14/69 when “I Am Curious Yellow” was playing at the Lafayette. It is advertised at the time as being a UA theatre. How long did they operate the Lfayette?
Brandt was operating the Town in the late 60’s.
It seems in 1969 General Cinema was the operator of the Elmsford.
I just came across an ad from 1971 and it seems at that time the Raceway was being operated by National General Theatres.
In many block ads this is called UA’s big “A” ?
UA operated the Cove at one point also.
It seems this was a very popular theatre for all of the showcase runs starting in the early 60’s. When “A Countess From Hong King” opened on 6/7/67 at Universal Premiere Presentation houses the UA Riviera was one of them along with Alpine, Harris 42 St, Loews Orpheum and Loews Sheridan. In the Bronx at Loews American, Brandt’s Luxor, Riverdale Cinema and UA Valentine. The Brooklyn theatres were Centurys Avalon, Loews Kings, Loews Oriental and Randforce Ridgewood. Queens had Interboro’s Elmwood, Century’s Meadows and Loews Triboro. Staten Island had one theatre Fabian’s Island. Nassau County had six theatres B.S. Moss Central, UA Cove, Century’s Grove, Century’s Roosevelt Field, UA Squire and Fox Plaza Twin North.
It’s great this place stays alive because of the digital test screenings. It keeps the building alive and hopefully someday a full restoration will be done.
I wonder why Regal got out of this place. It did decent numbers considering it was a pretty awful layout.
I found this theatre listed in a block ad from 1971.
Was this and Bleecker St ever owned by the same person? On 3/10/72 they shared a block ad in the NY Times. St. Mark’s was playing Fellini’s “The Clowns” along with “Barbarella”. They also had “Trash” Fri & Sat at midnight. At the Bleecker Fri to Sun they had “North By Northwest” along with W.C. Fields in “David Copperfield”. The midnight show here was T.A.M.I. show. Weird double features huh?
March 10, 1972 the Ormont was playing a double bill of racy adult films. These soft core flicks were what led many neighborhood houses to go hard core. The main feature was “Swedish Fly Girls” rated R from American International paired with “Dagmars Hot Pants” rated X. This same combo was also playing in a bunch of General Cinema drive-ins across Jersey.
On 3/10/72 Universal released Paul Newman, Henry Fonda and Lee Remick in “Sometimes a Great Notion” and as a second feature Clint Eastwood in “Play Misty For Me”. Great Notion is billed as “first New York Showing”, but has no Broadway theatre playing it. The Manhattan run was The Lyric, UA Academy of Music, Juliet 1 (which only played the main feature), Kips Bay, UA Riverside and Brandts Cinema Studio. I have noticed in many of the Showcase engagements the top Broadway theatres did not play many of them until the later 70’s when Broadway was pretty much always opening everything on showcase breaks.
Times had so changed with mass releases by 1981, but at least the Rivoli was still opening big pictures. At the time they were on the Universal run. When “On Golden Pond” opened here it was also playing in 5 other Manhattan locations. Loews 34th St Showplace, Quad 1&2, Manhattan 1, New Yorker 2 and RKO 86th St 1. In May of 1982 Rivoli 1 opened “Conan The Barbarian” along with UA Gemini 1, Loews 34th St Showplace, Quad 1 & 3, Olympia 1 & 3, RKO 86 St 1 and RKO Coliseum 1. Rivoli 2 had “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” along with New Yorker 1, UA Gemini 2, UA East and Greenwich 2. I had forgotten the New Yorker became a commercial house in its waning years.
I just found a NY Times ad dated 7/31/68 and this theatre was advertised as The New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre. They were showing Warhol’s “The Bike Boy” and “Burn The War”.
In June of 1968 the Charles had a double bill of “Guess Whos Coming to Dinner” & “Luv”.
In June of 1968 this theatre announced it’s reopening as The Pocket Cinema Theatre. The opening attraction was The Royal Shakespeare Company in Peter Brooks “Tell Me Lies”.
Thanks for the info, I guess I should list this one