Since “ROCKY” was practically a remake of the excellent “MARTY”, I think it remains a timeless classic. The lack of a clear happy ending clearly makes it a product of it’s time since audiences today cannot handle nuance and will therefore reject anyone just “going the distance”.
“NETWORK”, a fine film in 1976, no longer works as satire because TV has become more ridiculous than even that screenplay could have expected.
“FORREST GUMP” and ‘TAXI DRIVER" are time capsules of their generation and also brilliant films.
I think we can all agree that all these films are better than anything we have available first-run today and that the Lafayette Theatre can be thanked for running this series.
As for talking in theatres, only a savage would think it is as inevitable as drug addiction.
One of these jerks props up every now and then. I wonder why Republicans always always attack the media and Hollywood when things aren’t going their way. Maybe he should tax guns and AM radio broadcasters first.
As a personal subscriber to Proquest, I can assure you that you are wrong. My contract specifies ALL images are for personal use only and cannot be published in any way, including electronic.
The original ad mats are part of the copyright of the films themselves and are usually owned by studios, not newspapers. Ad agencies can be sued for even altering them these days.
All reproduced movie ad art work technically requires permission even if studios rarely bother unless another studio is stealing their campaign.
I agree that ken mc should have, at least, given that book some credit as it may help sales. But you already took care of that.
In Sumner Redstone’s biography he mentions running the concession stand here for his dad who owned the drive-in. It was the beginning of his interest in movies and real estate.
This from the book THE TRANSFORMATION OF CINEMA (Eileen Bowser).
“In September 1910 a WORLD reporter visiting the Comet at Third Avenue near Twelfth Street in New York’s Lower East Side tenement district approved the lighting conditions there. He wrote there was enough diffused light to read by, yet the screen was bright. Men, women and children filled the hall. He also approved the ventilating system and reported that an usher wandered the aisles spraying a sweet-smelling liquid. Unfortunately, he added, they ran ‘junk’ films- a Vitagraph and a Selig missing their titles, recognized by their trademarks on the sets and believed to be a year old.”
According to the book THE TRANSFORMATION OF CINEMA (Eileen Bowser) this started showing movies as Loew’s Herald Square on October 20, 1913 with a program of five reels and evening admission of fifty cents.
These cookie-cutter multiplex operations have paid off handsomely as customers swarmed to them at the expense of smaller theatres.
Viacom’s money troubles have nothing to do with their theatre operations. The theatres are being sold in order to help make the corporate giant’s interest payments.
Here is a postcard view that clearly shows another building between the State and the corner. The marquee seems to read ‘BELLE OF THE NINETIES" which would make it 1934.
Warren, since the 1931 Broadway address is listed as the address for the Arcade Theatre in Film Daily yearbooks I suspect it was possibly caused by Lincoln Square Arcade access perhaps changing traditional east and west assignments.
Since the Studio Cinema was built from the ground up in 1946 (the first post-war new build in NYC according to Brecht) it may have inherited the number from the Arcade but, you are correct, I cannot find anything with that number attached to the Studio Cinema, or in fact any number.
Since “ROCKY” was practically a remake of the excellent “MARTY”, I think it remains a timeless classic. The lack of a clear happy ending clearly makes it a product of it’s time since audiences today cannot handle nuance and will therefore reject anyone just “going the distance”.
“NETWORK”, a fine film in 1976, no longer works as satire because TV has become more ridiculous than even that screenplay could have expected.
“FORREST GUMP” and ‘TAXI DRIVER" are time capsules of their generation and also brilliant films.
I think we can all agree that all these films are better than anything we have available first-run today and that the Lafayette Theatre can be thanked for running this series.
As for talking in theatres, only a savage would think it is as inevitable as drug addiction.
(Damn, so close!)
The last mention in the New York Times appears to be in 1938.
The architect was E.T. Wells.
Most states tax ticket sales. This is a tax on the rent paid to film distributors by exhibitors.
One of these jerks props up every now and then. I wonder why Republicans always always attack the media and Hollywood when things aren’t going their way. Maybe he should tax guns and AM radio broadcasters first.
As a personal subscriber to Proquest, I can assure you that you are wrong. My contract specifies ALL images are for personal use only and cannot be published in any way, including electronic.
The original ad mats are part of the copyright of the films themselves and are usually owned by studios, not newspapers. Ad agencies can be sued for even altering them these days.
All reproduced movie ad art work technically requires permission even if studios rarely bother unless another studio is stealing their campaign.
I agree that ken mc should have, at least, given that book some credit as it may help sales. But you already took care of that.
In Sumner Redstone’s biography he mentions running the concession stand here for his dad who owned the drive-in. It was the beginning of his interest in movies and real estate.
I don’t think ‘twopointthreefivetoone’ knows what the difference between CINERAMA and Cinerama Releasing really was.
TWOPOINT, it was the difference between really big screen 3D IMAX and your home HDTV.
As the Theater De lys.
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Waaren, since the ads you post often have the Proquest “reproduction prohibited” tag still on them, isn’t this comment a bit hypocritical?
This from the book THE TRANSFORMATION OF CINEMA (Eileen Bowser).
“In September 1910 a WORLD reporter visiting the Comet at Third Avenue near Twelfth Street in New York’s Lower East Side tenement district approved the lighting conditions there. He wrote there was enough diffused light to read by, yet the screen was bright. Men, women and children filled the hall. He also approved the ventilating system and reported that an usher wandered the aisles spraying a sweet-smelling liquid. Unfortunately, he added, they ran ‘junk’ films- a Vitagraph and a Selig missing their titles, recognized by their trademarks on the sets and believed to be a year old.”
According to the book THE TRANSFORMATION OF CINEMA (Eileen Bowser) this started showing movies as Loew’s Herald Square on October 20, 1913 with a program of five reels and evening admission of fifty cents.
Sounds more like “SAPS AT SEA”.
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No, actually that was the Center in that ad.
The Southport opened as a Chris McGuire Cinema in 1968. It was twinned in 1980 and became a drafthouse cinema in 1983 and closed around 1993.
The Towne opened as a Chris McGuire Cinema.
The architect was Robert C. Broward.
The most fabulous story telling medium in the history of entertainment!
http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_100254-1
Part of this marquee was behind the bar of a Times Square bar that closed and demolished in the last few years. Does anyone know where it went?
These cookie-cutter multiplex operations have paid off handsomely as customers swarmed to them at the expense of smaller theatres.
Viacom’s money troubles have nothing to do with their theatre operations. The theatres are being sold in order to help make the corporate giant’s interest payments.
The Colonial Bank (1964 Broadway) became Bank Leumi Trust in the eighties. The Cinema Studio was located just next to it at 1968 Broadway.
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An article regarding the $1,250,000 front payment made by the Rivoli for rights to show the “CLEOPATRA” roadshow can be found here.
http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_011463
Although it was obviously an industry publicity stunt, it was a good one.
Here is a postcard view that clearly shows another building between the State and the corner. The marquee seems to read ‘BELLE OF THE NINETIES" which would make it 1934.
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Thanks for the kind words, Louis.
Here is a 1941 Wometco Christmas ad with yet another “Havana” themed movie at the Strand.
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Warren, since the 1931 Broadway address is listed as the address for the Arcade Theatre in Film Daily yearbooks I suspect it was possibly caused by Lincoln Square Arcade access perhaps changing traditional east and west assignments.
Since the Studio Cinema was built from the ground up in 1946 (the first post-war new build in NYC according to Brecht) it may have inherited the number from the Arcade but, you are correct, I cannot find anything with that number attached to the Studio Cinema, or in fact any number.