“A short chapter in Dublin’s musical history will be commemorated on Wednesday when a plaque marking The Beatles' first, and only, appearance in Ireland is unveiled at Arnotts. The band played two shows at what was then the Adelphi Cinema, Middle Abbey Street, on November 7th, 1963”
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/when-the-beatles-played-dublin-and-sparked-a-riot-at-arnotts-1.3679598
Dunkirk in 70 mm in Sweden:
Stockholm: Rigoletto.
Malmö: Royal.
Göteborg/Gothenburg: Bergakungen.
(I have bought tickets for BFI IMAX in London 15/70 mm)
The Wurlitzer organ was found, in poor condition, in the attic of Stockholm Town Hall in 2005. A renovation project started and now, in 2017, the organ is playable. The organ is now located in a former reactor hall att the Stockholm University of Technology (KTH). See: http://www.skandiaorgeln.com/
During 60-70-80ies mostly action films; The Heroes of Telemark, Bullitt, Deliverance, The Godfather I & II, Poltergeist (70 mm), Brainstorm (70 mm), The Dirty Dozen (70 mm, rerun), Le Mans (70 mm), etc… My mother worked at the candy sales counter some years in the 50ies!
Rigoletto i a premiere cinema, mostly action movies. Movies I have seen in Rigoletto: All the James Bond films (!), The Longest Day (70 mm), Star Wars, Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid, Patton (70 mm), Magnificent Seven, Alien, Titanic, Rocky, Rocky V (Sylvester Stallone was present!), Superman (70 mm), Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hateful Eight (70 mm Ultra Panavison)…
PARK a movie theatre that was showing comedies (The Pink Panter, The Graduate), romance (Titanic) but sometime action (Saving Private Ryan). My last film here was “Inversion” a prewiew of an Iranian film. 27 April 2017.
The RI-Theatre company (RI-Teatrarna) had a chain of cinemas in Stockholm. Most of them had names beginning with RI; Rigoletto (open), Ricardo (closed, now an Operahouse), Riverside (closed, was ABBA Polar Music Studio for many years), Rimondo (closed, now a pornhouse), Ri-ettan & Ri-tvåan (RI-1 & RI-2, twin cinema, former Capitol, closed, but opens in fall 2017 as Capitol, again!), Rio (open), Rialto (closed, now a Theatre), Ritz (Closed, now a conferense room), Riviera (closed). Other – Ritio, RiRi, Ringside, Rico, Ri-Paraden, Ri-Fågel blå… (all closed).
No film in this Theatre nowdays. Conferences, music and stand-up etc… Last film was a special event; the world premiere of “Mama Mia”. The four members of ABBA, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfield was present (2008).
The RI-Theatre company (RI-teatrarna) had a chain of cinemas in Stockholm. Most of them had names beginning with RI; Rigoletto (open), Ricardo (closed, now an Operahouse), Riverside (closed, was ABBA Polar Music Studio for many years), Rimondo (closed, now a pornhouse), Ri-ettan & Ri-tvåan (RI-1 & RI-2, twin cinema, former Capitol, closed, but opens in fall 2017 as Capitol, again!), Rio (open), Rialto (closed, now a Theatre), Ritz (Closed, now a conferense room), Riviera (closed). Others – Ritio, RiRi, Ringside, Rico, Ri-Paraden, Ri-Fågel blå… (all closed)…
Digital 4K-projector also 35/70 mm via 2 Philips/TODD-AO DP70-projectors. The Hateful Eight presented in 70 mm Ultra Panavision January – February 2016
“A short chapter in Dublin’s musical history will be commemorated on Wednesday when a plaque marking The Beatles' first, and only, appearance in Ireland is unveiled at Arnotts. The band played two shows at what was then the Adelphi Cinema, Middle Abbey Street, on November 7th, 1963” https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/when-the-beatles-played-dublin-and-sparked-a-riot-at-arnotts-1.3679598
Dunkirk in 70 mm in Sweden: Stockholm: Rigoletto. Malmö: Royal. Göteborg/Gothenburg: Bergakungen. (I have bought tickets for BFI IMAX in London 15/70 mm)
Some of the light-bulbs behind the glass decorations are broken.
The Wurlitzer organ was found, in poor condition, in the attic of Stockholm Town Hall in 2005. A renovation project started and now, in 2017, the organ is playable. The organ is now located in a former reactor hall att the Stockholm University of Technology (KTH). See: http://www.skandiaorgeln.com/
During 60-70-80ies mostly action films; The Heroes of Telemark, Bullitt, Deliverance, The Godfather I & II, Poltergeist (70 mm), Brainstorm (70 mm), The Dirty Dozen (70 mm, rerun), Le Mans (70 mm), etc… My mother worked at the candy sales counter some years in the 50ies!
Flamman – flame (fire). In mid 60ies there was a fire in the property’s boiler!
The Public Enemy – Swedish title: Samhällets fiende nr 1 (alt. title: Public enemy -samhällets fiende nr 1).
Riverside/Rivoli now head office for SYNSAM optical chain.
Rigoletto i a premiere cinema, mostly action movies. Movies I have seen in Rigoletto: All the James Bond films (!), The Longest Day (70 mm), Star Wars, Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid, Patton (70 mm), Magnificent Seven, Alien, Titanic, Rocky, Rocky V (Sylvester Stallone was present!), Superman (70 mm), Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hateful Eight (70 mm Ultra Panavison)…
PARK a movie theatre that was showing comedies (The Pink Panter, The Graduate), romance (Titanic) but sometime action (Saving Private Ryan). My last film here was “Inversion” a prewiew of an Iranian film. 27 April 2017.
The RI-Theatre company (RI-Teatrarna) had a chain of cinemas in Stockholm. Most of them had names beginning with RI; Rigoletto (open), Ricardo (closed, now an Operahouse), Riverside (closed, was ABBA Polar Music Studio for many years), Rimondo (closed, now a pornhouse), Ri-ettan & Ri-tvåan (RI-1 & RI-2, twin cinema, former Capitol, closed, but opens in fall 2017 as Capitol, again!), Rio (open), Rialto (closed, now a Theatre), Ritz (Closed, now a conferense room), Riviera (closed). Other – Ritio, RiRi, Ringside, Rico, Ri-Paraden, Ri-Fågel blå… (all closed).
…still Manhattan and still a porn house…
35 and 70 mm-projection. I have seen “The Sound of Music” and “Spartacus” i 70 mm in this teatre.
No film in this Theatre nowdays. Conferences, music and stand-up etc… Last film was a special event; the world premiere of “Mama Mia”. The four members of ABBA, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfield was present (2008).
The RI-Theatre company (RI-teatrarna) had a chain of cinemas in Stockholm. Most of them had names beginning with RI; Rigoletto (open), Ricardo (closed, now an Operahouse), Riverside (closed, was ABBA Polar Music Studio for many years), Rimondo (closed, now a pornhouse), Ri-ettan & Ri-tvåan (RI-1 & RI-2, twin cinema, former Capitol, closed, but opens in fall 2017 as Capitol, again!), Rio (open), Rialto (closed, now a Theatre), Ritz (Closed, now a conferense room), Riviera (closed). Others – Ritio, RiRi, Ringside, Rico, Ri-Paraden, Ri-Fågel blå… (all closed)…
Digital 4K-projector also 35/70 mm via 2 Philips/TODD-AO DP70-projectors. The Hateful Eight presented in 70 mm Ultra Panavision January – February 2016