There seems to be somewhat of a overbooking of locations fairly close to each other. Easton, Northland, and Gahanna were in proximity; Georgesville Sq., Westland, and Westpointe Plaza were close; and Consumer Sq., Eastland Centre, and Pickerington were fairly close.
Way back in the mid-seventies, the real Larry Flynt was the guest speaker one night at a sociology class that I was enrolled in at The Ohio State University.
All of these theaters were fairly close to each other. I could easily walk to each theater from where I live. In fact, the Parsons and Livingston theaters were located in the South High school district boundaries.
I made several visits to AMMI, traveling from New Jersey to Manhattan and then to Queens. Most memorably, one visit included seeing the rarely seen in recent years, “Porgy and Bess” hosted by Donald Bogle.
Adding up the number of screens in this ad you should get about 200 screens. That is an extraordinary number of screens and furthermore many of these theaters are located fairly close to each other. For example, Eastland Center 8, Consumer Sq. 14, and Pickerington 16 are a short drive off I-70 from each other. Northland 8, Easton 30, and Movies 16 at Gahanna were fairly close together from Morse Rd. Westland 8 and Georgesville Sq. 16 were not far apart from I-270. This exhibition policy began in the nineties and practically makes available to the megaplexes and multiplexes located in most large metropolitan areas the same first-run movies at the same time and date.
Source: Columbus Dispatch, April 25, 2010.
Mr. Hanks' only movie released in 2010 was “Toy Story 3.” So it appears that exhibitors voted for him based on his voice work on an animated film.
According to People.com 15 actors have played Tarzan in the movies and television series: (1) Elmo Lincoln, 1918-1921/(2) Frank Merrill, !928-1929/(3) Johnny Weissmuller, 1932-12 films/ (4) Herman Brix (aka Bruce Bennett), 1935/(5) Lex Barker, 1949-four films/(6) Gordon Scott, 1955-five films/(7) Jock Mahoney, 1962 and 1963/(8) Mike Henry, 1960s-3 films/(9) Ron Ely, 1966 NBC TV series/(10) Miles O'Keefe, 1981 Bo Derek movie/(11) Christopher Lambert, 1984/(12) Wolf Larsen, 1991-1994 TV series/(13) Travis Fimmel, 2003 WB TV series/(14) Tony Goldwyn, voice for the Disney 1999 animated movie/(15) Alexander Skarsgard, 2016 film.
I checked out the theatre’s website on September 22, 2025. It mentions that an addition was constructed and the theatre now has two screens. To prove this is true, two movies are scheduled tonight at about the same time. One movie starts at 9:00pm and the other at 9:15 pm. One film is “Spinal Tap II” and the other is “The Long Walk.”
There seems to be somewhat of a overbooking of locations fairly close to each other. Easton, Northland, and Gahanna were in proximity; Georgesville Sq., Westland, and Westpointe Plaza were close; and Consumer Sq., Eastland Centre, and Pickerington were fairly close.
I attended a free summer concert featuring Joan Jett in the late nineties or early 2000s in Mountainside, New Jersey.
Way back in the mid-seventies, the real Larry Flynt was the guest speaker one night at a sociology class that I was enrolled in at The Ohio State University.
Glenn Ford–Number One Box Office Star (1958)/Rock Hudson–Number Five Box Office Star (1958)
All of these theaters were fairly close to each other. I could easily walk to each theater from where I live. In fact, the Parsons and Livingston theaters were located in the South High school district boundaries.
I made several visits to AMMI, traveling from New Jersey to Manhattan and then to Queens. Most memorably, one visit included seeing the rarely seen in recent years, “Porgy and Bess” hosted by Donald Bogle.
Still swinging in the eighties, I attended a Lionel Hampton Orchestra concert at New Brunswick, New Jersey. Source: Columbus Dispatch, August 15, 1944
December 14, 1995
Sally Field–Number Seven Box Office Star (1980)/Her 1st Year on the List. Source: Columbus Dispatch, September 26, 1980
Adding up the number of screens in this ad you should get about 200 screens. That is an extraordinary number of screens and furthermore many of these theaters are located fairly close to each other. For example, Eastland Center 8, Consumer Sq. 14, and Pickerington 16 are a short drive off I-70 from each other. Northland 8, Easton 30, and Movies 16 at Gahanna were fairly close together from Morse Rd. Westland 8 and Georgesville Sq. 16 were not far apart from I-270. This exhibition policy began in the nineties and practically makes available to the megaplexes and multiplexes located in most large metropolitan areas the same first-run movies at the same time and date.
July 17, 1948
Correction: John Wayne–Number One Box Office Star (1971)
1962
Johnny Depp–Number One Box-Office Star (2010)
Source: Columbus Dispatch, April 25, 2010. Mr. Hanks' only movie released in 2010 was “Toy Story 3.” So it appears that exhibitors voted for him based on his voice work on an animated film.
A feature presentation of GRIT television channel (2025).
According to People.com 15 actors have played Tarzan in the movies and television series: (1) Elmo Lincoln, 1918-1921/(2) Frank Merrill, !928-1929/(3) Johnny Weissmuller, 1932-12 films/ (4) Herman Brix (aka Bruce Bennett), 1935/(5) Lex Barker, 1949-four films/(6) Gordon Scott, 1955-five films/(7) Jock Mahoney, 1962 and 1963/(8) Mike Henry, 1960s-3 films/(9) Ron Ely, 1966 NBC TV series/(10) Miles O'Keefe, 1981 Bo Derek movie/(11) Christopher Lambert, 1984/(12) Wolf Larsen, 1991-1994 TV series/(13) Travis Fimmel, 2003 WB TV series/(14) Tony Goldwyn, voice for the Disney 1999 animated movie/(15) Alexander Skarsgard, 2016 film.
A clip of Todd Duncan singing “Unchained Melody” from the movie can be found on Youtube.
April 20, 1966 opening date
Tom Sizemore, R. I. P. (1961 - 2023)
Gene Hackman, R. I. P. (1930 - 2025)
Source: BOXOFFICE, January 20, 1940
The Great Directors: David Swift (1964)
I checked out the theatre’s website on September 22, 2025. It mentions that an addition was constructed and the theatre now has two screens. To prove this is true, two movies are scheduled tonight at about the same time. One movie starts at 9:00pm and the other at 9:15 pm. One film is “Spinal Tap II” and the other is “The Long Walk.”
Years later, in the mid-1970s, former Governor John W. Bricker was the guest speaker for a class that I was enrolled in at Ohio State University.