I remember my first film at the Charles was Empire Strikes Back. It was also the first film I remember seeing in 70MM. From then on, any big event film I wanted to see in 70MM. It wasn’t easy to get to the Charles theater without my parents involvement in those days. I remember going to see Return of the Jedi, Roger Rabbit, The Rocketeer, and Gettysburg all at the Charles.
People too young to have ever seen a film in 70MM don’t realize what they are missing in visual and sound quality. The last film I saw in 70MM was a special projection setup at the Kendall Square theater for Kennith Branaugh’s Hamlet, which was also shot in 70MM (the last film to do so). Previous films to be shot in 70MM? You have only a handful: Far and Away, Tron and Ryan’s Daughter.
The Chateau is alive and well in all its 1970’s charm and glory. Wal-X is completely gone. They used to have the best pizza around. In 1998 one of the most unique eating places around left us- Chadwicks. This was located in Lexington on the Waltham border. Folks from around this area would remember all of these places.
I remember my first film at the Charles was Empire Strikes Back. It was also the first film I remember seeing in 70MM. From then on, any big event film I wanted to see in 70MM. It wasn’t easy to get to the Charles theater without my parents involvement in those days. I remember going to see Return of the Jedi, Roger Rabbit, The Rocketeer, and Gettysburg all at the Charles.
People too young to have ever seen a film in 70MM don’t realize what they are missing in visual and sound quality. The last film I saw in 70MM was a special projection setup at the Kendall Square theater for Kennith Branaugh’s Hamlet, which was also shot in 70MM (the last film to do so). Previous films to be shot in 70MM? You have only a handful: Far and Away, Tron and Ryan’s Daughter.
The Chateau is alive and well in all its 1970’s charm and glory. Wal-X is completely gone. They used to have the best pizza around. In 1998 one of the most unique eating places around left us- Chadwicks. This was located in Lexington on the Waltham border. Folks from around this area would remember all of these places.