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John Miller commented about Chicago Theatre on Dec 6, 2023 at 11:43 pm

I think that I saw “Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip” there in 1981.

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John Miller commented about Eric's Mark I Theatre on Mar 22, 2022 at 11:33 pm

Here is another photo I found: https://www.flickr.com/photos/willceau/27942027111/

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John Miller commented about National Theatre on Jan 27, 2016 at 11:01 pm

Oh wow! I think this is where I saw a re-release of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in 1983. I was wondering what theater it was.

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John Miller commented about Paris Theater on Jan 27, 2016 at 10:21 pm

There was a newspaper story that said the same thing, that the Paris was the last single-screen, non-IMAX auditorium in Manhattan after the Ziegfeld closing. I think that bad information is going around. As you said, there is the Walter Reade, which has a bit of a connection with the Ziegfeld, which began as a Walter Reade theater. While they have multiple screens, MoMA’s Theater 1 has 400-seats and a single-screen feeling. If you have a nostalgia for 1970’s-era auditoriums, you’ll especially like it! (Yeah, there is likely NO one who is nostalgic for that). Their programming is good, though! I would personally recommend Museum of the Moving Image’s theater in Astoria. For those unfamiliar, they do 70mm and digital revival screenings, plus advanced screenings and guest filmmaker appearances. Great screen, and impressive sound!

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John Miller commented about Walter Kerr Theatre on Jan 27, 2016 at 9:52 pm

It’s funny, that main photo is of the show “Lysistrata Jones” that ran for about a month! That’s the one show I saw there. We were towards the left part of the balcony in the first row. From what I remember, that might have been an interesting angle at which to see a movie, way back when.

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John Miller commented about Ellisville Theatre on Aug 7, 2015 at 3:59 am

Didn’t get to go there before the twinning. But, I still have lots of good memories, including a first-run of “Dracula” (on Friday, July 13, 1979, nonetheless!), the 1978 re-release of “Star Wars” and a second-run of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”