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magistramc commented about Montauk Movie on Jun 20, 2015 at 2:20 pm

I didn’t want to believe it was gone until I saw the Soul Cycle logo in place of the familiar “The Movie.” For the first time in my memory, Montauk has no movie theater of its own. I will wait eagerly for a new place to open.

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magistramc commented about End of an era in Forest Hills on May 14, 2014 at 8:14 pm

And another piece of the old neighborhood is gone. I saw so many good films here through the years—most recently “Captain Phillips” and “Saving Mr. Banks.” It was a nice middle ground between the mostly popcorn flicks at the Midway and the arty films at the Kew Gardens Cinema.

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magistramc commented about Montauk Movie on Jan 5, 2013 at 9:54 pm

This theater was indeed built in the 70’s. I remember seeing the first “Alien” there. It became the town movie house after the Montauk Manor Playhouse closed.

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magistramc commented about Montauk Playhouse on Jan 5, 2013 at 9:50 pm

I remember seeing many movies here during the summers of my childhood. And I remember sitting on those director chairs, and looking at the masks of Drama and Comedy on the walls of either side of the sceen whenever I got bored with the film. If memory serves, the full name was “Montauk Manor Playhouse.” The current movie house is pleasant enough, but I’ll always miss this great old theater.