I was the Manager of the St. Marks and the Bleecker St. Cinema back in 79, 80, & 81. The owner of the Bleecker did not own the St. Marks at that time – of course I knew both owners. The St. Marks actually had three owners/partners. I had the job at the Bleecker first, then left, then took the job at the St. Marks. The Bleecker was a very hip place for people to hang out – as Manager, I was privileged to have been introduced to several celebrities during my tenure there – including the model/actress Lauren Hutton, actor Cliff Robertson, and journalist/photographer Susan Sontag. When we exhibited the movie LOLITA there, we were mobbed by Russians who were not permitted to see it in the Soviet Union. The St. Marks was a different story. It was two dollars to get in for a double feature – so many down and out people took advantage of the opportunity to sit in the air conditioning for four or five hours for that small price. The St. Marks was quite a circus.
I was the Manager of the St. Marks and the Bleecker St. Cinema back in 79, 80, & 81. The owner of the Bleecker did not own the St. Marks at that time – of course I knew both owners. The St. Marks actually had three owners/partners. I had the job at the Bleecker first, then left, then took the job at the St. Marks. The Bleecker was a very hip place for people to hang out – as Manager, I was privileged to have been introduced to several celebrities during my tenure there – including the model/actress Lauren Hutton, actor Cliff Robertson, and journalist/photographer Susan Sontag. When we exhibited the movie LOLITA there, we were mobbed by Russians who were not permitted to see it in the Soviet Union. The St. Marks was a different story. It was two dollars to get in for a double feature – so many down and out people took advantage of the opportunity to sit in the air conditioning for four or five hours for that small price. The St. Marks was quite a circus.