The interactive screening of “Mommie Dearest” was a transformational experience…..
It was just hysterically funny, and Hedda Lettuce’s comments were priceless. There is no feeling greater than sitting in a movie theater filled with Gay men (and a lesbian or two) laughing at a campy movie – with commentary by a drag queen! This is why I’ll just never leave New York!
I HATED Broken Flowers…I fled after about half an hour..It felt like they were continuing on with Lost In Translation..But Murray’s ennui worked in Japan, here it just was boring..And all the accolades!
Anyway, this was once the greatest theater in New York, along with the Guild in Rockefeller Center..It is such a shame that these theaters are gone..
I saw some great films here..too many to remember. It was a very plush theater. Now it has this wierd sometimes-open sometimes-not feel to it..I think one day it will vanish.
The last film I saw here was a screening of a Todd Solodnz film, and he was there to answer questions..He is a pretty strange character! I thought it was interesting at the time that he only had a few films out, yet already he was getting legendary status.
The funniest memory of that event was watching him come out of the theater..A young student, with a big flashing neon sign over her head that said “craven soul”..She kept following him down the block, trying to talk to him, telling him that she had waited two years to see him…Eeeek!
I went to see “The Notorious Bettie Page” at the Chelsea recently..I arrived a little late, just as the film was starting. The theater was already dark, and it was hard to see.
I sat down in a seat towards the back, and he seat felt different..The seats were pretty dated and in bad condition, but this seat was very plush…Since it was in a handicapped section, I thought it was some sort of experimental seat!
As my eyes adjusted to the light, I looked around, and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing – all the seats were new! I had seen the boxes and construction outside, but I thought that was all for minor cosmetic changes.
It looked like they reduced their capacity by about 10% to accommodate the new seats..Which makes sense to do since they’ve lost about 50% of their audience to other theaters..
I did go to one Hedda Lettuce event and it was fantastic. Unfortunately, it’s hard to get there on time after work…When I do remember to go, it’s a night they’re showing a film I’m not interested in..
I have many warm memories of this theater. It was one of the first real modern theaters to open..Going to the movies in New York used to be disgusting in the 70’s when I was a teenager..Long lines, crummy theaters..
Cineplex Odeon came and swept that all away, and all people did was complain because they raised the prices fifty cents or a dollar. I remember when movies went up a dollar in price Ed Koch wanted to lead a campaign to boycott them..I think that’s when they went from six to seven dollars!
The interactive screening of “Mommie Dearest” was a transformational experience…..
It was just hysterically funny, and Hedda Lettuce’s comments were priceless. There is no feeling greater than sitting in a movie theater filled with Gay men (and a lesbian or two) laughing at a campy movie – with commentary by a drag queen! This is why I’ll just never leave New York!
I HATED Broken Flowers…I fled after about half an hour..It felt like they were continuing on with Lost In Translation..But Murray’s ennui worked in Japan, here it just was boring..And all the accolades!
Anyway, this was once the greatest theater in New York, along with the Guild in Rockefeller Center..It is such a shame that these theaters are gone..
I saw some great films here..too many to remember. It was a very plush theater. Now it has this wierd sometimes-open sometimes-not feel to it..I think one day it will vanish.
The last film I saw here was a screening of a Todd Solodnz film, and he was there to answer questions..He is a pretty strange character! I thought it was interesting at the time that he only had a few films out, yet already he was getting legendary status.
The funniest memory of that event was watching him come out of the theater..A young student, with a big flashing neon sign over her head that said “craven soul”..She kept following him down the block, trying to talk to him, telling him that she had waited two years to see him…Eeeek!
I went to see “The Notorious Bettie Page” at the Chelsea recently..I arrived a little late, just as the film was starting. The theater was already dark, and it was hard to see.
I sat down in a seat towards the back, and he seat felt different..The seats were pretty dated and in bad condition, but this seat was very plush…Since it was in a handicapped section, I thought it was some sort of experimental seat!
As my eyes adjusted to the light, I looked around, and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing – all the seats were new! I had seen the boxes and construction outside, but I thought that was all for minor cosmetic changes.
It looked like they reduced their capacity by about 10% to accommodate the new seats..Which makes sense to do since they’ve lost about 50% of their audience to other theaters..
I did go to one Hedda Lettuce event and it was fantastic. Unfortunately, it’s hard to get there on time after work…When I do remember to go, it’s a night they’re showing a film I’m not interested in..
I have many warm memories of this theater. It was one of the first real modern theaters to open..Going to the movies in New York used to be disgusting in the 70’s when I was a teenager..Long lines, crummy theaters..
Cineplex Odeon came and swept that all away, and all people did was complain because they raised the prices fifty cents or a dollar. I remember when movies went up a dollar in price Ed Koch wanted to lead a campaign to boycott them..I think that’s when they went from six to seven dollars!