Bijou Cinema
82 E. 4th Street,
New York,
NY
10003
82 E. 4th Street,
New York,
NY
10003
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A restaurant called Ella Funt has opened on the street level (that wasn’t part of the Bijou before) and the new owners who opened that plans to have a Club 82 gay live performance/theater space, modeled on the original theater layout, in the basement where Bijou was. Occasional film screenings are planned also.
https://whatnowny.com/historic-club-82-to-be-reborn-as-new-queer-entertainment-and-performance-space/
Rudy’s got bigger problems anymore than closing down some adult theatres….
m00se1111,
Thanks. I guess no more adult cinemas in the city. Giuliani really messed it up for all of us.
The First Film Forum was at 256 west 88th Street. I am not sure when they had screenings here although I do not doubt they probably did.
http://www.filmforum.org/mission.html
has any body bin by latly
For sure, it is open at this date (July 11, 2008)
I have been there a couple and now is looking more neat and cleaner after certain renovations.
No phone number and it is still closed.
Does anyone have the phone number for this place and also are they still open?
Opening post is confusing, indicating this ‘Bijou’ was open at this location at the same time the Bijou which was on 3rd Avenue for a good many years between 12th and 13th (I believe). Says owned by same people, but I knew about the 3rd Avenue one during the 80s and 90s, not about this one. Thanks
It was in November of this year, I went there, and it was indeed a nice space. I’ve heard that it has been recently closed due to flooding (it’s a basement). Would like to know more, as I had thought it would become a hangout for me.
Does anyone know if this theater is still around?
Well if nothing else, I’m glad my question started some digging around on this theater’s history. Funny… I just recently watched a very entertaining TMC documentary about Erroll Flynn. No mention of his pre-Tommy Lee antics with the 82 Club piano!
Thanks for that great link Lost Memory: It sure has had a colourful history. So it all started here with Errol Flynn playing piano with his d**k! and so it continues…..
Here is a photograph I took in June 2006 of the entrance doorway to the Bijou Cinema.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/188372803/
The roller shutter is down, because it is daytime and the cinema is closed. When the Bijou opens in the evenings, the roller shutter is rolled up to reveal a large black metal door.
Ken… your comment that it became known as the Film Forum has me puzzled. When was this? I remember the old Film Forum was down on Watts Street off 6th Ave before they relocated to their current spot on West Houston sometime in the late ‘80’s or early '90’s. They were definitely on Watts Street by 1981 or '82. Was this an even earlier location? Or is it even affiliated at all with the current Film Forum?