Eastside Cinema

919 3rd Avenue,
New York, NY 10022

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hardbop
hardbop on April 7, 2005 at 5:50 am

My last visit here wasn’t pleasant. I caught Francis Coppolla’s nephew’s film “CQ.” A bulb on the projector blew about 80% into the movie. The clueless manager didn’t seem to know if she would get a replacement so I and all the other patrons left. We didn’t walk about empty-handed, though. They gave us two free passes to any City Cinemas theatres. I never did get to see the conclusion of “CQ” and I am in no hurry to do so.

Astyanax
Astyanax on February 7, 2005 at 5:59 pm

When first taken over by City Cinemas, it was touted as a successor to the 68th Street Playhouse. A rather dreadful theater with no amenities, it never lived up to the reputation of the former art house. The closing of any theater is a loss, but this one minimally so.

br91975
br91975 on August 5, 2004 at 11:45 pm

I guess those plans fell through; blame it on the economy, perhaps…

RobertR
RobertR on August 5, 2004 at 10:33 pm

I thought they closed it because they were tearing down the whole block?

br91975
br91975 on June 27, 2004 at 7:35 am

The Eastside Cinema has been preemptively gutted and the theatre floor leveled in anticipation of making the space more immediately attractive to prospective retail tenants.