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Bill Huelbig commented about Orpheum Theatre on Apr 7, 2022 at 8:32 am

Now open and showing movies. Including one of the greatest of all time, celebrating its 50th anniversary, as you can see in the photo I just posted.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 6, 2022 at 6:43 pm

I met Barbara Eden at an autograph show in 2010, and I asked her if she thought Brothers Grimm would ever be released on home video. This was 2 years after the Smilebox release of How the West Was Won. She said probably never. I hope she has her copy of it too!

All the people who worked so hard on this project really did beat all the odds.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 6, 2022 at 3:33 pm

Considering how badly damaged it was, it’s almost miraculous how beautifully Brothers Grimm turned out. It’s more than a restoration - more like a resurrection.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Mar 22, 2022 at 3:55 pm

And there was a sequel: The Hawaiians with Charlton Heston. They usually don’t make sequels to movies that flop.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Mar 22, 2022 at 7:43 am

Hawaii played here for 41 weeks in 1966-67, when it was known as the DeMille.

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Bill Huelbig commented about United Palace of Cultural Arts on Mar 6, 2022 at 2:28 pm

All About Eve gets some of the greatest audience reactions I’ve ever been a part of. One of Thelma Ritter’s facial expressions got a big round of applause.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Jersey Theatre on Mar 5, 2022 at 7:53 am

The Loew’s Kings in Brooklyn had a similar restoration some years ago, but as far as I know they’ve only had one classic movie event (Barry Lyndon). The Loew’s Jersey has a better claim on keeping classic movies being shown, since the building would have been torn down long ago if not for Friends of the Loew’s and their classic movie shows.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Jersey Theatre on Mar 4, 2022 at 1:50 pm

It will be a performing arts center, but we’ve been promised that the classic movie screenings won’t be discontinued. I hope they mean it.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Feb 23, 2022 at 3:50 pm

In 1962-63, Brothers Grimm did play at the Capitol in Cinerama for 33 weeks. At the time, the theater was known as Loew’s Cinerama.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Oct 20, 2021 at 3:05 pm

Thanks, guys. It happened to me today. The Ziegfeld page used to be so popular, but now …

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Bill Huelbig commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Sep 21, 2021 at 1:39 pm

Interesting how “2001” didn’t play at the Dome until July 1974. Many people assume it played there in its initial release in 1968.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Aug 28, 2021 at 1:01 pm

Hi Bigjoe. Unfortunately I never did.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Aug 26, 2021 at 1:27 pm

I have the hardcovers of Ben-Hur, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and My Fair Lady.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jul 12, 2021 at 5:08 pm

They were the front rows of the upstairs section. My dad and I saw 2001 from the divans section in June 1968. Ticket price was a big $4, and it really was big at the time.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Clairidge on Jun 26, 2021 at 5:14 am

The only reserved seat attraction I saw at the Clairidge was How the West Was Won in 1963, but I remember it being a very big audience. These engagements must have been successful because they almost all ran for quite a long time. 2001 played there for 36 weeks. How the West Was Won had the longest run, 39 weeks.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Clairidge on Jun 25, 2021 at 4:48 am

CCMPI, thanks for that very nice comment!

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Bill Huelbig commented about Clairidge on Jun 24, 2021 at 2:43 am

Cinerama was first exhibited on the East Coast (Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY), so it’s only fitting that we have a Cinerama theater here too. I realize it’s close to impossible, but you never know.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Clairidge on Jun 21, 2021 at 11:07 am

I know it’s asking too much for them to put the Cinerama screen back up, but I’m really glad the Clairidge is going to reopen soon.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jun 17, 2021 at 8:28 am

The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY has a very detailed model of the Roxy’s auditorium. It must have really been glorious.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jun 17, 2021 at 8:26 am

And the Roxy too. I was too young to ever go there, but I was aware of it. I remember my dad pointing out to me what corner it stood on. There’s a famous photo of Gloria Swanson standing in the ruins of the Roxy during its demolition.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jun 15, 2021 at 1:05 pm

I just added a photo of the ad from 6/15/1968.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jun 15, 2021 at 1:02 pm

1:30, 5 and 8:30 on weekends. They later added a midnight show every Saturday night.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jun 15, 2021 at 11:36 am

Today is the day I saw 2001 at the Capitol. It was the 1:30 pm show, so I know where I was 53 years ago this very minute. I’m grateful I got to see that theater and its amazing screen just that one time.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on May 25, 2021 at 7:07 pm

I actually have 19. My Star Wars program is in a different spot from all the others, so I forgot to count it.

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Bill Huelbig commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on May 25, 2021 at 7:04 pm

I only have 18, and some of them were purchased on eBay years later. The oldest one I have from a movie I saw in original release is Ben-Hur, but the actual oldest movie I have one for is This is Cinerama, a 1952 movie that I saw in 1996. The newest one is The Hateful Eight.