to Comfortably Cool. the ad for the premiere
opening of AAE was neat. did I misunderstand the ‘
ad? I got the impression from the info in the
lower left hand that it was a reserved performance
engagement.
i went to see Victoria and Abdul the day after it
opened which I enjoyed a great deal but. i find the
new reserve seating policy annoying. when i got on
line it went from the box office to the corner of
the Bergdorf Goodman building. because there’s only
one ticket seller and you have to pick a seat from
the little screen it took forever to get from the
corner of the BG building to the box office. if the
theater was looking for a way to raise prices just
do so. the reserved seat policy is a waste of time.
I’m hedging the bet that Blade Runner 2049 will
play both the Imax auditorium and the Loews downstairs.
now on any of the online ticket services how can I tell
which showing is in the Loews auditorium?
with every new post on the subject I get more confused.
I have always been under the impression that the
Dome was built specifically for 70MM single lens
version. also how could a 3-Strip print of IAMMMMW
exist if it was shot in Ultra Panavision 70 not
the 3-Strip process?
I am a bit perplexed by silver’s 9/21 comment. when
the Archlight chain took over the Dome several years
back and renovated the theater I thought it was for
the expressed purpose of being able to show 3-Strip
films. so after all the time and $$$ involved why would they stop showing 3-Strip films?
I thank Scott for his reply. in terms of the
grand ornate movie theaters build between 1914-1941
the only one which opened from the get go as a 1st
run venue and has continued to operate as such is
the Chinese in Hollywood. out of all 50 states that’s
kind of sad.
the era of building grand ornate movie theaters was
approx. 1914-1941. now many still exist in prime
condition. for instance the Castro in San Francisco
has been in continual operation since it opened
Sept. of 1922 but its was built from the get go as
a 2nd/3rd run neighborhood which is where my
question comes in. I am looking for grand ornate
movie theaters built from the get go as 1st run
venues and have continued to operate as such since
the day they opened. NYC nor San Francisco have
any left. does Chicago?
i just walked by 100 3rd Ave. last weekend and its
now a upscale bar Nevada Smith’s. but i am perplexed
by something. the width of the bar is no way near
the width of the theater front in the photo at the
top of this page. can someone explain this?
thanks to Mikeoaklandpark for your reply. I am still
baffled by it all. I can’t tell you the number of
BIG eagerly awaited films that I have seen where the
auditorium I see it in is virtually empty. then when
I read on Mon. morning that the film had a huge opening weekend I can’t help but wonder where the $$$ came
from.
for people who saw IT at this theater was your
particular auditorium any where near full? i saw
it at an other AMC/Loews theater and the place
was maybe 15 percent full. so how did the
film gross $123 mil on the opening weekend?
I thank Purplepielord for his link of April 2013.
but I still don’t see how the theater in the photo
at the top could possibly have been housed in the
same building as the bar Neveda Smith’s its current
occupant.
to Al A., boy the stuff you know and I thought I knew
a lot. I wasn’t aware Mark “Shark Tank” Cuban was the
owner of the Landmark chain. what you said about
affording the same films as the places you stated is
certainly a valid point. but is the new multiplex
going to be art house fare or a mix with big studio
films. one thing I like about the Sunshine is it only
plays art house fare.
thanks for the reply. as I see it the success of the
new multiplex depends on the people in the immediate
are frequenting it. I doubt anyone else will venture
to 57St. and 12th Ave. to see a film. its kind of
like the 62 St. and 1st Ave. multiplex which opened
in 1992? while it was a modern state of the art
facility at the time it didn’t help it in succeeding
and that was a fairly residential area as well.
to Al A.– i hope you don’t mind me posting a
question on this page since the theater in question
doesn’t have a page yet. this Sept. Landmark Theaters
will open a multiplex on 57Th St. and 12th Ave. who
in the name of God is going to go to a theater on
57th St. and 12th Ave.?
I wasn’t aware Union Square was the only theater to
have it. I was just asking fellow moviegoers who
might have experienced it was it was exactly. so I
thank AL A. for his frank critique of it.
exhibitors are forever thinking up ways to get
more $$$ from moviegoers eventhough movie tickets
in Manhattan are already to frigging high. to
which what in God’s name is 4DX?
i had passed by this theater many times in my
teen years when it was an art house. to which
a question.i suppose anything is possible in the
big wide world of ours but i can’t believe this
theater went from being an noted art house showing
foreign films and low budget indies for decades
then the next week turned into a gay porn house.
I’m guessing there most have been a period of
time when it was simply closed down and unused.
to Escott O. Norton many thanks for your reply. as
I said I saw it at the IMAX theater in the Loews
Lincoln Square complex in Manhattan and with the
size of the screen, the new laser projection system
and the A+ sound system it was like I was on the
beach with the stranded soldiers.
also if you’re ever in NYC and go the IMAX at
Lincoln Square rows h or g are the perfect rows.
thanks to Chris Utley for your thoughts on the
subject. the remakes of Cinderella, Pete’s Dragon
and Beauty and the Beast were “live action”. so
if I understand your new reply correctly the
upcoming “live action” remake of The Lion King
isn’t “live action” at all but a animated remake
using different animation technology than what
was available in 1994.
thanks to Chris Utley for your reply but it makes
me even a tad more confused. again there are no human
characters in The Lion King only animals. so if its
going to be like TJB photorealistic CGI how is it a
“live action” version?
in reference to sguttag’s comment. many of the
most beloved movie theaters across the country
were built as very grand neighborhood theaters
and only became exclusive 1st run venues years
later. for instance the Coronet in San Francisco
only became 1st run with the Todd-AO roadshow
premiere of Oklahoma in 1955.
in response to fred1’s reply- I live in NYC
so yes i have seen the Bway show 7 times in
fact but and there’s always a but. in the show
the actors aren’t playing humans they’re
playing animals. so the technique Julie Taymor
devised for the actors to play animals would
not work in a film. so i ask my question again-
since there are human characters in the show
how will they do a live action film?
Hello-
to Comfortably Cool. the ad for the premiere opening of AAE was neat. did I misunderstand the ‘ ad? I got the impression from the info in the lower left hand that it was a reserved performance engagement.
Hello-
i went to see Victoria and Abdul the day after it opened which I enjoyed a great deal but. i find the new reserve seating policy annoying. when i got on line it went from the box office to the corner of the Bergdorf Goodman building. because there’s only one ticket seller and you have to pick a seat from the little screen it took forever to get from the corner of the BG building to the box office. if the theater was looking for a way to raise prices just do so. the reserved seat policy is a waste of time.
Hello-
I’m hedging the bet that Blade Runner 2049 will play both the Imax auditorium and the Loews downstairs. now on any of the online ticket services how can I tell which showing is in the Loews auditorium?
Hello From NYC-
with every new post on the subject I get more confused. I have always been under the impression that the Dome was built specifically for 70MM single lens version. also how could a 3-Strip print of IAMMMMW exist if it was shot in Ultra Panavision 70 not the 3-Strip process?
Hello From NYC-
I am a bit perplexed by silver’s 9/21 comment. when the Archlight chain took over the Dome several years back and renovated the theater I thought it was for the expressed purpose of being able to show 3-Strip films. so after all the time and $$$ involved why would they stop showing 3-Strip films?
Hello-
I thank Scott for his reply. in terms of the grand ornate movie theaters build between 1914-1941 the only one which opened from the get go as a 1st run venue and has continued to operate as such is the Chinese in Hollywood. out of all 50 states that’s kind of sad.
Hello From NYC-
the era of building grand ornate movie theaters was approx. 1914-1941. now many still exist in prime condition. for instance the Castro in San Francisco has been in continual operation since it opened Sept. of 1922 but its was built from the get go as a 2nd/3rd run neighborhood which is where my question comes in. I am looking for grand ornate movie theaters built from the get go as 1st run venues and have continued to operate as such since the day they opened. NYC nor San Francisco have any left. does Chicago?
Hello-
aside from Windjammer, West Side Story and Hello
Dolly was the Chinese ever used for a reserved seat
engagement?
Hello-
i just walked by 100 3rd Ave. last weekend and its now a upscale bar Nevada Smith’s. but i am perplexed by something. the width of the bar is no way near the width of the theater front in the photo at the top of this page. can someone explain this?
Hello From NYC-
I was wondering has anyone seen DUNKIRK at the Dome then saw it at another theater? could you please describe the difference.
Hello-
thanks to Mikeoaklandpark for your reply. I am still baffled by it all. I can’t tell you the number of BIG eagerly awaited films that I have seen where the auditorium I see it in is virtually empty. then when I read on Mon. morning that the film had a huge opening weekend I can’t help but wonder where the $$$ came from.
Hello-
for people who saw IT at this theater was your particular auditorium any where near full? i saw it at an other AMC/Loews theater and the place was maybe 15 percent full. so how did the film gross $123 mil on the opening weekend?
Hello-
I thank Purplepielord for his link of April 2013. but I still don’t see how the theater in the photo at the top could possibly have been housed in the same building as the bar Neveda Smith’s its current occupant.
Hello From NYC-
i’m assuming that when this theater opened it was a 2nd/3rd run neighborhood theater. at what point did it become a 1st run venue?
Hello-
to Al A., boy the stuff you know and I thought I knew a lot. I wasn’t aware Mark “Shark Tank” Cuban was the owner of the Landmark chain. what you said about affording the same films as the places you stated is certainly a valid point. but is the new multiplex going to be art house fare or a mix with big studio films. one thing I like about the Sunshine is it only plays art house fare.
Hello-
thanks for the reply. as I see it the success of the new multiplex depends on the people in the immediate are frequenting it. I doubt anyone else will venture to 57St. and 12th Ave. to see a film. its kind of like the 62 St. and 1st Ave. multiplex which opened in 1992? while it was a modern state of the art facility at the time it didn’t help it in succeeding and that was a fairly residential area as well.
Hello-
to Al A.– i hope you don’t mind me posting a question on this page since the theater in question doesn’t have a page yet. this Sept. Landmark Theaters will open a multiplex on 57Th St. and 12th Ave. who in the name of God is going to go to a theater on 57th St. and 12th Ave.?
Hello-
I wasn’t aware Union Square was the only theater to have it. I was just asking fellow moviegoers who might have experienced it was it was exactly. so I thank AL A. for his frank critique of it.
Hello-
exhibitors are forever thinking up ways to get more $$$ from moviegoers eventhough movie tickets in Manhattan are already to frigging high. to which what in God’s name is 4DX?
Hello-
i had passed by this theater many times in my teen years when it was an art house. to which a question.i suppose anything is possible in the big wide world of ours but i can’t believe this theater went from being an noted art house showing foreign films and low budget indies for decades then the next week turned into a gay porn house. I’m guessing there most have been a period of time when it was simply closed down and unused.
Hello from NYC-
to Escott O. Norton many thanks for your reply. as I said I saw it at the IMAX theater in the Loews Lincoln Square complex in Manhattan and with the size of the screen, the new laser projection system and the A+ sound system it was like I was on the beach with the stranded soldiers.
also if you’re ever in NYC and go the IMAX at Lincoln Square rows h or g are the perfect rows.
Hello-
thanks to Chris Utley for your thoughts on the subject. the remakes of Cinderella, Pete’s Dragon and Beauty and the Beast were “live action”. so if I understand your new reply correctly the upcoming “live action” remake of The Lion King isn’t “live action” at all but a animated remake using different animation technology than what was available in 1994.
Hello-
thanks to Chris Utley for your reply but it makes me even a tad more confused. again there are no human characters in The Lion King only animals. so if its going to be like TJB photorealistic CGI how is it a “live action” version?
Hello-
in reference to sguttag’s comment. many of the most beloved movie theaters across the country were built as very grand neighborhood theaters and only became exclusive 1st run venues years later. for instance the Coronet in San Francisco only became 1st run with the Todd-AO roadshow premiere of Oklahoma in 1955.
Hello-
in response to fred1’s reply- I live in NYC so yes i have seen the Bway show 7 times in fact but and there’s always a but. in the show the actors aren’t playing humans they’re playing animals. so the technique Julie Taymor devised for the actors to play animals would not work in a film. so i ask my question again- since there are human characters in the show how will they do a live action film?