Good Questions and points, Lost Memory, movies10063 and longislandmovies. Your points are well taken. WHY anybody would want to text/chat while watching a movie….beats me. I sure wouldn’t.
It’s agreed, the concession stands and general admission, unless one holds a membership to a movie palace, is rather expensive, to boot.
This whole thing sounds like a good way to eventually kill off the movie business entirely. Just my opinion.
CinemarkFan: If this kind of awful debt has gotten to National Amusements, and AMC, and then to Regal, what will happen to the independent movie palaces that’re left here in the United States, as a whole?
I rememember going to see a live concert that included that reunion of Glen Yarborough, the Kingston Trio, and some other folk/rock groups. What a concert that was! Both Glen Yarborough and the Kingston Trio were at their finest, and the Kingston Trio, as usual, sang their song “Charley on the MTA”, which had made them famous.
Hmmmm……..Interesting. Thanks for the info, Roger Katz. So, if Showcase Cinemas decides to sell other branches of their Cinemas in other states, do you think that will that mean somewhat fewer multiplex cinemas? Again, I’m just curious.
United Illuminating? Never heard of them. Who/what are they? Just curious. I, too, have heard about the sale of some of the Showcase Cinemas. I wonder, however, if another big franchise, such as AMC or Regal’s will buy them.
Btw—have you thought about contacting the Better Business Bureau as well? Just curious. Again, all the best of luck to you. Hope you get this situation straightened out…and soon.
That’s a shame, VJD. Sorry about your awful experience! They should’ve refunded your money, no questions asked, right away, when the concert you’d purchased tickets for got cancelled. $150.00,
especially nowadays, isn’t exactly peanuts, either. Too bad that such a beautiful-looking theatre is presently managed by such nasty, dishonest people! As some people say; create a monster and it’ll eventually turn on you. It sounds as if that’s where these venal managers are headed, if that’s the way they operate. Although I don’t reside in the Bronx, or in the NY area generally, here’s hoping that decent, honest people take charge of that theatre…and soon.
Btw: It looks like a perfect movie palace for the great, golden oldie-but-goody classic films.
Looks like a pretty cool theatre. My (now-deceased) grandparents lived in Tucson, having moved there from Brooklyn, NY in 1959. Sadly, none of us ever got to know about the Fox Theatre, let alone see any movies there.
KingBiscuits, from what I’ve been reading/hearing about Regal, if this:
“I’m guessing that Regal will be the favorite to buy National Amusements since they seem to eat up the older chains.”
is really the case, it may well mean the eventual death-knell to many, if not most of the multiplex cinemas, or at least a movement in that general direction.
I remember them when they were originally called “Showcase Cinemas”. We’ve got a bunch of them here in the Bay State, too. Somebody was telling that they read/heard that many of the multiplex cinemas will begin to disappear, but there’ll always be movie palaces and multiplex cinemas alike left because there’ll always be people (myself included) who want to continue to go to the movies, rather than just sit home and watch them on TV.
Where was the screening of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in 70mm on December 21st scheduled to take place, William? Just curious. Also, “Top Gun” doesn’t sound like a movie that I want to see.
I looked at your article over at Universal Hub, Ron. Thanks.
I also saw the film “Love Story” at the Circle years ago.
Here’s hoping that they build another theatre instead of luxury condos or a parking lot, and that they build a theatre that doesn’t play the same schlocky stuff in the way of movies that most of the theatres these days play.
I remember the Circle Cinemas (along with other now-defunct cinemas) with a somewhat sad fondness. It was a beautiful theatre before it got “twinned”, and I saw some very nice films there, before and after it was “twinned'.
The Great Race
Chinatown
Superman I and Superman II
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Munich
Zodiac
to name afew. Just as often as not, as kids, my sister and I would attend movies there with or without family or friends, and then eat in the Howard Johnson’s afterwards.
Harry Potter and the Phoenix
Good Questions and points, Lost Memory, movies10063 and longislandmovies. Your points are well taken. WHY anybody would want to text/chat while watching a movie….beats me. I sure wouldn’t.
It’s agreed, the concession stands and general admission, unless one holds a membership to a movie palace, is rather expensive, to boot.
This whole thing sounds like a good way to eventually kill off the movie business entirely. Just my opinion.
I don’t get Channel #8, because I’m not in that area.
Thanks, movie534.
CinemarkFan: If this kind of awful debt has gotten to National Amusements, and AMC, and then to Regal, what will happen to the independent movie palaces that’re left here in the United States, as a whole?
I rememember going to see a live concert that included that reunion of Glen Yarborough, the Kingston Trio, and some other folk/rock groups. What a concert that was! Both Glen Yarborough and the Kingston Trio were at their finest, and the Kingston Trio, as usual, sang their song “Charley on the MTA”, which had made them famous.
I agree, D. Ryan.
Hmmmm……..Interesting. Thanks for the info, Roger Katz. So, if Showcase Cinemas decides to sell other branches of their Cinemas in other states, do you think that will that mean somewhat fewer multiplex cinemas? Again, I’m just curious.
So, what might all this mean for multiplex cinemas generally? Just curious.
United Illuminating? Never heard of them. Who/what are they? Just curious. I, too, have heard about the sale of some of the Showcase Cinemas. I wonder, however, if another big franchise, such as AMC or Regal’s will buy them.
Btw—have you thought about contacting the Better Business Bureau as well? Just curious. Again, all the best of luck to you. Hope you get this situation straightened out…and soon.
That’s a shame, VJD. Sorry about your awful experience! They should’ve refunded your money, no questions asked, right away, when the concert you’d purchased tickets for got cancelled. $150.00,
especially nowadays, isn’t exactly peanuts, either. Too bad that such a beautiful-looking theatre is presently managed by such nasty, dishonest people! As some people say; create a monster and it’ll eventually turn on you. It sounds as if that’s where these venal managers are headed, if that’s the way they operate. Although I don’t reside in the Bronx, or in the NY area generally, here’s hoping that decent, honest people take charge of that theatre…and soon.
Btw: It looks like a perfect movie palace for the great, golden oldie-but-goody classic films.
That is so sad. This country doesn’t need any more big box stores. There are too many of these big box-stores as it is.
Great-looking theatre!! Love the round marquee on the outside, which makes for a distinguished look.
Another one bites the dust. How sad to read/hear about another beautiful theatre closing down.
Looks like a pretty cool theatre. My (now-deceased) grandparents lived in Tucson, having moved there from Brooklyn, NY in 1959. Sadly, none of us ever got to know about the Fox Theatre, let alone see any movies there.
KingBiscuits, from what I’ve been reading/hearing about Regal, if this:
“I’m guessing that Regal will be the favorite to buy National Amusements since they seem to eat up the older chains.”
is really the case, it may well mean the eventual death-knell to many, if not most of the multiplex cinemas, or at least a movement in that general direction.
Love that photograph!! Thanks for posting it, whoever did.
Well, movies10063….Ever heard the adage “What goes around comes around”?
Bill, I think that, with rare exceptions, the days of popular films playing for a year or two at a given theatre are gone forever.
The Loews Grand was also a spectacular-looking theatre, which certainly lived up to its name in its day.
I remember them when they were originally called “Showcase Cinemas”. We’ve got a bunch of them here in the Bay State, too. Somebody was telling that they read/heard that many of the multiplex cinemas will begin to disappear, but there’ll always be movie palaces and multiplex cinemas alike left because there’ll always be people (myself included) who want to continue to go to the movies, rather than just sit home and watch them on TV.
I still miss the days when the Harvard Square Theatre was a revival movie house.
Oops—my bad. It’s in California. sorry.
Where was the screening of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in 70mm on December 21st scheduled to take place, William? Just curious. Also, “Top Gun” doesn’t sound like a movie that I want to see.
I looked at your article over at Universal Hub, Ron. Thanks.
I also saw the film “Love Story” at the Circle years ago.
Here’s hoping that they build another theatre instead of luxury condos or a parking lot, and that they build a theatre that doesn’t play the same schlocky stuff in the way of movies that most of the theatres these days play.
I remember the Circle Cinemas (along with other now-defunct cinemas) with a somewhat sad fondness. It was a beautiful theatre before it got “twinned”, and I saw some very nice films there, before and after it was “twinned'.
The Great Race
Chinatown
Superman I and Superman II
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Munich
Zodiac
to name afew. Just as often as not, as kids, my sister and I would attend movies there with or without family or friends, and then eat in the Howard Johnson’s afterwards.
Harry Potter and the Phoenix