In anticipation of Halloween, the Cobble Hill is among venues participating in the 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, currently running through October 24th. Full program and other details can be found here
The Peerless at 4805 Third Avenue was originally known as Acme and reportedly had later names of Transart and Grand Art before closing around 1945-46. This Peerless doesn’t seem to be listed at Cinema Treasures.
Claim in introduction that the cinema first opened as “legit” under the name of Westwood is incorrect. It was newly built by Dietrich & Feldstein, according to a report in the April 13th, 1940 issue of Boxoffice Magazine (see posting in Photos Section).
MGM’s most important release since “Gone With the Wind” would open in NYC using the same theatres and policies: two-a-day roadshow at the Astor and continuous performances at the Capitol.
The first neighborhood showings for “Show Boat” followed its premiere engagement at Radio City Music Hall, where “An American in Paris” currently topped the screen/stage package.
Sidney Howard’s Broadway stage play won a Pulitzer Prize, and was later transformed into Frank Loesser’s much-acclaimed musical, “The Most Happy Fella,” which has yet to receive a movie version.
To add this to the website is sheer lunacy, just because a single movie will have a special month’s engagement there by arrangement with the “legit” management. Several news reports claimed that the Belasco has no previous history with films, which could be true.
The RKO Kenmore and Loew’s Kings were always considered the two leading cinemas in Flatbush, but the Kenmore is listed here as located in Prospect Park South. And why isn’t the Kings listed as a “nearby” theatre? It was certainly closer to the Kenmore than the Savoy.
At the time, the Colonial was being booked day-and-date with Brooklyn and Queens, making it exclusive for Manhattan but a week after RKO’s key neighborhood sites in that borough.
This photo is nowhere near the Colonial Theatre…B.F. Keith’s signage in top right corner is for the Palace Theatre. This is a view looking north from Times Square. Electrified Wrigley’s sign is atop the Putnam Building, which was demolished to make way for the Paramount Theatre & Office Building.
A decade later, the Broadway Theatre became the first NYC showcase for Cinerama,its final movie connection before returning to the “legit” field.
In anticipation of Halloween, the Cobble Hill is among venues participating in the 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, currently running through October 24th. Full program and other details can be found here
As the lesser of two Loew’s in the district, the Bay Ridge ran a mix of move-overs from the Alpine as well as programs that played on the RKO circuit.
The Peerless at 4805 Third Avenue was originally known as Acme and reportedly had later names of Transart and Grand Art before closing around 1945-46. This Peerless doesn’t seem to be listed at Cinema Treasures.
The luminous Madeleine Carroll’s first name was spelled incorrectly.
By time of opening on December 25th, inflation had raised the price of admission by a nickel to 20 cents.
Claim in introduction that the cinema first opened as “legit” under the name of Westwood is incorrect. It was newly built by Dietrich & Feldstein, according to a report in the April 13th, 1940 issue of Boxoffice Magazine (see posting in Photos Section).
Listing excerpted from Independent Theatres Guide for that day. Both features were initially released during the summer of 1940.
How many “local residents” do you think are contributors to Cinema Treasures, or are even aware of the website’s existence?
Additional opening dates for “Hello, Dolly!” in England, Scotland, and Ireland are listed at bottom of the ad.
Shared premises with roadshow of “Oliver!” at State #1.
Caricatures of the multi-star cast by the legendary Al Hirschfeld.
Booked for an indefinite run beginning March 25 (Easter Week)!
MGM’s most important release since “Gone With the Wind” would open in NYC using the same theatres and policies: two-a-day roadshow at the Astor and continuous performances at the Capitol.
The first neighborhood showings for “Show Boat” followed its premiere engagement at Radio City Music Hall, where “An American in Paris” currently topped the screen/stage package.
Sidney Howard’s Broadway stage play won a Pulitzer Prize, and was later transformed into Frank Loesser’s much-acclaimed musical, “The Most Happy Fella,” which has yet to receive a movie version.
Wonder what Marcus Loew would think about the current use of his original building site, which has numerous images displayed here
Exterior and interior images taken by patrons of the Magic Johnson multiplex can be viewed here
An assortment of exterior and interior images of Cinema Village can be viewed here
Numerous photos taken by patrons of the current Alpine multiplex can be viewed here
P.S. Could it be because, as this website claims, there are no theatres within 30 miles? That’s a joke, folks!
To add this to the website is sheer lunacy, just because a single movie will have a special month’s engagement there by arrangement with the “legit” management. Several news reports claimed that the Belasco has no previous history with films, which could be true.
The RKO Kenmore and Loew’s Kings were always considered the two leading cinemas in Flatbush, but the Kenmore is listed here as located in Prospect Park South. And why isn’t the Kings listed as a “nearby” theatre? It was certainly closer to the Kenmore than the Savoy.
At the time, the Colonial was being booked day-and-date with Brooklyn and Queens, making it exclusive for Manhattan but a week after RKO’s key neighborhood sites in that borough.
This photo is nowhere near the Colonial Theatre…B.F. Keith’s signage in top right corner is for the Palace Theatre. This is a view looking north from Times Square. Electrified Wrigley’s sign is atop the Putnam Building, which was demolished to make way for the Paramount Theatre & Office Building.