In 1971,I saw the re-release of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA at Durham’s Center Theatre,and from what I saw was a movie that was edited from it’s original running time. But I never understood it then,and I did when I went back to see it again in 70MM at the Uptown Theatre in Washington,DC in 1989 to great applause in which the great picture and sound made it much more entertaining and also it was restored to it’s original running time of 227 minutes. The 1971 re-release was “butchered”.
I don;t have the information as to where LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played at in South Carolina,but I do have the original ads from several North Carolina papers as well as it’s reserved seat engagement showing at Charlotte’s Carolina Theatre.
A lot of great movies played here at the Colony Theatre in Downtown Wilmington. David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played here first-run on August 22,1963. It was an exclusive engagement showing.
From the ads: DIRECT FROM IT’S ROADSHOW ENGAGEMENT,NOW YOU CAN SEE LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AT POPULAR PRICES FOR IT’S EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT!
IN THE CASE OF LAWRENCE OF ARABIA IN THE CAROLINAS:
The Carolina Theatre in Charlotte was the film’s only reserved seat engagement showing in the Carolinas that opened on September 25,1963.
However,other cities here in North Carolina got the film way before Charlotte did. In the case of where LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played in North Carolina cities like Wilmington and Winston-Salem and even Fayetteville got the film first before Charlotte did. Other cities in the state like Greensboro and Raleigh didn’t get LAWRENCE until late-October and early-November of 1963. The small town venues didn’t get it until March or April of 1964 even though it was released in 1962. Here are the original showings[first-run showing/exclusive engagement]
The 1971 re-release of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA was cut back from it’s 216 minutes running time. The restored 1989 version of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA brought back it’s full 227 minutes running time that was complete with full Overture, Intermission and Exit Music and was presented in selected theatres in 70mm, 6 Track Dobly SR.
The 1971 re-release ran 189 minutes in which a full half of the movie was edited.
November 22,1986 …….
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME at the Yorktowne Twin.
See it on the Triangle’s largest auditorium on it’s largest screen in KINTEX STEREO.
Nighthawk1:
I heard about this too. Now that Rave Cinemas is selling off all of it’s theaters, AMC (American Multi-Cinemas) is set to take over Southpoint Cinemas…which will mark AMC Theatres first venue in the greater Triangle area[AMC Theatres operates three multiplexes in the greater Charlotte area……AMC also was a strong foothold when they opened the Carolina Circle Cinemas in 1976 the first AMC chain in the Carolinas]……AMC is set to open a huge megaplex cinema (30 screens)located in North Raleigh by Triangle Towne Center come mid-2013.
Other chains are interested in Southpoint Mall Cinemas too….Rumor has it that Carmike is set to take over and so is Regal Cinemas.
And if that happens..be ready….Southpoint Mall Cinemas in Durham is the only multiplex in the greater Triangle that has Tuesday Bargain Night where all shows all day are just five bucks….not to mention it’s showing of classic Hollywood movies on Tuesdays (from the 1930’s to the mid-1950’s)will be discontinued…..And Nighthawk 1…this isn’t anywhere else but here in Durham. Check the Rave Cinemas website.
The Cameron Village Theatre,aka The Village Twin became a center of controversy and spark numerous protests by civic leaders and angry parents when a screening of “SILENT NIGHT,DEADLY NIGHT” was booked there in December of 1984. This movie spark outrage as lines were picketed around the theatre and in the parking lot across the street from the cinema. The situation got so out of hand,that by the following week,the manager pulled the film from the venue. It was replaced by a Disney flick.
This theatre became a center of controversy and numerous protests in December of 1984 when the Yorktowne Twin Theatres being showing “SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT” first-run. The protesters who picketing around the theatre facing busy Chapel Hill Blvd. during the film’s booking got so out of hand,that Durham Police were apprehended to calm rowdy protesters and movie patrons. However,the movie didn’t stay long…it played for a week before the manager finally pulled it…it was replaced the following week with the sci-fi epic “DUNE” that played in its largest auditorium as the Yorktowne’s BIG Christmas attraction of 1984.
According to one of the articles about the Cary Theater from the December 2,2012 edition of the Raleigh Sunday News and Observer:
It states that the Cary Theater opened somewhere around 1941 and closed in 1960 when the theater was converted into a clothing store and later on an Auto Parts store.
The largest auditorium at the MISSION VALLEY had a seating capacity of 500 that was equipped with a full 180-degree widescreen projection that was equipped to show bigger presentations in the 70MM format.
The theatre opened on March 2,1973 as a twin cinema under Litchfeld Theatres and by 1983 expanded to five screens under United Artists Theatres and also Ambassador Entertainment Group.
This was also the same person who disrupted crowds during a screening of the James Bond “Skyfall” movie that also played at the Mission Valley Cinema that same night.
Disruption at local movie theater results in charges….
From the November 28, 2012 edition of the Raleigh News and Observer….during a screening of the new “Twilight” movie at Raleigh’s Mission Valley Cinema……
More details on this are located at this website…..
The Eastern North Carolina Premiere of “MY FAIR LADY” was a Reserved Seat Engagement that opened at Durham’s Center Theatre on January 14,1966. At the time this movie opened,it was one of two theatres in the state of North Carolina that played it(the other at Charlotte’s Capri Theatre,that opened on January 28,1965)…….other theatres within the state would not get the film until June of 1966 or August of 1966,even though it was originally released in 1964.
This theatre got a lot of the United Artists product…
The James Bond films ranging from “Dr. No” all the way to “Diamonds Are Forever” got first-run billing at the State Theatre.
Also played here first-run in 1964 were “A HARD DAYS NIGHT” starring The Beatles to sold out audiences.
“The Pink Panther” and its sequel “A Shot In The Dark” also played at the State Theatre first-run.
Chuck1231:
Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 western THE WILD BUNCH did not played here in the Triangle area as a exclusive engagement showing….The State Theatre was one of two cinemas in the Triangle on July 1,1969 that booked it first-run. The other was Durham’s Yorktowne Theatre.
Elvis Presley’s live show at Greensboro’s National Theatre was a major event on February 6,1956 with 2 matinee performances and 2 evening performances that were basically sold out within minutes of the beginning date.
Patsy, ncmark, and Chuck1231:
Regarding the concert dates for Elvis Presley. However in 1956, Elvis did two concert shows in Charlotte that were five months of each other…..one was in February and the other was in June of 1956.
First, ELVIS did four sold out concert shows at Charlotte’s Carolina Theatre on February 10,1956. There were two matinee performances and also two evening performances.
Second,ELVIS also broke all attendance records when he made a second appearance to the Queen City for a sold out show at the Charlotte Coliseum on June 26,1956.
David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played at the Center Theatre,aka The Lakewood Center Theatre in 1971 as a re-release.
In 1971,I saw the re-release of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA at Durham’s Center Theatre,and from what I saw was a movie that was edited from it’s original running time. But I never understood it then,and I did when I went back to see it again in 70MM at the Uptown Theatre in Washington,DC in 1989 to great applause in which the great picture and sound made it much more entertaining and also it was restored to it’s original running time of 227 minutes. The 1971 re-release was “butchered”.
I don;t have the information as to where LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played at in South Carolina,but I do have the original ads from several North Carolina papers as well as it’s reserved seat engagement showing at Charlotte’s Carolina Theatre.
A lot of great movies played here at the Colony Theatre in Downtown Wilmington. David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played here first-run on August 22,1963. It was an exclusive engagement showing.
From the ads: DIRECT FROM IT’S ROADSHOW ENGAGEMENT,NOW YOU CAN SEE LAWRENCE OF ARABIA AT POPULAR PRICES FOR IT’S EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT!
David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played here as the exclusive Asheville showing on October 3, 1963.
David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played at Raleigh’s Cameron Village Theatre as an exclusive engagement showing on November 17,1963.
From the ads: DIRECT FROM IT’S ROADSHOW ENGAGEMENT,YOU CAN SEE LAWRENCE OF ARABIA NOW AT POPULAR PRICES FOR IT’S EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT!
David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played at Durham’s Carolina Theatre first-run as a exclusive engagement on October 13, 1963.
IN THE CASE OF LAWRENCE OF ARABIA IN THE CAROLINAS:
The Carolina Theatre in Charlotte was the film’s only reserved seat engagement showing in the Carolinas that opened on September 25,1963.
However,other cities here in North Carolina got the film way before Charlotte did. In the case of where LAWRENCE OF ARABIA played in North Carolina cities like Wilmington and Winston-Salem and even Fayetteville got the film first before Charlotte did. Other cities in the state like Greensboro and Raleigh didn’t get LAWRENCE until late-October and early-November of 1963. The small town venues didn’t get it until March or April of 1964 even though it was released in 1962. Here are the original showings[first-run showing/exclusive engagement]
8.22.1963-Wilmington-Colony
8.29.1963-Winston-Salem-Winston
9.01.1963-Fayetteville-Carolina
10.03.1963-Asheville-Imperial
10.13.1963-Durham-Carolina
10.17.1963-Greensboro-Center
11.08.1963-Raleigh-Village (Cameron Village)
04.15.1964-Chapel Hill-Carolina
RESERVED SEAT ENGAGEMENT SHOWING:
9.25.1963-Charlotte-Carolina-[Stereophonic Sound]
The 1971 re-release of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA was cut back from it’s 216 minutes running time. The restored 1989 version of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA brought back it’s full 227 minutes running time that was complete with full Overture, Intermission and Exit Music and was presented in selected theatres in 70mm, 6 Track Dobly SR.
The 1971 re-release ran 189 minutes in which a full half of the movie was edited.
November 22,1986 ……. STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME at the Yorktowne Twin. See it on the Triangle’s largest auditorium on it’s largest screen in KINTEX STEREO.
Nighthawk1: I heard about this too. Now that Rave Cinemas is selling off all of it’s theaters, AMC (American Multi-Cinemas) is set to take over Southpoint Cinemas…which will mark AMC Theatres first venue in the greater Triangle area[AMC Theatres operates three multiplexes in the greater Charlotte area……AMC also was a strong foothold when they opened the Carolina Circle Cinemas in 1976 the first AMC chain in the Carolinas]……AMC is set to open a huge megaplex cinema (30 screens)located in North Raleigh by Triangle Towne Center come mid-2013.
Other chains are interested in Southpoint Mall Cinemas too….Rumor has it that Carmike is set to take over and so is Regal Cinemas.
And if that happens..be ready….Southpoint Mall Cinemas in Durham is the only multiplex in the greater Triangle that has Tuesday Bargain Night where all shows all day are just five bucks….not to mention it’s showing of classic Hollywood movies on Tuesdays (from the 1930’s to the mid-1950’s)will be discontinued…..And Nighthawk 1…this isn’t anywhere else but here in Durham. Check the Rave Cinemas website.
The Cameron Village Theatre,aka The Village Twin became a center of controversy and spark numerous protests by civic leaders and angry parents when a screening of “SILENT NIGHT,DEADLY NIGHT” was booked there in December of 1984. This movie spark outrage as lines were picketed around the theatre and in the parking lot across the street from the cinema. The situation got so out of hand,that by the following week,the manager pulled the film from the venue. It was replaced by a Disney flick.
This theatre became a center of controversy and numerous protests in December of 1984 when the Yorktowne Twin Theatres being showing “SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT” first-run. The protesters who picketing around the theatre facing busy Chapel Hill Blvd. during the film’s booking got so out of hand,that Durham Police were apprehended to calm rowdy protesters and movie patrons. However,the movie didn’t stay long…it played for a week before the manager finally pulled it…it was replaced the following week with the sci-fi epic “DUNE” that played in its largest auditorium as the Yorktowne’s BIG Christmas attraction of 1984.
According to one of the articles about the Cary Theater from the December 2,2012 edition of the Raleigh Sunday News and Observer:
It states that the Cary Theater opened somewhere around 1941 and closed in 1960 when the theater was converted into a clothing store and later on an Auto Parts store.
The largest auditorium at the MISSION VALLEY had a seating capacity of 500 that was equipped with a full 180-degree widescreen projection that was equipped to show bigger presentations in the 70MM format.
The theatre opened on March 2,1973 as a twin cinema under Litchfeld Theatres and by 1983 expanded to five screens under United Artists Theatres and also Ambassador Entertainment Group.
This was also the same person who disrupted crowds during a screening of the James Bond “Skyfall” movie that also played at the Mission Valley Cinema that same night.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/27/2510253/raleigh-man-charged-with-disrupting.html.
Disruption at local movie theater results in charges…. From the November 28, 2012 edition of the Raleigh News and Observer….during a screening of the new “Twilight” movie at Raleigh’s Mission Valley Cinema……
More details on this are located at this website…..
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/27/2510253/raleigh-man-charged-with-disrupting.html
The Eastern North Carolina Premiere of “MY FAIR LADY” was a Reserved Seat Engagement that opened at Durham’s Center Theatre on January 14,1966. At the time this movie opened,it was one of two theatres in the state of North Carolina that played it(the other at Charlotte’s Capri Theatre,that opened on January 28,1965)…….other theatres within the state would not get the film until June of 1966 or August of 1966,even though it was originally released in 1964.
This theatre got a lot of the United Artists product… The James Bond films ranging from “Dr. No” all the way to “Diamonds Are Forever” got first-run billing at the State Theatre.
Also played here first-run in 1964 were “A HARD DAYS NIGHT” starring The Beatles to sold out audiences.
“The Pink Panther” and its sequel “A Shot In The Dark” also played at the State Theatre first-run.
“MY FAIR LADY” played here at the State as a first-run Triangle exclusive on June 3,1966. It was not a reserved seat engagement.
Chuck1231: Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 western THE WILD BUNCH did not played here in the Triangle area as a exclusive engagement showing….The State Theatre was one of two cinemas in the Triangle on July 1,1969 that booked it first-run. The other was Durham’s Yorktowne Theatre.
“AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS” played here at a Reserved Seat Engagement at Raleigh’s State Theatre on November 21,1957 for its exclusive 14 week run.
Elvis Presley did two sold out live shows at High Point’s Center Theatre on February 7,1956 with 2 matinee performances and 2 evening performances.
Elvis Presley’s live show at Greensboro’s National Theatre was a major event on February 6,1956 with 2 matinee performances and 2 evening performances that were basically sold out within minutes of the beginning date.
Patsy, ncmark, and Chuck1231: Regarding the concert dates for Elvis Presley. However in 1956, Elvis did two concert shows in Charlotte that were five months of each other…..one was in February and the other was in June of 1956.
First, ELVIS did four sold out concert shows at Charlotte’s Carolina Theatre on February 10,1956. There were two matinee performances and also two evening performances.
Second,ELVIS also broke all attendance records when he made a second appearance to the Queen City for a sold out show at the Charlotte Coliseum on June 26,1956.