In the 1970s the Omaha Theater started primarily showing what were (and are) known as “blaxploitation” movies (such as “Shaft”, “Superfly”, “Blacula”, and many lesser similar works.) Occasionally they’d show kung-fu or ultra-obscure horror movies, but it more or less became known as “the black theater” around town.
I think the demise of the “blaxploitation” subgenre in the late ‘70s contributed heavily to the demise of the Omaha Theater.
In the 1970s the Omaha Theater started primarily showing what were (and are) known as “blaxploitation” movies (such as “Shaft”, “Superfly”, “Blacula”, and many lesser similar works.) Occasionally they’d show kung-fu or ultra-obscure horror movies, but it more or less became known as “the black theater” around town.
I think the demise of the “blaxploitation” subgenre in the late ‘70s contributed heavily to the demise of the Omaha Theater.