Community Theater
Route 36,
Eatontown,
NJ
07724
Route 36,
Eatontown,
NJ
07724
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1983 Photo
I remember the barn shape! I miss this place!
16 May 2007:
Ziegfeld Theatre enthustiasts,
You have the opportunity to capture theatre and film history at the Walter Reade Theatre [Lincoln Center] at the end of this month. Being presented is the Stanley Kubrick’s BARRY LYNDON which showcased at the Ziegfeld in December 1975. In note, I recollect Rex Reed, lighted pen to page and noting the showing with Intermission my questioning of his annoyance of the film which he gave an excellent review thereafter, in publication. Leon Vitali (Lord Bullington of the film) will be present at the theatre for the 35mm positive struck from the internegative. In addition, John Schselinger’s DAY OF THE LOCUST, which premiered at the Cinema I, will be presented at two performances with William Atherton (Todd Hackett of the film) in a question and answer session. Both films are American/UK cinema masterpieces. I advise your particaption at these events as a mark of excellence to yourselves and the brilliant recollections that serve as the base of all that you aspire toward. Your performance checks are:
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for DAY OF THE LOCUST (the Day Hollywood collapsed and fell into an $88,000 hole – Esquire, September 1974)
and the cinematic masterwork filmed without artificial lighting – BARRY LYNDON
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1975 was a critical year in American film.
When you screen the films at Walter Reade, obtain the DVDs of both films for better analysis.
If you don’t have access;
DAY OF THE LOCUST is Fri May 25: 3:30
Sat May 26: 6
Q&A with William Atherton
and BARRY LYNDON
May 27: 3 & 7
May 28: 3 & 7
May 29: 3 & 7
Respectfully,
Don Griffiths
Cinema Centre CEO
Construction on this theatre began February 17, 1964 with the opening on August 25, 1964 featuring THE 7th DAWN (United Artists) starring William Holden, Susannah York and Capucine. The theatre was of the standard Colonial design established by Walter Reade, Jr for most of his new theatres. The theatre was part of a complex named Eatontown Cinema Centre (Community Theatre and Eatontown Drive-In) with a special motion picture research library for film historians. The drive-n was demolished 1982 and the Community was demolished October 19, 1999. Cinema Centre Motion Picture Researc Library stil exists, having been established September 11, 1963 in connection with the 1st New York Film Festival at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City. Cinema Centre had two operating bases – Long Branch and Eatontown, NJ. The Eatontown operations will begiun new operations in March 2007 after a reorganization period. Plans are being considered to operate from the Paramount Theatre, Long Branch site when the theatre is refurbished, renovated and reopened in 2008.
The Eatontown Theatre concept was originally planned for the Monmouth Shopping Center [1960] (now the Monmouth Mall) and redesigned with futuristic design [1963] for the stretch of Route 36 heading east where the Community Theatre stood and which is now occupied by a strip mall and several car dealerships ending at the NJ Motor Vehicle facilities. The shopping center incorporation was denied and the Eatontown Theatre design was scaled down. The projection equipment was standard 35mm optical (monophonic sound). In 1977, under the Music Maker firm, the theatre was made into a twin. Special sound presentations included EARTHQUAKE (Universal 1974) and BATTLESTAR GALATICA (Universal 1978) in Sensurround, and DAMNATION ALLEY (20th-Fox 1977)in Sound 360. Cinema Centre has files on the Community which include gala opening data, original news ads and tear-sheets, theatre photo and artist design for the original Eatontown Theatre and Cinema Centre complex. Inquiries:
This theatre looked like a barn.
Anyone know the details about this?
This theater was under the Lowes ’s banner when it was twinned an shut its doors. The AMC lowes Manmaouth Mall multiplex that replaced it is 15 screens not 16 screens