Lafayette Theatre

97 Lafayette Avenue,
Suffern, NY 10901

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bolorkay
bolorkay on May 17, 2013 at 5:58 am

Thanks Peter,

Seems like a logical addition to this year’s Horror-Thon. (“All Harryhausen, All The Time !!”) I hope something materializes.

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on May 10, 2013 at 1:18 pm

Perhaps at the next Horror-Thon, bolorkay.

bolorkay
bolorkay on May 7, 2013 at 4:38 pm

Hi Peter, As I’m sure you are aware, today is truly a sad day with the passing of a true hero to many of us, Ray Harryhausen. Not wishing to be too over-bearing but would it be possible for the Lafayette to mount a Harryhausen tribute as an extension of Big Screen Classics in honor of this film pioneer?

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on April 3, 2013 at 9:39 am

Spring Season of Big Screen Classics ready to announce:

4/27 – Judgment at Nuremberg – 1961, Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, 35mm

5/4 – Hans Christian Andersen – 1952, Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, 35mm

5/11 – The Vikings – 1958, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Ernest Borgnine, 35mm

5/18 – Sweet Smell of Success – 1957, Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Martin Milner, DCP

5/25 – Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much – 1934, Peter Lorre, Leslie Banks, DCP

6/1 – The Stranger – 1946, Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, 35mm

DavidDymond
DavidDymond on February 17, 2013 at 11:40 am

I believe this theatre was written up in the book called “American Theatres of Today”!!

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on February 17, 2013 at 10:16 am

I’m curious as what version of Gone with the Wind is being shown today? I’m guessing a 1.33 Academy ratio and likely 35mm. The 1998 restoration was said to have problems. Perhaps an older print?

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on October 19, 2012 at 9:26 am

The HorrorThon starts tonight! All prints & digital have arrived – prints look great.

mdvoskin
mdvoskin on September 25, 2012 at 12:40 pm

But can Dr. Cyclops watch The Mad Magician in 3D with only one eye? Inquiring minds want to know… :)

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on September 25, 2012 at 12:14 pm

The Shining

The Wolf Man

Dracula’s Daughter

Drive-in Double Feature: Pit & the Pendulum PLUS The Premature Burial

Dr. Cyclops

The Black Room

The Mad Magician in Polarized Real-D 3-D – East Coast Premiere.

bolorkay
bolorkay on September 25, 2012 at 11:58 am

Hi Peter,

I know it was mentioned last Saturday, but what are the films for this year’s Horror-Thon ?

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on September 22, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Glad you enjoyed it. Feel free: bigscreenclassics (at) gmail.com

bolorkay
bolorkay on September 22, 2012 at 12:57 pm

Hi Peter,

Thank you for the great rousing season-opener with “The Guns of Navarrone” this morning… had a great time. Peter, may I ask a question ? Is there a different-mail (other than the Cinema Treasure board) that I can use to contact you regarding some questions I have about the Lafayette, in general ? Thanks, I hope I can touch base with you soon. Bob

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on September 14, 2012 at 5:49 pm

DCP is the industry term for Digital Cinema Package; ie the hard disk containing a 2K version (in our case) of the movie as sent by the studio. If we were running a Blu or DVD, we would say so.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on September 14, 2012 at 5:36 pm

What’s DCP mean, 2k or disc from DVD or Blu ray?

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on September 14, 2012 at 5:08 pm

THE FALL 2012 SEASON, Saturday mornings at 11:30am

9/22 – THE GUNS OF NAVARONE – Gregory Peck, David Niven, DCP

9/29 – MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954) – Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman , 35mm

10/6 – LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP – new restored 35mm print!

10/13 – RED RIVER – John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, 35mm

10/20 – Horror-Thon weekend

10/27 – YOU CAN’T CHEAT AN HONEST MAN – W.C. Fields, 35mm

11/3 – THE TRAIN – Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, 35mm

11/10 – Frank Capra’s YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, DCP

11/17 – THE KILLERS – Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, 35mm

11/24 – A SHOT IN THE DARK – Peter Sellers, 35mm

12/1 – THIS GUN FOR HIRE – Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, 35mm

12/8 – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – James Stewart, DCP

ChasSmith
ChasSmith on May 14, 2012 at 2:47 pm

When I first saw the schedule, I knew I’d be missing “The Woman in the Window” because I’d be out of town then — and it killed me on Saturday morning, driving up I-71 in Ohio, thinking about the feature about to begin! Really sorry to miss it. Otherwise, it was an all too brief but really fine spring season, and I look forward to the fall one.

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on May 14, 2012 at 1:14 pm

Thanks. The fall season will start on either September 15 or 22.

bolorkay
bolorkay on May 13, 2012 at 4:48 am

Hi Peter, Great way to end the Spring season. “The Woman In the Window”, interesting , low-key thriller. Thoroughly engrossing rarely-seen Edward G. Robinson. (Now, how about “Red House”?) Did Nelson happen to mention when the fall BSC season opener would be? Sept, Oct.? (I know too early too tell, but BSC always leaves you “clamoring for more”) As always, great job guys.

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on April 9, 2012 at 6:57 am

Yes, prints are getting scarcer. I would prefer to run prints whenever possible, but if the studios make good digital versions of titles that do not have prints available, I’ll use them (like we did with Bye Bye Birdie, African Queen, etc.).

bolorkay
bolorkay on April 7, 2012 at 5:22 pm

Hi Peter, Great line up for the Spring season of BSC. Always great to have a Peter Sellers/Woody Allen film in the line up. Are fine 35mm prints getting hard to come buy? I notice there six films for the Spring season as compared to the usual 12 or 13. Will BSC classics be relying more on digital presentations as time goes by ?

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on April 6, 2012 at 10:04 am

Just finished inspecting and setting up the 35mm print for THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES tomorrow morning. Absolutely mint, no scratches or wear that I could detect. Looks like it’s been run no more than a handful of times. It will look spectacular on-screen.

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on March 22, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Funny :) . Just got the final dates confirmed, here we go:

4/7 – PRIDE OF THE YANKEES

4/14 – WHAT’S NEW, PUSSYCAT

4/21 – MOULIN ROUGE (1952)

4/28 – DEAD END (1937)

5/5 – VERA CRUZ

5/12 – WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

All in 35mm.

mdvoskin
mdvoskin on March 22, 2012 at 7:03 am

Wow, “Awaiting Confirmation” must be a great film since you are running it twice in one season!

Seriously, I’m looking forward to the return of Big Screen Classics.

PeterApruzzese
PeterApruzzese on March 22, 2012 at 6:18 am

Yes, we’re starting on April 7 – the first show will be PRIDE OF THE YANKEES.

4/7 – PRIDE OF THE YANKEES

4/14 – awaiting confirmation

4/21 – MOULIN ROUGE (1952)

4/28 – awaiting confirmation

5/5 – VERA CRUZ

5/12 – WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

All in 35mm. Just waiting for paperwork on the 4/14 and 4/28 titles.

bolorkay
bolorkay on March 18, 2012 at 3:55 am

Peter, Has a date in April been set yet for the Spring Season opener for Big Screen Classics?