Movieland

1567 Broadway,
New York, NY 10036

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CP200
CP200 on December 17, 2022 at 2:43 am

E.T. it appears in end credits of staying alive , in the background

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on October 25, 2022 at 4:49 am

This was my least favorite theater in Times Square; I wish Cinema Treasures had been around from the late 70s to the late 90s, then I may have appreciated this house a lot more than I did.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on February 20, 2022 at 8:48 pm

bigjoe, “Show Boat” opened at the Globe.

http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2924

bigjoe59
bigjoe59 on February 20, 2022 at 8:06 pm

Hello-

is this the theater where the 1928 part-talkie version of Showboat opened?

ridethectrain
ridethectrain on July 3, 2021 at 5:24 pm

Please update, theatre closed March 23, 1989

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on December 24, 2019 at 3:34 am

David, the real cinema rarity in those pics is the Cine Lido marquee shot on the second pic. Please post this there.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 23, 2019 at 11:07 pm

Couple 1971 pics of the Forum in below link.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/21612362@N05/sets/72157629137226648/with/6948877089/?fbclid=IwAR1yqOGPN-v1_cRyUSinKoWV4hCX4HXAmeEfPLKcRvwAq8Q2QU9sBzMfxZk

bigjoe59
bigjoe59 on September 3, 2019 at 9:08 pm

Hello-

i remember when E.T. opened here June of 1982 there were lines around the block for a few weeks.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on January 31, 2018 at 12:26 am

As the Holiday, 1955 photo added via Al Ponte’s Time Machine-New York Facebook page.

Orlando
Orlando on August 15, 2017 at 2:45 pm

When it was Movieland, I played Personal Best here.

moviebuff82
moviebuff82 on June 18, 2017 at 3:46 pm

ET played here in 70mm on its opening weekend in 1982.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on June 18, 2017 at 1:33 am

1964 photo as the Forum added via Scott Cisco.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 9, 2016 at 1:57 pm

1958 photo as the Odeon added , courtesy of Al Ponte’s Time Machine – New York Facebook page.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 24, 2016 at 3:10 pm

1956 photo as the Holiday added. Photographer unknown. Via Al Ponte’s Time Machine – New York Facebook page.

Comfortably Cool
Comfortably Cool on March 28, 2016 at 3:34 pm

In January, 1929, Fox Theatres Corporation announced plans to build a 52-story skyscraper on the SW corner of Broadway and 47th Street, using Walter H. Ahlschalager as architect. The Central Theatre and surrounding buildings would be demolished for the project, which would include a large movie palace with entrance on West 47th Street. A news clipping has been posted in the Photos Section. The arrival of the Depression and William Fox’s bankruptcy eventually killed the idea.

JackIndiana
JackIndiana on March 15, 2016 at 4:01 pm

Forum was a better name for this theatre than Movieland. Just an opinion. I saw ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ here when it was the Forum.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on October 22, 2015 at 4:54 am

May 1980 photo as the Forum added, photo credit Chet-Kresiak. “The Long Riders” on the marquee.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on September 5, 2015 at 5:06 pm

1978 photo as the Forum added, photo source unknown. Appears to be from a book.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 30, 2014 at 12:18 am

You are correct Mike (saps), 1969.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/macy-balloons-years-gallery-1.13136?pmSlide=1.25747

Mike (saps)
Mike (saps) on November 25, 2014 at 3:54 pm

Photo of The Ten Commandments playing here is not from 1956, since Funny Girl is playing across the street at the Criterion.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 23, 2014 at 4:55 am

1934 photo added, credit Duke University Collection.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on September 25, 2013 at 2:22 am

I should add “Debut” closed after only 5 performances because of poor reviews. But even if it was the last live show as the Holiday, it was still 1956. But early enough in the year that there is likely little record of it other than her website.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on September 25, 2013 at 2:06 am

I just added a photo of the Holiday Theatre, with the live show “Debut” starring Inger Stevens on the marquee. According to her website it opened there 2/22/56. Which means live theater lasted one more year than the 1955 date in the Overview.

techman707
techman707 on July 21, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Yeah, they were a pain to work with and slide into a row, which is probably had to do with why they changed them on “some” of the RKO theatres in later years. But, I feel they added a really “expensive” solid look to the marquee. Loew’s also used them years ago, but, they converted to the newer type hanger letters around the time florescent tubes began to replace bulbs behind the letters.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez on July 21, 2012 at 3:40 am

They were also made of metal and very heavy and awkward to work with on a ladder.