AED Globe Theatre
1907 Florida Avenue NW,
Washington,
DC
20009
1907 Florida Avenue NW,
Washington,
DC
20009
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Loew’s Theaters opened the Embassy Theater on August 29, 1963. The Washington Post described it: “A graceful, curving facade greets the customer, who is ushered into a wide foyer carpeted in wall-to-wall blue wool…flecked…with tiny red-and-black spots. Inside the pleasant auditorium, the cleverly staggered chairs soothe the eye with blue basket-weave nylon upholstery. A fluted curtain in the same color covers the screen…and uniquely rises in Austrian curtain style.”
The Loew’s organization sold the theater in June 1978 to the Pedas Brothers, who renamed it the Embassy Circle, to fit in with their other theaters, the Circle, Inner Circle, and Outer Circle 1 and 2.
In August 1998, the Embassy Theatre closed. It reopened in 2000 as the Visions Cinema Bistro Lounge, under an independent operator, after being renoveated into one auditorium of 210 seats plus a 32 seat balcony, and a second auditorium with 115 seats. The redone theatre showed repertory, independent, and experimental films. It closed in September 2004 and has been converted into office space.
It re-opened in July 2009 as a multi-use venue, known as the AED Globe Theatre.
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i have read on a few Loews Theatre sites that CT members have written that Loews would not show X-rated fare,I wish i could remember now on what Loews theatre i read that post.
I have the pressbook from “HEAVY TRAFFIC” we showed it on a Late show with a R-rating.Don’t know if it had been cut or changing times and morals.
Well we did show both of these as an X did not do hardly any business and they only ran for 1 week.As I said this was the only X rated movie we showed in my time I do not know about other cities.These movies would be rated R today,and they were far from XXX.
You think if Loews had a policy on X -rated you guys wouldn’t have shown X. I think I got out before the NC-17 rating. I am pretty sure GCC never played one Nc-17, however,I know Plitt played a NC-17 movie at National Hills or either it was UA at the time. Some crazy foreign film I think.Can’t think of the title.
Last time I was in the Embassy booth they still had twin Century JJs. Another plus to working the Embassy was that the booth entrance was around back in the alley, very private.
Saw Apocalypse Now there.. first run.. handed a program like a stage show.. great show.
Well Mike as I said before I do not know of LOEWS policy on X rated films,but I worked both of these shows at both theatres and they were rated X I was there,who ever made those comments may have worked for LOEWS earlier than I did,this was in the late 70s and they may have revised their policy or just showed these a an experiment,also I do not remember us playing any NC-17 films.I am not confused about this issue.Remember LOEWS has been around over 100 years now and I am sure they changed their policys over the years as other chains did too.
You probably got out before NC-17 hit.If i ever the find the post.it had to be on LOEWS Theatre i will let you know so you can comment about what the guy said.“LOEWS had a policy of no X-rated movies”.
i hope to see your Pictures on soon School is out in Augusta on friday So maybe she will get them on.I am still waiting for Nick to put a bunch of Pictures and ads on.
I sent you another e-mail today let me know if you got it,it concerns the x-rated policy, I found a site that backs up my theory.
I didn’t realize this, but the theatre has reopened as the AED Globe Theatre – as a multi-use space:
“On Friday July 24 (2009), the new AED Globe Theater in Washington, D.C. will open to the public with a benefit concert by three-time Grammy Award-winning singers Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The performance will help raise funds to support Ghana CEDEM, a Ghanaian NGO dedicated to improving the quality of education for Ghana’s children.
“Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s presence at the AED Globe Theater offers the community a chance to see superb performers in an intimate setting,†said Stephen F. Moseley, President of AED. “These talented musicians will be celebrating our new theater and AED’s place in the community and world.â€
“This theater will host cultural programs, films, and discussions to encourage dialogue and bring the local community, and communities around the world, closer together,†Moseley added."
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a few films of this year’s Environment Film Festival will be shown next month (March) at the theatre.
Is it still open? I don’t find a website.