Thanks DB for the ad. Glad they mentioned the words ‘TRUE STEREOPHONIC SOUND’ in this old newspaper ad. So many move over 2nd run movie theatres never got a 35mm 4 track mag stereo print when they played a former 70mm roadshow film just mono sound..
Wish they had brought in a better lighting company during the remodel to put in some change of color lights in all the deco lamps they restored. Most are just bright white light.
I wonder if these tiny back and side wall speakers are hooked up to the movie projection booth for film surround sound 5.1 or 7.1. They may be just hooked to to the electric/pipe organ or live stage events? Recently saw a DCP video of ‘The Sound Of Music’ Singalong, no surround speakers on during all the special effects in this former Todd-AO 70mm movie. I did hear a little stereo stage separation and base from the new tiny scope high screen. With all the refurbishment $$$ going into the Castro Theatre they should have a kick ass ‘Dolby’ surround sound system in place. Will listen next time I go on a stereo film or DCP to hear If any surround movie sound comes out of these small speakers. The Castro may have a amp switch in the projection booth for the organ, stage mike, music and film movie effects. The size of them is not going to give you much base sound. Need to be turned up. They do have a tech sound/light set up near the downstairs back wall. It was all covered over when the DCP film was being shown last Sunday.
Most of us that heard the new giant electric/organ on Sunday at the Castro for the first time thought It would shake the place. Music from ‘The Sound Of Music’ were played not loud at all, the whole organ was on very soft before the film on DCP scope video started. Maybe all the speakers and pipes are not hooked up yet? The former cinema was sold out and they had allot of people talking before the movie started. A good reason to turn up the organ volume. Time for Disney/Fox to make a new 70mm Todd-AO 6 track singalong restored film print version.
They just put a blue spotlight to light up the polished up ceiling and the fixed and cleaned giant deco lamp had no color combo bulbs turned on. Only had white LED’s on when you came in at the start. Just turned the whole fixture off during the movie. Should have been on in a dim dark/purple blue. Every film has a theme and a color match up. Westerns like red or orange. Love stories use blue, purple or pink. Green for outdoor movies or a Irish movie. Yellow for Easter type films. Military movies turn on red, white and blue. Turquoise for a water or ocean flick. The list goes on. But please the music gang (APE) that now run the Castro Theatre SF don’t just leave the cleaned up deco ceiling light off sitting in the dark during a film or stage show. Bring back some showmanship please.
Seems to many us scope 35mm/70mm film buffs in SF the new roll up/down screen could have been a few feet wider on the sides If the new thick stage ‘Castro’ curtains were thinner and pushed all the way behind the pillars out of site on the side of the screen.
They spent extra money for new stage curtains at the Castro Theatre and here last Sunday for ‘The Sound Of Music’ Singalong they just sat on a frozen Intermission sign on the screen for 15 minutes. The projectionist should have closed the curtains and projected the sign on the curtain fabric then opened on the second part of the movie. Bring some showmanship back at the new Castro Theatre please. .
They cleaned up the huge deco ceiling fixture It can change into 16 different colors but so far I have only seen It lit in white and they turn It off during a movie. Here in this photo they turned on a blue spotlight to light up the roof. Complain If you go and have them turn on the giant roof top fixture in a different color when something is going on the stage. If you don’t they spent all this money to clean re wire and fix it up for nothing and the light will just stay dark except for white light when you enter.
The deco balcony ceiling lamps change to a red color during a event when the house goes dark. I think they can change to other colors but for now they are stuck on red.
These under the loge deco lamps change to a red color during a performance. They are white when you enter or at intermission. I think they can change color but so far just see red on.
New stage spot lights added in front of the organ grill. One nice touch with the Castro remodel the inside of the organ grills light up in a dim red color during a movie or stage show. We think they can change color but so far only see red. Would be nice in blue sometimes.
Two new stage light truss bars added to the ceiling. You would think they would have hid the thick wire cables better in the ceiling on the top right side. They just drop down and hang.
Downstairs small lobby portable bar/snacks/drink set up. They now have fresh popcorn both downstairs and in the new mezzanine lobby set up upstairs. Two small store fronts on Castro ST connected to the lobby of the Castro Theatre are about to leave so this will give more room at the entrance lobby we think. More bathroom space or box office ticket sales we don’t know what will go into the former coffee and nail stores out front of the Castro Theatre that just got forced out and lost their lease.
Thanks Mike for the Plaza photo. I had hoped that they would have put in some color lights in the top lights on the wall or the side nitch organ grill curtian doors. Hard to tell If they put in blue lights on the ceiling or are they just white bulbs on a blue painted roof with twink stars? Hope they have blue curtains that work and they will use them. Glad they did not put in red drapes like so many old theatres have. Looks like a great lineup of shows coming and many are very expensive to attend. Glad the place in open.
Thanks Kino. Nice looking theatre but I see no color lights. Like so many owners they just put in white bulbs that at one time had blue,red, greeen and many other effect color lights. The Merced Theatre needs blue up on the side top and red around the tile ect. Bring in a showmanship lighting person please. I am blinded by all the white walls and lights.
Thanks for the ad DB. Its hard to find any photos of the Hollywood Chinese Theatre with the huge curved screen when they showed ‘Windjammer'in 1958. Must have looked great. My THS friend Ted Gooding from LA was there to see the movie. He told me about how great the curved screen looked and the sound of the water on the multi surround speakers. The nice dragon neon marquee was put in around this time and now they took It off.
Thanks for the nice DI ad. This is why todays movie theatres are dieing off. The movie theatres no longer run display ads in the local newspaper or mags just list the times and what is playing on the interenet. All the great movie ads started to disapear many years ago. Papers like the LA Times and the NY Times on Fridays had many pages of huge new movie listing ads some big and some small. A full list of all the neighborhood movie theatres got a listings also. Do the studios even still keep artist type people to make a ad on a new movie If you did want to advertise It in print. The new movie posters If you can find any outside a cinema are so not that interesting to draw you into the movie theatre. I collect old posters from the best years the 50’s 60’s for movie advertising.
Thanks DB for the ad. Glad they mentioned the words ‘TRUE STEREOPHONIC SOUND’ in this old newspaper ad. So many move over 2nd run movie theatres never got a 35mm 4 track mag stereo print when they played a former 70mm roadshow film just mono sound..
Wish they had brought in a better lighting company during the remodel to put in some change of color lights in all the deco lamps they restored. Most are just bright white light.
New rugs look great just like the old design. Not very soft, seems the padding underneath is lite.
I wonder if these tiny back and side wall speakers are hooked up to the movie projection booth for film surround sound 5.1 or 7.1. They may be just hooked to to the electric/pipe organ or live stage events? Recently saw a DCP video of ‘The Sound Of Music’ Singalong, no surround speakers on during all the special effects in this former Todd-AO 70mm movie. I did hear a little stereo stage separation and base from the new tiny scope high screen. With all the refurbishment $$$ going into the Castro Theatre they should have a kick ass ‘Dolby’ surround sound system in place. Will listen next time I go on a stereo film or DCP to hear If any surround movie sound comes out of these small speakers. The Castro may have a amp switch in the projection booth for the organ, stage mike, music and film movie effects. The size of them is not going to give you much base sound. Need to be turned up. They do have a tech sound/light set up near the downstairs back wall. It was all covered over when the DCP film was being shown last Sunday.
Let’s hope a rowdy music rap or hard rock crowd does not trash the place after all the work that has been done inside.
Most of us that heard the new giant electric/organ on Sunday at the Castro for the first time thought It would shake the place. Music from ‘The Sound Of Music’ were played not loud at all, the whole organ was on very soft before the film on DCP scope video started. Maybe all the speakers and pipes are not hooked up yet? The former cinema was sold out and they had allot of people talking before the movie started. A good reason to turn up the organ volume. Time for Disney/Fox to make a new 70mm Todd-AO 6 track singalong restored film print version.
They just put a blue spotlight to light up the polished up ceiling and the fixed and cleaned giant deco lamp had no color combo bulbs turned on. Only had white LED’s on when you came in at the start. Just turned the whole fixture off during the movie. Should have been on in a dim dark/purple blue. Every film has a theme and a color match up. Westerns like red or orange. Love stories use blue, purple or pink. Green for outdoor movies or a Irish movie. Yellow for Easter type films. Military movies turn on red, white and blue. Turquoise for a water or ocean flick. The list goes on. But please the music gang (APE) that now run the Castro Theatre SF don’t just leave the cleaned up deco ceiling light off sitting in the dark during a film or stage show. Bring back some showmanship please.
Seems to many us scope 35mm/70mm film buffs in SF the new roll up/down screen could have been a few feet wider on the sides If the new thick stage ‘Castro’ curtains were thinner and pushed all the way behind the pillars out of site on the side of the screen.
Great they will offer fresh hot popcorn for the first time in this added snack bar in the upstairs lobby area.
They spent extra money for new stage curtains at the Castro Theatre and here last Sunday for ‘The Sound Of Music’ Singalong they just sat on a frozen Intermission sign on the screen for 15 minutes. The projectionist should have closed the curtains and projected the sign on the curtain fabric then opened on the second part of the movie. Bring some showmanship back at the new Castro Theatre please. .
They cleaned up the huge deco ceiling fixture It can change into 16 different colors but so far I have only seen It lit in white and they turn It off during a movie. Here in this photo they turned on a blue spotlight to light up the roof. Complain If you go and have them turn on the giant roof top fixture in a different color when something is going on the stage. If you don’t they spent all this money to clean re wire and fix it up for nothing and the light will just stay dark except for white light when you enter.
I wish they would have added color bulbs or LED’s that change color in all the lobby deco lamps not just bright white light.
The deco balcony ceiling lamps change to a red color during a event when the house goes dark. I think they can change to other colors but for now they are stuck on red.
These under the loge deco lamps change to a red color during a performance. They are white when you enter or at intermission. I think they can change color but so far just see red on.
New stage spot lights added in front of the organ grill. One nice touch with the Castro remodel the inside of the organ grills light up in a dim red color during a movie or stage show. We think they can change color but so far only see red. Would be nice in blue sometimes.
Two new stage light truss bars added to the ceiling. You would think they would have hid the thick wire cables better in the ceiling on the top right side. They just drop down and hang.
Downstairs small lobby portable bar/snacks/drink set up. They now have fresh popcorn both downstairs and in the new mezzanine lobby set up upstairs. Two small store fronts on Castro ST connected to the lobby of the Castro Theatre are about to leave so this will give more room at the entrance lobby we think. More bathroom space or box office ticket sales we don’t know what will go into the former coffee and nail stores out front of the Castro Theatre that just got forced out and lost their lease.
No mention of the stereo sound FantaSound? Wonder If they just played in mono?
Thanks KD nice semi curved screen
Thanks film great colors you won’t find any American theatre chain doing this inside everything is boring white bulbs.
I wonder they they put in a true Todd-AO curved screen at the Hoyts Esquire Theatre?
Thanks Mike for the Plaza photo. I had hoped that they would have put in some color lights in the top lights on the wall or the side nitch organ grill curtian doors. Hard to tell If they put in blue lights on the ceiling or are they just white bulbs on a blue painted roof with twink stars? Hope they have blue curtains that work and they will use them. Glad they did not put in red drapes like so many old theatres have. Looks like a great lineup of shows coming and many are very expensive to attend. Glad the place in open.
Thanks Kino. Nice looking theatre but I see no color lights. Like so many owners they just put in white bulbs that at one time had blue,red, greeen and many other effect color lights. The Merced Theatre needs blue up on the side top and red around the tile ect. Bring in a showmanship lighting person please. I am blinded by all the white walls and lights.
Thanks for the ad DB. Its hard to find any photos of the Hollywood Chinese Theatre with the huge curved screen when they showed ‘Windjammer'in 1958. Must have looked great. My THS friend Ted Gooding from LA was there to see the movie. He told me about how great the curved screen looked and the sound of the water on the multi surround speakers. The nice dragon neon marquee was put in around this time and now they took It off.
Thanks for the nice DI ad. This is why todays movie theatres are dieing off. The movie theatres no longer run display ads in the local newspaper or mags just list the times and what is playing on the interenet. All the great movie ads started to disapear many years ago. Papers like the LA Times and the NY Times on Fridays had many pages of huge new movie listing ads some big and some small. A full list of all the neighborhood movie theatres got a listings also. Do the studios even still keep artist type people to make a ad on a new movie If you did want to advertise It in print. The new movie posters If you can find any outside a cinema are so not that interesting to draw you into the movie theatre. I collect old posters from the best years the 50’s 60’s for movie advertising.