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MPol commented about Hollywood Theater on Nov 20, 2009 at 4:33 pm

Neat theatre—neat schedule of movies!!

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MPol commented about Encore showings of "The Wizard of Oz" on Nov. 17, but has it peaked in terms of its appeal? on Nov 13, 2009 at 7:41 am

Oh no? Since when? I’m curious, because people really do get what they pay for these days. Often enough, the cheaper DVD players, be they the standard or the Blue-Ray ones, tend to break down much, much more often, as members of my family can and will attest, through personal experience. They ended up paying more for better DVD players, but it was worth it to them.

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MPol commented about Encore showings of "The Wizard of Oz" on Nov. 17, but has it peaked in terms of its appeal? on Nov 12, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Ian Judge, you’re right about this:

“but MPol, you manage to squeeze your overwhelming love for West Side Story into every page here on CT”

but I can’t resist!

Kram Sacul: blue-Ray sounds fanatastic, but expensive. Besides, one needs a special Blue-Ray DVD player, because a standard DVD player doesn’t work for Blue-Ray

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MPol commented about Encore showings of "The Wizard of Oz" on Nov. 17, but has it peaked in terms of its appeal? on Nov 10, 2009 at 6:34 pm

I agree with you there, Ken Layton.

Justin Fencsak:, Wizard of Oz is another movie that’s best shown on the great big, wide screen, in a real movie theatre, with the lights down low.

PeterApruzzese: It sounds like you guys all had a wonderful time seeing WOO at the Lafayette Theatre last year.

hey—I wish they’d do a national re-release for the film West Side Story.

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MPol commented about MPAA undercuts cinema distrubution on Nov 9, 2009 at 5:29 pm

It’s agreed that MPAA has undercut theatre movie distributions, which is disgusting and destructive, not to mention a form of piracy in itself, imho. As a cinephile who still enjoys going to great, older movies as well as some new ones, I will not be driven away.

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MPol commented about Rare 35mm prints at the 26th Olympia Film Festival on Nov 7, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Without having seen them, yet having looked at the advertising pictures, I can agree.

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MPol commented about Happy 50th, "Sleeping Beauty" on Nov 3, 2009 at 2:47 pm

Wow! That must’ve been neat!

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MPol commented about Happy 50th, "Sleeping Beauty" on Nov 1, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Not sure, but I did also see “Grand Canyon Suite” along with “Sleeping Beauty. That was another beautiful film.

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MPol commented about Happy 50th, "Sleeping Beauty" on Nov 1, 2009 at 2:53 pm

I saw the film “Sleeping Beauty” in a now-defunct Boston movie Theatre (the name which escapes me at the moment) at a friend’s birthday party back in 1959, in the second grade. It was a well-done, well-printed film, which I enjoyed a great deal.

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MPol commented about 14 Screen Regal multiplex opens in downtown L.A. on Oct 30, 2009 at 1:56 am

It’s funny how yet another multiplex cinema is opening up when so many multiplex cinema franchises are in such financial trouble.

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MPol commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 28, 2009 at 10:02 pm

The above link doesn’t work. Sorry.

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MPol commented about Lafayette Theatre on Oct 21, 2009 at 2:51 pm

I never saw the original “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, but I did see the remake of it, and, when we were waiting to get into the screening we’d come for, we noticed that a number of people coming out of the previous screening of “Invaders of the Body Snatchers” remake seemed scared out of their minds. I wasn’t crazy about the “Body Snatchers” remake myself. I’m sure the original was better. That’s almost always the case.

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MPol commented about Lafayette Theatre on Oct 21, 2009 at 6:20 am

Although I never saw the movie “House on Haunted Hill”, I have seen “Rebel Without a Cause”, “Sunset Boulevard” and a re-make of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (not the original).

I love the photobucket photograph you posted, btw. Thanks.

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MPol commented about Lafayette Theatre on Oct 20, 2009 at 8:13 am

How exciting it must be to visit various locations where famous movies were made!

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MPol commented about Cobb Theaters to open CineBistro in Tampa on Oct 19, 2009 at 8:06 pm

Sounds cool!!

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MPol commented about In Baltimore, Bengie's Drive-In keeps its reels turning on Oct 16, 2009 at 8:09 am

Sounds great! All the best of luck!

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MPol commented about Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas looking towards major expansion on Oct 16, 2009 at 8:05 am

Hey!! Let ‘em come here to the Boston area! We need more movie theatres here, and not just ones that play the schlockier movies of today!

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MPol commented about Spinelli cinemas in New Hampshire closed on Oct 9, 2009 at 7:35 pm

That’s agreed, larry 2.

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MPol commented about North Carolina theater prohibits cell phone use on Oct 9, 2009 at 7:27 pm

Theatre managers all over the United States should be tougher on rude kids and adults alike.

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MPol commented about Cinemark Theaters launching big screen installations to vie with IMAX on Oct 9, 2009 at 7:20 pm

Why would people want regular movie theatres to look like modern home theatres, and why would the movie/theatre industry want to make them that way?

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MPol commented about North Carolina theater prohibits cell phone use on Oct 8, 2009 at 2:51 pm

A zero-tolerance policy regarding cell-phone use and other inappropriate action(s) and behaviour(s) is probably what’s needed in more movie theatres, then.

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MPol commented about North Carolina theater prohibits cell phone use on Oct 7, 2009 at 7:53 pm

How I wish that more movie theatre managers would get tough on cell-phone users, and that it would catch on in the Boston area, and the Bay State, generally. The woman who decided to use her cellphone to check her bank balance in the middle of a movie was being rather stupid, as it’s totally inappropriate. For all you people who use cellphones in the middle of movies: Have the common decency and consideration to allow people who go to the movies to watch movies allow them to enjoy their time in the movie theatre.

From what I understand, Israel has a system in place that causes cellphones to jam up if a user tries to use his/her cellphone in a public place, such as a movie theatre, restaurant, etc. Maybe something like that should be implemented here, in the United States.

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MPol commented about Palace Theatre on Oct 6, 2009 at 8:25 pm

What a beautiful-looking place!

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MPol commented about Ziegfeld Theatre on Oct 6, 2009 at 8:19 pm

I’m still remembering the time that West Side Story played at the Clearview/Ziegfeld Cinema three years ago (this Saturday, to be exact). My cousin and I went and had a wonderful time.

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MPol commented about Laemmle Grande to close on Oct 6, 2009 at 8:15 pm

It’s still sad to read about another frequently-patronized theatre closing down.