St. Marks Cinema
133 2nd Avenue,
New York,
NY
10003
133 2nd Avenue,
New York,
NY
10003
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I was the Manager of the St. Marks and the Bleecker St. Cinema back in 79, 80, & 81. The owner of the Bleecker did not own the St. Marks at that time – of course I knew both owners. The St. Marks actually had three owners/partners. I had the job at the Bleecker first, then left, then took the job at the St. Marks. The Bleecker was a very hip place for people to hang out – as Manager, I was privileged to have been introduced to several celebrities during my tenure there – including the model/actress Lauren Hutton, actor Cliff Robertson, and journalist/photographer Susan Sontag. When we exhibited the movie LOLITA there, we were mobbed by Russians who were not permitted to see it in the Soviet Union. The St. Marks was a different story. It was two dollars to get in for a double feature – so many down and out people took advantage of the opportunity to sit in the air conditioning for four or five hours for that small price. The St. Marks was quite a circus.
Christmas 1983 “Return of the Jedi”. From the showtimes you can tell it was a double bill which they usually always had.
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I sell the Pizzeria their non-carbonated beverages.
Was this and Bleecker St ever owned by the same person? On 3/10/72 they shared a block ad in the NY Times. St. Mark’s was playing Fellini’s “The Clowns” along with “Barbarella”. They also had “Trash” Fri & Sat at midnight. At the Bleecker Fri to Sun they had “North By Northwest” along with W.C. Fields in “David Copperfield”. The midnight show here was T.A.M.I. show. Weird double features huh?
Saw Blade Runner here in 1982
The St. Marks Cinema closed for business sometime around 1985. Several businesses, including most prominently a pizza parlor, presently occupy its former space.