Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11231
265 Court Street,
Brooklyn,
NY
11231
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I hope this place survives. I drove past the monstrosity UA Sheepsead Bay today, I can’t believe it’s the choice for most Brooklyn movie goers.
I went to the Lido when I was a kid….I am 49 and born in ‘56. It had a small lobby and I remeber that at one time you could buy candy from the concession stand that was in the upper right hand side of the theatre next to the movie screen! Later, they had it in the back and they had candy machines too. If I remember correctly, they made hot dogs and sold ice cream. Wow that was a long time ago! I remember the tickets were cheap and it was a “B” moviehouse compared to the Albee, Fox, and the Met on Fulton Street. It was similar in some ways to the Duffield…not a great theatre, but still showed good movies. I do NOT remember it EVER being calle the Rio.
Also, the porno movie was on Court Street on the other side of the street across from Atlantic Avenue next to Queen Pizza. Sure could go for a slice now! But I am pretty sure the theatre is gone, and the pizza place too :(
there is now the lido bar on columbia between sackett and degraw which is a really cool bar nice of them to remember the history of the city in the name.
What was the porno theatre that used to be near here?
When the Cobble Hill Cinemas was known as the Lido Theater in 1941, The Film Daily Yearbook for that year gives a seating capacity of 500.
Sorry, philipgoldberg, but Orlando is right. I have lived (and am still living) in that neighborhood for 50 years and can state for a fact that it was called the REX before it was the Cobble Hill. It was referred to as the “Godzilla theatre” among the local kids in the late 50s and early 60s because it was the only local theatre that showed these films.
I forgot about directions. Take the F or G train to the Bergen stop and walk over to Court Street, then proceed south a short block or two. The theatre is close by, at Court Street and Butler Street.
The theater’s address is 265 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231.
Sorry Orlanod, this was the Rio Theater before becoming the Cobble Hill. I vividly recall the vertical sign.
This is a wonderfully comfortable neighborhood theatre with an unusual ticket pricing system. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, it’s $5 a ticket until 5PM. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, it’s $5 all day long. On Saturdays and Sundays, it’s $5 until 2PM. I saw “Fahrenheit 9/11” there last week and will see it again and “Spiderman 2” there tomorrow if I have time for both (if not, I’ll settle for an encore of “Fahrenheit 9/11,” which is the most powerful movie I’ve ever seen).
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I have been to the Cobble Hill many atime to see the Art House flicks they don’t normally show anywhere else. I saw “Ed Wood” there on a sneal preview where my wife and I received a collectors shirt from the film. I also saw “The Mask” there with my summer camp group in 1994. My sister and I (and nobody else) saw David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” there as well. The last movie I saw there was “Batman Forever” in 1995.
Currently this theatre is my favorite alternative to the Regal cinemas a few blocks away, IT doesnt have the sound or the room (the seats can feel very very cramped) but it has a bunch of discount times and shows the indie and foreign films (like the Angelica). I would avoid it for the first run blockbusters (the theatres are way too small for those). Overall if you are looking for a small theatre that will have less crowds for a midweek movie this is the local place to go.
Mr. Goldberg must check his facts before submitting information on theatres that are incorrect. The Cobble Hill Cinemas was originally the Lido Theatre on Court Street. The Rio Piedras Theatre was the new name of Loew’s Broadway at Broadway & Stockton Street in the 1970’s. The Lido was a few blocks from the Paras Court, which was on the opposite side of the street. The Paras Court facade is still intact. The Lido had a number of operaters in the 1950/60’s and became the Rex Cinema in early 1970’s. After the Rex, it became the Cobble Hill Cinemas. The Paras Court and the Gloria Theatres also on Court Street closed in the 1950’s.
In the late eighties the theater became a revival house playing cult movies like Eraserhead. I had friends who lived in an apartment above the theater. They were forced out and they made another theater were they were living.
The theater was originally named the Para(s) Court.