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bigjoe59 commented about Cinema 1, 2 & 3 by Angelika on Jul 22, 2022 at 4:52 pm

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to Mike(saps)-the photo up top is Cinema 2 not the Cinema 1 which has a much larger screen.

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bigjoe59 commented about Cinema 1, 2 & 3 by Angelika on Jul 21, 2022 at 5:43 pm

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to Al A.-as always thanks for your reply. now by posting the statement from the parent company’s website is that a discreet way of saying you agree with me that they’re letting the place fall apart so they can close the theater and sell the building?

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bigjoe59 commented about 34th Street East Theatre on Jul 21, 2022 at 3:48 pm

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to Al A.- could you do me a favor and go to the page for the Cinema ½/3. I would appreciate your reply to my recent post. thanks.

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bigjoe59 commented about 34th Street East Theatre on Jul 17, 2022 at 5:36 pm

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to Al A.

a question your considerable font of knowledge I bet can answer. for the longest period of time the number of theaters under ALL was 492 but all of a sudden its 490. what gives?

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bigjoe59 commented about Cinema 1, 2 & 3 by Angelika on Jul 17, 2022 at 5:29 pm

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I went here yesterday to see Where the Crawdads Sing which I enjoyed but the theater was in rather uneven shape. the escalator is still broken after almost 4 years. there is no reason on God’s green earth the management could possibly come up with that would justify thee escalator being out of service for almost 4 yes 4 years. also the water connection was out so patrons couldn’t use the restrooms and the air conditioning in Cinema 3 wasn’t working properly. I am convinced the Angelika Film Center is consciously not maintaining the theater so they can just shut it down at some point and sell the building.

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bigjoe59 commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jul 12, 2022 at 5:48 pm

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to Al A.-

as always thanks for your reply. but why is it happening all of a sudden? I have often gone to 2p.m. or 2:30p.m. screenings at the ANC 19 St. before and they never had subtitles.

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bigjoe59 commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jul 12, 2022 at 3:58 pm

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to all my fellow avid moviegoers whatever theaters you might
frequent. do all AMC theaters now have English subtitles with
every film? I find it annoying. why was it done? does anyone
know?

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bigjoe59 commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Jul 6, 2022 at 5:29 pm

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I’m slightly confused by the info about the Westwood stated by my fellow posters. I’m interested in grand old movie theaters built from the get go as 1st runs venues and have continued to operate as such since the day they opened. does the Westwood fit that category?

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bigjoe59 commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Jun 30, 2022 at 5:22 pm

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Escott N.-

L.A. with the Chinese and the Westwood must be one of the very very few cities in the U.S. with 2 grand old movie theaters that were built as 1st run venues from the get go and have continued to operate as such since the day they opened. Manhattan doesn’t have any.

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bigjoe59 commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 2, 2022 at 4:52 pm

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since discovering this wonderful site I decided to see what grand old theaters built in the U.S. between 1914-1941 were still alive and well. there is of course the Castro in San Francisco but that was built from the get go as a 2nd/3rd run neighborhood theater. I was interested in what grand old movie theater(s) built from the get go as a 1st run venue had continued to operate as such since the day it opened. the only one I have found so far in my research is this theater.

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bigjoe59 commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Apr 26, 2022 at 6:54 pm

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to Al A.- your replies are lways welcome. a question- you don’t think Porgy and Bess never having been released on home video has anything to do with being to use a current term “a problematic film”?

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bigjoe59 commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Apr 26, 2022 at 6:10 pm

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to Al A.-

as always I thank you for your quick reply. as you said the print you saw was fine which prompts a question- why has it never been issued om home video?

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bigjoe59 commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Apr 26, 2022 at 4:01 pm

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recently I was thinking about all the roadshow engagements this theater hosted in the 1952-1972 period. many of the films won Oscars. then I realized all the films have been released on home video except Porgy and Bess. I then looked at the film’s Wikipedia page to find out a reason why. it states no good quality print of the film is known to exist. is that possible?

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bigjoe59 commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Apr 23, 2022 at 6:47 pm

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Otto Preminiger’s film The Cardinal opened here Dec. 1963 on a roadshow engagement. did his film In Harm’s Way open here as well?

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bigjoe59 commented about Boyd Theatre on Apr 17, 2022 at 7:20 pm

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to MSC77- since its not listed by such a name what theater listed was known as The Trans-Lix during the roadshow run of Those Magnificent Men………….

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bigjoe59 commented about Pacific 1-2-3 on Apr 13, 2022 at 3:51 pm

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as I asked in Nov. 2019 is the theater just boarded up sitting there gathering dust?

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bigjoe59 commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 6, 2022 at 7:27 pm

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I guess great minds do think alike. I was just about to post my review of the beyond stellar blu-ray of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. it was quite nice to get it in both Letterbox and Smilebox versions.

as vindanpar said since Eden, Bloom and Tamblyn though older are alive and well why weren’t they interviewed?

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bigjoe59 commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Apr 6, 2022 at 5:50 pm

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to Al A.-

many thanks for your learned take on the subject. an interesting note on The Loves of Isadora. the only engagement the original cut or proposed roadshow cut of the film in the entire U.S. was at the now El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Blvd.

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bigjoe59 commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on Apr 5, 2022 at 4:48 pm

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I would love to know why the big wigs at Landmark Theaters
decided to build a theater soooooooo far west. I mean when
you exit the theater walk a few feet to your right and you’re
in the middle of the West Side Highway.

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bigjoe59 commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Apr 4, 2022 at 6:01 pm

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to Al A.-

I have often lauded you on your considerable font of knowledge,
to which a question. what are your thoughts on why a studio
would exhibit a film on a roadshow basis in one major city
but not another major city?

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bigjoe59 commented about LOOK Dine-In Cinemas W.57th on Apr 4, 2022 at 5:54 pm

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I went here twice in the first year and on both occasions the staff outnumbered the patrons. I really liked the up to date sound and projection facilities. as I stated previously even if the pandemic had not happened this theater was on shaky ground.

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bigjoe59 commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Mar 25, 2022 at 7:40 pm

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to Mikeoaklandpark- per your comment I find it fascinating that a big studio film would open on a roadshow engagement in one big city but not another big city. I wonder how often that happened?

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bigjoe59 commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Mar 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm

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to Al A. - thanks for validating me asking the question that I asked about Hawaii. since the film’s theatrical life is linked to this theater I thought it a perfectly reasonable question to ask.

also to vindanpar- with current digital technology in film restoration anything is possible. my point being the original roadshow cut of Hawaii does exist(and in rather decent condition) and was even listed as an extra in standard def on the Twilight disc. so fans of the film would like to know why two home video companies insist on using the general release cut for the HD transfers for their blu-ray discs.

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bigjoe59 commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Mar 22, 2022 at 5:29 pm

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to Comfortably Cool- thanks for your reply. I can’t tell you where I read it but I can swear I read that Hawaii broke even.

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bigjoe59 commented about Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre on Mar 22, 2022 at 3:39 pm

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to a fellow poster who obviously doesn’t know the history of this theater. “Hawaii” is one of the most successful roadshow engagements to play this theater.