This was, indeed, the Century Theater and home to some of my favorite movie experiences. I saw: “Star Wars” in a tiny screen, “Happy Birthday to Me”, “Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D”, “Jaws 3-D”, “Twilight Zone the Movie”, “Halloween 2”…just about all the first run favorites played here. The last film I saw here was “Titanic”.
It was only good to see films in the two big theaters. The side theaters were too small and had mostly mono sound. It was never a pretty place, but it served its purpose and isn’t really missed other than it felt more like a real theater than the multiplexes that have replaced it.
The only film I ever got to see here was KING KONG in 1976. I don’t have much memory of the place other than it was a huge auditorium with a big screen. The popcorn was AMAZING! It was also very central but the place was a distant memory by the 1980’s.
I had nothing but EXCELLENT viewing experiences at this theater. I grew up in the ‘70’s and 80’s and this, to me, was the best theater in town. I saw: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Aliens, Empire Strikes Back, Porky’s, Return of the Jedi, Dances With Wolves, Madonna Truth or Dare…all great films on a huge screen with the best sound (at the time) in Reno in the main auditorium. The second auditorium (the former balcony) had it’s share of great films: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Nothing in Common, Popcorn and Silence of the Lambs…to name a few. It was this audiorium’s stadium seating that I LOVED. Never a bad view even in the front row.
GREATLY MISSED by us!
The theater was sadly displaying on the marquee “End of an Era” before it was finally torn down to make way for a multiplex across the street. Disappointing this multiplexing is.
This was, indeed, the Century Theater and home to some of my favorite movie experiences. I saw: “Star Wars” in a tiny screen, “Happy Birthday to Me”, “Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D”, “Jaws 3-D”, “Twilight Zone the Movie”, “Halloween 2”…just about all the first run favorites played here. The last film I saw here was “Titanic”.
It was only good to see films in the two big theaters. The side theaters were too small and had mostly mono sound. It was never a pretty place, but it served its purpose and isn’t really missed other than it felt more like a real theater than the multiplexes that have replaced it.
The only film I ever got to see here was KING KONG in 1976. I don’t have much memory of the place other than it was a huge auditorium with a big screen. The popcorn was AMAZING! It was also very central but the place was a distant memory by the 1980’s.
I had nothing but EXCELLENT viewing experiences at this theater. I grew up in the ‘70’s and 80’s and this, to me, was the best theater in town. I saw: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Aliens, Empire Strikes Back, Porky’s, Return of the Jedi, Dances With Wolves, Madonna Truth or Dare…all great films on a huge screen with the best sound (at the time) in Reno in the main auditorium. The second auditorium (the former balcony) had it’s share of great films: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Nothing in Common, Popcorn and Silence of the Lambs…to name a few. It was this audiorium’s stadium seating that I LOVED. Never a bad view even in the front row.
GREATLY MISSED by us!
The theater was sadly displaying on the marquee “End of an Era” before it was finally torn down to make way for a multiplex across the street. Disappointing this multiplexing is.