Ooh…when and where? Just curious, Roger. Thanks for the info? Do you have any furthur details and/or updates on it? Just curious, because I’d LOVE to know about it. Are there any links?
I see your point, John J. Fink. Great, golden oldie-but-goody classics such as Wizard of Oz, not to mention a whole slew of others, should be shown in full technicolor on a three-strip film. I saw the same re-release of Wizard of Oz, and I agree that it’s still feasible. My hunch is that technology has changed so that digital, I’m sorry to say, is slowly but surely edging out film.
“Apocalypse Now”: ahhhhh, yes. I saw this cool, intense film 30 years ago when it first came out, and enjoyed it a great deal, and thought it was very well done, although I forget what theatre I saw it was. I think it was somewhere in Boston, however.
Years later, my brother and I saw “Apocalypse Now: Redux” at the (former) Loews Boston Common Theatrem and thought it was very good, also. Decent prints in both cases.
p. s. Here’s hoping that something similar is done with the 50th Anniversary of the movie “West Side Story”., when ITS 50th Anniversary comes up in 2011! I’ll be there for sure!!
Hey!! I wish TCM would do something similar with some of the great big, wide-screen movie theatres here in the Boston area, such as the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, and a whole bunch of other big-screen theatres! That would be so cool!
Sheesh!! Can’t people figure out on their own when to make a pitstop during a movie?
I saw Lawrence of Arabia at the Coolidge Corner Theatre last Monday night, and, since it’s an almost-4-hour movie, they did have an intermission. I never make pitstops during intermission…the line gets too long. As with any movie, I figured out what a slower part of the movie was and made a pitstop then.
movie534: of course intermissions won’t return to the average multiplex cinemas. They don’t play the kind of movies that have intermissions in them. Only in the indy/art-house movie theatres will you find movies with intermissions in them. “Dr. Zhivago”, another very long movie, also has an intermission, and, believe it or not, “West Side Story”, which is 2 ½ hours long, also used to have an intermission, but that’s not been true for a long, long time.
From what I’ve heard/read, the movie “Frost/Nixon” has been overrated. It only got 2 ½ stars in a Boston Phoenix review in the movies section. That says something right there, imho.
“It seems we live in a complex & technical age where creativity and imgination are secondary to profit.”
is a big part of the rub, ERD. No wonder showbiz, including Hollywood, etc., can’t think of anything creatively new and feel the need to do re-makes of old stuff, which destroys the original, or makes cheap, gaudy stuff, on the long run.
The only trouble is though, Don S., is that there are so few art house/indy theatres left here in our area, and in the United States at large that there’s little, if any choice for many people, unless they want to sit home and watch older classics or whatever on TV. That’s one thing I don’t want to be relegated to doing, which is why I hold memberships to both of the art house/indy theatres that’re left around my neck of the woods.
“ I remember the stage shows from the 1950’s through the 70’s. Although only about 45 minutes long, it had a showmanship element that is missing today.”
is all too true, and it has carried over into almost everything, not just the stage shows at Radio City Music Hall.
I saw the film “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” in the now-demolished VINTAGE Embassy Theatre in Waltham, MA., back in 1963, when it first came out, and loved it. Not sure how I’d feel about it if I saw it today, however.
“ If you go out to dinner one night at, say, The Four Seasons restaurant in NYC, you’re going to be sharing the room with a more respectable, dignified and considerate group of people – THAT’S your independent or art house movie theater.
If you go out to dinner one night at McDonalds, you’re going to be sharing the room with the more common, inconsiderate, intolerable group of people – THAT’S your average multiplex."
is precisely WHY, with rare exceptions, that I avoid the average multiplex cinemas.
Btw, Don S:
Who are you talking to? Just curious, because I have found a solution to the problem and I DO use it.
Cutting 30 whole minutes out of an epic/classic movie?!? That’s an atrocity in itself! What a bummer!
Anyway, hope everybody who attends the screening of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad,l Mad World” enjoys themselves! I saw it when it first came out. It’s a neat film!
That’s what I thought, Lost Memory.
Thanks, Lost Memory.
This is in Boston? Or is it a theatre that has long since been closed/demolished. When was this photo taken? Just curious.
I know the Wang Center Screen, Roger. The place is now called citicenter for performing arts, and they don’t do movies there any more.
Ooh…when and where? Just curious, Roger. Thanks for the info? Do you have any furthur details and/or updates on it? Just curious, because I’d LOVE to know about it. Are there any links?
What a great picture of a great-looking theatre! Thanks.
I see your point, John J. Fink. Great, golden oldie-but-goody classics such as Wizard of Oz, not to mention a whole slew of others, should be shown in full technicolor on a three-strip film. I saw the same re-release of Wizard of Oz, and I agree that it’s still feasible. My hunch is that technology has changed so that digital, I’m sorry to say, is slowly but surely edging out film.
“Apocalypse Now”: ahhhhh, yes. I saw this cool, intense film 30 years ago when it first came out, and enjoyed it a great deal, and thought it was very well done, although I forget what theatre I saw it was. I think it was somewhere in Boston, however.
Years later, my brother and I saw “Apocalypse Now: Redux” at the (former) Loews Boston Common Theatrem and thought it was very good, also. Decent prints in both cases.
I just joined up! It seems like lots of fun, although there’s not much activity going on there to date.
Sounds cool!! I’m there!
p. s. Here’s hoping that something similar is done with the 50th Anniversary of the movie “West Side Story”., when ITS 50th Anniversary comes up in 2011! I’ll be there for sure!!
Hey!! I wish TCM would do something similar with some of the great big, wide-screen movie theatres here in the Boston area, such as the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, and a whole bunch of other big-screen theatres! That would be so cool!
That’s sad.
Looks like a handsome theatre. Love the marquee outside, too.
Yup. Another one bites the dust.
Sheesh!! Can’t people figure out on their own when to make a pitstop during a movie?
I saw Lawrence of Arabia at the Coolidge Corner Theatre last Monday night, and, since it’s an almost-4-hour movie, they did have an intermission. I never make pitstops during intermission…the line gets too long. As with any movie, I figured out what a slower part of the movie was and made a pitstop then.
movie534: of course intermissions won’t return to the average multiplex cinemas. They don’t play the kind of movies that have intermissions in them. Only in the indy/art-house movie theatres will you find movies with intermissions in them. “Dr. Zhivago”, another very long movie, also has an intermission, and, believe it or not, “West Side Story”, which is 2 ½ hours long, also used to have an intermission, but that’s not been true for a long, long time.
I’ve heard different reviews of “Frost/Nixon” To each their own.
Without knowing anything about John Hughes, I, too am sorry to hear about his passing.
How cool!! All the best to you. Hope this starts a new trend nationwide! Wouldn’t that be great. The Retro Movie Nights program sounds great, too.
From what I’ve heard/read, the movie “Frost/Nixon” has been overrated. It only got 2 ½ stars in a Boston Phoenix review in the movies section. That says something right there, imho.
This:
“It seems we live in a complex & technical age where creativity and imgination are secondary to profit.”
is a big part of the rub, ERD. No wonder showbiz, including Hollywood, etc., can’t think of anything creatively new and feel the need to do re-makes of old stuff, which destroys the original, or makes cheap, gaudy stuff, on the long run.
Okay. Thanks, Don S. I was just wondering.
The only trouble is though, Don S., is that there are so few art house/indy theatres left here in our area, and in the United States at large that there’s little, if any choice for many people, unless they want to sit home and watch older classics or whatever on TV. That’s one thing I don’t want to be relegated to doing, which is why I hold memberships to both of the art house/indy theatres that’re left around my neck of the woods.
What you’re saying is possible, Michael Coates.
Well, ERD,
Sadly enough, this:
“ I remember the stage shows from the 1950’s through the 70’s. Although only about 45 minutes long, it had a showmanship element that is missing today.”
is all too true, and it has carried over into almost everything, not just the stage shows at Radio City Music Hall.
I saw the film “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” in the now-demolished VINTAGE Embassy Theatre in Waltham, MA., back in 1963, when it first came out, and loved it. Not sure how I’d feel about it if I saw it today, however.
Your analogy is spot-on, Love movies-hate going!
This:
“ If you go out to dinner one night at, say, The Four Seasons restaurant in NYC, you’re going to be sharing the room with a more respectable, dignified and considerate group of people – THAT’S your independent or art house movie theater.
If you go out to dinner one night at McDonalds, you’re going to be sharing the room with the more common, inconsiderate, intolerable group of people – THAT’S your average multiplex."
is precisely WHY, with rare exceptions, that I avoid the average multiplex cinemas.
Btw, Don S:
Who are you talking to? Just curious, because I have found a solution to the problem and I DO use it.
Cutting 30 whole minutes out of an epic/classic movie?!? That’s an atrocity in itself! What a bummer!
Anyway, hope everybody who attends the screening of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad,l Mad World” enjoys themselves! I saw it when it first came out. It’s a neat film!