Lafayette Theatre
97 Lafayette Avenue,
Suffern,
NY
10901
97 Lafayette Avenue,
Suffern,
NY
10901
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When “Marty” showed at the Lafayette in April, that was the first time in many years that it had shown anywhere in the New York area in 35mm. That’s one of my top 10 favorite movies, and I’d been hoping to see it on the big screen someday. So thanks, Lafayette, from a grateful patron.
Actually, Peter Finch in “Network” was killed because his ratings had been going way down. He was dragging the network down with him, and killing him was the easiest way Faye Dunaway and the other execs could come up with to get rid of him.
The word is “cliche”, not “clique”.
“Forrest Gump” covers MY generations with live clips, I think that defines time capsule.
The character is “Network” was killed for good ratings, not bad, just like the contrived divorce happening on a current reality show.
The Film Forum has not discovered a major new director in over fifty years since they rarely premiere new films these days and just get new prints of classics or run mediocre made for video documentaries.
“The Hospital” was a far bigger hit than “Marty”.
So whose comment have the most watery feces?
Okay you have so many mistakes in your diarrhea like comments. One “Forrest Gump” is not a time capsule for any generation. It is a ridiculous piece of trash, with a horrible script. Also I believe “Network” is even more relevant then it was at the time of its release. The Television industry has yet to kill someone because of bad ratings, so please don’t say the current state of Television is more ridiculous. Also I really don’t think the Lafayette should be thanked for showing a bunch of clique movies, that any real fan of cinema has seen many times. I have never gone into the Lafayette and discovered a movie, director, or actor for the first time like I have at a place like the Film Forum. For example, instead of showing “Marty” they could have shown “The Hospital” or some other less popular Paddy Chayefsky scripted film.
Never saw “Marty”, but “Rocky” was cool! I’d see it again if it came to my area.
You’re right about “Network”, AlAlvarez. TV, for the most part, HAS gotten much worse, so subsequently, I seldom watch it.
Never saw “Forest Gump”, but enjoyed “Taxi Driver”, even though I saw it more recently, when it was wayyyy out of date.
I don’t live in Suffern, NY, nor do I reside in the NY area generally, but the Lafayette sounds like a gorgeous theatre. Peter: : I also agree wholeheartedly with you about the average (10-20 or more cinemas) multiplex cinemas that’re located in the many malls that dot so many, if not most of the United States' highways and byways, and I don’t go to them anymore.
Since “ROCKY” was practically a remake of the excellent “MARTY”, I think it remains a timeless classic. The lack of a clear happy ending clearly makes it a product of it’s time since audiences today cannot handle nuance and will therefore reject anyone just “going the distance”.
“NETWORK”, a fine film in 1976, no longer works as satire because TV has become more ridiculous than even that screenplay could have expected.
“FORREST GUMP” and ‘TAXI DRIVER" are time capsules of their generation and also brilliant films.
I think we can all agree that all these films are better than anything we have available first-run today and that the Lafayette Theatre can be thanked for running this series.
As for talking in theatres, only a savage would think it is as inevitable as drug addiction.
(Damn, so close!)
UP is the regular Hollywood flick beginning at The Lafayette on Friday.It has received a lot of good reviews.
Better to see it at The Lafayette then fight the masses at the mall! The restaurants much better in Suffern. So why not make a night of it! Cafe Dolce has good food and music on Fri and Sat nights after 9pm.
See Up at the Lafayette have a meal and listen to live music with a glass of ice cold beer!
I think “Rocky” fans are so seduced by the underdog story, that they are unable to look at the movie objectively.
“ Taxi Driver
Rocky
Network”
I enjoyed all three of the above-mentioned films too, Bill Huelig. However, I liked “Rocky” the best of the three of them.
When I was exiting “Forrest Gump” after seeing it on opening weekend, I’d been reasonably entertained, but I said to myself that the visual effects deserved an Oscar. I never in a million years would’ve believed that it would also get Best Picture, Actor, Director, etc.
Aldo, we do not agree on “Rocky” but we do see eye-to-eye on “Forrest Gump”.
sorry any list that lists “Forrest Gump” as one of the top movies is automatically void.
Even if you ignore the order, the fact that they all made the AFI list in the first place says a lot about their quality.
The order they appear on some arbitrary list doesn’t prove anything.
I’ve heard similar attacks on “Rocky” before, that it doesn’t hold up as well as the other movies it was nominated with and won against for the Best Picture Oscar 1976. Many people believed that even when the movies were new. But more than 30 years later, here’s how the big three from 1976 ranked in the AFI’s latest top 100 movie list (2007):
52 Taxi Driver
57 Rocky
64 Network
I love all three films, so I’m very happy with those numbers.
It’s agreed, Ross and Peter.
How was the attendance for Rocky? Was the curtain working again? Did Jeff play the or was he off for the MD Weekend?
I agree with Ross time to drop all the personal jabs leave it for the boxing ring ALA Rocky!
I generally try not to intervene, but this one is going off the rails.
Thank you Ross, I think it’s warranted, and welcome.
Because the discussion has been (somewhat) tied to the problems inherent in contemporary moviegoing and exhibiting, I have not begun to delete comments. But the next comment that includes personal attacks will be removed. Sorry for the heavy hand, but I want to make sure the site remains civil, if at all possible.
Thank you for your understanding.
Ross Melnick
Cinema Treasures
Gentlemen, your brevity on the matter is quite inspiring.
Whew!! Thanks, Jeff S.
Trolls indeed. We’re done my friend.
I don’t care what you expect, I am telling you what happens. Now open your book to page 45 and read the first paragraph.
“Also going to a theater and wanting no talking is equivalent to a heroine addict not wanting track marks.”
You know, I realize at this point I’m just feeding the trolls, but you can’t be serious.
What is “talking”? Is it a random whisper between audience members? Is it someone telling their kids to settle down? Is it the jerk who answers the phone?
It’s YES to all of the above, but there are degrees of talking that are allowable, and those that stretch into pure rudeness. I think it’s the latter we’re talking about here.
I expect silence to the degree that it’s possible with people who are civil and want the same thing as me. I’m not expecting everyone to put a cork in their mouth, but I DO expect someone to put their phone on VIBRATE, and if they get a call to flip the phone open, silently say “please wait” and walk out into the lobby. That’s what I do. I expect the same of others.
Deckard: I KNOW what flaming is—I’ve been the target of it on other blogs, and I’m not trying to flame any poster(s) here, but to simply point some things out about stuff that’s been posted here.
Aldo Ray: Please don’t resort to gratuitous personal insults, as it gets you nowhere, and puts a pall over everything. Thanks.