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Never saw “Forest Gump”, but enjoyed “Taxi Driver”, even though I saw it more recently, when it was wayyyy out of date.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.
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May 26, 2009 at 6:21 pm
I’ll be attending a show at the Music Hall in a couple of weeks, for the first time! I’m excited!
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.
Too bad that the theatre is so dirty, run-down and so poorly-staffed and poorly operated, as it looks like an unusual movie theatre! Here’s hoping they renovate it, add more staff, and monitor their projectionist(s) better.
Aldo: sometimes one CAN tell if they’re the type not to confront directly. I’m NOT talking about race, ethnicity or color here, Aldo. I’m talking about a person’s tone of voice—their way of getting the message across, and the overall way in which people carry themselves. It also depends on the kind of theatre, too. In movie theatres where better-quality movies are shown, audience rudeness is often far less of a problem. Under such circumstances, if and when you do see an occasional yakker, texter, or cell-phone gabber, pollitely and casually asking him/her to please turn off their cellphone/pager, or to please be quiet, is sufficient enough to get them to stop.
On the other hand, the average large multiplex cinema (with 10-20 or more cinemas), depending on the location and the type of audience, is far more likely to attract a rougher, cruder and less polite audience, so there’s more risk in confronting an offender directly.
Aldo: While you;re entitled to express your own opinions here on this website, others are also entitled to express theirs. It’s either a two-way street or a no-way street.
Secondly, “Network” is not a favorite of mine, although Faye Dunaway acted quite well in that movie.
Thirdly, there’ve been instances when it’s not so great to confront people directly about yakking in the theatre, because you never know what they’re going to do, or where they’re coming from. It also depends on the circumstances. If the father and son seemed like rough, crude street-tough types, then it was probably not so good to confront them directly. People have spoken out in some instances like that and have ended up in some rather nasty situations. The world is so crazy today that one never knows who or what they may be dealing with.
Thanks for the info, Jeff S. It’s agreed that a certain amount of quality, decor, and civility is to be expected when people attend movies, and, yes, it;s true that the average big multiplex cinamas generally attract audiences with a lousier attitude, because the management at those theatres generally have lousy overall attitudes themselves, in addition to mostly bad quality films being shown.
Although I enjoyed the film “ Network”, it’s not a film I’d go to see again.
What a place to have a movie theatre or whatever—right next door to a college campus. Too bad that the Lacey Street Theatre is no longer at least USED as a theatre on occasion.
You’ve got a point, rhett. Not all of today’s high school kids are bad, and, as I pointed out before, you had every reason to be miffed about what happened with the “Rocky” screening. Glad everything’s going to get straightened out.
Aldo Ray—as I pointed out before, that was a horrible experience, which, hopefully, won’t be repeated, and, secondly, bear in mind that people have different tastes in movies. One doesn’t have to know much about cinema to realize that.
I might or might not be wrong, but the 1969 night photo of the Paramount Theatre doesn’t look at all like the one in Boston, but the Paramount Theatre in Newton.
Sorry about the experience that you had with such a cool movie. What a shame that management couldn’t/wouldn’t hire somebody with more experience as a film projectionist instead of a rookie high school kid! That’s really disgusting. Truthfully, had it been ME, I would’ve been absolutely spitting tacks, if one gets the drift. Again—totally inexcusable, what this kid did, but I blame the theatre management for hiring a young kid who didn’t know what he was doing to preside over the projection of a film during the weekend, when there was probably nobody else to monitor. As for the father and kid who in the audience who were yakking throughout the film, why didn’t somebody get the usher and tell them to shut the hell up or get out? Somebody should’ve, imho. Too bad the theatre was short-staffed for the Memorial Day Weekend, and that management couldn’t hire people who were more competent. Lots of kids today have the attitude that they can do what they want the way they want, and don’t seem to care about others or have respect. Again—sorry to hear about that experience, rhett.
It is, Twistr54. What a terrible thing that it’s being demolished. What were/are people THINKING when they knock(ed) down these beautiful movie palaces to make parking lots, arcades, pharmacies, etc.? Beats me!
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.
I’ll be attending a show at the Music Hall in a couple of weeks, for the first time! I’m excited!
“ 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.
It’s agreed, Ross and Peter.
Whew!! Thanks, Jeff S.
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.
Too bad that the theatre is so dirty, run-down and so poorly-staffed and poorly operated, as it looks like an unusual movie theatre! Here’s hoping they renovate it, add more staff, and monitor their projectionist(s) better.
Aldo: sometimes one CAN tell if they’re the type not to confront directly. I’m NOT talking about race, ethnicity or color here, Aldo. I’m talking about a person’s tone of voice—their way of getting the message across, and the overall way in which people carry themselves. It also depends on the kind of theatre, too. In movie theatres where better-quality movies are shown, audience rudeness is often far less of a problem. Under such circumstances, if and when you do see an occasional yakker, texter, or cell-phone gabber, pollitely and casually asking him/her to please turn off their cellphone/pager, or to please be quiet, is sufficient enough to get them to stop.
On the other hand, the average large multiplex cinema (with 10-20 or more cinemas), depending on the location and the type of audience, is far more likely to attract a rougher, cruder and less polite audience, so there’s more risk in confronting an offender directly.
I don’t reside in Brooklyn, or in the NY-NJ area generally, fairtail, nor am I religions in any way, but thanks for the suggestion.
Wow!! Love that Marquee, and the interior!!
Aldo: While you;re entitled to express your own opinions here on this website, others are also entitled to express theirs. It’s either a two-way street or a no-way street.
Secondly, “Network” is not a favorite of mine, although Faye Dunaway acted quite well in that movie.
Thirdly, there’ve been instances when it’s not so great to confront people directly about yakking in the theatre, because you never know what they’re going to do, or where they’re coming from. It also depends on the circumstances. If the father and son seemed like rough, crude street-tough types, then it was probably not so good to confront them directly. People have spoken out in some instances like that and have ended up in some rather nasty situations. The world is so crazy today that one never knows who or what they may be dealing with.
Thanks for the info, Jeff S. It’s agreed that a certain amount of quality, decor, and civility is to be expected when people attend movies, and, yes, it;s true that the average big multiplex cinamas generally attract audiences with a lousier attitude, because the management at those theatres generally have lousy overall attitudes themselves, in addition to mostly bad quality films being shown.
Although I enjoyed the film “ Network”, it’s not a film I’d go to see again.
I enjoyed “Rocky” . It was a good, well-done film, Sylvester Stallone performed well as Rocky, and the movie was lots of fun.
Love those photos! Thanks for posting them, Lost Memory.
btw—did the great, golden oldie-but-goody movie/musical classic “West Side Story” ever play at this theatre at any time? Just curious.
What a place to have a movie theatre or whatever—right next door to a college campus. Too bad that the Lacey Street Theatre is no longer at least USED as a theatre on occasion.
You’ve got a point, rhett. Not all of today’s high school kids are bad, and, as I pointed out before, you had every reason to be miffed about what happened with the “Rocky” screening. Glad everything’s going to get straightened out.
Aldo Ray—as I pointed out before, that was a horrible experience, which, hopefully, won’t be repeated, and, secondly, bear in mind that people have different tastes in movies. One doesn’t have to know much about cinema to realize that.
:)
I might or might not be wrong, but the 1969 night photo of the Paramount Theatre doesn’t look at all like the one in Boston, but the Paramount Theatre in Newton.
Hi, rhett!
Sorry about the experience that you had with such a cool movie. What a shame that management couldn’t/wouldn’t hire somebody with more experience as a film projectionist instead of a rookie high school kid! That’s really disgusting. Truthfully, had it been ME, I would’ve been absolutely spitting tacks, if one gets the drift. Again—totally inexcusable, what this kid did, but I blame the theatre management for hiring a young kid who didn’t know what he was doing to preside over the projection of a film during the weekend, when there was probably nobody else to monitor. As for the father and kid who in the audience who were yakking throughout the film, why didn’t somebody get the usher and tell them to shut the hell up or get out? Somebody should’ve, imho. Too bad the theatre was short-staffed for the Memorial Day Weekend, and that management couldn’t hire people who were more competent. Lots of kids today have the attitude that they can do what they want the way they want, and don’t seem to care about others or have respect. Again—sorry to hear about that experience, rhett.
“Rocky” is a cool movie. I saw it when it first came out. Hope you enjoyed it!
Looks like a nice little theatre. Are there any photographs of the interior of this particular theatre? Just curious.
My apologies to you too, saps.
Sorry about that, Lost Memory.
Didn’t you hear me? (lol)
It is, Twistr54. What a terrible thing that it’s being demolished. What were/are people THINKING when they knock(ed) down these beautiful movie palaces to make parking lots, arcades, pharmacies, etc.? Beats me!
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