This is great news, and a smart move for the School of Visual Arts.
My alma mater, the Savannah College of Art and Design, restored the Trustees Theater and now uses the facility to host its annual film festival and other programming throughout the year.
We might support other social networks down the road, but we’re going with Facebook for now. (Apologies to users from Myspace, Bebo, Friendster, etc.)
@fmd — Thanks for reminding us we needed to do this. A while back, I’d noticed someone had made an unofficial CT group on Facebook, but it’s definitely time for us to have our own official group.
Warren, please refrain from making personal attacks against other users. You may feel justified, but the “be nice” rule applies here. If you don’t have anything nice to say, just don’t comment.
We have the same goal here. Let’s remember we’re using this site to save and document movie theaters… not attack each other.
Ha… I was in Austin for SXSW 2008, and had the pleasure of attending the Alamo for the first time.
This blog post is dead on. The Alamo has one of the best moviegoing experiences out there… so much so, I’m struggling to find reasons not to move to Austin!
While they’re mostly intended for new submissions, I think we’ve crafted a pretty reasonable policy here. There are no editing police.
As for phone numbers, we’re not forcing anyone to make phone calls. But if you’re adding a local theater, a phone call would be free, of course. (And, of course, there are many other ways to verify an official phone number.)
Also… we are probably going to phase out the multiplex / megaplex labels on the screens pages, so that’s why the guidelines address that issue.
@Manwithnoname – Your fellow users are correct. We’re talking only about descriptions. Feel free to comment as you normally do.
@Kirk J. Besse – The new policy applies to all theaters on Cinema Treasures. That said, for anything that was not specifically mentioned, feel free to use the Oxford Style Manual if that makes you more comfortable. (Presumably, UK entries should defer to British rules of grammar, etc.)
@Ron Newman – We just added some links from the Add Theater page and Theater FAQ.
If there is no official name (or the name is unclear), we use “theater” for American theaters, especially when referring to theaters in a generic sense (“I would really like to visit a movie theater in Boston”).
For European theaters, as well as those in Australia, we use the term “cinema” when the proper name is not known.
Honestly, our main focus is just meeting all of you.
We chose the Landmark because it has a nice lounge area, decent parking, and it’s not as crowded as the ArcLight or the Bridge. (Brownie points for their 4K projection of Blade Runner).
In the future, though, I’m sure we’ll have opportunities to meet elsewhere. If you would like to host us next time, please get in touch!
Theaters outside of the US are welcome on this website. While the book largely focused on operating movie theaters in America, the website is international scope.
Warren, we’d love to have native residents flesh out our international listings, but it’s perfectly okay for Americans (or Brits) to do so, as well. And, btw, our website is several years older than our book…. you should know that! :)
We hope to publicly clarify our editing policy in the near future, so there’s less confusion about what is and is not a Cinema Treasure.
Thanks for your comments, everyone! (And to Warren for sparking this discussion.)
Over the next few days and weeks, we’ll be experimenting with ad placement, size, colors, etc. to find the right balance between content and advertising. It’s a tricky line to walk, but I’m confident you’ll ultimately be happy with the results.
Just give us some time to work the kinks out. (The drug ads should be removed soon.)
While it may seem a bit on the campy side these days, the film has a compelling story, with groundbreaking visual effects, and great performances from Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, and David Warner.
This is great news, and a smart move for the School of Visual Arts.
My alma mater, the Savannah College of Art and Design, restored the Trustees Theater and now uses the facility to host its annual film festival and other programming throughout the year.
We might support other social networks down the road, but we’re going with Facebook for now. (Apologies to users from Myspace, Bebo, Friendster, etc.)
@fmd — Thanks for reminding us we needed to do this. A while back, I’d noticed someone had made an unofficial CT group on Facebook, but it’s definitely time for us to have our own official group.
Speaking of… I think we need an official Cinema Treasures Facebook group!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13504309831
Yes, guys. Let’s keep the discussion civil here.
Warren, please refrain from making personal attacks against other users. You may feel justified, but the “be nice” rule applies here. If you don’t have anything nice to say, just don’t comment.
We have the same goal here. Let’s remember we’re using this site to save and document movie theaters… not attack each other.
Ha… I was in Austin for SXSW 2008, and had the pleasure of attending the Alamo for the first time.
This blog post is dead on. The Alamo has one of the best moviegoing experiences out there… so much so, I’m struggling to find reasons not to move to Austin!
These are guidelines, Howard.
While they’re mostly intended for new submissions, I think we’ve crafted a pretty reasonable policy here. There are no editing police.
As for phone numbers, we’re not forcing anyone to make phone calls. But if you’re adding a local theater, a phone call would be free, of course. (And, of course, there are many other ways to verify an official phone number.)
Also… we are probably going to phase out the multiplex / megaplex labels on the screens pages, so that’s why the guidelines address that issue.
@Manwithnoname – Your fellow users are correct. We’re talking only about descriptions. Feel free to comment as you normally do.
@Kirk J. Besse – The new policy applies to all theaters on Cinema Treasures. That said, for anything that was not specifically mentioned, feel free to use the Oxford Style Manual if that makes you more comfortable. (Presumably, UK entries should defer to British rules of grammar, etc.)
@Ron Newman – We just added some links from the Add Theater page and Theater FAQ.
We always go by the official name of the theater.
If there is no official name (or the name is unclear), we use “theater” for American theaters, especially when referring to theaters in a generic sense (“I would really like to visit a movie theater in Boston”).
For European theaters, as well as those in Australia, we use the term “cinema” when the proper name is not known.
I’ve checked the database, Ron. There are no other comments for this theater.
(Sometimes, we remove comments when users flame each other, but this hasn’t happened in this case to my knowledge.)
Guys… let’s take this discussion offline for a while.
Thanks,
Patrick
Let’s take this discussion offline, guys.
You’re drifting away from the purpose of this website.
We just posted a little story about the meetup, Ed.
We’re still meeting at the Landmark, everyone.
Indeed, it’s a bit late to be changing the venue, despite the very kind offer from Frank Schultz at the Los Angeles Theatre.
Hopefully, we can work something out for next time.
What typo? ;)
Honestly, our main focus is just meeting all of you.
We chose the Landmark because it has a nice lounge area, decent parking, and it’s not as crowded as the ArcLight or the Bridge. (Brownie points for their 4K projection of Blade Runner).
In the future, though, I’m sure we’ll have opportunities to meet elsewhere. If you would like to host us next time, please get in touch!
Thanks, Ed. We’re also hoping to have one in Chicago, so folks can meet Bryan Krefft.
I live in downtown San Diego, actually.
To my knowledge, no theaters in San Diego have been damaged. Most, including the Balboa, California, Spreckels, North Park, and Copley Symphony Hall, are located miles from the fire.
Theaters outside of the US are welcome on this website. While the book largely focused on operating movie theaters in America, the website is international scope.
Warren, we’d love to have native residents flesh out our international listings, but it’s perfectly okay for Americans (or Brits) to do so, as well. And, btw, our website is several years older than our book…. you should know that! :)
We hope to publicly clarify our editing policy in the near future, so there’s less confusion about what is and is not a Cinema Treasure.
Thanks for your comments, everyone! (And to Warren for sparking this discussion.)
If you see an advertising link that genuinely interests you, it’s okay to click it.
But please DO NOT CLICK just to help support Cinema Treasures. That will do more harm than good.
We’re still fine-tuning the ads, guys.
Over the next few days and weeks, we’ll be experimenting with ad placement, size, colors, etc. to find the right balance between content and advertising. It’s a tricky line to walk, but I’m confident you’ll ultimately be happy with the results.
Just give us some time to work the kinks out. (The drug ads should be removed soon.)
Ok, guys… we just added a donation button to the homepage. :)
Thanks to everyone for their responses. It’s really awesome to know we have your support.
@Warren — That’s a cool idea. Maybe we’ll do that down the road. :)
@Jeff — We’re covered on hosting, but thanks for offering!
@Simon — Donations will not be tax deductible for now. We haven’t decided if we’re going to seek 501©3 status yet.
@Kram — People get annoyed by banner ads, so we’ll be sticking with just text ads initially.
Personally, I’m a huge fan of this movie.
While it may seem a bit on the campy side these days, the film has a compelling story, with groundbreaking visual effects, and great performances from Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, and David Warner.
If you’re curious about the film, take some time to read this wikipedia article.
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Hey, ChrisB.
When posting comments with photos, just like to the images. We don’t really support people using image tags in comments… it causes too many problems.
Thanks!
Patrick
Yeah, it’s definitely a problem with our new mail server, but, as you all have noticed, it’s specific to certain mail servers (msn, hotmail, etc.)
We’re definitely working on it. I hope to have an update soon.