This theater is anything but small. I went there as a child weekly to see movies. The balcony is also huge. The theater has two large staircases in the front plus a large one in the back. I wonder what they do for rest rooms. They were both downstairs for the orchestra level. Handicap laws have changed.
Dennis
In between The Shoes of The Fisherman and Paint Your Wagon, they had I A Woman Part 2 (then considered X rating) and The Wild BUnch plus a bunch of other non roadshow engagement.
Hello Dolly was roadshow until June than it went to regular performances due to the lack of popularity and the bad reviews.
As a kid we went there all the time. Is aw Pinnochio there, father Goose, The Art Of Love, The Trail Of Billy Jack and many others that I can’t remember. Near the end they started showing adult films and since the screen was visible from Baltimore Pike, it caused a lot of complaints.
According to the Frank Theater web site, the theater is scheduled to re-open on May 25,2007. So much for their greed and wanting to have the theater demolished.
Dreamgirls received great reviews excpet for thr Times. What a bunch of idiots they have for reviewers. They were the onlyones who did’t like the new braodway musical Mary Poppins.
Well it will be interesting to see if the film was shot in scope since it definately was not shot in 70mm. Poor Bill Condon got a slap in the face today not getting a best director or screenplay in the Golden Globe nominations. Clint Eastwood getting two for Flags of Our Fathers and the Japaneese version was ridiculous condier neither picture got a best picture or any other nominations. At least Dreamgirls got 3 acting nods plus a Best Picure nod.
Well it will be interesting to see if the film was shot in scope since it definately was not shot in 70mm. Poor Bill Condon got a slap in the face today not getting a best director or screenplay in the Golden Globe nominations. Clint Eastwood getting two for Flags of Our Fathers and the Japaneese version was ridiculous condier neither picture got a best picture or any other nominations. At least Dreamgirls got 3 acting nods plus a Best Picure nod.
Well it will be interesting to see if the film was shot in scope since it definately was not shot in 70mm. Poor Bill Condon got a slap in the face today not getting a best director or screenplay in the Golden Globe nominations. Clint Eastwood getting two for Flags of Our Fathers and the Japaneese version was ridiculous condier neither picture got a best picture or any other nominations. At least Dreangirls got 3 acting nods plus a Best Picure nod.
Lost Memory
No it wasn’t Village East. It was Cinema Village East and the address looked like it was on the upper east side maybe around the 50’s. MAybe it was a misprint in the paper.
I don’t understand this lawsuit. Usually theaters have hearing devices for the deaf and why would a blind person go to a movie? AMC is not one of my favorite chains since they were at the root of all our old historic theaters disappearing with there twining and now mutilplexes, but they are getting a bum rap here.
I don’t understand what the purpose is for the Frank’s to apply for a demolition permit. Do they intend onrebuilding a stadium theater? They have always been the pits of theater owners. Ilive in NC and it worries me that they are opening a lot of theaters in this state.
This theater was built when they demolished the South Phils drive in to build Veterans stadium. After being in operation a few years it was twinned then just closed.It probibly closed around 1973 when George Hamid closed his theater sin Atlantic City.
Does anybody know which chain ran this theater? I remember righ on the beach there was a GCC twin in the 70’s that was sold to AMC. Of course they closed it.
This theatre was also used as a legit broadway house in the late 70 -early 80’s. I remember them playing Black and Blue with Leslie Uggums
This theater is anything but small. I went there as a child weekly to see movies. The balcony is also huge. The theater has two large staircases in the front plus a large one in the back. I wonder what they do for rest rooms. They were both downstairs for the orchestra level. Handicap laws have changed.
Dennis
In between The Shoes of The Fisherman and Paint Your Wagon, they had I A Woman Part 2 (then considered X rating) and The Wild BUnch plus a bunch of other non roadshow engagement.
Hello Dolly was roadshow until June than it went to regular performances due to the lack of popularity and the bad reviews.
JRS40 Was this a first run theater or second run?
As a kid we went there all the time. Is aw Pinnochio there, father Goose, The Art Of Love, The Trail Of Billy Jack and many others that I can’t remember. Near the end they started showing adult films and since the screen was visible from Baltimore Pike, it caused a lot of complaints.
I love all the pictures and stuff but my work has blocked Flickr so I can’t see anything. This really pisses me off.
Was this a theare AMC had tro sell from the purchase of Loews?
According to the Frank Theater web site, the theater is scheduled to re-open on May 25,2007. So much for their greed and wanting to have the theater demolished.
I am confused. Is tis theater showing porn and first run movies?
What about the former DeMille Aka Embassy 2,3 4. It is long overdue tobe reopened.
When I lived in NYC 76-83 the Ziegfeld screen was very large. HAs it been replaced since that time?
Any chance there is of this theater opening?
Dreamgirls received great reviews excpet for thr Times. What a bunch of idiots they have for reviewers. They were the onlyones who did’t like the new braodway musical Mary Poppins.
Well it will be interesting to see if the film was shot in scope since it definately was not shot in 70mm. Poor Bill Condon got a slap in the face today not getting a best director or screenplay in the Golden Globe nominations. Clint Eastwood getting two for Flags of Our Fathers and the Japaneese version was ridiculous condier neither picture got a best picture or any other nominations. At least Dreamgirls got 3 acting nods plus a Best Picure nod.
Well it will be interesting to see if the film was shot in scope since it definately was not shot in 70mm. Poor Bill Condon got a slap in the face today not getting a best director or screenplay in the Golden Globe nominations. Clint Eastwood getting two for Flags of Our Fathers and the Japaneese version was ridiculous condier neither picture got a best picture or any other nominations. At least Dreamgirls got 3 acting nods plus a Best Picure nod.
Well it will be interesting to see if the film was shot in scope since it definately was not shot in 70mm. Poor Bill Condon got a slap in the face today not getting a best director or screenplay in the Golden Globe nominations. Clint Eastwood getting two for Flags of Our Fathers and the Japaneese version was ridiculous condier neither picture got a best picture or any other nominations. At least Dreangirls got 3 acting nods plus a Best Picure nod.
Lost Memory
No it wasn’t Village East. It was Cinema Village East and the address looked like it was on the upper east side maybe around the 50’s. MAybe it was a misprint in the paper.
Congradulations guys. What a great site this is. I get lots of pleaseure from it.
Does anybody know much about the Cinema Village East. It was in the paper one week. Where is it located exactly? I si t showing first run films?
I don’t understand this lawsuit. Usually theaters have hearing devices for the deaf and why would a blind person go to a movie? AMC is not one of my favorite chains since they were at the root of all our old historic theaters disappearing with there twining and now mutilplexes, but they are getting a bum rap here.
I don’t understand what the purpose is for the Frank’s to apply for a demolition permit. Do they intend onrebuilding a stadium theater? They have always been the pits of theater owners. Ilive in NC and it worries me that they are opening a lot of theaters in this state.
This theater was built when they demolished the South Phils drive in to build Veterans stadium. After being in operation a few years it was twinned then just closed.It probibly closed around 1973 when George Hamid closed his theater sin Atlantic City.
Does anybody know which chain ran this theater? I remember righ on the beach there was a GCC twin in the 70’s that was sold to AMC. Of course they closed it.
That would be great Robert. We should try to find out the e-mail address and send them this suggestion.
Is this the same Moss family that owned the Criterion on broadway?