Jackson Heights Cinema
40-31 82nd Street,
Jackson Heights,
NY
11373
40-31 82nd Street,
Jackson Heights,
NY
11373
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This page is becoming another Ridgewood Folly, lets move on to something interesting like the Westbury. :)
BWAY I hear you 100%
LIMovies, that’s just my point (and the last I will talk about this). It is truly great when they can make a theater into a theater for different languages, especially if there is a call for it, and there is an available theater. That is not what I had the problem with. It’s the fact that the Jackson Triplex is the only theater within miles for all the other people that don’t speak Spanish, where they can all go to a movie and not have to watch a movie with the distraction of subtitles. That’s the reason. There is noting wrong with making a theater have subtitles, if there are nearby alternatives for all the English speaking people.
If the Boulevard theater in Jackson Heights still existed, or some other theater in a neighboring community, or if the Fair Theater was showing regular movies as opposed to porn, then it would be fine if the Jackson Triplex was showing movies with foreign language subtitles. But the fact is that there is no alternative for English speaking people unless they travel outside their own community.
can we save the world other than at the JACKSON TRIPLEX!!!!!!!
Tony,
It is possible that there is a theater with Italian subtitles that your whole family could enjoy. With everyone able to understand the film, it should be a pleasant occasion for all of you. Try calling Clearview Cinemas, or search for a local theater on the web.
Whats the comotion all about. My parents and grandparents only speak italian its only my genration that speak english cause they dont undestand. It’d be great if they could have italian theaters so they could understand more. they been ok in morris park where alot of people speak italian and the friendly neigbors read them the mail. We even got a colombus day parade here and everything. Were italian first then american. They dont care so we have to so that we can be better. Stop complainin and get a life.let spanish people have their own theater, you dont got to go.im lucky enough to know both but they struggled to much working in factories and the bakery to have time to learn. fogetabotit!
Unless you are suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder or some other visually crippling disability you should have no trouble viewing the film.
As for people who live abroad, there are British and American institutions that teach English as a primary language. Because many foreign hotels, government agencies, banks, buisnesses, cultural institions, cafes and other venues employ multilingual staff, it is not necessary to focus on the local language, as it is not necessary in the U.S. for dominant groups of non-English speaking people who are probably not interested in learing the language because they are comfortably catered to in their own.
ugh!
Are you people aware that there is a Spanish version of the search engine Google?
http://www.google.com.mx/
I was sick when i went to vote and the polling place also had every thing in Spanish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
English is the official language of this country, not Spanish, not Italian, not Chinese. I have nothing against people keeping their cultures (and Spanish subtitles in a theater have nothing to do with Spanish culture). If I would move to France, I would be expected to learn French. If I were to move to Germany, I would be expected to learn German. If I were to move to Spain, I would be expected to know Spanish. If someone chooses to move to another country, that is their choice. If a Polish person comes to this country, the people already here should not have to learn Polish, it’s the other way around. This has nothing to do with culture, and of course everyone should hold on to their culture. However, The Jackson Heights Triplex is not a culture venue, it is a movie theater showing English movies with Spanish subtitles, in an area where there is no alternative for another theater for people that don’t speak Spanish. If it was to become a Spanish heritage theater showing cultural films, etc, that is a totally different scenario, but it isn’t a Spanish Heritage theater.
I sometimes wonder if our society has moved beyond the days of Ellis Island when the (ethnic sounding)last names were shortened to sound more “American” and people were expected to assimilate and leave their cultures back in the old country. If you are not of British descent, the English language is not your native tongue, and if you are not of Native American descent then you are the descendant of an immigrant somewhere along the line. Over many generations some Americans have lost important ties with their cultural heritage and language. The new waves of immigrants dont have to because of venues like this theatre that cater to them as well as bilingual staff in schools, buisnesses and cultural institutions (some hosting exhibitions regarding their culture and tradition). It is a crimminal act to try and erase the culture and influence of people who reside in the U.S. since many people have lost their own. With out knowlege of ones heritage and language, there is nothing but a big empty hole in ones past. We should embrace the Spanish speaking community for preserving their customs, weaving new colors and moving new rythm into the fabric of our country.
I urge those who have no knowlege of their origins to seek it. Without knowing the truth you have no place in a world where one can easily be lost or forgotten.
Yes, I have to admit that when I lived in Ridgewood, I would travel to other areas to see movies, once I was old enough to ride the subway, or take the bus without an adult. Not only did it make a “day” out of it, which is great when you are a kid, it was also because of the condition of the Ridgewood Theater. I haven’t been in the Ridgewood since around 1990, but in the 80’s the Ridgewood was a dirty, run down, stick to the floor, and get sick on the popcorn type of place. I am hoping it improved, but from what people have said it hasn’t.
If the Jackson is similar in condition, why don’t they just fix these places up to attract patrons? They could start with better cleaning practices, because it is easier to handle “run down” than ti handle “dirty”. And it is a lot cheaper to clean than to do major renovations. It’s a start.
The Jackson may find this increses their box office numbers. This house like the Ridgewood is getting pretty run down and alot of people may drive to other areas to see films. Believe it or not the psychos who owned the Westbury ran some of the Paramount titles with Spanish subtitles. Who they were trying to attract there is a mystery.
That’s how I feel about it. What’s next, the Ridgewood Theater? (Owned by the same people I believe). And it’s another theater not near any other theater, in a neighborhood with about 30% or so Hispanic population. Or how about make it Polish? Ridgewood is also about 30% Polish now, and they would probably appreciate a Polish theater too.
Again, I have no problem with Spanish subtitles, in a neighborhood where there is a high percentage of Spanish speaking people – but only if there is a theater nearby that still shows films in English, without subtitles, so everyone else that wants to see a movie in English, without the distraction of subtitles in another lanuage can. After all this IS an English speaking country. If the Madison Theater in Ridgewood still existed, make that the English theater, and I could care less if the Ridgewood Theater showed it in subtitles, because everyone else would still have a choice in their own neighborhood.
The same for the Triplex in Jackson Heights. It’s great, let it have the subtitles….but only if there was another theater nearby that was still showing movies normally.
This has NOTHING to do with Spanish, you can fill in any language you want in it’s place, and I would feel the same way.
Are you still talking about this move on!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE
Perhaps you should not visit the theatre if this bothers you so much. If the Jackson is successfully playing films for both diverse communities, it is obvious that the attendance of patrons who this would discomfort is not sought after.
I wonder the real reason the Plaza is not open again. That was the Spanish subtitle house.
That I agree with. I have no problem with a Spanish (or substitute any foreign language here) if it is done in a location where there are alternatives for all the English speaking people (after all, that IS OUR language). I would probably be pretty peed off if I was an English only speaking person, and lived in let’s say Jackson HEights, and couldn’t even go to the Triplex because of the annoying subtitles, and I would have to travel elsewhere outside of my neighborhood to see movies because of this.
What’s wrong with all of you? A movie theatre showing something in ANY language is better than no movie theatre at all. We go to the movies for a lot of reasons, and one of them is to broaden our horizons and “go to another world,” yet we can’t deal with the majority of the rest of the world, which, by the way, doesn’t speak English?
Divinity for some this NEW your not very nice…….
It probably isn’t sarcasm to “those people”. Why dont we wait for one of them to view the comments and voice their opinion on the topic to determine this.
Divinity, Andy’s post above is obviously sarcasm if i have ever seen it….
Oh no Andy, I have definately got the right guy, or have you forgotten the posting you left 9 spaces up?
My indignation was made approrriately, It was your comment that was inappropriate. Although you seem to have changed your attitude on the topic.
Divinity,
I think that what I consider my delicate satire has escaped you. I am more than happy when a theater remains open, paying taxes and making our city more vibrant. If they choose to run sub-titles, operate 24 hours a day or put real butter on the popcorn, it’s all good. My little family of three has even chose to become bilingual, not by learning English but by learning Spanish. You picked the wrong guy. Sorry your indignation was misplaced.