“Alice in Wonderland” (1976) was NOT a hardcore release. Hardcore scenes by the stars in other films were later inserted for subrun play in porn houses.
It was actually a soft core musical with excellent production values even though Alice kept sitting on mushrooms. There was also a similar “CINDERELLA” production.
As in the music industry 45 records, the “B side” was a expected lesser hit that accompanied the “A side” meant to be the main hit. A “B” movie was designed to be the low-budget second film in a double feature. Once finished, the studio might release it as an “A” film if they felt it had enough potential. After first-run double features became rare, a “B” film usually referred to low budget exploitation films that played well at drive-ins and inner city grind houses.
Mike (saps) although I agree with your review of “STAR!” and Bigjoe’s taste in film, I must also admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the widescreen train-wreck that was the 1973 musical “LOST HORIZON” and often watch it again and again and would love to see a remastered print of the original mess. Sometimes our treasures are what they are.
Thank you for this, Joe. It is almost impossible these days to find the original versions of WOODSTOCK, STAR WARS (A New Hope), BLADE RUNNER or APOCALYPSE NOW. I recently saw THE CURRENT WAR, “The director’s cut” of a movie that was barely released. The original “cut” is nowhere to be found for a film from 2017. We are entering a new era of “LOST” films. Casualties of technology, audience indifference, artist’s ego, and in some cases, like MULAN, politics.
Bigjoe, “The intent of showing film” implies that feature length films would be the prime subject. That did not occur until 1906 in Australia. In the United States film showings were not continously a main subject until 1915 when the “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” made it popular.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-01-25/amc-theatres-raising-cash-bankruptcy-covid
The actual opening day was April 8, 1981.
Opening ad uploaded to photo section.
Mobster scum had nothing to do with the Alpine. Those criminal scumbags were the owners before Cineplex took the over the Fortway.
The Essex Triplex closed in 1985.
It did have that resurrection for “THUNDERBALL” in 1965.
This became the Lakeshore in 1968.
Keep scrolling.
ridethetrain, you will find them here around page 77.
Cohen Media Channel streams films. They own the lease on this location.
“Alice in Wonderland” (1976) was NOT a hardcore release. Hardcore scenes by the stars in other films were later inserted for subrun play in porn houses.
It’s listed as Crown Gotham.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2792
I would go if there were any films worth bothering to see.
It was actually a soft core musical with excellent production values even though Alice kept sitting on mushrooms. There was also a similar “CINDERELLA” production.
So, did it open with “Bonnie & Clyde” or with “Barefoot in the Park”?
You can see the elusive Mark Triplex marquee about 21 seconds into this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Whm9gNtzI
The 1961/62 Griffith was on Broadway. This opened as the Cinema Malibu in 1969.
Hello! They wanted you to buy an overpriced Coke and pee on your own time!
rivest266, that ad is for the Avon on Love which I believe was the New Cinema Playhouse with a different entrance, and not this theatre.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/12992
One of the ads in the photo section, “RETURN OF THE DRAGON”, shows the indoor theatre listed as the “Copiague Indoor”.
As in the music industry 45 records, the “B side” was a expected lesser hit that accompanied the “A side” meant to be the main hit. A “B” movie was designed to be the low-budget second film in a double feature. Once finished, the studio might release it as an “A” film if they felt it had enough potential. After first-run double features became rare, a “B” film usually referred to low budget exploitation films that played well at drive-ins and inner city grind houses.
Mike (saps) although I agree with your review of “STAR!” and Bigjoe’s taste in film, I must also admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the widescreen train-wreck that was the 1973 musical “LOST HORIZON” and often watch it again and again and would love to see a remastered print of the original mess. Sometimes our treasures are what they are.
Thank you for this, Joe. It is almost impossible these days to find the original versions of WOODSTOCK, STAR WARS (A New Hope), BLADE RUNNER or APOCALYPSE NOW. I recently saw THE CURRENT WAR, “The director’s cut” of a movie that was barely released. The original “cut” is nowhere to be found for a film from 2017. We are entering a new era of “LOST” films. Casualties of technology, audience indifference, artist’s ego, and in some cases, like MULAN, politics.
If you skip forward 40 minutes into this video you can see a series of Havana cinemas in the 1950’s including the Riviera.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqWWsvIkUU8&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3QlyvumVOzQb9p9DYwxNBQvd81SdHJw-bnTUKyUBdrAV7fVSMXs4zL-Pw
Bigjoe, “The intent of showing film” implies that feature length films would be the prime subject. That did not occur until 1906 in Australia. In the United States film showings were not continously a main subject until 1915 when the “THE BIRTH OF A NATION” made it popular.