All those managers programmed the wrong price at the same time. Must have been AMC’s new telepathy management brainwashing methods or some middle management creep blaming the guys in the field.
When companies merge theatres they have to prove they are competitive on a zone or sell a site. That does not stop them from building future theatres and assume control over an area or negotiating to keep one site over another when both are highlighted potential monopolies.
If The Dept. of Justice in every country did not monitor this we would have no independently owned theatres or distributors in the US and Canada would still be a two-chain nation.
Jane Russell did not attend the premier because her contract with RKO (and Hughes) was over and she condemned the film before it even opened for having “questionable” and “shocking' camera angles.
The “dance” was deleted from the New York run due to censor trouble and the New York Times said the 3-D film lacked depth.
Having recently seen it TCM, it was a crude, tacky, bad two hour musical all about Jane’s breasts. Since she towers over all the other women in the film, she comes across as a transvestite.
Since most major chains showed “ALICE IN WONDERLAND”, albeit on special terms, what this producer wants is not just studio control of every major theatres (they already have that) but rather studio control of every theatre in the world.
Good luck with that!
Did he ever think that if 20th Century-Fox, instead of Disney could control more theatres “ALICE” would have had a marginal opening and not been able to scoop up all those 3-D IMAX screens away from “AVATAR”?
The UK was one of the few countries to offer financial arrangements to cinemas whereby lottery funds paid for the projectors in exchange for showing a quota of “specialty films”. Most independents didn’t even bother to apply.
Nice work, Michael. I saw it at the Wometco 163rd Street in North Miami Beach and it made me re-evaluate “Star Wars” as more than just a silly fantasy.
I disagree and think the 3-D fad has already passed and remains for kid films only.
Oh, Eric! Now you are just being another nostalgic old timer waxing melancholy for the old 42nd street.
It is now an underground parking lot.
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“…it’s anyone’s guess as to why Fox didn’t book these (70mm) in the original May 21 batch.”
My guess: Fox wanted big front money for this release. As time passed the front guarantee was lowered.
Yes I do. It was buried by Larry King at the opening .
It was supposed to be opened in the year 2000, but alas, theatre was demolished by then.
All those managers programmed the wrong price at the same time. Must have been AMC’s new telepathy management brainwashing methods or some middle management creep blaming the guys in the field.
When companies merge theatres they have to prove they are competitive on a zone or sell a site. That does not stop them from building future theatres and assume control over an area or negotiating to keep one site over another when both are highlighted potential monopolies.
If The Dept. of Justice in every country did not monitor this we would have no independently owned theatres or distributors in the US and Canada would still be a two-chain nation.
Set to open June 4.
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Wow. They’ve kept this place a secret.
Image number 4 is the Eagle interior.
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Gala opening ad:
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Jane Russell did not attend the premier because her contract with RKO (and Hughes) was over and she condemned the film before it even opened for having “questionable” and “shocking' camera angles.
The “dance” was deleted from the New York run due to censor trouble and the New York Times said the 3-D film lacked depth.
Having recently seen it TCM, it was a crude, tacky, bad two hour musical all about Jane’s breasts. Since she towers over all the other women in the film, she comes across as a transvestite.
Who said bad films didn’t kill 3-D?
Don’t blame Disney for CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG or SHREK, they were not theirs.
Their only crimes are TARZAN and LITTLE MERMAID but that TARZAN was one sad lip-sinc mess.
Since most major chains showed “ALICE IN WONDERLAND”, albeit on special terms, what this producer wants is not just studio control of every major theatres (they already have that) but rather studio control of every theatre in the world.
Good luck with that!
Did he ever think that if 20th Century-Fox, instead of Disney could control more theatres “ALICE” would have had a marginal opening and not been able to scoop up all those 3-D IMAX screens away from “AVATAR”?
The UK was one of the few countries to offer financial arrangements to cinemas whereby lottery funds paid for the projectors in exchange for showing a quota of “specialty films”. Most independents didn’t even bother to apply.
Greenpoint, since you admit to being a vandal and a thief perhaps your apologies should extend to Cineplex Odeon as well.
“The Robe” was never in 3D and this is bad information. Early CinemaScope ads implied that the effect was almost 3D.
Those blue and red glasses were a feature of most 3D releases in the last century. Schlock always dominated 3D the market.
Nice work, Michael. I saw it at the Wometco 163rd Street in North Miami Beach and it made me re-evaluate “Star Wars” as more than just a silly fantasy.
I agree. No Rockette should be asked to do something so demeaning.
jorgito2001, the New York City Majestic most likely referred to is the one on 44th Street in Manhattan. It never showed movies.
Thanks, Louis.
Big Cinemas Manhattan website:
http://us.bigcinemas.com/cinemas.asp?cid=1009
Arion photo on ebay.
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A church giving money to the needy? I think it works the other way around.
That Church at the Mark Hellinger used to be at the Nederlander. They moved out due to the location so I am sure they have no intention of going back.