Just like the Cinerama projection booth days many prime seats lost in the center. Hope they put drapes or dark paint on the wood siding. The surround sound will get screwed up If you buy a seat near the new projection booth on the side back. Many center back prime rows won’t be so hot anymore. The Chinese Theatre Hollywood \will not use the old 70mm film IMAX system much It may be a portable take out thing?
I wonder If they covered up the cheap plywood with curtains. The sound of the projector must have leaked? Almost just like the old Cinerama center booth days. Many of those projection booths were made of cement blocks. Thanks Kino
Thanks Grind this great classic Astor Theatre NYC ad. In this day and age the Oscar people would probably go after the Astor people for not using the copyright AMPAS logo on the Oscar statue. They can be very sticky when you use their logo. With the new LA Academy museum/theatre now open they sell a ton of movie junk on line and in their store. Some does not have any copyright info.
The red neon sign above the candy counter that said REFRESTMENTS fell last month off the mirror and broke. Almost hit a popcorn server. Mark the manager tells me they are having the sign re made. The West Wind Syufy gang is spending money to fix up the place. A good tax rite off for them as the Syufy’s mainly own malls these days were their former drive Inns were. West Wind had to buy a new ice machine also they are re doing the lobby elevators and a new LED marquee will be coming soon. New laser projectors have been put in space #3 & #4. They are replacing the light bulbs in the marquee tower to color LED bulbs. Hope new glow rugs will be put in soon and some neon lobby ceiling lights repaired. Santa Cruz needs a 4DX or Screen X installation this is the cinema to have them in downtown Santa Cruz CA.
They can still show 35mm or 70mm 6 track mag film movies here and the curtains still work. Don’t show as many film prints anymore most DCP. Nice to hear the pipe organ before the feature starts. Thanks NS for the image photo.
Thanks Kino too bad they didn’t put in a large curved type D-150 screen like they had before. Tiny screen now. Those Dolby Atmos speakers on the ceiling look junky strange on the deco ceiling. At least I have been told they put in blue stage curtains during the latest remodel job. Does anyone know If they replaced the courtyard water fountains? Thanks
D-150 curved screen was such a great screen system. The new remodel 11/23 small screen is nothing like It was. Hope the Hollywood Cinerama opens soon with It’s huge curved screen.
Another St Francis Theatre was on Market ST in SF. It was torn down many years ago. This former theatre was Lefty O'Douls Buffett near the St Francis Hotel Union Sq.
Former Todd-AO UA SF Theatre just sits closed year after year. They just re painted and took all the graffito off. Removed the blade sign as It was all rotten last year. Time for a smart entertainment business to take It over and open again.
Nice photo Kino. Too bad Netflik spent a ton of money doing the 3 year remodel and they didn’t put back a nice small neon marquee out front to tell everyone what is playing inside. Just like the Chinese Theatre up the street they took off the neon marquee and tried to make the front look like it was. Many tourists go by daily and they have no idea what is going on inside. Lets hope the street people don’t trash the new courtyard. They probably did not replace the courtyard tile fountains either. At least we hear they did put in a nice blue stage curtain. Let’s see if the projection staff knows the proper way to open and close them.
Thanks Miss Drive In Sarah for the Honolulu Cinerama Theatre photo. The owners the Formans/Consolidated Theatres needed to keep this place open and show ‘SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE’ in Cinerama with the new DCP curved version for all the tourists. I think the building is still there but no longer with the huge Cinerama curved screen and pink curtains inside.
Those new Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers on a string look so bad. There are other ways they could have mounted them. Put in the attic ceiling or aimed from top side walls tilted towards the center of the seating area below. I bet they won’t even show that many movies in Dolby Atmos sound. Hope to see some 70mm films in 6 track stereo surround not 35mm blowups. Would have been nice also If they had put in a curved screen like they had for Todd-AO or D-150. Netflik spent a ton of money and put in a semi small flat screen and probably no color effect lights.
Just like the Cinerama projection booth days many prime seats lost in the center. Hope they put drapes or dark paint on the wood siding. The surround sound will get screwed up If you buy a seat near the new projection booth on the side back. Many center back prime rows won’t be so hot anymore. The Chinese Theatre Hollywood \will not use the old 70mm film IMAX system much It may be a portable take out thing?
I wonder If they covered up the cheap plywood with curtains. The sound of the projector must have leaked? Almost just like the old Cinerama center booth days. Many of those projection booths were made of cement blocks. Thanks Kino
Thanks Film for the ad. Hope they release soon in Blu Ray 3D. The Bubble had some of the best off the screen 3D of any movie.
Thanks Grind this great classic Astor Theatre NYC ad. In this day and age the Oscar people would probably go after the Astor people for not using the copyright AMPAS logo on the Oscar statue. They can be very sticky when you use their logo. With the new LA Academy museum/theatre now open they sell a ton of movie junk on line and in their store. Some does not have any copyright info.
Thanks KINO one of the only Imax Theatres with curtains.
Thanks for the photo. Too bad Regal did not put in fluorescent black light glow rugs. Joy carpets makes some great glow rugs. We have in our cinemas
The Broadway Theatre a 70mm Todd-AO roadshow theatre for many years.
The red neon sign above the candy counter that said REFRESTMENTS fell last month off the mirror and broke. Almost hit a popcorn server. Mark the manager tells me they are having the sign re made. The West Wind Syufy gang is spending money to fix up the place. A good tax rite off for them as the Syufy’s mainly own malls these days were their former drive Inns were. West Wind had to buy a new ice machine also they are re doing the lobby elevators and a new LED marquee will be coming soon. New laser projectors have been put in space #3 & #4. They are replacing the light bulbs in the marquee tower to color LED bulbs. Hope new glow rugs will be put in soon and some neon lobby ceiling lights repaired. Santa Cruz needs a 4DX or Screen X installation this is the cinema to have them in downtown Santa Cruz CA.
Had a great curved TODD-AO screen then D-150.
Former Grand Circus Theatre downtown Detroit.
Former Cinerama Theatre for the Detroit area. Opened after NYC.
They can still show 35mm or 70mm 6 track mag film movies here and the curtains still work. Don’t show as many film prints anymore most DCP. Nice to hear the pipe organ before the feature starts. Thanks NS for the image photo.
The Castro Theatre is now closed for almost two years for s big remodel job. Can’t wait to see all the improvements.
Thanks Kino too bad they didn’t put in a large curved type D-150 screen like they had before. Tiny screen now. Those Dolby Atmos speakers on the ceiling look junky strange on the deco ceiling. At least I have been told they put in blue stage curtains during the latest remodel job. Does anyone know If they replaced the courtyard water fountains? Thanks
Thanks Ryan nice semi curved screen
Let’s hope they put some color bulbs in the ceiling light not just shine white spotlights up to It.
D-150 curved screen was such a great screen system. The new remodel 11/23 small screen is nothing like It was. Hope the Hollywood Cinerama opens soon with It’s huge curved screen.
Are the fountains working any color lights in the water?
Another St Francis Theatre was on Market ST in SF. It was torn down many years ago. This former theatre was Lefty O'Douls Buffett near the St Francis Hotel Union Sq.
Former Todd-AO UA SF Theatre just sits closed year after year. They just re painted and took all the graffito off. Removed the blade sign as It was all rotten last year. Time for a smart entertainment business to take It over and open again.
Nice photo Kino. Too bad Netflik spent a ton of money doing the 3 year remodel and they didn’t put back a nice small neon marquee out front to tell everyone what is playing inside. Just like the Chinese Theatre up the street they took off the neon marquee and tried to make the front look like it was. Many tourists go by daily and they have no idea what is going on inside. Lets hope the street people don’t trash the new courtyard. They probably did not replace the courtyard tile fountains either. At least we hear they did put in a nice blue stage curtain. Let’s see if the projection staff knows the proper way to open and close them.
Thanks Miss Drive In Sarah for the Honolulu Cinerama Theatre photo. The owners the Formans/Consolidated Theatres needed to keep this place open and show ‘SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE’ in Cinerama with the new DCP curved version for all the tourists. I think the building is still there but no longer with the huge Cinerama curved screen and pink curtains inside.
I guess they do have a new curtain as a friend saw It move the other night. I wonder if the new screen is larger then the last one they had?
Those new Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers on a string look so bad. There are other ways they could have mounted them. Put in the attic ceiling or aimed from top side walls tilted towards the center of the seating area below. I bet they won’t even show that many movies in Dolby Atmos sound. Hope to see some 70mm films in 6 track stereo surround not 35mm blowups. Would have been nice also If they had put in a curved screen like they had for Todd-AO or D-150. Netflik spent a ton of money and put in a semi small flat screen and probably no color effect lights.
Does anyone know does the new Egyptian Theatre have curtains now this photo looks like It does?