If you want to know what killed the movie palaces, look no further than “Finian’s Rainbow,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “Ice Station Zebra” and “Star,” all expensive flops that played to empty houses.
I saw something here once…The Opening of Misty Beethoven, I think. I wish I had appreciated the theater more at the time, and paid less attention to what was on the screen.
I thought the manager at this house was a woman? And I was there the other day and the staff was very nice, from box office to candy counter to ticket taker.
This used to be one of my favorites, and is much better than the Lynbrook, but I now prefer the AMC Raceway in Westbury, for their big screens, big sounds and comfy seating. But I still come to the Fantasy when I can, since I don’t want it to close.
Converted from the Elgin Theater, a 1941 movie house, the Joyce theater building required a major renovation to create an elegant, intimate home for dance in New York City.
The Elgin was originally a revival movie house that was closed by the community when it became a pornographic movie theater.
The renovation took two years to complete and was guided by architect Hugh Hardy who preserved and expanded the patterned brick facade of the art-deco building. The entire interior was gutted to create a 472-seat theater with the technical specifications to serve the needs of small and medium-sized dance companies.
People think that 70mm means the screen image will be extra wide, rather that the film itself is 70mm wide and thus the picture on the (usual-sized widescreen) will be sharper and clearer.
All this technical talk is Greek to me, but the sounds sure are purty comin' out of them speakers.
If you want to know what killed the movie palaces, look no further than “Finian’s Rainbow,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “Ice Station Zebra” and “Star,” all expensive flops that played to empty houses.
All this excitement about 70mm prints, which will be shown on the Ziegfeld’s regular screen.
Nice marquee. Good job. Any photos of the old vertical one? And the old link in the description should be replaced by the current one.
I feel like driving out there just to support it. Of course it’s 1858 miles from my front door, but so what.
I tried to visit this place during my trip to Seattle, but since I don’t see any comments from me, I guess I didn’t make it.
It’s almost five miles to Coney Island from the Kent Theater, which I believe is located in Midwood.
There’s an (open) movie theater in Coney Island?
I last went here in the early 1980’s, when I lived in the area, and it was pretty moldy then!
I saw something here once…The Opening of Misty Beethoven, I think. I wish I had appreciated the theater more at the time, and paid less attention to what was on the screen.
I thought the manager at this house was a woman? And I was there the other day and the staff was very nice, from box office to candy counter to ticket taker.
This used to be one of my favorites, and is much better than the Lynbrook, but I now prefer the AMC Raceway in Westbury, for their big screens, big sounds and comfy seating. But I still come to the Fantasy when I can, since I don’t want it to close.
Sorry for the double post! (And I should have said WHICH the New York Times has for sale…)
Here’s a shot from 1910 when it was known as the Comet, that the New York Times has for sale: View link
Is this the same Comet? View link
From the Joyce Theatre website:
Converted from the Elgin Theater, a 1941 movie house, the Joyce theater building required a major renovation to create an elegant, intimate home for dance in New York City.
The Elgin was originally a revival movie house that was closed by the community when it became a pornographic movie theater.
The renovation took two years to complete and was guided by architect Hugh Hardy who preserved and expanded the patterned brick facade of the art-deco building. The entire interior was gutted to create a 472-seat theater with the technical specifications to serve the needs of small and medium-sized dance companies.
People think that 70mm means the screen image will be extra wide, rather that the film itself is 70mm wide and thus the picture on the (usual-sized widescreen) will be sharper and clearer.
I’ve never seen a marquee and verticle sign like that. Wow!
I was here Wednesday night; saw two movies and visited the box office, concession stand and the restroom. Everything was just fine.
This really is the end of an ear. And that balcony was so very, very steep.
From Rosie O'Donnell’s blog at www.rosie.com
Kathy writes:
Q: PLEASE, PLEASE ANSWER … Do U remember where U where when U heard Elvis Presley died? I do and I was only 7. Luved that man!
A: I was at the rko movie theater in commack long island
“OKC Tuesday Night Cinema Discussion Group” sounds like something out of Blazing Saddles — think food fight scene the studio commissary.
The balcony was the place to go when the movie got a little slow…
How many seats?
Any photos of the auditorium?
>>Mundorff declined to disclose box office or concession counter revenues but said the Rialto was rarely more than half full.
Which means that if it was a 600 seat theater it would always be full, and if it was a 500 seat theatre it be often sold out.