Well, whether one likes the changes or not, stadium seating and digital projection are now becoming the standard for just about any newly-constructed or renovated theater. I am sure that most theater operators, especially the big chains, would say that this kind of seating and that type of projection are what the public wants, even though I think digital is still inferior to professionally projected film. For me, the only advantage to digital is that enables these live HD theatrical telecasts that I think are quite good and surpass the old theatrical broadcasts of events of past decades.
I don’t disgaree with you about the Castro, but that’s a unique theater in many ways. How many theaters these days even have marquees or even advertise in the papers? I can’t remember the last time I saw any movie advertised in a theater directory or on an exterior signboard (those are disappearing too) or even on most listings on theater websites that indicated anything about who was in the films (except for those websites that include facsimiles of movie posters), I think the Taft Fox’s problems are less related to marquee signage than to other problems.
I have been to several Fathom events and, at least in the theaters in which I saw them, the projection was sharp and crystal clear and the sound excellent.
I am wondering though if it might instead be the entrance to the Cinema Mondial which is or was next door, given the positioning of the ABC vertical sign in the night shot of the ABC Cinema on this page: View link
Acually it was neither in Corunna nor Owosso, but in Durand and was once the Hi-Vue. There are pictures of it on its page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/mitscee
It was often commonly referred to as the “Ob-Sceen” because of the fare offered. Going there (or sneaking in there) was sort of a rite of passage for randier male teenagers and some of the college men from MSU and other area colleges, especially in the 1960’s and 70’s. There were sporadic protests about the theatre and its programming from church groups in that era, but they never seemed to have much impact.
AMC has been operating this theater since it acquired most of the Kerasotes theaters. A report in the Peru newspaper on 11-11-10 says that the theater is closing. I am not posting the link because the Peru Tribune charges for content).
This theater was acquired by AMC when it bought most of Kerasotes theaters, and they renamed it the the AMC Plaza 3. AMC will be closing it as of November 28, 2010: View link
There are two pictures on its gallery page at drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intmunc
There are pictures on its entry page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intskyv
Apparently the immediate threat to the Fox has been relieved: View link
UPDATE: At least for the time being, the theater will continue to operate: View link and View link
Well, whether one likes the changes or not, stadium seating and digital projection are now becoming the standard for just about any newly-constructed or renovated theater. I am sure that most theater operators, especially the big chains, would say that this kind of seating and that type of projection are what the public wants, even though I think digital is still inferior to professionally projected film. For me, the only advantage to digital is that enables these live HD theatrical telecasts that I think are quite good and surpass the old theatrical broadcasts of events of past decades.
I don’t disgaree with you about the Castro, but that’s a unique theater in many ways. How many theaters these days even have marquees or even advertise in the papers? I can’t remember the last time I saw any movie advertised in a theater directory or on an exterior signboard (those are disappearing too) or even on most listings on theater websites that indicated anything about who was in the films (except for those websites that include facsimiles of movie posters), I think the Taft Fox’s problems are less related to marquee signage than to other problems.
I have been to several Fathom events and, at least in the theaters in which I saw them, the projection was sharp and crystal clear and the sound excellent.
This article includes a picture of what façade of the theatre would look like if the plans of preservationists move frward: View link
There is a picture of La Parnasse on this webpage: View link
And there is another on this webpage: View link
I am wondering though if it might instead be the entrance to the Cinema Mondial which is or was next door, given the positioning of the ABC vertical sign in the night shot of the ABC Cinema on this page: View link
This webpage has a picture of the façade of the Palmarium (scroll down to see it): View link
Yes, except that it should be listed as the Sceen, as that was the theater’s name at the time of its closing.
Exterior picture: http://tinyurl.com/25r65xx
There is a small picture of the exterior here: http://tinyurl.com/3agkmx6
Currently operated by AMC.
There’s a copy of a 2003 news item about the “career” of this theater’s owner here: View link
Acually it was neither in Corunna nor Owosso, but in Durand and was once the Hi-Vue. There are pictures of it on its page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/mitscee
It was often commonly referred to as the “Ob-Sceen” because of the fare offered. Going there (or sneaking in there) was sort of a rite of passage for randier male teenagers and some of the college men from MSU and other area colleges, especially in the 1960’s and 70’s. There were sporadic protests about the theatre and its programming from church groups in that era, but they never seemed to have much impact.
AMC has been operating this theater since it acquired most of the Kerasotes theaters. A report in the Peru newspaper on 11-11-10 says that the theater is closing. I am not posting the link because the Peru Tribune charges for content).
It is going to be a Cinema Grill. Cinema Grills are franchisee operations; the corporate office is in Atlanta, GA. View link
There are several pictures of the Rainbow on its page at Drive-ins.com, including one of the storm-destroyed screen: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/altrain
Here is a link to this theater’s picture page at drive-ins.com http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intskyl
Apparently it opened at least a little earlier that 1954 as this theater’s page at Drive-ins.com includes an ad from 1953: http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/intchip001.jpg
This is now the River City 15, as three new screens have been added. The seat count, according to this article, is now 1,750: View link
This theater was acquired by AMC when it bought most of Kerasotes theaters, and they renamed it the the AMC Plaza 3. AMC will be closing it as of November 28, 2010: View link