I used to walk past the Stanley Theatre often on my lunch break when the agency that I was assigned to as a field rep was located about a block away. Now, of course, I wished that I had taken photos of the Stanley, which at that time was church.
I attended a lecture at the Newark (New Jersey) Main Library branch, in which Spike Lee promoted his first feature film, “She Gotta Have It.” Also along as a guest was the cinemaphotographer (and future director), Ernest Dickerson.
There seems to be somewhat of a overbooking of locations fairly close to each other. Easton, Northland, and Gahanna were in proximity; Georgesville Sq., Westland, and Westpointe Plaza were close; and Consumer Sq., Eastland Centre, and Pickerington were fairly close.
Way back in the mid-seventies, the real Larry Flynt was the guest speaker one night at a sociology class that I was enrolled in at The Ohio State University.
All of these theaters were fairly close to each other. I could easily walk to each theater from where I live. In fact, the Parsons and Livingston theaters were located in the South High school district boundaries.
I made several visits to AMMI, traveling from New Jersey to Manhattan and then to Queens. Most memorably, one visit included seeing the rarely seen in recent years, “Porgy and Bess” hosted by Donald Bogle.
Adding up the number of screens in this ad you should get about 200 screens. That is an extraordinary number of screens and furthermore many of these theaters are located fairly close to each other. For example, Eastland Center 8, Consumer Sq. 14, and Pickerington 16 are a short drive off I-70 from each other. Northland 8, Easton 30, and Movies 16 at Gahanna were fairly close together from Morse Rd. Westland 8 and Georgesville Sq. 16 were not far apart from I-270. This exhibition policy began in the nineties and practically makes available to the megaplexes and multiplexes located in most large metropolitan areas the same first-run movies at the same time and date.
Source: Columbus Dispatch, April 25, 2010.
Mr. Hanks' only movie released in 2010 was “Toy Story 3.” So it appears that exhibitors voted for him based on his voice work on an animated film.
I used to walk past the Stanley Theatre often on my lunch break when the agency that I was assigned to as a field rep was located about a block away. Now, of course, I wished that I had taken photos of the Stanley, which at that time was church.
I just saw the last part of ‘Pale Rider’ over the weekend on GRIT or OUTLAW free television channel.
The film ran for three weeks.
Bong Joon-Ho directed ‘Snowpiercer,’ a science fiction flick. Source: Columbus Dispatch, July 12, 2014
The York Plaza closed in 1991 or 1992.
I attended a lecture at the Newark (New Jersey) Main Library branch, in which Spike Lee promoted his first feature film, “She Gotta Have It.” Also along as a guest was the cinemaphotographer (and future director), Ernest Dickerson.
1965 show
I saw the highlighted films.
Gene Hackman, R.I.P. (1930 - 2025)
Diane Keaton, R.I.P. (1946 - 2025)
There seems to be somewhat of a overbooking of locations fairly close to each other. Easton, Northland, and Gahanna were in proximity; Georgesville Sq., Westland, and Westpointe Plaza were close; and Consumer Sq., Eastland Centre, and Pickerington were fairly close.
I attended a free summer concert featuring Joan Jett in the late nineties or early 2000s in Mountainside, New Jersey.
Way back in the mid-seventies, the real Larry Flynt was the guest speaker one night at a sociology class that I was enrolled in at The Ohio State University.
Glenn Ford–Number One Box Office Star (1958)/Rock Hudson–Number Five Box Office Star (1958)
All of these theaters were fairly close to each other. I could easily walk to each theater from where I live. In fact, the Parsons and Livingston theaters were located in the South High school district boundaries.
I made several visits to AMMI, traveling from New Jersey to Manhattan and then to Queens. Most memorably, one visit included seeing the rarely seen in recent years, “Porgy and Bess” hosted by Donald Bogle.
Still swinging in the eighties, I attended a Lionel Hampton Orchestra concert at New Brunswick, New Jersey. Source: Columbus Dispatch, August 15, 1944
December 14, 1995
Sally Field–Number Seven Box Office Star (1980)/Her 1st Year on the List. Source: Columbus Dispatch, September 26, 1980
Adding up the number of screens in this ad you should get about 200 screens. That is an extraordinary number of screens and furthermore many of these theaters are located fairly close to each other. For example, Eastland Center 8, Consumer Sq. 14, and Pickerington 16 are a short drive off I-70 from each other. Northland 8, Easton 30, and Movies 16 at Gahanna were fairly close together from Morse Rd. Westland 8 and Georgesville Sq. 16 were not far apart from I-270. This exhibition policy began in the nineties and practically makes available to the megaplexes and multiplexes located in most large metropolitan areas the same first-run movies at the same time and date.
July 17, 1948
Correction: John Wayne–Number One Box Office Star (1971)
1962
Johnny Depp–Number One Box-Office Star (2010)
Source: Columbus Dispatch, April 25, 2010. Mr. Hanks' only movie released in 2010 was “Toy Story 3.” So it appears that exhibitors voted for him based on his voice work on an animated film.