It’s now the San Jose location for National Comedy Theatre presents ComedySportz. I think they started playing there in December of 2005.
I guess they aren’t reopneing the movie theatre anytime soon
Chris
The Sonoma Valley Film Festival uses the Sabastiani as one of the signature venues for the festival. I’ve seen only one film there, the 2004 documentary Confessions of a Burning Man, and the theatre was wonderful. They have several photos up that document the theatre’s history.
Chris
I discovered the Stanford as a great date theatre when I was in High School. In 2002, I found the Silent FIlm series and realised for the first time why old timers would always say tha the third row was the best palce to watch a silent because you got the wind from teh pipes
Chris
That’s not entirely true. They usually duplicated the Century Domed movies, and I can’t remember them opening a movie that wasn’t in it’s first week of release, with a couple of exceptions (Who Framed Roger Rabbit comes to mind). That said, they often had movies in theatres a month longer than the Domes, the classic example being The Verdict which ran for almost 3 months. I believe that Jedi ran for 6 months, Dances with Wolves for nearly the same, Roger Rabbit was there in a rare later openign stuck around for just about ever.
I vaguely remember the drive-in, but have no memory of even seeing the Regency or it’s remains.
Also, I can’t believe that no one has mentioned that Rocky Horror ran at the 150 from 1978 or so until 1984.
Chris
It closed in 1991, I believe, but certainly not 1989 as I still have my tickets to Dances with Wolves and Bill and Ted’s Bogus Jouney, the last film they showed. Oddly, I was at the last screenings at both the Cinema 150 and the Town & Country (Romeo Must Die). I loved the 150, as it was the place that showed 70MM that was a few blocks from my house and had far shorter lines than the Century 21 or 22. The building stuck around until 1993 or so and it was a favourite for teens who were up to no good…usually my friends.
Chris
It’s now the San Jose location for National Comedy Theatre presents ComedySportz. I think they started playing there in December of 2005.
I guess they aren’t reopneing the movie theatre anytime soon
Chris
The Sonoma Valley Film Festival uses the Sabastiani as one of the signature venues for the festival. I’ve seen only one film there, the 2004 documentary Confessions of a Burning Man, and the theatre was wonderful. They have several photos up that document the theatre’s history.
Chris
I discovered the Stanford as a great date theatre when I was in High School. In 2002, I found the Silent FIlm series and realised for the first time why old timers would always say tha the third row was the best palce to watch a silent because you got the wind from teh pipes
Chris
That’s not entirely true. They usually duplicated the Century Domed movies, and I can’t remember them opening a movie that wasn’t in it’s first week of release, with a couple of exceptions (Who Framed Roger Rabbit comes to mind). That said, they often had movies in theatres a month longer than the Domes, the classic example being The Verdict which ran for almost 3 months. I believe that Jedi ran for 6 months, Dances with Wolves for nearly the same, Roger Rabbit was there in a rare later openign stuck around for just about ever.
I vaguely remember the drive-in, but have no memory of even seeing the Regency or it’s remains.
Also, I can’t believe that no one has mentioned that Rocky Horror ran at the 150 from 1978 or so until 1984.
Chris
I was told by one of the managers that it was going to be art house again.
The Towne did go Indian, whcih was OK
Chris
It closed in 1991, I believe, but certainly not 1989 as I still have my tickets to Dances with Wolves and Bill and Ted’s Bogus Jouney, the last film they showed. Oddly, I was at the last screenings at both the Cinema 150 and the Town & Country (Romeo Must Die). I loved the 150, as it was the place that showed 70MM that was a few blocks from my house and had far shorter lines than the Century 21 or 22. The building stuck around until 1993 or so and it was a favourite for teens who were up to no good…usually my friends.
Chris
The Camera 3 is coming back!
The Folks at eth Cameras have said that teh Three is re-opening come Summer 2005!
YEah!
CHris