Photos favorited by Kinospotter

  • <p>Comparison of standard 35mm and 70mm films in the early 1930s. Both gauges feature an off-axis picture with a variable-density Movitone mono optical sound track to the left of the picture, as well as a four-perforation pulldown profile. The 70mm process portrayed here is Fox Grandeur for which the Roxy was equipped. I don’t remember where this illustration comes from, publisher unknown.</p>
  • <p>October 16, 1960 70MM Roadshow Engagement</p>
  • <p>January, 2025.</p>
  • <p>Ad published on November 10, 1958.</p>
  • <p>The original bas-relief ‘Flying Ladies’ on the auditorium splay wall. 1937. Destroyed in a failed ‘Zing’ treatment renovation in 1967.</p>
  • <p>October 1956. George Stevens' GIANT.</p>
  • <p>Auditorium of the New Bradford Theatre</p>
  • <p>A nine-week road show engagement of “Around the World in 80 Days” was the Homewood Art Theatre’s biggest booking.</p>
  • <p>Ad dated July 9, 1966 from the Tampa Tribune.</p>
  • <p>Program dated 1968.</p>
  • <p>Installation of new arc lamps and rectifiers in September 1964.</p>
  • <p>First Florida outdoor showing of “The Robe” in CinemaScope and Stereophonic Sound on the 20th Century’s huge CinemaScope screen in excess of 110 feet wide. Film opens on May 2, 1954 and runs for two weeks. Ad published in the Tampa Tribune.</p>