Comments from smallchange

Showing 1 comment

smallchange
smallchange commented about Bleecker Street Cinemas on May 29, 2011 at 8:43 pm

Here is a link to a 1935 Berenice Abbott photo of 144 Bleecker St. Except for the awning, the street level looks much like the BSC of the 1960’s. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/3110619012/

In the mid-sixties, every intermission featured a screening of Stan VanDerBeek’s NO SMOKING, and a selection of soundtracks. Here is a log of the intermission music tape as of 1966, with film and selection:

Part I

SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER – Charlie
JULES AND JIM – Le Tourbillon CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 – Sans Toi NIGHTS OF CABIRIA – Cabiria JULES AND JIM – Générique CITIZEN KANE – Charlie Kane GATES OF PARIS (PORTE DES LILAS) – Au bois de mon coeur MON ONCLE – Theme

Part II

AND GOD CREATED WOMAN – Dis-moi quelque chose de gentil BOCCACCIO ‘70 – Bevete più latte SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER – Rencontre UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG – Devant le Magasin LA GRANDE OLIMPIADE – Theme TOUCH OF EVIL – Borderline Montuna BLACK ORPHEUS – Samba de Orpheu A VERY PRIVATE AFFAIR (VIE PRIVÉE) – Sidonie STOWAWAY IN THE SKY (LE VOYAGE EN BALLON) – Theme JULIET OF THE SPIRITS – Theme

Part III

THE 400 BLOWS – Theme CONTEMPT – Camille’s Theme THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES – excerpt THE ISLAND (ÖN) – Water Theme BLOOD AND ROSES (ET MOURIR DE PLAISIR) – Carmilla and Leopoldo MAGNET OF DOOM (L'AÎNÉ DES FERCHAUX) – Maudet and Ferchaux BAY OF ANGELS (LA BAIE DES ANGES) – Theme THE MATING URGE – Kandy Wedding L'AMERIQUE INSOLITE – Les delinquants