Looks like the new train K line will be coming into Hollywood in the near future and hook up with the Hollywood & Highland Red line station. So long Fox West Coast Hollywood Theatre across the street. Seems they need the space for the new larger rail station. While the old Hollywood Theatre has not been used for many years as a movie theatre and the inside has been changed for other entertainment the classic neon sign and marquee still live on. They use the front for digital advertising these days. If the train people tear down this Hollywood landmark at least we hope they can save the classic popular still working flashing neon marquee and blade sign and put It intact on the outside of the new larger train station. I remember as a kid seeing the combo Jerry Lewis movies ‘The Bellboy’ along with ‘Cinderfella’ at the Fox West Coast Hollywood Theatre. The Hollywood area is very under screened but you will probably never see this former cinema open again showing movies. Maybe they can re open It for a few months and show the movie ‘Silver Streak’ or ‘Bullet Train’ for the visiting tourists before they demolish the building.
Thanks ‘FILM’ for the ad. So many movie theatres advertised WIDE SCREEN in 1953 before they put in a Cinemascope screen and this 3D film ‘FORT TI’ was not shot in CinemaScope or any other new wide scope process. Just 1.33 and to get more people inside they may have blown up the square image with a blow up lens to look big but not wide like scope. Very few 3D movies were shot in wide screen I can only think of one ‘September Storm’ that came out in the 60’s by 20th Century Fox I think. Just a few 3D films had stereophonic 4 track mag sound. Its so great that I bought a 3D Samsung TV many years ago now that they have restored many of the true 2 camera 3D classics to Blu Ray 3D. The new one projector 3D blow ups are junk.
CF****Here is San Francisco our semi new Regal Stonestown Theatre is still showing ‘Twister’ as of 9/3/24 in their small screen 4DX auditorium. It is almost sold out for every showing in the 4DX system as It is the only type of equipped cinema with 4DX in San Francisco. The whole SF Bay Area is very stingy on putting in all the new movie gimmicks like Screen X ect. They charge a extra premium for 4DX at the Regal in SF and yet being Its shown in a small space with limited seating many movie customers are turned away. If they had put 4DX in a larger space they would make more money and the system would look and sound better with all the effects on a super large curved screen. Many theatre owners get money greedy when they put in a large 20 plex and make too many of the auditoriums way to small to make extra cash and only leave one or two for Imax or XD systems.
Thanks CF. I would be nice to see the new 4DX system put in very large auditoriums with huge curved screens. Most of these installs at least in the USA are in small spaces under 150 seats. The 4DX seats do take up more room then regular seating.
I bet when they run the pre show ads or trailers the red & white star light leaks onto the screen. Cineworld needs to hire a better design team and move the lighted star more back on the wall not next to the screen. Thanks GC for the image.
Too bad when the Dolby people did the Blue remodel they took off all the nice neon stars under the marquee above the box office. Now the place is just a shell what It used to be with just a few seats. A private screening cinema that most movie people will never go into located in a great place for a tourist Grindhouse Theatre with at least 500 seats.
Must have looked great on their Magic Mirror CinemaScope semi curved screen and the for fist time 4 track magnetic stereo surround sound. We take stereophonic sound now for granted but in 1953 It was a big thing in the movie theatres and in 1958 stereo records.
AMC Theatres never learns they put the side/ceiling lights next to the screen and they leak onto the image for the trailers and pre show ads. Do the companies ever complain that pay to advertise? The AMC install light crew have no idea what they are doing. Thanks NBC for the sample photo.
I bet this side wall art was black light glow lit when the film was on? You can see a little of the blue light in the second left cove mixed in with the entrance lighting.
The family that owns the Hollywood Theatre is missing out on all the tourists in Hollywood $$$$ Turn It back into a GRINDHOUSE show old classic triple bill movies with plenty of B movie trailers candy snack ads cartoons ect. Put back the curtains and hire old crabby ushers and box office help. Bring back all the refreshment treats. Open the Hollywood Theatre 24/7 on the weekends. The seats will be filled with tourists, street sleaze to give the place some color along with sleepovers. Bring back the GRINDHOUSE movie experience.
Bad news when you are trying to watch a movie straight ahead many of these white art prints will reflect out of the side of your eye vision Most cinema walls are in a dark color same with ceiling tiles.
The new property management group that just signed on 6/24 will take care of the tree marquee trimming soon. It is out for bid. You will be able to read what is playing inside.
Great news after I have made many calls the city of Santa Cruz is finally going to trim the trees outside the DelMar neon marquee soon. The classic marquee is now hidden from the street in many places along Pacific Ave. Lets see how long It will take them to cut and trim them. Thanks to the City Of Santa Cruz. The Landmark DelMar Theatre needs all the help It can get to show off the front and get more people to come inside to see a movie. The tall thick trees have blocked the view for many years.
Great news as of July 19 2024 after making many calls around town and all over the USA I was finally hooked up with the brand new property managers of the Orinda Showplace Mall in Orinda CA. They tell me that the two tress outside blocking the Orinda Theatre neon marquee are now out for bid to have them trimmed. Same with the big waterfall fountain near the theatre entrance they are about to start the water flowing again after some brief repairs. Have to drain the fountain first. They have signed up some new tenants for some of the empty stores near the cinema. Hope to see everyone at the big Hollywood Classic film matinee on Tuesday June 30 at 1PM ‘The Bad And The Beautiful’ in the large Orinda Theatre. Plenty of pre show trailers and hard to find shorts before the movie begins. Thanks to Matias Bombal for staging this great showmanship event, Tell your friends take the SF Bay Area Bart to the front door.
Kino thanks for the great cinema image. Nice use of colors. I wonder if the inside of the deco wall lights light up or Is It just color LED’s shinning up?
I forgot to mention I watched the 35mm film ‘Pee Wees Big Adventure’ In Dolby Stereo surround sound here when It was released. Now ‘Pee Wee’ is no longer with us but I will always remember him in this fun movie every time I enter the Rio Theatre to watch a stage show.
That nice re creation of a lobby deco ceiling light I think would look better with some color lights inside not white. People need to see the floor in the lobby but I think there are enough recessed can ceiling lamps to give the extra white light needed.
I was so busy taking photos before the movie started next door last week that many of my movie friends tell me that may have been Quantin himself having breakfast on the far right of this photo? Too bad I was not more cued in as I would have thanked him for saving the Vista and we could briefly talk about 35mm/70mm presentation and my 16mm film collection.
Complain or e mail when you go on the weekends when American Cinematheque runs the new Egyptian. They don’t bother to open or close the new blue curtain. They just show a slide image most of the time. The Netflick guys do use the curtains during the mid week. If they want to have a slide up at least close the new Blue main drape and open on the movie and close near the end of the credits please. AC show some class. Netflick is not in the movie theatre business they live in a 16x9 streaming TV world, Now they own and have bought 3 or 4 old cinemas and have restored them nicely so their TV movies show and sound good on a big movie theatre screen for a few weeks. Most of the Netflick top brass don’t have a clue about running a movie theatre or aspect ratios ect. At least at the Egyptian they know how to use the drapes correctly. AC needs to see what they are doing mid week with SHOWMANSHIP in presentation at the Egyptian Theatre. Must be a different projection booth staff when Netflick runs the place.
No mention of CINERAMA STEREO or 70mm? Must have just been in 35mm scope.
I wonder if the UA Syosset got a blow up 70mm stereo print of Funny Girl like on Broadway? No mention in this ad.
Thanks Grind I still have my Magic Mystic Mask from when I saw the movie at the Fox Oakland Theatre many years ago.
Looks like the new train K line will be coming into Hollywood in the near future and hook up with the Hollywood & Highland Red line station. So long Fox West Coast Hollywood Theatre across the street. Seems they need the space for the new larger rail station. While the old Hollywood Theatre has not been used for many years as a movie theatre and the inside has been changed for other entertainment the classic neon sign and marquee still live on. They use the front for digital advertising these days. If the train people tear down this Hollywood landmark at least we hope they can save the classic popular still working flashing neon marquee and blade sign and put It intact on the outside of the new larger train station. I remember as a kid seeing the combo Jerry Lewis movies ‘The Bellboy’ along with ‘Cinderfella’ at the Fox West Coast Hollywood Theatre. The Hollywood area is very under screened but you will probably never see this former cinema open again showing movies. Maybe they can re open It for a few months and show the movie ‘Silver Streak’ or ‘Bullet Train’ for the visiting tourists before they demolish the building.
Thanks ‘FILM’ for the ad. So many movie theatres advertised WIDE SCREEN in 1953 before they put in a Cinemascope screen and this 3D film ‘FORT TI’ was not shot in CinemaScope or any other new wide scope process. Just 1.33 and to get more people inside they may have blown up the square image with a blow up lens to look big but not wide like scope. Very few 3D movies were shot in wide screen I can only think of one ‘September Storm’ that came out in the 60’s by 20th Century Fox I think. Just a few 3D films had stereophonic 4 track mag sound. Its so great that I bought a 3D Samsung TV many years ago now that they have restored many of the true 2 camera 3D classics to Blu Ray 3D. The new one projector 3D blow ups are junk.
CF****Here is San Francisco our semi new Regal Stonestown Theatre is still showing ‘Twister’ as of 9/3/24 in their small screen 4DX auditorium. It is almost sold out for every showing in the 4DX system as It is the only type of equipped cinema with 4DX in San Francisco. The whole SF Bay Area is very stingy on putting in all the new movie gimmicks like Screen X ect. They charge a extra premium for 4DX at the Regal in SF and yet being Its shown in a small space with limited seating many movie customers are turned away. If they had put 4DX in a larger space they would make more money and the system would look and sound better with all the effects on a super large curved screen. Many theatre owners get money greedy when they put in a large 20 plex and make too many of the auditoriums way to small to make extra cash and only leave one or two for Imax or XD systems.
Thanks CF. I would be nice to see the new 4DX system put in very large auditoriums with huge curved screens. Most of these installs at least in the USA are in small spaces under 150 seats. The 4DX seats do take up more room then regular seating.
I bet when they run the pre show ads or trailers the red & white star light leaks onto the screen. Cineworld needs to hire a better design team and move the lighted star more back on the wall not next to the screen. Thanks GC for the image.
Too bad when the Dolby people did the Blue remodel they took off all the nice neon stars under the marquee above the box office. Now the place is just a shell what It used to be with just a few seats. A private screening cinema that most movie people will never go into located in a great place for a tourist Grindhouse Theatre with at least 500 seats.
Must have looked great on their Magic Mirror CinemaScope semi curved screen and the for fist time 4 track magnetic stereo surround sound. We take stereophonic sound now for granted but in 1953 It was a big thing in the movie theatres and in 1958 stereo records.
AMC Theatres never learns they put the side/ceiling lights next to the screen and they leak onto the image for the trailers and pre show ads. Do the companies ever complain that pay to advertise? The AMC install light crew have no idea what they are doing. Thanks NBC for the sample photo.
I bet this side wall art was black light glow lit when the film was on?
You can see a little of the blue light in the second left cove mixed in with the entrance lighting.
The family that owns the Hollywood Theatre is missing out on all the tourists in Hollywood $$$$ Turn It back into a GRINDHOUSE show old classic triple bill movies with plenty of B movie trailers candy snack ads cartoons ect. Put back the curtains and hire old crabby ushers and box office help. Bring back all the refreshment treats. Open the Hollywood Theatre 24/7 on the weekends. The seats will be filled with tourists, street sleaze to give the place some color along with sleepovers. Bring back the GRINDHOUSE movie experience.
Bad news when you are trying to watch a movie straight ahead many of these white art prints will reflect out of the side of your eye vision Most cinema walls are in a dark color same with ceiling tiles.
The new property management group that just signed on 6/24 will take care of the tree marquee trimming soon. It is out for bid. You will be able to read what is playing inside.
Great news after I have made many calls the city of Santa Cruz is finally going to trim the trees outside the DelMar neon marquee soon. The classic marquee is now hidden from the street in many places along Pacific Ave. Lets see how long It will take them to cut and trim them. Thanks to the City Of Santa Cruz. The Landmark DelMar Theatre needs all the help It can get to show off the front and get more people to come inside to see a movie. The tall thick trees have blocked the view for many years.
Great news as of July 19 2024 after making many calls around town and all over the USA I was finally hooked up with the brand new property managers of the Orinda Showplace Mall in Orinda CA. They tell me that the two tress outside blocking the Orinda Theatre neon marquee are now out for bid to have them trimmed. Same with the big waterfall fountain near the theatre entrance they are about to start the water flowing again after some brief repairs. Have to drain the fountain first. They have signed up some new tenants for some of the empty stores near the cinema. Hope to see everyone at the big Hollywood Classic film matinee on Tuesday June 30 at 1PM ‘The Bad And The Beautiful’ in the large Orinda Theatre. Plenty of pre show trailers and hard to find shorts before the movie begins. Thanks to Matias Bombal for staging this great showmanship event, Tell your friends take the SF Bay Area Bart to the front door.
Kino thanks for the great cinema image. Nice use of colors. I wonder if the inside of the deco wall lights light up or Is It just color LED’s shinning up?
RAE Thanks for the photo. Great colors you would never find this in a USA cinema. I guess It’s in Canada
With all the money Netflik spent on the Egyptian Theatre renovation what is all the patch up work above the old projection booth?
I forgot to mention I watched the 35mm film ‘Pee Wees Big Adventure’ In Dolby Stereo surround sound here when It was released. Now ‘Pee Wee’ is no longer with us but I will always remember him in this fun movie every time I enter the Rio Theatre to watch a stage show.
Even had a old baby cry room up back. Never had a loge section up stairs.
That nice re creation of a lobby deco ceiling light I think would look better with some color lights inside not white. People need to see the floor in the lobby but I think there are enough recessed can ceiling lamps to give the extra white light needed.
I was so busy taking photos before the movie started next door last week that many of my movie friends tell me that may have been Quantin himself having breakfast on the far right of this photo? Too bad I was not more cued in as I would have thanked him for saving the Vista and we could briefly talk about 35mm/70mm presentation and my 16mm film collection.
Complain or e mail when you go on the weekends when American Cinematheque runs the new Egyptian. They don’t bother to open or close the new blue curtain. They just show a slide image most of the time. The Netflick guys do use the curtains during the mid week. If they want to have a slide up at least close the new Blue main drape and open on the movie and close near the end of the credits please. AC show some class. Netflick is not in the movie theatre business they live in a 16x9 streaming TV world, Now they own and have bought 3 or 4 old cinemas and have restored them nicely so their TV movies show and sound good on a big movie theatre screen for a few weeks. Most of the Netflick top brass don’t have a clue about running a movie theatre or aspect ratios ect. At least at the Egyptian they know how to use the drapes correctly. AC needs to see what they are doing mid week with SHOWMANSHIP in presentation at the Egyptian Theatre. Must be a different projection booth staff when Netflick runs the place.