Cinema 23 Fiveplex
95 Pompton Avenue,
Cedar Grove,
NJ
07009
95 Pompton Avenue,
Cedar Grove,
NJ
07009
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Expanded to five screens on July 13th, 1990. Ad posted.
I believe the address was 95 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Looks like Park Avenue Bridals went into that space when the Cinema 23 closed.
markp, OK, that was probably the reason why we went to Cinema 23. Thanks-
Guodone, no Menlo did not. We installed it before Grease but we didnt plat that in 70 MM either.
markp, I’m trying to figure out why we went to Cinema 23. Maybe for the 70mm experience? Did Menlo have 70mm?
Guodone, it was playing at the Menlo Park Twin until late Dec 1977.
I took my parents to see Star Wars here in the fall of 1977 as it was no longer playing close to where we lived. Nice theater as I remember.
Clearview closed the Cinema 23 on May 11, 2010 at the end of lease. It did outlast the Blockbuster Video Store that was a near neighbor in the same complex by one month.
This opened on November 21st, 1969. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
One of the few theatres in the area that showed Tron in 70mm during its theatrical run.
As manager of the Willowbrook Cinema, and the Little Cinema in the mall I also “opened” this theater for Spyro Lenas but did not manager it. Meyer Ackerman was a “partner” in this theatre. I’m not sure on the seating but I believe it may have been 800.
Ken Lehman
The building is completely gutted, it’s like a warehouse.
The theater will be converted to office and retail space: View article
You are correct misterrick It was closed by Reagal Cinemas shorty after taking over UATC
My mind is totally spacing and I could be wrong but I seem to recall that Cinema 23 like the Colony in Livingston was originally part of the United Artists Theatres circuit?
Right on Alex,Had VHS been around in the seventies all those great Late Shows we booked would have died.
Well, I’m sad to see another part of my youth vanish. I must admit, I hadn’t been there in a couple of years. Not because of any problems with the theatre, but because I could usually find the same films playing at a theatre closer to home. I think the last film I saw there was THE HULK with Ed Norton.
My favorite memory of Cinena 23 comes from the mid-1970s when for two – and possibly three – summers in a row, they held Disney festivals. Every week throughout the summer they presented a Disney double-feature, usually a classic accompanied by one of Disney’s lesser efforts. It was because of those festivals tha I finally saw FANTASIA, and ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and PETER PAN. I also got to see CINDERELLA and SLEEPING BEAUTY on the big screen again. And it was at the Cinema 23 that I go to see re-releases of DR. ZHIVAGO, BONNIE & CLYDE, and 2001. Of course, the advent of the VCR put an end to such re-releases.
Yeah,I could only think to put Steve Martin on the Marquee,but even his name did not help.I can’t believe it played anywhere over three weeks.Not including get dumped on a Drive-in in the same city.
Well remember Mike that producer Robert Stigwood was coming off two Big music hits in a row. “Grease” 1978 and “Saturday Night Fever” 1977. So Universal was hoping for a third music hit with “Sgt. Pepper” with music by the Bee Gees and in 70MM 6-Track Dolby Stereo. Well you know the rest of the story.
Are you telling me someone approved “Sgt.Pepper’s” to be processed in 70mm! That was suppose to be our BIG summer Hit.I think we played maybe two weeks.
The theater should have closed long ago…completely outdated.
Sorry that this theater closed but I could only tolerate going there once. The closet-sized theaters and the overall tacky environment made other alternate locations worth an extra 10 minutes of travel time.
This was at Route 23 just south of Harper Terrace in the Pilgram Plaza.
The theatre opened with Woody Allen’s “Take the Money and Run” on Nov. 23rd. 1969 in 35mm.
The theatre had a limited 70MM life.
1970
“Gone With The Wind” 4/29-5/5 1970
“Doctor Zhivago” 5/6-5/12 1970
“The Sand Pebbles” 5/13-5/19 1970
“2001: A Space Odyssey” 5/20-5/26 1970
1977
“Star Wars” 12/23 1977
1978
“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” 7/21 1978
1979
“Alien” 7/27 1979
1981
“The Empire Strikes Back” 7/31 1981
1982
“E.T.” 2/18 1982
“TRON” 7/9 1982
1983
“Brainstorm” 10/21 1983
1984
“Starman” 12/14 1984