Sony Columbus Circle
15 Columbus Circle,
New York,
NY
10019
15 Columbus Circle,
New York,
NY
10019
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David S you’re right…The Paramount pretty much daydated with the Sutton for most of its life…occasionally with other Loews Eastside theatres and occasionally with the Coronet/Baronet…the opening attraction was Catch 22…The Great Gatsby did a reserved seat run there daydating with Loews State 1 and Loews Tower East on General Admission not that anyone was breaking down the doors
Gerald, I think u confuse the Paramount with Cinema Studio, located few blocks further up, on broadway & 66th. CRIA! was an art film, the kind of films they used to show at the studios (2 screens).I remember seeing at the Paramount movies such as RAGING BULL (‘80), THE IN-LAWS (firsr version) and TOOTSIE ('82). I m pretty sure. I lived in that area back then.
in the exact space under the now Trump International Hotel and Tower stands an under ground parking garage where the theatre stood.
The only time I was in that theatre, and I remember it well, was to see Carlos Saura’s haunting CRIA! (Cria Cuervos) an the late 70s.
I remember the original electronic marquee Cinema 5 had was screwed up alot and either had old titles flashing or nothing at all. They later redid it with a better electronic/conventional one. I am not sure if Cinema 5 did that or Loews.
This was actually a fun place to see a movie when I was a kid…starting with a ride down the escalator and the circular grey and black corridors…Opened as a Paramount showcase and operated by Rugoff/Cinema 5 before switching to Loews in the late 80s.
I remember seeing Little Big Man, Murder on the Orient Express, Eight Men Out and a revival of The Manchurian Candidate here
The theatre was also known as the Loew’s Paramount theatre.