Regal Times Square
247 W. 42nd Street,
New York,
NY
10036
247 W. 42nd Street,
New York,
NY
10036
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I found some photos of the concession stand before and after.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alpha8472/2874276189/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drumaboy/2846945740/
A good well run multiplex in any city can certainly delivery a good movie going experience with variety of product, decent projection and service…I will stump for the two UGC Cine Cite in Paris – Les Halles and Porte Bercy as examples…the former in particular starts screeenings as early as 9:15 on Sunday mornings and as typical in Paris runs a mix of blockbuster and art pictures
The theatre opened on November 12th, 1999 with the opening engagements being Being John Malkovich (on two screens), American Beauty, Pokemon: The First Movie (on two screens), The Insider (on two screens), Dogma (on two screens) and The Bone Collector (on four screens).
I find it odd that a film in its second week (The Bone Collector) would get more screens than the new films that week (Pokemon, Dogma) or the longer films (Dogma, The Insider) but I guess that’s just the industry.
I don’t mean to be sacriligious, but…..I don’t believe that all multiplexes are souless and cold. Some of them, like the AMC Empire incorporate some of the old (in this case using the auditorium of the original Empire as the entrance to the multiplex). The reality is that modern theaters can be very enjoyable places to see a film. The chairs are comfortable, hand rests are removable, there are drink holders, the floors are raked or have stadium seating, the screens are huge relative to the size of the theater and the sound excellent (ideally). I mention all of this because I truly love the old movie palaces, but in many of them, the seats were not comfortable, the screens were small (relative to the size of the theater, sound was not the best, etc….
Yes, they were architecturally wondrous and that is why we treasure them, but in the best of the multiplexes, we do have an experience of seeing films in the best possible setting (with the big exception of the archtectural splendor of the setting). I agree that is a BIG exception! :–)
I was there yesterday for the first time , I have no complaints about the theatre.
Yes Ed, ALL multiplexes are cold and soulless. Maybe THAT’S why we like our old treasures so much.
Am I the only one who, a short time later, cannot remember which movies he saw here versus which ones he saw across the street? The experiences all runs together when you’re in soulless multiplexes and megaplexes.
I believe that the box office hit TRANSFORMERS was shown in Digital
Projection here at the E-Walk last year.
It’s been destroyed. I can’t say that it’s not nice, and it’s probably a more… efficient design, but it is completely devoid of character. You could be standing in a mall theater in Iowa. HOWEVER, it is still one of the best places to see a movie. And STILL superior to the AMC across the street.
unfortatley, regal is doing the main refreshemnt stand and is distroying more Loews work
My friend and I saw Batman Returns here back in ‘05. Having driven and braved the drive from Wash DC and having seen Revenge of the Sith at the wonderful Ziegfeld, the same day, I was beat. Needless to say, I slept through probably half the movie. The presentation, from what I did see was immersive and satisfying.
What I do remember is the usher’s demanding tickets to enter the theater, on the second level, even after you’ve proved you belonged there the first time. I guess no one switched theaters or spent the day there watching movies here on one ticket. On another note, there was quite a diversity of the crowd; mostly younger, some professional and the amount of singles spread throughout the theater and then this HUGE big boned man, who decides to sit right next to me even though there were plenty of individual seats around the theater. I suppose he was sitting in his favorite seat. :)
Movies that were shown in Digital Projection (DLP) at the 42nd Street E-Walk theater from 2004 to present
7/23/04- Catwoman
10/1/04- Shark Tale
11/24/04- Alexander
12/10/04- Ocean’s Twelve
2/18/05- Constantine
5/27/05- Madagascar
11/2/07- Bee Movie
11/21/07- Enchanted
12/14/07- Alvin and the Chipmunks
1/18/08- Cloverfield
Like I said before, the E-Walk is one of my most favorite theaters in NYC today.
the Box Office
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2007759615/
stays?
Anyone photo the candy counter’s skyline?
I was here last week. They are demolishing the main candy stand (with the elaborate 3-D skyline) and replacing it with something else.
I think that the E-Walk theater is one of my favorite movie houses in NYC.
On Times Square? They’d be going “ouch, ouch, ouch, so much foot traffic”
Man, if those sidewalks could talk!
Oh, I just looked, Woody, at your exterior photo, and that photo is a real beauty, too.
Thanks, Woody for that beautiful lobby photo! All too often, exterior photos of theaters are numerous, but no interiors. I like the E-Walk’s lobby. I haven’t tried to photo it, but it deserves photos publicly placed such as linked to this site.
Maybe you’ve got closeups of that ceiling or statues?
exterior shot nov 2007
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2008619300/
lobby (check out the terrific deco statues-upper part of the box office)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/2007759615/
This place has been improved alot! Nicer interior and many new food items added. now if they can get the AC to work properly!
It looks good! They have removed the anodized aluminum and exposed the architect’s original marquee design and incorporated the Daktronics' digital display into it better than Loews did. The Regal letters on the blade appear to be fiberoptic, as were the Loews letters, changinig colors and effect. The signs on the marquee look like they are neon.
looks stale compared to the Empire 25 marquee!!!
That center part of the marquee that once said 42nd Street in neon, has now been replaced with a “Skouras-ized” style gold leaf ornament.
I was on the Duece with the kiddies for our last show of the season at the New Vic on Friday night and I snapped these shots of the new Regal signage:
Regal 1
Regal 2
Regal 3
Regal 4
Regal 5
Doesn’t look like there was any damage to the marquee – I think the scaffolding in place is merely to protect pedestrians while the sign was refitted. Looks like the canopy was somewhat redesigned as well. Compare the photos above to this photo
from this past December. The Regal design actually has more flair to it.
It would also seem that the “42nd St.” sign that came down from the center projection of the canopy was removed on purpose. Evidently, the name of the theater is to be the matter-of-fact non-descript “Regal Cinemas 13.” I hate to say it – if only because at least the old name gave this place a unique identity – but the name at the top of this page should probably be updated to reflect that.