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stevenj commented about Paramount Theatre on Oct 26, 2024 at 3:12 pm

I took a photo this morning of the rendering mentioned in the overview of the stage curtain (from my copy of The Best Remaining Seats) and posted it in the photos.

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stevenj commented about AMC Metreon 16 on Oct 22, 2024 at 9:19 am

A near identical article to the above at Hoodline.com states additionally that the AMC Metreon is “pulling in about $996,000 per screen, about double the chain’s average”. Also the food and beverage tenants are averaging $1,442. per square foot - apparently quite healthy. This mall at Yerba Buena Gardens/Moscone Center is a bright spot downtown with another large tenant, Target, having a lease through 2033. Also, the new T line subway station adjacent to the mall provides direct one seat access from the southeastern part of the city as well as Chinatown/North Beach. The SF Business Times (linked in the Hoodline story) has also reported these figures but without an online subscription I can’t read that article.

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stevenj commented about Elmwood Theatre on Aug 1, 2024 at 10:53 am

SFGate article - “Berkeley is down to one movie theater. It’s reinventing itself to survive”

Elmwood

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stevenj commented about Pacific 1-2-3 on May 8, 2024 at 4:16 pm

Saw 2001 in June of 1968 here. The first of many viewings of 2001 I saw in Cinerama.

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stevenj commented about Pacific 1-2-3 on May 8, 2024 at 4:11 pm

Cinerama….actually found this on a Goggle image search of a different LA theater. The photo had no site credited or photographer named. If this photo is also on incinerama.com, where did it come from?

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stevenj commented about Castro Theatre on May 1, 2024 at 8:34 am

SF Bay Area Reporter article on the Castro’s blade renovation:

Castro Blade

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stevenj commented about Fox Theatre on Mar 14, 2024 at 6:46 pm

A time lapse 1 minute 49second YouTube video of the 2016 restoration:

Fox

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stevenj commented about Orpheum Theatre on Mar 13, 2024 at 10:44 am

2024 Oscar winner The Holdovers was filmed in Massachusetts including the Orpheum in Boston with a balcony scene of Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa watching Little Big Man.

Hoodline

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stevenj commented about Golden Gate Theatre on Mar 10, 2024 at 9:15 am

Photo should be credited to Art Frisch of the San Francisco Chronicle.

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stevenj commented about AMC Metreon 16 on Mar 5, 2024 at 6:51 pm

SFGate article on a 6am showing at the Metreon Imax of Dune Part 2 on March 4, 2024.

SFGate

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stevenj commented about Clay Theatre on Feb 19, 2024 at 7:55 am

SF Chronicle article on the sale of the Clay:

Clay Theater Sold

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stevenj commented about Castro Theatre on Feb 7, 2024 at 8:23 am

Status should be changed to “Closed” “Renovating”

Castro Closes For Renovations

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stevenj commented about Castro Theatre on Jan 27, 2024 at 11:51 am

Have uploaded 10 photos from last night’s showing of All Of Us Strangers. A near sell out with David Hegarty at the organ before the film. Did not know the crown of the tented ceiling had been restored - looking like night and day compared to the rest of the ceiling. Miss the smell of fresh popped popcorn in the lobby. A second concession stand is in the upstairs lobby (just popcorn and drinks).

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stevenj commented about Lyric Theatre on Jan 22, 2024 at 11:02 am

A slight correction to andygarner’s 2010 post. The film is “Violent Saturday”. Just after Victor Mature is carjacked at gunpoint by the 3 bank robbers he is ordered to drive through Bisbee and you see a brief glimpse of the Lyric out the car’s front window. The film is occasionally shown on the Movie! channel as part of it’s Sunday/Thursday night noir film series. Worth a watch.

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stevenj commented about Nile Theatre on Jan 6, 2024 at 3:07 pm

From SFGate:

“Bakersfield art deco theater back after years as a church A once-forgotten art deco theater is lighting up downtown Bakersfield again.”

Nile

Should be listed as open.

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stevenj commented about Coliseum Theatre on Dec 22, 2023 at 2:04 pm

Jamey_monroe45…the condos inside the gutted Coliseum are on the 2nd and 3rd floors - posted a photo in June ‘21 showing the front and the condo’s windows on the 9th Ave side. They were built in 2002. The Walgreens that occupied the ground floor closed in late 2021 or early 2022 and a google map image capture from last January shows it still boarded up. Apparently it is still empty from my online search showing the space for lease. A call to Smart and Final this morning confirmed that they have only 2 stores in SF - the one moose1111 mentioned on 7th Ave and another in the Bayview Dist.

There are condos in what was the Alexandria’s parking lot behind the theater on 18th Ave but the theater itself is still there and sits in a dilapidated state.

moose1111 - the 7th Ave Smart & Final is quite large and occupies the former supermarket QFI.

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stevenj commented about Los Angeles Theatre on Dec 14, 2023 at 12:18 pm

A complete history of the theater, photos of scenes filmed at the Los Angeles inside and out and links to photos of the theater at the California State Library. From the losangelestheatres.blogspot.com website:

Los Angeles

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stevenj commented about Cinemark Century at Tanforan and XD on Dec 8, 2023 at 1:51 pm

I could not find anything either at any of the news sources listed above online about this theater permanently closing. The link is to the latest updated (as of Nov 2023) plans for Tanforan on the City of San Bruno’s website. It mentions retaining both the Target store and the Century Theater.

Tanforan

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stevenj commented about Orpheum Theatre on Nov 26, 2023 at 9:09 am

Cinerama…at your provided link above - are you certain the 3rd photo dated 1946 is the SF Orpheum? It looks like the marquee of the Orpheum in downtown Los Angeles.

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stevenj commented about Castro Theatre on Oct 22, 2023 at 9:03 am

The Castro is very much open. Events scheduled between Oct 23 and Jan 13, 2024 including both live performances and film are linked here at the APE website for the Castro:

Castro Schedule

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stevenj commented about Rialto Cinemas Cerrito on Oct 14, 2023 at 11:37 am

The 13th annual Albany Film Festival will be held at the Cerrito this year due to the nearby Albany Theatre’s closing earlier this year. Details … Here

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stevenj commented about Alexandria Theatre on Sep 20, 2023 at 8:22 am

Another plan for the theater has emerged from the same group that wanted to turn the theater into offices and an aquatic center. This time housing:

SFExaminer

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stevenj commented about Fairfax Cinemas on Sep 13, 2023 at 10:45 am

Forgot to add that if you have an active library card or university log on and your public library participates with kanopy.com you can watch Only in Theaters for free:

Here

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stevenj commented about Fairfax Cinemas on Sep 13, 2023 at 9:06 am

The 2022 documentary Only in Theaters is streamable on YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime and others. A fascinating history of the Laemmle family and it’s LA chain of theaters including the Fairfax. Trailer at link:

Laemmle

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stevenj commented about 4-Star Theatre on Sep 1, 2023 at 8:51 am

A Martin Scorsese retrospective at the 4 Star for the month of September - “Scorsese: More Than A Gangster”. SFGate article at the link.

Scorsese Film Fest