so far as I know, there is not a new theater tenant, but this is a wonderful new blogged article with photos https://www.avoidingregret.com/2018/08/photo-essay-catedral-de-la-fe-flips.html
The Baltimore Business Journal has an article only avail to subscribers dated Jan 19 of this year, with headline “City pumps $550k into dilapidated Ambassador Theater to save it”
JodarMovieFan, current 70mm film festival at Museum of Moving Image in NYC. In 2013, I saw the digital Hello, Dolly! as part of the 70mm film festival at AFI Silver, but the actual 70mm print will be in Queens this weekend. The following weekend, 70mm print of Cleopatra, another 70mm print that I don’t think was shown at AFI Silver. And, other films in 70mm.
Large screen format, I assist this site- feel free to post on this page (which I read) with opening date of Watford Cineworld. Not sure we will create a page until actual opening, but possibly, and surely, once it is open.
List of theaters showing 2001 in 70mm-
http://in70mm.com/news/2018/one_movie/index.htm
2001 to also be released for 1st time in Imax theaters
http://in70mm.com/news/2018/2OO1/index.htm
At other movie theaters, sometimes I must complain as house lights area left on during feature or even at a prestige area Philadelphia movie theater recently the movie didn’t fill the top, bottom or sides of the screen because staff had failed to check the setting before starting the movie! But, never ever do I need to worry about the Paris. Sunday, I enjoyed “Gauguin-Voyage de Tahiti” at the Paris & as always, everything was perfect- staff, air conditioning, bathrooms, concessions, seats, projection, sound, masking, and use of curtain before & after the movie. THIS is the way a movie theater is supposed to be run, for a proper presentation and the reason why this is one of my favorite movie theaters anywhere. Thanks to the owner, Mr. Solo, and the movie
operator, City Cinemas. Website says “The Wife” starts Aug 17, “Colette” (wonderful poster in theater) starts Sept 21. “Mary Queen of Scotts” trailer was shown- I hope the Paris gets that.
Sunday, after enjoying a movie at the Paris, I went to see the Ziegfeld exterior. I was delighted to see “Ziegfeld, A Walter Reade Theatre” still on the marquee. The Ziegfeld -Ballroom- flag was nice.The left & right sections of the marquee were changing graphics with jazzy Art Deco details, in white & black- “Z” and “The legend lives on” (in caps). Much of the former entry was walled off with a blank wall with flower boxes so current entry is narrower. No poster cases. An elevator has an entry at the front area. The redone lobby & stairs can be seen from outside. Alongside the fountains on the plaza that runs with the former auditorium had been gutted & that space fenced off to be redone to whatever. I’m not happy with the quality of my photos so maybe in the future I will photo again & post better photos.
Ken Roe tells me it was just announced the film “Bridget Jones’s Diary” will screen at the Apollo Victoria Theatre with Live Orchestra on Sunday 4th November. The Stage show “Wicked” plays Monday – Saturdays. 1st film at the theatre which hasn’t show a film for 43 years.
I can partly answer from our side of the pond. The Odeon Marble Arch was divided into several auditoriums in 1996 & closed & demolished in 2006. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1830
I know of at least 2 theaters, both also since divided up but still open though endangered, on Shaftsbury but I don’t see that either was called Cinerama.
Giles, what was less about this 2001 screening than priors? I’ve seen it in 70mm at Uptown in year 2001, and Seattle Cinerama in 2013, both awesome screenings.
This summer’s 70mm festival here also includes (in addition to 2001) Continuing through September 9, the series also features three classic Hollywood musicals—The Sound of Music (1965), West Side Story (1961), and Hello, Dolly! (1969)—Cleopatra (1963), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, directed by Joseph Mankiewicz; Tobe Hooper’s sci-fi cult favorite Lifeforce (1985); and Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master (2012) and Phantom Thread (2017).
I’ve posted the press release here-
http://in70mm.com/news/2018/momi/index.htm
I am not familiar with Lifeforce, but all the others would be restored prints.
The new print is the same length since Kubrick himself made that cut, NOT any restored footage that was cut after world premiere. As to the cut footage, http://www.slashfilm.com/17-minutes-lost-2001-space-odyssey-footage/
Ugh, being from Philly, I’ve only been 2ce to the “Loews” auditorium, years ago but wonderful decoration, sat in balcony. I can’t quickly find any photos on this page or anywhere on the Internet! anyone take photos of it?
Washington Post obit article by Marc Fisher, regarding- longtime Washington morning radio host Frank Harden, 95, of Chevy Chase MD, died June 15 at home while watching a movie with his wife. Relevant here- “He introduced programs and read the news, on the radio, and at the Trans-Lux movie theater on 14th Street NW, where he provided a live news update between features on the silver screen.” From the article this sounded like 1940s, maybe 1950s.
so far as I know, there is not a new theater tenant, but this is a wonderful new blogged article with photos https://www.avoidingregret.com/2018/08/photo-essay-catedral-de-la-fe-flips.html
The Baltimore Business Journal has an article only avail to subscribers dated Jan 19 of this year, with headline “City pumps $550k into dilapidated Ambassador Theater to save it”
David, what would a current view look like? What’s happening?
JodarMovieFan, current 70mm film festival at Museum of Moving Image in NYC. In 2013, I saw the digital Hello, Dolly! as part of the 70mm film festival at AFI Silver, but the actual 70mm print will be in Queens this weekend. The following weekend, 70mm print of Cleopatra, another 70mm print that I don’t think was shown at AFI Silver. And, other films in 70mm.
That is the post, Steven, thanks, though the copy & paste does work for me as to the 2001 70mm Imax link.
Large screen format, I assist this site- feel free to post on this page (which I read) with opening date of Watford Cineworld. Not sure we will create a page until actual opening, but possibly, and surely, once it is open.
Great new article on the Uptown! https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/film-tv/article/21016116/an-oral-history-of-dcs-uptown-theater
List of theaters showing 2001 in 70mm- http://in70mm.com/news/2018/one_movie/index.htm 2001 to also be released for 1st time in Imax theaters http://in70mm.com/news/2018/2OO1/index.htm
At other movie theaters, sometimes I must complain as house lights area left on during feature or even at a prestige area Philadelphia movie theater recently the movie didn’t fill the top, bottom or sides of the screen because staff had failed to check the setting before starting the movie! But, never ever do I need to worry about the Paris. Sunday, I enjoyed “Gauguin-Voyage de Tahiti” at the Paris & as always, everything was perfect- staff, air conditioning, bathrooms, concessions, seats, projection, sound, masking, and use of curtain before & after the movie. THIS is the way a movie theater is supposed to be run, for a proper presentation and the reason why this is one of my favorite movie theaters anywhere. Thanks to the owner, Mr. Solo, and the movie operator, City Cinemas. Website says “The Wife” starts Aug 17, “Colette” (wonderful poster in theater) starts Sept 21. “Mary Queen of Scotts” trailer was shown- I hope the Paris gets that.
Sunday, after enjoying a movie at the Paris, I went to see the Ziegfeld exterior. I was delighted to see “Ziegfeld, A Walter Reade Theatre” still on the marquee. The Ziegfeld -Ballroom- flag was nice.The left & right sections of the marquee were changing graphics with jazzy Art Deco details, in white & black- “Z” and “The legend lives on” (in caps). Much of the former entry was walled off with a blank wall with flower boxes so current entry is narrower. No poster cases. An elevator has an entry at the front area. The redone lobby & stairs can be seen from outside. Alongside the fountains on the plaza that runs with the former auditorium had been gutted & that space fenced off to be redone to whatever. I’m not happy with the quality of my photos so maybe in the future I will photo again & post better photos.
Has returned to original opening policy of reserved seating!
Ken Roe tells me it was just announced the film “Bridget Jones’s Diary” will screen at the Apollo Victoria Theatre with Live Orchestra on Sunday 4th November. The Stage show “Wicked” plays Monday – Saturdays. 1st film at the theatre which hasn’t show a film for 43 years.
I can partly answer from our side of the pond. The Odeon Marble Arch was divided into several auditoriums in 1996 & closed & demolished in 2006. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1830 I know of at least 2 theaters, both also since divided up but still open though endangered, on Shaftsbury but I don’t see that either was called Cinerama.
Giles, what was less about this 2001 screening than priors? I’ve seen it in 70mm at Uptown in year 2001, and Seattle Cinerama in 2013, both awesome screenings.
This summer’s 70mm festival here also includes (in addition to 2001) Continuing through September 9, the series also features three classic Hollywood musicals—The Sound of Music (1965), West Side Story (1961), and Hello, Dolly! (1969)—Cleopatra (1963), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, directed by Joseph Mankiewicz; Tobe Hooper’s sci-fi cult favorite Lifeforce (1985); and Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master (2012) and Phantom Thread (2017). I’ve posted the press release here- http://in70mm.com/news/2018/momi/index.htm I am not familiar with Lifeforce, but all the others would be restored prints.
Also not an art film playing only at art cinemas. Usually “wide release” means a movie playing at mainstream theaters everywhere.
what does that mean? are you saying 2001 was projected in 2.39 scope?
I clicked on this photo expecting to read about a closed movie theater but open! I read your comment on the theater’s page. Have you visited?
The new print is the same length since Kubrick himself made that cut, NOT any restored footage that was cut after world premiere. As to the cut footage, http://www.slashfilm.com/17-minutes-lost-2001-space-odyssey-footage/
The Loews auditorium screen was 65 feet wide, not a small-ish screen! and if photos were as readily found as you think, I’d have found them already!
Ugh, being from Philly, I’ve only been 2ce to the “Loews” auditorium, years ago but wonderful decoration, sat in balcony. I can’t quickly find any photos on this page or anywhere on the Internet! anyone take photos of it?
Have not seen any photos of the auditorium!
years ago, I put the screen sizes in the Intro above.
1945 movie on marquee
Washington Post obit article by Marc Fisher, regarding- longtime Washington morning radio host Frank Harden, 95, of Chevy Chase MD, died June 15 at home while watching a movie with his wife. Relevant here- “He introduced programs and read the news, on the radio, and at the Trans-Lux movie theater on 14th Street NW, where he provided a live news update between features on the silver screen.” From the article this sounded like 1940s, maybe 1950s.