The Selwyn Theatre was restored and renovated by the Roundabout Theatre company and re-opened on July 27, 2000 with a production of “The Man Who Came To Dinner” starring Nathan Lane. It was renamed for its generous benefactor, American Airlines.
I finally saw a pristine print of Oklahoma! last night at the Farmingdale Multiplex and it was worth the wait. The only other time I saw that movie was here during a revival program. As I said back in 2012:
As to the illustration currently shown above (Broadway Comes to Broadway) I saw Oklahoma during that series. It was in the upstairs theater, formerly the balcony with a nicely tapered rake and a gorgeous ceiling.
The Oklahoma print, however, was atrocious — completely faded to pink as (Eastmancolor?) tends to do. What a disappointment, as it was my first time seeing the movie. I didn’t go back for any other films in the series.
(And what happened to that photo Broadway Comes to Broadway?)
Maybe Reade is the original leaseholder and all subsequent operators were sub-lessees.
According to Wikipedia (I know, I know…!) “The Walter Reade Organization] filed for bankruptcy in 1977, emerging four years later. Columbia Pictures purchased 81% of the organization in 1981, buying the company completely in 1985, but later sold it to the Cineplex Odeon Corporation on June 26, 1987.
That clip was from 1984, seven years after this house closed, but still before its legit rebirth. (The Robby Benson movie on the marquee “One on One” came out in 1977.)
moviebuff, you are too discreet. Here’s the text of the linked article
Multiple People Say They Were Bitten By Bedbugs At Times Square AMC Theater
It’s 2010 all over again: multiple people claim that they have been bitten by bedbugs at the AMC Empire 25 multiplex in Times Square.
Joseph Matoske, a 28-year-old Astoria resident, and his girlfriend went to the movie theater on Friday to see (you guessed it) Ant-Man when they encountered the blood-sucking bugs. “As soon as we got home, we noticed we were both itchy and covered in huge bug bites,” he told us. He spoke to a person at the theater who “claims they’re going to close down that section of the theatre. They offered us comp tickets to any AMC location for our troubles.”
Matoske noted that the AMC employee asked him about their specific seats in theater 19. This sounds like the same strategy the company used to deal with bedbugs when that same location was overrun with them back in 2010—back then, they closed the theater-in-question down, then removed and treated specific seats where the bedbugs were spotted.
In addition to Matoske and his girlfriend, at least three other people have complained about bedbug bites there over the last week, including Cindy Feng, who posted multiple shots of her bites on Facebook.
We’ve contacted AMC for comment.
[Text of Facebook posting follows:]
Cindy Feng added 12 new photos. 110 followers · September 7 at 4:06pm · Edited ·
PLEASE BE ADVISED THERE MAY BE DISTURBING IMAGES
—-WARNING TO PEOPLE IN NEW YORK—– I’m not sure about the other locations but please please please DON’T GO TO THE TIMES SQUARE LOCATION AMC. It is called AMC Empire 25, they have many bad reviews and I was not aware of this until now. They gave me bed bugs and now I have to burn my house down and clothes. BEWARE IM TELLING YOU. Colleen Frederick
The Selwyn Theatre was restored and renovated by the Roundabout Theatre company and re-opened on July 27, 2000 with a production of “The Man Who Came To Dinner” starring Nathan Lane. It was renamed for its generous benefactor, American Airlines.
I’ll be here Wednesday night for An American in Paris.
Kind of bittersweet…
Wow thanks a lot buddy
Jo, how do you get italics into your comment?
Formerly Foxwoods, now Lyric…
If you’re in Time Square to see Star Wars, won’t you be seeing it at the Ziegfeld?
I think this is called the PlayStation Theater now…
Ugh. How far can you get from “Loew’s” and “Astor” and “Plaza”
Plus, the Paris and City Cinemas have bargain matinees.
Is this where the recent republican debate was held?
I finally saw a pristine print of Oklahoma! last night at the Farmingdale Multiplex and it was worth the wait. The only other time I saw that movie was here during a revival program. As I said back in 2012:
(And what happened to that photo Broadway Comes to Broadway?)
Ziggy, welcome to CT, but you’ve only been here one day. You’d be surprised at how much an awful lot of people around here know about things.
Saturday night at the movies,
Who cares what picture you see
when you’re huggin' with your baby
in the last row in the balcony?
Maybe Reade is the original leaseholder and all subsequent operators were sub-lessees.
According to Wikipedia (I know, I know…!) “The Walter Reade Organization] filed for bankruptcy in 1977, emerging four years later. Columbia Pictures purchased 81% of the organization in 1981, buying the company completely in 1985, but later sold it to the Cineplex Odeon Corporation on June 26, 1987.
Death knell? (spelled with a k) Maybe, maybe not.
But if the Ziegfeld could talk, I’d hope it would quote Mark Twain: “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
I notice in the photos that the marquee has recently said “Bow Tie Cinemas” but now says “A Walter Reade Theater.” What gives?
MFL = My Fair Lady.
Where did you see it?
rcdt55b, could you give some more detail about the Back to the Future screenings? I love events like that…
Lots of activity here, including Ringo Starr on October 25th and Wendy Williams on December 12th…
What did that other line on the marquee mean — “New film each night.”
“Paint Your Wagon” is on the marquee. That’s a lot of empty seats gone unsold…!
That clip was from 1984, seven years after this house closed, but still before its legit rebirth. (The Robby Benson movie on the marquee “One on One” came out in 1977.)
I heard on another thread that BAM recently messed up the changeover on Where Eagles Dare…!
Gasp…! Not the piss elegant BAM…! Get me the smelling salts…
moviebuff, you are too discreet. Here’s the text of the linked article
Multiple People Say They Were Bitten By Bedbugs At Times Square AMC Theater
It’s 2010 all over again: multiple people claim that they have been bitten by bedbugs at the AMC Empire 25 multiplex in Times Square.
Joseph Matoske, a 28-year-old Astoria resident, and his girlfriend went to the movie theater on Friday to see (you guessed it) Ant-Man when they encountered the blood-sucking bugs. “As soon as we got home, we noticed we were both itchy and covered in huge bug bites,” he told us. He spoke to a person at the theater who “claims they’re going to close down that section of the theatre. They offered us comp tickets to any AMC location for our troubles.”
Matoske noted that the AMC employee asked him about their specific seats in theater 19. This sounds like the same strategy the company used to deal with bedbugs when that same location was overrun with them back in 2010—back then, they closed the theater-in-question down, then removed and treated specific seats where the bedbugs were spotted.
In addition to Matoske and his girlfriend, at least three other people have complained about bedbug bites there over the last week, including Cindy Feng, who posted multiple shots of her bites on Facebook.
We’ve contacted AMC for comment.
[Text of Facebook posting follows:]
Cindy Feng added 12 new photos. 110 followers · September 7 at 4:06pm · Edited ·
PLEASE BE ADVISED THERE MAY BE DISTURBING IMAGES
—-WARNING TO PEOPLE IN NEW YORK—– I’m not sure about the other locations but please please please DON’T GO TO THE TIMES SQUARE LOCATION AMC. It is called AMC Empire 25, they have many bad reviews and I was not aware of this until now. They gave me bed bugs and now I have to burn my house down and clothes. BEWARE IM TELLING YOU. Colleen Frederick
#amc #threatre #theater #disgusting #bed #bugs #gross
[End of Facebook posting]
Looks like they are they are tearing this place apart, so far the façade is down; will make some really interesting photos… (hint, hint)