To bad they didn’t open up with the whole screen being used on another digital video movie, and what about any color lights in the ceiling during the movie. Blue, Green, Red what color? How was the stereo surround sound on a mono print? I thought with all the conversion to phony 3-D they would expand the image wide to the full Imax screen size like they do on TCM. At least the Chinese has black masking on the top and sides to mask in.
Looks like they are not using the whole screen just the middle, how sad. Watch out If you get a reserved seat in the middle back section first three rows you will see handle bars on the lower part of the new screen blocking your view of the screen.
The movie district has many other theatres around Broadway that can be opened again with a little work on the outside and inside. Don’t just limit them to discos bring in some live entertainment or a comedy club or even a grindhouse movie theatre on the weekends. I hope the Globe neon will turn and spin again.
Now a pile of rubble because the money hungry Syufy Brothers wanted to develop the space and develop It thru the real estate company they own SkyWest. Thousands of people tried to save the theatre. The Syufy’s don’t care about the theatre business these days. The Domes in San Jose are about to bulldozed also.
They used the Cinerama roadshow ad and ran on a flat small screen. I wonder if The Cinerama people saw this when they played in the late 50’s at this Drive In. Did people think they were seeing Cinemiracle?
This great former theater in Denver had one of the best CinemaScope® screens in the Fox chain of theatres plus good stereo surround. The contour curtains that opened before the movie had some class.
With such small theatres and tiny screens why did they not just put in 5 cinemas with a larger seat capacity and big screens. People will just stay home for food and watch on their large home screens and save $20. No call button needed.
No mention of 70mm Stereo Sound. This was probably a case like many theatres did all over the USA they charged reserved seat prices and just booked the cheap mono 35mm version. They did this at the UA Alhambra Theatre in Sacramento CA for many years. They even advertised SHOWN JUST LIKE ROADSHOW. The UA and Blumenfield circuits in California cheated the public all the time till Disney made them put in 4 ch stereo when they booked Mary Poppins at Oakland CA’s House Of Hits ‘Roxie Theatre’
The new tiny flat not curved screen at the UA Egyptian Theatre Hollywood is so bad and no curtains or color lights. How sad. Now all the courtyard fountains are gone except one that does not work.
I took a private tour a few days ago and I have been told this will be the only IMAX screen with masking that moves. So when you see a wide screen movie black masking will come down and come up from the bottom. No more boring white screen at the top and bottom. The screen will be 94 feet wide and 33ft something tall. They will have curtains that open and close also. Lets hope they bring back some color lights in the ceiling lights when the film is on. Glad they are not doing what they did across the street at Disney’s El Cap with Dolby Atmos. They wrecked the whole ceiling by installing hanging metal bars to hold up the new junky ceiling speakers. The only place you can hear them is in the balcony when the sound comes on in a Dolby Atmos mix. No one at Dolby thought that they needed to add some small speakers also under the El Cap balcony for people on the main floor to hear overhead sound. Now lets see what IMAX digital video movie will open up at the Graumans Chinese Hollywood in September.
This was a great place to see a film in the 50’s. They closed and never put in a wide CinemaScope screen in the early 50’s. Owned by the same family that had the Burl Theatre in Boulder Creek CA that still stands today as a pizza place. Time to move out the food and bring back movies for this little town in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Goodbye Landmark It’s time to move on and get someone new in that will book the place with movies and live entertainment plus food snacks. Show classic movies that the other first run theatres don’t show in the Seattle area. Good place for the Sundance or Drafthouse owners to take over. We hope the Landmark gang takes care of the 70mm combo projector that I think is still in the booth that they very seldom use these days.
Have not heard any more info on the Hollywood Warner Cinerama. I did hear last week people from Shubert NYC were in Hollywood looking at the Warner and a few other older theatres in the area. I think they are looking for a theatre spot in Southern CA. All my friends in the real estate business in LA say things are about to open up soon for the old Warner Hollywood. Pacific wants to sell or lease out the place bad. Please not another night club!!!!!
This is one of the best theatres in the USA. Curtains that open and close. We hope they can re open soon as I hear that the front only had some wind damage. Plastic letters were found miles away from the cinema after the storm.
Looks like a great DVD. I’ll be ordering a few. We went to the ENCINA DI in Santa Cruz CA. Now a parking lot. I remember I got lost going to the candy stand on a foggy night and they had to flash my name on the screen for my parents to pick me up. We only have 2 left in the SF Bay Area, one in Concord CA and the other in San Jose both owned by the Syufy brothers. They use the West Wind name. As soon as they get a good offer for the land they will be gone. The old Syufy family is only interested in land money these days. They just tore down the Dome in Pleasant Hill CA for a mall. Does anyone have any information or photos of the many new Drive In’s that have opened up in the last few years?
To bad they didn’t open up with the whole screen being used on another digital video movie, and what about any color lights in the ceiling during the movie. Blue, Green, Red what color? How was the stereo surround sound on a mono print? I thought with all the conversion to phony 3-D they would expand the image wide to the full Imax screen size like they do on TCM. At least the Chinese has black masking on the top and sides to mask in.
Looks like they are not using the whole screen just the middle, how sad. Watch out If you get a reserved seat in the middle back section first three rows you will see handle bars on the lower part of the new screen blocking your view of the screen.
The movie district has many other theatres around Broadway that can be opened again with a little work on the outside and inside. Don’t just limit them to discos bring in some live entertainment or a comedy club or even a grindhouse movie theatre on the weekends. I hope the Globe neon will turn and spin again.
Now a pile of rubble because the money hungry Syufy Brothers wanted to develop the space and develop It thru the real estate company they own SkyWest. Thousands of people tried to save the theatre. The Syufy’s don’t care about the theatre business these days. The Domes in San Jose are about to bulldozed also.
They used the Cinerama roadshow ad and ran on a flat small screen. I wonder if The Cinerama people saw this when they played in the late 50’s at this Drive In. Did people think they were seeing Cinemiracle?
To bad they don’t light It up with color LED lights. No curtains just a blank white screen greets you. No showmanship left at this place these days.
The new TCL gang needs to bring back the neon dragons out front and let people see what is playing inside.
Thanks Gary & Jack for posting this great photo of the El Rey Theatre.
This was the Palace Theatre early on also. Everything was taken out 20 years ago and demolished. They didn’t even save the nice art deco lights.
This great former theater in Denver had one of the best CinemaScope® screens in the Fox chain of theatres plus good stereo surround. The contour curtains that opened before the movie had some class.
Did they play It in 4 CH Stereo?
Was It shown in TODD-AO 70mm????
This was the San Francisco home for CINERAMA in the 50’s and 60’s. What a nice huge curved screen that came out off the stage.
With such small theatres and tiny screens why did they not just put in 5 cinemas with a larger seat capacity and big screens. People will just stay home for food and watch on their large home screens and save $20. No call button needed.
This ex Super Cinerama dome theatre is soon to be demolished for the property It sits on in San Jose CA.
No mention of 70mm Stereo Sound. This was probably a case like many theatres did all over the USA they charged reserved seat prices and just booked the cheap mono 35mm version. They did this at the UA Alhambra Theatre in Sacramento CA for many years. They even advertised SHOWN JUST LIKE ROADSHOW. The UA and Blumenfield circuits in California cheated the public all the time till Disney made them put in 4 ch stereo when they booked Mary Poppins at Oakland CA’s House Of Hits ‘Roxie Theatre’
Time to put in a wider larger screen better built for future storms.
The new tiny flat not curved screen at the UA Egyptian Theatre Hollywood is so bad and no curtains or color lights. How sad. Now all the courtyard fountains are gone except one that does not work.
I took a private tour a few days ago and I have been told this will be the only IMAX screen with masking that moves. So when you see a wide screen movie black masking will come down and come up from the bottom. No more boring white screen at the top and bottom. The screen will be 94 feet wide and 33ft something tall. They will have curtains that open and close also. Lets hope they bring back some color lights in the ceiling lights when the film is on. Glad they are not doing what they did across the street at Disney’s El Cap with Dolby Atmos. They wrecked the whole ceiling by installing hanging metal bars to hold up the new junky ceiling speakers. The only place you can hear them is in the balcony when the sound comes on in a Dolby Atmos mix. No one at Dolby thought that they needed to add some small speakers also under the El Cap balcony for people on the main floor to hear overhead sound. Now lets see what IMAX digital video movie will open up at the Graumans Chinese Hollywood in September.
This was a great place to see a film in the 50’s. They closed and never put in a wide CinemaScope screen in the early 50’s. Owned by the same family that had the Burl Theatre in Boulder Creek CA that still stands today as a pizza place. Time to move out the food and bring back movies for this little town in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Goodbye Landmark It’s time to move on and get someone new in that will book the place with movies and live entertainment plus food snacks. Show classic movies that the other first run theatres don’t show in the Seattle area. Good place for the Sundance or Drafthouse owners to take over. We hope the Landmark gang takes care of the 70mm combo projector that I think is still in the booth that they very seldom use these days.
Have not heard any more info on the Hollywood Warner Cinerama. I did hear last week people from Shubert NYC were in Hollywood looking at the Warner and a few other older theatres in the area. I think they are looking for a theatre spot in Southern CA. All my friends in the real estate business in LA say things are about to open up soon for the old Warner Hollywood. Pacific wants to sell or lease out the place bad. Please not another night club!!!!!
This is one of the best theatres in the USA. Curtains that open and close. We hope they can re open soon as I hear that the front only had some wind damage. Plastic letters were found miles away from the cinema after the storm.
Looks like a great DVD. I’ll be ordering a few. We went to the ENCINA DI in Santa Cruz CA. Now a parking lot. I remember I got lost going to the candy stand on a foggy night and they had to flash my name on the screen for my parents to pick me up. We only have 2 left in the SF Bay Area, one in Concord CA and the other in San Jose both owned by the Syufy brothers. They use the West Wind name. As soon as they get a good offer for the land they will be gone. The old Syufy family is only interested in land money these days. They just tore down the Dome in Pleasant Hill CA for a mall. Does anyone have any information or photos of the many new Drive In’s that have opened up in the last few years?
Sorry the name brand at Century is XD. Not EX.