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HowardBHaas commented about Best movie of the decade? on Dec 30, 2009 at 9:56 am

A movies that is missing from the list is perhaps my favorite: “Ray”
For “trilogy” I’d vote for “Bourne"
My favorite animated is "The Incredibles”
My favorite foreign language movie would be “The Lives of Others”

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HowardBHaas commented about Eventim Apollo Hammersmith on Dec 29, 2009 at 4:58 am

I understand from other reports as to the following:
New digital projectors have been installed in the original projection box at the Apollo, together with a very large collapsible screen.Audio systems are rigged and derigged for film events.

64 ft wide screen.

2 barco 2000 2k overlapping projectors : installed fulltime by HMV/Curzon.

very impressive picture : used for the world premier of “it might get louder ” docu feature.

projectors are staying full time.

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HowardBHaas commented about Uptown Theatre on Dec 27, 2009 at 8:21 am

What I was saying is rodents are everywhere. The management at the Uptown is not stupid. They see their problems & deal with them. AMC isn’t monitoring this site, so you likely won’t get a more specific reply. But, don’t think, exterminators or not, that ANY theater or other place is always rodent free. Show up at any place…..and you will see the most resilent creatures on earth.

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HowardBHaas commented about Uptown Theatre on Dec 27, 2009 at 7:25 am

Why not open the question to all cinemas, new or old? or restaurants, hotels, the Metro, outside, etc.

I visited a week ago for “Avatar” and as always, truly enjoyed the spectacle of seeing a movie on the huge screen with a great sound system, in such a large auditorium.

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HowardBHaas commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Dec 25, 2009 at 6:20 pm

World premiere of Sherlock Holmes, Dec. 14 here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mycine/4186604700/

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HowardBHaas commented about Paris Theater on Dec 15, 2009 at 7:30 pm

http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=1759
Universal Pictures has announced that the World Premiere of the Nancy Myers comedy It’s Complicated will take place at the Paris Theatre in New York City on Wednesday, December 9, 2009.
Attending the event will be writer/director/producer Nancy Meyers; producer Scott Rudin; cast members Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, Rita Wilson, Alexandra Wentworth, Hunter Parrish, Zoe Kazan and Caitlin Fitzgerald; executive producer Suzanne Farwell.

Additional celebrity guests include Christine Baranski, Tom Hanks, Gayle King, Justin Kirk, Elias Koteas, Mary-Louise Parker, Jerry Seinfeld, George Stephanopoulos, and more.

Celebrities are scheduled to arrive at 7pm and the screening begins at 8pm.

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HowardBHaas commented about Seawall, Cormony tapped for Parkway Theatre project on Dec 15, 2009 at 12:44 pm

$12 mil???or $122 million?

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HowardBHaas commented about Rave buying 35 theaters from National Amusements on Dec 14, 2009 at 8:00 pm

Rave photos
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Rave philosophy
http://www.ravemotionpictures.com/aboutus.aspx

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HowardBHaas commented about Regal LA Live on Dec 14, 2009 at 10:47 am

I only see one batch of photos with few of auditoriums:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/34525.html
Are those the ones you mean?
In feet, how wide do the smallest appear?

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HowardBHaas commented about 333 Market Theatre on Dec 12, 2009 at 6:10 pm

Thanks, I didn’t notice the page says “Closed.” Of course, it should say Closed/Demolished. The theater building isn’t there anymore.

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HowardBHaas commented about Fine Arts Theatre on Dec 9, 2009 at 3:07 pm

Rev, your name request makes sense to me, and I’ve sent it in to the right person. Within 24 hours, it will likely get done unless a problem emerges.

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HowardBHaas commented about Fine Arts Theatre on Dec 9, 2009 at 5:30 am

All the website links above have an “h” as do my own notes from attending a movie in 1998. Is there a photo link or other link that you can point to that didn’t have the “h” for this cinema?

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HowardBHaas commented about Christie's DLP Cinema notches another customer win on Dec 8, 2009 at 5:52 pm

Tough crowd!

Congrats to Christie for obtaining the contract. Keep up the good work.

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HowardBHaas commented about Ambler Theater on Dec 8, 2009 at 5:47 pm

http://issuu.com/bucksliving/docs/bucks_sept
Go to page 42 for article and photos of the Ambler Theatre

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HowardBHaas commented about County Theater on Dec 8, 2009 at 5:46 pm

http://issuu.com/bucksliving/docs/bucks_sept
Go to page 39 for article and photos of the County Theatre in Dolyestown, PA

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HowardBHaas commented about West End Cinema on Dec 8, 2009 at 4:03 pm

As the 1st paragraph of the Introduction says, the name was reused for this theater.

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HowardBHaas commented about Imagine Cinemas Carlton on Dec 7, 2009 at 12:53 pm

December 4 Globe and Mail article about its closing & effect on Toronto moviegoing:
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HowardBHaas commented about Former Takoma Park theater lost to fire on Dec 7, 2009 at 8:55 am

I also sent this in as homepage news, but yours arrived 1st. My news had a different link, to the Washington Post article with a photo of the damaged former theater.
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HowardBHaas commented about Allen Theater on Dec 5, 2009 at 8:57 am

Yes, a Washington Post reporter telephoned me today, because I had written the introduction above. I suggested she contact Bob Headley, the author of the wonderful book “Motion Picture Exhibition in Washington D.C.”

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HowardBHaas commented about Cinemark Egyptian 24 and XD on Dec 3, 2009 at 8:35 pm

Some other chains have the same matinee cut off time but I sure hope you didn’t pay $8.50 for a hotdog, JodarMovieFan!

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HowardBHaas commented about AMC and Regal ban outside food from theaters on Dec 2, 2009 at 7:10 pm

you don’t ID where you are, but here in the Philadelphia area almost every movie theater showing mainstream blockbusters is operated by a chain, especially Regal and AMC. There are choices for arthouse films.

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HowardBHaas commented about AMC and Regal ban outside food from theaters on Dec 2, 2009 at 3:36 pm

Nonprofit theaters in Philadelphia area most offer popcorn and soda for a grand total that’s much less, like $6, than for profit theaters. The for profit chains expect you to pay $10 + for the popcorn and soda, and that’s too much. You can get an entire meal in the nearby Food Court of the malls for less than that. What you should NOT do is expect to bring that entire meal into the movie theater. Eat it in the Food Court, where the smells & clean up are the responsibility of the Food Court or the trashcans there.

Yes, people (not me) sneak in a bit of candy, and no, no theater operator is going to do a body search.

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HowardBHaas commented about Gaumont Palace on Nov 29, 2009 at 3:26 pm

A cool BW photo that somebody posted recently:
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HowardBHaas commented about Minnehaha Theater on Nov 27, 2009 at 10:55 am

October 12, 2009 London’s The Guardian had an obit of Ben Ali:
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HowardBHaas commented about AMC Landis 2 on Nov 25, 2009 at 6:23 pm

Wow! wonderful looking sign.