I first saw it at the Sunny Isles in North Miami Beach in 35mm where I was working at the time. I liked it so much that on a visit to NY I saw it again at the Warner Cinerama (Strand) in 70mm on move-over from the Ziegfeld. The experience was so magnificently different that it seemed like another film.
The credit-less ending left me with a devastating armageddon feeling I have never forgotten. The 35mm version, although good, did not make me feel quite the same and the “REDUX” version is even weaker.
I was here in 1981 for a Miami Q & A with Ralph Bakshi for the animated “AMERICAN POP”. When students started questioning him about his controversial older film “COONSKIN” instead, Balkshi had a fit and refused to answer any more questions.
The Beaumont was famously faced with an exploding projector when it tried to screen the Cuban made “MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT” sometime in the late sixties, after local theatre chains were intimidated into not showing the now classic film.
This theatre was opened as the NORMANDY by Claughton in 1948. In 1961 Wometco took it over and changed the policy to art films and the name to NORMANDIE, most likely for the reason Warren mentions above.
In 1971 the name was changed back to NORMANDY. It stopped showing films in 1988.
An April 26, 1941 issue of Boxoffice magazine announces the imminent opening of the Warnor to be followed shortly after by the Colony. Unless the war changed these plans, both theatres opened in 1941 and the Warnor never operated as the ‘Warner’.
According to an April 6, 1940 issue of Boxoffice magazine, the Tivoli was involved in the Paramount Consent Decrees whereby the management claimed that Paramount refused to allow the Tivoli a sub-run on their product until five months after first-run and after lower priced Paramount Theatres had already played out the films in the area. The Tivoli was forced to give Paramount a half interest in its profits in exchange for reduction in the clearance time.
Joe, the Sutton was already advertising in the NYT as showing movies in 1934.
Great article, Joe. Thanks.
The Village opened in 1969 and became a triple in 1972.
I saw it at the Dadeland Twin in South Miami in 70mm. The sequel, ALIENS, in 355mm was the better film in a mediocre series.
I first saw it at the Sunny Isles in North Miami Beach in 35mm where I was working at the time. I liked it so much that on a visit to NY I saw it again at the Warner Cinerama (Strand) in 70mm on move-over from the Ziegfeld. The experience was so magnificently different that it seemed like another film.
The credit-less ending left me with a devastating armageddon feeling I have never forgotten. The 35mm version, although good, did not make me feel quite the same and the “REDUX” version is even weaker.
That wide definition would include almost every Broadway Theatre, every public and private space in Manhattan with seating, and Central Park.
CT previously did not accept such listings.
Does this type of listing open this website to theatres that are mostly legitimate although they screened movies for a while?
I was here in 1981 for a Miami Q & A with Ralph Bakshi for the animated “AMERICAN POP”. When students started questioning him about his controversial older film “COONSKIN” instead, Balkshi had a fit and refused to answer any more questions.
The Beaumont was famously faced with an exploding projector when it tried to screen the Cuban made “MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT” sometime in the late sixties, after local theatre chains were intimidated into not showing the now classic film.
Both Coral Way and 13th Avenue (Cuban Memorial Blvd.) have central reservations or “parkways”.
The city usually does that and then fines the theatres for cutting them back.
The WORLD and SHOW WORLD are two different venues. The latter is still there, in some form, on 42nd and 8th Avenue.
An Empire on 39th and 9th did show some films in 1923-24.
Great story. These people probably have a better sense of America, as a result of their photo obsession, than most of us will ever have.
A big thank you from Miami.
It did indeed show movies in 1915, 1916 and again from 1947-1949.
Opened in 1988 as “8 at Weston”.
The Parkway was indeed located near where Coral Way bends on its way to 1-95.
The address above should be 1261 SW 22nd Street.
The building is demolished but I have not noticed the Coca-Cola sign.
The UA Movies at Lauderhill opened in 1985.
Cool find, LM!
This theatre was opened as the NORMANDY by Claughton in 1948. In 1961 Wometco took it over and changed the policy to art films and the name to NORMANDIE, most likely for the reason Warren mentions above.
In 1971 the name was changed back to NORMANDY. It stopped showing films in 1988.
I have the DVD set of I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW) and (BLUE). They are really incredible timecapsules of the sixties.
Notice the huge, high, Capitol theatre sign to the right of the flag, near the horizon.
An April 26, 1941 issue of Boxoffice magazine announces the imminent opening of the Warnor to be followed shortly after by the Colony. Unless the war changed these plans, both theatres opened in 1941 and the Warnor never operated as the ‘Warner’.
Johnnie, this ended up being run by General Cinema, not Loews, for most of its existence.
According to an April 6, 1940 issue of Boxoffice magazine, the Tivoli was involved in the Paramount Consent Decrees whereby the management claimed that Paramount refused to allow the Tivoli a sub-run on their product until five months after first-run and after lower priced Paramount Theatres had already played out the films in the area. The Tivoli was forced to give Paramount a half interest in its profits in exchange for reduction in the clearance time.
The foyer here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kencta/2302530326/