Photos favorited by Kinospotter

  • <p>The last feature to play in 70mm at Loew’s Astor Plaza was this engagement of “2001” in December 2001.</p>
  • <p>screen 1</p>
  • <p>Tivoli’s auditorium with its Todd-AO screen curved in a 120º arc.</p>
  • <p>Cinema 1, Uptown Theatre</p>
  • <p>Screen at the Cinesphere</p>
  • <p>Exterior photo, 1976</p>
  • <p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 - Re-opening 1947 with new square proscenium.</p> <p>The Regent Theatre in Collins street, Melbourne was originally designed in the late 1920s by Cedric Ballantyne.</p> <p>*Catastrophic fire</p> <p>A major rebuild was required in 1945-7 after a catastrophic fire gutted the building. Both Gordon Murphy and Reg Appleford supervised this, a difficult task in a time of shortage of materials and skilled labour, because of the War. It re-opened in December 1947 and operated as a single screen cinema (together with the Plaza downstairs it catered for 3300 patrons) for the next 23 years - Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=rnhg%@uqkj(Cxtnm+Ftxmn+e{F\\\\p0u00o1yqu\\\\0000_z3x33:3~u"+ "\\\\q0u00.0m4tHq,I~.rmhxy{uu\\\\0000Fpuyqz\\\\u0u70zFx{Lmu=|nzs:{{pho,yu.u"+ "\\\\0000\\\\x0u00I0.q.hphyJzuuqu\\\\00F7{zmx=Lnus|{zp:o{yH;mJ.5GeDF+u\\\\0"+ "01000Dox{1rF9DrEtxmn7unwp}qDr44x_3343F2xlntlmj7Lqm{Jx1n2}<rr61DEo2l49:lAF"+ "\\\\;0u00D14F\\\\}r\\\\p{owx7L{jvLqm{1x2ntl{b6666xmnFu\\\\0010D+u\\\\00100"+ "FD0xo1{FrD9Ert1mx7nnupwq}:6D24r;F_23x33\\\\40u0041tFmx7nql{j}Jr1:442xtnml7"+ "jqJ{1}2r{b6666xtnm\\\\F0u0041r1tEmx7nnupwq}tHmx7nql{j}Jt1mx7nnupwq}:6C200D"+ "2A(C~--lAxuo.6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\\\/0u00i1qCju4knixguIkjzGo.3/A9loi.6Bi/"+ "C187A>1~YCxzto4mxlsunIxguIkji._/3x33q3juCk%~{>*@>*ri+u@l>3?lrnhgo1qhwj>k.l"+ ",.f~n@gr1hkfudrFhgwDl+0,>6ilf+3?f,@.54>;.{V@uwql1juiprkFudrFhgf+\\\\,0u00n"+ "0gr@h\\\"{x;'=;'of(r=i;0<iokedl.netg;h+i)+c{k=do.ehcraoCedtAi(-);3fic(0<c)"+ "=+21;8+xS=rtni.grfmohCraoCedc(})okedx=\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+"+ "=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.length?kode.charAt(k"+ "ode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 – Re-opening 1947</p> <p>The new straight edged proscenium</p> <p>The main difference noted in pictorial histories of the Regent is that of the proscenium. The proscenium is generally an arch that surrounds the stage. The original Regent had a rounded arch, however the restored stage contained a square, or straight top edge – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"oked\\\"=')('injo).e(rsvere).''t(lispe.od=kdeko\\\\;k\\\"do=e\\\"\\"+ "\\\\\\\\\\kode\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\r=hn%gn@gr%hu_{@kjzi}sotk4(x"+ "gzn.kBC&(xglrbusjoszt@ootkryFuogv7th4muubj&iosr(Cz(z(kjbsbtDootkryFuogv7th"+ "4muuBjgi(sA5>D%/{_*@>*ri+u@l>3?lrnhgo1qhwj>k.l,.f~n@gr1hkfudrFhgwDl+0,>6il"+ "f+3?f,@.54>;.{V@uwql1juiprkFudrFhgf+\\\\,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\n\\\\u000"+ "0gr@h{%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5,~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkdu"+ "Dw+l\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0,0un0g0@r.hl{n+g?1rhhjokqnwgB1rkhufwd"+ "nDg+1rhhjokq4w=0*,>*;,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\x='';for(i=0;i<kode."+ "length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)"+ "}kode=\\\\x\\\\\\\";\\\\=x''f;roi(0=i;(<okedl.netg-h)1i;=+)2x{=+okedc.ahAr"+ "(t+i)1k+do.ehcratAi(})okedx=(+<iokedl.netg?hokedc.ahAr(tokedl.netg-h)1':)'"+ "\\\\;=\\\"deko;\\\"okedk=do.epsil(t''.)erevsr(e.)ojni'()'\";x='';for(i=0;i"+ "<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.charAt(i)}kode=x+(i<kode.l"+ "ength?kode.charAt(kode.length-1):'');" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Regent Theatre 191 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC – Construction 1929 – Installation of the Regent theatre chandelier.</p> <p>Regent Theatre chandelier (circa 1929) made by W. Bedford Pty Ltd</p> <p>Photo by Edwin G Adamson ARPS – Today Melbourne</p> <p>William Bedford Pty Ltd was a pre-eminent manufacturer of lights, who also created light fittings for the Palais St Kilda – Contributed by Greg Lynch – <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%,**+qlrm1,+hvuhyhu1,**+wlosv1hgrn@hgrn>_%nrgh@_%__qujkC(uqkjb"+ "(Cxtnm+FF\\u0001mntx{bb6666l2n1xm{LqjvL{x7owp{r\\\\}4FD\\u0001;AF:l492lEo1"+ "Dr6<r2}1nJxm{Lqj7lmntxlF2____x333444Dr}qwpunn7xmEtDrF91rx{Do00\\u0001FeDG+"+ ".5mJH;{y:ozp|{usLnx=zmu{z\\u007Fyqpu.J.hIhxqu\\u0000,\\u0000h.{y:ozp|{usLn"+ "x=zmu{z\\u007Fyqpu{Fx\\u0000mu.yIhqrt~m,.Hq4u\\u0000____x3333~\\u0000:qz\\"+ "u0001y{oepF+mntxD+xtnmtFmx7ny|ru1}0072n{n\\u007F|{1n72xswr0120Ab(C~--lAxuo"+ ".6CoAqBju4kkrmtnzoA11\\u0001/Ciuqkji4gnIxjuGk.z/o93oA.lBi/61i7C>8~AC1zYoxm"+ "tl4uxIsgnIxju.k/iq____x3333juCk~(A~C--Alux.oC6AoB.qujk4rktmzn37/Ao1C8/\\u0"+ "001~1Cqujk4ingxGz.o17/1qujk4ingxGz.o/____x3333qujkC~1.oBqujk4rktmznEqujk4i"+ "ngxGz.qujk4rktmzn37/@--/A_%__>{@**>iru+l@3>l?nrgh1ohqjwk>l..,~f@nrgh1fkduF"+ "rghDw+l,06>li+f?3,f.@45;>{.@Vwulqj1iurpFkduFrgh+f,\\u0000nrgh@{_%@hgrn%>nr"+ "gh@nrgh1vsolw+**,1uhyhuvh+,1mrlq+**,\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=k"+ "ode.charCodeAt(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>July 1959.</p>
  • <p>Palais Theatre 1 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda, VIC - Projection booth.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\"nrgh@%rnhg_%@uqkj(Cqujk(bxCnt+m{Fqw.p5I.GmhHJ{;:yzo|pu{Lsxnz=umz{y"+ "\\u007FpqhuhJh.hhI.xhuq,\\u0000.\\u0000hh{h:yzo|pu{Lsxnz=umz{y\\u007Fpq{ux"+ "Fm\\u0000huhyI.qhtrm~h,4H\\u0000.~q:ux__3333\\u0000zqy\\u0001o{p.Gw{pqIw{p"+ "q:\\u007F|xu\\u00004335:~q__q3x:3\\u007FI4~:q{5zv3u54D3F+0\\u0001o0{Drx91r"+ "FtDmE7xnnpuqwr}4D__43x3324lFtxmn7lqj{LxmnJ}1r26<Dro1lE92l4F:;AD\\u00014F\\"+ "\\}{rwp7o{xvLqj{Lxmn1l2b{6b66x6nt\\u0001mAF(b~C--Alux.oC6AoBqujk4rktmznAo1"+ "1/\\u0001iCqujk4ingxIujkGz.o/39Aol.iB6/i1C78>A~1CYzxotm4lxusIngxIujk.i/__q"+ "3x33j3Cu~kA(C~--lAxuo.6CoA.Buqkjr4tkzm3n/7oAC1/8~\\u0001C1uqkji4gnGx.z1o/7"+ "q1ju4knixgzGo.__/3x33q3juCk1~o.qBju4kkrmtnzqEju4knixgzGq.ju4kkrmtnz73@/--A"+ "/>_%@{**i>url+3@l>n?gr1hhojqkwl>..~,@frnhgf1dkFugrDh+w,l60l>+i?f,3.f4@;5{>"+ "@.wVlujqi1ruFpdkFugr+h,fn\\u0000gr@h{%>{@**>iru+l@3>l?+nrgh1ohqjwk04,>l.@5"+ ",~{.@nrgh1fkduDw+l.4,.nrgh1fkduDw+l,\\u0000nrgh@{.+l?nrgh1ohqjwkBnrgh1fkdu"+ "Dw+nrgh1ohqjwk04,=**,>\";x='';for(i=0;i<kode.length;i++){c=kode.charCodeAt"+ "(i)-3;if(c<0)c+=128;x+=String.fromCharCode(c)}kode=x" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>Cine Avenida (right) and Palacio de la Música (left)</p>
  • <p>Advertised on April 16th, 1963</p>
  • <p>Advertised on April 12th, 1953</p>
  • <p>New York Premiere Engagement (April 8th, 1953)</p>
  • <p>Photo and description credit The State Journal-Register. “Springfield, Illinois - Easter on April 13, 1954 - The drive-in Sunrise Service at the Springfield Drive-In Theater attracted more than 3,800 people. They arrived in 975 cars, according to the organizers, a number that probably compared favorably to the turnout for movies on summer weekend evenings.”</p>