The family that owns the Hollywood Theatre is missing out on all the tourists in Hollywood $$$$ Turn It back into a GRINDHOUSE show old classic triple bill movies with plenty of B movie trailers candy snack ads cartoons ect. Put back the curtains and hire old crabby ushers and box office help. Bring back all the refreshment treats. Open the Hollywood Theatre 24/7 on the weekends. The seats will be filled with tourists, street sleaze to give the place some color along with sleepovers. Bring back the GRINDHOUSE movie experience.
Bad news when you are trying to watch a movie straight ahead many of these white art prints will reflect out of the side of your eye vision Most cinema walls are in a dark color same with ceiling tiles.
The new property management group that just signed on 6/24 will take care of the tree marquee trimming soon. It is out for bid. You will be able to read what is playing inside.
Great news after I have made many calls the city of Santa Cruz is finally going to trim the trees outside the DelMar neon marquee soon. The classic marquee is now hidden from the street in many places along Pacific Ave. Lets see how long It will take them to cut and trim them. Thanks to the City Of Santa Cruz. The Landmark DelMar Theatre needs all the help It can get to show off the front and get more people to come inside to see a movie. The tall thick trees have blocked the view for many years.
Great news as of July 19 2024 after making many calls around town and all over the USA I was finally hooked up with the brand new property managers of the Orinda Showplace Mall in Orinda CA. They tell me that the two tress outside blocking the Orinda Theatre neon marquee are now out for bid to have them trimmed. Same with the big waterfall fountain near the theatre entrance they are about to start the water flowing again after some brief repairs. Have to drain the fountain first. They have signed up some new tenants for some of the empty stores near the cinema. Hope to see everyone at the big Hollywood Classic film matinee on Tuesday June 30 at 1PM ‘The Bad And The Beautiful’ in the large Orinda Theatre. Plenty of pre show trailers and hard to find shorts before the movie begins. Thanks to Matias Bombal for staging this great showmanship event, Tell your friends take the SF Bay Area Bart to the front door.
Kino thanks for the great cinema image. Nice use of colors. I wonder if the inside of the deco wall lights light up or Is It just color LED’s shinning up?
I forgot to mention I watched the 35mm film ‘Pee Wees Big Adventure’ In Dolby Stereo surround sound here when It was released. Now ‘Pee Wee’ is no longer with us but I will always remember him in this fun movie every time I enter the Rio Theatre to watch a stage show.
That nice re creation of a lobby deco ceiling light I think would look better with some color lights inside not white. People need to see the floor in the lobby but I think there are enough recessed can ceiling lamps to give the extra white light needed.
I was so busy taking photos before the movie started next door last week that many of my movie friends tell me that may have been Quantin himself having breakfast on the far right of this photo? Too bad I was not more cued in as I would have thanked him for saving the Vista and we could briefly talk about 35mm/70mm presentation and my 16mm film collection.
Complain or e mail when you go on the weekends when American Cinematheque runs the new Egyptian. They don’t bother to open or close the new blue curtain. They just show a slide image most of the time. The Netflick guys do use the curtains during the mid week. If they want to have a slide up at least close the new Blue main drape and open on the movie and close near the end of the credits please. AC show some class. Netflick is not in the movie theatre business they live in a 16x9 streaming TV world, Now they own and have bought 3 or 4 old cinemas and have restored them nicely so their TV movies show and sound good on a big movie theatre screen for a few weeks. Most of the Netflick top brass don’t have a clue about running a movie theatre or aspect ratios ect. At least at the Egyptian they know how to use the drapes correctly. AC needs to see what they are doing mid week with SHOWMANSHIP in presentation at the Egyptian Theatre. Must be a different projection booth staff when Netflick runs the place.
The old UA Hollywood Egyptian Theatre had a big parking lot behind the stage house for many years. Seems all over Hollywood they are building apartments or condos. I see they built a new housing unit behind the new AC/Netflick Egyptian Theatre back stage wall. Soon there will be no parking lots left to park near or around Hollywood Blvd.
Thy used the place in the new film shot in Hollywood ‘MaXXXine’ You can also see the Vine Theatre next door in the film with the marquee letters up from a movie in 1985.
Outside needs some sort of marquee to let people going by what is showing inside. Former store building turned into a cinema. Some nice old projectors on display in the side lobby space.
The theatre needs a darker side wall paint, curtains that open and close plus color lights on the side lights, darker ceiling tiles and mainly new seats. Those old wooden seats are very uncomfortable and can tip over. The Edison Theatre could use some sort of neon/LED type marquee outside to let people know what is playing inside. The building was never a movie cinema to start with. The original Niles Theatre in Niles CA near Fremont CA burnt down. They have a great blow up photo of what the Niles Theatre neon marquee looked like at the entrance to the Edison auditorium. The Edison Theatre can project 35mm film along with 16mm movies and DCP. Nice lobby store with plenty of old movie DVD’s and books/mags/shirts for sale. Stop by If they are open for a short talking tour or catch a silent movie. Weekends are best. Bring a pillow for your seats. Thanks David for the photo.
I had hoped they would have gone with a Blue paint look but went with a light yellow mustard color. At least It is better then the deep Red It was for a time.
Thanks film for the photo. It wassad that the RKO Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd had a large flat 70mm screen. Many Todd-AO and D-150 films that were meant for a curved roadshow screen got booked into the Pantages and shown on a flat not curved screen. Just up the street the UA Egyptian Theatre had many types of curved screens over the years. Of all Hollywood cinemas the Egyptian should have shown 2oth Century Fox’s ‘Cleopatra’ on their Todd-AO curved screen. I guess the Pantages people had more booking advance money $ then UA? When Mike Todd died the Todd-AO owners just let all the Todd=AO 70mm prints run on a flat 70mm screen also. Mike would have not have approved of this look.
Thanks Film. I remember seeing Cleopatra at the Randolph Theatre on a huge curved Todd-AO screen. It was so impressive with curtains and stereo surround sound.
Thanks Cineast for this great marquee photo. Now most movie theatres don’t use plastic letter marquees anymore. The ones that still have a nice neon marquee don’t bother to get up on a ladder to change what is playing inside each week. Just like gone movie ads in the newspapers change has taken place. Some movie theatres today now use flashing digital ones. The Liberty Theatre NYC had some great marquee displays. Thanks again
Will be so great when they re open with a new operator. They have two of the best large curved screens in California. The new mall owners also need to give them some advertising room both on Market ST and the street behind Mission ST. One of the problems before is that no one knew that a cinema was on the top floor of the mall. I wonder if the new theatre lease guys will be the former Century owners the Syufy family under Westwind Theatres like they moved into the long closed former Regal 9 Santa Cruz. SF needs more downtown movie theatres as there is only one complex now. All the visiting tourists will visit the new re opened cinemas If they can find It with some sort of name and marquee on what is playing inside on the outside of the mall building.
I wonder if the 70mm screen here at the ST James was flat or curved. After Mike Todd died the company was not so picky on having a curved screen for movies shot in 70mm Todd-AO. Many just advertised IN TODD-AO but It was not the way Mike wanted them to be shown when he was alive.
The family that owns the Hollywood Theatre is missing out on all the tourists in Hollywood $$$$ Turn It back into a GRINDHOUSE show old classic triple bill movies with plenty of B movie trailers candy snack ads cartoons ect. Put back the curtains and hire old crabby ushers and box office help. Bring back all the refreshment treats. Open the Hollywood Theatre 24/7 on the weekends. The seats will be filled with tourists, street sleaze to give the place some color along with sleepovers. Bring back the GRINDHOUSE movie experience.
Bad news when you are trying to watch a movie straight ahead many of these white art prints will reflect out of the side of your eye vision Most cinema walls are in a dark color same with ceiling tiles.
The new property management group that just signed on 6/24 will take care of the tree marquee trimming soon. It is out for bid. You will be able to read what is playing inside.
Great news after I have made many calls the city of Santa Cruz is finally going to trim the trees outside the DelMar neon marquee soon. The classic marquee is now hidden from the street in many places along Pacific Ave. Lets see how long It will take them to cut and trim them. Thanks to the City Of Santa Cruz. The Landmark DelMar Theatre needs all the help It can get to show off the front and get more people to come inside to see a movie. The tall thick trees have blocked the view for many years.
Great news as of July 19 2024 after making many calls around town and all over the USA I was finally hooked up with the brand new property managers of the Orinda Showplace Mall in Orinda CA. They tell me that the two tress outside blocking the Orinda Theatre neon marquee are now out for bid to have them trimmed. Same with the big waterfall fountain near the theatre entrance they are about to start the water flowing again after some brief repairs. Have to drain the fountain first. They have signed up some new tenants for some of the empty stores near the cinema. Hope to see everyone at the big Hollywood Classic film matinee on Tuesday June 30 at 1PM ‘The Bad And The Beautiful’ in the large Orinda Theatre. Plenty of pre show trailers and hard to find shorts before the movie begins. Thanks to Matias Bombal for staging this great showmanship event, Tell your friends take the SF Bay Area Bart to the front door.
Kino thanks for the great cinema image. Nice use of colors. I wonder if the inside of the deco wall lights light up or Is It just color LED’s shinning up?
RAE Thanks for the photo. Great colors you would never find this in a USA cinema. I guess It’s in Canada
With all the money Netflik spent on the Egyptian Theatre renovation what is all the patch up work above the old projection booth?
I forgot to mention I watched the 35mm film ‘Pee Wees Big Adventure’ In Dolby Stereo surround sound here when It was released. Now ‘Pee Wee’ is no longer with us but I will always remember him in this fun movie every time I enter the Rio Theatre to watch a stage show.
Even had a old baby cry room up back. Never had a loge section up stairs.
That nice re creation of a lobby deco ceiling light I think would look better with some color lights inside not white. People need to see the floor in the lobby but I think there are enough recessed can ceiling lamps to give the extra white light needed.
I was so busy taking photos before the movie started next door last week that many of my movie friends tell me that may have been Quantin himself having breakfast on the far right of this photo? Too bad I was not more cued in as I would have thanked him for saving the Vista and we could briefly talk about 35mm/70mm presentation and my 16mm film collection.
Complain or e mail when you go on the weekends when American Cinematheque runs the new Egyptian. They don’t bother to open or close the new blue curtain. They just show a slide image most of the time. The Netflick guys do use the curtains during the mid week. If they want to have a slide up at least close the new Blue main drape and open on the movie and close near the end of the credits please. AC show some class. Netflick is not in the movie theatre business they live in a 16x9 streaming TV world, Now they own and have bought 3 or 4 old cinemas and have restored them nicely so their TV movies show and sound good on a big movie theatre screen for a few weeks. Most of the Netflick top brass don’t have a clue about running a movie theatre or aspect ratios ect. At least at the Egyptian they know how to use the drapes correctly. AC needs to see what they are doing mid week with SHOWMANSHIP in presentation at the Egyptian Theatre. Must be a different projection booth staff when Netflick runs the place.
The old UA Hollywood Egyptian Theatre had a big parking lot behind the stage house for many years. Seems all over Hollywood they are building apartments or condos. I see they built a new housing unit behind the new AC/Netflick Egyptian Theatre back stage wall. Soon there will be no parking lots left to park near or around Hollywood Blvd.
Thy used the place in the new film shot in Hollywood ‘MaXXXine’ You can also see the Vine Theatre next door in the film with the marquee letters up from a movie in 1985.
Outside needs some sort of marquee to let people going by what is showing inside. Former store building turned into a cinema. Some nice old projectors on display in the side lobby space.
The theatre needs a darker side wall paint, curtains that open and close plus color lights on the side lights, darker ceiling tiles and mainly new seats. Those old wooden seats are very uncomfortable and can tip over. The Edison Theatre could use some sort of neon/LED type marquee outside to let people know what is playing inside. The building was never a movie cinema to start with. The original Niles Theatre in Niles CA near Fremont CA burnt down. They have a great blow up photo of what the Niles Theatre neon marquee looked like at the entrance to the Edison auditorium. The Edison Theatre can project 35mm film along with 16mm movies and DCP. Nice lobby store with plenty of old movie DVD’s and books/mags/shirts for sale. Stop by If they are open for a short talking tour or catch a silent movie. Weekends are best. Bring a pillow for your seats. Thanks David for the photo.
I had hoped they would have gone with a Blue paint look but went with a light yellow mustard color. At least It is better then the deep Red It was for a time.
Thanks film for the photo. It wassad that the RKO Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd had a large flat 70mm screen. Many Todd-AO and D-150 films that were meant for a curved roadshow screen got booked into the Pantages and shown on a flat not curved screen. Just up the street the UA Egyptian Theatre had many types of curved screens over the years. Of all Hollywood cinemas the Egyptian should have shown 2oth Century Fox’s ‘Cleopatra’ on their Todd-AO curved screen. I guess the Pantages people had more booking advance money $ then UA? When Mike Todd died the Todd-AO owners just let all the Todd=AO 70mm prints run on a flat 70mm screen also. Mike would have not have approved of this look.
CC great Super 70mm CINERAMA ad for the Loews Capitol Theatre Thanks. Too bad like so many nice NYC roadshow theatres they are all gone and torn down.
Thanks Film. I remember seeing Cleopatra at the Randolph Theatre on a huge curved Todd-AO screen. It was so impressive with curtains and stereo surround sound.
Thanks Cineast for this great marquee photo. Now most movie theatres don’t use plastic letter marquees anymore. The ones that still have a nice neon marquee don’t bother to get up on a ladder to change what is playing inside each week. Just like gone movie ads in the newspapers change has taken place. Some movie theatres today now use flashing digital ones. The Liberty Theatre NYC had some great marquee displays. Thanks again
Rainbow DI you must have MILLIONS of DI images. Thanks for sharing them. You could almost start your own forum with just Drive Inn Theatres.
Will be so great when they re open with a new operator. They have two of the best large curved screens in California. The new mall owners also need to give them some advertising room both on Market ST and the street behind Mission ST. One of the problems before is that no one knew that a cinema was on the top floor of the mall. I wonder if the new theatre lease guys will be the former Century owners the Syufy family under Westwind Theatres like they moved into the long closed former Regal 9 Santa Cruz. SF needs more downtown movie theatres as there is only one complex now. All the visiting tourists will visit the new re opened cinemas If they can find It with some sort of name and marquee on what is playing inside on the outside of the mall building.
I wonder if the 70mm screen here at the ST James was flat or curved. After Mike Todd died the company was not so picky on having a curved screen for movies shot in 70mm Todd-AO. Many just advertised IN TODD-AO but It was not the way Mike wanted them to be shown when he was alive.