Sandpoint Cinema 4
401 Oak Street,
Sandpoint,
ID
83864
401 Oak Street,
Sandpoint,
ID
83864
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Previous Names: Cinema 4 West
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Larry Blair opened the Cinema 4 West inside of a former bowling alley in downtown Sandpoint on March 21, 1980. Mr. Blair was also associated with the Magic Lantern in Spokane and the Post Falls Cinema. For a few years the Sandpoint Film Society sponsored movies at the cinema before moving to the Panida Theatre.
In October of 1996 the world premiere of “Navajo Blues,” a film by Joey Travolta, was held at the theater. The Spokane Spokesman-Review noted that the film was “low-budget” by Hollywood standards but much of the funding was local as was the musical score by Scott Haynes. “It’s a community-based show”, said movie backer Chuck Brewster, president of Brewster Financial Group. Proceeds of the event went to support the Panida Theatre.
It closed as the Sandpoint Cinema 4 on March 5, 2006 and was demolished later that year to make room for the Panhandle State Bank.
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Ron Pierce
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Thre is a picture of this theater on its page at CinemaTour.
Grand opening ad for the Cinema 4 West on March 21, 1980 is in photos. Opening films were “Star Trek,” “Going in Style” and “Electric Horseman.” It closed March 5, 2006 as the Sanpoint Cinema 4 with “Annapolis,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Duma,” “Freedomland,” and “Doogal.”