I used to walk the 4 miles to the original West Newton Cinema as a kid. I was lucky. There also were the Paramount in Newton Corner and the Embassy in Waltham where I saw Hard Day’s Night and Help.
Saw The Return of the Secaucus Seven thereway back when.
On another subject, last night I watched Au Hasard Balthazar on the Criterion Channel. Like EO, I was more affected by the donkey's story than the human's. After watching Balthazar I "Wikipediaed" the movie and read some of the critics' comments. No way did I see the Seven Deadly Sins apparently portrayed in the movie. Also some of the characters place in the movie were hard to follow in the narrative. There is no way I would see this as one of the greatest movies. I prefer Bresson's Diary of A Country Priest as a superior movie. And EO is a far better movie as well. My two cents.
A few years ago, The Neue Galerie in NYC had a wonderful exhibit of Germany between the wars. Part of the installation included a small screen mounted in a wall showing parts of "M" on a loop. There was always a group of people watching--those who had seen it before and appreciated its greatness and those who had no idea what it was --but were just drawn in by the imagery and cinematography and stayed to watch it until the end of the loop. Still powerful and mesmerizing!
The last time I went to see a film there nobody seemed to be in the building to take money for tickets. I left my $10 on the counter there and felt bad. It would be great to see that theater reborn.
Do you know about renewtheaters.org? They might have some knowledge of strategies that have worked in other communities.
The County Theater in Doylestown had a lot of community funding to bring their theater update. We used to drive over there for movies before The Garden Theatre reopened.
Perhaps a local university or school would chip in? When The Garden closed Princeton University bought the building. Here's an article about the arrangement.
Rye Lane is SO delightful and made me completely forget you told us it was a rom-com! LOL. What a wonderful movie for the night. Vivian is really something else and the two of them! Shoop. Shoop!
I used to walk the 4 miles to the original West Newton Cinema as a kid. I was lucky. There also were the Paramount in Newton Corner and the Embassy in Waltham where I saw Hard Day’s Night and Help.
Where can I send you a couple of movie related questions?
Saw The Return of the Secaucus Seven thereway back when.
On another subject, last night I watched Au Hasard Balthazar on the Criterion Channel. Like EO, I was more affected by the donkey's story than the human's. After watching Balthazar I "Wikipediaed" the movie and read some of the critics' comments. No way did I see the Seven Deadly Sins apparently portrayed in the movie. Also some of the characters place in the movie were hard to follow in the narrative. There is no way I would see this as one of the greatest movies. I prefer Bresson's Diary of A Country Priest as a superior movie. And EO is a far better movie as well. My two cents.
A few years ago, The Neue Galerie in NYC had a wonderful exhibit of Germany between the wars. Part of the installation included a small screen mounted in a wall showing parts of "M" on a loop. There was always a group of people watching--those who had seen it before and appreciated its greatness and those who had no idea what it was --but were just drawn in by the imagery and cinematography and stayed to watch it until the end of the loop. Still powerful and mesmerizing!
Love & Basketball is streaming on HBO, not Netflix.
The last time I went to see a film there nobody seemed to be in the building to take money for tickets. I left my $10 on the counter there and felt bad. It would be great to see that theater reborn.
"M" is still shocking after 92 years! Another great film is back on Criterion, The Bedroom Window (1987).
Do you know about renewtheaters.org? They might have some knowledge of strategies that have worked in other communities.
The County Theater in Doylestown had a lot of community funding to bring their theater update. We used to drive over there for movies before The Garden Theatre reopened.
Perhaps a local university or school would chip in? When The Garden closed Princeton University bought the building. Here's an article about the arrangement.
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2014/04/01/renew-theaters-will-operate-princeton-garden-theatre
Good luck with West Newton Cinema.
Rye Lane is SO delightful and made me completely forget you told us it was a rom-com! LOL. What a wonderful movie for the night. Vivian is really something else and the two of them! Shoop. Shoop!