Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 26, 2017 23:17:49 GMT
As a kid, I went with movie-fan-mom to see just about every change of films that came to Radio City Music Hall in New York City. It didn't cost all that much more than the neighborhood theater and you got to see the Rockettes and the rest of the stage show including the ballet (to a kid, a yawn!) AND you could stay as long as you liked and see it all over and over again. We'd usually timed it to see "the show" twice and the movie once since the movie would eventually appear at our local theater. The THEATER itself was a treat with all that Art-Deco and Grand Staircase and general feeling of opulence and glamor. 'Course as a kid it was just an experience to go into the city to see a show.
The local theater (we had three but mostly went to the one closest and a short walk away from home) ran double features and on Saturday Matinees a "kiddy" selection with shorts and cartons followed by the "grown-up" features after 5 PM. Even the local theaters had huge screens back then. One per theater. I got to go backstage once and saw the movie from behind the screen. That was weird.
Locally and currently, they have restored one of the Grand Opera House theaters to its former glory and they have shown a few pictures on their big screen. Saw "Lawrence of Arabia" there a few years ago. It really NEEDs a truly big screen to be appreciated. They even have the original Movie Theater Organ from the theater's silent days. SUPER !
The local theater (we had three but mostly went to the one closest and a short walk away from home) ran double features and on Saturday Matinees a "kiddy" selection with shorts and cartons followed by the "grown-up" features after 5 PM. Even the local theaters had huge screens back then. One per theater. I got to go backstage once and saw the movie from behind the screen. That was weird.
Locally and currently, they have restored one of the Grand Opera House theaters to its former glory and they have shown a few pictures on their big screen. Saw "Lawrence of Arabia" there a few years ago. It really NEEDs a truly big screen to be appreciated. They even have the original Movie Theater Organ from the theater's silent days. SUPER !