THE WAY MOVIES USED TO BE SHOWN IN THEATERS

THE WAY MOVIES USED TO BE SHOWN IN THEATERS Mar 30, 2020 19:24:12 GMT divtal and mikef6 like this

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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Mar 30, 2020 19:24:12 GMT

Mar 30, 2020 19:03:55 GMT mikef6 said:

Mar 30, 2020 14:17:37 GMT TheOriginalPinky said:

As a kid growing up in the 50's and 60's, I remember that for 50 cents on a Saturday, you could see a couple of shorts, two cartoons, the feature film and the secondary film, and could sit through it as long as you wanted. Great way to spend a Saturday!!

Radio City Music Hall is now a venue that hosts entertainment shows and concerts. It was the only way it could stay viable. And Pace University hosts its commencement ceremony there as well.

That's how I grew up, too. Along with the cartoons, shorts (usually a newsreel, youngsters, see Citizen Kane for an example), if I was lucky, a serial chapter. My neighborhood theater never seemed to run the same serial. All that "SEE chapter four (or whatever) next week at this theater" didn't count where I bought my ticket. That was fine with me. I got to sample different cliffhangers. We would go into the theater at 9 on a Saturday morning and come out after noon blinking in the sunlight.

I would buy Junior Mints and Milk Duds.

Yep. And it was one BIG theater. The one I loved was converted into a 4-plex, and it sucks because it used to be a beautiful theater with a wonderful balcony.

My favorite snack was chocolate nonparallels or Raisinettes.