THE WAY MOVIES USED TO BE SHOWN IN THEATERS

THE WAY MOVIES USED TO BE SHOWN IN THEATERS Mar 30, 2020 19:45:34 GMT TheOriginalPinky and mikef6 like this

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Post by divtal on Mar 30, 2020 19:45:34 GMT

Mar 30, 2020 19:24:12 GMT TheOriginalPinky said:

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

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.

The theater in my neighborhood in San Francisco didn't even make it to 4-plex status. It's now a gigantic supermarket, with a huge parking lot.

I was never big on the serials, but I loved seeing the two features. Twice a year, the theater would run "21 cartoons!" on a Saturday. Many of those cartoons were my introduction to the classic film stars. They would feature "stars" with exaggerated features ... Katharine Hepburn's cheekbones/voice, Peter Lorre's eyes/accent, etc..

My favorite treat was a Mounds bar.