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Martin Brooks
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I was there on the next to last day. I went to the first show because it was the only show of the day to be showing SW in 2D. I had already seen it in 3D (at a LieMax theater) and didn't want to sit through the dimness again.

I expected it to be empty and was surprised to see how crowded it was. But as the owners of many clubs I've gone to on their 'last nights' said, "if this many people showed up all the time, I wouldn't have had to close".

What was surprising to me was that Clearview did not own the building - they only owned the lease. They were supposedly told by the real-estate company that owns the land and buildings, the Fisher Brothers, that their lease wasn't being renewed, although Clearview was apparently looking for a reason to shut it down anyway, since it lost money. (Although Clearview owned the lease, it was actually operated by Bow-Tie, to whom Clearview sold its last few remaining theaters to back in June of 2013.)

This theater did not have to close. Some years back, Disney wanted to buy the theatre from Clearview to make it the east coast equivalent of the El Capitan, but Clearview refused to sell.

Especially after Bow-Tie took over the day-to-day operation, there has been absolutely no marketing of the theater. No special ads in newspapers, no film festivals, no special programming, etc.

The Ziegfeld used to be the place where you could expect to see new theater technology first. But they hadn't upgraded in years. No Dolby Atmos here. And while it was probably still the best place in NYC to see a movie in terms of the overall experience, it no longer had the largest screen - the Ziegfeld's screen was 52' and it had standard seating.

Back in the day, the Ziegfeld added special equipment for some films, notably the original release of Close Encounters... and for Apocalypse Now.

NYC certainly did not need another ballroom. The Hilton is right across the street and there are many other hotels within walking distance. Personally, I think the 'ballroom' is just an excuse to have another business fail so they can get permission to tear the building down and build another 80 story apartment building for billionaires.

And yet, in an age when far too many people are willing to watch movies on an iPad, it shouldn't be surprising that a theater like this couldn't survive.

This is bigger than the closing of one theater. Without the Ziegfeld, I don't see very many movie premieres being held in NYC anymore and without that, I think it can hurt the entire film business in the city, due to the resulting perception.

NYC was once the biggest movie-attending place in the country. Since 2001, we've lost almost 19% of the screens and almost 35% of the theaters, although we are getting three new theaters and 23 screens by 2017.

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THE ZIEGFELD, 1969-2016

Ziegfeld Theatre
141 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019

Ownership Timeline
Walter Reade: 1969-1987
Cineplex Odeon: 1987-1998
Loews Cineplex: 1998
Clearview: 1998-1999
Bow Tie: 2013-2016

The duration of each engagement, measured in weeks, has been included in parenthesis following each title. With a few exceptions, the filmography excludes un-promoted and one-off events (i.e. trade screenings, test screenings, sneak previews, private screenings, etc.). Roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat and/or reserved-performance engagements) listed in bold.

1969-12-17 … Marooned (9 weeks) <70mm / stereo>

1970-02-18 … Gone With the Wind (1) <70mm / stereo>
1970-02-25 … Doctor Zhivago (1) <70mm / stereo>
1970-03-04 … The Bible (1) <70mm / stereo>
1970-03-11 … The Sound of Music (1) <70mm / stereo>
1970-03-18 … 2001: A Space Odyssey (6) <70mm / stereo>
1970-05-01 … War and Peace: Part I (1)
1970-05-08 … War and Peace: Part II (1)
1970-05-15 … War and Peace: Part I (1)
1970-05-22 … War and Peace: Part II (1)
1970-05-29 … Ziegfeld Girl / The Great Ziegfeld / Ziegfeld Follies (2)
1970-06-10 … The Sand Pebbles (2)
1970-06-24 … Gone With the Wind (1) <70mm / stereo>
1970-07-01 … The Boatniks (4)
1970-07-29 … Around the World in Eighty Days / West Side Story (2)
1970-08-12 … Soldier Blue (8)
1970-10-07 … A Hard Day’s Night/Help!/Yellow Submarine/Let it Be (2)
1970-10-21 … A Night at the Opera/A Day at the Circus/A Day at the Races/The Big Store (2)
1970-11-04 … VENUE CLOSED (1)
1970-11-09 … Ryan’s Daughter (33) <70mm / stereo>

1971-06-30 … Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beatrix Potter (4) <stereo>
1971-07-30 … Cleopatra (2) <70mm / stereo>
1971-08-11 … Klute (1)
1971-08-18 … The Anderson Tapes (1)
1971-08-25 … Bananas (1)
1971-09-01 … 2001: A Space Odyssey / Yellow Submarine (2)
1971-09-15 … VENUE CLOSED (14)
1971-12-22 … Star Spangled Girl (5)

1972-01-26 … VENUE CLOSED (3)
1972-02-13 … Cabaret (26)
1972-08-11 … Woodstock (1) <stereo>
1972-08-18 … War and Peace (1)
1972-08-23 … VENUE CLOSED (3)
1972-09-15 … Blackboard Jungle/Rock Rock Rock/The Wild One/Jailhouse Rock/The Thing (1)
1972-09-22 … VENUE CLOSED (3)
1972-10-15 … Fellini’s Roma (8)
1972-12-10 … Sleuth (12)

1973-03-28 … I Am a Dancer (6)
1973-05-11 … This is Cinerama (14) <70mm / stereo>
1973-08-17 … Romeo and Juliet (9)
1973-10-19 … From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (2)
1973-10-31 … VENUE CLOSED (7)
1973-12-19 … The Day of the Dolphin (16) <stereo>

1974-04-15 … Ladies & Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones (3) <Quadraphonic>
1974-05-10 … VENUE CLOSED (2)
1974-05-23 … That’s Entertainment! (18) <70mm / stereo>
1974-09-27 … 2001: A Space Odyssey (7) <70mm / stereo>
1974-11-15 … Earthquake (18) <Sensurround>

1975-03-18 … Tommy (14) <Quintaphonic>
1975-06-25 … Rollerball (8) <70mm / stereo>
1975-08-21 … The Jolson Story (2) <70mm / stereo>
1975-09-05 … 2001: A Space Odyssey (3) <70mm / stereo>
1975-09-24 … Give ’em Hell, Harry! (2)
1975-10-10 … Lisztomania (4) <Dolby>
1975-11-05 … Conduct Unbecoming (2)
1975-11-21 … The Ten Commandments (2)
1975-12-05 … VENUE CLOSED (2)
1975-12-18 … Barry Lyndon (14)

1976-03-26 … Moses (7) <Super SpectraSound>
1976-05-16 … That’s Entertainment, Part II (11) <70mm / stereo>
1976-07-28 … The Return of a Man Called Horse (8) <70mm / stereo>
1976-09-22 … VENUE CLOSED (2)
1976-10-05 … Dersu Uzala (New York Film Festival screening) <70mm / stereo>
1976-10-06 … Solaris (4)
1976-11-03 … VENUE CLOSED (7)
1976-12-25 … A Star is Born (8) <70mm / Dolby>

1977-02-16 … VENUE CLOSED (15)
1977-06-03 … The Grateful Dead Movie (3) <stereo>
1977-06-21 … New York, New York (9)
1977-08-24 … VENUE CLOSED (6)
1977-10-07 … Tommy (6) <70mm / stereo>
1977-11-15 … Close Encounters of the Third Kind (23) <70mm / Dolby>

1978-04-26 … The Last Waltz (12) <Dolby>
1978-07-19 … Revenge of the Pink Panther (4)
1978-08-16 … Grease (7) <70mm / Dolby>
1978-10-05 … The Boys from Brazil (6)
1978-11-15 … The Lord of the Rings (12) <Dolby>

1979-02-09 … Murder by Decree (5)
1979-03-14 … Hair (10) <Dolby>
1979-05-25 … The Prisoner of Zenda (4)
1979-06-22 … The Muppet Movie (3) <70mm / Dolby>
1979-07-13 … Dracula (5) <Dolby>
1979-08-15 … Apocalypse Now (12) <70mm / Dolby>
1979-11-06 … The Rose (14) <70mm / Dolby>

1980-02-15 … Saturn 3 (5) <Dolby>
1980-03-21 … Apocalypse Now (4) <70mm / Dolby>
1980-04-17 … The Watcher in the Woods (2) <Dolby>
1980-05-02 … Fantasia (2) <stereo>
1980-05-16 … Fame (5) <70mm / Dolby>
1980-06-20 … Can’t Stop the Music (6) <70mm / Dolby>
1980-08-01 … Raise the Titanic (11) <70mm / Dolby>
1980-10-17 … Times Square (6) <Dolby>
1980-11-26 … Paul McCartney & Wings: Rockshow (3) <Dolby>
1980-12-19 … The Jazz Singer (8) <70mm / Dolby>

1981-02-13 … Close Encounters of the Third Kind “The Special Edition” (4) <70mm / Dolby>
1981-03-13 … Fantasia (5) <stereo>
1981-04-17 … Lion of the Desert (7) <Dolby>
1981-06-05 … VENUE CLOSED (3)
1981-06-26 … The Great Muppet Caper (6) <Dolby>
1981-08-07 … Beatlemania (2) <Dolby>
1981-08-21 … Honky Tonk Freeway (7)
1981-10-09 … VENUE CLOSED (9)
1981-12-11 … Pennies from Heaven (9)

1982-02-12 … Quest for Fire (5) <70mm / Dolby>
1982-03-19 … Victor/Victoria (9) <Dolby>
1982-05-21 … AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (3) <Dolby>
1982-06-11 … Grease 2 (5) <70mm / Dolby>
1982-07-16 … Raiders of the Lost Ark (3) <70mm / Dolby>
1982-08-06 … Pink Floyd: The Wall (7) <70mm / Dolby>
1982-09-24 … Yes, Georgio (5) <70mm / Dolby>
1982-10-29 … Tess (1) <Dolby>
1982-11-05 … Fantasia (5) <Dolby>
1982-12-08 … Gandhi (31) <70mm / Dolby>

1983-07-15 … Staying Alive (11) <70mm / Dolby>
1983-09-30 … Brainstorm (7) <70mm / Dolby>
1983-11-18 … Yentl (13) <Dolby>

1984-02-17 … Fantasia (4) <Dolby>
1984-03-16 … A Star is Born (2) <Dolby>
1984-03-30 … Antarctica (5) <Dolby>
1984-05-04 … VENUE CLOSED (7)
1984-06-22 … The Karate Kid (12) <Dolby>
1984-09-14 … Lawrence of Arabia (2)
1984-09-28 … VENUE CLOSED (3)
1984-10-19 … The Razor’s Edge (8) <70mm / Dolby>
1984-12-14 … A Passage to India (15) <Dolby>

1985-03-29 … King David (4) <Dolby>
1985-04-26 … VENUE CLOSED (9)
1985-06-28 … St. Elmo’s Fire (2) <Dolby>
1985-07-10 … Silverado (6) <70mm / Dolby>
1985-08-23 … Ghostbusters (7) <70mm / Dolby>
1985-10-11 … Fantasia (6) <digital sound>
1985-11-22 … White Nights (10) <70mm / Dolby>

1986-01-31 … Down and Out in Beverly Hills (7) <Dolby>
1986-03-21 … Just Between Friends (4)
1986-04-18 … Absolute Beginners (6) <70mm / Dolby>
1986-05-30 … VENUE CLOSED (4)
1986-06-27 … American Anthem (3) <Dolby>
1986-07-18 … Pirates (2) <Dolby>
1986-07-30 … Flight of the Navigator (5) <Dolby>
1986-09-05 … VENUE CLOSED (3)
1986-09-26 … Paths of Glory / From Here to Eternity (1 day)
1986-09-27 … Birdman of Alcatraz / I Walk Alone (1 day)
1986-09-28 … Elmer Gantry / Along the Great Divide (1 day)
1986-09-29 … Ace in the Hole / Sweet Smell of Success (1 day)
1986-09-30 … Lust for Life / The Professionals (1 day)
1986-10-01 … Detective Story / The Crimson Pirate (1 day)
1986-10-02 … Tough Guys (7) <70mm / Dolby>
1986-11-21 … VENUE CLOSED (1)
1986-11-26 … Nutcracker (5) <70mm / Dolby>
1986-12-31 … Wisdom (3) <Dolby>

1987-01-23 … VENUE CLOSED (1)
1987-01-30 … Outrageous Fortune (6) <Dolby>
1987-03-13 … Heat (3)
1987-04-03 … VENUE CLOSED (1)
1987-04-10 … Three for the Road (1)
1987-04-17 … VENUE CLOSED (4)
1987-05-15 … Ishtar (5)
1987-06-19 … Roxanne (7) <Dolby>
1987-08-06 … Who’s That Girl (3) <70mm / Dolby>
1987-08-28 … The Fourth Protocol (6) <Dolby>
1987-10-08 … Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll (4) <Dolby>
1987-11-06 … Cry Freedom (10) <70mm / Dolby>

1988-01-15 … Good Morning, Vietnam (9) <70mm / Dolby>
1988-03-18 … D.O.A. (4) <Dolby>
1988-04-15 … Appointment with Death (2)
1988-04-29 … Powaqqatsi (8) <Dolby SR>
1988-06-22 … Who Framed Roger Rabbit (7) <70mm / Dolby>
1988-08-12 … The Last Temptation of Christ (15) <70mm / Dolby from Week #4>
1988-11-23 … Cocoon: The Return (7) <70mm / Dolby>

1989-01-13 … Talk Radio (4) <Dolby>
1989-02-08 … Lawrence of Arabia (20) <70mm / Dolby SR>
1989-06-30 … The Karate Kid Part III (6) <Dolby>
1989-08-09 … The Abyss (5) <70mm / Dolby>
1989-09-15 … Sea of Love (6) <Dolby>
1989-10-24 … The Bear (8) <70mm / Dolby>
1989-12-20 … Born on the Fourth of July (9) <70mm / Dolby SR>

1990-02-23 … Mountains of the Moon (8) <70mm / Dolby>
1990-04-20 … Chattahoochie (4) <Dolby>
1990-05-18 … Bird on a Wire (6) <Dolby>
1990-06-27 … Days of Thunder (6) <70mm / Dolby>
1990-08-10 … Flatliners (5) <70mm / Dolby>
1990-09-14 … Postcards from the Edge (5) <Dolby>
1990-10-19 … White Palace (4) <Dolby>
1990-11-16 … Home Alone (3) <Dolby>
1990-12-07 … Edward Scissorhands (9) <70mm / Cinema Digital Sound>

1991-02-08 … Sleeping with the Enemy (3) <Dolby SR>
1991-03-01 … The Doors (8) <70mm / Dolby>
1991-04-26 … Spartacus (4) <70mm / Dolby SR>
1991-05-24 … Backdraft (4) <70mm / Dolby>
1991-06-21 … Dying Young (3) <Dolby>
1991-07-12 … City Slickers (4) <Dolby SR>
1991-08-09 … Pure Luck (3) <Dolby>
1991-08-30 … The Commitments (12) <Dolby SR>
1991-11-22 … For the Boys (5) <70mm / Dolby>
1991-12-25 … The Prince of Tides (5) <Dolby>

1992-01-31 … Shining Through (3) <70mm / Dolby>
1992-02-21 … Radio Flyer (2) <Dolby SR>
1992-03-06 … The Lawnmower Man (4) <Dolby SR>
1992-04-03 … Thunderheart (2) <Dolby SR>
1992-04-15 … City of Joy (5) <Dolby>
1992-05-22 … Far and Away (6) <70mm / Dolby>
1992-07-01 … A League of Their Own (4) <Dolby SR>
1992-07-31 … Death Becomes Her (8) <Dolby SR>
1992-09-23 … Mr. Saturday Night (13) <Dolby SR>
1992-12-25 … Hoffa (5) <70mm / Dolby>

1993-01-29 … A Few Good Men (2) <Dolby SR>
1993-02-12 … Groundhog Day (5) <Dolby>
1993-03-19 … Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (5) <Dolby SR>
1993-04-23 … Benny & Joon (3) <Dolby>
1993-05-14 … Lost in Yonkers (4) <Dolby SR>
1993-06-11 … Jurassic Park (14) <DTS>
1993-09-17 … The Age of Innocence (8) <Dolby SR>
1993-11-10 … Carlito’s Way (7) <DTS>
1993-12-25 … Heaven & Earth (6) <Dolby Digital>

1994-02-04 … I’ll Do Anything (6) <Dolby SR>
1994-03-18 … The Remains of the Day (1) <70mm / Dolby>
1994-03-25 … The Paper (6) <DTS>
1994-05-06 … That’s Entertainment! III (6) <DTS>
1994-06-17 … Wolf (4) <Dolby SR>
1994-07-14 … True Lies (10) <70mm / Dolby SR>
1994-09-21 … My Fair Lady (1) <70mm / Dolby>
1994-09-30 … The River Wild (6) <DTS>
1994-11-11 … Interview with the Vampire (9) <Dolby SR>

1995-01-13 … Legends of the Fall (10) <Dolby SR>
1995-03-24 … The Shawshank Redemption (2) <Dolby>
1995-04-07 … Rob Roy (7) <DTS>
1995-05-24 … Braceheart (5) <DTS>
1995-06-30 … Apollo 13 (14) <DTS>
1995-10-07 … Strange Days (5) <Dolby Digital>
1995-11-10 … To Die For (2) <Dolby>
1995-11-22 … Casino (6) <DTS>

1996-01-05 … 12 Monkeys (6) <DTS>
1996-02-16 … City Hall (5) <Dolby>
1996-03-22 … Diabolique (3) <Dolby Digital>
1996-04-12 … Fear (5) <DTS>
1996-05-17 … Jane Eyre (2) <Dolby>
1996-05-31 … Dragonheart (2) <DTS>
1996-06-14 … Moll Flanders (3) <DTS>
1996-07-03 … Independence Day (10) <DTS>
1996-09-13 … VENUE CLOSED (3)
1996-10-06 … Vertigo (6) <70mm / Dolby>
1996-11-15 … The Mirror has Two Faces (5) <SDDS>
1996-12-20 … Ghosts of Mississippi (6) <SDDS>

1997-01-31 … Star Wars “Special Edition” (3) <DTS>
1997-02-21 … The Empire Strikes Back “Special Edition” (3) <DTS>
1997-03-14 … Return of the Jedi “Special Edition” (6) <DTS>
1997-04-25 … Volcano (4) <DTS>
1997-05-23 … The Lost World: Jurassic Park (12) <DTS>
1997-08-15 … Cop Land (6) <Dolby Digital>
1997-09-26 … The Peacemaker (5) <DTS>
1997-10-31 … Red Corner (2) <DTS>
1997-11-14 … Anastasia (6) <Dolby Digital>
1997-12-25 … The Postman (3) <SDDS>

1998-01-16 … Hard Rain (2) <DTS>
1998-01-30 … Great Expectations (7) <Dolby Digital>
1998-03-20 … Primary Colors (8) <SDDS>
1998-05-15 … Bulworth (5) <Dolby Digital>
1998-06-19 … The X-Files (5) <DTS>
1998-07-24 … Saving Private Ryan (8) <DTS>
1998-09-18 … One True Thing (2) <DTS>
1998-10-02 … What Dreams May Come (3) <DTS>
1998-10-23 … Pleasantville (3) <DTS>
1998-11-13 … Meet Joe Black (6) <DTS>
1998-12-23 … The Thin Red Line (12) <Dolby Digital>

1999-03-19 … Ravenous (1) <Dolby Digital>
1999-03-26 … Shakespeare in Love (4) <Dolby Digital>
1999-04-23 … Pushing Tin (4) <Dolby Digital>
1999-05-19 … Star War: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (18) <Dolby Digital>
1999-09-24 … Jakob the Liar (3) <SDDS>
1999-10-15 … The Story of Us (6) <DTS>
1999-11-24 … End of Days (3) <DTS>
1999-12-17 … Anna and the King (7) <Dolby Digital>

2000
SIMPATICO
DIAMONDS
THE INSIDER
AMERICAN BEAUTY
GLADIATOR
TITAN A.E.
ME, MYSELF AND IRENE
X-MEN
THE SOUND OF MUSIC <Sing-a-long>
ALMOST FAMOUS
THE CONTENDER
MEN OF HONOR
CAST AWAY

2001
HANNIBAL
THE MEXICAN
ENEMY AT THE GATES
ALONG CAME A SPIDER
DRIVEN
MOULIN ROUGE!
ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE
DR. DOLITTLE 2
A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
PLANET OF THE APES
FUNNY GIRL
DON’T SAY A WORD
BANDITS
MONSTERS, INC.
OCEAN’S ELEVEN

2002
BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF
RETURN TO NEVER LAND
WE WERE SOLDIERS
ICE AGE
HIGH CRIMES
LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
STAR WARS: EPISODE II—ATTACK OF THE CLONES
ROAD TO PERDITION
METROPOLIS
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA <70mm-DTS>
THE RING
THE SANTA CLAUSE 2
SOLARIS
CHICAGO

2003
X2
DOWN WITH LOVE
2 FAST 2 FURIOUS
HULK
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE
OPEN RANGE
THE WAY WE WERE
BROTHER BEAR
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
THE LAST SAMURAI
COLD MOUNTAIN

2004
MYSTIC RIVER
MIRACLE
HIDALGO
THE ALAMO
MAN ON FIRE
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
THE TERMINAL
I, ROBOT
THE VILLAGE
COLLATERAL
VANITY FAIR
SHARK TALE
SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
THE POLAR EXPRESS
OCEAN’S TWELVE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

2005
RAGING BULL
CONSTANTINE
ROBOTS
SAHARA
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
STAR WARS: EPISODE III—REVENGE OF THE SITH
WAR OF THE WORLDS
THE ISLAND
THE GREAT RAID
THE SKELETON KEY
THE BAXTER
FLIGHTPLAN
ELIZABETHTOWN
RENT
THE PRODUCERS

2006
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
SCARY MOVIE 4
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
OVER THE HEDGE
CARS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
WORLD TRADE CENTER
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
CASINO ROYALE
DREAMGIRLS

2007
ZODIAC
MEET THE ROBINSONS <3-D>
SPIDER-MAN 3
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
RATATOUILLE
HAIRSPRAY
PORGY & BESS
BLADE RUNNER
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
BEE MOVIE
ENCHANTED
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

2008
HANNAH MONTANA AND MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT <3-D>
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
SHINE A LIGHT
IRON MAN
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL
HANCOCK
MAMMA MIA!
TROPIC THUNDER
RIGHTEOUS KILL
THE GODFATHER/THE GODFATHER PART II
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
CHE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

2009
CORALINE
THE JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE <3-D>
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
THE SOLOIST
STAR TREK
UP
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
FAME
AMELIA
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
NINE

2010
SHUTTER ISLAND
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
CLASH OF THE TITANS
OCEANS
IRON MAN 2
SEX AND THE CITY 2
TOY STORY 3
INCEPTION
EAT PRAY LOVE
THE AMERICAN
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
METROPOLIS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
TRUE GRIT

2011
THE KING’S SPEECH
LIMITLESS
ARTHUR
THOR
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
SUPER 8
TRANSFORMERS: VENUE CLOSED OF THE MOON
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
THE HELP
THE LION KING <3-D>
THE IDES OF MARCH
PUSS IN BOOTS
IMMORTALS
HUGO <3-D>
WAR HORSE

2012
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST <3-D>
THE IRON LADY
STAR WARS: EPISODE I—THE PHANTOM MENACE <3-D>
ACT OF VALOR
JOHN CARTER
THE HUNGER GAMES
ROCK FILM FESTIVAL
THE BEATLES: THE LOST CONCERT
SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN
ROCK OF AGES
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
THE VENUE CLOSED KNIGHT RISES
THE BOURNE LEGACY
SLEEPWALK WITH ME
THE MASTER <70mm / Datasat>
ARGO
LIFE OF PI
LES MISERABLES

2013
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
LINCOLN
OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
42
THE GREAT GATSBY
MAN OF STEEL
THE LONE RANGER
MONSTER’S UNIVERSITY / THE LONE RANGER
THE WOLVERINE
ELYSIUM
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US
THE BIT PLAYER
PRISONERS
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

2014
12 YEARS A SLAVE
NOAH
RIO 2
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
JERSEY BOYS
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
THE DROP
THE MAZE RUNNER
GONE GIRL
INTERSTELLAR <70mm / Datasat>
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
INTO THE WOODS

2015
BIRDMAN
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT
FURIOUS 7
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
TOMORROWLAND
JURASSIC WORLD
TERMINATOR GENISYS
ANT-MAN
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—ROGUE NATION
THE MARTIAN
SPECTRE
STAR WARS: EPISODE VII—THE FORCE AWAKENS

The information contained in this article was principally referenced from microfilm of The New York Times, Variety and Village Voice.

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quote:
1996-10-06 … Vertigo (6) <70mm / Dolby>
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Why did they have so many weeks of closure?

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It was VERY expensive to keep the lights on in this place. Generally, and especially for the last few years, they would only open for something that had some reasonable box office potential, either that or a premiere. Mike's list doesn't show it, but after 2000 it was closed for many weeks a year while they were in-between fairly large-scale pictures.

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From pictures and what I've been told the Ziegfeld was very similar to the former Chelsea West now SVA Theatre (though the upper loge seating section was turned into a 2nd screen) I'm guessing the Ziegfeld was possibly larger.

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The old Chelsea West (originally the RKO 23rd Street) and the Ziegfeld were nothing alike as far as I can remember the Chelsea. Once twinned it had 850 seats total. The Ziegfeld had 1150, but it was also a far fancier theater. Among other features, including some artifacts from the original Ziegfeld theatre, the area at the top of the escalators had wall panels made from some extremely rare hardwoods, probably completely unobtainable today.

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That's interesting Martin. Unfortunately during my time in NYC I never made it to the Ziegfeld but I was told by Gene Stavis (Former SVA Proffessor and Executive Director at the SVA Theatre) that the auditorium at the RKO 23rd street before the twinning (and tri-plexing) was like a "little sister" to the Ziegfeld with the upper Loge area. Maybe it was just his opinion or he was mistaken.

Have you been to the old West since SVA took it over? They did a very nice job making a good multi use venue with a a nice stage area on the upper house and full lighting, PA, Digital, 35 and 70mm capabilities (as of 2010 though I would be surprised if they took out the film equipment)

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Wow what a list Michael! I'm now able to recall my first experience at the Ziegfeld and that was Who Framed Roger Rabbit. My last time there was for Star Wars Episode III. I remember being VERY impressed by the digital projection! I could have sworn I had seen The Doors there presented in Cinema Digital Sound, but I could be wrong. That was one hell of a mix! The concert scenes sounding amazing! My one problem with The Ziegfeld was how the dialogue seemed to echo a bit too much around the room. And that was with every film I had seen there. It sounded like a room acoustic issue. Anyone else notice that?

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quote: Sean McKinnon
Have you been to the old West since SVA took it over?
No..there haven't been that many public events there. I passed by about a month ago and they were having some kind of fancy premiere there, but I don't know what it was for. Lots of security and VIP tents, etc.

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Yes, we always did a lot of premiers there. It's too bad they don't do more public screenings.

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