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Author Topic: Wallowing in nostalgia Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 05-16-2003 01:42 PM                        Hi Carl, I have not been to the Coronet in years but I have seen a lot of 70mm pictures there including the first "STAR WAR" film during it's first run. I wanted to see it there because the Cinerama and the Kapiolani in Honolulu was only playing it in 35mm. The 35mm print was replaced with a 70mm about two months later when the Cinerama was equipped with Dolby Stereo. Although I have enjoyed the Coronet, the theatre did not appear to have any surround speakers. I have also been to the Warfield before they closed it and turned it into a performing arts theatre and the old Warner theatre that used to be San Francisco's Cinerama theatre on Market Street. There were also some other theatres on the opposit side of Market near the Warfield and the Warner that were kind of run down but nice. I cannot recall the title of the movie but I remember seeing it in 70mm in one of these theatres. Another theatre I remember visiting was the Presideo on Chestnut Street to see "SPEED". I have not been to the other theatres you had mentioned in your post because I did not know how to get to them on your bus system. I must make an effort to visit them the next time I am in the city. By the way, I have not been to the Sony Metron but I have been to two other multiplex theatres in San Francisco They were the AMC Kabuki and the UA complex across the street from the now defunct Regency theatres -Claude  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-16-2003 01:46 PM                        quote: Could I buy your theatre today, pay myself whatever you're presently taking and add my payments for the theatre on top of that? Hard to say. I still have my day job and my wife works too, so I don't have to take much out of the theatre...but it still pays for all our groceries, gas in my vehicle, insurance, my home computer and software, and most of our "fun stuff" (CDs, concerts, etc.) And we've put in a ton of upgrades over the years (new projector/lamp, seats, Soundfold, stereo, DTS, screen replacement, film cleaner w/Filmguard , seats again, upgraded wallcoverings, carpeting, painting, restoration of the neon marquee, popcorn machine (twice), and many, many smaller projects). I would say you probably could. Doesn't really matter though...I ain't selling. You'd have to pry my cold dead hands off the place!  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-17-2003 04:36 AM                        claude, ah yes, the presidio is still open. i also forgot the metro and the vogue. i've never been to those. i believe they're all ua's, which makes me very afraid. i've been to the kabuki for the sf film festival but i also try to avoid amc's. carl  |  IP: Logged Adam Fraser Master Film Handler Posts: 499 From: Houghton Lake, MI, USA Registered: Dec 2001 posted 05-17-2003 10:55 AM                        We do nearly that, we are in the last couple years of payments on our theatre and still pay 4 people's wages and make continual improvements (main income comes from other businesses). Given we are not rich but I'd say it was enough to support most people. There are 20 or so screens within 60 miles in a sparcely populated rural area. But I think we are in a similar situation to drive ins b/c people will drive several hundred miles to see a movie at our place, even if the product isnt great a certain week. I do agree that the 3 to 4 week minimums keep singles below a certain point though and if there could be more creative booking strategies employed everyone would benefit (i.e. book a new movie for two weeks, send it off to the single in the next town and switch around like a multi does) this would keep fairly fresh product in everyones hands and I would think make everyone, including the distributers more money. I think the biggest thing for a single to stay alive though is for them to be different, with things like being extremely clean, awesome sound, nice seats, nice architecture, secure and well lit parking, clean lawn, big screen and so on. If their experience is better than that at the multi people WILL remember. We just finished a week of cleaning, painting, and refinishing and people DO notice when you take care of the place and they will come back. End Of post that is to long and prob doent make sense. www.pinestheatre.com  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 08-29-2003 04:36 PM                     Adam's situation makes sense. Right now there's one in New Jersey that doesn't. Wall Stadium is a stock car racetrack on the Jersey Shore. A bunch of New Jersey businessmen want to set up a drive-in at the racetrack and show movies when the racetrack isn't open. However, the racetrack owners never bothered to apply for a variance from the local zoning board. The drive-in group wants to open this year but the zoning board won't hear the case until mid-September. With weather as it is and summer tourists gone for the year, the drive-in may not even open. As usual the press swallowed up the hype and nostalgia. They downplayed one important factor and omitted another: Hours of operation. Wall Stadium would operate as a drive-in when there are no races. What day are the races? Saturday. AFAIK no studio will give you first-run product if you can't guarantee you'll be open on the biggest moviegoing day of the week. Local competition. Clearview runs the closest theater to Wall; it's a 10-plex near Asbury Park. Loews has 4 multiplexes within 30 minutes of the drive-in.  |  IP: Logged

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