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Cohen says the disappearance of these old movie palaces have changed the way films are made. Movies are now made for smaller screens—both in today’s movie theaters and homes.
Old movie palace to get starring role as theater According to Tijuana's Historical Society, during the 1930s there was a small bullring where el Roble sits and it was in 1940 when it became a movie ...
Heim, a 54-year-old poet who lives in Colorado Springs, Colo., is a veteran of the annual theater “rambles” hosted by the league -- a nonprofit that advocates preserving old movie palaces ...
It’s showtime once again for the city’s old movie palaces as the Last Remaining Seats series returns to screen classic films the way they were meant to be seen, in ornate theaters. Organized ...
The Muppets is among more than a dozen movies that have been filmed in the Los Angeles Theatre, which was designed by architect Charles Lee and opened in 1931 for the gala screening of Charlie ...
All three movie palaces were bulldozed in the early '70s - part of Houston's mad rush to modernize itself. For decades, the block where the Metropolitan and Loew's had stood side by side was ...
“Certainly the Loew’s is very ornate, very grand, perhaps the best example we have of the old movie palace idea of merging building with show, so you get one grand experience,” says Colin ...
The Excelsior Moveable Movie Palace, in association with Sonoma County Library, presents its next program, “The Silent Screen Comedy Cookie Jar,” at 2 p.m. Saturday at Petaluma Regional ...
Old movie palaces made me feel like a king The Syosset Cinerama Theater, which opened in 1956, showed films on a curved screen and could seat 1,400. Credit: Motion Picture Herald ...