A lot of these theaters began as "opera houses". Wasting a lot of
ornate architecture on venue that have the lights out during the
performance isn't very practical. There is still one "ornate" theater in
the business complex where I worked in the 1990s. There are probably
very few left in the SF Bay Area which does have venues for operas, live
theater and concerts. But movies, because people pay so much anymore,
have to deliver what people are paying for. At that movie theater
attendance is way down because it just costs too much. Tickets are over
$10 for adults and by the time you add the overpriced snacks then it
becomes an expensive evening.
Owning a large screen TV and even a decent surround system is no longer
just the purvey of the elite. So more people just wait for the disc or
rent online for the price of *one* ticket or less. This even includes
some indie movies before they hit the theaters. And, of course, you can
find the pause button. ;-)
On 02/17/2015 11:50 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
*/I posted the photos of the Tuschinski that I did partly to remind
people whose experience of what a "movie house" can be has been
buggered senseless by modern low standards that there
are...uh...higher standards.
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*/I have seen movie houses that rival the greatest opera houses in the
world. Some of them *were* the greatest opera houses in the world,
before they became movie houses. They're like sanctuaries to the
performing arts. You walk in and if you're even halfway sentient the
beauty of the place and the VIBE of the place gets you and you just
hush yo mout' and look around and realize that you are in a Place Of
Worship.
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/*
*/You don't come to a place like this to tweet during the movie and
glass the guy in front of you for being an asshole. You come here to
appreciate the artform known as cinema.
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/*
*/In other words, there are still a few movie houses in the world that
remember what a movie house is all about. They are worth visiting, if
you find yourself near one. /*
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*From:* "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
*Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2015 8:41 PM
*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Fifty shades of Glasgow...
If I go to a movie at the nearby theater then it is usually a matinee
during the week when there is hardly anyone else. There have been
times I was the only paying customer. I don't feel the need to huddle
with the masses. I think I went to one movie, "Lucy", last year at
that theater. And I've never been able to find the pause button there
either.
On 02/17/2015 11:32 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
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<mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>, <mjackson74@...>
<mailto:mjackson74@...> wrote :
I never heard of sech as that. Over here in the US we jist got
popcorn and the occasional theater shooting.
Some cinema's in England are really nice with fabulous seats and you
can take your own food in even. But I don't have one near me.
The multiplexes are often pretty miserable with small seats, no leg
room, sticky floors and people talking or playing with their phones
so I totally understand the shootings thing.
I rarely go now actually, I just wait for things to get to TV or
borrow the DVD from someone, which means I'm a bit behind...
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*From:* "TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@... [FairfieldLife]"
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*To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com"
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*Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2015 2:28 AM
*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Fifty shades of Glasgow...
*/Michael, I don't know about the UK, but one can have a drink
(alcoholic) in most movie theaters I've been to in the rest of
Europe. Some of the theaters even have full bars that are so nice
that people come to them to socialize and have a drink with friends
even if they're not seeing a movie. The bar in the ornate, wonderful
Tuschinski cinema in Amsterdam is like that:/*
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*From:* "Michael Jackson mjackson74@... [FairfieldLife]"
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*To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com"
<mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
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*Sent:* Monday, February 16, 2015 10:19 PM
*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Fifty shades of Glasgow...
Oh man, what an article! Now, is Scotland a part of Scorpion land
proper, do you think?
I mean when Marshy reviled England as the Scorpion land, he didn't
specify that Scots were included in it did he?
Of course, the woman involved could have been Scorpions up for a
weekend excursion in Glasgow.
Wonder how far this particular theatre is from the nearest flying hall?
Didn't know you could get booze while watching a movie. Do they allow
that in all of Scorpion land, or only in Scotland?
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*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
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*Sent:* Monday, February 16, 2015 3:00 PM
*Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Fifty shades of Glasgow...
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