Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-22 Thread Mark Krull
Thats a great story -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 22, 2004 10:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge In a message dated 11/22/2004 10:22:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-22 Thread Mark Krull
Meliane Good point!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 22, 2004 9:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge In a message dated 11/21/04 9:12:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 19 Nov, 2004, at 13:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-22 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 11/21/04 9:12:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 19 Nov, 2004, at 13:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There has been a long evolution to the current situation at the > Bridge... Redford talked a good line, but never produced anything. Robert Redford did one really cons

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-21 Thread William H. Magill
On 19 Nov, 2004, at 13:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There has been a long evolution to the currrent situation at the Bridge. Some will remember that at first it was Sundance who planned the theatre and included aspects such as screening rooms for short artists films, seminar rooms for discussion

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-19 Thread Villavillekula
Wima and group, Not enough productions? There's alot, and networking with other groups too! THAt isn't the reason there are arcade plans afoot, in my opinion. If I thought UA was receptive, I'd step up the effort to get them more disks. Ellen You are receiving this because you are subscrib

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-19 Thread Wilma de Soto
Quite right you are. It was supposed to be Screening Room for Independent Films produced by Penn Students. Apparently, there was not enough of them to maintain the room. Maybe they are playing video games. Wilma On 11/19/04 11:38 AM, "William H. Magill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 19 Nov

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-19 Thread Villavillekula
There has been a long evolution to the currrent situation at the Bridge. Some will remember that at first it was Sundance who planned the theatre and included aspects such as screening rooms for short artists films, seminar rooms for discussion or filmmaking groups, and a thought that this could

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-19 Thread Ben Rhoades
At 11:38 AM 11/19/2004, William H. Magill wrote: That "empty, dark room" is in fact a screening room. (If I remember correctly, there are 6 or 8 screens in the walls of the room.) You are correct, it is that... The original expectation was that "3-5 minute shorts" would be playing there to entert

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-19 Thread William H. Magill
On 19 Nov, 2004, at 01:30, Gina Renzi wrote: There are several creative types here. To those of you who know the room that might be filled with video games, what would you put in there? I ask because whenever I go to The Bridge, i look into that empty, dark room and try to imagine what would

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge (and art films)

2004-11-19 Thread Pete Coyle
I saw the Exorcist re-release at the Riverview. Little kids were screaming, because it was the Exocist for @#$%'s sake!!The utimate movie crime was also commited, someone in the back of the theatre called someone in the front of the theater, during the film. I lost it. :pete "Clinton,

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge (and art films)

2004-11-19 Thread Ben Rhoades
At 08:48 AM 11/19/2004, Clinton, J. Scott wrote: regarding the regulars at the bridge: visit the riverview and see a film there sometime. You will come running back to The Bridge with open arms. I do regularly go to the Riverview and don't come running back to the Bridge. The price differentia

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-19 Thread Ben Rhoades
At 07:34 PM 11/18/2004, Wilma de Soto wrote: Frankly, why should we create MORE places for MORE kids to play video arcade games? ("Element" or no!) If there is a need, why not. (I don't know that I think there's a need but that's not the point.) However, the bridge is one of the few movie theat

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Gina Renzi
There are several creative types here. To those of you who know the room that might be filled with video games, what would you put in there? I ask because whenever I go to The Bridge, i look into that empty, dark room and try to imagine what would work there. Truth be told, I do this whenever

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Bill Sanderson
em, myself included, occasionally. - Original Message - From: "John Ellingsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge > Arcades

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Wilma de Soto
Frankly, why should we create MORE places for MORE kids to play video arcade games? ("Element" or no!) Young people (of all ages including current College Students) spend and/or have spent more time playing them then they do their studies. I would not be bothered if they could play those games AN

RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Pete Coyle
;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'Ben Rhoades'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge > >Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:10:20 -0500 > > > >Wow. Did I sen

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge (and art films)

2004-11-18 Thread Bronswolfe
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:   I keep hoping that cinemagic will wake up and smell the starbucks and start showing art films ..   I keep hoping that cinemagic will wake up and smell the cinemagic. The last time I was there, it smelled like a locker room that hadn't been cleaned for thirty y

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge (and art films)

2004-11-18 Thread L a s e r B e a m ®
Kyle Cassidy wrote: I keep hoping that cinemagic will wake up and smell the starbucks and start showing art films .. what do you mean, START showing art films? cinemagic is where the legendary repertory films were shown, back in the day. your fellinis, your bergmans, your rohmers and fassb

RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge (and art films)

2004-11-18 Thread Kyle Cassidy
Title: RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge (and art films) >Remember, they have never shown any of the "art films" that was >supposed to be the core of their fare. I keep hoping that cinemagic will wake up and smell the starbucks and start showing art films ..

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 11/18/2004 4:30:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Neighborhood folks are not attending and consequently revenues are nowhere near as high as they were promised. Yet another example of how the top-down planning for the community by Penn's anointed

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Stephen Fisher
ops showed up during the movie and arrested him and there was a big commotion. That was the last straw. From: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ben Rhoades'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Margie Politzer
ring the movie and > arrested him and there was a big commotion. That was the last straw. > > > >> From: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "'Ben Rhoades'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread William H. Magill
On 18 Nov, 2004, at 14:12, Christy Bracken wrote: Yep, after the last film I saw there, I vowed never to go there again. It's a shame, because otherwise it's such a nice theatre. Your action is most likely the reason that Ms Redstone (Summer Redstone's daughter) who runs Bridge Entertainment, wan

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/18/2004 2:30:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yep, after the last film I saw there, I vowed never to go there again. It's a shame, because otherwise it's such a nice theatre.The last time we were there, someone lit up a marijuana cigarette

RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Christy Bracken
arrested him and there was a big commotion. That was the last straw. From: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ben Rhoades'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge Date: Thu,

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread John Ellingsworth
Arcades have always been treated with hostility in this neighborhood; Penn was opposed to the current one @ 40th & Spruce (see http://citypaper.net/articles/121897/cov.penn.shtml ) and the Spruce Hill community was opposed to the opening of one in the Fiesta Pizza building several years ago (SH res

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Bill Sanderson
Title: Arcade at the Bridge I don't understand the issue either.  I believe there is more than one such arcade within a few blocks of that location.  I'd like to be sure the basis for the opposition is something other than sour grapes from the competition.   After hearing the story about the

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread MLamond
Why doesn't someone email the publisher, Bob Christian, and ask him why he wrote that piece, instead of speculating? Melani Lamond

RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Turner,Kathleen
Title: Message Or where it was going to be, or what was being proposed . . .     -Original Message-From: Jonathan Cass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:04 PMTo: Turner,Kathleen; [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge Yea

RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Jonathan Cass
Yea- what was that all about? Talk about bad, biased journalism!! It took a negative position against the arcade without providing ANY information as to why it was a bad idea! Jonathan A. Cass Silverman, Bernheim & Vogel Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Tel: 215-636-4

RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Kyle Cassidy
Title: RE: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge Wow. Did I send that or did ben? That's exactly been my experience at the bridge. But an arcade, I could go for an arcade ... As long as they had the sit down version of Star Wars -Original Message- From: Ben Rhoades [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Ben Rhoades
At 12:28 PM 11/18/2004, Mark Krull wrote: This Arcade would not fit the upscale image and could bring in "the element" -Mark Have you seen a movie there? "The element" is already there talking on their phones during the movie, shouting at the screen, letting their 2 year olds cry all though rate

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Mark Krull
This Arcade would not fit the upscale image and could bring in "the element" -Mark -Original Message- From: "Turner,Kathleen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Nov 18, 2004 11:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge Arcade at the Bridge I was puzzled by the very prom