70's and 80's movies in a old-school Theatre

[Trollingshill]

Would love to see Roadhouse . Would be awesome

 

[Otto!]

There is an old cinema in Montreal that has been used has a porn cinema for many years now. Beautiful architecture, except for the sticky seats.

Google Cinema l’Amour for its interesting history. They also do concerts and plays I think. There is a section upstairs for swinging couples.

 

[Zer]

I'd love something like that round here. There are so many movies I wish I caught at the cinema. Wish I could watch the Heat gunfight on the big screen with the sound blasting and shit

 

[loyalyolayal]

If you build it all the hipsters will come

Ironic that @SamSchmidt is from the pacific nw-hipster region-and they don't have them. I think it's cool, culturally significant and could be profitable.

 

[therealdope]

Here is a pic of the nicer repertory theater.

THey have a 1920s organ and orchestra pit.

this is the other theater.

 

[sleepwalk]

Our bar district had a movie theater next to a small park. Saw Gremlins, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Wizard, Sidekicks, and others there. It was vacant for 20+ years. "Not up to code" and huge price tag on it. Just got demolished to make way for retail/Chabad.

I told the wife while we speculated about some of those near billion dollar lottery prizes that I would gladly overpay and run classic movies out of the place. A month of Hitchcock. A month Star Wars. Horror films all October long. Westerns like The Searchers and The Wild Bunch. John Hughes festivals would crush.

It's fun to dream.

 

[moreorless87]

I'd love something like that round here. There are so many movies I wish I caught at the cinema. Wish I could watch the Heat gunfight on the big screen with the sound blasting and shit

I'm guessing the problem is getting hold of reels or legally being allowed to show them, studio's are probably getting ever more controlling or else I would imagine we'd seen far more of the kind of thing the OP is talking about.

Speaking of Mann as well one of my favourite cinema memories was catching a showing of The Keep at the Prince Charles Cimema in Leicester Square about a decade ago. They really need to give that a decent BR release.

 

[Pliny Pete]

We got some of those theaters out here in Berkeley/Oakland/San Francisco
I dont wanna go to a shitty old theater with shitty old speakers though, I need that fully audio enhanced heavy bass surround sound THX Dolby Atmos viewing experience

 

[90 50]

You could have Kung Fu Friday’s. Bloodsport, enter the dragon, karate kid, etc.

That would be awesome

 

[SamSchmidt]

Ironic that @SamSchmidt is from the pacific nw-hipster region-and they don't have them. I think it's cool, culturally significant and could be profitable.

I think we got a pseudo one in Portland called the Hollywood Theatre. But they don't show 80s action flicks there. Just like....The Notebook or some shit like that.

 

[moreorless87]

I think we got a pseudo one in Portland called the Hollywood Theatre. But they don't show 80s action flicks there. Just like....The Notebook or some shit like that.

You've had re releases of a lot of the kind of stuff you mention like Diehard and Aliens in the UK on a limited basis(often just one night) in multiplexs. Makes me think there might be some legal barrier to showing them on a more independent basis.

I'm guessing if you were able to get that kind of thing up and running the most important thing profit wise would be food/drink sales, running a decent bar for example.

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

We have something like that. It's a small theater that plays indies and old movies. They built it in a hipster neighborhood with zero parking and it's also packed. I don't know how well it does financially but seems like it's working. You'd have to get a cheap building and in the perfect area but I think it could work.