Comments on: Big Movies, Little Theatre http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/ A toy blog written by AFI's best & brightest... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jeff Cope http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8746 Jeff Cope Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:59:12 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8746 Nice! Small world!

]]> By: Cyrus http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8744 Cyrus Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:37:36 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8744 Great story – I’ve been a reader of this site for a while and I was shocked to see the Strand! I live in Delaware and love the Strand – great people great atmosphere!

]]> By: Neonlexicon http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8719 Neonlexicon Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:20:17 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8719 Wow, that IS low tech! Thanks!

]]> By: Jeff Cope http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8718 Jeff Cope Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:36:58 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8718 Ah, Jason, I miss that old Stanford Theater. When I was in college it was a tradition amongst my circle of friends to go see “It’s a Wonderful Life” there each Christmas. Great place.

Of course, my all-time favorite theater is Century 22 (or whatever it’s being called now), but I hear the Century theaters may be torn down soon. :-(

]]> By: j1h15233 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8717 j1h15233 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:06:03 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8717 Great blog and great read. That would be really nice to have. I’ve almost abandoned going to the theater to see a movie unless it’s something I really want to see like the blockbuster comic book movies this summer and it’s all because of the atmosphere and price.

Side story….the last movie I went to see was Green Hornet. I spent the entire movie with two 12 years groping each other nearby and a family of whales that just had to squeeze in right next to us with an entire gas stations food aisle and all the noise that comes with it. Not to mention that baby that was crying at 10 o’clock show! I’m supposed to pay 20 dollars for that? I have a nice tv and a nice chair that’ll cost me 5 if I wait a few months.

]]> By: JDC8 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8715 JDC8 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:30:52 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8715 I’m lucky to live 30 minutes from the Stanford Theater in Palo Alto. Single-screen, with full balcony seating. Subsidized by David (Hewlett) Packard’s foundation, meaning a double feature is $7, popcorn and sodas are $2. Showing classic movies (pre-1964): Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Bogart, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, ’50s 3D movies, silent films with Wurlitzer organ accompaniment and more. They’re screening early Elizabeth Taylor films this month. It’s a treasure.

http://www.stanfordtheatre.com/stf/

]]> By: Cheap Flights Perth http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8714 Cheap Flights Perth Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:12:39 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8714 I’ve never been to an old theater such as the Strand…hmmmm

]]> By: Lt. Clutch http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8713 Lt. Clutch Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:01:05 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8713 I would get the heck out of Orange County and its crowded multiplexes with $10 admissions and trade it all for a place like The Strand. Long history, small town venue, casual atmosphere, and friendly folks. That’s how cinema deserves to be experienced.

]]> By: demoncat http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8712 demoncat Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:58:03 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8712 nice post. for my area has a theatre similar to the strand called the state that is soon to finaly be back in business after the owners decided to restore it to its former glory. and like the strand the owners are keeping the states history alive.

]]> By: Jeff Cope http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8711 Jeff Cope Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:19:31 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8711 Here’s their (very low-tech) website: http://thestrandtheatre.net/

]]> By: Neonlexicon http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8710 Neonlexicon Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:09:55 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8710 I live on the south end of Columbus & we have something a little similar with The Drexel, but this seems pretty interesting. May have to make a jaunt up to check it out!

]]> By: Shellhead http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8709 Shellhead Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:19:13 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8709 We have one of these in the town where I grew up: East Aurora, NY. I still go there once in awhile when I’m visiting. I like the decor and atmosphere, but the lack of stadium seating is a problem, especially when somebody big/tall sits in front of you.

]]> By: Schwondalia http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8708 Schwondalia Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:10:40 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8708 Historic movie theaters like the Strand create wonderful local color. My family is lucky enough to still have an outdoor drive-inn theater that we attend all summer.

]]> By: Tom2814 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8707 Tom2814 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:57:47 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8707 Great blog, Jeff. I think it’s great that you support places like this — they are dying out all too quickly in so many other places. We have a little theater here — not nearly so historic — called the Midtown, which has carved out a niche for itself by showing indie-type stuff that doesn’t always make it to the multiplex. It’s where we saw the dubbed “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “The Queen.” Two of the Midtown’s three screens are still 16mm, if you can believe that. But it’s the closest thing I have for my kids to experience a real by-God movie theater, not a mall madhouse.

]]> By: Tom Houser http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8706 Tom Houser Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:43:25 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8706 I agree…the Strand is an awesome place to see any movie! Hope they don’t do too many ‘upgrades’!

]]> By: Chip Cataldo http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/big-movies-little-theatre/comment-page-1/#comment-8705 Chip Cataldo Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:42:31 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/?p=5763#comment-8705 Awesome blog, Jeff. I’m jealous…it’s really cool to have something that historic still be a part of your daily life. Thanks for sharing!

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