America's Great Movie Theaters

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Upscale Silver Screens

These silver screens are golden.
If your local mall movie theater has tacky, uncomfortable seats and is popular with loud teenagers, it may be time for a field trip to one of Village Roadshow's Gold Class Cinemas. The Burbank-based company hopes to reinvent the cinematic gold standard by constructing 50 upscale theaters nationwide that will feature valet parking, made-to-order meals that include sushi, and reclining armchairs complete with an embedded waiter service button. Each theater will have a 40-person limit. The tickets may cost an unprecedented $35-popcorn and sushi are extra-but they're gambling that enough movie goers will appreciate the perks.
With the rise of affordable high-tech home entertainment systems, digital downloads and DVD rentals-by-mail, theater owners are updating their theaters to lure in audiences hooked on plasma screens and iPhones.

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A movie theater, picture theatre, film theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ("movies" or "films").

Most movie theaters are commercial operations catering to the general public, who attend by purchasing a ticket. The movie is projected with a movie projector onto a large projection screen at the front of the auditorium. Some movie theaters are now equipped for digital cinema projection, removing the need to create and transport a physical film print.

Cinerama Theater-Seattle, Washington 

When Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen heard in the late '90s that the Seattle Cinerama was closing due to poor ticket sales, he immediately set out to save the childhood theater where he had first seen "2001: A Space Odyssey." And save it he did. Ultimately the billionaire decided he would not only buy the Cinerama Theater, but he also ordered a full interior and exterior renovation of the 808-seater, installing blue and green Italian mosaic tile, a richly patterned carpet and of course, state-of-the-art technology.

Cinerama Theater-Seattle,Washington

The Arclight Cinema-Hollywood, California 

With its reserved and ushered seating, doublewide arm rests, gourmet concessions (including freshly made caramel corn) and lack of cheesy advertisements, the ArcLight theater provides the most premier film-going experience in the country. Only six years old, the complex-which includes a 14-screen multiplex and a domed Cinerama theater-encourages guests to treat each other as they wanted to be treated, and rewards them with wide-ranging programming and unique filmmaker events.

Arclight Cinema-Hollywood

The Original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema- Austin, Texas 

Founded by Tim and Karrie League in 1997, the Alamo Drafthouse is the only theater so beloved by its patrons that there's a dedicated fan web site. Celebrated for its signature food and film series-including the famed nine-meal "Lord of the Rings" Trilogy Hobbit Feast, where patrons eat when Frodo eats-the original Alamo also shows an astounding variety of first-run, independent and classic films in its stadium-seating theaters.

Original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema- Austin, Texas

Ziegfeld Theater- New York, N.Y. 

Named for Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, this razed-and-rebuilt theater is as luxurious as its namesake's lifestyle. Originally built at the corner of Sixth Ave. and 54th St. in 1929, the theater was torn down in 1966 and reconstructed several hundred feet away in 1969. The gilded single-screen theater, also the venue for many New York movie premiers, can now welcome nearly 1,200 moviegoers to relax in its red velvet-covered seats and enjoy both first-run flicks and beloved classics like "Blade Runner" and "Back to the Future."

Ziegfeld Theater- New York

The Music Box Theater- Chicago, Ill. 

Dubbed Chicago's "year-round film festival," this 800-seat movie palace is also the city's largest full-time theater space. Built in 1929 near Wrigley Field, the Music Box features a vintage ticket booth, ornamented sidewalls and an expansive dark blue ceiling sprinkled with twinkling stars and moving cloud formations-an "atmospheric" look designed to give the impression of sitting in an Italian palazzo. The independently owned theater even has its own ghost: The spirit of "Whitey," the Music Box's first owner, is said to protect his jewel of a theater.

Music Box Theater-Chicago

Grand Lake Theater- Oakland, Calif. 

Consisting of 2,800 colored bulbs, the Grand Lake Theater's illuminated rooftop sign makes it instantly recognizable. Originally constructed in 1926, the traditional, Art Deco-influenced movie palace has been updated for the modern era, but still boasts of a stunning crystal chandelier, a Mighty Wurlitzer organ hidden beneath the floor and a neon marquee that always features a liberal rant, courtesy of owner Allen Michaan.

Grand Lake Theater- Oakland, CA

Grauman's Chinese Theater- Hollywood, Calif. 

Still a prime locale for glitzy Hollywood premieres, the recently renovated theater (owned and operated by boutique chain Mann Theaters) is now equipped with state-of-the-art screens and sound technology, but still features the ultimate movie palace's original, Asian-inspired design, including the two original Heaven Dog statues imported from China to guard the front entrance.
This Art Deco favorite of native-son directors Barry Levinson and John Waters may have been built back in 1939, but it still features a very modern 40-foot curved screen and the ability to show both 35mm and 70mm films. No kids under the age of five are allowed inside.

Grauman's Chinese Theater-Hollywood

Castro Theatre- San Francisco, Calif. 

Designated a City of San Francisco registered landmark in 1977, the 86-year-old theater features a Mexican Cathedral exterior façade and combination Spanish, Oriental and Italian-influenced interior, and a multicultural slant to its film programming. More importantly, the single-screen theater is host to a number of film festivals and at the heart of active (and interactive) film community.

Castro Theatre- San Francisco

Tampa Theatre- Tampa, Fla. 

Like Chicago's Music Box Theater, Florida's contribution to the world of preserved movie palaces also features an atmospheric style, treating audience members to a painted night sky with exactly 99 stars on the ceiling above their heads. In operation since 1926, the Florida Mediterranean theater boasts a romantic courtyard with flowers and gargoyles where fans line up for the feature movies, concerts and live shows.

Tampa Theater-Tampa.Florida

Enjoy some classics scenes from the "Silver Screen" era below:

Charleton Heston in "Ben Hur"

Robert Taylor and Greta Garbo in "Camille"

Gone With The Wind 

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Arsenic and Old Lace With Cary Grant 

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Classics of the Silver Screen 

Classics of the Silver Screen

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Days of the Silver Screen 

Hardcover: 342 pages

Reel Art: Great Posters From The Golden Age Of The Silver Screen

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Packed between the covers of this undersized volume are classic film posters drawn by the likes of Norman Rockwell, Thomas Hart Benton, and many unknown illustrators. Bambi, Gone with the Wind, The Phantom of the Opera, Casablanca, The Thin Man, and King Kong are just a few of the film titles readers will recognize from Hollywood's heyday.

The Big Picture 

The Big Picture

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Cowboy Heroes of the Silver Screen 

Cowboy Heroes of the Silver Screen

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Hollywood Movie Posters, 1914-1990 

Hardcover: 224 pages

Hollywood Movie Posters, 1914-1990

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Product Description
Everyone loves the movies, and the movie posters in this book provide a colorful visual history of the movies, from the early silent days to the big blockbusters of recent years. The evolution of the dream factory is charted through spectacular graphics used by individual studios to advertise their movies. Posters, like the films they represent, demonstrate stylistic developments, in response to changing social and political conditions, throughout the 20th century. The glamour, pathos and sheer drama of Hollywood through the decades is colorfully brought to life in over 400 illustrations of rare and collectible movie posters. This book provides an entertaining appreciation of the evolution of Hollywood and cinematic poster art, as well as a guide to the value of this advertising material. This collectors guide enables instant understanding and identification in one volume. Essential to the novice buyer and an invaluable visual reference for experienced collectors, this book is a celebration of Hollywood.

A Century of Movie Posters: From Silent to Art House 

Hardcover: 224 pages

A Century of Movie Posters: From Silent to Art House

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"Looking at the evolution of the film industry and the most influential directors, graphic design expert Emily King has gathered some of the most significant and influential movie posters to invade our collective consciousness."

-Gotham, November 2003

Pack Rat Poster 

Rat Pack Art Print Poster By Silver Screen, 32 " x 24 "

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32" x 24"
Art Print
Artist: Silver Screen
Custom Picture Framing Available
Performing Arts~Film/Television~Movie/T.V. Stars

Movie Snack Signs 

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Retro Popcorn Sign 

Retro Popcorn Rusted Tin Sign

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Quality Tin Sign
Special rust process gives sign a Vintage look
Retro graphics
Great wall decor at an affordable price
Measures 12 x 12

Movie Thearter Popcorn 

Act II Popcorn, Movie Theatre Butter Pop 'N Serve Tub, 4.2-Ounce Packages in a Tub (Pack of 36)

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Case of 36 tubs of microwave popcorn
Rich, buttery, classic movie theater taste
Prepare in the microwave
Patented tubs ensure that nearly 100% of the kernels pop perfectly
Pop up some family fun!

Pop-Open Popcorn Tubs - 10 Count 

Pop-Open Popcorn Tubs - 10 Count

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Pop-Open Popcorn Tubs - These cardboard tubs fold flat for storage, then 'pop' open to enjoy your favorite snack. Package of 10.

Butter Flavored Popcorn Topping 

Butter Flavored Popcorn Topping

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Same great taste, just new look for added buttery flavor use Butcher Boy Butter Flavoring on your popcorn. This is the butter used by Movie Theaters. **This item is Diacetyl FREE** All you have to do is drizzle this buttery topping onto your freshly made popcorn to add the warm, buttery goodness to your favorite popcorn.

Movie Theater Candy 

Good & Plenty Theater Boxes 12 pk.

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From Candy Crate; Includes 12 theater-size boxes of the original soft and chewy licorice candies
Ready for sharing and perfect for movie night at your home theater, the pink and white candy-coated bites come in classic movie-theater boxes

Movie Snacks 

Movie Time Theatre Candy Basket

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The Perfect gift for the Movie Lover in your life!! Includes Dots, Flicks, Junior Mints, Milk Duds, Raisinets, Red Vines, Rolos, Sugar Daddys Pops, Theatre Sized Lemonheads & Sugar Babies. Also includes 4.5 oz. of Macadamia Nut Flavored Popcorn (will substitute when necessary) & 3.5 oz. Popcorn Flavored Jelly Bellys.

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