They did it in February, and now again starting Friday. For the following five weeks Clearview Cinemas is turning Manhattan’s last great single screen movie palace into a revival house since, I suppose, they don’t figure there are any new releases worthy of potentially filling the 1000-plus seater. It’s a return of the Hollywood Classics series at the Ziegfeld Theater.
They have some truly great films scheduled to play between Sept. 8 and Oct. 12, and you can’t ask for a better or much larger screen to experience them on. Plus, all seats are only $7.50. I’m particularly intrigued with the thought of a double-feature Spielberg day with Jaws and E.T.. The last time I saw E.T. on a big screen, it was the year it opened at the long-gone Regency Theater on Van Ness in San Francisco. I’d also be fascinated to see Cabaret, and of course, you can’t go wrong with Gone With the Wind or The Wizard of Oz in that environment.
The full schedule can be found on this page.
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