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Old 01-03-2013, 01:14 PM
 
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I only go to the foreign and independent film theaters...

Lincoln Plaza Cinemas

Angelika- but lately the place seems run down. It's not clean like it used to be and the people who work there are lazy and ghetto. It used to be a nice "trendy" place but not anymore. The food is horrible and the popcorn is stale.

Cinema Village

IFC Film Center

Quad Cinema

Landmark Sunshine
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Old 01-03-2013, 01:45 PM
 
Location: Dallas via NYC via Austin via Chicago
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This is a Texas-based chain coming to NYC.

Alamo Drafthouse Goes to New York! : Blog : Austin : Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

They'll serve food and beer too. Hope they execute it well here like in Austin.
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Old 01-03-2013, 01:55 PM
 
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I also forgot the Ziegfeld and the Paris Theater. And I miss the theaters that had balconies.
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Old 01-03-2013, 02:03 PM
 
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I also forgot the Ziegfeld and the Paris Theater. And I miss the theaters that had balconies.
paris theater - i forgot about that one! i agree, i like it too.
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Old 01-03-2013, 02:03 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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I don't waste my money watching Hollywood movies.

That said, The best one IMO is on Leffers blvd & Austin St in Kew Gardens. They play mostly award winning indie and international films.
When I used to live in KG I would go every week.
Now that I live in Astoria I go maybe once a month. Still very much worth the trip.
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Old 01-03-2013, 02:04 PM
 
Location: West Harlem
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I also forgot the Ziegfeld and the Paris Theater. And I miss the theaters that had balconies.
That's right, forgot about them !
Sometimes we go to the Clearview in Chelsea also.
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Old 01-03-2013, 02:31 PM
 
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Well, at least it holds the (dubious) honor of being the northernmost movie theater in Manhattan. Despite the "ghetto" element they had, I miss the Nova (147th & Broadway) and the Coliseum (181st & Broadway).

I used to go to the Nova and the Coliseum when I was a kid. The Coliseum is still open but not as big as it used to be.
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Old 01-04-2013, 05:39 AM
 
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I used to go to the Nova and the Coliseum when I was a kid. The Coliseum is still open but not as big as it used to be.
The Coliseum was shuttered back in late October 2011. It remains closed to this day.

Magic Johnson Theaters is now the northernmost movie theater in Manhattan. Bleh.
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Old 01-04-2013, 08:35 PM
 
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Someone - I think either the NYT or New York magazine - did a overview a few years ago. I know that Walter Reade was supposed to have a state-of-the-art system.

For me, the best theaters in terms of their choice of films are:
Angelika
Film Forum
IFC
Lincoln Plaza
Sunshine

However, the second-best theaters, which combine well-chosen films with cheaper prices, are:
Quad
Cinema Village


I respect their attempt to keep the price down, so I try to patronize them.

I've always hated the Ziegfeld, which deafens you. I've been going to the cheaper AMC matinees, but Lincoln Square is like a zoo.
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