Bleecker Street Cinema
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| - | '''''Bleecker Street Cinemas''''' is a closed movie theater. It was located at 144 [[Bleecker Street]] in [[New York City|New York]] of the [[United States of America]]. Opening in 1962, it was a landmark of [[Greenwich Village]] and was well known for showing foreign, indie and other offbeat movies. It had two screens and sat 475 people [http://cinematreasures.org/theater/6016/]. It was closed on August 30th, 1990, due to sharp increases in rent [http://www.wam.umd.edu/~molouns/amst450/village/bleecker.html]. | ||
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| - | Link: | + | The '''Bleecker Street Cinema''' was an [[art house]] [[movie theater]] located at 144 [[Bleecker Street]] in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City, New York]]. It became a landmark of [[Greenwich Village]] and an influential venue for filmmakers and cinephiles through its screenings of foreign and [[independent film]]s. It closed in 1990, reopened as a gay adult theater for a short time afterward, then again briefly showed art films until closing for good in 1991. |
| + | ==In popular culture== | ||
| + | Several scenes in ''[[Desperately Seeking Susan]]'' (1985) were shot at the Bleecker Street Cinema, as one of the characters (Dez, played by [[Aidan Quinn]]) works there as a projectionist. In [[Woody Allen]]'s 1989 ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'', the character played by filmmaker-star Allen visits the Bleecker Street Cinema to see [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941 film)|Mr. and Mrs. Smith]]'' and the 1943 musical ''[[Happy Go Lucky (1943 film)|Happy Go Lucky]]''. It also appears in the film ''[[The Prince of Tides]]''. | ||
| - | [[Rudy Franchi]] | + | ==See also== |
| + | * [[55th Street Playhouse]]—another Manhattan theater which showed art-house films | ||
| + | * [[Film Forum]] | ||
| + | * [[IFC Center]] | ||
| + | * [[New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre]]—nearby at 152 Bleecker Street (until 1970s) | ||
| + | * [[Quad Cinema]] | ||
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The Bleecker Street Cinema was an art house movie theater located at 144 Bleecker Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York. It became a landmark of Greenwich Village and an influential venue for filmmakers and cinephiles through its screenings of foreign and independent films. It closed in 1990, reopened as a gay adult theater for a short time afterward, then again briefly showed art films until closing for good in 1991.
In popular culture
Several scenes in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) were shot at the Bleecker Street Cinema, as one of the characters (Dez, played by Aidan Quinn) works there as a projectionist. In Woody Allen's 1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors, the character played by filmmaker-star Allen visits the Bleecker Street Cinema to see Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. and Mrs. Smith and the 1943 musical Happy Go Lucky. It also appears in the film The Prince of Tides.
See also
- 55th Street Playhouse—another Manhattan theater which showed art-house films
- Film Forum
- IFC Center
- New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre—nearby at 152 Bleecker Street (until 1970s)
- Quad Cinema
