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 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. It was closed on August 30th, 1990, due to sharp increases in rent. [1] [Apr 2007]
The Toxic Avenger
The Toxic Avenger The Toxic Avenger, first released in late 1985, is the most famous movie made by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts. Virtually ignored upon its first release, The Toxic Avenger caught on with moviegoers after a long and successful midnight movie engagement at the famed Bleecker Street Cinemas in New York City in late 1985.
