Tag: Cinemas

  • SACRED HOUSES: THE RANGRA THEATER, ALPINE, TEXAS

    SACRED HOUSES: THE RANGRA THEATER, ALPINE, TEXAS

    In this edition of the “Sacred Houses Series,” we pay homage to the Rangra Theater in Alpine, Texas, USA, as we continue to honor notable movie theaters worldwide. The Rangra Theater in Alpine, Texas, has a rich history dating back to its original opening in 1921 as the Big Ben Theatre. Over the decades, it…

  • SACRED HOUSES: THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA

    SACRED HOUSES: THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA

    In this edition of the “Scared Houses Series,” we would like to pay homage to the historic Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, USA, as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. The ‘Music Box’ Theatre opened August 22, 1929, in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood at 3733 N. Southport Avenue.. Designed…

  • SACRED HOUSES: THE ROXIE THEATER, SAN FRANCISCO, CA

    SACRED HOUSES: THE ROXIE THEATER, SAN FRANCISCO, CA

    In this edition of the “Sacred Houses Series,” we pay homage to the Roxie Theater in San Francisco, California, USA, as we continue to honor notable movie theaters worldwide. The Roxie Theater, located at 3117 16th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District, is one of the oldest continuously operating cinemas in the United States. Its…

  • SACRED HOUSES: THE PUSKIN, BUDAPEST, HUNGRY

    SACRED HOUSES: THE PUSKIN, BUDAPEST, HUNGRY

    In this edition of the “Sacred Houses Series,” we pay homage to the Puskin Cinema in Budapest, Hungry, as we continue to honor notable movie theaters worldwide. The Puskin Cinema, located at Kossuth Lajos Street 18 in Budapest, Hungary, boasts a rich history that mirrors the city’s cultural evolution. Designed by architect Győző Czigler, the…

  • SACRED HOUSES: PAVILION/NITEHAWK, BROOKLYN

    SACRED HOUSES: PAVILION/NITEHAWK, BROOKLYN

    “Sacred Houses Series”This month, we would like to pay homage to The Pavilion (now Nitehawk) Cinema in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. The Pavilion Theater’s story is a tale of three. It began as the Marathon Theatre later renamed…

  • SACRED HOUSES: THE SUN THEATRE, YARRAVILLE

    SACRED HOUSES: THE SUN THEATRE, YARRAVILLE

    “Sacred Houses Series”This month, we would like to pay homage to The Sun Theatre in Yarraville, Australia, a suburb of Melbourne, as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. The theatre holds a rich history deeply rooted in the area’s cultural heritage. It originally opened in 1938 as a single-screen…

  • THE ASTROID VERSION

    THE ASTROID VERSION

    Why? Just because.For those who went to see films in the UK in the ’70s and ’80s, a little reminiscing never hurt.