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Janice Glesser
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posted June 05, 2018 12:25 AM

I've been meaning to post some picks of this beautifully restored cinema just 15 miles from my home. It was originally opened in 1925 and still shows classic movies on 35mm film every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

...and yes...If you go in for the 3:15 movie you can see a double feature.

http://stanfordtheatre.org/

At the evening shows you are entertained by an organist on the Wurlizer. They are showing Alfred Hitchcock movies now. My son and I went a couple weeks ago to see "Charade" and last week "North By Northwest."

Movie posters and photos room.

Next weekend we're going to see Psycho [Smile]

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Graham Ritchie
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posted June 05, 2018 03:04 AM

Stunning Janice [Cool]

Is the cinema well supported?

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Joe Taffis
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posted June 05, 2018 08:30 AM

That looks great! I wish there was someplace around here like that. Thanks for the photos Janice [Smile]

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Ken Finch
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posted June 05, 2018 11:27 AM

We are quite fortunate here in the U.K. having a number of restored cinemas in operation, and others where although not being used as cinemas i.e. churches,community centres, and pubs, with restrictions and/or restoration to the fabric of all or some of the building. Much of this is due to the efforts of the Cinema Theatre Association getting the buildings Grade 1 or 2 listed. Ken Finch.

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Alan Gouger
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posted June 07, 2018 12:10 AM

What a special place, looks like the theater is well cared for.
Very nice, thanks for sharing Janice.

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Paul Adsett
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posted June 07, 2018 10:01 AM

What a beautiful cinema Janice! The closest thing we have to that here in Orlando is the Enzian Cinema in Maitland. They have gone digital for most of their showings but still retain a 35mm projector for their classic film shows.

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Janice Glesser
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posted June 07, 2018 12:37 PM

Yes the Stanford Theatre is a local treasure. I feel a bit guilty that I worked in Palo Alto for 25 years just 5 minutes from the theatre and never knew about it.

Here are a few more pics. Last week we decided to sit in the balcony...it felt so luxurious.

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Janice Glesser
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posted June 11, 2018 07:24 PM

Yesterday we went to the matinee showing Hitchcock's Psycho. Normally there's no line to buy tickets and we just walk in...However this time the line extended down the block and around the corner. It was amazing to see young and old alike anxiously awaiting to see a 58 year old movie. The quality of the print was fantastic. So much fun to see it on the big screen again.

Looks like we'll have to make another visit to the Stanford Theatre next week. They are showing Singin' in the Rain. [Smile]

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Osi Osgood
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posted June 13, 2018 10:46 AM

Wow! What GREAT double features, and a lovely theater, to be sure! Thanks for sharing Janice! [Smile]

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Janice Glesser
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posted June 18, 2018 12:46 PM

Last night Darrin and I saw Singin' in the Rain at the Stanford Theatre. Turned out Darrin had never seen the entire movie. It was a real treat and again the quality of the 35mm print was fantastic. We sat in about the 7th row back... the closest we had sat in that theater and it was wonderful.

Before and after the movie the organist played several tunes from the movie. Here's a short video Darrin took with his phone.

https://youtu.be/Dvyt-A-WNkc

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Roger Shunk
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posted June 18, 2018 06:31 PM

You are very fortunate Janice to have something like this in your own backyard. Beautiful theatre maybe you can sneak in the projection room and check it out!

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Paul Adsett
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posted June 18, 2018 06:44 PM

Wonderful, Janice! Makes me want to pack up and move to the bay area! [Smile]

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Dino Everette
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posted June 18, 2018 10:21 PM

Graham Ritchie said

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Stunning Janice [Cool]

Is the cinema well supported?

Oh yes, the theatre is basically a vanity project for David Packard who has spent literally hundreds of millions of dollars on film preservation. He paid for both the Library of Congress and UCLA's state of the art film archive facilities, and now is actually restoring films through his very own Packard Humanities Institute. He has also spent millions of dollars buying up film collections over the years.

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Janice Glesser
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posted June 19, 2018 12:32 AM

@Dino...Thanks for all the info on the theater's sponsorship. It's pretty obvious it could not stay in business just from ticket and concession sales. Thank you David Packard!

@Roger...I would sure like to get a glimpse of the projection room. That would be something [Smile]

@Paul...Well if you ever visit the Bay Area...Let me know. It's a must see [Smile]

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