on the Duece circa '77
paulnice
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Just came across this pic online...IMG SRC="http://www.boomspeed.com/paulnice/Cine42.jpg" WIDTH=750>Cine 42 was THE spot for kung fu flicks on 42nd street (also the Embassy and the Lyric which is out of sight of this pic, would have been off to the right and is now the "Lion King Theater").Worst thing about Cine 42 was after they turned it into a "twin" theater, the resulting screens were WAY too narrow.You can see Bruce Li's name on the marquee and below you can just make out "Champion of Death", a so-so Sonny Chiba flick.What's more interesting is the New Amsterdam Theater showing both Petey Wheatstraw AND Wattstax.What a time.
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werd x 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
thanks for posting!!!
I have pics somewhere.
prolly makes it around 73ish, right?
Well the source stated it was "circa '77".
It's believable to me since Champion of Death came out in '75, maybe even later in the states.
Not to mention that theaters would stay playing the same movies or reissues for years.
Shit, the first Friday the 13th played at one of those theaters for over 3 years straight!