tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post680242415283010094..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: A Cascade of Memories about Movie PalacesBeverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-75764473668175338482014-08-08T09:40:41.208-07:002014-08-08T09:40:41.208-07:00It does, but it also makes me wonder about Corman ...It does, but it also makes me wonder about Corman bookings across the country - how many of his films did play "hardtops" - as Joe Bob Briggs calls indoor theaters. I remember seeing the poster for Piranha at my mall's four screen theater, for example. (No, I didn't get to see it in 1978. I first saw it on VHS years later.)Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-83480167095876486892014-08-05T21:52:27.469-07:002014-08-05T21:52:27.469-07:00By the way, one of my Redding experts (I have seve...By the way, one of my Redding experts (I have several) tells me he doesn't recall Corman flicks being booked at the Cascade, which tended to lean more toward mainstream Hollywood fare. Probably Roger's movies were shown at Redding's drive-ins. So that should answer your question, Mr. Craig.<br />Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-58137089078630243382014-08-04T00:08:31.522-07:002014-08-04T00:08:31.522-07:00Good question, Mr. C. I believe Corman movies show...Good question, Mr. C. I believe Corman movies showed up in these places, but I'm not really sure. I'll try to find out. I DO know that when I first worked for Roger at New World, one small part of my job was to record bookings of our films in various small-town venues. I may have the names a bit scrambled, but I recall the Dogwood Drive-In in Palestine, Texas, and the Magnolia Theatre in Yazoo City, Mississippi. They sounded like magical places to me. (And just once I'd love to go to SOME theatre called the Bijou!) Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-34478546327641122242014-08-03T19:15:02.434-07:002014-08-03T19:15:02.434-07:00Lovely places. Small town southern Illinois did no...Lovely places. Small town southern Illinois did not boast many of these - the one in Sesser Illinois MAY have qualified on a small scale - and it lasted through my brothers seeing movies like Barbarella in the 60's. I MIGHT have been taken there by my mom for my first movie experience - seeing Night of Dark Shadows at the tender age of four - but it also might have been a theater in a neighboring town. By the time I was choosing my own movies in the early 80's it had long since closed. (Of course, now that I've moved 1000 miles away it has been brought back to life at least once.) So, I have no real memories of attending any movie palaces. I love the pictures you have posted - lovely places all. <br /><br />I love the story of the young lady seeing Joe and WUSA with dad - I can only imagine his displeasure as those two movies unspooled before his eyes. <br /><br />Do you suppose any Roger Corman movies played at these venues?Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.com