Theatre |
Loew's Cinerama aka Loew's Capitol |
Cinerama film formats shown |
3-strip and 70mm |
3-strip dates |
From 08/07/62 to 06/23/64 |
70mm dates |
From 06/25/64 to 09/15/68 |
Screen curvature and size |
90ft by 33ft |
Address |
1639 Broadway at 51st |
Comments |
Changed name to Loew's Capitol 11/02/64 |
Current status |
Demolished |
List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Premiere: August 7, 1962
Duration: 33 weeks
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Premiere: March 27, 1963
Duration: 39 weeks
THE BEST OF CINERAMA
Premiere: December 25, 1963
Duration: 13 weeks
WINDJAMMER (Return Engagement)
Premiere: April 29, 1964
Duration: 8 weeks
CIRCUS WORLD
Premiere: June 25, 1964
Duration: 19 weeks
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL
Premiere: June 30, 1965 (World Premiere)
Duration: 11 weeks
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Premiere: April 3, 1968
Duration: 24 weeks
11/03/55
12/25/59
1960
08/30/59
01/12/60
08/08/62
01/25/62
06/03/62
06/20/62
06/20/62
07/01/62
07/22/62
07/22/62
Ticket flyer
1920
1960
1962
08/07/62
08/08/62
Ticket Flyer
03/27/63
12/22/63
12/25/63
03/22/64
03/25/64
04/27/64
04/29/64
06/23/64
Movie program from the Benefit Premiere for
the Cinema Centre on 06/24/64
Ticket Flyer
06/25/64
Trini Lopez and Joey Heatherton at the premiere
Joan Fontaine and family at the premiere
11/02/64
11/25/64
12/23/64
02/24/65
03/03/65
03/24/65
04/07/65
04/21/65
05/05/65
05/26/65
06/09/65
06/16/65
06/23/65
06/30/65
09/15/65
10/13/65
10/27/65
12/22/65
01/29/67
02/01/67
03/15/67
04/28/67
06/15/67
08/02/67
10/18/67
02/08/68
04/03/68
Stanley Kubrick and family at the premiere
Below is a hand-out that was never used dated April 22, 1968 based on a forthcoming New York Times interview
Movie poster
09/13/68
09/15/68
02/05/69