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Bay Area Weekend Events | Spicing Up Boring Bay Life - Classic Film Showcase
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Bay Area Weekend: Stanford Theatre & Hitchcock
AlbertAlbert
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Stanford Theatre is a live museum of movies. Classics from the "golden era" are constantly on rotation. The functional Mighty Wurlitzer is played live during intermissions, as well as on Wednesday silent films. In fact, you can visit a display museum before or between shows. During the school year, I would bring my daughter here on some Wednesdays just for one show and experience the Wurlitzer. But if you have three hours between 5:50pm and 11pm, the theatre offers double feature every day on three show slots for only $7. (If you don't mind watching one film twice - or if that first one is particularly appealing, you can stay for all three shows.) Concession is also much, much cheaper than in any commercial theatre. Yes, the theatre is now run by a nonprofit that also engages in preserving and restoring films. Come often and you may watch newly restored movies live that you cannot get anywhere else. Located in the centre of downtown Palo Alto, easy nearby parking, and walking distance from Caltrain station all make it a very appealing place to visit. And revisit. And revisit. Oh, did I mention that the interior is meticulously preserved and maintained? A stroll inside the building is itself a rich experience. (Don't know what a Wurlitzer is or never heard one played? You owe yourself a trip down here.)
Yuan LIUYuan LIU
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The Stanford Theatre Foundation is dedicated to bringing back the authentic movie-going experience of Hollywood's Golden Age. Classic Hollywood directors never intended you to watch their pictures on a video screen in your living room (or while jogging). The magic of the movies depends on a larger-than-life image and the shared reactions of a large audience. The Stanford Theatre first opened in 1925, and it served for decades as Palo Alto's premier movie house. Most classic films played here on their initial Palo Alto engagements. The Stanford Theatre first opened in 1925, and it served for decades as Palo Alto's premier movie house. In 1987, after a blockbuster Fred Astaire Film Festival, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation bought the theatre and restored it to its original splendor. It is now owned and operated by the non-profit Stanford Theatre Foundation, presenting classic Hollywood films. The renovated Stanford Theatre quickly became America's most popular place to watch classic Hollywood movies. More people saw Casablanca here on its 50th anniversary in 1992 than anywhere else in America. Most classic films played here on their initial Palo Alto engagement. The following schedules were compiled from ads in the Palo Alto Times.
RugbyRugby
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Such a cool place to see a real flicker show (that would be Reel to reel) where you can see the lines in the movie (so cool) tonight we saw James Stewart in the After the thin man. The move was a murder mystery, who done it, comedy. Soo funny. The inside of the theatre is so beautiful, brings you back to the times when watching a movie was a lot more than sitting in a seat. After the 5:40 show they have a person playing A Wurlitzer organ in front of the main curtains. The inside is very nostalgic with lots of old movie posters throughout. They also have a concession stand and when you buy the tickets it’s old-school with one person in the middle of the aisle behind a glass partition. I’ll be back for sure.
Henry MartinHenry Martin
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The old movies that they show are amazing and at a really cheap price! I went to watch the movie Applause and it was nice :) the main attraction of the place is the theatre itself with such a good ambience and at the end of the movie, a pianist plays music as well! you can get tickets for 7 dollars (and watch two movies) and giant popcorn for 3 dollars. Basically a really good experience in 10 dollars. And the exit area has a nice museum of old movies posters which is also a really nice attraction to have :) It is a worthwhile experience if you live near Palo Alto/SF and you're a fan of black and white movies (they also showcase silent films sometimes)
Sanjana JainSanjana Jain
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attractions: Stanford Shopping Center, Shreve & Co., Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, Apple Palo Alto, Watercourse Way Bath House Spa, The Stanford Park Hotel, Bloomingdale's, The Westin Palo Alto, Apple Stanford Shopping Center, Tempur-Pedic Flagship Store, restaurants: Palo Alto Creamery, Rangoon Ruby Burmese Cuisine, Evvia Estiatorio, Ramen Nagi, Reposado, Nola, Gott's Palo Alto, The Patio @ Rudy's, Local Union 271, Oren's Hummus
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