Landmark Theatres, FiLM Club, FLM Magazine
An excellent sources for independent, foreign, and documentary film is Landmark Theatre. It the "nation's largest theatre chain devoted exclusively to art and independent film." In San Francisco alone there are 5 theatres, the Embarcadero Center Cinema, Bridge Theatre, Clay Theatre, Lumiere Theatre, and the Opera Plaza Cinema. Landmark also has theatres in the East Bay and Peninsula. Unlike like the larger chain of theatres, Landmark offers patrons the opportunity to buy espressos, various types of teas, flavored popcorn, and imported chocolates. The Bridge Theatre also is known city wide to offer the BEST Midnight Movie Series known as Midnight Mass-definitely worth checking out. Another characteristic that distinguishes Landmark Theatres is that most of the venues were built during the early 1900's which have since then been renovated.
FLM Magazine is produced by Landmark, it is available every Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. The magazine can only be exclusively picked up at any Landmark Theatre and is absolutely FREE! FLM offers "exclusive essays by filmmakers" from upcoming films soon to be shown at a local theatre.
The FiLM Club sponsored by Landmark Theatre is a weekly newsletter which contains information about upcoming engagements at local theatres, free screening invitations, and opportunities to win newly released DVDs. It is also tailored to local theatres in your area. I was able to watch tons of films this summer like Little Miss Sunshine, The Science of Sleep, Quinceanera, and A Scanner Darkly because of the FREE screening passes offered to members.
posted by carellano @ 2:58 PM
5 Comments:
I enjoyed your links. It would be interesting to know how you feel about these sites. Do you like independent movies more than studio produced? If this is the case why? One site that I think you might enjoy if you have not seen it is SF film Society. I think that independent movie are important to the film industry because they bring such a different perspective.
I really liked how your post got to the point and had plenty of links (even a picture link!). For next time, in my opinion, it would be better to discuss your topic as opposed to just saying that it exists. For example, I would love to read a movie theater review about the theaters you talked about.
Speaking of Landmark Theaters, did you hear about how the Shattuck one in Berkeley is unionized.? Interesting.
I enjoyed learning about the landmark theater. I especially liked it because I live really close to one of the theaters. I really didn't know too much about them before reading your post. I also enjoyed the links, photos and videos. I think that is would be nice if you put your perspective into the post a little more. I would like to hear what you enjoy most about the theater experience. I found a link that you might enjoy. This a film festival that occurs in the SF. Ocean Film Festival
I am a big fan of Landmark theaters as well. When I was living in San Diego I knew all the locations of Landmark theaters throughout the city. My parents would often by gift cards to Landmark for birthday or Christmas presents. I also Landmark because the sell Fiji water… what can I say, I’m a sucker for packaging.
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