my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Community   » Film-Yak   » The Senator Theatre, Baltimore.

Author Topic: The Senator Theatre, Baltimore. Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 12-30-2009 08:11 AM                     What's happening to this theatre? When they were in difficulties, a couple of years or so ago now, I sent them a donation, and was put on their mailing list. I am still receiving mailings from them; most recently yesterday afternoon. It was announced that the theatre was to be sold at auction during the Summer, in July I think, but I haven't heard that it was sold, the style of their mailings hasn't changed, and they're still running shows. Recently, there was something about a meeting at which four options were to be discussed, but it didn't say what these options were. What's happening; has the theatre changed hands? Is it's future now secure?  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-30-2009 08:53 AM                        It is closed and (I believe) the city has taken ownership and is trying to find a new owner. Several groups have put in bids with plans for various uses. I have more info at the office, but I believe an annoucment on the winner is due soon. Guttag may have more specific info as he is in the area.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 12-30-2009 09:25 AM                     Well, they're still running shows, unless the announcements are being sent out by some automated system that hasn't been told that they're closed, and that seems unlikely since I'm sure one of the recent, within a week or two, announcements was to say that one of the films was to have its run extended. The owner/previous owner thought that not being allowed to compete directly with another local theatre, with the same films was his biggest problem. I think this was a mistake; this sort of competition seldom seems to work, unless a film is popular enough to fill two theatres for each show. Better to show another film, even if a slightly less popular one, and get the whole audience, than to split it with another theatre. They seem to have been running classic films recently; I've no idea how well these shows have been doing, but the fact that at least one film has had its run extended seems to suggest that at least some of them aren't doing too badly.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-30-2009 10:08 AM                     The City owns the property now. Their doors are still open and are still doing live and rep film shows. The previous owner is "running" the theatre until the City finds a suitable new owner to sell to. I hear that the lead candidate is Towson University. Steve  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.