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The '''Festival Cinema''' was a movie theater located at the corner of [[7th Avenue South]] and [[25th Street South|25th Street]] in [[Southside]]. It opened in April [[1969]] with a screening of "Joanna". | The '''Festival Cinema''' was a movie theater located at the corner of [[7th Avenue South]] and [[25th Street South|25th Street]] in [[Southside]]. It opened in April [[1969]] with a screening of the 1968 British film "Joanna". | ||
Outfitted with floor to ceiling drapes on the walls and foam cushioned seats, the cinema advertised itself as "the only fully carpeted motion picture theatre ini the world." It also touted its fully automated projection equipment and high-quality sound. The theater offered three nightly showings with matinees on weekends. When it opened tickets were $2. | Outfitted with floor to ceiling drapes on the walls and foam cushioned seats, the cinema advertised itself as "the only fully carpeted motion picture theatre ini the world." It also touted its fully automated projection equipment and high-quality sound. The theater offered three nightly showings with matinees on weekends. When it opened tickets were $2. | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 1 April 2009
- This article is about the Southside cinema, for the Eastwood multiplex, see Festival 18.
The Festival Cinema was a movie theater located at the corner of 7th Avenue South and 25th Street in Southside. It opened in April 1969 with a screening of the 1968 British film "Joanna".
Outfitted with floor to ceiling drapes on the walls and foam cushioned seats, the cinema advertised itself as "the only fully carpeted motion picture theatre ini the world." It also touted its fully automated projection equipment and high-quality sound. The theater offered three nightly showings with matinees on weekends. When it opened tickets were $2.
An adjoining Cinema Canteen refreshment center had its own entrance and opened daily at 9:30 AM.
For most of its existence the Festival Cinema featured adult movies.