Quad Cinema
40°44′10″N 73°59′45″W / 40.735977°N 73.995904°W The Quad Cinema is
History
In the late 1960s, Maurice Kanbar, an inventor and real estate investor, purchased a six-story loft in
From 1972 to 1988 the theater was operated by Bernard Goldberg, executive vice-president of Golden Theatre Management, operator of the Quad and six other New York City houses.
In 1988, Maurice's brother Elliott took over the theater's operations. Facing competition from new theaters opening in
On Thursday, August 21, 2014, The New York Times reported sale of the Quad to Charles S. Cohen's Cohen Media Group as well as planned renovations.[9] The Quad closed for a multi-million dollar alteration in May 2015. It reopened on April 14, 2017 with a Lina Wertmüller retrospective.[10]
After Cohen acquired Landmark Theatres in December 2018, Landmark took over booking for the Quad.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Quad Cinema". CinemaTreasures.org. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ a b Hanley, Ken (March 8, 2010). "Interview with Elliott Kanbar". New York City Art Houses blog.
- ^ a b c d Lewine, Edward (December 7, 1997). "The War of the Film World". The New York Times.
- ISBN 978-1-57178-099-7.
- ^ Chernow, Ron (August 22, 1977). "The Perils of the Picture Show: Fade-out on an Era". New York. p. 31.
- ^ Hill, Logan (June 12, 2005). "Art-House Showdown". New York.
- Indiewire.com.
- ^ Quadflix Select (official site)
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (August 21, 2014). "New Owner to Renovate and Upgrade Quad Cinema". The New York Times.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (6 March 2017). "New York's Quad Cinema Will Reopen on April 14". IndieWire. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Brueggemann, Tom (9 April 2019). "New York's Quad Cinema Is Now a Landmark Theater". IndieWire. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
- Quad cinema official site
- New York’s Historic Quad Cinema to Reopen in April, news at Variety, March 6 2017
- "Offbeat Movie Theaters in NYC". NY.com. Retrieved April 5, 2013.