“We have to be creative in what we play.” “I believe in a wide, diverse programming for everybody,” he said. Other events may include music and extreme outdoor sports films and classic film series, played for one night only. “There’s five or six films a year, which are dedicated to famous artists, whether it be Picasso or whether it be about a museum, The Prado.”
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“There’s a series called ‘Exhibition on Screen,’” he said. It’s a great little theater.”īlank also wants to incorporate event programming. On the Shoreline, he said, “There are a lot of young families and they’ve somewhat been shut out from going to the movies here and I think it’s time to just see them come here. “You’ll see all the Disney products play here.” In addition, “We’re going to introduce a lot more family pictures,” he said. They’re movies that are more than just action and special effects.” “I don’t think I would place ‘Scream’ here, but I definitely would play ‘West Side Story’ or something that I think pertains to a broad demographic,” he said, adding, “‘1917’ is kind of a smart movie, ‘Dunkirk,’ to me, is a smart movie. He talked more about “smart commercial” movies. “I’m of the belief that we want to retain much of that however, we want to broaden the programming to include family movies and smart commercial movies.” “The pandemic has somewhat changed the structure of many of those movies that were made as art movies and where they’re being distributed,” Blank said. It’s exactly how I would program it, going forward.”īlank, along with business partner Dougherty, plan to expand the programming beyond what it has been - mostly indie and foreign films.
He said the theater is “going to be programmed slightly differently. “The business has changed a lot,” Gorlick noted.
“I want to get the word out about how much support I have and how well I think they’re going to carry on the legacy of the theater,” he said. “I never minded, but I couldn’t do that anymore, there are other people who want to do that, joyfully, and it’s Harold and William,” he added.Īs Gorlick heads into retirement, he will continue on with the theater as a paid consultant, easing the transition to the new owners and helping out with marketing films. “Long hours … seven days a week, 365 days a year,” Gorlick said.
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At 75, Gorlick has been in the movie business since Aug. He said it felt “bittersweet, but mostly sweet” to pass the theater to the new owners. He worked hard to curate “the best foreign and domestic movies that are available in a way that distinguishes us from the other theaters,” he said in an October interview. Gorlick opened Madison Art Cinemas on May 24, 1999. “He’s passing the baton to new ownership that has an exciting vision for continuing the movie theater into the 21st century.” “Arnold has done an amazing job running this theater for well over 20 years and we’ve enjoyed being a partner with him,” he added.
“We’ve waited a long time for this and we’re anxious to help to do anything to keep a theater in town,” said Davis, Madison Cinemas’ landlord and a managing partner at Davis Realty. The owner of the building, Jerry Davis, was pleased with the sale, as well.
I always wanted the theater, and obviously it worked out.” “I think that the pandemic posed a threat to whether this was going to survive,” said Blank. The film is produced by Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Jordon Foss and executive produced by Miky Lee, Colleen Camp, Patrick Peach, Tony Grazia and Rosalind Ross.Plans are to reopen the doors Jan. Written for the screen and directed by Rosalind Ross, and starring Academy Award Nominee® Mark Wahlberg (Best Supporting Actor, The Departed, 2006) as Father Stu, along with Academy Award Winner® Mel Gibson (Best Director, Braveheart, 1995), Academy Award Nominee® Jacki Weaver (Best Supporting Actor, Silver Linings Playbook, 2012) and Teresa Ruiz (Narcos). Despite a devastating health crisis and the skepticism of Church officials and his estranged parents (Mel Gibson and Jacki Weaver), Stu pursues his vocation with courage and compassion, inspiring not only those closest to him but countless others along the way. But surviving a terrible motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others find their way, leading to the surprising realization that he is meant to be a Catholic priest. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen (Teresa Ruiz), a Catholic Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long (Mark Wahlberg) moves to L.A. Based on a true story, Father Stu is an unflinchingly honest, funny and ultimately uplifting drama about a lost soul who finds his purpose in a most unexpected place.
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