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19103. Opened on December 25, 1928, the Boyd Theatre, recently known as the Sameric Theatre, was the last operating movie palace in downtown Philadelphia until it closed in 2002. The Boyd Theatre was built for Alexander R. Boyd and designed by Philadelphia theatre architectural firm Hoffman-Henon Co.
Filming for Philadelphia began in October 1992; by the end of that year more than 194,000 people had died from AIDS in the United States. Just a year later, as the movie opened, the death toll had ...
Sep 16, 2017 · My uncle, Allen Goodkin, was five years younger than my father. In 1933 Lou got Allen a job as an usher at the 1303-seat ALDINE THEATRE, a first-run theatre in Center City Philadelphia. Allen was hired under a federal government work program that paid him $15.00 a week to learn to become an usher. Ushers had to be neat in appearance.
Dec 7, 2018 · Remains Relevant. The AIDS-themed film, released in a new edition for its 25th anniversary, chroncles a part of queer history that's still developing, says screenwriter Ron Nyswaner. Philadelphia ...
The Fox Theatre was the last movie theatre in Philadelphia to use its organ, when in 1941 Philadelphia born organist Leonard MacClain closed the instrument. On October 5, 1945, 20th Century-Fox resumed operation of the Fox Theatre. The theatre was renovated with drapes covering much of the ornamental plasterwork.
This movie was inspired by the true story of Geoffrey Bowers, an attorney who in 1987 sued American law firm Baker and McKenzie in one of the first AIDS discrimination cases in the country. Central Dilemma. The movie provides a backdrop that forces the viewer to examine the struggle between discrimination and morality (or rather, perceived ...
Fearing it would compromise his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett hides his homosexuality and HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm. But his secret is exposed when a colleague spots the illness's telltale lesions. Fired shortly afterwards, Beckett resolves to sue for discrimination, teaming up with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), the only ...
