As strong as Hollywood is, going to the movies is not just an American thing. It’s a beloved experience around the globe. Movie theaters seemed recession-proof in the Great Depression, as it was the one form of fairly inexpensive entertainment people could enjoy to forget hard times and get out of the house for a few hours.
The movie theater model has survived the pandemic as well as streaming and downloads, which for a while felt like a death sentence. Movie theaters have enjoyed a renaissance among young people and are more popular than ever before, according to TimeOut.com, which published a prestigious list of “the 100 greatest cinemas in the world right now.”
Their Top 100 dug deep and is very eclectic
Including a Berlin cinema with its own nuclear bunker and a small Canadian movie theater with only 12 seats. With such a wide net cast, it is impressive that even one New Jersey cinema made this discerning list.
Reported by Northjersey.com, only one New Jersey theater appears on this list, and it is The Bellevue Theatre in Montclair. It only recently reopened after closing in 2017 and sitting vacant for years. Vacant but active. Renovations happened thanks to Montclair Film, which meticulously restored its original architectural details.
The history of The Bellevue Theatre in Montclair
The historic cinema dates back to 1922, and the organization responsible for the Montclair Film Festival…