mkultra25 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 The Cineplex Odeon Spectrum on Augusta opened in June 1988 and closed in 2001 when Loews entered bankruptcy proceedings. I miss that place - it was the state-of-the-art of Houston theaters in its day as far as presentation standards, and had several screens with 70mm capability (a relative rarity by the 1990s). Seeing a stunning 70mm print of the 1989 restoration of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA there on a huge screen was one of the most memorable filmgoing experiences I've ever had. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 The Cineplex Odeon Spectrum on Augusta opened in June 1988 and closed in 2001 when Loews entered bankruptcy proceedings. I miss that place - it was the state-of-the-art of Houston theaters in its day as far as presentation standards, and had several screens with 70mm capability (a relative rarity by the 1990s). Seeing a stunning 70mm print of the 1989 restoration of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA there on a huge screen was one of the most memorable filmgoing experiences I've ever had. I remember going there once on a rainy weeknight evening so it was pretty deserted. We saw socialite Carolyn Farb coming out of a something like a Jean Claude van Damme movie, which seemed fairly bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty1979 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 What was located at the sight of the old Spectrum movie theater before it was there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 If I'm not mistaken, nothing. Pretty sure it was built on an empty lot from the ground up in '88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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