I was doing a search at the library for movies for a patron earlier today. I found the movie that I was looking for, but this was a perfect case of 'it is the journey that matters - not so much the end result'.
While finding the information that I needed about the movie, I came across a website called Cinema Treasures.org. Click prior link to visit the site.
Cinema Treasures proclaims itself as 'your guide to movie theaters'. Pretty interesting and sounds somewhat boring until you look under the hood of the site and realize how much valuable and interesting information is at your disposal.
So, what does Cinema Treasures do? Simple, you can search for movie theaters by city or zipcode. Users can also use a menu of sorts to find Movie Theaters by country (!), state and by city to narrow down their search.
Open theaters, theaters showing movies, closed theaters, demolished theaters, theaters being restored and theaters being renovation are options that can be searched as well.
Pictures, commentary and narrative information (date(s)when the theater was demolished or torn down) are available to readers on certain theaters. In addition, readers have the option to make comments about the theater being discussed.
For example, a search for 'Farmingdale New York' yields 2 open theaters and 1 closed theater. The first open theater listed is the Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas. Location and number of screens is listed. Clicking on the name of the theater yields a current picture, map (user can scroll in and out to get a better sense of the the theater location), and a 2 paragraph blurb about the theater. A whole bunch of reader comments are available for visitors to read and peruse. Unfortunately, only users who are signed in are allowed to post comments.
Related websites and additional information is posted on the right side of the page. And....nearby theaters are also listed - which are linkable as well. At the top of the page are links to Theaters, Photos (lots of movie theater photos - cool stuff). From the photos link readers also can view Recent Photos, Popular Photos and Photos of Famous Movie Theaters.
Continuing with the links from the top of the page are Video (video about theatres - fairly current), Blog (latest movie theater news and updates) and About Cinema Treasures.
Cinema Treasures is quite a find - I never expected to find such a site! I guess that's what makes the internet such a treasure - you never know what you'll find!
Enjoy the site and the memories and the directions. Now all we need are some good movies to view!!!
Regards,
Stu
