![]() That said we see ourselves as providing a consistent and reliable standard of excellence in everything we do, particularly our selections of movies. This is particularly important with a two-screen theater (how we dream of four screens) where mistakes are costly. And for the discerning and nostalgic palate we do offer one of the greatest confections ever, Goldenberg Peanut Chews, a rarity.Īs an art house I like to think that rather than program titles, we curate. We vend high-quality chocolates (mostly dark), which include Endangered Species Chocolates, Toblerone and a couple of sugar-free items. Since we serve an older clientele, we have no candies that appeal exclusively to children. Our audience has come to appreciate our coffees and the locally baked biscotti, and we serve our Italian coffees in ceramic, not paper. Although we are surrounded by coffee shops, cafés, Starbucks, and a local coffee roaster, we pride ourselves on serving the finest coffee anywhere. They provide us with the finest Essse espresso beans (imported from Italy) and their own roast of Colombian Supremo coffee beans for our airpots. We cannot overstate the role that our coffee vendor, Omnipak Imports, has played in bringing us to the pinnacle of excellence in our coffee offerings. During the summer months we brew our iced tea from loose tea leaves only (Harney & Sons fine teas). We grind, pack, and brew all of our coffees to order. ![]() We provide a variety of Italian coffee beverages as well as freshly brewed airpot coffee. ![]() While we do provide the usual popcorn and fountain soda, we take great pride in our espresso bar, whose focal point is our Faema espresso machine. The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven includes the Madison Art Cinemas as one of their sites for their ongoing seasonal Jewish Film Festivals. Church and religious organizations, Madison Lions Club, Habitat for Humanity, and Madison Lions Club among many others turn to us for special movie events to raise money and awareness of their organizations’ missions. Since our early days, we have availed the theater for fund-raising events for charities and social-action groups. Our primary demographic is over 40 years old. While mainstream theaters tend to play to a demographic between 17 to 21 years old weighted toward males, our audience tends to have a preponderance of senior citizens weighted toward females. Our audience tends to be well-read, well-educated, with a strong interest in the arts. Vladimir Shpitalnik (Yale Drama School set, stage, and costume designer), gave the theater its unique design and color palette the late Ben Mordecai (former Yale University dean of theater marketing and Broadway producer) worked with me to develop a marketing strategy to launch the theater attorney Michael Forte who negotiated the lease without knowing how he might be paid should the deal crater my film buyer, Rob Lawinski of Brielle Cinemas, whose tireless passion and devotion has helped make the Madison Art Cinemas among the consistently top-grossing art cinemas in the State of Connecticut. of greater Philadelphia (owned and operated by Tony Cimino) got us to the finish line ahead of schedule and affordably. So while I am the most visible face of the Madison Art Cinemas, there are others who helped make the Madison Art Cinemas a reality: The devoted work of Largo Construction Co. As with all other enterprises, one must collaborate with others who share your vision. ![]() I do not believe in the idea of the self-made man or woman. The theater reopened as the Madison Art Cinemas on May 21, 1999. Arnold Gorlick signed the lease in January 1999. Hoyts closed the theater as a mainstream Hollywood theater on April 30, 1998. Beneath the sloped wooden floor (painted in Brazilian green) is a basketball court. At some point in the building’s history, it served as a meeting hall and gymnasium as well. Hoyts Theatres (the Australian based chain) purchased the theater from its local owner-operator. In 1948 it was remodeled to the plans of architectural firm William Riseman Associates and was renamed Madison Theater. The Bonoff Theatre opened in 1912, originally as a single-screen theater, with a seating capacity given as 597 in 1941. Silver Linings Playbook, Slumdog Millionaire, The King’s Speech, Midnight in Paris, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Juno, Brokeback Mountain, The Descendants, The Imitation Game Lion, Manchester by the Sea, La La Land, A Man Called Ove, Moonlight, Florence Foster Jenkins, Lady in the Van
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