After almost two decades of failed attempts to reopen, a landmark Upper West Side movie theater may be resurrected with a plan from a potential new buyer and celebrity support.
They have formed the Upper West Side Cinema Center, a nonprofit corporation, whose website lists Martin Scorsese, Ethan Hawke and John Turturro as advisers, along with Bob Balaban, Griffin Dunne and the “American Psycho” director Mary Harron.
(They would call it the Metro Cinema Center.)
Representatives for Scorsese and Dunne confirmed their involvement.
The proposal includes a five-screen theater dedicated to art house releases, classic film and special events; it would also have an education center and a cafe.
Persons:
Ira Deutchman, Adeline Monzier, Unifrance, Martin Scorsese, Ethan Hawke, John Turturro, Bob Balaban, Griffin Dunne, Mary Harron, Scorsese, Dunne
Organizations:
U.S, Cinema, Metro Cinema Center