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The Orson Welles Cinema was a movie theater at 1001 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts that operated from 1969 to 1986. Showcasing independents, foreign films and revivals, it became a focal point of the Boston-Cambridge film community. ==History== The Orson Welles Cinema opened April 8, 1969 with Luis Buñuel's ''Simon of the Desert'', Orson Welles' ''The Immortal Story'' and a midnight movie, Don Siegel's ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers''.〔(''The Harvard Crimson'' (April 8, 1969): "Parade, City Council Proclamation Greet New Orson Welles Cinema", by Frank Rich )〕 Originally the Esquire Theater in the early 1960s,〔(''The Harvard Crimson'' (January 9, 1964): "Esquire Theatre: Cinema Opening Here Soon" )〕 it became the Orson Welles Cinema under its next owner, folk musician Dean Gitter.〔 It was programmed by then-Harvard-Law student Peter Jaszi. On September 29, 1970, the cinema was raided by Massachusetts State Police for showing ''Oh! Calcutta!'' on video. Gitter, Jaszi, and Ted Uzzle, among others, were arrested, and spent the night in the Cambridge jail.〔(''The Crimson'', September 29, 1970. )〕 The case would later be laughed out of court. When Gitter departed, the new owners were Molly and Ralph Hoagland (previously a co-founder of the CVS Corporation). From 1971 to 1978 the theater was managed and programmed by Larry Jackson, who later held positions with Miramax, Orion Pictures and the Samuel Goldwyn Company. The theater was purchased and managed by Phil Meadow through the early and mid-1980s. In 1972-73, the Orson Welles Cinema expanded with two smaller screening rooms in addition to the main 400-seat auditorium. Jackson, who worked with Gary Graver and Welles on ''The Other Side of the Wind'', succeeded in getting Welles to visit the cinema named in his honor. Welles and his cameraman Graver used the occasion—the premiere of ''F For Fake'' on January 7, 1977—to shoot footage inside the large auditorium for their documentary ''Filming Othello'' (1978).〔(''The Harvard Crimson'': "H for Hype" (January 13, 1977) by Mark T. Whitaker )〕 In March 2006, Jackson staged a showing of rare footage by Orson Welles in Northampton, Massachusetts.〔( New England Film: "Unseen Treasures of Filmmaker/Radio Pioneer Orson Welles Coming to Northampton, MA Benefit, March 11 & 12, 2006" )〕 Ancillary operations included the Orson Welles Film School, a photo shop, a record store, a bookstore and The Restaurant at the Orson Welles, aka the Orson Welles Restaurant. At first, it was famous for requiring strangers sitting at the same table to order the same meal. The chef was Odette J. Bery, who later wrote ''Another Season Cookbook: Recipes for Every Season from the Chef/Owner of Boston's Another Season Restaurant'' (Globe Pequot, 1986). In his autobiography, comedian Jay Leno notes that he performed in the Orson Welles Restaurant during his early days as a stand-up comic.〔Leno, Jay. ''Leading with My Chin''. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.〕 After the Welles Restaurant closed, the two-level space became Chi-Chi's, part of the Mexican restaurant chain. The Orson Welles Cinema came to an end with an electrical fire at 2pm on Saturday, May 24, 1986. The last three films shown were Henry Jaglom's ''Always'', Dick Clement's ''Water'' and Dennis Potter's ''Dreamchild''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orson Welles Cinema」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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