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NNadir

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17. It was quite amazing. Believe it or not, the theater was close to sold out. I've never seen it quite so full.
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 06:44 AM
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The Princeton Garden Theater is basically an art house. Most shows are lucky to have 20 or 30 people. I'd estimate there were 250 people.

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Yup, that's the one. Along with "The Day the Earth Stood Still"...my top two...big screen yippee! wcmagumba Thursday #1
Wow, my dear NNadir! Enjoy the showing! CaliforniaPeggy Thursday #2
A classic for sure.. Permanut Thursday #3
Plan 9 and Creeping Terror most certainly qualify as classics JoseBalow Friday #9
I Assume You Will Grace Us with a Full-on 3D Review! Please! The Roux Comes First Friday #4
College campus movie ? Or art-theater movie house ? eppur_se_muova Friday #5
It's at the Princeton Garden Theater, a non profit theater acquired from an old "for profit" theater. NNadir Friday #6
Sounds like a cool set-up! Reminds of the old art theater in downtown Baltimore -- the Charles (or "The Chuck"). eppur_se_muova Friday #8
Looks interesting, but I never go to Baltimore. The Charles was founded in 1939, the Princeton Garden in 1920. NNadir Friday #12
Fellow sci-fi enthusiast BeneteauBum Friday #7
Surely you can't be serious? edbermac Friday #10
Stop calling me Shirley! 10 Turtle Day Friday #11
Wonderful, CREATIVE ending sentence! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #13
Forbidden Planet was on TMC the other day LogDog75 Friday #14
I'm not sure the acting is all that great in Forbidden Planet - it's passable for sure - but that's not why I always... NNadir Friday #15
Been meaning to comment. In a theater? That's exciting!.... electric_blue68 Monday #16
It was quite amazing. Believe it or not, the theater was close to sold out. I've never seen it quite so full. NNadir Monday #17
Wow, how fun! Glad they had a big turn out. electric_blue68 Monday #18
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