The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/cinema/)
I’ve always liked watching movies alone; I haven’t had trouble going to the theaters alone since before I turned 18. But for a time earlier this year, I’d never done it quite so much, or in quite such a specific way.
To celebrate Ithaca’s 12th Silent Movie Month, The Sun sat down with Ithaca’s film experts to discuss the early history of movie production in Ithaca.
In its more than 50 years of operations, Cornell Cinema has been screening a variety of films for the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Emmy-winning producers Scott Ferguson ’82 and Michael Kantor ’83 shared their experiences at Cornell and in show business.
On March 18th, Cinemapolis provided customers with tickets to free films, intending to bring greater attention to the downtown Ithaca theater.
Cornell Cinema reopens with dozens of educational and entertaining film options, drawing student crowds for the first time in a year.
Even though Tompkins County is one of the few counties in the area given this privilege, theaters will remain in their virtual or closed state.
Cinemas may be struggling to stay open against COVID-19 orders, but Ithaca’s “art house” theaters have transitioned to online streaming and other revenues to survive.
The beloved cinema hub’s upcoming titles — such as Parasite and Joker — can be products of student recommendations or faculty requests.
Although Cornell Cinema shows 10 to 15 movies per week, the planning procedure for selecting these popular movies starts long before the lights dim.