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* "This is just part of the history lesson you'll get this weekend as the Mayan and Esquire - two of Denver's art-house stalwarts - celebrate the former's 75th anniversary with a series of special events and screenings... 'The community has embraced these theaters for many, many years,' says David Kimball, city manager for Landmark, which programs the Mayan, Esquire and the Chez Artiste. 'I think they will continue to do so, and this is just a way for us to say thanks.' ... The Mayan opened in 1930, complete with a faux Indian ceremony. The Esquire - originally called the Hiawatha - had opened at East Sixth Avenue and Downing Street in 1927. It reopened as the Esquire in 1942 with "Thunderbirds." ... In 1988, the Esquire swirled in controversy when it had the city's exclusive run of "The Last Temptation of Christ," by Martin Scorsese. Nothing pushes ticket sales quite like a dust-up; the Esquire reported record attendance."<ref name="KENNEDY2005">{{cite news |title='Certain' demolition long past, the Mayan turns 75 |date=2005-05-20 |work=Denver Post |first=Lisa |last=Kennedy}}</ref>
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* "Landmark Theaters, operators of the Ogden, the Mayan and the Esquire, say there will be little loss to the city from the Ogden closing. It's true, some films will move to the upstairs screen at the Esquire or the Mayan, and with the three screens at United Artist's Chez Artiste, Denver will continue to get a good selection of non-mainstream pictures." - <ref name="MOVSHOVITZ1990">{{cite news |work=Denver Post |date=1990-05-25 |title=Saying goodbye to a friend - Ogden `barn' nurtured film `rats,' classics |first=Howie |last=Movshovitz}}</ref>

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* "Landmark Theaters, operators of the Ogden, the Mayan and the Esquire, say there will be little loss to the city from the Ogden closing. It's true, some films will move to the upstairs screen at the Esquire or the Mayan, and with the three screens at United Artist's Chez Artiste, Denver will continue to get a good selection of non-mainstream pictures."<ref name="MOVSHOVITZ1990">{{cite news |work=Denver Post |date=1990-05-25 |title=Saying goodbye to a friend - Ogden `barn' nurtured film `rats,' classics |first=Howie |last=Movshovitz}}</ref>


* {{cite news |url=https://epublications.regis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1099&context=highlander |quote=For independent flicks, the Landmark chain, which includes the Mayan, the Chez Artiste, and the Esquire, provides quality movies compared to most of what Hollywood shoves down our throats. |work=Highlander |date=1997-09-08 |access-date=2024-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106073809/https://epublications.regis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1099&context=highlander |archive-date=2023-11-06 |title=Where the Action Is |pages=6 |first=Brian |last=Andrews}}
* {{cite news |url=https://epublications.regis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1099&context=highlander |quote=For independent flicks, the Landmark chain, which includes the Mayan, the Chez Artiste, and the Esquire, provides quality movies compared to most of what Hollywood shoves down our throats. |work=Highlander |date=1997-09-08 |access-date=2024-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106073809/https://epublications.regis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1099&context=highlander |archive-date=2023-11-06 |title=Where the Action Is |pages=6 |first=Brian |last=Andrews}}

Revision as of 04:54, 9 June 2024

Potential sources

  • "This is just part of the history lesson you'll get this weekend as the Mayan and Esquire - two of Denver's art-house stalwarts - celebrate the former's 75th anniversary with a series of special events and screenings... 'The community has embraced these theaters for many, many years,' says David Kimball, city manager for Landmark, which programs the Mayan, Esquire and the Chez Artiste. 'I think they will continue to do so, and this is just a way for us to say thanks.' ... The Mayan opened in 1930, complete with a faux Indian ceremony. The Esquire - originally called the Hiawatha - had opened at East Sixth Avenue and Downing Street in 1927. It reopened as the Esquire in 1942 with "Thunderbirds." ... In 1988, the Esquire swirled in controversy when it had the city's exclusive run of "The Last Temptation of Christ," by Martin Scorsese. Nothing pushes ticket sales quite like a dust-up; the Esquire reported record attendance."[1]
  • "Landmark Theaters, operators of the Ogden, the Mayan and the Esquire, say there will be little loss to the city from the Ogden closing. It's true, some films will move to the upstairs screen at the Esquire or the Mayan, and with the three screens at United Artist's Chez Artiste, Denver will continue to get a good selection of non-mainstream pictures."[2]
  • Andrews, Brian (1997-09-08). "Where the Action Is". Highlander. p. 6. Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-05-01. For independent flicks, the Landmark chain, which includes the Mayan, the Chez Artiste, and the Esquire, provides quality movies compared to most of what Hollywood shoves down our throats.

Scarpy (talk) 17:46, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/Denver/EsquireTheatre.htm Showtimes: www.landmarktheatres.com Address: 590 Downing Street Phone: 303-352-1992 Distance from Convention Center: 2 miles Transportation: Catch the route 2 bus (Colorado via E 1st). Depart the bus at Corona Street and 6th Ave. Walk along 6th Ave one block to Downing Street. The Esquire is located on the corner of 6th Ave and Downing Street, and the trip from the Convention Center takes approximately 20 minutes. Admission Info: $9.75 General; $7.25 Matinee (M-F All shows before 6PM, Sat-Sun First screening daily) Description: Located in Denver’s residential Capitol Hill neighborhood, the Esquire presents independent films on two screens. For late-niters and cult film enthusiasts, the Esquire offers Midnight Movies on Friday and Saturday nights. View the showtimes online for more information. https://alair.ala.org/bitstream/handle/11213/14685/ArtsGuide_Denver_Midwinter_2009.pdf?sequence=1

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  • Denver film festival - Colorado Springs Gazette, Oct 5, 1990, Page 37, Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
  • Antique lectures - Colorado Springs Gazette, Oct 2, 1972, Page 26, Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
  1. ^ Kennedy, Lisa (2005-05-20). "'Certain' demolition long past, the Mayan turns 75". Denver Post.
  2. ^ Movshovitz, Howie (1990-05-25). "Saying goodbye to a friend - Ogden `barn' nurtured film `rats,' classics". Denver Post.
  3. ^ Draper, Benjamin (1981). Colorado Theatres, 1859-1969. Colorado Theatres, 1859-1969. pp. 1864–1865. OCLC 10643121. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  4. ^ Motion Picture Almanac (in German). Quigley Publishing Company. 2007. p. 810. ISBN 978-0-900610-80-6. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  5. ^ Laine, D.; Laine, B.; Peterson, E. (2003). Frommer's Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs. Frommer's Complete Guides. Wiley. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7645-6732-2. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  6. ^ The Film Daily: The Daily Newspaper of Motion Pictures. Wid's Films and Film Folk Incorporated. 1967. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  7. ^ Sunset. Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Company. 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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