Known for its vast collection, knowledgeable staff, and display cases full of legendary film props, the iconic belmont storefront has a deserved reputation as. The hollywood assumed ownership of movie madness on january 1. A portland video store goes nonprofit to save itself. The hollywood theatre opened its doors in northeast portland on july 17, 1926. Campaign to save movie madness meets fundraising goal. They have about 85,000 videos for rental, not streaming mind you. About movie madness after a successful crowdfunding campaign, the hollywood theatre purchased the iconic video store movie madness, a portland institution with a vast collection of more than 80,000 titles. Movie madness in 2017, the hollywood theatre ran a successful kickstarter to take over movie madness, portlands beloved video store. Portlands hollywood theatre succeeds in fundraising to. And you can sip it while browsing oregons largest collection of vhs and dvd rentals. Movie madness is part video rental store and part motion picture museum. Digital streaming has toppled every major rental chain, and not one of those 50 rivals from a quartercentury ago still exists. Save movie madness campaign aims to preserve a portland. We agreed wholeheartedly and in the fall of 2017 we launched a kickstarter.
We couldnt have done it without the support of the hollywood theatre s members and volunteers, the local businesses who sponsored the campaign, and most importantly, the 4,639 backers who pledged to the campaign. The hollywood theatres kickstarter to save movie madness is going great. When movie madness founder mike clark decided he was ready to retire, he approached the hollywood theatre about taking over the business. The theatre is located at 4122 ne sandy blvd, across the street from the first suburban fred meyer store, which is. The longawaited movie madness screening room is now open you can now rent out the tiny movie theater to watch flicks from the stores massive collection of titles. Mike clark, who built it, is retiring, and the folks who have done such stellar work restoring and improving the hollywood theatre are trying to acquire and save it. Save movie madness by hollywood theatre kickstarter. This new stretch goal comes only a week after the nonprofit. The store was opened by hollywood film editor mike clark in 1991. Hollywood theatre close to fundraising goal to buy movie. Just got the opb alert and checked the kickstarter page to confirm. Its a part of portland and film history, and now a local group is trying to preserve the portland landmark, movie madness. In october 2017, hollywood theatre launched a kickstarter campaign to purchase and preserve the store.
The reason i have mentioned it is because when a movie title appears that i have not heard of i can 99% of the time rent it at movie madness. We believe, however, that for a city like portland a collection this vast and diverse is priceless. In november 2017, the hollywood theatre launched a kickstarter campaign to buy movie madness. Simply show your valid hollywood theatre membership card to movie madness staff at checkout, and youll get one free rental when you purchase any other movie rental. The hollywood theatre is a historic movie theater in northeast portland, oregon, owned by a nonprofit organization. Hollywood has a bunch of cool plans for movie madness. Hollywood theatre close to keeping movie madness alive katu. But the hollywood theatre is stepping up with a kickstarter campaign, hoping to buy the collection and stage a next act for movie madness as a nonprofit. Help the hollywood theatre save legendary portland video store. Help the hollywood theatre save legendary portland video store movie madness and. The hollywood theatre also grants fiscal sponsorship to film festivals and other educational programs with missions appropriate to ours, to help support their work. Recently, the street upon which movie madness has stood for 27 years has been taken over by expensive condos with boutique shops below, and it nearly lost its footing for a moment.
The hollywood theatres kickstarter to save movie madness. The new miniplex at movie madness shows everything from. With its new screening room, movie madness is now one of. The hollywood theatre has been fiscally sponsoring a variety of film projects since 2003, helping established, independent filmmakers create new, thoughtful works for the silver screen. Hollywood theatre to buy movie madness portland monthly. Michael chabon hollywood theatre to save movie madness. Hollywood theatre crowdsourcing funds to save portlands. Hollywood theatre movie times showtimes and tickets. Hollywood theatre is raising funds for hollywood theatre historic marquee revival on kickstarter.
Movie madness is half movie museum, half amazing video store. Help portlands iconic hollywood theatre save movie madness. Hollywood theatre zurich cinemas serving mattydale, new york 211 and the surrounding communities with hollywood hit movies. When movie madness founder mike clark decided he was ready to retire he.
Three weeks into the hollywood theatre s campaign to save portland video store movie madness, the nonprofit has announced new rewards and a. Portland filmlovers dan halsted head programmer at the hollywood theatre and. I was heartbroken when i heard movie madness was trying to sell, but the hollywood theatre is full of people who love movies as much as clark. The new miniplex at movie madness shows everything from popular musicals to campy monster flicks the saturday morning cartoon screenings even have a bringyourownmilk cereal bar. Portlands hollywood theatre succeeds in fundraising to buy. Movie madness now has its own beerand the liquor license. Movie madness video is a video rental shop and museum of film history in portland, oregons sunnyside neighborhood, in. Hollywood theatre historic marquee revival kickstarter. Thanks to a successful kickstarter campaign, movie madness is going to get a sequel as a nonprofit run by the hollywood theatre. I have mentioned the video store movie madness on this site in the past. Katu reports the hollywood theatre has raised more than 237thousand dollars in a kickstarter campaign to buy the store movie madness and keep it in business. You can help save eclectic movie madness video store kgw.
Since last october, when movie madness was saved with the hollywood theatre s kickstarter campaign, things have been looking up for the beloved portland video store. Great family entertainment at your local movie theater, hollywood. We need your support to replace our crumbling, leaking marquee with a new beautiful marquee based on the original 1926 design. Regal mobile stadium 18 in mobile, al 36606 get movie showtimes and tickets online, movie information and more from moviefone. With the help of the historic hollywood theater and an epic kickstarter campaign, movie madness was saved from overpriced rent and uninterested vod enthusiasts. It is the central historical point of the hollywood district. If we do not meet our kickstarter goal, movie madness will close and the collection will be lost to the public forever. The longawaited movie madness screening room is now open. In celebration of the theatre s 90th anniversary, we look at the hollywood s transformation from grand silent movie. Movie madness is now a program of the nonprofit hollywood theatre.
Make a fully taxdeductible donation to support movie madness here. The theater nonprofit decided its best bet was a kickstarter campaign. Movie madness now has its own beerand the liquor license to serve it hollywood theatre, which helped save the beloved movie store last year, partnered with ex novo on a limitededition pale ale. In december 2018, we announced that all members, regardless of membership level, now enjoy a daily rent one, get one movie rental free deal at movie madness. When is the hollywood theatre taking over movie madness. Hollywood theatre is raising funds for save movie madness on kickstarter. Movie madness will take you back to the days when video stores ruled supreme and the hollywood theatre is the best movie theater in the world. This is the first time ive ever donated to a kickstarter. I am here to tell you that movie madness is to the world of film more than powells is to the world of books. With its new screening room, movie madness is now one of the.
The hollywood theater, itself the beneficiary of a fundraising campaign to remodel and stay open, has started a kickstarter campaign to save movie madness the campaign site points out levels of. Movie madness, with its epic movie archive of over 80,000 titles, became a hollywood theatre program on january 1, 2018. One of the greatest places in portland and a place i am grateful for being around it recently came up as possibly going on sale, with its future uncertain, but it was bought by the hollywood. The hollywood theatres save movie madness kickstarter. Hollywood theater trying to purchase movie madness from. In 2017, the hollywood theatre ran a successful kickstarter to take over movie madness, portlands beloved video store.
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