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Stamford, Connecticut is increasingly being used as a filming location for motion pictures, especially since a 30 percent state tax credit for movie production took effect on July 1, 2006. The tax credit immediately started attracting filmmakers to Connecticut, creating a nascent industry connected to feature film production.
Pages in category "Cinemas and movie theaters in Connecticut" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Stamford Theatre, about 1919. Prior to its demolition due to a devastating fire, Stamford's town hall included a theater on the third floor beginning in the 1870s. Edwin Booth, a Cos Cob, Connecticut resident, is said to have acted in that theater. The nearby Grand Opera House, which stood on the site of the Palace Theatre, burned down as well.
AMC Theatres has two first-run movie houses in Stamford with a total of 14 movie screens: Landmark 8 and Majestic 6. The Avon Theatre Film Center, a two-screen nonprofit movie house focusing on first-run independent movies, is on Bedford Street. The theater is undergoing a fundraising campaign to renovate the building and its facilities.
Truglia Theatre, a conventional proscenium theatre with 757 seats. Leonhardt Studio, a black box theatre, for more intimate performance events. Mercede Promenade, the main lobby and reception area. Rossi Salon on the upper level has a panoramic view of downtown Stamford. Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Gallery overlooks the Mercede Promenade.
Downtown Stamford, or Stamford Downtown, is the central business district of the city of Stamford, Connecticut, United States.It includes major retail establishments, a shopping mall, a university campus, the headquarters of major corporations and Fortune 500 companies, as well as other retail businesses, hotels, restaurants, offices, entertainment venues and high-rise apartment buildings.
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The film premiered at the Palace Theatre in Stamford on March 5, 1947, with Kazan and Andrews in attendance. Kazan later directed the 1947 Oscar -winning Gentleman's Agreement , also starring Jane Wyatt, which takes place in nearby Darien, Connecticut and was partly filmed in the area.