While the Stanford Theatre is recognized as a landmark by the Art Deco Society of California, some purists may have a nit to ...

An iconic Upper West Side movie theater that’s been shuttered for 20 years is on the path to reopening after a nonprofit purchased the space, elected officials said on Sunday.

There are Art Deco lamps and curtains, geometric shapes on the rugs and magnificent displays of light all around; look up from the auditorium and the lightbulbs resemble an Egyptian figure.

There are Art Deco lamps and curtains, geometric shapes on the rugs and magnificent displays of light all around; look up from the auditorium and the lightbulbs resemble an Egyptian figure.

The old Metro Theater on Broadway closed since 2005 and, despite the appeal of its historic art deco façade and several attempts to rehab the space, has sat empty for the following two decades.

The Upper West Side Cinema Center, a newly formed nonprofit, completed the $6.9 million purchase of the building, said president and co-founder, producer Ira Deutchman.

Art deco, short for Arts Décoratifs, turns 100 years old this year. ... when crowds filed into cinema buildings with crown-like marquee signage to watch moving pictures on a large screen, ...

Continuing our Art Deco Centenary series, we take a look at Paris's Le Louxor movie theatre, a trove of Egyptian revival in the birthplace of cinema.