Fill out this form to email this article to a friend
Local screenwriter buys St. Pete Beach theater
By Times staff writer
Published April 8, 2007
A Pass-a-Grille screenwriter behind Hollywood blockbusters including Fantastic Four, The Hulk, and The Punisher has purchased the Film Paradiso Beach Theatre in St. Pete Beach. Michael France said he will continue to show independent and foreign films at the art deco theater but will also begin showing classic cartoons and family films to make the movie house more kid friendly. France said he saw a small item in the St. Petersburg Times in January announcing that the theater's owners were looking for buyers and decided to make an offer. Like other local movie buffs, he was worried the building would lose its unique flair under new management. In March, he purchased the theater for $800,000. "It seemed like this would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," he said.
[Last modified April 7, 2007, 22:20:19]
Share your thoughts on this story
Comments on this article
|
by FRED
|
02/28/08 05:29 PM
|
|
COOL IDEA,MICHAEL. KEEPING IT OPEN FOR ALL AGES, IS THE MOST VERSITAL WAY ...APPEAL TO EVERYONE..SOMETHING FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY..
I DO HAVE QUESTION WHERE WOULD ONE GO WITH AN IDEA AN STORY PLOT, FOR A MOVIE
IN THE LOCAL TAMPA BAY AREA.
|
|
by Ken
|
04/09/07 04:24 AM
|
|
And He's still going to let Rocky Horror play on Saturday Nights with the live cast Interchangeable Parts (YEAHHHH!) I met the guy a few weeks ago, he's pretty cool.
|
|
News
Fifty years ago, they were screwed-up kids sent to the Florida School for Boys to be straightened out. But now they are screwed-up men, scarred by the whippings they endured. Read the story and see a video and portrait gallery.
Print
Email story
Comment
Email editor
