Ken Cinema Scrapbook

I asked Landmark Theatres and longtime Ken Cinema attendees (myself included) to provide photos of the Ken over the years and here's what I got.

The Ken marquee has been used for birth announcements and wedding proposals among other things.

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Ken Cinema ticket stub.

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Ken Cinema passes.

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Ken marquee for "Chinatown."

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Ken Cinema concessions stand.

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Former Ken manager Eleanor Durham.

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"The Room" is one of the newer midnight cult favorites.

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The wonderful SPAM costume from from the Ken held SPAM tossing contests in honor of Monty Python.

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Ken live music.

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My friend Gaaron is appropriately prepared for a midnight screening of "The Room." Spoons are essential.

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Someone dressed as Divine for the midnight show of "Pink Flamingoes."

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I try to make themed desserts for the midnight shows so here are Divine's Chocolate Turd cookies for "Pink Flamingoes."

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Shadowcast screening of "Rocky Horror" at midnight.

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Marquee for the Red Riding Trilogy.

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Raiders cosplay at midnight show.

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Gabriel August Neeb sent in this photo from a Raiders of the Lost Ark midnight show.

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Former Ken owner Bob Berkun.

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My friend Michael Burgess at a Horror Meetup for "Hobo With a Shotgun" at the Ken's Midnight film series.

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The Horror Meetup Group at the Ken.

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A marquee from Ken patron Mel Shaw.

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Ken Cinema Auditorium from Susan Tidey.

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The projection booth.

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Old newspaper ad for teh Ken.

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The ticket booth at the Ken.

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The midnight movies at the Ken still draw a crowd.

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Kids have even grown up at the Ken.

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Ken snackbar has improved over the years. Now they have Pocky and dark chocolate!

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In the projection booth at the Ken.

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Comic strip featuring the Ken.

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Obituary on Ken owner Bob Berkun.

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Jonathan Hammond's favorite picture of his Ken Cinema years.

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In the audience at the Ken's midnight movies.

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"Repo" with shadowcast and some costumed attendees.

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The "Hail Mary" controversy about Jean-Luc Godard's film.

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More from the protests over Jean=Luc Godard's film "Hail Mary."

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"Hail Mary" Protests.

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readertoons | September 2, 2012 at 10:09 p.m. ― 1 year, 3 months ago

We've done a few other Reader comic strips set at the Ken - can't find info here on how/where to send you scans, but these are on the Reader website:

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/...

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Beth Accomando, KPBS Staff | September 4, 2012 at 9:14 a.m. ― 1 year, 3 months ago

Wow! Thanks. You can send them to me at baccomando@kpbs.org.

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readertoons | September 13, 2012 at 9 a.m. ― 1 year, 3 months ago

Here's a Reader article about the Ken's history-making screening of Phantom of the Paradise, documented as the first-ever "shadowcast" performance by costumed fans, ala the Rocky Horror Picture Show - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/autobiogr...

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