At the movies

When I was a kid I loved going to the movies.  I would look at the movie ads in the newspaper and ask my mother to take me.  And because it was the 70s/80s, she would drive me to the theater (either the one at the small mall, the big mall or later, the new mall) and drop me off at the theater with just enough money for a ticket (the matinee was about two dollars) and maybe some popcorn.  She would the pick me up after.  I would try to get there as early as possible, find a good seat get out a book and wait for the movie to start. 

Back then there were only a few previews and perhaps a quick advert for the theater chain.  This was one of my favorite moments was right at the beginning when the studio or production company logo would appear on the screen.  I always would wonder what it was like to work at the company; what the offices looked like.  How happy the employees were to be making movies all day. 

One of my favorites was the Ladd Company. 

The Ladd Company made Outland, Chariots of Fire, and, of course, Blade Runner.  Another one I loved was was TriStar:

Here's the great Orion Pictures logo:

I also liked the static logos without animation or sound.

New World Pictures:

This is just a small but sweet memory I have to going to the movies a long time ago.