We spent last Saturday at the Paramount watching The Godfather, Part 1 and Part 2. (Yes, from 3PM to 11PM with an hour break at 6PM during which we dashed outside to get warm and drink cocktails).
Every summer (now going on 41 years) the Paramount has a Summer Classic Film Series where it shows classic movies often in 35mm or 70mm film, when prints are available.
I love the experience of just sitting in this beautiful theater waiting for the curtain to go up. Moreover, seeing classic movies on the big screen is a delight, especially as almost everyone else who attends loves film, too, and so is respectful and engaged.
Watching a film in a good theater is an immersive experience. The lights go down. Our world disappears and we enter into the movie. I feel really lucky that I can walk over to the Paramount and catch a flick. Escaping into a dark air-conditioned theater to be swept along in an adventure, comedy or drama, is one of the rituals of summer.