Isis Theater
Salt Lake City, Utah
Open in 1908, the Isis Theatre was one of the first motion picture theaters in Salt Lake City. Its manager in 1910 was Max Florence, who a year later tried to blackmail the LDS Church by selling amateur photos of the Salt Lake Temple interior. Dan Kostopulos, a benefactor of underprivileged children, later renamed it the Broadway Theatre. In a 1976 press conference, Palace Theatre operator Lee Harper complained bitterly of persecution, made acusations of police brutality, threatened the life of a local judge, and accused the LDS Church of being involved with the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luthar King.
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Sundance: Trolley Corners to Oscar Night
Salt Lake Tribune, 12 January 2003
Article Summary:
The Sundance Film Festival was first held on 6 - 11 September 1978 at the Trolley Corners Theatre in Salt Lake City. It was originally called the "Utah/U.S. Film Festival" and was heavy on classic films, but eight films competed in a "regional cinema" program.
