His own cinema
Yes, you read that right: George R. R. Martin bought a cinema in 2013, more precisely, the Jean Cocteau Cinema and Coffee House in Santa Fe, New Mexico (source: huffpost.com). The cinema has only one screen with 127 seats. The cinema was closed from 2006 to 2013, and Martin bought and renovated it.
About his purchase, he said in a blog post in 2013:
It was one of the most beautiful cinema halls in the city. There was coffee and pastries, and the best popcorn in town – freshly made with real butter and Parmesan cheese. Between 1979, when I moved to Santa Fe, and 2006, when it closed, I watched many films at the Cocteau. I like the idea of bringing it back to life – better than ever.
Source: George R. R. Martin about the Jean Cocteau Cinema (source: grrm.livejournal.com):
The Jean Cocteau Cinema is not a cinema with current films, but rather an event theater that still has screenings today. Looking at the program for this week (source: goelevent.com), you see that rather old classics like Big Trouble in Little China are running, or special events like poetry slams.
As you can see, George R. R. Martin is active in many areas. This shows that he doesn’t just sit around all day and not work on his next book. Besides that, he is also a comic fan. However, he didn’t like one Spider-Man story at all: A Spider-Man comic is so bad that 18 years later, even George R. R. Martin complained about it
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