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July 31, 2012
Frank Theatres closing Beach Stadium 5; theater to be razed
BEACH HAVEN, NJ — The Beach Stadium 5 will be torn down after the end of the summer season to make way for a supermarket. The Long Beach Island theater has weathered many trends since it opened in 1965 but the seasonal business just wasn’t cutting it anymore.
Read more in The Sandpaper.
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July 24, 2012
Seoul’s last 1-screen cinema plays classic finale; theater operator shaves her head in grief
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The last of a generation, the Seodaemun Art Hall screened its last film the other week as it will be torn down for a hotel. It was the last single-screen theatre left in Seoul and the low-priced revival house was popular with senior citizens.
Read more in the Washington Post.
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June 26, 2012
Harvard Square movie theater to close in July
CAMBRIDGE, MA — The AMC Loews Harvard Square 5 will close July 8th due to its sale by its parent company. It’s estimated that the theatre has shown “Rocky Horror Picture Show” roughly 1,500 times.
Read more in the Crimson.
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June 25, 2012
ReRun Gastropub Theater to close
BROOKLYN, NY — The ReRun Gastropub Theater will only be showing films through the end of the month before closing for an unspecified amount of time. Their programmer is stepping down and the owner wants to possibly take the space in a new direction.
Read more in the New York Times.
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June 14, 2012
Manhattan Village 6 closes
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — After over 20 years in business, Pacific closed the Manhattan Village late last month. They aging theatre could not keep up with nearby competition anymore.
Read more in the Manhattan Beach Patch.
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June 13, 2012
Cinema Grill shuts down
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — After 13 years, the Cinema Grill is shutting its doors. They didn’t list a reason but urge residents to visit the area’s other independent theaters.
Read more in the Indianapolis Business Journal.
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May 31, 2012
Carmike closes Cinema 8
LEXINGTON, NC — Lexington is without a cinema yet again with the closing of Cinema 8. The 30 year old cinema has seen declining crowds for years and locals hope another operator can come in and make it thrive again.
Read more in the Dispatch.
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May 8, 2012
Highland Park closes movie theater
HIGHLAND PARK, IL — The Highland Park Theatre was closed over the weekend due to fire violations. The future of the building is unclear as the city has been looking for suitors for awhile.
Read more in the Highland Park News.
(Thanks to Norman Plant for providing the photo.)
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April 10, 2012
Another Manhattan theater bites the dust: UA East 85th Street
NEW YORK, NY — The New York Post reported the closing of the United Artists East 85th Street last week. As the article shows, Manhattan screens have been dwindling for years.
(Thanks to Mark Edwards for providing the picture.)
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February 2, 2012
Post Falls Theater closes
POST FALLS, ID — The Post Falls Theater closed last weekend. The owner blamed a lack of community support for the aging theatre.
Read more at {NWCN](http://www.nwcn.com/home/?fId=138064008&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10222).