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  • December 22, 2009
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    Historic NC theater exhibits at Wilmington’s Cape Fear Museum and online

    WILMINGTON, NC — The Cape Fear Museum is currently featuring a special exhibition entitled “Going to the Movies” through November 7, 2010. On display are photographs, a map of he theaters of Wilmington, movie handbills, and other artifacts. More information in the Star News.

    Complementing the museum’s show, the library at the University of North Carolina has created an online presentation called “Going to the Show” which looks at movie-going through the years in North Carolina, including an interactive map showing theater locations, and a wealth of additional material. Clicking on locations marked by theater ticket stubs will bring up information about the theaters. The online exhibit can be seen here.

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  • December 17, 2009
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    2010 Newport Beach Film Festival announces call for entries

    NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Celebrating its 11th year, the Newport Beach Film Festival is open for submissions. Take advantage of our Early Bird Deadline and save.

    The 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival will spotlight over 350 films from around the world, including feature length narrative, documentary, short, animated and student films that will compete for a series of Jury, Festival Honors and Audience Awards. The 2010 NBFF will host red carpet Opening and Closing Night Gala Celebrations, International Spotlight events, an Action Sports Film Series, an Environmental Film Series, a Family Film Series, a Collegiate Showcase, a Youth Film Showcase and a free Seminar Series.

    The Festival runs from April 22nd to April 29th, 2010 and holds many of its screenings at the famous Lido Theatre in Newport Beach which opened in 1938!

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  • December 7, 2009
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    Theater rental in Brooklyn, NY

    Does anybody know of a theater in or near Brooklyn that can rent a small space for a private screening? I’ve reached out to Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill Cinemas, but neither can quite do what I’m asking (or haven’t responded).

    Email me if anybody has any suggestions. The closer to Brooklyn Heights the better.

    holtzab1 at hotmail dot com.

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  • December 4, 2009
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    Historic Movie Houses / Movies made on Staten Island - mini-course at Snug Harbor, S.I.

    STATEN ISLAND, NY — History of Staten Island Mini-Course with History Curator Patricia Salmon.

    Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 —– Historic Movie Houses/Movies Made on Staten Island (Registration required)

    Program begins on 02/02/2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the History Archives & Library of the Staten Island Museum, Building H, Snug Harbor Cultural Center Campus, 1000 Richmond Terrace.

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    Grand holiday show & traditional free evening!

    EAST GREENVILLE, PA — The Grand’s 5th Annual Christmas Tradition Show starts Friday, December 11th. This year our feature is the 1934 classic “Babes in Toyland” starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy presented in its original Black and White!

    Our 1923 Marr and Colton Theater organ will be played by our house organist, Mr. Carl Black with Christmas music for thirty minutes prior to each showtime. The 2 manual, 6 rank organ will feature the organ’s latest addition: a rank of extremely rare tuned sleigh bells!

    We are also continuing a long-lost tradition of local single-screen movie houses – a free admission night to thank all of our customers for their patronage during the past year. Our Free Night is Wednesday, December 16th at 7PM. Seats are on a first come basis. A canned food item benefiting The Open Line is encouraged.

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  • November 30, 2009
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    70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz and Holiday Titles at ArcLight

    HOLLYWOOD, CA —

    70th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz and Holiday Titles

    To celebrate the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, ArcLight Hollywood will hold a special screening on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:30pm in the iconic Cinerama Dome. This will be the only screening in Los Angeles and it is surely not one to miss.

    The Wizard of Oz

    December 1 at 7:30pm

    ArcLight Hollywood —– Cinerama Dome

    Tickets – $13

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  • November 24, 2009
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    Big Flicks at Paramount

    RUTLAND, VT — In an area starving for a movie theater, citizens are getting the best of both worlds with a new lease on life at the Paramount with the Big Flicks film series.

    When the area lost its only movie theater a month ago, a concerned group offered a solution: Instead of going to a new theater to watch new movies, why not go to an old theater to watch old movies?

    And so, Big Flicks at the Paramount was born.

    While the timing may be fortuitous, the planning has been ongoing for months. Fitted with a gigantic new screen and state-of-the-art projection and sound equipment, the Paramount Theatre is ready to display motion pictures for the first time in nearly 35 years.

    Read the full story in the Rutland Herald.

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  • November 11, 2009
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    “The Art of the Movie Theater” photo exhibition at the National Heritage Museum

    LEXINGTON, MA — A free exhibition of the work of photographer Stefanie Klavens entitled “The Art of the Movie Theater” will be on display at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington from now until May 16, 2010. Klavens sees the theaters she has photographed as important monuments to popular culture, and is especially impressed with neon, Art Deco, and theaters with an Egyptian or Middle Eastern theme in both large and small towns.

    In taking the photos, she found a place in time when theaters often reflected the splendor of opera houses, with gilded statues and pillars. In the early 1920s, a craze of all things Egyptian and Middle Eastern led to a flowering of theaters decorated as Pharaonic fantasies, inspired by Howard Carter’s excavation of King Tutankhamen’s tomb.

    “There are only six Egyptian style theaters left in the country,” Klavens said.

    In later decades, neon signs created a fantasia of light and color to grace many theater exteriors.

    More information can be found in the Metro West Daily News and at the museum’s website.

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    Nationwide Historic Theatre silent film & concert performances by Dennis James

    DENNIS JAMES – 2009/2010 TOUR PERFORMANCES SCHEDULE

    Performance Booking Contact: SILENT FILM CONCERTS- PO Box 2072, Tacoma, WA 98401 / 253-376-7447 /

    November 13, Blue Mouse Theatre, Tacoma, Washington
    86th Anniversary screening: original opening night film THE GREEN GODDESS
    November 15, Palace Theatre, Marion, Ohio
    Yannitell Memorial silent film series: Buster Keaton in THE CAMERAMAN
    November 28, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
    Annual silent film series: King Vidor’s THE CROWD
    December 5, Recital Hall, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
    Annual silent film program: Protazanov’s AELITA, QUEEN OF MARS with the Filmharmonia Duo (Mark Goldstein, electronics)
    December 12, Castro Theatre, San Francisco, California
    Silent film festival: Buster Keaton in THE GOAT plus SHERLOCK, JR. and Lon Chaney in WEST OF ZANZIBAR

    2010

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  • November 10, 2009
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    Terrace Hippodrome to run 26 hour “Twilight: New Moon”

    CHARLESTON, SC — The Terrace Hippodrome Wide Screen is proud to announce a 26 hour all through the night marathon of “Twilight: New Moon”. Starting Thursday night November 19th at Midnight finishing up at 2 am Saturday November 21 St. “Twilight New Moon” will play around the clock for this season’s biggest movie extravaganza. The Hippodrome Wide Screen boasts Charleston’s largest movie screen and Charleston’s only leather stadium seating. See Twilight in Grande style.

    Prizes and giveaways for a night of fun. 724-9134 for tickets or online here.

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