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September 15, 2011
Exit Art announces the opening of Digimovies
NEW YORK, NY — Part gallery, part theater, Exit Art will be opening a new screening room called Digimovies to showcase digital films of all genres. The room will also be able to present a variety of cinema formats.
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September 2, 2011
Lewisburg celebrates reopening of theater
LEWISBURG, PA — The 70 year-old Campus Theatre just reopened after a six month, $2.5 Million renovation and the town couldn’t be happier. The integral institution now has a refurbished projection and sound system along with other amenities.
Read the full story in the Daily Item and see more pictures here.
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August 15, 2011
SIFF to reopen Uptown
SEATTLE, WA — After closing last year, the Uptown Cinemas will reopen in October under the new management of the Seattle International Film Festival. The three-screen theatre built in 1926 will now have year round programming by the Festival with some digital capabilities as well.
Read more in the Seattle Times.
Thanks to miss niki chan for providing the photo.)
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August 4, 2011
Restaurant to takeover former Studio 1
LOS ANGELES, CA — Often overlooked, the long vacant Studio One theater is set to become the Mohawk Bend Restaurant very soon. On this occasion, the Eastsider takes a look at the history of the space and its role in the Echo Park neighborhood.
Thanks to waltarrrr for providing the photo.)
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August 2, 2011
September reopening for Liberty Hall
TYLER, TX — A full slate of films and entertainment are planned for the September re-opening of Liberty Hall. Read the Republic about this town came together to preserve this theatre for future generations and make sure they came back with a bang.
Thanks to Jared Zimmerman for providing the photo.
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August 1, 2011
Movie Tavern gearing up for opening
COLLEGEVILLE, PA — The Phoenixville Patch covered the opening of the new location of Movie Tavern. Like their other locations, they’ll be an in-house restaurant and even small screening rooms for special events.
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July 25, 2011
New luxury theater in Leesburg
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July 22, 2011
Cinema Holdings to reopen Hamilton theater
HAMILTON, NJ — After closing at the beginning of the year, the former Destinta Theatre will reopen under the management of Cinema Holdings. With so many closures at the Independence Plaza where it’s located and nearby, the theatre should be a positive sign for commerce in the area.
Read the full story at NJ.com.
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June 30, 2011
Rave Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 15 Opening
LOS ANGELES, CA — The opening of the new Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 15 is more than a movie theater opening; it is a pivotal part of an economic revitalization of this important Los Angeles neighborhood.
The Baldwin Hills mall is one of the few shopping locations in the area and the closure of the Magic Johnson Theaters over a year ago further depressed the complex and closed the only movie house in the area. As patrons traveled to Culver City and other areas to see movies, dollars left the community. With eighty new jobs at the theater—including many for area residents—the new Rave location is bringing some much needed excitement and employment to the corner of Crenshaw and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards.
I had an opportunity to visit the new theater yesterday and it’s a warm, inviting space with a mix of large screen entertainment for blockbusters—including the company’s new Rave Xtreme screen—and more intimate auditoria for smaller movies and perhaps more romantic settings.
For a tour of the theater, check out the photo stream from “Hollywood90038”.
For more information, check out the following news coverage:
NBC Los Angeles (VIDEO)
Southern California Public Radio (AUDIO)
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June 29, 2011
Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 15 Opens!
LOS ANGELES, CA — Moviegoing in Baldwin Hills is back after a $10 million renovation of the former Magic Johnson Theaters. Rave has installed stadium seating and digital technology in all fifteen auditoria and fully redesigned the exterior and interior of the movie house. The new Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 15 serves a key area of Los Angeles that has been without a neighborhood theater since 2010.
The theater reopened last night with preview screenings of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” For more information, check out this article in the Los Angeles Times or to check showtimes and tickets, visit the Rave Motion Pictures site.
Update: Rave has just released this statement about the theater.