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June 14, 2013
Movie theater returning to Tempe’s Mill Avenue
TEMPE, AZ — The former Centerpoint 11 which had a second life as a live music venue is now returning to its cinema days. AMC is taking it over and will reopen it in the fall.
Read more in the Phoenix Business Journal.
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June 13, 2013
Pavilion to become luxury theatre
NAPLES, FL — After falling behind its competitors, the Pavilion Cinemas is about to be on the cutting edge after it closes for a $3-4 Million renovation into a dine-in luxury cinema. Paragon has purchased the theatre and plans to add stadium seating and new seats to all six auditoriums.
Read more in Naples News.
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May 29, 2013
Arena Grand changes hands
COLUMBUS, OH — The Arena Grand is being taken over by the ever expanding Studio Movie Grill chain. They plan to reopen this summer following a closure Monday.
Read more in Columbus Underground.
(Thanks to dbellis54 for providing the photo.)
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May 16, 2013
Digital projector for sale
It’s a sad story, we were a stopmotion animation studio set up by Disney in San Francisco, to make films with Henry Selick. We built the studio with the future ahead of us.
We put in a great screening room, with a 2D/3D digital projector, silver screen, fantastic sound system, and we bought it outright.
Now we have to sell it off. We would love to sell it to a small theater that needed to convert to digital but wanted a deal. We paid $39,000 for the projector but would be willing to sell it for $18,000.
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May 6, 2013
Urban Outfitters revamping DTLA’s historic Rialto Theatre
LOS ANGELES, CA — One of the most famous marquees on Broadway is going to have something to celebrate with the opening of an Urban Outfitters in the former Rialto Theatre. The store will open by the end of the year in the theatre space gutted long ago but they’ll maintain the marquee and feature some designs in the space as a homage.
Read more in Curbed LA.
(Thanks to Ross Melnick for providing the photo.)
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April 8, 2013
Reconstruction of the Lebowsky Center’s interior is finally underway
OWOSSO, MI — After six long years, reconstruction of the interior of the Lebowsky Center is underway. The former Capitol Theatre was gutted in a 2007 fire and exterior work on the theater was completed in 2010. The work is expected to take between nine to 12 months to complete.
Further details are available at WJRT.
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March 29, 2013
Princeton Theater making a comeback
PRINCETON, IN — Shuttered by[AMC], the Princeton Theater is in the midst of a multi-million dollar renovation that could take years. They’re waiting for confirmation of state funding before finalizing their plans.
Read more in 14 News.
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March 26, 2013
Downtown movie theater ‘getting VIP treatment’
FORT WORTH, TX — The AMC Palace 9 is getting a significant renovation this summer to make it one of the top ones in the AMC chain. New plush seating and concessions are expected and the theatre will remain open during the work.
Read more in the Star Telegram.
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February 14, 2013
Renovations loom for the TCL Chinese Theatre
HOLLYWOOD, CA — After reporting last month that the Chinese Theatre had sold its naming rights, there is further word that a stadium seating installation is imminent. There is still no confirmed date as to when renovations may begin.
Read more in Hollywood Elsewhere.
(Thanks to KenRoe for providing the photo.)
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February 1, 2013
Studio Movie Grill replacing Mez, theater at EpiCentre
CHARLOTTE, NC — Studio Movie Grill is taking over the EpiCentre Theaters and converting it to their standard dine and view format. The center is undergoing a $15 million renovation and the new theater should be open in late February.
Read more in the Charlotte Observer