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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
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January 24, 2013
Historic movie theater in downtown Medina reopens
MEDINA, OH — The Medina Community Theater has reopened to serve as a discount movie house and hopefully a performing arts venue as well. Donations have been responsible for new sound and projection equipment and they hope for further improvements to make it a dinner theater.
Read more in the Medina Gazette.
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January 22, 2013
Vintage movie house goes digital
BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV — Since the beginning of the year, moviegoers in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia have experienced an improved version of the main nightlife in the small town. Their nearly 100-year-old movie house has “gone digital.”
Once the mom and pop owners of the Star Theatre learned that movies would no longer be made on film, Jack Soronen and Jeanne Mozier knew they had a choice to make. “We had to go digital or close,” said Mozier. “We knew we couldn’t abandon our town to no movies so we made the only decision possible.”
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January 21, 2013
County agency provides $350,000 to aid Riviera expansion
NORTH TONAWANDA, NY — Thanks to a $350,000 grant, the Riviera Theatre plans to build a new modern entrance along with possibly a new black-box theater. They’ll use the money so they can demolish a neighboring building and hopefully raise even more money now.
Read more in the Buffalo News.
(Thanks to Chuck1231 for providing the photo.)