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May 21, 2013
Vassar Theatre asking for help to acquire digital projector
VASSAR, MI — The Vassar Theatre has served the small town of Vassar since 1937 and has survived TV and flooding over the years. But this cinema treasure faces a new challenge as it must spend $65,000 for a digital projector. The theater has set up a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to raise money to pay for the digital projector.
Additional details with video are available at WJRT.
(Thanks to Tinseltoes for providing the photo.)
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Film Series at the Senate
DETROIT, MI — In 2013 the Senate Theater started showing movies again. Movies with sound and silent films too that feature live accompaniment on the 4/34 Wurlitzer theatre organ. A new wide movie screen is arriving around the middle of 2013. There are also live music shows and other events.
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May 20, 2013
Capitol Theatre approved for a $500,000 grant
FLINT, MI — The John Eberson designed Capitol Theatre has been approved for a $500,000 grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority contingent on receiving funding of an additional $9.5 Million from other sources which would allow for completion of the atmospheric theater’s restoration.
Additional details are available in the Flint Journal.
(Thanks to Chuck1231 for providing the photo.)
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How to Spot a Theater in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA — With the Boyd Theatre in the spotlight so much lately, Hidden City took the opportunity to discuss techniques for finding other dormant theaters. It’s a great piece with pictures that display the various uses these buildings have today.
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May 17, 2013
Coming to a theater near you: Radio Shows
A news-trivia show, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” has been causing waves by being broadcasted to cinemas nationwide. TIME talked about how perceptions of the popular show have changed now that it features more than just voices.
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Going Attractions drive-in documentary is completed
After years in the making, the documentary about the rise, fall and rise again of drive-ins in the U.S. is done. Coinciding with the 80th Anniversary of the drive-in, the film will now be able to easily be shown on actual drive-ins due to the help of digital projection.
For a sneak peek, watch the trailer on the official website.
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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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Groundbreaking for new cinema to replace the Saginaw 12 slated for May 17
SAGINAW, MI — Ground will be broken by Goodrich Quality Theatres for a new 10-screen cinema to replace the Saginaw 12 which will be torn down after the new cinema opens by Christmas. During construction, two of the Saginaw 12’s screens will be torn down so it will operate with the remaining ten screens.
Further details are available in the Saginaw News.
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May 15, 2013
Highland saves the Lory
HIGHLAND, IL — Patrons responded to the Lory Theatre’s call for help and they’ve raised enough for a digital projector. They’re still hoping to raise enough for another one to solidify their future.
Read more plus watch a video on it at KSDK.
(Thanks to Norman Plant for providing the photo.)
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Small-town movie theaters threatened by shift to digital cinema
MONTE RIO, CA — Theater across the country are getting creative in order to raise money for digital projectors. The Los Angeles Times featured the struggling Rio Theatre which managed to raise $60,000 thanks to the generosity of its community.
(Thanks to GaryParks for providing the photo.)