I’m working with the newly saved and to be totally refurbished Franklin Theater in Franklin, TN. I desperately need to talk to someone about projection systems.

Rod Daniel
615-790-1700

I’m a professional photographer with an assignment to photograph a few classic theaters. The results will be displayed as very large prints in the lobby of the Lynwood Theater on Bainbridge Island, WA. I’m looking for suggestions of theaters to photograph in the Washington/Oregon area that would be most photogenic. They could also be former theaters now functioning as other businesses, or closed but intact, large or small.

Joel Sackett
sackettjk@aol.com
206 842-9835

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Even as our season of classic films and other events continues, Friends of the Loew’s is moving forward with a number of volunteer projects to improve our Loew’s Jersey Theatre.

So, this coming Saturday . . .

For weeks, several FOL volunteers have been working to remove decades of old bubble gum from more than two thousand metal seat parts from the Loew’s balcony. It may not sound very glamorous, it is nevertheless very important.  Now, the next step is to disassemble those parts. All of this is in preparation for re-painting those parts, re-installing the seats and — FINALLY! — reopening the Loew’s balcony! We need three people to use pneumatic wrenches (the kind you see in auto-repair shops) to remove the bolts and disassemble the parts. It’s not really hard, and no special skills are needed. Come join the Balcony Team at the Loew’s!

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PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND —

Hi there,

I have restarted the campaign to save the New Vic from further decay with the ultimate aim of reopening the cinema as a kinda-Cornerhouse affair. 

Email for futher details and a visit.

NewVic.

ANN ARBOR, MI — The State Theatre is seeking a booth technician to help train the staff in the finer points of projecting, maintenance and repairs.

If you can be of any help, please email the State’s General Manager at statetheatrea2(at)gmail.com as soon as possible!

I am trying to find out what was playing at the Newton Theater in Newton, NJ on April 12, 1963.  Does anyone have any idea how I can find out or where to look for such info?  EFLATT

I’m trying to get some help/info/whatever on some RCA full range speakers I salvaged from a local cinema last year. I cannot seem to get any info/photos etc or any links to possibly finding more of them.

I was promised all the RCA speakers(made by the british sect of RCA)but the demoliion crew ‘lost’ them or just ruined them. So I’m trying to get a match.

Please if you can help , email me. I have details and pics.

Thanks

Documentary Website Launch
Sacred Cinema - A movie about going to the movies

www.thecaptiveaudience.net

Things are rolling - literally with the film “Sacred Cinema”.
I have received an overwhelming response from cinephiles and preservationists alike regarding cinemas that deserve profile within the documentary. Thanks to everyone who has dropped me an email and/or words of encouragement. TJ Edwards over at Cinema Sightlines has been extremely helpful in my research. Please check out his site.  www.cinemasightlines.com

I begin production at the end of the month and am shortlisting the eight or ten cinemas that best suit the films story-line. The back story to so many theaters deserve documentaries within themselves. I am in awe of the high regard and passion people carry regarding the moviegoing experience. I have really come to believe that the cinema unites us in a very meaningful way.  

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Does anyone know if the murals in the Melbourne and Brisbane Regents in Australia were made by Anthony Heinsbergen or staff from his company?  Both theatres were opened in 1929 and have near-identical murals in their foyers, styled on the UA Theatre on Los Angeles.

Any leads as to the artists who made these murals would be most appreciated.

Thanks

For ten years, I’ve owned the most fantastic object. It’s a stainless steel tablespoon. It was originally owned by my late grandmother, and my mother has no idea where she got it.

What makes this spoon so fantastic is what’s stamped on it. On the front of the handle is the ‘O’ logo of the original deco design. On the back, running up the handle, is stamped “ODEON THEATRES”.

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