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Theaters
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December 20, 2012
Picture Houses Photography Project
WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND — Photographer John Fallon has a wonderful website featuring his pictures of cinemas across England. He pays particular attention to the various forms of adaptive reuse for these buildings.
See some of his Picture House work at JohnFallon.org.
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Wilton Town Hall Theater turns 100; preserves touches of real showmanship
WILTON, NH — The Wilton Town Hall just passed its 100th Anniversary and it’s still leaving its mark on the moviegoers of the area. While they make most of their money off of new releases, they take pride in their free classic film series. Even if they have to purchase a digital projector, they still plan on showing 35mm prints as much as possible.
Read more about celebrating this neighborhood gem in the Ledger Transcript.
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December 19, 2012
High Point college instructor’s photographs of classic movie theaters may become basis for new book
HIGH POINT, NC — Benita VanWinkle, an instructor at High Point University, has been compiling theatre photos for over 30 years. She’s now considering compiling them in a book that would highlight the cinemas of various eras.
Read more in the High Point Enterprise.
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December 18, 2012
Century 16 to reopen on January 17
AURORA, CO — The Century 16 site of the tragic shooting last summer, will reopen in January. January 18-20 will be free to the public. The theatre where the tragedy took place has been converted to XD with a wall to wall screen.
Read more in the Denver Post
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December 17, 2012
Pleasant Hill’s domed theater may soon be history
PLEASANT HILL, CA — The famed CineArts 5, one of the last standing domed theaters, may be demolished. SyWest Development wants to revitalize the southern half of the shopping center where it’s located and plan to build a Dick’s Sporting Goods and some specialty shops in its place.
Read about the battle between preservation and increasing traffic in the center in the Contra Costa Times.
(Thanks to jeterga for providing the photo.)
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December 14, 2012
Cineworld buys Picturehouse cinemas
Cineworld is growing with its acquisition of the art-house chain, Picturehouse. The 21 theaters, including the Little Theatre in Bath and the Cameo in Edinburgh, went for almost 50 million pounds.
Read more in the BBC News.
(Thanks to abcman for providing the photo.)
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December 13, 2012
Cary to incorporate its 1940’s-era theater into new arts complex
CARY, NC — After serving as a clothing store and recording studio, the Cary Theater is slated to show films again. The theatre will be part of a new community arts center where it will host various types of events and have additional spaces built next store.
Read more a the town website and in this video at WRAL.
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December 12, 2012
San Francisco’s MUNI director proposes razing long-closed Pagoda Theater for transit station
San FRANCISCO, CA — The battle for location of a new subway tunnel has taken an interesting turn with the Pagoda Theatre now possibly in its path. The plan would be to demolish the long-abandoned theatre and place a station there to reduce disruption to other North Beach businesses.
Read more in the San Francisco Chronicle.
(Thanks to William for providing the photo.)
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December 11, 2012
Chicago’s Vic Theater turns 100; bits and pieces of vanished Chicago theaters are part of its fabric
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Brooklyn to get an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in 2015
BROOKLYN, NY — The popular Alamo Drafthouse brand is expanding into Brooklyn in 2015 in what they say will be their best theatre yet. The Austin-bred dine and view business had already announced East Coast expansion plans earlier this year.
Read the full story at NY Eater.
