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Theaters
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April 10, 2012
Auburn raises $80,000 to save movie theater
AUBURN, NE — Community support has kept the State Theater going after many years. They had a recent successful initiative to raise funds for a digital conversion and they continue to work with schools on programming as the district owns it.
Read the full story in the Journal Star.
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April 6, 2012
Vineyard theater owners explain lag time with blockbusters
EDGARTOWN, MA — Theaters on Martha’s Vineyard like Entertainment Cinemas are having trouble keeping up with their counterparts off the island. In an article in the MV Times, local theater owner express their frustration over not having higher priority for blockbuster releases, especially in the winter months.
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April 5, 2012
Drive-in theater project
Photographer Carl Weese is looking for your help as he travels the country to document the eroding drive-in scene of America. You can donate on his webpage to support his journey to capture these theaters before they’re gone.
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April 4, 2012
Digital conversion could spell the end for the Newtown Theatre
NEWTOWN, PA — Claiming to be the oldest still functioning theatre in the country, the Newtown Theatre may close at the end of the year if it can’t raise $100,000 for digital projection equipment. The town passed a resolution so they can hold fundraisers but they can’t use city funds to help.
Read the full story in NJ.com.
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April 3, 2012
Parkway Theatre needs to flourish again
BALTIMORE, MD — The city is accepting proposals for the long vacant Parkway Theatre. It would be a great addition to the Station North Arts and Entertainment District/ and possibly could turn into a music venue.
Read more in the Baltimore Sun.
(Thanks to Porcelain Doll for providing the photo.)
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A passion for theater at the Orpheum
SIOUX CITY, IA — The restored Sioux City Oprheum has become a major source of pride for the city. People go there just to go there no matter what live entertainment is there. It’s even regularly used for weddings.
Take a walk through the history of the theatre and how it was brought back in the Sioux City Journal.
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April 2, 2012
Development transforming Merrifield into more walkable community
MERRIFIELD, VA — On sacred theater ground for the neighborhood, the site of the former Multiplex Cinemas and before that a drive-on, is sprouting up a new development with a theater. The mixed-use space will include residences, restaurants and a new branch of the Angelika Film Center to the bustling area.
Read more in the Washington Post.
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March 28, 2012
Upper Broadway’s forgotten movie theaters
NEW YORK, NY — A piece in untapped new york looks at some of Northern former cinema treasures. Along with pictures old and new, the story gives a detailed look at the history and current uses of a number of sites.
(Thanks to Ed Solero for providing the photo.)
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March 27, 2012
Neighborhood theaters vs. neighborhood movies
CHICAGO, IL — A writer in the Chicago Reader laments over the loss of charm now that an improved Logan Theatre recently reopened. He argues that seeing flawed films in a discount environment had its benefits too.
(Thanks to Norman Plant for providing the photo.)
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March 26, 2012
Crystal Cathedral’s Schuller Coleman heads to movie theater
ORANGE, CA — A church that started as a drive-in came full circle when the pastor relocated the congregation to a theatre in the local AMC. The church is starting from scratch and hoping for non-profit status.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.