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February 20, 2004
Today’s Newsreel
The National Trust appeals to Marysville officials to save the Tower Theater, the Paramount Center for the Arts reopens, officials give up on restoring Mishawaka’s Tivoli Theatre, and a teenager takes over the Colfax — all in today’s newsreel.
- Tower’s value argued
- Historic theater’s fate to be decided
- Projecting a better future
- Partyers can celebrate Mardi Gras: Money raised will help renovate civic theater
- A polished gem
- Tivoli Theater will be torn down
- Saving the Cerrito Theater: A Lazy Man’s Tale of Historic Preservation
- Del Mar visionary will be honored
- The Drake supports theater project
- Paris Endicott-Chase Will Be Birthday-Gifted on Her 13th Birthday Feb. 28 With a 65 Year Historic Motion Picture Theatre in Colfax, CA., Making Her The Youngest Theatre Owner in the Country
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February 11, 2004
Today’s Newsreel
Conan O'Brien takes Late Night to Toronto’s Elgin Theatre, the Sutton gets a disturbing makeover, and one website takes an in-depth look at home theater display technologies — all in today’s newsreel.
- Movie Theater’s Facade Undergoes a Drastic Change
- Movie theaters can crack down on use of recording devices
- Toronto in a frenzy as Conan O'Brien checks in
- ADA: ‘Abuses Do Abound’
- The Differences between LCD, Plasma, DLP, LCOS, D-ILA, and CRT
- New movie theaters: After the ‘90s overbuild, expansion slowly coming
- Historic building is attractive to businesses
- Henry longs for movie theater
- Owner of Times Theater hopes to sell dream, too
- Save the Fox Theatre
- Curtain time: New downtown art center unveiled to public
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February 4, 2004
Today’s Newsreel
The Empire Theater fraud is caught by “Googling”, the Thomaston Opera House gets a little relief, and the Tennessee Theatre gets $750,000 for renovations — all in today’s newsreel.
- Encore for Hollywood Boulevard
- Fugitive done in by savvy date and Google
- Theater adds some, uh, comfort
- Pleas to preserve the past
- Theater gets funds from state budget
- Museum Of Sound Recording Will Move Out Of RKO Keith’s
- Developers set sights on Village
- Maumee OKs pact to let movie theater sell liquor
- Treasure Coast projects get funds
- Laramie City Council Looks to Address Problems at Historic Theater
- Loew’s Theatre Restoration Uncovers Original Windows
Thanks to Gregg Anderson for several of today’s stories!
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January 28, 2004
Today’s Newsreel
The new owners of the Ioka seek to avoid the limelight, the Rockland Strand could reopen by summertime (see previous story), the Cerrito Theater gets $3.5 million for renovations, and the Hollywood Reporter gets to the bottom of what killed the AMC/Loews Cineplex merger — all in today’s newsreel.
- Orchestra tunes up for Warner Grand
- Roll Credits — AMC, Loews Merger Talks Off
- Cake, ice cream and a movie
- $3.5 million goes to Cerrito renovation
- Canada enlists Conan to help boost tourism
- New owners of Ioka seek anonymity
- Small-town theaters staving off extinction
- Boston’s Opera House being restored to former glory
- Remembering The Rogers Theater
- Stoughton Village Players raising money for facility
- Dumbed-down, overcommercialized movie theater experience little better than TV anymore
(Thanks to Gregg Anderson for the Cerrito info.)
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January 23, 2004
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A prankster puts the Madison Theatre up for sale on eBay, the Times Square Theater still searches for a savior, Yahoo and Fandango join forces on movie ticketing, and a nutrionist shares the bad news about movie refreshments (sadly) — all in today’s newsreel.
- EBay listing of Madison Theater hoax
- Group Wants Fox to Be Downtown Centerpiece
- Center seeks final funds to buy Roxy
- Theater deal ignites town identity crisis
- Curtain to rise on historical Yuma theater – again
- Mann Theatres proposes five-screener for Westwood
- THE DIET DETECTIVE: Getting Fat at the Movies
- Yahoo! Movies and Fandango Announce Long-Term Movie Ticketing Relationship
- 42nd Street’s Times Square Theatre Continues Search for Tenant
- These old houses: Historical preservation can pay off
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January 16, 2004
Today’s Newsreel
The AFI Silver Theatre launches new programs, the Ioka gets a new owner, hopes fade for full preservation of Charlotte’s Carolina Theatre, and the Supreme Court considers hearing whether stadium seating is ADA-compliant — all in today’s newsreel.
- Silver Theatre meets projections
- AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Launches Educational Screenings Program (ESP)
- Views Sought in Movie Theater Wheelchair Case
- New owner for the Ioka
- Palace of Memories: Classic Movie Theaters
- Carolina Theatre’s best hope
- Tributes flow for cinema owner
- Wallace Theatres closes art houses
- Council to vote Tuesday on Empress Theatre plan
- The Dealey Center, more than just movies
- Clinton has rich movie theater, stage history
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January 9, 2004
Today’s Newsreel
Landmark debuts a new arthouse in Washington, D.C., San Francisco’s Vogue Theater is on the block, and the Seattle Times profiles the owners of an independent cinema — all in today’s newsreel.
- Arts Council given Burford Theater
- Raising 2nd Curtain on E Street Revival
- Movie theater to debut Jan. 30
- SF’s Vogue Theater is up for sale
- State Cinema to add three screens
- Moviehouse operators Mark and Katie Stern
- Angels Theatre’s Olson believes in movie magic
- Coming to a theater near you, unless you’re in Modesto
- Lights out at Willimantic cinema
- Developers queue up to build cinema
- A Grand Old Time: Du Quoin Movie Theater Puts On An Old-Fashioned Show
(Thanks to Fred Beall and Kevin Silva for the Vogue news.)
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January 2, 2004
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USA Today looks at home theaters, the Washington Post examines thepotential AMC/Loews merger, and the Byrd Theatre turns 75 — all in today’s newsreel.
- The multiplex is as close as the next room
- Theater’s reopening sure to be animated
- Big-Screen Bottom Line
- Colonial Theatre series to revive film classics
- Byrd Theatre’s opening was a gift 75 years ago
- Historic cinema bids for cash to keep the projectors rolling
- Crazy Burger rules at the Castle
- Coming to a Theater Near You: Digital Films
- Big screen finally coming to Rainier Valley
- Movie lobbies a room with a view — Door ladies a fond memory of theaters
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December 18, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
The State Theatre may become part of a downtown theater district, AMC makes ADA improvements, and Lord of the Rings fans prepare for the Return of the King — all in today’s newsreel.
- AMC to Modify Theaters for People in Wheelchairs
- Plans call for theater district in downtown
- City will seek funding in state capital budget
- Developer Decides Saving Woolworth Facade Is Too Expensive
- Magic ring may save movie sales
- American Home Theater Unveils 9-Foot Screen & Projection Rental System for House Parties
- DPI sees multiple uses for Capitol
- Carmike movie theater manager suspected of embezzling $30000
- Midnight movie madness
- Undersea Cables Beam Movie Into Theaters
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December 10, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
The Balboa Theater announces plan to reopen in 2008, the Von Lee gets a temporary reprieve, the Waverly to be included in proposed historic district, and the Marion Theater to get $1.3 million renovation — all in today’s newsreel.
- Firemen avert disaster at historic movie house
- Persevering with Preserving
- Lights out for Clinton theater
- Group Aims to Reopen Balboa Theater in 2008
- Liquor license granted for Park Cinema
- Von Lee alcohol permit decision delayed
- The great Von Lee-burger
- Historic organ brings music, nostalgia to Keith-Albee
- Theater restorers plan a ‘palace’
- Struggling theater aids struggling ship
- Victory for indie filmmakers
- Historic Preservation Board Fighting Plans To Destroy Buildings
- Supporters buy books for Capitol
- Gillioz Theatre Getting Updated
- Historic theater could go, but fixtures stay