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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.)
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May 14, 2013
Summer movies at the Ohio Theatre
COLUMBUS, OH — The CAPA Summer Film Series is back for its 43rd season featuring a variety of genres through the end of August. A Fright Night Friday Double Feature and a number of Hitchcock classics highlight the comprehensive festival of hits from the 30’s through 70’s.
Read more and see the full schedule on their official website.
(Thanks to spectrum for providing the photo.)
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Movie Houses of Worship spotlights theaters in need
Christopher Campbell’s Movie Houses of Worship spotlighted numerous cinemas in need of financial assistance to keep going. The Bijou in Eugene, the Eaton in Charlotte, the Kuhn in Lebanon, the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, the Rio in Monte Rio and the Towne in Watertown make the list.
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May 13, 2013
All-documentary movie theater draws Bloomberg and Moore for groundbreaking
NEW YORK, NY — The DCTV Cinema mentioned last fall had its groundbreaking last week. They plan to open by 2015 and have 20,000 attendees their first year.
Read more in Capital New York.
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Morristown movie theater set to close next week but negotiations continue
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Bow Tie Cinemas might have acquired Clearview Cinemas the other week but not every theatre was included. The Headquarters 10 is in limbo because its lease is expiring shortly and the owners haven’t finalized negotiations with Bow Tie to assume the space.
Read more in the Daily Record
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May 10, 2013
St. Francis comes down after long battle
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Unfortunately the above photo was taken years and the 100+ year-old structure has been torn down. The Market Street Place project that has been simmering for years is finally becoming a reality.
Go to CurbedSF for demolition photos of the row of businesses.
(Thanks to Ed Solero for providing the photo.)
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Landmark’s Bethesda Row is back
BETHESDA, MD — The arthouse gem, the Bethesda Row Cinema reopened last week after a month-long renovation. Plush leather seats and a new bar are just some of the highlights.
Read more in Robert Dyer’s review.
(Thanks to thebrat for providing the photo.)