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February 23, 2010
Carmike and Cinemark both planning new cinemas in Sandusky
SANDUSKY, OH — Cinemark and Carmike currently each operate a multiplex in Sandusky, and both plan to replace their current theaters with new ones, increasing the total number of screens in this town on the shores of Lake Erie from eighteen to twenty-four.
Joe Bell, a spokesman for the Cafaro Co., said Tuesday the financing is in hand for the Cinemark theater and it will be built despite Carmike’s plans.
The new theaters will replace two older theaters, a 10-screen Cinemark theater at Walmart and an eight-screen Carmike theater at the mall.
The planned upgrade means Sandusky is going from 18 screens to 24.
There is more in the Sandusky Register.
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February 22, 2010
John Waters heads up effort to buy New Art 3 theater
PROVINCETOWN, MA — A local group headed by director and local resident John Waters is gearing up to acquire the New Art 3 theater at Whaler’s Wharf. It would become the permanent home of the Provincetown International Film Festival.
To make it happen, the festival must raise $450,000 in one year, according to the terms of an agreement with the current owners, Whaler’s Wharf LLC, which also runs the Provincetown Art House Theater across the street.
The festival group would need an additional $200,000 to complete renovations on the small, second-story theater located inside a retail mall known as the Whaler’s Wharf. The theater operated year-round at one time, but has been closed for the past few winters, Hanna said.
There is more at Cape Cod Online.
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Lebowsky Center rebuilding update and wrestling fundraiser
OWOSSO, MI — As a follow up to the news that the walls and roof of the fire-gutted Lebowsky Center will be rebuilt this year, there is a video report which shows the interior of the theater today as well as plans for the rebuilding from WJRT.
Meanwhile, local actor and wresting promoter Jayme Palaszeski who had acting roles at Lebowsky Center performances in the past organized a wrestling match held February 13 called “Broken Hearts: A Benefit to Aid in the Rebuilding of the Lebowsky Center” at the American Legion, 201 E. Mason St. in Owosso. More details in the Argus-Press.
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Coming Attractions Trailers
I have some trailers available- some were never used – some were used- if interested please respond and I will send you my complete list.
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February 19, 2010
The iPhone Palace
Happy to see that the magic of the movie theatre will never go away.
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City considering landmark designation for Coney Island Theatre
BROOKLYN, NY — Landmark designation could be coming fro the Coney Island Theatre. However, some in the neighborhood aren’t the biggest fans of it.
And now city officials are considering giving “landmark” designation to the long-shuttered Coney Island Theatre building, so it could be protected and eventually become a key part of Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to finally revive the fabled – but rundown — summer seaside district into a year-round attraction.
“If we’re going to be serious about getting people to Coney Island year-round, we need a live entertainment venue, and this 2,500-seat theater not only showed movies in its heyday, but offered Broadway-style live shows,” said Dick Zigun, of Coney Island USA, which submitted the proposal. “We’re excited.”
Read the full story in the New York Post.
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Hollywood pushing dates of movies on DVD shorter
According to the Wall Street Journal(sub. rqr’d), the time frame between a movie’s release in theaters and on DVD is getting shorter. A good example is “GI Joe: Rise of Cobra” on DVD, which was releasd three months after the movie was in theaters. Disney is doing the same with its “Alice In Wonderland” 3-D film, which is coming out in June, three months after the movie’s debut in theaters.
The coming release of Walt Disney Co.’s “Alice in Wonderland” might serve as a looking glass into the movie industry’s future.
Instead of releasing the DVD 16 and a half weeks after the movie opens in theaters, Disney plans to put it out after just 12 and a half weeks, even if it is still playing at the multiplex.
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Almost 1000 circa 1982 Theater seats available for FREE!
Hello.
I am in the process of renovating a theater and we have almost 1000 seats we have deinstalled that we have sitting in an empty auditorium. We are willing to give away for FREE if you take ALL OF THE SEATS that are to go. They are stored in an empty auditorium, about 200 of them are still installed in that house as they are being used as dividers for the other seats. The seats have been removed in majority 6 seat wide sections, and you may take them further apart if you wish but they’ve gotta go.
The seats are burgundy tweed with a tan metal seat bottom, tan plastic backing and tan metal standard. They are ¾ back and have wooden armresests, they do not have cupholders.
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February 18, 2010
Avatar in 4D…only in Korea!!!
According to Engadget the James Cameron sci-fi megahit Avatar, which has become the highest grossing film of all time worldwide, is being shown in 4D but only in Korean theaters. What that means is that the audience will hear, feel, taste, and smell the movie.
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Wapa Theater closing; may become live performance venue
WAPAKONETA, OH — For over a century, the Wapa Theatre has been providing entertainment to this northwest Ohio community, first as a vaudeville house and then as a cinema. Now a non-profit group wants to turn the Wapa, born as the Brown Theater, into a place for live and digital performances after its scheduled closing in March.
According to an agenda for the group’s first meeting, they want to
“introduce a plan that will enrich our whole community by revitalizing the Brown Theater to its original purpose — the performing arts.”Frey, who serves as production manager, said it may take the support of the local community to accomplish this, but right now its the only option to keep the building open. There have been no other reported offers once the movie theater closes next month.
Initial plans for the non-profit include reopening the building as a live performance theater, which seats 620 people, by the end of March. The group would lease the space from theater owner and local attorney Robert Wiesenmayer.
The full story is in the Wapakoneta Daily News.