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October 16, 2009
Wayne citizens rally to renovate, re-open theater
WAYNE, NE — “Project Majestic” has been launched to completely renovate and re-open the town’s former Twin Theater (also known as and listed here on Cinema Treasures as the Gay Theater). Closed since 2008, the renovated theater will be re-born as single screen theater with a stage to host community events as well as films.
Initially, fellow steering committee member Reggie Yates said, plans were to clean up the theater, maybe give it some fresh paint, and reopen it. But people decided, no, they’d still be left with the same old theater with the same old seats and the same dirty floor.
So the committee decided that the 50-year-old building’s interior would get a complete makeover. The theater will be handicapped-accessible and seat about 100 people in front of a single screen. Moviegoers will be treated to the latest in digital projection and sound. The seats will have cup holders — the one feature nearly everyone has asked about, Yates said.
Read more in the Sioux City Journal.
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Seymour’s Strand Theater needs a helping hand
SEYMOUR, CT — The Strand has been lighting up Main Street in Seymour for many decades, but the old girl is beginning to look a little shabby. The townspeople are looking for low and no cost ways to spruce up this treasure, one of the increasingly few single screen theaters operating in America today. In addition to film, the theater also hosts live performances.
“Starting on the outside of the building, the marquee is starting to fall apart,” Simpson noted. “The paint is peeling, birds are nesting in the fallen ceiling panels and it continues to leak even a day or two after the rains have stopped.”
Simpson said the marquee is one of only a few left in the country, and the theater itself is one of last few single screen movie houses in Connecticut.
Read more in the New Haven Register.
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October 15, 2009
3 Classic Horror Films at Loew’s Jersey Theater - Oct. 23-24, 2009
JERSEY CIY, NJ —
Get In The Mood For Halloween
With
Landmark Horror
On the BIG Screen
At The
Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel: (201) 798-6055 Fax: (201) 798-4020 Email: Web: www.loewsjersey.org
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The historic Sea Theater hosts a Halloween triple feature
WILDWOOD, NJ — Oct 29-31st at the Sea Theater on Pacific Ave. in Wildwood.
Triple Feature – The classic Lon Chaney film “Phantom of the Opera”, the amazing drive in film “Dracula vd. Frankenstein”, and Andy Warhol’s “Flesh of Frankenstein” tickets are $8 per film or pay 15 for all 3. Classic trailers and prizes!
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The Contra Costa International Jewish Film Festival
PLEASANT HILL, CA — The 15th Annual Contra Costa International Jewish Film Festival will be on (February 20- February, 26, 2010). I hope you all attend this wonderful event it will be located at Cine Arts. I have been a member since 2007 and I underwritten two films in honor of my Dad. If you want to be a sponsor whether it is a Corporate Sponsor or Individuals going in as a Group, we have different types of Sponsorships.
Please contact Riva Gambert at (510)318-6453(direct work line) (925) 895-3605 Cell or email
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October 14, 2009
Foreclosure may be looming for Redwood City’s Fox
REDWOOD CITY, CA — Current owners John Anagnostou and Mike Monte have borrowed millions and invested their personal passion since 1998 into acquiring and upgrading the Fox Theater in Redwood City, which opened in 1929 as the New Sequoia and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But a combination of factors have resulted in their facing a mountain of debt and the very real possibility of foreclosure.
In interviews this week with The Daily News, Anagnostou described the numerous reasons he may have to surrender the keys to the theater he loves. Above all, he said, he and Monte have too much debt, much of it with high interest rates.
“The Fox is strapped with too much debt and we’ve always known it, and we’ve been trying to solve that with the right financial partner and we’ve been unable to,” Anagnostou said.
The owners are still working hard to find a way to hold onto the building at 2215 Broadway, though they don’t have a solution yet, Anagnostou said. He said restoring the Fox was worth the trouble and risk.
Read more in the San Jose Mercury News.
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Garden Theatre begins 2009-2010 season
WINTER GARDEN, FL — The Garden Theatre begins its second complete season on Friday, Oct. 9, with “Forever Plaid,” produced by Theatre Works Florida. It will play on Friday/Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons through October 25. “Plaid” is a guaranteed smash with a series of well-loved songs and right-on patter that keeps audiences laughing as they hum along to some of the great nostalgic pop hits of the 50s and 60s. Tickets are currently on sale through the boxoffice, which can be reached at 407-877-4736.
The Garden Theatre, located at 160 W. Plant Street, is a restored 1935 Mediterranean Revival style movie house, now in use for live productions as well as films. It has helped to spark a remarkable renaissance in downtown Winter Garden’s historic district.
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Cinemark opens new multiplex in Robinson
ROBINSON, PA — A new 16-screen theater has been opened in this community, about 13 miles west of Pittsburgh. One of the auditoriums features Cinemark’s XD giant screen format, capable of digital 3D projection. The opening will most probably impact the thirty-year-old Showcase Cinema West in the same area.
The theater has a dozen different prices, from discount Tuesdays ($5.25 all day) to early-bird specials ($5 for the first matinee seven days a week) to regular adult admission ($6 before 6 p.m., $8.25 most evenings, $8.75 Friday and Saturday nights).
All are posted at the box office and at www.cinemark.com, which also allows online ticketing, with pickup at a station in the lobby.
“We’re trying to provide something for everyone, especially during these difficult economic times,” James Meredith, Cinemark’s vice president of marketing and communications, said before an informal tour.
Additional details are in the Post-Gazette.
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October 13, 2009
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas looking towards major expansion
AUSTIN, TX — Currently operating or licensing seven locations, the Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas hopes to expand to thirty locations by the end of 2010, by moving aggressively to a franchising model. In addition to opening six additional locations in its home state of Texas, the company will soon have its name on a new brew-and-view theater in Winchester, VA, its first out-of-state venture.
Martin, president and CEO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, said revenue grew 8 percent last year, the best in the 12-year-old company’s history. He declined to disclose figures or the value of Monday’s deal.
“For years, we’ve been out franchising, and trying to find a good fit for the franchise families,” Martin said. “Norman Abdallah of Triple Tap definitely fit that mold.”
Get more details in the Austin Statesman.
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Atlanta’s Magic Johnson Theater closing
ATLANTA, GA — The 12-screen Magic Johnson Theater, operated by AMC, is closing before the end of the month. Located in the Greenbrier Mall, the theater opened in 1996. Mall owners are hoping another operator will come forward, but are also looking at other proposals for the use of the space.
The Greenbriar theater changed hands several times. AMC acquired it after merging with Loews Theatres in 2006.
AMC spokesman Andy DiOrio said the company has closed a handful of theaters nationwide this year as it seeks to upgrade or close aging theaters.
“While we understand and appreciate that community’s affinity with that theater, we also have two others in that vicinity, AMC Parkway Pointe 15 and AMC Southlake Pavilion 24,” he said.
More details in the Atlanta Business News.