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June 11, 2009
Protests as Saudi film is shown in Riyadh
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — After 30 years, people in Saudi Arabia have a chance to go to see a movie.
A few religious hardliners have tried to turn movie-goers away, or to disrupt the performances.
No women were allowed into the performance, which followed similar initiatives in other Saudi cities with more liberal Islamic traditions.
Read more in the BBC News.
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Delay of next ‘Potter’ pic dings Imax
Some are a bit concerned that due to a scheduling conflict, the next Harry Potter won’t be in wide release in Imax until two weeks after the general release.
Shares of Imax dropped 4% on Monday to $7.31 after a Wall Street analyst said the delay “should negatively impact Imax boxoffice results.”
“Prince” opens wide July 14. Although it opens on two Imax screens that day — one in New York and one in Los Angeles — it won’t get the wide Imax treatment until July 29.
Read more in the Hollywood Reporter.
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Old theatre sound equipment wanted
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I am willing to travel any place in Ontario, Quebec and Environs. I am also looking for tubes parts, transformers, etc.
So if you think you might know of the location of this type of equipment, let me know. I pay in cash and at fair value. You can call toll free at 1-800-947-0393 or 1-519-853-2157 or .
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June 10, 2009
Movie theater photo exhibit
BROOKLINE, MA — “Celluloid Dreams: America’s Vanishing Movie Palaces and Drive-In Theaters”, photography by Stefanie Klavens is on view at The Gallery on the Plaza at the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, Massachusetts.
The exhibit will run through July 20 and there is a reception open to the public on Thursday, June 11, from 6-8 p.m. Brookline is adjacent to Boston (near Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts). Complete information can be seen here:
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English cinema building history book - North Tyneside
Well-known cinema historian Frank Manders has just had his “Cinemas of North Tyneside” published in the Mercia Cinemas Histories series. Covering Wallsend, Howdon, and Willington Quay : North Shields and Tynemouth : Whitley Bay and Monkseaton : Forest Hall : The Colliery Villages : and with a post-script on Wallsend’s Silverlink Odeon, the well-illustrated and indexed book retails at £ 12.95. ISBN-13 : 978-0-946406-4. Available through bookshops or direct from Mercia Sales: 23 Thrice Fold, Cote Farm, Thackley, Bradford, BD10 8WW (enquiries : ) Cheques for £ 12 95p + £ 1 20 p+p (total £ 14.15) should be made payable to Mercia Cinema Society.
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The lights may also go out on the Chelsea Theatre
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Rumors have been speculating that owner Bruce Stone is also putting on sale another independent owned and operated Chapel Hill movie house… the Chelsea,which is an independent three screen cinema located at 1129 Weaver Dairy Road in the Timberlyne Shopping Center in the Northern section of Chapel Hill.
The Chelsea is the second independent arthouse cinema operating in the greater Chapel Hill area. It was originally a twin cinema when it opened in 1998,but somewhere in the late 1990’s,a third screen was added. This was a cinema that showcased a lot of independent films as well as foreign released and first-run features.
Last week, owner Bruce Stone, who had already said he wants to sell the Franklin Street theater, confirmed he is also trying to sell his three-screen Chelsea Theater in Timberlyne shopping center.
“It would be a package deal,” he said.
Times are tough and getting tougher, Stone said.
More on this story at the Chapel Hill News.
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June 9, 2009
Yesterday’s site outage
Hey, folks.
As you might have noticed, Cinema Treasures was inaccessible for a good part of the day yesterday.
Unfortunately, our hosting provider had a power outage at their data center, so our server was offline until the power was restored late last night.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
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Possible new life for former Toledo movie theatre
TOLEDO, OH — A Toledo icon, the Showcase Cinemas, after sitting dormant for 4 years, may have new life with new uses.
City Councilman Tom Waniewski says he’s been talking with developers who want to put in two hotels, restaurants and shops on the site.
The Toledo-Lucas County Planning Commission considers the developers proposal at a meeting next month.
Read the full story at WTOL.
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Historic Buzzards Bay Theater faces extinction
BUZZARDS BAY, MA — A meeting tonight could decide the fate of the Buzzards Bay Theater.
The Buzzards Bay Theater, which was a movie theater and local meeting place for the better part of the 20th century, now faces extinction. Its owners, Vincent and Noreen Michienzi, want to demolish the building and will meet with the town’s historic commission at a public hearing June 9 to discuss their plans. The commission can delay demolition for up to a year while they work with the owner to preserve whatever history they can, commission member Donald “Jerry” Ellis said.
The historical commission “is not trying to be a stake in the road” to property owners, Ellis said. “We’re trying to preserve the historic atmosphere of the village,” as long as it fits in with the “economic well-being” of the owners.
Read the full story in South Coast Today.
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Tower Theater celebrates 20 years
SOUTH HADLEY, MA — A small town gem, the Tower Theaters, celebrated 20 years in the business.
And no one’s happier about the movie theater’s success than the owner of the lingerie store next door, she told 22News the theater’s been great for business.
“The wife will look in the store, and her husband will only say hurry up, let’s go to the movies, but later the wife will come in the next day or the weekend afterwards,” said Charlotte Dunaj.
Read more at WWLP.