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September 26, 2008
Neighborhood Flix Cinema closes after 1 year
DENVER, CO — Open for less than a year, the Neighborhood Flix Cinema & Cafe closed unexpectedly Monday because the three-screen theater could not secure first-run movies.
The multiplex was coupled with a cafe where moviegoers could dine before or after a movie, or even take their food with them into the theater.
Flix had intended to hold a fundraising event October 9th to help keep the theater open. However, on Monday evening, the owners notified all 20 employees that the theater was closing immediately and that they would try to sell the business.
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ca. 1915 projection equipment
Hello folks: I am helping to rehab a theatre built in 1914 to show silent movies. I found a 1923 listing of the equipment that was in the theatre at the time, and the list included “1 superlit screen,” “2 powers 6-A projectors,” “2-1 sheet adv. magazine,” and “1 rewind.” I can figure out the rewind, but I’m wondering if anyone on this list can tell me more about the screen, projectors, and adv. machine.
Thanks!
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September 25, 2008
Movies on Demand at the Movies
A Brazilian company wants to bring movies on demand to a theater near you.
On the MovieMobz website, people can ask other filmgoers if they want to see a certain picture at a certain theater. If enough people sign up, the theater is booked.
The number of people needed varies depending on the theater. For example, if a 120-seat cinema typically sells 30 tickets on a Monday night, it will only take 40 “MovieMobzters” to schedule the screening.
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Westcott Theater reopens
SYRACUSE, NY — The Wescott Theater, formerly the Westcott Cinema, reopened over the weekend as a performing arts center and bar after being closed for 11 months.
The new owners have torn up seats, installed spotlights, built a bar in one of the hall’s corners, and added a stage underneath the movie screen. The Wescott is looking to host music acts and community events as well as film festivals.
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CinemaSmith in Coolidge Corner is closing
The CinemaSmith, which is sort of an attachment to the Brookline Booksmith in Brookline’s Coolidge Corner, and located in the basement of the Brookline Booksmith, will be closing shortly. Many movies are on sale there.
When I asked the young woman working behind the counter at Brookline Booksmith why CinemaSmith was closing, she replied that Netflix and lots of DVD’s, on the long run, were causing CinemaSmith to make little to no money, so they decided it wasn’t worth it to stay in business any longer. Even though CinemaSmith isn’t a movie theatre, and though I very seldom used it, it was a little unsettling to learn of its closing.
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September 24, 2008
Live Theater Organ Weekend featuring ‘Flesh and the Devil’
JERSEY CITY, NJ — The Sound of Silents
Greta Garbo in “Flesh and the Devil"
… And Much MoreAt the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Tel. (201) 798-6055 Fax. (201) 798-4020 Web. www.loewsjersey.org
A Not-For-Profit Arts CenterOne of the greatest pipe organs ever to play in the Metropolitan Area has been gone for 34 years.
But now it’s back.
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Rose Marine Theater documentary
FORT WORTH, TX — The Rose Marine Theater showed a documentary on the history of the theatre last weekend.
Also, view www.asenseofplace.tv for the documentary’s official webiste! The hope is that it airs on our local PBS station at some point.
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New York Film Festival at the Ziegefld
NEW YORK, NY — The New York Film Festival begins next week with quite a few films screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre. They have a full slate of exciting premieres including new films by Darren Arnofsky and Clint Eastwood.
Check out the official website and calendar for further details.
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Looking for old theatre equipment
WANTED: Cash paid for old amplifiers, speakers, horns, single drivers woofer amplifier tubes LIKE Western Electric, Altec, JBL, RCA, Motiograph, Westrex. Will pay big money for Western Electric 41 42 43 46 86 91 92 555 555w 4194 4181 4151 4162 and any HORNS speaker blaffle or any other interesting equipment.
Condition is not important can be rusty and not working or missing parts. Cash paid on time of pick up, call 313-402-5605 or
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September 23, 2008
The age of the roadshow
Cinema Sightlines just debuted some new insightful articles on the roadshow era. In addition to a look at roadshows in general, they take a more detailed look into “Funny Girl” on its fortieth anniversary. That film will be shown next month at the Egyptian as part of its 81st Anniversary Celebration.