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May 4, 2007
An Evening With Crispin Glover
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Little Death Collective and the historic Baronet Theater invite you to join us for a very special occasion…
An Evening with Crispin GloverWhen: May 4th and 5th
Doors at 7:30pm,
Show at 8:00pm,
Where: The Baronet Theater
205 4th ave.
Asbury Park, NJ 07712Tickets available at ticketweb.com
There will also be some tickets available at the door before showtime!
A live appearance with Crispin Glover, plus a screening of his film, “What Is It?”, followed by his big slideshow, a Q&A session, and book signing…..
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3 film screenings at the Loew’s Jersey Theater in Jersey City, NJ
East Meets West(ern) — RARE Back-To-Back Screenings of Seven Samurai
& The Magnificent SevenAnd Western Meets Spaghetti — Sergio Leone’s Genre Re-Defining
The Good, the Bad and the UglyMay 11 & 12
At the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre
— A not-for-profit arts center
54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel. (201) 798-6055 Fax. (201) 798-4020
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Star-Vu Drive-In Opens May 18
COSTA MESA, CA – Star-Vu-Drive-In, the new drive-in movie theater debuting with an inflatable screen at the Orange County Fairgrounds, will open Friday, May 18 with two showings of SHREK 3, marking the first time in a decade a movie has been shown at an Orange County drive-in. Gates will open at 7 p.m. Showtimes are at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
The Star-Vu Drive-In is the brainchild of four principals, three of them from Orange County: Fred Armendariz, Jeffrey Teller and Mary Jean Duran. The fourth is Bob Deutsch of Rockville, Maryland and owner of Outdoor Movies, the supplier of the screen and state-of-the-art projection system.
Along with the 65' x 33' inflatable screen, an airscreen Premiere, the drive-in will include food concessions in the Westside Grill, a facility also used during the weekend swapmeet at the fairgrounds, and an adjacent Star-Vu Snack Shack, a kids play area with inflatable attractions, permanent restrooms and accommodation for 300 cars.
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May 3, 2007
Capitol cameo update
FLINT, MI — The Capitol Theatre marquee is now fully functioning and now every light bulb lights and moves—even the light bulbs under the marquee. The message on the marquee reads “MEGA BOWL ON CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV”. The Mega Bowl is the championship game in the film “Semi-Pro“ about an American Basketball Association basketball team called the Flint Michigan Tropics.
The theater entrance and rest of the theater building are also getting spruced up. The storefronts are getting vintage signs installed. Many of the signs are borrowed from Bob Perani’s collection from his Dort Mall. The film is scheduled to be released on February 29, 2008.
A news report (including video) from WJRT reports that the filming of scenes for “Semi-Pro” will take place at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, May 2 and 3. Because the Capitol Theatre building is across Harrison Street from the Mass Transportation Authority transporation center, bus boarding and transfer locations will be moved to alternate locations for the duration of the film shoot.
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Connecticut Law offers filmmakers 30 percent tax credit
In July, Connecticut passed a law that offers filmmakers a 30 percent tax credit for productions costing $50,000 or more – cited as the most generous for filmmakers in the United States. This has worked as we’ve seen 5 movies being filmed in Southwestern Connecticut since then, with more slated for the coming months.
New portions of the initiative would extend eligibility to 50 percent of a production’s out-of-state expenses and eliminate limits on talent fees for extras and actors with small roles. Pornography would not qualify.
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May 2, 2007
London England 1941 - my memories of the projection room during the war.
QUEUING ALL PARTS
(A look back at the wartime cinema)
by
BOB NARDUZZO
INTRODUCTION
The following is dedicated to all the cinema projectionists, who during World War Two, helped to maintain morale of the British people, sometimes under difficult conditions.
Ageing equipment, together with lack of spare parts, shortage of staff, very strict working procedures and not to mention, enemy action, made life sometimes very difficult.
Without this relatively small band of back room boys, and considering the very limited alternative entertainments that were available at the time, no television, radio programmes off the air before and during air raids, Hollywood’s “Dream Factory” would not have been available to the great British public.
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Job Opening: Senior Operations Manager
ACS Enterprises Inc. is a full-service company offering a wide-range of comprehensive services for the motion picture industry. Some of our services include: project management, construction, engineering, marketing, and facility maintenance.
As Senior Operations Manager, you are the primary communication liaison between ACS Enterprises and our customers; theatre managers and their corporate offices, and will manage ACS business activities as it relates to our service offerings and its relationship to our customers.
Since the cinema industry is operational year round, we require a flexible work schedule to address customers request when received.
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May 1, 2007
Cleveland movie memories
I have been searching through old Cleveland Microfilm and have been finding some real gems. Please take a look at these films that have played at Cleveland theatres.
-ClevelandSGS
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“Spider-Man Week in NYC” Events Celebrate the Upcoming Release of “Spider-Man 3”
NEW YORK, NY — As part of a massive promotional campaign leading up to the premiere of Spider-Man 3, Columbia Pictures has partnered with the Tribeca Film Festival and a variety of non-profit and commercial educational, entertainment and business entities to present a wide range of themed events designed to generate major media exposure and public awareness of the upcoming theatrical release. Participants include public institutions ranging from zoos, museums, libraries and city parks to corporate partners that include Toys R Us, Burger King, SuperCuts, Game Stop, NBC-TV (Today Show) and Sony (Columbia Pictures' parent company).
Notable events and venues for cinema and theater enthusiasts include:
Spider-Man on the Big Screen- The Tribeca Film Festival will showcase the U.S. premiere in Queens and also present, with Columbia Pictures, simultaneous screenings in the other four boroughs (these additional screenings will be free and open to the public). The first and second Spider-Man films will have midnight screenings on May 1st and May 2nd, respectively; on May 3rd, both films will be shown back-to-back at the festival, allowing for a direct lead-in to the midnight showings of Spider-Man 3. There will also be two panel discussions about the films. Read the news release.
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April 30, 2007
Capitol marquee makes cameo
FLINT, MI — The long neglected 1940’s vintage marquee of the Capitol Theatre, built in 1927 and designed by John Eberson, is getting a $20,000 makeover for a movie cameo in the film “Semi-Pro “. A crew from the local firm Signs by Crannie is replacing lights and wiring as well as installing a new blinking mechanism.
While the marquee and blade sign received new neon in 2004/2005, no additional work was done on the marquee until now. The blade sign got a new paint job in the 2004/2005 makeover. According to Troy Farah, whose family owns the theater building, the marquee hadn’t fully functioned since the early 1980’s at the latest.