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April 16, 2007
Queensland Gallery of Modern Art Cinematheque installs Wurlitzer organ
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art that opened earlier this year in Brisbane contains two purpose-built theatres (Cinematheque) for the showing of cinema as an art form.
On 29 March the restored Wurlitzer organ built in 1929 for Brisbane’s Regent Theatre was inaugurated with a short concert by organist Tony Fenelon followed by the screening of the restored and enhanced surviving segments (17 minutes) of the 1906 feature-length (60 minutes) film “The Story of the Kelly Gang”.
The organ had been removed from the Regent in 1964 to spend the next forty years in a residence in New South Wales, before being purchased by the Gallery as an original and complete example of a Wurlitzer Unit Orchestra designed for the accompaniment of silent films (although the Regent opened as a “talkie” house in November, 1929).
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Hilltop Drive-In reopens
JOLIET, IL — The Hilltop Drive-In on Route 6, Maple St. is re-opening after 8 years.
Under new ownership the Hilltop is targeted to re-open this summer.The Hilltop Drive-In will offer:
A Family Environment with affordable prices!
Two First Run movies each night, seven nights a week.
A weekend Flea Market (with live entertainment in the future).
Car shows and other outdoor events.
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April 14, 2007
Victory Gardens Announces New Season, Return of Films to Biograph
CHICAGO, IL — Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater has announced the 2007 season of live theater at its new home at the historic Biograph Theater in Lincoln Park, including a return engagement of the seasonal hit, “The Snow Queen”, according toan article in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune.
Victory Gardens is also beginning to screen movies at the Biograph on a limited basis which will tie in with plays being presented at the theater at the time. The first film, “An Inconvenient Truth”, will be shown on April 22nd.
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April 13, 2007
Another LRS in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA — It’s not everyday you get to walk into one of downtown Los Angeles' movie palaces. Even rarer is it that you actually see a film there. With this year’s 21st annual Last Remaining Seats film series from the Los Angeles Conservancy, you’ll get both. Throw in some live entertainment and a chance to also see a film in two other grand settings and you have one event you can’t miss.
They’ll be another great lineup of theaters this year as usual. The first four evenings will visit the always popular Orpheum and Los Angeles Theatres. Then for the first time ever, the series will go to Hollywood’s John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. The location was never a movie theater, but a screen will be brought in for a special outdoor evening. Closing out the event, the series will visit the majestic Alex Theatre in Glendale.
Much thought went into creating the perfect evening each week this year so it’s more than just the movie. From a fashion show to live music to even a possible visit from one of the classic film’s stars, it will definitely be an unforgettable year for Last Remaining Seats. Vintage trailers and shorts will also precede some films.
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Community taking suggestions for the Garden
PITTSBURGH, PA — Local leaders on Pittsburgh’s North Side are taking suggestions on how the Garden Theatre should be used (and what the now blank marquee should read.)
I am hoping to see the Garden turn into a concert hall (which Pittsburgh has been lacking since the Syria Mosque closed in 1991).
Here is the link to the Post Gazette news story.
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Vintage opening night tickets
Hi,
I have acquired 2 brass tickets from the opening night of the Bonstelle Playhouse in Detroit.
These are dated January 1, 1925. Inaugural Performance.
The tickets are for orchestra seating – Row C-Seats 6 and 8.
What is the value of the tickets? and is anyone interested in them?
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April 12, 2007
Trailer Park comes to Myspace
With studios looking for every which way to market their films, the introduction of a part of Myspace just for movie trailers seems like the predictable next step.
Social networking site Website Myspace, together with independent entertainment studio Lionsgate, has unveiled MySpace Trailer Park, an online community devoted to theatrical trailers of new film releases. Trailers will be featured 3 to 6 months before the actual movie release.
“We expect millions of Americans will come to Trailer Park to check out the industry’s best movie trailers. The demand on MySpace for premium video content is off the charts and we expect Trailer Park to speak to users who want to discover and virally share these videos,” said MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe, in a press release.
Read more at TMC Net.
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Comcast acquires fandango
In order to have it accompany their new online entertainment destination, Fancast, Comcast has bought Fandango.
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), the nation’s leading provider
of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Fandango, the nation’s premier destination for movie information, showtimes and ticketing, and one of the Web’s top entertainment sites.The company also announced plans to launch Fancast.com, a new national online destination
that will enable consumers to search, discover, manage and enjoy their entertainment experience across many devices and channels, including television, computers, DVDs and wireless services.For more, go to PR Newswire.
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April 11, 2007
Buzzards Bay Theater now open!
BUZZARDS BAY, MA — After 5 long years the Buzzards Bay Theater has reopened!
Yesterday was opening night at the new Buzzards Bay Theater. The scene that played out in the projection room was representative of the underdog struggle of a guy trying to realize his dream of movie theater ownership in a village that needs a happy ending.
Ever since Hoyts Cinemas closed at the Buzzards Bay location in 2001, Avery, a Wareham resident, has been dreaming of owning a movie theater.
Working nights and weekends while holding down a full-time job as a chef for the Raytheon Corp. in Rhode Island, Avery rehabbed the run-down building and raised the capital. When he had trouble getting investors, he knocked on doors in Buzzards Bay, eliciting residents' enthusiasm for the movies to show investors there was a demand, Sullivan said.
For more, go to Cape Cod Online.
You can also visit the Buzzards Bay Theater Website.
Additional Cape Cod Online Article on the entire neighborhood.
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Theater for sale
400 seat theater in Burlington, Kansas is for sale. It currently hosts a live country music show 2 saturday nights a month. It was formerly an actual movie theater, and could easily be returned to that if desired. If interested call 785-566-3124 and ask for Dave.