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November 13, 2006
November and December Movies at the Palace
The Palace Theatre in Albany, NY will be showing the following movies in the months of November and December.
On the 15th of November, Gone With the Wind plays at 1 and 7 PM.
On the 29th of November, Citizen Kane plays at 1 and 7 PM.
On the 13th of December, It’s A Wonderful Life plays at 1 and 7 PM.
On the 20th of December, A Christmas Carol plays at 1 and 7 PM.I do not know at this time which version of A Christmas Carol the Palace will be showing.
A complete listing of the 2006-2007 Movie Series at the Palace is available at their website www.palacealbany.com. The complete schedule is listed here.
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November 10, 2006
Kerasotes behavior classes
CICERO, IL — I’m not really sure how to best summarize this without making it sound controversial… I know it will spur a lot of commentary here.
Basically, a Kerasotes theater outside Chicago is requiring teens that want to see movies alone at night to take a lecture on personal conduct with their parents.
A new 14-screen movie theater opened in Cicero Friday, but teenagers under 18 can’t go at night unless they’re with a parent. If they want to go unaccompanied by an adult, they have to take a class and get a “code of conduct” ID card.
Kerasotes started requiring ID cards last year at its theatres in South Bend, Ind. when three teenagers were arrested for fighting. In order to get the cards here, teens and their parents have to sit through a 10 minute lecture.
To read more about this interesting new practice, visitCBS 2 Chicago.
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Warner Grand Theatre reopens after major redo
SAN PEDRO, CA — The Warner Grand Theatre, L.A.’s venerable Naby reopened this past Saturday with a stunning performance by the resident, Golden State Pops Orchestra.
This marked the first performance with the near completion of an $800,000 restoration
including the rebuilding of the original seats, complete down to a near ‘dead-on’ re-covering of the 1500 plus seats with a customed loomed fabric, replicating the original.Also included was the complete strip of the stagehouse from its original hemp system, to a more modern “T” rail, complete with a new loading dock and a new screen system and updated film sound capabilities.
Funding for this major restoration was accomplished and continues by the community theatre support group, Grand Vision Foundation.
For info about future programs, visit The Warner Grand Official Website.
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Cerrito Theater returns with new agenda
EL CERRITO, CA — Restored to deco glory, the Cerrito Theater prepares for first screenings in a half century.
The Cerrito Theater is so close to completion you can almost smell the popcorn from San Pablo Avenue. The $5 million restoration project has been underway for more than five years, but soon, very soon, the popcorn will pop, the lights will dim and the Cerrito will open for business again.
On November 1, Casablanca and Pulp Fiction will become the first movies screened in the Cerrito since the mid 1960s, breathing new life into the deco theater that was originally built in 1937.
Unlike most movie theaters, the two theaters at the Cerrito will have couches and cocktail tables as well as the traditional theater seats. Beer is served in the theater, and food, like homemade pizza, can be ordered and delivered to customers during the flick. Two cafes, the It Club and the It Club Too, flank the theaters entrance, so moviegoers can hang out before and after movies.
To read more on this, go to The North Gate News.
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November 9, 2006
“Miracle on 34th Street” at the L.A. Palace
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Conservancy is holding a special holiday screening to support its Broadway Initiative. “Miracle on 34th Street” is being shown in the rarely open to the public, Palace Theatre.
The screening is on Sunday, December 3rd at 2PM. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for Children 12 and under.
Don’t miss your chance to enter this cinema treasure and also see a film in it!
For more information, visit the Los Angeles Conservancy.
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Closure of former Gaumont Palace, Cheltenham, UK
CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK — The former Gaumont Palace cinema, latterly the Odeon Cheltenham, closed down permanently on 5th November 2006.
The cinema opened in 1933 and had a long history of live music performances as well as film. In the 1970’s, as with most Odeons, the single auditorium was triplexed and subsequently awkwardly sub-divided still further into seven screens.
Despite this, it struggled to remain competitive and, in the wake of the opening of the nearby Cineworld multiplex, staff were given just thirty days to revive its fortunes or face closure.
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FM Transmitters for sale
Ideal for drive-ins (as these are coming out of a drive-in theater that is converting to Broadcast Warehouse). I am posting this for the owner who is selling them. They are all functional as they are taken out of service.
3) MicroFM stereo xmitters
1) Decade 800 MONO FM Xmitter
1) Ramsey FM100B XmitterIf interested in any of the above, please drop me a note at and I will get price and details to send back. Thank you!
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Small town theater in need?
We are looking for a small town theater to develop into an entertainment destination…..
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November 8, 2006
Victoria Theatre Documentary
AUCKLAND, NZ — Just a quick note to let you know that I have just completed my documentary about Californian John Leon Benwell and the Victoria Cinema which he built in 1912.The cinema has had a troubled few years and whether it survives or dies, its history and the people and stories surrounding it are now captured on one DVD.
Visit Mosaic Media for details and the promo video.
Many thanks
(Thanks to Steve at Mosaic Media for providing the photo.)
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Search of former Philadelphia theater discovers silent film treasures
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A recent search of Port Richmond’s Richmond Theater found the remnants of several silent film posters. The theater opened in 1913 with silent pictures and closed in 1952 as a second run movie house. The building now houses the Port Richmond Book Store Co. after subsequent uses as a vending machine company and hardware supply business.
The posters were found in a crawl space which traverses the entire main auditorium. Search crews will further explore the venue in early December.
Each of the posters dates to 1917 and provides a unique insight into the early silver screen.
“Plagues and Puppy Love” advertised as a “Big ‘V” comedy distributed by the Greater
Vitagraph Company stars Larry Semon and is written by Graham Baker. “Six Cylinder Love"
stars Tom Mix and Victoria Forde. Written and directed by Mix. The movie was distributed by
the Fox Film Company.