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October 23, 2006
New Regal theater opens in Salem
SALEM, OR — The Regal Lancaster Mall is opening with some benefit days in order to raise charity and show off their high-end amenities.
The new Regal Cinemas Lancaster Mall Stadium 11 one-ups Santiam 11 in many ways, from size to handicapped accessibility, amenities and ticket prices.
The 2,481-seat theater opens to the public Monday with the first of three benefit days featuring second-run movies, an invitational VIP night and a grand opening Oct. 27-29 with first-run features.
To read more aout this story, visit the Statesman Journal.
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Lake Mills to have new theater
LAKE MILLS, IA — With no movie theater within miles, residents are banding together to construct a new theater that will also be used for performing arts.
In Lake Mills, construction of a theater may begin in a few weeks. It will resemble the 1937 art deco building it is replacing. The goal is to have the theater open for the July Jubilee celebration July 13-15.
The Mills Theatre closed in the spring of 2001. Since then, residents have had to drive to Forest City, Mason City and beyond for movies, with high gas prices adding to the price of a ticket.
For more, read the Globe Gazette.
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October 20, 2006
Cinema Treasures seeks community volunteer
We’re looking for a volunteer who can help manage us our growing user community.
With over 100,000 comments, it’s become quite a challenge for our current staff to stay on top of over 15,000 individual comment threads.
The volunteer position would include these duties:
– Help us keep theater comment threads on-topic
– Monitor recent comments for copyrighted material, flames, etc.
– Warn (and possibly ban) users who can’t behaveAnd the ideal candidate should have these qualities:
– A passion for movie theaters
– Easy-going personality with great social skills
– Previous background running a large message board
– A knack for dispute resolutionIf this sounds like you, drop us a line.
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Cinema 320 still strong
WORCESTER, MA — The Cinema 320 is still drawing crowds by providing a selection of art house fare to an appreciative audience.
There was no one left in the theater,“ he said. "But we’ve gone onward and upward from there.”
Indeed, nearly 25 years later, the lights are still on in the projection room. Cinema 320 is very much in business, although this week it is taking an intermission from its fall schedule of 12 international and independent films and documentaries.
The series will resume at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with the Argentinean comedy “El Perro.” The film (a sort of Argentinean equivalent of “Best in Show”) will also be screened at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and 28, and 1 and 3 p.m. Oct. 29.
For more, visit the Worcester Telegram.
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Youngstown’s defunct theater district
YOUNGSTOWN, OH — Has anyone been updated on the current status of the Paramount downtown in Y-town. Last I heard the paperwork was still going through, according the the mayor’s office. Ballerina lizz
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October 19, 2006
New Cinema Treasures volunteer
We’d like to belatedly welcome our newest volunteer to Cinema Treasures… Michael Zoldessy!
As many of you probably noticed, Michael has been helping us out with our blog, and we’re proud to say he’s now our official Blog Editor.
To read a little more about Michael (as well as our long-time theater editor Bryan Krefft), check out our updated Volunteer page.
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Also… thanks to everyone who’s expressed interest in being a volunteer. We plan to add more volunteers in the near future, so look out for future announcements.
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The Horror & Science Fiction Festival 2006 at the Lafayette Theatre
SUFFERN, NY — The HORROR & SCIENCE FICTION FESTIVAL 2006 – October 20-21-22
The Horror & Science Fiction Film Festival 2006 at the historic Lafayette Theatre in Suffern, New York presents seven chilling & fun movie programs including several rarely shown titles from the golden age of cinema and all on the Lafayette Theatre’s silver screen.
Horror & Science Fiction are two of Hollywood’s most popular genres, both coming of age in the 1930’s and are still extremely popular today. Screening at the Lafayette during this festival will be films featuring the talents of Alfred Hitchcock, Roman Polanski, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, John Carradine, Lon Chaney, Anthony Perkins, and many more.
All of the films are screening in the finest 35mm studio and archive prints available and most shows will feature pre-show music from the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ. Festival Dates: October 20-21-22, 2006.
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3 strip HTWWW at Pictureville, 3 Nov.
BRADFORD, ENGLAND — Pictureville Cinema in Bradford, UK, is showing their 3-strip Cinerama print of “How The West Was Won” at 1.30pm on Friday 3 November 2006.
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In Search of a Theater for prayer
We are a large congregation looking for a theater to buy as soon as possible. We have bought and lovingly restored several already. Specifically seeking on Long Island/Nassau county(either shore). Minimum 2500 seats. The bigger the better. Serious sellers only.
Please Contact Maria at:
Thanks and God Bless You!
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October 18, 2006
Biograph reopens
CHICAGO, IL — Not showing films but as a venue for the Victory Gardens Theater, the Biograph is open again.
It was at the Biograph Theatre that bank robber John Dillinger was gunned down by FBI agents July 22, 1934, after taking in the movie “Manhattan Melodrama” and being betrayed by the “Lady in Red.”
The Biograph is one of Chicago’s last remaining landmarks from its gun-slinging past; Al Capone’s Lexington Hotel hangout and the warehouse site of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre have been demolished.
Over the weekend, the Biograph held its coming-out party as a newly rehabbed venue for Victory Gardens Theater live shows, and theater leaders echoed Mayor Richard Daley in playing down its bloody past.
To read more, visit the Seattle Times.
(Thanks to Eric Olson for providing the photo.)