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September 4, 2006
“Preserve Me a Seat” film review on Film Threat
The first national review for “Preserve Me a Seat,” a documentary about historic theatees and the ongoing efforts to preserve them for future generations, appeared today on Film Threat, which is one of the leading magazine/website for independent film. Here’s the link for those who might be interested:
The next public screenings of “Preserve Me a Seat” will be on Sunday, September 10th and Tuesday, September 12th as part of the upcoming FilmFestKC film festival in Kansas City, Missouri. The documentary is also available on dvd through www.apartment101films.com.
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Marana cinema to come eventually
MARANA, AZ — Despite holdups, the new 12-16 screen Pavillions Theatres from the Linda Vista chain should open by next summer.
The number of screens has been reduced and the opening delayed a few months, but Northwest Side residents should be able to catch a flick at Marana’s first movie theater by next May.
There had been some talk about opening the theater by the end of this year, but administrative holdups and paperwork pushed back the date, said Kent Edwards, a managing partner with Linda Vista Cinemas LLC.
For more on this story, go to the Arizona Daily Star.
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Capitol Theatre returns
CHAMBERSBURG, PA — The Capitol Theatre will reopen in the next few months providing a much needed addition to the city’s cultural landscape. They will be showing independent, revival, and spanish-language films.
The Capitol Theatre has been a fixture in downtown Chambersburg since 1927. Many residents of Franklin County saw their first movie there.
In the early days of movies, Chambersburg had two theaters — the Rosedale and the Capitol. After the Rosedale closed, the Capitol was all alone until the 1970s, when a movie theater opened across from Southgate Shopping Center. Eventually, the Capitol stopped showing films and the theater at Southgate was torn down, leaving Chambersburg Mall as the only site for movies in the greater Chambersburg area.
For more, read the full story in Public Opinion.
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September 1, 2006
Reminder: Keep comments on topic!
Lately, we’ve noticed many Cinema Treasures attacking each other. There are several theater pages where spirited debates about preservation have gotten increasingly personal.
These off-topic personal attacks clutter up theater comments, making it difficult to find what people are actually looking for — information and discussion about classic movie theaters. (They also prevent the people who created and help run this website from working on more important issues.)
So, to address this problem, we’d like to remind everyone about our terms of use. If you engage in any of the following actions, we will take appropriate action:
• Posting off-topic comments that taunt or bait other users
• Attacking or otherwise slandering fellow users, preservation officials, or theater managers — even if you have a legitimate grievance, this website isn’t the place for it
• Creating duplicate accounts for the purpose of attacking other Cinema Treasures users
• Posting comments that are racist, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, and otherwise against our terms of use.
The first time you violate any of theses rules you will receive a warning. The second time your posting privileges will be suspended for a month. The third time you will be banned from the site.
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Please remember why we are all here — to discover, to preserve, and to protect. In the spirit of community and preservation, please leave the personal attacks out on the playground, so to speak, where they belong.
Thanks for your help!
Patrick Crowley & Ross Melnick
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A Movie Man’s Lament. —– by outafocus
A Movie Man’s Lament
Back some time, more than a century ago,
Edison came up with what we now call a picture show.
He worked and he worked to make still pictures move
And started a NEW art that would never hang in the Louvre
He filmed people doing things like kissing and walking,
and the people were thrilled though they never heard talking
These moving pictures were miraculous to behold,
and people loved the nickelodeons, so daring and bold
Then some enterprising showmen got into the act,
and said we’ll tell stories on film, both fiction and fact! -
Seats wanted
I’m looking to upgrade my theater seats in 2 sloped floor auditoriums. I need about 120 for each auditorium. As mentioned, I want to upgrade, so bigger is better, rocker backs preferred, cupholders preferred. Prefer around 10 years old or less. And of course, reasonably priced.
Thanks, Larry Veldre-Owner, West Bend Cinema. or (920)242-8333.
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Lighthouse Cinemas to close
PACIFIC GROVE, CA — Struggling since the opening of a nearby multiplex from Century, this institution will soon be shutting its doors.
An inability to draw first-run Hollywood movies and low attendance numbers is forcing Lighthouse Cinemas in Pacific Grove to shut its doors.
A theater representative said the last movies will be shown at the four-screen theater Sept. 7.
“We wanted to do everything possible to keep the theater up and running, but for all its quaintness and charm we simply couldn’t get the kind of movies needed to keep it operating,” said David Corwin, president of Metropolitan Theatres Corps., which has operated the Lighthouse for the past two years.
To read more about this story, visit the Monterey Herald.
(Thanks to City Itinerary for allowing us to use their photo.)
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New Classic Movie Website!
“The Midnight Palace” launched in June of 2006. The website focuses on old movies, classic and obscure from 1900-1955. We have a virtual movie theater where you can watch a full length feature, along with articles, downloads, classic movie reviews, games and message boards!
We were recently contacted by Warner Brothers about the website and are now an official WB affiliate! Beginning next month (September) we will be holding WB sponsored contests/giveaways with the prizes including classic dvds and dvd boxsets!
I’d like to invite everyone to come by and visit and sign up for the message boards!! Visit us at: www.midnightpalace.com.
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August 31, 2006
Marcus CIO on forefront of digital cinema
MILWAUKEE, WI — Jane Durment, CIO of Marcus Corp., is at the forefront of digital cinema, looking at new ways to bring a clearer image to the audience.
Durment certainly has her hands full as a CIO, but as a member of the Technology Committee of the North American Theatre Owners Association, she also is involved with the beta testing of projectors and servers that someday will present digital movies in America’s 37,000-plus movie theaters.
She’s also immersed in the development of a digital certification program to avoid interoperability issues from studio to studio.
You can read more about this in the Wisconsin Technology Network.
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Dubinsky Theatres info
Can anyone tell me about this chain? They owned a couple of theaters in the Springfield, Missouri area in the 1970’s.