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August 18, 2006
Kodak developing digital theater software
Kodak is developing an operating system for movie theaters to manage lighting, temperature and other technical functions.
Kodak Digital Cinema and National CineMedia, a partnership of the three top U.S. movie theater chains, on Wednesday said they are developing theater management software to automate digital cinema systems now being installed at movie theaters worldwide.
For more, read the full story in CNET News.
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August 17, 2006
Salina movie theater to expand
OVERLAND PARK, KS — Dickinson Theatres announced Monday that their Salina, Kansas Central Mall 8 Theatre wil began an expansion project to 10 screens. The two additional auditoriums will be located across the hall from the current theater and will feature 80 seats in one theatre and 60 in another.
The current auditoriums each have approximately 250 seats, and four of the eight screens are stadium seating. The new screens will be utilized for holdover pictures so that newer releases can be shown in the bigger auditoriums. Plus, this will give Dickinson the ability to showcase more artistic features.
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Brattle Theatre in trouble
CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Brattle Theatre is currently in financial trouble due to art-house competition as well as the DVD market.
Six months ago, the Brattle Theatre, the landmark, single-screen art house movie theater in Harvard Square, announced that unless it raised $500,000 in 2006, it would have to close its doors.
The good news is that about halfway to its deadline, the theater has raised about half the money ($270,000). The bad news is that the Brattle’s financial challenges aren’t likely to go away, even if they hit their target.
For more, read the full story in The Somerville Journal.
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Miramar Theater still in need
Friends of the Miramar Theater:
THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER AND WE NEED ALL YOUR HELP!
Thank you all for your comments so far..
The fight for the Miramar theater and its saving is an iconic struggle that is not only about this specific building of local historical value…It is in fact a symbol of what we all on here strive to accomplish in our own ways…and that is to spotlight that if you forget where you came from you are doomed to not know where your going!
PLEASE TAKE THIS CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! WE NEED YOUR HELP!
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August 16, 2006
Washington Theatre to host dance event
QUINCY, IL — After closing in 1982, the Washington Theater will be reopened to host the Quincy Dance Theatre.
Washington Theater will temporarily come back to life as a performance venue during a fundraising event Sept. 15-17 featuring the Quincy Dance Theatre.
Between 200 and 300 temporary seats will be installed that weekend to give audiences a chance to see the former vaudeville theater’s potential as a site for various cultural events if it can be renovated. This will mark the first event staged at the theater in 24 years.
The momentous event will be sponsored by the Friends of the Washington Theater.
For more, read the full story in the Quincy Herald-Whig.
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Downtown Marshalltown built around Orpheum
MARSHALLTOWN, IA — In Marshalltown, the downtown is being revitalized with a primary emphasis on the Orpheum Theatre at the center.
<blockquoteThe renovation of the Orpheum Theater in downtown Marshalltown may be one of the first steps in the city’s pursuit of the Marshalltown City Center Plan.
The Orpheum proposal has been joined with the Iowa Valley Community College District bond referendum coming this September.
For more, read the full story in the Times-Republican.
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Baghadad cinemas struggling
BAGHDAD, IRAQ — With the all the turmoil in the country, few people are going out in search of entertainment.
In the capital of this warring country, where days beat to the percussion of bombings and gunfire and nights are spent locked down under a citywide curfew, Baghdad’s remaining moviegoers are all lonely souls.
The showing at the cavernous Semiramis cinema, with its 1,800 red velvet seats and two balconies, attracted just 11 people, each of them sitting by themselves.
For more, read the full story in the Washington Post.
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August 15, 2006
No happy ending for theater
MOUNT EPHRAIM, NJ — Local residents clamor over the loss of their beloved Harwan Theatre to yet another drugstore.
Steve and Dave Harwan are disappointed that a private tour of the movie theater their grandparents built was abruptly canceled.
But what really saddens family members is the impending demolition of the Harwan Theater. A landmark at Black Horse Pike and Kings Highway in Mount Ephraim, the venerable, long-vacant movie house will soon make way for a Walgreens.
For more, read the full story in the Courier Post.
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Ken Richmond strikes his final gong!
Did anybody see the NY Times obit of Ken Richmond? He was the guy who struck the gong at the opening of J. Arthur Rank films. Had a heart attack at 80. Almost as sad was the revelation that the gong was actually made of papier-mache and, “if you hit that gong, you would have gone straight through.” There are some things you just don’t want to know. Anyway, RIP Ken Richmond.
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Eltrym Historic Theater to close
BAKER CITY, OR — Another sad loss to the Northwest moviegoing landscape as the Eltrym Historic Theater closes:
Instead of signs promoting the latest blockbusters, “Do Not Enter” signs adorn the front of the Eltrym Historic Theater in Baker City.
It is the only movie theater in Baker County. But city officials forced the theater to close on Friday over safety concerns for moviegoers.
For more, read the full story on OregonLive.com.