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February 21, 2014
Raising the curtain on the Cary
CARY, NC — The Cary Theater will open to the public this weekend after a $6.2 million dollar renovation and expansion which includes live shows and classic movies. The project on the 1946 theater took over a year and the theatre has never looked better.
Read more and catch some great photos at the News Observer.
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February 20, 2014
The clock is ticking for the Rialto
GRAYLING, MI — The almost 100 year-old Rialto Theater needs $20K in the next week to stay open. They’ve launched a Kickstarter page but the window has almost shut. They not only want to buy a new projector but also update many key features of the theatre.
Read more at MI News.
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February 19, 2014
Digital Bits cebebrates “Sweet Charity” at 45
Michael Coate has written another great piece over at the Digital Bits for the 45th Anniversary of “Sweet Charity.” He provides a detailed account of all its roadshow engagements as well as an interview with a number of film historians on that almost forgotten distribution format.
Check out the whole story at the Digital Bits.
(Thanks to Tinseltoes for providing the photo of the Cutler Majestic(nee Saxon) in Boston, host of the World Premiere of “Sweet Charity”.)
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Historic drive-in for sale
GRANBURY, TX — The 60-year old Brazos Drive-In is for sale from its owner of 28 years. They haven’t converted to digital yet but they hope to show whatever 35mm films they can get this upcoming season. Price tag: $575K.
Read the full story in the Sioux City Journal.
(Thanks to wsasser for providing the photo.)
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February 18, 2014
Developer plans to renovate the Madison Theatre
PEORIA, IL — A local investment group, NXG Developments, is proposing to purchase the Madison Theatre and extensively renovate it. They not only want to bring the theatre back in one form or another but also have plans for the neighboring buildings.
Read more in CI Proud.
(Thanks to Norman Plant for providing the photo.)
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February 17, 2014
Waynesville movie theater seeks help creating historical timeline
WAYNESVILLE, NC — The Strand Theatre is building a timeline of its history in its hallway and is looking for participation in filling it in. Anyone with memories or photos is encouraged to contact them asap.
Read more in the Mountain Xpress.
(Thanks to WHITEFIELD for providing the photo.)
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Fifth Forum repurposed as office
ANN ARBOR, MI — The former Fifth Forum’s cinema days are long gone but its next chapter will be as an office space for local tech company Nutshell. They’ve signed a three year lease and the space is in the process of being completely renovated for the purpose.
Go to MLive for more along with photos.
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February 14, 2014
Cinema photos by Franck Bohbot
Reframe is featuring cinema photos from around the U.S. by photographer Franck Bohbot. The photos are meant to capture the full grandeur of the theatre and their respective themes. You don’t want to miss these!
(Thanks to Franck Bohbot for allowing us to use his stunning photo of the Orinda Theatre lobby)
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Shankweiler’s Drive-in goes digital
OREFIELD, PA — One of the oldest drive-ins in the country Shankweiler’s Drive-In has made the jump to digital and has chosen Barco for its projectors. The popular summer cinema opened up for its 80th season last year and continues to be family run by Paul and Susan Geissinger.
Read more about Barco and the conversion in DCinema Today.
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February 13, 2014
Warner Cascade Project reaches Kickstarter goal
NEW CASTLE, PA — “It was a nail biter right up to the end,” said Jerry Kern, President of the Historic Warner Cascade Theatre. The non-profit group who recently changed their name from the Warner Film Center, narrowly reached their goal of $23,126 in the final hours of their month long Kickstarter fundraising campaign. “For several weeks we were stalled at about the $2,999 level,” explained Kern, “then in the final week, our supporters rallied to our email and Facebook solicitations with more than four dozen supporters from around the country to pledge amounts ranging from $5 to $500 each. We hit our goal at 8:40 PM on January 31st, the last day of the campaign with less than 10 hours to go.”