Yes, I noted that copyright item too, Bob, but take a look at the tab on their website marked “Contact us”: http://www.sierracinemas.com/contactus.asp And, even there, where they have a URL that reads
“sierratheaters.com,” if you click on it, it pulls up as “sierracinemas.com”. I don’t know why there is this inconsistency; but I agree it really is not that big a deal as long as the links work. My guess is that they were incorporated as Sierra Cinemas, Inc.– which basically referenced their first theater – but as they chain began to grow they may have started using “Sierra Theaters” to indicate that they have expanded, and that information for all three of their current theaters can be found on the same website.
They seem to be a little inconsistent about how they want their company to be known; According to their website, the corporate name is Sierra Cinemas, Inc. and the website is sierracinemas.com. Their home page, though, is headed Sierra Theaters, but I do not think the chain name should be changed.
This strangely-worded article about the theater’s takeover by Starlight tries to suggest that there’s a “new” theater where the Edwards Triangle Square used to be: View link
Southern Theatres plans to reopen this theater as a “movie-tavern,” targeting Tanksgiving for the event. The IMAX and other projection equipment will removed in favor of digital; seven auditoriums of the current twelve will be used in the new operation. Story here: View link
It really is too bad; the theater had its last real shot at restoration in the early 1990s when a private investor took a shot at it. Looking at the facade and what is left of the Michigan just a few doors down is enough to make one cry.
The city is moving forward with renovations to the Pitman to convert it to a multipurpose facility: View link and residents share some memories of the Pitman here: View link
If the information on Mike Rivest’s site for this theater is accurate, it went to nine screens in 1990 and to sixteen in 1999; both expansions apparently during the time when it was under ACT III management.
I thought a very enjoyable, highly entertaining film, but in my view, it is no classic, not even of its genre, and I did not bother seeing the third sequel. Like JodarMovie Fan, I have always thought that Michael J. Fox has very limited skills as an actor; his status as top film star was very brief, and his niche was really TV and voice-overs. That said, my admiration of him as a Parkinson’s fighter and spokesperson/educator is unbounded.
According to this article and the comments that follow, Regal has installed one of those IMAX-lite screens in this theater: View link
And I don’t really understand what is really meant by the line in the article that reads: “…and the movie is projected beyond the edges of the screen to make it appear as if the movie surrounds the viewer.” That sounds more like poor projection and/or bad masking to me.
Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner – Fairbanks gets its first IMAX theater
There was a mention and a small picture about Tom Smith’s Autoscope system (described there as “Private Movies”) in the November, 1953 issue of Mechanix (sic) Illustrated (click on the thumbnail captioned “New In Science”): View link
This theater opened in 1971 as a twin and was the first multi-screen theater in the Bloomington-Normal area. It was eventually expanded to house eight screens. Plans were approved in December of 2009 to build student apartments on the site. The theater was last operated as a discount house by Carmike, which abruptly closed the theater on June 30, 2010. Story here: View link
There are some pictures of this theater here: View link
Yes, I noted that copyright item too, Bob, but take a look at the tab on their website marked “Contact us”: http://www.sierracinemas.com/contactus.asp And, even there, where they have a URL that reads
“sierratheaters.com,” if you click on it, it pulls up as “sierracinemas.com”. I don’t know why there is this inconsistency; but I agree it really is not that big a deal as long as the links work. My guess is that they were incorporated as Sierra Cinemas, Inc.– which basically referenced their first theater – but as they chain began to grow they may have started using “Sierra Theaters” to indicate that they have expanded, and that information for all three of their current theaters can be found on the same website.
They seem to be a little inconsistent about how they want their company to be known; According to their website, the corporate name is Sierra Cinemas, Inc. and the website is sierracinemas.com. Their home page, though, is headed Sierra Theaters, but I do not think the chain name should be changed.
There are six pictures of the Emery here: scan down to see them: View link
This page has some pictures of the Oakley Drive-in after new construction had begun; scan down to see them: View link
There are some pictures of the Northgate on this page; scan down to see them: View link
An article about this theater’s demolition: View link and a related photo contest: View link
This strangely-worded article about the theater’s takeover by Starlight tries to suggest that there’s a “new” theater where the Edwards Triangle Square used to be: View link
Carmike plans to add two more screens to this theater: View link
Southern Theatres plans to reopen this theater as a “movie-tavern,” targeting Tanksgiving for the event. The IMAX and other projection equipment will removed in favor of digital; seven auditoriums of the current twelve will be used in the new operation. Story here: View link
Ab article about an internet hoax over the last few days related to “Back to the Future”: View link
It really is too bad; the theater had its last real shot at restoration in the early 1990s when a private investor took a shot at it. Looking at the facade and what is left of the Michigan just a few doors down is enough to make one cry.
Closed as of June 27, the theater will reopen as a discount house as the Regency Theater; story here:
http://www.turnto23.com/news/24150600/detail.html
This theater will be getting a major refurbishing and upgrades soon; 3-D, new seats, and three additional screens are planned: http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/97694479.html
The city is moving forward with renovations to the Pitman to convert it to a multipurpose facility: View link and residents share some memories of the Pitman here: View link
Actually, as my cat just pointed out, the sequel I did not see and AlAlvarez did, was the second sequel, as the series only had three parts.
If the information on Mike Rivest’s site for this theater is accurate, it went to nine screens in 1990 and to sixteen in 1999; both expansions apparently during the time when it was under ACT III management.
I thought a very enjoyable, highly entertaining film, but in my view, it is no classic, not even of its genre, and I did not bother seeing the third sequel. Like JodarMovie Fan, I have always thought that Michael J. Fox has very limited skills as an actor; his status as top film star was very brief, and his niche was really TV and voice-overs. That said, my admiration of him as a Parkinson’s fighter and spokesperson/educator is unbounded.
According to this article and the comments that follow, Regal has installed one of those IMAX-lite screens in this theater: View link
And I don’t really understand what is really meant by the line in the article that reads: “…and the movie is projected beyond the edges of the screen to make it appear as if the movie surrounds the viewer.” That sounds more like poor projection and/or bad masking to me.
Read more: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner – Fairbanks gets its first IMAX theater
The rocking chair seats are apparently about to be removed and are for sale: http://cinematreasures.org/news/24036_0_1_0_M/
There was a mention and a small picture about Tom Smith’s Autoscope system (described there as “Private Movies”) in the November, 1953 issue of Mechanix (sic) Illustrated (click on the thumbnail captioned “New In Science”): View link
There are two pictures of the Buffalo Autoscope theater here (scroll down): http://www.americandrivein.com/states/mo.htm and a picture of a similar theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico here:http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/nmtcirc005.jpg
This theater is being refurbished by its new management: View link
This theater opened in 1971 as a twin and was the first multi-screen theater in the Bloomington-Normal area. It was eventually expanded to house eight screens. Plans were approved in December of 2009 to build student apartments on the site. The theater was last operated as a discount house by Carmike, which abruptly closed the theater on June 30, 2010. Story here: View link
Building is for sale for $3 million: View link