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January 18, 2013
REMEMBERING CINERAMA (Part 56: Honolulu)
Back by popular demand!
The following is an ongoing, semi-regular series of retrospectives on CINERAMA, the legendary motion picture process that kicked off the widescreen revolution. The series focuses on providing a market-by-market historical record of when and where Cinerama and its multi-panel clones were exhibited. These easy-to-reference articles serve to provide nostalgia to those who experienced the Cinerama presentations when they were new and to honor the movie palaces in which the memorable screenings took place.
And now… Part 56: Cinerama Presentations in Honolulu, Hawaii!
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Alamo Drafthouse approved for New Mission
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The project hinted at a year ago is finally coming to fruition as Alamo Drafthouse is taking over the New Mission. Plans were approved last week to renovate the space into multiple screening rooms with food and beverage.
Read more in the San Francisco Chronicle.
(Thanks to JohnRice for providing the photo.)
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January 17, 2013
Who-Done-It? at the Movies - 3 Very Different Takes On The Classic Genre
JERSEY CITY, NJ — At The Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre 54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Tel. (201) 798-6055 Fax: (201) 798-4020 Web: www.loewsjersey.org
A Not-For-Profit Arts Center in a Landmark Movie Palace
On our BIG 50ft Wide Screen
Fri., January 25 8PM – – – Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes DOUBLE FEATURE! – – – Few fictional characters have taken on such an enduring life as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. He’s been played in the movies and on TV by more than 45 actors. Few of these incarnations, however, have proved as popular as that of Basil Rathbone, who played the Great Detective in 14 movies from 1939 to 1946. Some Holmes aficionados may complain about the liberties these movies took with the Conan Doyle canon — most notably that all but two of the movies were “updated” by being set in the 1940s. But in fact, Holmes productions before and since have done the same — most recently a current TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch that finds Holmes using a computer in 21st century London. Anyone who’s first met the Great Detective through later interpretations by Peter Cushing Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey, Jr, and even Mr. Cumberbatch should take the chance to see how Rathbone’s calm, assured but assertive incarnation helped set their molds.
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Harbour Center theater revives cinema classics
ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Harbour Center 9 has rolled out a new Cine Classics series on the weekend featuring classic films from the golden age cinema. Also, local film expert Ann Cruse is getting involved by providing introductions to each screening.
Read more in the Capital Gazette.
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January 16, 2013
Lights out at Cinema 16:9
LANSDOWNE BOROUGH, PA — The cinema center at the Lansdowne Theatre, Cinema 16:9, will be closing up shop at the end of February. Despite its popularity as a theatre and DVD rental center, the costs of a digital upgrade were just too much for them to handle.
Read the full story in the Daily Times.
(Thanks to Porcelain Doll for providing the photo.)
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ArcLight branches out into Chicago
CHICAGO, IL — Movie fans in the midwest are going to get their first taste next year of ArcLight Cinemas. The theatre at the New City development in Lincoln Park will feature their popular reserved seating and commercial-free programming.
Read more in Reuters.
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January 15, 2013
Hollywood OKs deal with Cinema Paradiso
HOLLYWOOD, FL — Cinema Paradiso is getting a little help from the local government so they can open a second location. The popular art-house cinema will sell 3,000 tickets a year to the city which will be used for various local business purposes.
Read more in the Miami Herald.
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Movie theater showings on demand gain ground
There was a panel last week at the Consumer Electronics Show last week focusing on movie screenings on demand, focusing on two new companies, Tugg and Gathr. They’ve become more popular in the past year after successfully scheduling screenings across the country for art-house films by patron request.
Read more about the new system and its viability in Live Science.
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January 14, 2013
Group hopes to bring movies back to historic theater
FLORENCE, AL — The community is banding together to bring movies back to the Shoals Theatre. They’re launching a kickstarter campaign next month to purchase a digital projector so showing films can be an option at the live theatre venue.
Read more in WAAY.
(Thanks to Chuck1231 for providing the photo.)
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China firm buys naming rights to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Chinese TV-maker, TCL, has purchased the naming rights to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for over $5 Million. Expect some new flat panels in the lobby plus some new supported upgrades in the theatre soon.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.
(Thanks to bobc007 for providing the photo.)