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July 31, 2012
Coming soon: A silver screen for Bethel, Alaska
BETHEL, AK — This remote Alaska town, nearly 400 miles west of Anchorage is to get a new twin theater. The town has hardly any road access and has not had a cinema in decades but they will be getting a new theater with stadium seating in two years.
Read more in the Alaska Dispatch.
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Frank Theatres closing Beach Stadium 5; theater to be razed
BEACH HAVEN, NJ — The Beach Stadium 5 will be torn down after the end of the summer season to make way for a supermarket. The Long Beach Island theater has weathered many trends since it opened in 1965 but the seasonal business just wasn’t cutting it anymore.
Read more in The Sandpaper.
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July 30, 2012
Nearly-new all-digital quad theater up for auction
ALVARADO, TX — It’s not very often that such a brand new property is on the market. The former Reel Grill Cinema & Tavern is up for auction with open houses scheduled this week and later next month.
Read more in Market Watch.
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Older suburban theaters must adapt in digital age
A piece in the Daily Herald looks at the transition to digital for some of the older theaters in the Chicago area. The Tivoli has made the jump but some less fortunate theaters are calculating what’s next.
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July 27, 2012
Movies come full circle
A piece in the New York Times argues that we now watch movies similarly to how they were watched in the earliest days of film on kinetoscope. Despite the growing number of movie downloads, they celebrate the immersive experience of seeing a film on the big screen.
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Oakland startup DealFlicks tries to fill movie seats emptied by Hulu, Netflix
OAKLAND, CA — DealFlicks is turning some heads in California with their promise of moving unsold movie theater seats on their new platform. The new site sells theater and concessions at a discount and according to the article, isn’t even taking a cut right now.
Read more in the Mercury News.
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July 26, 2012
Drive-ins, summer cinemas threatened by move to digital
CBC News looked at how the push towards digital is challenging seasonal drive-ins existence in Canada. Of course, standard cinemas are being affected as well.
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Fandango on top in online ticket war
An industry once divided between Movietickets.com and Fandango is quickly moving in the latter’s favor. Fandango pushed ahead by landing AMC as one of its partners earlier this year and they’ve been at the forefront of ticketing technology.
Read more in the Columbus Dispatch.
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July 25, 2012
The Tivoli goes Back to the Future
DOWNER GROVE, IL — Spend a night with Marty McFly and Doc as they embark on an exciting adventure at the Tivoli Theatre! On Friday, July 27th at midnight, a digitally remastered print of the 1985 summer blockbuster “Back to the Future,” starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, will be hitting the big screen using Tivoli Theatre’s newly enhanced 4k digital projection and sound system. Movie admission is only $5, and tickets can be purchased at the Tivoli box office, located at 5021 Highland Ave in downtown Downers Grove.
Filmed in 1985, “Back to the Future” (PG) follows Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), a typical American teenager of the eighties, who is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean “time machine” invented by a slightly mad scientist named Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love – so he can get back to the future. “Back to the Future” had the fourth-highest opening weekend of 1985 and was the top grossing film of the year. The film marked the beginning of a franchise, with sequels Back to the Future Parts II and III released in 1989 and 1990.
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4-D movies: Next big thing for U.S. theaters?
South Korean company CJ Group is at the front of the lines in creating a 4-D movie experience. While popular in their home country, CJ is testing out their system in the U.S. which feature moving seats and effects such as fog and scents.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times.