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July 3, 2012
Stone Age movies revealed
For all those cinemas claiming they were the first “movie theater” it may be time to give up that distinction. Archeologists in France have discovered cave paintings that use animation effects to convey movement. Seen in succession, these images provide a movie-like experience.
Read more in Discovery News.
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Film Fatale: Dark times for independent movie theaters
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Dolby expetcs big boom for Atmos theaters
Dolby Atmos was just launched for the premiere of “Brave” the other week but the company is already talking about a wider rollout. Dolby is now estimating that there will be 100 Atmos screens with the immersive sound system by the end of the year and 1,000 by the end of next.
Read more in the Hollywood Reporter.
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July 2, 2012
City Council OK’s movie theater in Iowa City ped mall
IOWA CITY, IA — FilmScene, a local nonprofit, is building a 50-75 cinema as a temporary cinema to help fill downtown’s void. The long-term goal is to build a 200-seat theatre that operates seven days a week.
Read more at KCRG.
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Library and theater win approval
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Along with the plan to build a new library, the Ridgefield Playhouse is coming down. A new three-screen theatre, the Prospector, will be built in its place.
Read more in the News Times.
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June 29, 2012
REMEMBERING CINERAMA (Part 54: Omaha)
Compiled by Michael Coate
The following is a 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 54: Cinerama Presentations in Omaha, Nebraska!
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The Fall of the American Movie Palace Lecture
BROOKLYN, NY — Matt Lambros, leading architectural photographer, will be giving a lecture August 18th at the Observatory as part of the Atlas Obscura Series titled, “The Fall of the American Movie Palace”. Here’s what he had to say about it:
“There’s nothing remarkable about a movie theater today, but there used to be. When the great American Movie Palaces opened, they were some of the most lavish, stunning buildings anyone had ever seen. With the birth of the multiplex, theater companies found it harder and harder to keep these buildings open. Some were demolished, some were converted, and some remain to this day. "The Fall of the American Movie Palace” will take you through the history of these magnificent buildings, from their opening in the early 1900s to years after the final curtain."
Go to the Obscura Society page for tickets and further details.
(Thanks to Matt Lambros for letting us use his photo of the Variety Theatre in Cleveland.)
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Sunrise Cinema for sale
ZANESVILLE, OH — My partners and I are very interested in increasing traffic into our newly purchased shopping center in Zanesville OH. My partnership is willing to lease the Sunrise Cinema 5 as follows:
Year 1-2: $10/month ($10 each screen not per square foot)+Common Area Maintenance and utilities Year 3: $1/sq ft+Common Area Maintenance and utilities (with inflation adjuster based on CPI)
Information on the Sunrise Cinema 5 is as follows:
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June 28, 2012
Cinedome 7 slashes movie ticket prices
NEWARK, CA — With new competition nearby, the Cinedome 7 has brought down prices big time. Most tickets cost $2-2.50 with even lower offers early in the week.
Read more in the Newark Patch.
(Thanks to jeterga for providing the photo.)
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AMPAS to present 70mm festival
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — With the world rushing to convert to digital, the Academy is celebrating 70mm this summer for possibly the last time. “2001” and “The Sound of Music” will highlight the series that starts July 9th.
Read more at their website.