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July 8, 2011
Theater owners too obsessed with home viewing?
In Tech Dirt, they put out the idea that it’s the big theaters' fault for a declining box office. They claim that their preoccupation with tightening of the home release window instead of enhancement of their services is holding things back.
I’m constantly reading stories about the major chains opening up new glossy theaters so I feel there is still a trend to issue a better product to consumers. However, I think this writer does hit the nail on the head with the argument that people are also looking for a special experience.
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The Rialto: Where Do We Go From Here? (Video) (South Pasadena Patch)
https://patch.com/california/southpasadena/the-rialto-where-do-we-go-from-here
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July 7, 2011
Sad day for San Francisco film fans
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco Bay Guardian tells how on its 31st birthday the Red Vic Movie House will close its doors. Thankfully, they’ll send their patrons off with one of their fan favorites, “Harold and Maude”.
Thanks to copeleas for providing the photo.
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Police use closed movie theater for canine training
LAWRENCE, MA — I thought I’d seen it all but the Showcase Cinemas 1-6 is serving one of the stranger purposes for a former theater.
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Cinema Treasures Adds 10,000 Photographs!
To say we’re shocked, amazed, or blown away is an understatement. Just over one month after relaunching the site, Cinema Treasures users have added over 10,000 photographs. Thank you all for documenting these theaters and for sharing them with the world. Every photograph added to the site helps future architects, restoration experts, and historians. Plus, they’re also completely addictive.
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July 6, 2011
Bowtie Cinemas Ready To Start Reston Remodeling (Reston Patch)
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NPR Reports on the Opening of the Rave Baldwin Hills 15
LOS ANGELES, CA — An engaging interview at NPR looks at the challenges that arise from building a new theater in an urban environment these days.
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Bona acquires Affiliated Movie Theater Company, Bona Starlight
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July 5, 2011
Strathmore’s Joyland Theatre Can Be Repaired
STRATHMORE, AB — The Joyland Theatre is repairable, according to CBC News. The historic theater was damaged during a windstorm in which a firewall attached to the theater was knocked down during a packed matinee screening.
(Thanks to Kevin Larson for the image.)
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Kenneth Turan Makes a Pitch for LACMA’s Finale
LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan pays tribute to Ian Birnie’s final film series at the Leo S. Bing Theater at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Turan writes:
“Seeing these magnificent 17 on the big screen of LACMA’s Bing Theater … will be a cinematic education in and of itself for people lucky enough to experience them all. But the joy the series will create has to be tempered by sadness and worry about the circumstances that made it possible. The program is the swan song of Ian Birnie, who for the last 14 years has been director of LACMA’s Film Department but is now out of a job. For his farewell program, he’s picked an eclectic but irresistible collection of movies, all previously screened at LACMA, most more than once, some up to five times, and he has written distinctly personal program notes.”