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December 1, 2010
Apple Valley Cinemas closes in Smithfield
SMITHFIELD, RI — Having been served with an eviction notice, the eight-screen Apple Valley Cinemas has closed. The theater, located in the Apple Valley Mall, originally opened as a triplex in the later 1960’s and has had a number of operators over the years.
The full story is at WPRI.com.
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November 30, 2010
Meserole could return
BROOKLYN, NY — After 20 years as a pharmacy, the former Meserole Theatre is up for sale and could be transformed back to into a cinema or performance space.
The pharmacy has occupied the Manhattan Avenue site for 20 years, but its lease is up in January, 2014. Rite Aid could choose to remain for another five years due to an option in its lease — but broker Geoffrey Bailey of TerraCRG believes that the site is ready for a dramatic transformation.
“I’d love to be a part of bringing something like to the neighborhood. It’s definitely not an out-of-the-box use, considering it was a theater,” said Bailey. “It would be a great spot for it, there’s an indie feel in Greenpoint, but I never try to pigeon-hole a property.”
Read more in the Brooklyn Paper.
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AMC closes the Cinema in Kennett, MO
KENNETT, MO — Another former Kerasotes property that was acquired by AMC has closed. The single screen Cinema formerly the Palace, was closed as of November 28. The theater has been a landmark in Kennett since sometime in the 1920’s.
Justin Scott, director of Public Relations, for AMC Theaters based out of Kansas City, Mo., says, “AMC continually upgrades the quality of our theater circuit by adding new screens and by disposing of older screens through closures and sales. We do, however, look at our theaters on an individual basis, Unfortunately, the AMC Kennett One has be identified as a theater that no longer competes effectively in the marketplace and will close at the end of business on Nov. 28.”
It will be hard to imagine a Kennett without a movie theater, as the Palace, as it once was called, has been a familiar landmark located on First Street in Kennett since the early days of the 1900’s.
The story is in the Daily Dunklin Democrat
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Art house cinemas open at Florida Atlantic University
BOCA RATON, FL — Living Room Theaters has partnered with Florida Atlantic University and has opened a new quad cinema in the new Culture and Society Building on the FAU Boca Raton campus. The theaters are used for instructional purposes on weekdays, but function as traditional public art and independent cinemas on weekday evenings and for most of the day on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The snack bar features typical and some atypical movie house offerings.
The 73,000-square-foot, $19 million complex has four screens of independent, foreign and classic films as well as a European-style café offering gourmet food, beer, wine and coffee. The building has 14 classrooms, conference rooms, offices and a three-story atrium.
While FAU’s film program is mostly housed at its Fort Lauderdale campus, students will take classes such as film critique and theory inside the theaters. They’ll also learn how to use digital film equipment.
There is more at the Sun Sentinel.com a picture here and more at the Living Room Theaters website.
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November 29, 2010
Fire damages century-old State Theatre in Washington
WASHINGTON, IA — An fire on November 17 allegedly started by a carelessly discarded cigarette caused smoke and water damage to the State Theatre The theater opened as the Grand Opera House in 1897, was renamed the State Theatre in 1930, and is said to be one of the oldest operating cinemas in the world.
During the various visits through town, many, many people were saddened to hear of this news, and how it changes their holiday plans for the season. In fact, by the following day, news of the event was on the lips of just about everyone. Quips included “Well, here come the building huggers,” as well as another group, presumably of that aforementioned sub-culture, who hoped the resurrected new theater, once repaired, might be ready for more adornment on the exterior. It is, in fact, especially considering the guilded age during which it was built, a rather stoic structure.
There is more at Examiner.com.
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Showplace Cinemas opens in Henderson, KY
HENDERSON, KY — The opening of the eight-screen Showplace Cinemas here comes as welcome relief to this city which has not had an operating theater of any kind since 2005. The $5 million complex has high-back rocker seats, all-digital projection, and 3D capability.
“I can only say thank you,” Mayor Tom Davis said, reflecting on how many times he had been quoted about the need for a movie theater in Henderson.
“The youth of our community will get the benefit of this more than you can imagine,” whether they are movie-goers or are among the 30 employees who have been hired by Showplace, he said. “Thank you for your investment in Henderson and your faith in this community.”
There is more, including pictures, at The Gleaner.com.
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New theaters planned for four cities
In spite of a number of recent articles predicting doom for movie theaters (such as this one) due to the plans of some studios to add more direct-to-viewer options, there have been several announcements of the construction of new theaters.
WESTLAND, MI — MJR Digital Theaters has announced that it will open a sixteen-screen megaplex in the Detroit suburb of Westland, to open in late October or early November of 2011, according to the Detroit Free Press.
WILMINGTON, DE — Penn Cinemas plans to build a $25 million dollar theater on a parcel of riverfront land here that it will acquire from a state agency. The new theater will have fourteen screens and an IMAX auditorium. The story is at Delaware Online.
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November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Cinema Treasures! We hope all of you have a happy and healthy holiday.
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November 24, 2010
Popcorn Extortion in UK
An article in Money Market takes a look at how the price of moviegoing has changed over the years in different areas.
What we found was that London was the city with the single most expensive ticket price, both on weekdays and holidays, but with a wide variety of prices according to the time of day or day of the week. The individual price for an adult is $19 (14 pounds), Monday through Thursday after five in the afternoon and before 5pm on a Friday.
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Former Regal Rivergate reopens as The Edge 14
MACON, GA — Naos Entertainment of Greenville, AL will be reopening the former Regal Rivergate 14 here as its third cinema operation, now called the Edge 14. New seating has been installed in the eight auditorium that will initially open on November 24; the other six are being converted to stadium seating. There will be no boxoffice; tickets will be purchased at the concession stations.
Within days, Naos Entertainment, a fledgling, small-town outfit based 40 miles southwest of Montgomery in Greenville, Ala., stepped in and went to work remodeling what would be its third theater venture.
“It’s gonna be close, but we’ve got final inspections happening Monday and Tuesday and we have pictures booked and people hired and we’re gonna be there selling tickets on Wednesday,” Felts said by phone Thursday. “The auditoriums, they’re pretty much ready. When you see those new seats … they look real, real good.”
The full story is at Macon.com.
