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October 18, 2010
1959’s “House on Haunted Hill” returns to nearly 500 theaters on October 28
CENTENNIAL, CO — It won’t be in “Emergo!,” but “House on Haunted Hill” starring Vincent Price will be back on the big screen for one night only on October 28 in 487 theaters nationwide. This will be a HD telecast presented by NCM Fathom Events, featuring Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett (of Mystery Science 3000) who will give the film their notorious RiffTrax treatment. The telecast will be beamed live from the historic Belcourt Theater in Nashville (tape delayed in Paciic time zone).
There is more here and tickets are available at the Fathom Website.
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October 15, 2010
Video shot at Colonial Theater nearly twenty years ago becomes a reality series!
POMPTON LAKES, NJ – In the summer of 1993, the crew of the Colonial Twin Theater in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, videotaped a simple, little birthday greeting to their friend and former colleague, Glenn. Little did they know, nearly twenty years after it was made, that same video would resurface as a reality series!
Check out the hilarious clips from what has to be the most extensive collection of video footage ever documented at the Colonial Theater, since it opened in 1913! The original video was made three years before the Colonial Twin closed.
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Victoria Theatre reopens in Blossburg - after 35 years!
BLOSSBURG, PA — The Victoria Theatre here is showing movies again after being closed for over three decades. Apparently kept in relatively good condition, the building dates to 1901 and it use as a theater to 1915. Movies are now being shown on weekends.
Though Gorda couldn’t say how much was spent on the project until all the bills come in, he did say that they were “lucky” the building had been “grandfathered” in under zoning laws, which helped keep down the costs.
“Mostly what we did was patch and paint the walls, and (did) a lot of cleaning,” Gorda said.
There is more in the Sun Gazette.
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Warner Bros. cancels 3D release of “Harry Potter” film
LONDON, ENGLAND — Citing an inability “to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standards of quality” in time for its announced November 19 scheduled release in both the US and UK, Warner Brothers has pulled the plug on the 3D release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part I”. The 3D release of Part II is still on track for July, 2011.
“We do not want to disappoint fans who have long anticipated the conclusion of this extraordinary journey.
“We, in alignment with our filmmakers, believe this is the best course to take in order to ensure that our audiences enjoy the consummate Harry Potter experience.”
The BBC reported the story here.
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October 14, 2010
A retrospective of Seattle’s theaters
SEATTLE, WA — The online Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently featured a retrospective of some of the city’s theaters, some still with us and some demolished, most of them movie houses, though a few legitimate theaters also appear.
In the 1940s, nearly every Seattle neighborhood had a movie theater. Only a few remain as theaters, though some of the buildings still remain.
The Embassy Theatre, which was one of Seattle’s last outlets for projected porn, is now the Triple Door. The King Theatre became the King Cat, a venue for live music. The Coliseum, one of the first theatres built in Seattle expressly for showing films, was turned into the Banana Republic at 500 Pike Street.
The look back included a slide show of sixty pictures which can be viewed here, and a podcast which can be accessed here.
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Theater equipment for sale
Our church in Appleton, WI is buying an IMAX theater built new in 2005. We are liquidating most of the equipment. This will include a multi-format projector (can run 70mm and 35mm film formats), screen, screen curtains, IMAX sound system, and misc projection room equipment and accessories. Offers on the theater seating will also be considered with 297 like new seats available. If interested call 920-832-0829. Ask for Tim Snell.
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Old Isleta Theater - Albuquerque
My mom and dad ran the Isleta Theater in Albuquerque, NM, about 1950. At some point in time it appears to have been renamed the Esquire and perhaps later demolished.
If anybody could direct me to a photograph of the theater, I would very much appreciate it.
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October 13, 2010
Happy 55th, Todd-AO & “Oklahoma!”
“OKLAHOMA!” 55TH ANNIVERSARY
The Original Todd-AO Roadshow EngagementsCompiled by Michael Coate
In commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the release of Oklahoma! and the introduction of the Todd-AO process, presented here is a list of the film’s original North American reserved-seat “roadshow” engagements. The classic Rodgers & Hammerstein film’s anniversary offers an opportunity to name-drop some famous theaters and to highlight for historical purposes those theaters which were the first anywhere in the world to be equipped for Todd-AO 70-millimeter presentation.
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Burlington Opry for sale – looking to move
BURLINGTON, KS — The Burlington Opry closed down this week. For sale for a mere $50,000. Motivated seller..
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San Francisco theater lecture tonight
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Sorry for the late notice but there is slide lecture at SF Camera Work tonight about historic theaters in the area.
Join us for an evening with photographer R. A. McBride to celebrate the release of her new book Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres, featuring essays by various local contributors such as Rebecca Solnit, Eddie Muller, and Joshua Granell, among others.
Read more at SF Fun and Cheap.