Yes, indeed; you can bet that 20th Century-Fox and Cameron will milk this cash cow dry and follow the path blazed by Lucas (and even Spielberg on occasion) – I expect that in the years to come, we will see “Avatar – the Special Edition” and “Avatar – the Director’s Cut”.
Any re-release is a good thing? Hmm. Perhaps we could talk Hollywood into re-releasing “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” “Battlefield Earth,”“Gigli,” and “Can’t Stop the Music.”
This theater’s current owner, Sun Basin Theatres, plans to close it at the end of 2010. Sun Basin plans to sell it soon, lease it back until the end of the year, and use the sale proceeds and equipment from the theater in a new fourteen-screen multiplex that it is building by converting a former Kmart. This theater then would be demolished. The theater opened in 1977 as triplex; two more screens were added in 1984. Story here: View link
According to this article, 2010 will most likely be the last year for this nearly sixty-year-old theater. Its owner, Sun Basin Theatres, is signaling that it plans to close it, along with another theater in East Wenatchee, and open a new megaplex in a converted former Kmart by May of 2011: View link
This website: http://silenttoronto.com/ has a fine write-up about the fire as well as photos of the theater after that terrible event. (Scroll down about half-way).
In addition to describing how the fire occurred and the aftermath, the article also notes something I did not know, that, largely as a consequence (but also, with urging of church officials), a law was passed in Quebec that prohibited the attendance of children under sixteen from going to a movie theater. The law remained on the books until 1967.
It appears that that the efforts to renovate this theater as a live performance venue have suffered a major setback, as the not-for-profit that owned the theater has defaulted on its loan and has returned the deed to the property to the bank; story here: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=393848. There is still some talk that Classic Cinemas may be interested in buying the theater; see this story from this past April: http://cinematreasures.org/news/23601_0_1_0_C/
Possibly asbestos removal is involved; possibly too, pouring concrete for the new risers to support the stadium seating would be disruptive. I am sure Regal weighed the costs of a partial versus a total shutdown. This place must be a money-maker though, or else I doubt that Regal would be making this investment rather than building a whole new theater.
This theater closed temporarily for renovations including the installation of stadium seating and digital projection on July 12, 2010. It is expected to re-open in the fall of this year.
This now appears to be the sole remaining Drexel operation; their former Gateway is now independent (after a brief time as a Landmark theater), as are their former Arena Grand and Grandview theaters. I wonder why they have so much trouble making a go of things.
According to this article, this theater closed in 2008 and will be reopened by Bloomhuff Theaters in late July of 2010 as a discount house with four screens instead of the former ten as the Stadium Floor Cinemas: View link. The article gives the address, though, as 2571 N. Carson St. (I am wondering though if the writer misheard the name of the reopened theater; I am guessing that it is probably actually going to be called the Stadium Four Cinemas; Stadium Floor Cinemas seems to be rather odd name for for a theater that appears to be part of a strip mall).
No, they drive-in and this theater are separate entities, and there are numerous instances here on CT where one theater is built where another once existed, and they get separate entries. Things get at little confusing sometimes when part of a former theater (such as a wall) is incorporated into a new building.
Did that mean that two projectors were required for each reel of film, or were projectors used that had two supply reels and two take-up reels? If two projectors were required, did the booths have four projectors to handle the changeovers?
Yes, indeed; you can bet that 20th Century-Fox and Cameron will milk this cash cow dry and follow the path blazed by Lucas (and even Spielberg on occasion) – I expect that in the years to come, we will see “Avatar – the Special Edition” and “Avatar – the Director’s Cut”.
Any re-release is a good thing? Hmm. Perhaps we could talk Hollywood into re-releasing “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” “Battlefield Earth,”“Gigli,” and “Can’t Stop the Music.”
According to this article, the theater is not doing well financially: View link
This article about the theater contains a picture: http://www.shortnorth.com/ArenaTheatre.html
This theater’s current owner, Sun Basin Theatres, plans to close it at the end of 2010. Sun Basin plans to sell it soon, lease it back until the end of the year, and use the sale proceeds and equipment from the theater in a new fourteen-screen multiplex that it is building by converting a former Kmart. This theater then would be demolished. The theater opened in 1977 as triplex; two more screens were added in 1984. Story here: View link
According to this article, 2010 will most likely be the last year for this nearly sixty-year-old theater. Its owner, Sun Basin Theatres, is signaling that it plans to close it, along with another theater in East Wenatchee, and open a new megaplex in a converted former Kmart by May of 2011: View link
An interesting website about the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra: http://www.mont-alto.com/
This webpage has a number of photos of Loew’s Pitkin; my apologies if any of them have been posted before: View link
This once fabulous theater is now slated to house a charter school, with retail operations at street level: View link
The theater building is going to be converted into municipal offices: View link
Gadsden’s Ritz Theatre /theaters/27524/ is also being renovated; story here: View link
The theater is being renovated: View link
This website: http://silenttoronto.com/ has a fine write-up about the fire as well as photos of the theater after that terrible event. (Scroll down about half-way).
In addition to describing how the fire occurred and the aftermath, the article also notes something I did not know, that, largely as a consequence (but also, with urging of church officials), a law was passed in Quebec that prohibited the attendance of children under sixteen from going to a movie theater. The law remained on the books until 1967.
It appears that that the efforts to renovate this theater as a live performance venue have suffered a major setback, as the not-for-profit that owned the theater has defaulted on its loan and has returned the deed to the property to the bank; story here: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=393848. There is still some talk that Classic Cinemas may be interested in buying the theater; see this story from this past April: http://cinematreasures.org/news/23601_0_1_0_C/
Possibly asbestos removal is involved; possibly too, pouring concrete for the new risers to support the stadium seating would be disruptive. I am sure Regal weighed the costs of a partial versus a total shutdown. This place must be a money-maker though, or else I doubt that Regal would be making this investment rather than building a whole new theater.
As this now an AMC theater, go to the AMC website: http://www.amcentertainment.com/ and search for the theater using its zipcode of 60714.
This theater closed temporarily for renovations including the installation of stadium seating and digital projection on July 12, 2010. It is expected to re-open in the fall of this year.
An article about the Grand Lake and its determined owner from the San Francisco Chronicle’s website: View link
A local news report about the theater’s closing:
View link and a video report: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od5qsVqTm5E. Status should now be closed.
This now appears to be the sole remaining Drexel operation; their former Gateway is now independent (after a brief time as a Landmark theater), as are their former Arena Grand and Grandview theaters. I wonder why they have so much trouble making a go of things.
According to this article, this theater closed in 2008 and will be reopened by Bloomhuff Theaters in late July of 2010 as a discount house with four screens instead of the former ten as the Stadium Floor Cinemas: View link. The article gives the address, though, as 2571 N. Carson St. (I am wondering though if the writer misheard the name of the reopened theater; I am guessing that it is probably actually going to be called the Stadium Four Cinemas; Stadium Floor Cinemas seems to be rather odd name for for a theater that appears to be part of a strip mall).
Here’s an article about the former Dreamland Theatre, which includes a picture, and the plans to replace it: View link
An article about the theater’s centennial celebration: View link
No, they drive-in and this theater are separate entities, and there are numerous instances here on CT where one theater is built where another once existed, and they get separate entries. Things get at little confusing sometimes when part of a former theater (such as a wall) is incorporated into a new building.
Did that mean that two projectors were required for each reel of film, or were projectors used that had two supply reels and two take-up reels? If two projectors were required, did the booths have four projectors to handle the changeovers?
That’s fascinating; were the two films on the same reel or on different reels? Changeovers must have been tricky.