Opened on 17/12/1976 on different screens with “The enforcer”, “King Kong(Fay Wray original version or Faye Dunaway remake version?)”, “Voyage of the damned” and “The adventures of the Wilderness Family”. Reopened on 1/7/1994 on different screens with “Baby’s day out”, “The Shadow” and “Little big league”
Melbourne had the first Carols by candlelight concert in the World. I think there is some permadent seat, right in front of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl(number of seats unknown?)?
The building is now a restaurant(Noodle Kingdom) on level 1(and level 2?), a restaurant(Gong De Lin) on level 3), a bar(Goldilocks) on level 4, and a cocktail bar(House of Corrections) on level 4 and the rooftop.
Opened on 30/6/1925 as the Paramount Theatre(700 seats). Name changed to Regent Theatre in 1931. 1390 seats in 1940. Closed for movies in 1963. Building then used for retail, then taken over by the RSL.
Website is www.artscentremelbourne.com.au
Originally susposed to open on 25/9/1948, but delayed to 28/10/1948 because the screen wasn’t painted yet. Opened with “Silver River”.
Opened on 17/12/1976 on different screens with “The enforcer”, “King Kong(Fay Wray original version or Faye Dunaway remake version?)”, “Voyage of the damned” and “The adventures of the Wilderness Family”. Reopened on 1/7/1994 on different screens with “Baby’s day out”, “The Shadow” and “Little big league”
Named after Sidney Myer who founded the Myer Department Stores.
Melbourne had the first Carols by candlelight concert in the World. I think there is some permadent seat, right in front of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl(number of seats unknown?)?
Opened on 31/7/1969 with “Support your local sheriff” and “Yours, mine and ours”.
The Grove Drive-in opened with “No time for Sergeants” and “2nd time around”.
There is a few photos of this outdoor cinema on it’s Facebook page.
The sign on the front of the building came from the front of the Focus Cinema in Crewe, England.
After the fire in 1964, it was replaced(after only three months) by the Rainbow Theatre.
Opened with “The Glenn Miller story”.
Is the cinema where Paul Reubens(Peewee Herman) got arrested? The statue outside in the above photo looks like him!!
Soft opening(preview) on 28/2/1940 with selected short subjects(not named) and “The Women”. Same programme for the offical opening on 29/2/1940.
Opened with 2 colour cartoons(not named). “Red skies of Montana” and “Cave of outlaws”.
Also opened with “Shotgun”.
Opened with “Three for the show” and “Wyoming renegades”.
Opened with a Bugs Bunny cartoon(My bunny lies over the ocean), “White Heat” and “One last fling”.
The opening of this cinema complex was delayed by a fire in the building during the constrution.
The building is now a restaurant(Noodle Kingdom) on level 1(and level 2?), a restaurant(Gong De Lin) on level 3), a bar(Goldilocks) on level 4, and a cocktail bar(House of Corrections) on level 4 and the rooftop.
2245 seats.
Movies started in 1909. 500 seats.
Opened on 16/6/1924. 1250 seats(in 1924), 1500 seats(1936), 1000 seats(1938).
Opened on 23/10/1975 with two screens(one with 300 seats, the other screen with 162 seats). Still operating. Now called Wallis Cinemas Mildura.
Opened on 21/12/2000.
Opened on 30/6/1925 as the Paramount Theatre(700 seats). Name changed to Regent Theatre in 1931. 1390 seats in 1940. Closed for movies in 1963. Building then used for retail, then taken over by the RSL.