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CSWalczak commented about Three LA Philharmonic concerts to be presented live in HD at 450 theaters on Nov 12, 2010 at 9:58 pm

I have been to several Fathom events and, at least in the theaters in which I saw them, the projection was sharp and crystal clear and the sound excellent.

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CSWalczak commented about Odeon Edinburgh on Nov 12, 2010 at 4:04 pm

This article includes a picture of what façade of the theatre would look like if the plans of preservationists move frward: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Cinema La Parnasse on Nov 12, 2010 at 3:50 pm

There is a picture of La Parnasse on this webpage: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Cinema Le Colisee on Nov 12, 2010 at 3:48 pm

And there is another on this webpage: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Cinema ABC on Nov 12, 2010 at 3:47 pm

I am wondering though if it might instead be the entrance to the Cinema Mondial which is or was next door, given the positioning of the ABC vertical sign in the night shot of the ABC Cinema on this page: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Cinema Palmarium on Nov 12, 2010 at 3:32 pm

This webpage has a picture of the façade of the Palmarium (scroll down to see it): View link

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CSWalczak on Nov 12, 2010 at 2:05 pm

Yes, except that it should be listed as the Sceen, as that was the theater’s name at the time of its closing.

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CSWalczak commented about Cinema Le Colisee on Nov 12, 2010 at 1:52 pm

Exterior picture: http://tinyurl.com/25r65xx

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CSWalczak commented about Maison de la Culture Ibn Khaldoun on Nov 12, 2010 at 1:16 pm

There is a small picture of the exterior here: http://tinyurl.com/3agkmx6

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CSWalczak commented about Town Plaza Cinemas on Nov 11, 2010 at 11:45 pm

Currently operated by AMC.

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CSWalczak on Nov 11, 2010 at 10:33 pm

There’s a copy of a 2003 news item about the “career” of this theater’s owner here: View link

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CSWalczak on Nov 11, 2010 at 10:07 pm

Acually it was neither in Corunna nor Owosso, but in Durand and was once the Hi-Vue. There are pictures of it on its page at Drive-ins.com: http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/mitscee

It was often commonly referred to as the “Ob-Sceen” because of the fare offered. Going there (or sneaking in there) was sort of a rite of passage for randier male teenagers and some of the college men from MSU and other area colleges, especially in the 1960’s and 70’s. There were sporadic protests about the theatre and its programming from church groups in that era, but they never seemed to have much impact.

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CSWalczak commented about Eastwood Cinema on Nov 11, 2010 at 6:53 pm

AMC has been operating this theater since it acquired most of the Kerasotes theaters. A report in the Peru newspaper on 11-11-10 says that the theater is closing. I am not posting the link because the Peru Tribune charges for content).

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CSWalczak commented about Movie Theater coming to Front Street in Hartford on Nov 11, 2010 at 5:45 pm

It is going to be a Cinema Grill. Cinema Grills are franchisee operations; the corporate office is in Atlanta, GA. View link

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CSWalczak commented about Rainbow Drive-In on Nov 11, 2010 at 3:44 pm

There are several pictures of the Rainbow on its page at Drive-ins.com, including one of the storm-destroyed screen: http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/altrain

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CSWalczak commented about Skyline Drive-In on Nov 11, 2010 at 3:27 pm

Here is a link to this theater’s picture page at drive-ins.com http://www.drive-ins.com/gallery/intskyl

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CSWalczak commented about Chippewa Drive-In on Nov 11, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Apparently it opened at least a little earlier that 1954 as this theater’s page at Drive-ins.com includes an ad from 1953: http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/intchip001.jpg

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CSWalczak commented about River Cinema 15 on Nov 10, 2010 at 11:59 pm

This is now the River City 15, as three new screens have been added. The seat count, according to this article, is now 1,750: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Revival Cinema on Nov 10, 2010 at 11:40 pm

This theater was acquired by AMC when it bought most of Kerasotes theaters, and they renamed it the the AMC Plaza 3. AMC will be closing it as of November 28, 2010: View link

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CSWalczak commented about The Space at Westbury on Nov 10, 2010 at 9:05 pm

Unfortunately, the video can only be seen if one registers and pays subscription fees.

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CSWalczak commented about Regal Valencia on Nov 10, 2010 at 3:49 pm

That contradicts what is in this November 9, 2010 press release from Regal: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Turnage Theater on Nov 10, 2010 at 3:15 am

This theater is in danger of closing as its city subsidy is running out: View link

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CSWalczak commented about Fox Theatre Taft on Nov 10, 2010 at 2:37 am

This theater is in danger of foreclosure and closing: http://www.turnto23.com/news/25690759/detail.html

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CSWalczak commented about Miller Theatre on Nov 10, 2010 at 1:16 am

There are some photos related to the world premiere of “The Three Faces of Eve” in 1957 on p. 46 here (you may need to scroll down to see them): http://tinyurl.com/26mv9sb One of the captions provides a fun fact: after a pre-premiere gala at the Bon Air Hotel, the stars and dignitaries were conveyed to the Miller Theater in brand new Edsels.

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CSWalczak commented about Modjeska Theater on Nov 10, 2010 at 12:05 am

There were actually two Modjeska theaters in Augusta and for awhile, both were in operation according to the information on p. 42 here (you may have to scroll down to see the dual ad and the picture of the second Modjeska): http://tinyurl.com/26mv9sb. There is also a picture of the Modjeska marquee being removed further down on p. 51.