December 2010
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2010-12-31
They took our Kodachrome away - The celebrated 75-year run from mainstream to niche photography for Kodachrome -- the first successful color film and still the most beloved -- is coming to an end today. The last processing machine, located at Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas, is being shut down and sold for scrap.
Source: Boston.com
2010-12-21
Doubts over Chelsea Cinema inquiry - THE Ombudsman’s investigation into Burnside Council’s attempt to sell the Chelsea cinema could be suspended indefinitely while the draft MacPherson Report remains secret.
Source: Eastern Courier
2010-12-21
Outlet opens drive-in cinema - The Outlet, outside Banbtidge will play host to a revival of a great American cinematic tradition
Source: Belfast Telegraph
2010-12-21
The Grand Cinema Moves Towards A New Digital Era with Sony 4K - The Grand Cinema in Hong Kong is moving towards a new digital era in entertainment with the recent roll-out of Sony
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-21
GDC surpasses the 6500th mark in digital cinema server shipment to customers worldwide - GDC Technology (GDC) has delivered more than 6500 digital cinema servers worldwide
Source: Business Of Cinema
2010-12-21
XDC Is Deploying the Smartjog Library and Delivery Solution in 100 Cinemas Across Europe - XDC and SmartJog links extended agreement to jointly offer an end-to-end delivery solution to exhibitors
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-21
Future promising for Regal Cinema - Newcastle Councillors last night endorsed the re-opening of the iconic Regal Cinema and voted to reconvene a committee to ensure that happens.
Source: ABC Newcastle
2010-12-21
George Stewart Joins MasterImage 3D as Director of Digital Cinema - Cinema Industry Veteran Hails from Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studios and AMC Entertainment
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-21
RealD Opens Offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai - RealD Inc. (NYSE:RLD), a leading global licensor of 3D technologies for cinema, consumer electronics and professional applications, announced today the opening of new offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The offices will focus on the company
Source: Business Wire
2010-12-21
Phase one of work at Clevedon's Curzon Cinema complete - Six months of building work to renovate Clevedon's Curzon Cinema have come to an end, opening parts of the building which have been inaccessible for years.
Source: BBC News
2010-12-21
BFI to cut 37 jobs and close gallery - British Film Institute announces cost-cutting measures alongside plans to relocate library and enhance digital strategy
Source: The Guardian
2010-12-21
Dolby and Sundance Cinemas Deliver the Ultimate Movie Experience - The Sundance Kabuki Cinemas showcases newly equipped Dolby 3D and Dolby Surround 7.1 auditorium with release of Disney
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-21
XPAND Offers Safest 3D Glasses in Cinema - Trusted Methods of Sterilization Deliver Germ-Free Glasses With Every Use
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-21
Southfields group hopes to bring cinema back to life - An entrepreneurial group of Southfields residents are one step closer to realising their dream of re-opening the cinema that was closed over 40 years ago after they put in a formal offer for the old Southfields picture house.
Source: Your Local Guardian
2010-12-21
Mobile digital cinema travels to rural England - December marked the debut of mobile d-cinema standard screenings hosted by White Horse Pictures, the rural cinema initiative for Wiltshire and Test Valley counties in the U.K. With only an average of eight full-time screens per 1,000 sq. km (386 sq. mile) versus 22.3 screens nationally, U.K. Film Council-sponsored research identified the region of 542,000 people as underscreened.
Source: Film Journal
2010-12-21
Film reels bound for cinema taken in Maidstone - Thieves have stolen four rolls of film reel that were bound for an Odeon cinema in Kent.
Source: BBC News
2010-12-16
Scrabble Spells Digital for Middle Eastern Cinemas - Mumbai Co. and Top Hollywood Studios to Subsidize Digitalization over Two Years
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-12-16
Asia Faces 3D Conversion Revolution - As the speed of 3D moviemaking picks up, with more than 30 titles coming from Hollywood alone in 2011, Asia presents a challenge and an opportunity to the companies helping the region
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-12-16
Dolby Drives Digital Cinema Adoption In Greater China - 600 Dolby Screen Servers and 600 Dolby CP750 Digital Cinema Processors ordered by Dadi
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
Welcome jobs boost for borough - 60 jobs to be created with new Omniplex Cinema
Source: Antrim Times
2010-12-16
Wanda Cinema selects GDC for a repeat order of digital cinema systems - Deployment to involve 280 digital cinema servers and 45 Theatre Management Systems (TMS)
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
Prima Cinema to Offer Films Same Day as Theatrical Release - for $20,500 - The startup company hopes to install its system in 250,000 homes within five years, and has the backing of Universal Pictures, an investor.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-12-16
Curzon launches video on demand service - The arthouse chain Curzon Artificial Eye to debut its new video on demand streaming service with Iraq War film In Our Name
Source: The Guardian
2010-12-16
Odeon cinema set for Dorchester's Brewery Square - Cinema giant Odeon has agreed to take open up a cinema at the town centre development, it was announced today.
Source: Dorset Echo
2010-12-16
December Shipments Catapult Doremi Cinema Beyond 20,000 Units - Over 1,300 IMBs Contribute to Milestone
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
GDC and Barco Succeeded in Deploying More Than 300 Systems of Barco Series 2 DLP Cinema - DC Technology (
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
Cineworld talks underway ahead of all-digital circuit - The union has started redundancy consultations with Cineworld as the company prepares for an all-digital circuit in 2012.
Source: BECTU
2010-12-16
Warner Bros. Pictures International Continues to Forge New Ground in Digital Cinema in Partnership with Taiwan - Building on its record of forging new territory in the delivery of high quality entertainment across multiple formats throughout Asia, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into digital deployment agreements directly with several key cinema circuits in Taiwan. Under agreements with Showtime Cinemas, Miramar WV Cinemas Co. Ltd., Cinemark-Core Pacific Ltd. and Ambassador Theatres.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
Luxury eight-screen cinema signs up to Dolphin Square - Vue Cinema will provide an eight-screen cinema with more 1,000 seats in the planned new
Source: The Weston Mercury
2010-12-16
Will Israeli cinema soon be scouting for more Arabs and ultra-Orthodox? - A bill earmarking 25 percent of the country's filmmaking budget to the periphery will be considered today by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. The heads of Israel's film industry are outraged by the proposed law, branding it "populistic" and "redundant."
Source: Haaretz
2010-12-16
Film-makers to be asked to help with funding shortfall - Abolition of UK Film Council will see core duties passing to the BFI, with costs of attracting foreign investment levied on industry
Source: The Guardian
2010-12-16
Cinema plan reeled out - PROPOSALS to turn the former Odeon on Clerk Street into a multi-purpose arts venue will be on display to the public on Saturday.
Source: Scotsman
2010-12-16
Resort development to boast 8-screen cinema - AN eight-screen, 1,000 seat cinema is to open as part of a
Source: This Is Bristol
2010-12-16
Screenvision Announces New Exhibitor Agreement with Cinema Entertainment Corporation - Cinema Advertising Leader Strengthens Presence in Key Midwest DMAs
Source: Business Wire
2010-12-16
Italy to get first IMAX screen near Milan - Italy will get its first IMAX screen, thanks to a joint venture between IMAX Corporation and the Odeon UCI Cinemas group for the Italian market.
Source: Screen Daily
2010-12-16
Barco - Digital Cinema pioneer Barco has achieved a notable Guinness World Record. Its DP2K-32B digital cinema projector, already recognized as 'the brightest projector on the planet', can now officially claim this title after succeeding in a world record attempt.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
Arqiva Supports the Launch of an Independent Website for Live Alternative Content - Arqiva supports launch of LiveCinemaEvents.com an independent website connecting cinema exhibitors with rights holders
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
UCI buys the HD-Clipper for its Cinemas in Vienna - UCI KINOWELT the Austrian Affiliate of United Cinemas International has purchased the HD-Clipper to start playing the advertising in High Definition.
Source: Cinecom Systems
2010-12-16
GDC Surpasses the 6500th Mark in Digital Cinema Server Shipment to Customers Worldwide - GDC Technology (
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
Doremi Cinema Opens Second Manufacturing Facility - Doremi Cinema, the world
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
Barco Announces Success in Asia-Pacific Digital Cinema Market - Barco is proud to announce a successful year in the Asia-Pacific digital cinema market. The company was able to secure a number of reference contracts as well as install more than 4000 projectors through out the region. 2500 of those projectors were installed in China, which helped demonstrate the company
Source: About Projectors
2010-12-16
ODEON select Unique Digital - ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group has selected Rosetta Bridge TMS and Cinema Accord solutions, developed by Unique Digital Ltd, as an integral part of their bespoke digital exhibition infrastructure. ODEON have 202 cinemas and 1,802 screens across Europe and will commence a full digital rollout in the UK in Q4 2010.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-12-16
Council Leader Throws Weight Behind Cinema Campaign - Pressure is mounting on Empire to come clean and explain its intentions for Ealing's neglected cinema site.
Source: Ealing Today
2010-12-16
Ulster Omniplex cinema chain plans 2011 jobs blockbuster - The largest cinema chain in Northern Ireland is to open a new
Source: Belfast Telegraph
