February 2008
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2008-02-16
Library is new town cinema - PORT CLINTON -- Movie fans have no reason to say there's nothing to do in Port Clinton on a Friday night.
2008-02-16
“Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” in 3-D Enabled by AccessIT Technology and Deployment - Disney Digital 3-D™ Blockbuster Adds to Growing Demand for Special Event Programming
2008-02-16
DIGITALLY INDEPENDENT CINEMA - Converting theaters big and small to digital projection involves a complex mix of standards, art, money, technology, and logistics.
2008-02-16
Dyke chairs BFI film organisation - Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke has been appointed as the chairman of the British Film Institute (BFI).
2008-02-16
The Walt Disney Studios, ESPN, AccessIT Team Up to Bring Fans into Theatres for Live Satellite Streaming of Major College Basketball Event - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Walt Disney Studios, ESPN and Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (Nasdaq: AIXD - News) will team up to stream a live HD broadcast of the classic rivalry between the University of Texas and Texas A&M into digital cinema- equipped theatres throughout Texas on February 18, 2008. The game will be shown on a total of 15 screens in Carmike Cinemas, Galaxy Theatres and Rave Motion Pictures cinema locations. Excited fans, unable to be in the Longhorn's sold-out Frank Erwin Center, will be able to cheer together from the equivalent of courtside seats as the teams tip-off.
2008-02-16
Exclusive: Film festival to celebrate David Lean centenary - A film festival is being planned to mark the centenary of the birth of one of Croydon's most famous sons, the acclaimed film director David Lean.
2008-02-16
BFI Launches Filmstore Online in Partnership with Web Design Agency, Green Jersey & Ecommerce Supplier, Actinic - West Byfleet, UK, 12 February 2008 - For the first time film enthusiasts worldwide can now access a wide selection of DVDs, books, gifts and other film-related products from the British Film Institute’s collection at its new Filmstore website. This is thanks to a partnership between the BFI, web design agency Green Jersey and ecommerce supplier Actinic
2008-02-16
Brown's plan to make Britannia cool again - London will get a national film centre and a permanent home for its fashion week under Gordon Brown's plans to revive the "Cool Britannia" spirit of new Labour.
2008-02-16
European archives release vintage films online - Where do you go if you want to watch rare archive films such as a 1916 documentary about life on a German submarine or John Ford's 53-minute Western Bucking Broadway from the following year?
2008-02-16
Celluloid's still selling - Will 2008 finally be the year that digital cinema comes to a multiplex near you?
2008-02-16
Cineplex Entertainment Announces New Cineplex Odeon Theatre in London, Ontario - TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2008) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN - News) is pleased to announce the development of a new eight-screen Cineplex Odeon theatre to open in London, Ontario. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2008 with a targeted opening in late fall. Located near the intersection of Wonderland Road South and Viscount Road at the Westmount Shopping Centre, the theatre will occupy approximately 31,000 square feet of space and will offer a first class entertainment experience, replacing the existing six-screen cinema currently located in the mall.
2008-02-16
THOMSON MOVES TECHNICOLOR - Technicolor is divide its operations in the UK.
2008-02-16
Fun Cinemas aims to have over 1,500 screens by 2011 - Chandigarh, Feb 14 E-City Ventures promoted Fun Cinemas, is aiming to reach the mark of 1,500 screens across India by 2011. New screens will be added in three formats comprising multiplex, digital screen and talkie town (single screen). Talking to FE, Vishal Kapur, chief operating officer, Fun Cinemas said, "At present we have 53 operational screens in multiplexes and talkie towns. We are planning to take the 110 digital screens to 1,000 screens with an investment of over Rs 200 crore in the next four years. An investment of about Rs 500-600 crore is kept aside for multiplexes and more single screens will also be added."
2008-02-16
A Brief Encounter with a bygone era - Red roses strewn from the ceiling, a red carpet in the entrance, 1930s signage and plush red curtains with gold brocade; the Cineworld on Haymarket is rapidly being transformed into the newly named Cinema Haymarket, which, from 2 February, will host Kneehigh theatre’s live stage production of Brief Encounter
2008-02-16
Kneehigh has that movie feelin' - LONDON -- In an era when old-style movie theaters are being torn down for lucrative property deals, the last thing you'd expect to find is a thriving cinema chain producing a play in its venue. But thanks to a deal between David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers -- producers of "Art," "The Play What I Wrote" and "Equus" -- and Cineworld Group CEO Steve Wiener, that's exactly what's happening.
2008-02-16
Amazon teams up with Lovefilm - DVDs-by-post company Lovefilm is partnering with the rival rental business of online retailer Amazon in a deal that will give them a combined subscriber base of almost 1m people.
2008-02-16
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' set for cinema release - Fans can watch video for free to mark 25th anniversary
2008-02-16
Baftas vs the box office - The British Academy Film and Television Arts Film Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, honouring the stars of the silver screen.
Features editor Joni Ager takes a look at the nominees and finds out how they compare with the local blockbusters of the past year.
2008-02-16
ODEON CHANGE - The old Odeon cinema in Nottingham could finally be knocked down and turned into offices and shops.
2008-02-16
Her Majesty the Screen - It has been six glamorous decades, more than 60 star-studded years, that the Royal family has rubbed shoulders with the nobility of the silver screen.
2008-02-16
Taking the silver screen to French villages - ECUEILLE, France (AFP) — On a chilly winter morning, the hissing sound of air brakes announces the arrival of an oddly out-sized juggernaut in the main square of Ecueille, a small village in central France.
2008-02-16
100-year-old cinema closure fight - Campaigners are fighting to save a 100-year-old independent cinema from closure.
2008-02-16
Vietnam’s first 4D cinema opens -
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Vietnam’s first 4D cinema opens
Vietnam’s first 4D cinema opened Friday in Ho Chi Minh City’s Suoi Tien Theme Park.
The 120-seat ALTA Cine 4D Max Suoi Tien in District 9 consists of a 3D screen with a fourth dimension created by special effects such as a six-channel surround sound system, shakable seats and man-made wind, water, bubbles and snow.
2008-02-16
Cinema Industry Set For Further Consolidation - After a period of rapid consolidation early this decade, partly prompted by the wave of bankruptcies that hit US cinema chains in 2000-01, merger and acquisition activity in the industry has slowed. However, according to Exhibitor Rankings, an analysis by Dodona Research, 64 companies operating 200 or more screens now own 31,855, or 29%, of all cinema screens worldwide. This compares to 51 companies of similar size with 29,747 screens between them in 2004.
2008-02-16
Town's cinema is voted the best in the country - KETTERING'S cinema has been named Cinema of the Year by the Odeon group.
2008-02-16
Make to turn Edinburgh Odeon into hotel - Make plans to convert an art deco former Odeon cinema in Edinburgh into an arts hotel.
2008-02-16
Cinema in Vienna allows dog owners to take pets in to see films - A cinema that allowed dog owners to take their pets once a month now lays on daily shows because they are so popular.
2008-02-16
Cinema ads more effective than TV - LONDON - Cinema advertising is eight times more effective than TV in terms of brand recall, according to Cinema Advertising Association research.
2008-02-16
Is the golden age of British cinema over? - The Baftas are to pay tribute to legendary film director Sir David Lean, whose bright career marked a golden age in British cinema.
2008-02-16
Qube Cinema chosen for the National Film Board of Canada’s digital cinema initiative - Qube Cinema is the platform of choice for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and its new digital cinema pilot project in Atlantic Canada.
2008-02-16
Office tower plan for Regent Cinema - THE historic Regent Theatre is to make way for a new 38-storey office tower as part of an $800 million redevelopment in the city heart
2008-02-16
Kodak digital cinema strategy bearing fruit - Italy has entered the digital screen advertising revolution, with Warner Bros International Cinemas (WBIC) aiming to convert its entire network during the first half of this year. WBIC has signed Kodak Digital Cinema to install a networked digital advertising system in all its cinemas, numbering 172 screens in 17 sites when two new sites are completed this year. WBIC is building on Kodak's work in Japan with its sister cinema circuit to digitise its screen advertising in Italian market, generally lagging behind in the wider digital cinema marketplace. Kodak will take control of all packaging and distribution of advertising content, with some tasks taken care of in Italy (such as encoding) but full control remaining with Kodak's network operating centre in USA.
2008-02-16
Planners offer glimmer of hope to cinema campaign - CAMPAIGNERS hoping to see the former Kwik Save site in Harborough restored into a cinema are delighted after a bid to demolish it was rejected by planners.
2008-02-16
Cinema seen as council's priority - A new venue for a cinema is a priority for arts development in East Cambridgeshire, it has been announced.
2008-02-16
Hamster makes great escape while on secret trip to cinema - Sarah's pet does a runner on secret trip to cinema
2008-02-16
New beginning for historic cinema - A £1.8m project to restore Scotland's oldest purpose-built cinema has been completed.
2008-02-16
Project Explores Impact Of Digital Cinema - Digital exhibitor kino cinemas, server manufacturer Doremi, software developer SiTec and consultancy peacefulfish have joined forces to launch a pilot project exploring and testing the added value of digital cinema services as a new source of cinema revenue.
2008-02-16
Digerati Explore 4K Technologies - DJ Woods Productions, in association with Ryerson University and Post DNA Productions, are presenting an opportunity for Professionals in the Film, Television and Advertising industries to expand their knowledge of the concepts and techniques in digital media.
2008-02-16
FISHING FOR REVENUES - A group of digital cinema suppliers have set up a project designed to look for new sources of cinema revenue.
2008-02-16
Casablanca - Back On The Big Screen - CASABLANCA RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN AT SELECTED UK CINEMA’S FOR VALENTINES DAY
2008-02-16
Barco projects world premiere of U2 3D at Sundance Film Festival - Using the latest in 3-D digital technology, the screening takes the concert movie to unprecedented heights. Crisp images, sharp colors, it’s like being right there in the front row for the best U2 concert imaginable… and projected by Barco.
2008-02-16
Santikos Theatres Joins Kodak Digital Cinema Family - Innovative Kodak system powers and automates twenty-seven screens in Texas circuit’s movie complexes
2008-02-16
Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter Results - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT" or the "Company") reported a 51% increase in revenues, to a record $21.5 million for the fiscal 2008 third quarter ended December 31, 2007, versus the year-ago period. In the quarter, the Company posted an Adjusted EBITDA(1) (defined below) of $8.4 million or $0.33 per share, and a net loss of $8.4 million or $0.32 per share. The net loss includes non-cash expenses for depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, non-cash interest, debt refinancing and stock-based compensation aggregating $11.1 million or $0.43 per share.
2008-02-16
Kodak to power Texas’ Santikos Theatres - Kodak has been selected to power the digital transition of the legendary Santikos Theatres chain in Texas. Full Kodak Digital Cinema systems will be installed on all screens of the newly-constructed Silverado 19 in Houston and on nine screens in current Palladium theatre in San Antonio. All installations will be done by Kodak and include several models of Barco Premiere projectors, depending on screen size and requirements.
2008-02-16
Digital technology and the film industry - I read the article called "the film industry should embrace digital technology" in which Lord Puttnam gives a lecture at Cass, Monday 14 June 2004. In this lecture, called ‘The Impact of Digital Technology on the Film Industry – Opportunity or Threat?’ at Cass Business School, he said that digital technology offers a huge opportunity for the film industry but the current trend of treating it as a threat could hasten the demise of parts of the industry. Puttnam said the film industry needed to embrace digital technology otherwise it would share a similar fate to that of the music industry which has witnessed a massive drop in profits due to illegal internet trading. Lord Puttnam also spoke of the impact of digital technology on special effects in films, arguing that special effects are both increasingly important in the success of a film as well as being very reliant on specialist skills.
2008-02-16
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL AND ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA SIGN DIGITAL CINEMA DEPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - Walt Disney Studios International ("Disney") and Arts Alliance Media ("AAM"), one of Europe's leading providers of digital film distribution services, have reached a non-exclusive long-term agreement for digital cinema rollout across Europe. Disney is the latest studio to support the AAM DCI-compliant rollout. Under the terms of the agreement, Disney will supply European exhibitors with its feature films in digital format and will make provisional contributions towards the digital cinema hardware costs of AAM-deployed DCI-compliant screens.
2008-02-16
Bafta Film Awards 2008: The winners - Here are the winners of this year's Bafta Film Awards, held at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
2008-02-12
Santikos Theatres Joins Kodak Digital Cinema Family - Kodak announced today that it has been selected to power the digital transition of the legendary Santikos Theatres chain in Texas. Full Kodak Digital Cinema systems will be installed on all screens of the newly-constructed Silverado 19 in Houston and on 9 screens in current Palladium theatre in San Antonio. All installations will be done by Kodak and include several models of Barco Premiere projectors, depending on screen size and requirements.
2008-02-12
Mystery over moves for mobile cinema - In November last year it was revealed that a mobile 120-seat cinema dubbed ‘The Screen Machine’ was to come to Harborough as a temporary solution to the lack of facilities in the town.
2008-02-12
Serbia's first multiplex cinema opens - BELGRADE -- The first multiplex cinema in the country officially opened in the Delta City mall in New Belgrade.
2008-02-11
The smallest shows on earth - Small cinemas are often thought of as hokey homespun little places whose charm resides chiefly in their impression of imminent obsolescence: like the run-down flea-pit in the 1957 Basil Dearden movie The Smallest Show On Earth, starring Peter Sellers as the boozy old projectionist.
2008-02-11
Santikos Theatres invests in new film-delivery technology by Kodak - Santikos Theatres is going automated at two of the companys movie houses.
2008-02-11
Digital Watermarking to be Demonstrated at Jan. 30 State of the Net Conference in Washington, D.C. - The Digital Watermarking Alliance (DWA) is a group of organizations that share a common interest in furthering the adoption of digital watermarking and which are actively involved in commercialization of digital watermarking-based applications, systems and services.
2008-02-11
Cinema site reels in chain restaurant - A £25M leisure and commercial development under construction in the heart of Merthyr Tydfil has taken a major step forward by signing two more high profile brands.
2008-02-11
Why 3D is about to break through - For a long time 3D movies and TV shows have been a bit of a gimmick. They have been used to re-energise a tired franchise, help a film stand out at a crowded box office or to give TV viewers a glimpse of what the future might hold.
2008-02-11
DTS Digital Cinema - KeyPort Security Key Management System - The DTS KeyPort™ security key management server is the foundation for automated global key delivery.
2008-02-11
Hoyts backers to buy UK cinema ad group - The Australian private equity firm behind the national Hoyts cinema chain is plotting to buy a theatre advertising company in the UK.
2008-02-11
Road diversions for new cinema - Road diversions are being put in place in a Berkshire town as work gets under way to build a new cinema.
2008-02-11
Resort’s past glories preserved on film; - PIONEERING aviators from 1911 and workers from Southport’s famous car manufacturing industry are hitting the silver screen next month.
2008-02-11
10 Problems with Today’s Cinemas - I’m a big movie fan, so you’d think I would enjoy going to the cinema. To be honest, I kind of still do. Where else can you see the newest movies on a nice big screen with great sound? But a part of me sees the actual experience as a chore. Yes, I want to see movies in the cinema, but there are so many things wrong with the cinema experience that I wonder if it is actually worth it. If you have a big enough TV set at home, what is the added value of going to the cinema? The traditional concept of the movie-going experience desperately needs a complete reinvention (FourStarters did a post about this a while back).
2008-02-11
Historic theater to celebrate with free classic films - WILLIAMSBURG - The Kimball Theatre in Colonial Williamsburg will celebrate its 75th anniversary next month with free screenings of several classic films, including one of the first titles ever to play at the historic cinema.
2008-02-11
Thousands join fight to save cinema - A CAST of thousands has launched a campaign to save a century-old cinema from closure.
2008-02-11
The A-Z of cinema - Home-video, DVD, high-def, illegal downloads, shaky camcorder copies from Thailand
2008-02-11
The Southwold Electric Picture Palace - The Electric Picture Palace was opened by Michael Palin in May 2002. It is named after the first Southwold cinema which began to operate in 1912 (in York Road where the Surgery now stands) and follows the style of this period. It has 66 authentic cinema seats, a box office, kiosk, circle, organ, air-conditioning, etc.
2008-02-11
Digital 3D Cinema Company Real D Raises $20 Million - Los Angeles - Real D, a provider of digital cinema 3D projection systems, has raised $20 million in its fourth round of venture capital financing, led by Pequot Capital, PEHub.com reported.
2008-02-11
Cottonwood Cinema closing the curtain - The days are numbered for those who enjoy going to the movies without breaking the bank. Cottonwood Cinema in Cottonwood Plaza in Glen Carbon has announced the closing of the low-cost theater.
2008-02-11
PATENTS: Movies raise the curtain on digital cinema projectors - This patent review from Nerac explores some new developments in digital cinema that may speed its widespread adoption.
2008-02-11
Digital cinema front, center in Paris - PARIS -- Digital cinema was in the spotlight in Paris on Wednesday as the sixth edition of the International Digital Film Forum (IDIFF) kicked off for the first time in the French capital.
2008-02-11
Odeon cinema set for sale - A PROPERTY firm is in negotiations to sell Ipswichs former Odeon cinema, it said today.
2008-02-11
Apollo up for award - THE APOLLO Cinema, in Altrincham, has been nominated for the award of Best New Cinema in the UK.
2008-02-11
3D television to burst into the living room - Television will enter a new dimension this week with the launch of the first 3D sets designed for use in the home.
2008-02-11
Memories of the Odeon Cinema - Looking through your paper last week I was excited to see an article about the old Odeon cinema in Preston city centre.
2008-02-11
Total Film and Sky plan preview events - Total Film magazine and Sky Movies have teamed up to launch a series of red carpet movie preview events to be staged at cinemas across the UK.
2008-02-11
A new golden age in cinema - A revolution in ambition and intelligence has brought us films to rival those of the 40s and 70s
2008-02-11
Cinema thief crawled under seats - A man has been accused of stealing from people at a cinema in Sydneys CBD by crawling under the seats during movie showings.
2008-02-11
Curzon redesigns cinema site - Curzon Cinemas is launching a new-look website designed by Franki & Jonny, listing its film schedules for the five London cinemas.
2008-02-11
John admits cinema defeat - ACTOR John Thomson has spoken of his anger over the demolition of Withington
2008-02-11
Curtain falls on Rocky Horror Picture Show at cinema - AFTER nearly 20 years, the curtain has fallen on the late-night Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings held in Sydney.
2008-02-11
100-year-old cinema closure fight - Campaigners are fighting to save a 100-year-old independent cinema from closure.
2008-02-11
Bingo slump forces cinema closure - A decline in bingo because of the smoking ban has been blamed for the final curtain falling on the last remaining cinema on Anglesey.
2008-02-11
'Doctor Who' trailer premieres in UK cinemas - A new trailer previewing the next series of Doctor Who is being launched in cinemas across the UK today.
2008-02-07
New books charts Basingstoke’s chequered cinema history - Basingstoke’s chequered picture-house history is told in detail in a newly published book, Basingstoke Entertained, by cinema and theatre historian Mervyn Gould.
2008-02-06
Park Circus Films pick up the first Arts Alliance Media Innovation Award at this year’s RAAM Awards - Glasgow based Park Circus Films were awarded the first Arts Alliance Media Innovation Award at this year’s RAAM Awards presented to the UK and Irish cinema and film distribution industry.
