May 2009
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2009-05-26
New group to examine future for cinema projection - Cinema representatives have formed a working group to examine the future for cinema projection.
The steady introduction of digital projection by the leading circuits, including some independents, signals a major change for cinema technicians which BECTU is keen to address.
The new committee is inviting both members and non-members to join in an open debate about the future.
“We are at the most important time in the history of cinema projection and we have to act accordingly,” explained, national official, Mick Corfield. “We cannot stand by when there is a clear risk to jobs in projection.”
To take part in the discussion contact Mick Corfield.
Source: BECTU
2009-05-23
New life for former town eyesore - The former Carlton Cinema in Maryport is now home to a ceramics factory, caf
Source: BBC News
2009-05-23
Cinema evacuated - AROUND 100 people were evacuated from a cinema after burned food set off a fire alarm.
Source: Hartlepool Mail
2009-05-23
Box office hits please Cineworld - CINEMA operator Cineworld said a strong schedule of releases gave it confidence that it would continue to grow revenues this year.
Source: Scotsman
2009-05-23
JVC Introduces 8K Projector - Because of the growing number of consumer-level cameras with 100-megapixel sensors and camcorders shooting at 4240p, JVC has come out with a new 8K (that
Source: Digital Cinematography
2009-05-23
Evans & Sutherland to Debut New 8K x 4K Pixel Laser Projector - The ESLP 8K is the highest resolution production digital projector with fidelity that exceeds the limits of the human eye.
Source: Digital Cinematography
2009-05-23
Cineworld recruits with Changeworknow - Cinema operator Cineworld has launched a new online recruitment system aimed at improving the way the business manages its high-volume cinema recruitment.
Source: Recruiter
2009-05-23
Digital Faces Critical (Archiving) Dilemma - “The Digital Dilemma”—a 2007 report from AMPAS’ SciTech Council that examines the challenges of archiving and accessing digital motion picture materials—was the subject of the SMPTE’s Hollywood Section May meeting, held at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood.
Source: Digital Cinematography
2009-05-23
Imax Seeks to Repair Blog Complaint Damage - TORONTO -- Imax Corp. worked hard Wednesday to repair the damage done a day earlier by Parks and Recreation co-star Aziz Ansari when he complained he paid $5 more to see Star Trek on an Imax/AMC screen barely bigger than a existing 35mm screen.
Source: Digital Cinematography
2009-05-23
Wholl pay for 3-D glasses? - Exhibitors, studios squabble over who should foot the bill.
Source: Digital Cinematography
2009-05-23
“Angels & Demons” Premieres in Rome - Film Screens using Sony Professional’s CineAlta-4K Digital Projection System.
Source: Digital Cinematography
2009-05-23
Hopes raised Odeon will not be razed - HISTORIC Scotland is expected to order a public inquiry into plans to demolish the old Odeon cinema after consultants recommended it should be saved.
Source: Edinburgh Evening News
2009-05-23
Old Toledo cinema to become new hotels? - After sitting empty for years the old Showcase Cinemas on Secor could now be replaced with a new development.
Source: Toledon on the Move
2009-05-23
Cinema report against demolition - Proposals to demolish the auditorium of an historic cinema in Edinburgh are not justified, according to a report commissioned by Historic Scotland.
Source: BBC News
2009-05-23
Barco and Kodak sign worldwide digital projector supply agreement - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema projection technology, is proud to announce that it has signed a supply agreement with Kodak, a global leader in entertainment imaging. Under the terms of the agreement, Barco could deliver up to 10,000 digital cinema projectors to support Kodak
Source: Digital Cinema Buyers Guide
2009-05-23
Regal Entertainment Group to Install Sony 4K Digital Cinema Projection Systems Across Entire Circuit - Regal Entertainment Group, the largest motion picture exhibitor in the world, and Sony Electronics announced an agreement for the installation of Sony 4K digital projection systems across its entire circuit over the next 3 to 5 years, which will create the most extensive 4K deployment to date.
Source: Digital Cinema Buyers Guidel1l
2009-05-23
Barco Celebrates - Disneys A Christmas Carol Train Tour uses Barco DP-2000 Digital Cinema Projectors for the Traveling, State-of-the-Art Digital 3D Theatre.
Source: Digital Cinema Buyers Guide
2009-05-23
One small step recovers space history: Lost film of man on moon found under a desk - A film about the moon landings is to be shown in London after a film-maker tracked down tapes years after they were thought lost.
Source: Daily Mail
2009-05-23
Imax: Screen size not important - Imax execs sought Tuesday to wow the media at a company presentation while also performing a bit of damage-control amid a controversy over the size of the specialty exhibitors new digital screens.
Source: THR
2009-05-23
Odeon UK invests in signage - Odeon Cinemas at Liverpool One and Belfast are using Saturn Communications Connectvision to help drive concession sales. The design of the cinemas at both locations reflects a new approach to digital signage by Odeon.
Source: AV Interactive
2009-05-23
Usain Bolt gets Sky 3D treatment - Sky is really upping the ante on its 3D footage, and will be sharing the results of its latest project with cinema-goers later this year.
Source: Stuff TV
2009-05-23
Marcus Theatres closes small Wausau cinema - Marcus Theatres closed its Crossroads Cinema in Wausau effective Sunday. The fourplex had been operated by Marcus since 1976.
Source: Biz Journals
2009-05-23
The math doesn - Regal cinema has been forced to temporarily shut its doors in the face of mounting losses, while Metro cinema has been refurbished and converted into a multiplex
Source: Live Mint
2009-05-23
Odeon entrepreneur Kailash Suri considering York hotel project - THE entrepreneur behind the restoration of York
Source: The Press
2009-05-23
Cinema Citys theatrical revenues up 6.1% in first quarter - Cinema City International has posted strong first-quarter results with big gains in revenue and ticket sales even as exchange rates pushed ticket prices down.
Source: Screen Daily
2009-05-23
Reopening of York - THE imminent reopening of York
Source: The Press
2009-05-23
York Odeon to reopen within weeks - IT HAS been a derelict shell for almost three years
Source: The Press
2009-05-23
Howell Theater closing its doors - The historical Howell Theater in downtown Howell will shut down after business hours today, ending an extensive effort by an owner who purchased the theater in 2001. He said Monday that he couldnt make the business profitable.
Source: Livinston Daily
2009-05-23
CineLux could operate Granada - If all goes well between CineLux and the city, the Granada could open as early as August, playing first-run mature and family-oriented films, according to a staff report.
Source: Morgan Hill Times
2009-05-23
Reopened cinema presents its 50,000th customer with three-month pass and freebies - A MOTHER taking her children to the flicks has become the 50,000th customer to visit the White River Cinema in St Austell since it reopened in December.
Source: This is Plymouth
2009-05-23
Derelict building turns into five screen cinema - FALMOUTHS new cinema welcomed more than 2,000 paying customers over its first weekend, but it was a project that almost didnt happen.
Source: This is Plymouth
2009-05-23
Cinema will add to rich diversity - THE opening of the Phoenix has been welcomed by The Poly, which up until now had been the only venue in Falmouth to regularly screen movies.
Source: This is Plymouth
2009-05-23
Live soundtrack to classic film performed at Reel - REEL Cinema is hosting a very special live cinema event on May 15, when experimental jazz band Cipher perform a live soundtrack to classic film The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari.
Source: Loughborough Echo
2009-05-23
Cannes has first sight of cinema - Hollywood hails 3D as the third revolution in cinema
Source: The Independent
2009-05-23
Curtain rises anew at Lively Cinema 10 - With live music playing and the smell of jambalaya and chocolate bread pudding in the air, Lively Cinema celebrated its grand opening this month.
Source: The Desting Log
2009-05-23
Directors of Limerick firm being sued over 11m Euro Odeon loan failure claim - TWO DIRECTORS of a Limerick construction company are being sued over alleged failure to honour an agreement to provide securities related to a
Source: Irish Times
2009-05-23
From bargain-bin store to bingo hall, the sad fate of the Odeon popcorn palaces - They began as futuristic constructions - with immense pillars triumphantly reaching skywards, and smooth curves inspired by ocean-going liners stretching to the horizon.
Source: Daily Mail
2009-05-23
Regal sees growth, expansion moderated by recession - Regal Entertainment Group (RGC.N) executives said on Tuesday U.S. economic woes raised the popularity of moviegoing with cash-strapped patrons but still-tight credit markets have constrained the companys ability to expand its theater base and upgrade to digital 3D cinema.
Source: Reuters
2009-05-23
XDC Makes Complete Digital Breakthrough at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival: 50 Digital Films (incl. 3D) - XDC, Official Partner for Digital Cinema, will support over 100 digital screenings of the whole official selection as well as the Market activities
Source: DCinema Today
2009-05-23
3-D accelerates as Up opens Cannes - CANNES -- As Up lifts off at the Palais des Festivals on Wednesday as the opening film of the 62nd Festival de Cannes -- and as the black-tie audience of cinema cognoscenti don their polarized lenses -- 3-D film will finally achieve what it has long sought: respect.
Source: THR
2009-05-23
Filmkameratene hunts projectionist accused of piracy - Filmkameratene, Norwegian production outfit, is closing in on a cinema projectionist who is alleged to have illegally filmed local blockbuster, Max Manus, and distributed it on the internet.
Source: Screen Daily
2009-05-23
The Weekly Moviegoer - An Appreciation for Projection Problems - For most people, projection snafus are annoying. If the film breaks, if the sound system fails, or if the projector fails to start up at all at its scheduled time, audiences become irritated with the delay of their entertainment and, most of all, worried that the problem will not be remedied quickly, or at all. But for me, these occasional glitches and projectionist mistakes can be almost as enjoyable as the movie itself. Maybe its just me, because Ive been a projectionist, in addition to the many positions Ive held at movie theaters, but I think it has more to do with my appreciation for how strangely people act in times of incongruity.
Source: First Showing
2009-05-23
EX cinema in Nelson faces the bulldozer - A RAT-infested former cinema which has lain empty for years is to be razed to the ground after Pendle Council bought the site.
Source: Burnley Citizen
2009-05-23
Slumdog smuggles risk to cinema - Parents trying to smuggle their young children into screenings of Slumdog Millionaire could lose a cinema its licence, an arts organisation warned.
Source: BBC News
2009-05-23
Arts Alliance Media Lands Cinema Milestone with - Over 100,000 Admissions from Special Event Screenings on 500 Screens in 42 Countries
Source: DCinema Today
2009-05-23
HMV to open cinema above Wimbledon Broadway shop - Movie fans will have a new place to get their film fix when a unique cinema launches in Wimbledon.
Source: Wimbledon Guardian
2009-05-23
The battle over 3D glasses - Key phrases in the motion picture industry like
Source: Film Journal
2009-05-23
Will Westminster Theatre Rise from Ashes??? - There have been several attempts to save and resurrect the Westminster Theatre. And another one is gaining momentum. According to The Stage newspaper, a planning application has been submitted to the City of Westminster Council for a new
Source: Whats on Stage
2009-05-23
Sea Life cinema sending audiences queasy - The National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham has had to get in a stock of anti-seasickness bracelets after complaints about queasiness from audiences in its new 4-D cinema.
Source: Express and Star
2009-05-23
Qube, DTS to develop digital cinema products - HOLLYWOOD, Calif.
Source: Indusbusiness Journal
2009-05-23
Support for bid to preserve cinema - CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Doncasters historic Odeon cinema have been joined in their battle by the Theatres Trust.
Source: The Star
2009-05-23
The One Show - Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are joined by film legend Tony Curtis. Mike Dilger goes in search of the Arctic Tern, and Gyles Brandreth looks into a hundred years of cinema.
Source: BBC
2009-05-23
XPAND Supports 3D Deployment with Strategic Offer for Funding Exhibitors 3D System Installations - XPAND, a worldwide authority in 3D cinemas and technology platforms, formally announced today the company will offer limited-time special rates to exhibitors who purchase an XPAND 3D theater system to add a second 3D auditorium regardless of the brand of 3D system initially installed in a multiplex. The offer runs through July 15, 2009.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2009-05-23
3D Advertising Comes to the Silver Screen - Screenvision and Wrigley Partner to Bring First Ever 3-D Ad to Cinema.
Source: Digital Cinematography
2009-05-23
Dolby and Arqiva Partner to Provide Electronic Delivery to Cinemas - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. launched Dolby Direct Distribution Services--a pan-European satellite content delivery network for digital cinemas. The service is provided in association with leading digital network solutions provider Arqiva and uses their international satellite infrastructure to distribute feature movies, trailers, and advertising content direct to their participating exhibitors and cinemas throughout Europe.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2009-05-23
RealD Introduces RealD LP, the World - Affordable and Flexible High-Quality 3D Experience for Education, Commercial and Industrial Applications
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2009-05-23
Cinedigm Phase 1 Subsidiary Amends Credit Facility With GE Commercial Finance to Improve Financial Flexibility - Amendment Reduces Financial Covenant Minimums and Provides Additional Capital to Cinedigm
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2009-05-23
State-Of-The-Art Christie Network Operations Center Facility Now Open - Major Expansion of 24/7 Monitoring Center Completed as Digital Cinema and Digital Signage Heat Up Across the U.S.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2009-05-23
ADLABS FILMS IS DRIVING FORCE IN GLOBAL EXHIBITION AND PRODUCTION - Adlabs Films Limited, an associate of the Reliance Big Entertainment company and member of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, with business interests which cover film exhibition, television production, film and media services, has made huge strides in the digital world in the last six months, securing its position as India’s fastest growing film and entertainment services company.
In line with parent company, Reliance Big Entertainment’s overall strategy to be an international premium entertainment brand, delivering entertainment both in and out of the home, Adlabs is a part of cementing that vision, having acquired and further developed, Lowry Digital, based in Los Angeles, taking the company global.
One of its key initiatives is ‘digital first’. Adlabs is digitally distributing films in 2K formats via international optical fibre communication to be exhibited on its 2K digital BIG Cinema screens across the globe. Adlabs has already successfully ‘delivered’ the highly successful “GHAJINI” digitally to its New York flagship cinema. It is also looking at developing and rolling out 4K.
Meanwhile, parent company, Reliance Big Entertainment announced at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday, specific development details of its Creative Partnership deals which are taking the company well into the realms of Hollywood.
Amit Khanna , Reliance Big Entertainment Chairman , said: “Our overall strategy has always been to build a leadership position in entertainment, not just in India but across the globe. While BIG Pictures is important in creating and selling commercially successful provocative world cinema content, Adlabs Films is committed to creating collaborative services and platforms making huge technological advancements – recognized most recently by securing the contract to restore 1000 films from the National Archive of India.”
Anil Arjun, CEO, Adlabs Films, said: “We realize that consumers’ lifestyles have changed and in order to grow, the entertainment industry must evolve to newer formats of entertainment which are in sync with the consumer’s needs. We are committed to being leaders in the digital arena and with our ambitious growth strategy we are looking forward to the next twelve months and announcing more ‘DIGITAL FIRSTS’.”
ENDS
Source: Press Release
2009-05-23
Classic British Social Realism Drama Back In Cinemas - Re-released by Park Circus and digitally restored and remastered, This Sporting Life stars Richard Harris, more recently seen as Professor Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films, and Rachel Roberts, who also appeared in Lindsay Anderson’s O Lucky Man! and Karel Reisz’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
In This Sporting Life, Richard Harris plays Frank, a miner who lodges with a widow (Rachel Roberts). His competitive nature and powerful physique mean that when he reads of the success and respect gained by the local rugby team, he decides to join and share in the glory. However, as Frank's career progresses, his brutality distances him from those around him, with devastating consequences.
Based on the novel by acclaimed writer and former Rugby player David Storey, who also wrote the script and appeared in a minor role in the film, This Sporting Life was the first feature by director Lindsay Anderson, a gifted reporter of everyday realities who previously worked as a documentary filmmaker and theatre stage director.
This Sporting Life united great talent from British theatre and film successfully, demonstrated by Richard Harris winning the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and Rachel Roberts receving the Best British Actress trophy at the BAFTA Film Awards.
This Sporting Life will be opening from Friday 5 June at the ICA, London and selected cinemas, presented in a digital cinema version.
Source: Press Release
2009-05-23
Spend Sundays with James Bond - In celebration of the centenary of producer Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, born in 1909, a season of classic James Bond films have been digitally restored and are returning to cinemas nationwide distributed by classic film specialists, Park Circus.
During June, restored versions of four classic James Bond films, DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, GOLDFINGER and ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE, will be screening on consecutive Sundays at over 60 cinemas around the country.
The four classic films will be screened via the UK Film Council’s Digital Screen Network, enabling audiences to enjoy the outstanding picture quality and improved sound offered by this technologically advanced format. The digital release is Lottery funded through the UK Film Council’s Prints and Advertising Fund.
The Bond films in the Broccoli centenary season have been digitally restored frame by frame by Lowry Digital Images, the world’s leader in digital restoration and image enhancement. The process involves taking moving pictures that show signs of age and wear, removing the fading, dirt, scratches and other defects that occur over time, and returning them to their original condition.
Source: Press Release
2009-05-23
Park Circus to Distribute Sony Pictures Repertory Library Internationally - 31 March, 2009 - Park Circus Films is delighted to announce it has successfully concluded an agreement with Sony Pictures Repertory to theatrically distribute its vast library of classic and award-winning feature films. The deal covers worldwide (excluding North America) theatrical licensing on the studio's library catalogue.
Including films from the Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Animation and Tristar collections, the Sony Pictures film library is a 3,500 title motion picture catalogue containing a rich mix of classic and modern titles from 1924 onward.
From memorable film noir classics to screwball comedies to Pre-Code motion pictures, highlights from the repertory catalogue include the unforgettable Rita Hayworth singing Put the Blame on Mame in “Gilda”, David Lean’s masterpiece “Lawrence of Arabia”, a number of films directed by Frank Capra including “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington,” cult classics such as Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and films from The Three Stooges. The library includes 11 Academy Award-winning Best Pictures and numerous acclaimed and nominated motion pictures.
Nick Varley, Managing Director, who negotiated the agreement for Park Circus, said, “The Sony Pictures library is one of the greatest classic film collections in the world, and the studio is rightly renowned for the quality of the restoration of its heritage.
We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to represent the Sony film collections, and look forward to working with our exhibition and festival colleagues globally to get many of these films back on cinema screens around the world”.
Source: Press Release
2009-05-23
Digital cinema roll out in Europe - Figures published last week by the European Audiovisual Observatory in association with MEDIA Salles reveal that 2008 saw an increase across Europe in the number of digital screens equipped with DLP Cinema or Sony 4K technology. The number of screens rose by 70% through the year, to stand at 1,529 as of 1 January 2009. The Observatory estimates that around 5% of all European screens had been converted to digital by the end of 2008. The number of cinemas equipped with at least one digital screen grew by 48%, to a total of 815 sites (Table 1).
Source: Bigger Picture Research
2009-05-23
5000 plus news stories on Mad Cornish Projectionist - The Mad Cornish Projectionist News Archive has reached more than 5000 news stories in it's database in just under 5 years, giving an average of 3 new stories added each day. This means that the news archive is probably the largest free news archive specifically aimed at cinema and projectionist content on the internet.
Source: Press Release
2009-05-21
Digital cinema roll out in Europe - Figures published last week by the European Audiovisual Observatory in association with MEDIA Salles reveal that 2008 saw an increase across Europe in the number of digital screens equipped with DLP Cinema or Sony 4K technology. The number of screens rose by 70% through the year, to stand at 1,529 as of 1 January 2009. The Observatory estimates that around 5% of all European screens had been converted to digital by the end of 2008. The number of cinemas equipped with at least one digital screen grew by 48%, to a total of 815 sites (Table 1).
Source: Biggerpicture Research
2009-05-20
Odeon thinks again on bank holidays - Odeon management has agreed to consider new proposals from BECTU on payment for bank holiday working.
Source: BECTU
2009-05-05
Carmike Cinemas trims Q1 loss - Carmike Cinemas Inc.’s revenue rose, but a one-time charge related to a severance agreement helped keep the company in the red for the first quarter.
Source: Biz Journals
2009-05-04
All digital, plus drinks: State-of-the-art Mainstreet theater opens Friday
- Finally, regular moviegoers get to see what all the hubbub is about.
Source: Kansas City
2009-05-04
Telephonetics VIP wins Empire Cinemas Ltd multi-year contract
- Telephonetics VIP, the speech automated specialist, today announces the signing of a multi-year contract with Empire Cinemas Ltd for the supply of its MovieLINE® automatic speech recognition (ASR) ticket booking and information technology solution to all of its 17 UK cinema sites.
Source: Telephonetics Vip News Release
2009-05-04
Odeon cinema Wrexham sells more than 30,000 tickets in first month
- THE new Odeon cinema at Eagles Meadow, Wrexham, has proved a hit with film fans, selling more than 30,000 tickets in its opening month.
Source: The Flintshire Chroncile
2009-05-04
Topsham and Exeter firefighters called to city cinema fire
- TOPSHAM and Exeter firefighters were called to a city cinema on Friday lunchtime when smoke was seen coming from one of the screens.
Source: Devon24
2009-05-04
Regal cinema plans expansion
- Like many Charlottesville residents, Josh Handon occasionally drives an hour to Richmond to watch summer blockbusters at Short Pump’s movie theater that boasts big screens and stadium seating.
Source: Daily Progress
2009-05-04
Vue inks deal for London theaters
- LONDON -- U.K. exhibition chain Vue Entertainment is kicking against the economic doom and gloom, announcing a deal with retail property group Westfield to build a pair of state-of-the-art movie theater complexes in London.
Source: THR
2009-05-04
Westfield partners with Vue to build multiplex cinemas
- LONDON - Westfield Group has signed a partnership deal with Vue Entertainment to build and run two multiplex cinemas at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City.
Source: Marketing Magazine
2009-05-04
YOU WON T KNOW WHAT YOU RE WATCHING!
- VUE Cinemas is set to spice things up - with a series of Mystery Movie screenings.
Source: Mega Movies [Blog]
2009-05-04
First-ever 3-D cinema ad released
- OS ANGELES, May 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The first-ever 3-D advertisement on U.S. movie screens, for Skittles candy from Wrigley, was released Friday, its creators say.
Source: Market Watch
