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2009-10-27
New cinema to open in Witney - THE finishing touches are being put in place for Witney’s new cinema.
Source: Witney Gazette
2009-10-27
Carmike Cinemas Goes Green with Cutting-Edge, Environmentally Friendly and 100% Digital Movie Theatre - Majestic 12 Cinemas Opens November 6 in Chattanooga, Tennessee CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. & COLUMBUS, Ga.--(Business Wire)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading digital cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the November 6th opening of its new, 100% digital movie theatre, featuring DLP digital projection and QSC prime digital sound, plus wall-to-wall screens, including three auditoriums equipped with 3D capabilities. The unique facility is also registered with the U.S. Green Building Council - to be certified as the nation`s first stand-alone LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) theatre.
Source: Reuters
2009-10-27
Movie star Peter Mullan backs town film club - RESPECTED Scottish actor Peter Mullan has agreed to become patron of the Paisley Film Society.
Source: Paisley Daily Express
2009-10-27
DCM cinemas to use 3D screens - Every Digital Cinema Media multiplex cinema is to have 3D screens by the end of the year.
Source: Media Week
2009-10-27
HMV unveils boutique cinema to boost DVD sales - Tomorrow the entertainment retailer will open a three-screen cinema, in partnership with Curzon, in one of its shops
Source: The Times
2009-10-27
Cinema now just weeks away - Cannock’s long wait for a cinema will be over in less than four weeks.
Source: Express and Star
2009-10-27
Texas Instruments DLP Cinema(R) Enhances Movie Going Experience With More Than 7,000 3D Enabled Installations - DALLAS, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) DLP Cinema®, recognized as the leader of 3D projection technology, today announced reaching the milestone of over 14,000 global theatre installations with over half powered by DLP Cinema 3D projection technology. The growing availability of digital 3D movies continues to serve as a catalyst for the adoption of digital cinema installations. With multiple 3D releases coming to theatres at the same time, demand among exhibitors for 3D installations will likely continue to increase, hailing 3D as one of the most important technical innovations since the advent of color.
Source: PR Newswire
2009-10-27
Hollywood Theaters to Install Sony 4K Digital Cinema Projectors Across Its Circuit - AN DIEGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Theaters is installing Sony
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2009-10-27
Warners inks digital screens deal - Cinedigm Digital Cinema is set to announce Monday that Warner Bros. has inked a virtual print fee deal stipulating how the studio will help fund digital screen installations nationwide.
Source: THR
2009-10-27
A theory as good as any - Everything from skirt lengths to lipstick colours to aspirin sales has been posited as a good indicator of stock market performances.
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2009-10-27
Film industry split over merger plan - The British Film Institute, chaired by former BBC director general Greg Dyke, has told the Government the states vision for a full-blown merger of the BFI and UK Film Council is "not legally possible".
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-10-27
Curtain up on Wibledon cinema - Britain’s hottest director has cut the ribbon on Wimbledons new cinema.
Source: Wimbledon Guardian
2009-10-27
Imax May Have Brighter Future With Lasers - TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Imax Corp. (IMAX) might choose lasers over lamps in order to reap the benefits of digital projection at its largest theaters.
Source: WSJ.COM
2009-10-27
Twist in the plot as British cinema defies the recession - Escapism has never been so lucrative. Amid a year of recession, cinemas are booming, with box office revenues set to pass £1 billion for the first time. Helped by the popularity of Slumdog Millionaire and the fact that cinema represents a cheap night out, the number of tickets sold was up 15 per cent in the first six months of this year.
Source: The Times
2009-10-27
Cinemark Launches New XD Large Format Digital Auditorium In San Francisco, CA - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), a leading motion picture exhibitor,
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2009-10-27
RealD LIVE to Debut With Real-Time 3D Broadcast of El Clasico - LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- RealD, the worlds leading outfitter of
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2009-10-27
Christie® Delivers Broadest Range of Next-Generation Digital Cinema Projectors - Christie®, the leader in digital cinema projection technologies, will debut its
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2009-10-27
Hollywood Theaters to Install Sony 4K Digital Cinema Projectors Across Its Circuit - SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Theaters is installing Sony Electronics 4K digital cinema technology across its circuit. The Portland, Ore.-based exhibitor will begin its digital conversion by equipping 13 of its U.S. locations (167 screens) with Sony® projectors over the next few months.
Source: PR Newswire
2009-10-20
Brussels plans tax on film distributors - The European Commission is considering imposing a fee on movie distributors to help fund the shift to digital cinema, which is expected to increase the EU's share of the global film market but is deemed to be too expensive for small cinema operators.
Source: Euractiv
2009-10-20
Barco and Doremi Cinema to unveil integrated 2K/4K media block for digital cinema at ShowEast - Sacramento, California — 15 October 2009 — Digital cinema pioneer Barco and server technology leader Doremi are proud to announce another industry first — an integrated 2K/4K media block designed for Barco Series-II projectors. Barco and Doremi will showcase this industry leading technology on the show floor at ShowEast.
Source: Barco Press Release
2009-10-20
Michael Jackson movie This Is It records record advance ticket sales - Fans have been snapping up tickets for the Michael Jackson film This It in record numbers in the UK.
Source: Entertainment.stv.tv
2009-10-20
Government backs £166m national film centre - The Government pledged £45 million towards the state-of-the art project on the South Bank, expected to be built by 2015.
Source: The Independent
2009-10-20
UK theaters banning notebooks over piracy fears - UK movie theater chain Cineworld has introduced a new policy that does not allow patrons to bring in notebook PCs to the auditoriums, UK resident Jeremy Nicholas wrote on his blog. The policy was supposedly introduced to help fight piracy, where bootleggers go to see a movie and record it with an electronic device. Nicholas, however, was denied entry despite his Sony VAIO's lack of an integrated webcam, making it impossible to record the main attraction. [see more articles on this story by following this link]
Source: electronista.com
2009-10-20
Marcus Theatres to Feature Kodak Digital Cinema in Omaha - Kodak announced today that it has been selected to power the new Marcus Midtown Cinema at Midtown Crossing in Omaha, Nebraska, the most innovative and stylish complex in the legendary Marcus Theatres chain. Kodak Digital Cinema systems will be installed on all five screens of the four-level entertainment destination, scheduled to open on November 6. Systems will include several models of NEC projectors supplied by Ballantyne Strong who will handle projector installation.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-10-20
Former Liverpool cinema to be knocked down - ONE of Liverpool’s few remaining original cinemas is to be knocked down to make way for flats.
Source: Liverpool Echo
2009-10-20
Reel Cinema submit plans to create an extra screen to City of York Council - BOSSES at a York cinema have submitted plans to create an extra screen to City of York Council.
Source: York Press
2009-10-20
XDC Signs Digital Cinema Deployment Agreements with European Distributors - A digital cinema service company in Europe, XDC, has signed non-exclusive long-term agreements with two European distributors to the Virtual Print Fee (VPF) roll-out started in Austria and Portugal.
Source: 4rfv
2009-10-20
British Film Institute Mediatheque officially opens in Cambridge Central Library - A BRITISH Film Institute Mediatheque has been officially opened at the newly-reopened Cambridge Central Library.
Source: Cambs24
2009-10-13
Win new 3D experience - WHITE River Cinema in St Austell has unveiled its new digital 3D projection system, becoming the first full-time cinema in England to invest in the next-generation technology.
Source: This is Cornwall
2009-10-13
London's first in-store cinema - Later this month, Wimbledon will play host to the country’s first in-store cinema. Dave Calhoun was given an exclusive guided tour of a work in progress
Source: Timeout
2009-10-13
Only hotel plan can save historic cinema building – developer - A HISTORIC Edinburgh cinema will fall into decline unless it is transformed into a hotel, the developer behind the project warned yesterday.
Source: Scotsman
2009-10-13
Film glut may slow 3D rollout - Titles prove lucrative, but more d-cinema theaters needed
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-10-13
The big-screen England experience – it's not quite the same as being there - You get popcorn instead of pies but is watching football at the cinema actually any good? - more on this story can also be found here at Google News
Source: Guardian
2009-10-13
Question mark over cinema club's future - PENSIONERS are fighting to stop the curtain falling on their much-loved cinema outings that have become a lifeline for many.
Source: Hampshire Chronicle
2009-10-13
IMAX, Odeon cinemas extend partnership - European exhibitor Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group is to install another super-sized digital Imax screen in a Cardiff, Wales multiplex.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-10-13
Councillors may get to vote on plan to demolish iconic Bradford building - Bradford’s 90 councillors could finally get to have their say on the fate of the former Odeon cinema.
Source: The Telegraph aand Argus
2009-10-13
XDC Signs First Digital Cinema Deployment Agreements with European Independent Distributors - XDC, the n°1 digital cinema service company in Europe, has signed non-exclusive long-term agreements with two (2) European distributors to contribute to the Virtual Print Fee (“VPF”) roll out started in Austria and Portugal.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-10-13
Barco honors USC School of Cinematic Arts with digital cinema projector - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, is honored to announce the acceptance of an invitation from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) to provide a digital projector for the facility's largest screening room.
Source: Barco Press Release
2009-10-13
The Secret Adventures of the Projectionist - A brief yet inventive 16mm short highlights our hero’s journey into the cinema screen in order to save the starlet he loves.
Source: Short of the Week
2009-10-06
Oz turns 70 with style - Some things never get old. The Wizard of Oz turns 70 this year, but the classic movie hasn’t lost a bit of its charm or power.
Source: Star-Telegram
2009-10-06
Heritage report concludes repairs alone would cost £6m - A new report into the condition of the derelict former Odeon cinema in Bradford city centre has concluded that it is not economically viable to retain any of it.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2009-10-06
Michael Jacksons This Is It film to have global premiere this October - Michael Jacksons This Is It documentary film has been confirmed to be released globally on October 28 (although the first screening officially gets underway on October 27 in Los Angeles due to the time difference).
Source: NME
2009-10-06
Technicolor Leads Industry by Providing both Available Digital Cinema Image Detection Watermarking Solutions - Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS), through its Technicolor Business Group, today announced that it is now offering both digital cinema image detection watermarking solutions available on the market, Cinefence and Nexguard, both offered by Civolution.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-10-06
Technicolor announces affordable 3D solution for cinema - With Hollywood set to give us over a dozen 3D feature films in the next twelve months, demand for 3D technology is at an all-time high. As the roll out of digital cinema has taken the industry longer to implement than expected, Thomson’s Technicolor Business Group has announced what it says is an affordable alternative 3D process that works with existing 35mm cinema projectors. While the introduction of such technology will expand the current reach of 3D, not everyone, it seems, is singing Technicolor’s praises.
Source: Gizmag
2009-10-06
Will 3D save the cinema? - It was the introduction of television in the early 50s that first saw the rise of 3D at the cinema. Box office numbers had rapidly dwindled with small screen entertainment in everyones home until filmmakers found a way to offer audiences something they couldnt experience in their own front rooms. And it worked. Well, for three years anyway until the public grew bored of the gimmick and moved on to other cinema advances like the triple screen Cinerama and later CinemaScope, IMAX, THX and others and gradually the fear from the industry was assuaged with a steady flow of bums on seats.
Source: Pocket-lint
2009-10-06
Sky 3D to air in cinemas? - A Sky 3D channel is set to begin broadcasting from next year, that much we already know. But what if you don’t happen to have a 3D-ready screen to hand? Sky’s got the answer, hinting at possible cinema screenings for its extravaganzas. Want to watch the footie in 3D on a real widescreen?
Source: Mirror
2009-10-06
Guy Hands and Lloyds could use Hollywood endings - The latest attraction at UK cinemas is a tale of two sad-sacks down on their luck who find themselves with a bit of hidden treasure. Although the cliché-riddled screenplay isn’t showing on the silver screen it could well play out in the capital markets.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-10-06
City facing last picture showdown - Campaigners to save Bradfords former Odeon cinema building look set for a showdown with council planners as the landmarks future is determined today.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2009-10-06
Cinema reopening to clear the air - Edinburghs Cameo Cinema is re-opening its small screen after tracing a mystery stench to a hole in an old, cast-iron waste pipe.
Source: BBC News
2009-10-06
Cinema exhibitors keen to join talks about projectionists role - The Cinema Exhibitors Association has expressed an interest in taking part in discussions about the role of the projectionist in the digital age.
Source: BECTU
2009-10-06
Developer hails landmark decision - Councillors voted for Bradford’s former Odeon cinema to be demolished after a lengthy and heated meeting.
Source: Telegraph and Argus
2009-10-06
Cinema shuts a month after relaunch - FREEMAN Streets Regal Cinema has closed its doors once more – just one month after its grand reopening.
Source: This is Grimsby
2009-10-06
Cinematic gamble - The Grandview Theatre is nearly ready to enter a movie market that has not been kind to its predecessors
Source: The Other Paper
2009-10-06
Controversial £40m city scheme gets go-ahead - THE controversial £40m New Victoria Place development on the site of the former Odeon cinema in Bradford has won planning approval.
Source: The Business Desk
2009-10-06
Final curtain at last for Bradfords Odeon: See inside the crumbling landmark - CAMPAIGNERS battling to save Bradfords historic Odeon cinema were handed a crushing blow last night as planning bosses voted in favour of proposals to demolish the iconic building.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2009-10-06
Cineworld launches online game for Pixars Up - Cinema chain Cineworld has launched an online game featuring a Google Maps mash-up for new Pixar film Up.
Source: NMA
2009-10-06
Jackson film tickets sell out - Michael Jacksons US fans have snapped up advance tickets for the documentary film This Is It in just two hours.
Source: BBC News
2009-10-06
Heritage body says cinema must be saved - DOUBT has been cast on plans to partly demolish the former Odeon building in Southside after Historic Scotland said the developer had failed to properly consider alternative offers for the site.
Source: Scotsman
2009-10-06
Ecuador’s Supercines Theaters Chooses Christie® DLP Cinema® Projectors - Christie®, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced that Supercines, the largest and most modern cinema chain in Ecuador, selected Christie CP2000-SB digital cinema projectors to equip its newest 15-screen multiplex in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-10-06
Historic El Capitan Theatre Installed With RealD 3D XL Cinema System - Disney PIXARs Toy Story and Toy Story 2 3D Double Feature to Debut on Award-Winning RealD 3D Cinema Technology
Source: PR Newswire
2009-10-06
Coliseum Leisure Park gears up to celebrate its 10th anniversary - A CHARITY balloon race will be among the attractions at a family fun day to mark the 10th anniversary of the Coliseum Leisure Park at Cheshire Oaks.
Source: IC Cheshire online
2009-10-06
National CineMedia Doubts Advertisers Will Pay Extra For 3-D - As movie releases in 3-D proliferate, opportunities for advertisers to run on-screen ads in the out-sized format would seem attractive. Still, the top executive at in-cinema sales group National CineMedia doubts whether marketers will pay a premium for the spots.
Source: Media Post
2009-10-06
After nearly 50 years, Logan still likes world of movies - Mitchell native Jeff Logan knew there was something special about the movie business when he noticed the windows of his projection booth vibrating during a 1970 showing of Robert Altman’s film “M.A.S.H.”
Source: Mitchell Republic
2009-10-06
Remembering Capitol Audio-Visuals - One of the problems as we grow older is that the things that we own grow older, too. The longer that we keep something, it becomes more challenging to find replacement parts.
Source: Chattanoogan,com
2009-10-06
Sony 4K Technology Brings Multi-Player Gaming to Digital Cinema Theaters - Four-City Event Tour to Launch New PlayStation3 Game Demonstrates the Potential of Alternative Content
Source: DCinema Today
2009-10-06
BBC hires Merton for Hollywood and Euro cinema docs - Comedian Paul Merton is to front his first factual show on BBC2 in one of two commissions drawing on his love of cinema.
Source: Broadcast
2009-10-06
Cinema blockbuster for Chippenham - The owners of Chippenham’s Reel Cinema are to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds turning it into a five-screen multiplex.
Source: Gazette and Herald
2009-10-06
Cinema plan for Trowbridge is back on - The former Peter Black site in Trowbridge has emerged as a possible location for a long-awaited cinema.
Source: Wiltshire Times
2009-10-06
Stranded at the drive-in as winds ruin movie night - It was meant to be a spectacular start to Portsmouths film festival – an open-air screening of the Abba musical Mamma Mia!
Source: Portsmouth.co.uk
2009-10-06
Restored cinema wants to add honours to its rave reviews - A RESTORED cinema is in the spotlight again, winning through to the finals of a prestigious national award.
Source: Journal Live
2009-10-06
National CineMedia adds 3 theater chains to its ad network - National CineMedia LLC will add three more movie-theater chains to its pre-show advertising network at the beginning of 2010, the Centennial company said Monday.
Source: Bizjournals
2009-10-06
Steve Perrin to lead UK’s Digital Funding Group - Steve Perrin, the former senior vice president and head of international at Rentrak Theatrical, has been appointed as chief executive of the UK Digital Funding Group (DFG).
Source: Screendaily
