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2012-01-31
Cinema to mark centenary with memories - OXFORD'S Phoenix Picturehouse has been the scene of unforgettable films and equally unforgettable first kisses for nearly 100 years. Now the Jericho institution wants to collect those cherished memories for a special centenary celebration in 2013.
Source: Oxford Mail
2012-01-31
Cinema will be part of Hounslow town centre plans - THIS is the first glimpse of how a new shopping and leisure quarter in Hounslow town centre might look, writes Robert Cumber.A cinema is at the heart of early proposals to develop the run-down car park, unveiled today by Legal & General Property (LGP).
Source: Hounslow Chronicle
2012-01-31
Stratford-upon-Avon cinema plans prompt concerns - Plans for a cinema complex in Stratford-upon-Avon have caused concern about the future of its current cinema. London and Regional Properties has applied to build the five-screen cinema as part of a revamp of the Town Square.
Source: BBC News
2012-01-31
Telford cinema dream moves a step closer - Multi-million pound plans for a new cinema, restaurants and shops in Telford centre and creating nearly 300 jobs, came a step nearer reality today.
Source: Shropshire Star
2012-01-31
The Chemical Brothers' Don't Think Brings Festival Fever to Cinemas Worldwide in Dolby Surround 7.1 - World's first concert film cinema release mixed in Dolby Surround 7.1.
Source: D Cinema Today
2012-01-31
Jersey's Freedom Church to buy former Odeon cinema in St Helier - A Christian group in Jersey is set to buy a former cinema to turn it into a community centre.
Source: BBC News
2012-01-31
MP demands answers over Ealing cinema delay - EALING MP Angie Bray has written to the developer which is due to rebuild Ealing's cinema demanding to know why work has still not started despite previous assurances.
Source: Ealing Gazette
2012-01-31
Curzon Cinemas Launches New Cinema Initiative 'CURZON AT' - Curzon At marks a new era of varied and exciting programming for cultural arts venues in the UK. The project combines the technical and programming expertise of Curzon Cinemas with various rural arts venues and spaces across the UK, enabling them to screen contemporary releases on state of the art digital equipment.
Source: Close-Up Film
2012-01-31
Odeon sees increased attendance for British films in 2011 - Odeon reports that 270,000 more cinema-goers bought tickets for British films at its cinemas in 2011, compared to 2010.
Source: Screen Daily
2012-01-31
Hebden Bridge Picture House taken over by town council - A West Yorkshire town council has taken over a 500-seat cinema which dates back to 1921.
Source: BBC News
2012-01-24
UK Film Policy Review encourages joint ventures; calls for more lucrative producer recoupment; suggests potential Sky investment legislation - The 56-point report also addresses VPF and theatrical windows changes for independent distributors; panel chair Chris Smith says films from ‘very commercial to the very arty’ should be funded.
Source: ScreenDaily
2012-01-24
Arts Alliance Media Closes Digital Deal with City Screen, and Passes Milestone of 2000 Active VPF Digital Screens - City Screen, the leading independent cinema operator in the UK and owner of Picturehouse Cinemas, has become the latest exhibitor to sign up to a digital cinema deal with Arts Alliance Media (AAM). City Screen, which operates 20 sites across the UK, will benefit from AAM
Source: D Cinema Today
2012-01-24
A silent movie? I want a refund: Cinema-goers lodge complaints about The Artist after not realising it has no dialogue - It celebrates Hollywood before the dawn of the 'talkies' and has brought the wonder of silent movies to new generations. But it seems some cinema-goers that have been left unimpressed with The Artist, despite the film winning three Golden Globes and tipped for scores more. Odeon Cinemas confirmed that some people have demanded a refund because they were unaware the production was a silent film.
Source: Daily Mail
2012-01-24
Lord Smith talks about UK film industry proposals - The introduction of a British Film Week is among proposals put forward by Lord Smith to help capitalise on "a golden period" of UK cinema.
Source: 0
2012-01-24
Working Lives UK - Alan Foster is part of a dying breed. For 100 years, projectionists have been lacing up the film, dimming the lights and drawing back the curtains.
Source: BBC News (Blog)
2012-01-24
Cinema to reopen after nearly 10 years - film fans will gather in Evesham tomorrow morning for a momentous occasion as the Regal Cinema makes its long-awaited return.
Source: Worcester News
2012-01-24
Evesham art deco Regal Cinema reopens - A Worcestershire cinema has opened to the public after undergoing three years of restoration.
Source: BBC News
2012-01-17
Stores celebrate record trading over New Year - Away from shopping, the Vue cinema attracted 3,500 visitors on Christmas Eve, 2,500 on New Year
Source: The Bolton News
2012-01-17
A night at the movies with a luxurious twist - A date at the movies has never been so enticing. Britain's biggest cinema chain, Odeon, has just finished a radical refurbishment of its site at the Whiteleys shopping centre in Bayswater, due to open this Friday.
Source: This Is London
2012-01-17
Inside the Lincoln Ritz cinema revamp project - A lot of work is needed to bring back the Ritz cinema on Lincoln’s High Street to its former glory, said Pete Genders from Off The Bench, the non-profit organisation behind the restoration project.
Source: The Lincolnite
2012-01-17
New cinema director at Saffron Screen - AFTER a year of spectacular success which has seen record audience figures, Saffron Screen starts 2012 with its first ever cinema director.
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter
2012-01-17
The Brits can give Hollywood a run for its money - We have the directors and creative talent but not the big budgets that US film-makers enjoy.
Source: The Telegraph
2012-01-17
90-year-old cinema gets a new lease of life - THE way has been cleared for town councillors to takeover Hebden Bridge Picture House. Calderdale Council Cabinet has agreed to transfer the 90-year-old building to Hebden Royd Town Council which intends to widen its use and carry out major repairs.
Source: Halifax Courier
2012-01-17
Should making movies be all about making money? - David Cameron wants state funding to go to 'commercial' films. The BBC's Christine Langan and film-maker Gareth Edwards discuss big-screen risks and rewards
Source: The Guardian
2012-01-10
Meet The World's Smallest Solar-Powered Cinema - Meet The World's Smallest Solar-Powered Cinema
Source: Huffington Post
2012-01-10
Birks cinema project gets £100,000 from Scottish Hydro - A campaign to restore a Perthshire cinema has received a £100,000 cash boost from Scottish Hydro.
Source: BBC News
2012-01-10
Why not be part of the big cinema clean up? - IF you fancy helping to tidy up an old cinema before its grand public re-opening then step right up. The Regal Cinema, Evesham, is opening its doors for the first time since its closure in 2003.
Source: Worcester News
2012-01-10
Questor share tip: Cineworld looks to blockbusters for silver-screen lining - The end of the Harry Potter gravy train in the last quarter of 2011 does not mean this year will be bad for cinema attendance. In fact, this year's release schedule looks almost magical compared with last year.
Source: Telegraph
2012-01-10
Cineworld plans chain of luxury cinemas - The boss of Cineworld, the listed movie group, is scour-ing the capital for sites to launch a string of upmarket, adults-only cinemas.
Source: This Is London
2012-01-03
Mark Kermode Blogs on the Projectionist - Mark Kermode attended the BKSTS CTC Christmas Party in December 2011 and helped to present the awards. He used the awards as one of the theme of his blogs:
Source: BBC.co.uk
2012-01-03
Edinburgh gets first IMAX screen - Cineworld Fountain Park to launch IMAX cinema with Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Source: List
2012-01-03
St Neots' £8m cinema and theatre given go-ahead - St Neots is to have its own cinema after years of campaigning by its town council and residents.
Source: BBC News
2012-01-03
Bolton town centre to get community cinema - A COMMUNITY cinema will open in Bolton town centre in the New Year in a fresh move to revitalise the town centre.
Source: This Is Lancashire
2012-01-03
Newport's Odeon Cinema gets revamp cash - ONE of Newport's most iconic buildings is set to get a facelift thanks to a £180,000 council grant.
Source: South Wales Argus
2012-01-03
98-year-old Cumbrian cinema saved from closure - One of Cumbriaís oldest cinemas has been saved from closure after its manager took over the business.
Source: News And Star
2011-12-20
BFI creates new combined post as Director of Film Fund - Job will combine roles of Tanya Seghatchian (development production funding) and Pete Buckingham (distribution and exhibition), who have recently left their posts at the BFI.
Source: Screen Daily
2011-12-20
Cine North takes to the hills for rural screenings - Cine North will tour Cumbria and Lancashire this winter with the aim of improving access to high quality digital cinema.
Source: How Do
2011-12-20
Glitzy launch for New Brighton's Light Cinema - NEW Brighton's latest addition to its multi-million pound regeneration project was officially launched last week.
Source: Wirral Globe
2011-12-20
Town council in bid to make the Picture House the best it can be - STAFF at the historic Hebden Bridge Picture House could soon have a new boss. Hebden Royd Town Council has put in an official asset transfer bid to Calderdale Council and it could be given a leasehold of the site by early next year.
Source: Hebden Bridge Times
2011-12-20
Doremi Partners in Odeon Milestone with the Completion of 809 Screen Deployment - Doremi Cinema has celebrated with Odeon, the largest cinema chain across the UK and Ireland, on the completion of its digital rollout. The programme, over two years, has involved all 113 Odeon cinemas in the UK and Ireland. A total of 890 Odeon screens are now operating with Doremi DCP-2000 digital cinema servers.
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-12-20
£300,000 takes Pavilion to the next dimension - More than £300,000 has been invested in the Pavilion Cinema, safeguarding 20 jobs.
Source: Southern Reporter
2011-12-13
Creative England Launches Two Funds For Regional Filmmaking Grants - Creative England, the startup organization pitched to replace Englandís regional screen agencies, took its first tentative steps into the hotbed of funding by filling two fresh cashpools for regional applicants.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-12-13
Cineworld lifted by prospect of renewed surge in 3D films - Cinema group should benefit from higher ticket prices as number of 3D films increases
Source: Guardian
2011-12-13
Plans to re-open Whiteladies Picture House gather pace - Plans to resurrect Whiteladies Picture House in Bristol are gathering pace as the duo behind the ambitious proposals unveil a new website and talk about why they want to re-open the old building as a cinema.
Source: Redland people
2011-12-13
Cinema takeover bid moves to next stage - THE planned takeover of Hebden Bridge Picture House has taken another step forward.Hebden Royd Town Council has put in an official bid with a view to the premises being run by the community.
Source: Halifax Courier
2011-12-13
Disabled group calls for better UK cinema facilities - A group of young disability campaigners have raised a petition calling for better disabled facilities at UK cinemas.
Source: BBC News
2011-12-13
Risca Palace cinema reopens as library and Caerphilly council offices - An historic former cinema in the south Wales valleys is being returned to public use as it reopens as a library and community space.
Source: BBC News
2011-12-13
U.K. Film Policy Review Group Unlikely To Publish Findings Before 2012 - Industry kept on tenterhooks over U.K. government attitudes towards film and tax incentives.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-12-13
Proscreens launches Projectionist Service - Proscreens this week launched an additional service to its already wide range of AV and Cinema related products. The new service is about providing film or digital projectionists to cinemas or other venues on a flexible SLA. Proscreens say that the service aims to be as flexible as the venue requires it to be while providing the full range of services that a projectionist would do, be it cleaning porthole windows, changing lamps or running the actual films themselves.
Source: Press Release
2011-12-06
Film fans fight against cinema's digital takeover - As traditional cinemas across the UK close down and the equipment that screened a thousand blockbusters is scrapped to make way for the digital revolution, a group of Wirral enthusiasts is battling to keep the projected film image flickering.
Source: Wirral Globe
2011-12-06
Martin Scorsese considers shooting all his future films in 3D - Following the success of Hugo, the director says his previous films such as Taxi Driver might have benefited from stereoscopy
Source: The Guardian
2011-12-06
A rare film treat in Hailsham - FILM FANS will be treated to a rare treasure at Halisham Pavilion as the cinema marks its 90th anniversary with a screening of romantic drama, The Sheik (PG), originally released in 1921.
Source: Sussex Express
2011-12-06
British Director Ken Russell Dies at 84 - The iconic filmmaker's death comes just as his controversial religious drama "The Devils" is readied for DVD release.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-12-06
IMAX Signs Revenue Sharing Agreement in the UK With Cineworld Group - Leading UK Exhibitor to Open Three New IMAX Locations in England and Scotland
Source: Market Watch
2011-12-06
Campaigners write to Royals to help save Odeon - Campaigners are hoping to get the royal seal of approval on their bid to save a historic cinema.
Source: Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
2011-12-06
Odeon moves into f-commerce with transactional booking app - Odeon, the cinema chain, is moving into social commerce with the launch of its first-fully transactional Facebook app, which enables cinema-goers to book tickets without leaving the social networking site.
Source: Marketing Magazine
2011-12-06
Don't keep it reel: why there's life after 35mm - As digital takes over, many in the film industry are mourning the death of 35mm film after 120 years in the business. But it's time to move on to a far more flexible format
Source: Guardian
2011-12-06
Electric Palace cinema in Harwich celebrates centenary - The 100th anniversary of one of the oldest active independent cinemas in the country is being marked in Essex.
Source: BBC News
2011-12-06
Rowley Leigh teams up with Odeon at Whiteleys' Lounge cinema - Veteran London chef Rowley Leigh has teamed up with cinema operator Odeon to consult on the food offer at its new boutique cinema, the Lounge, at Whiteleys shopping centre.
Source: Caterer Search
2011-12-06
Ashford Cineworld cinema to add extra screens as demand soars - A BUSY cinema has been given permission to build an extra three screens to accommodate hundreds of new customers.
Source: This Is Kent
2011-12-02
Christie CP4220 and CP4230 Projectors Earn DCI Compliance - New Christie IMB, Software Upgrades for HFR and DCI Compliancy Deliver the Total Solution and Best Long-Term Return on Investment for Exhibitors
Source: Press Release
2011-11-29
Cinema screenings in Dorchester designed for autism sufferers - PEOPLE with autism will now be able to enjoy the latest films in comfort with special screenings. The Plaza Cinema in Trinity Street, Dorchester has teamed up with the Wessex Autistic Society to offer those with autism and their carers a unique cinema experience.
Source: Dorset Echo
2011-11-29
Developer confident on Llanelli cinema and hotel plans - The developer behind a cinema, hotel and leisure complex in Llanelli says he is confident it will open next year despite the tough economic climate.
Source: BBC News
2011-11-29
Construction of Ealing cinema can now start says council leader - THE FINAL bit of red tape holding up construction of Ealing's new cinema has been cleared, according to the council leader. Councillor Julian Bell said it is now up to developers Empire Cinemas to get on with the job.
Source: Ealing Gazette
2011-11-29
Is 3D the medium of the future? - 3D is the hottest thing in cinema and television ... and fertile new ground for academic study
Source: Guardian
2011-11-29
Film lovers see the bigger picture as IMAX hits Capital - EDINBURGH is to get its first IMAX cinema under a deal struck by two major international firms. The huge
Source: Scotsman
2011-11-29
Cinema finally goes digital - THE Odeon Sheffield has caught up with the rest of the cinemas in the nationwide chain and gone all digital.
Source: Seffield Telegraph
2011-11-29
Independent film is on the way back . . . thanks to George Clooney! - Indpendent cinema in Portsmouth has had a blighted past but Siri Finess is determined that film fans should be able to enjoy more than the usual Hollywood fare
Source: Portsmouth.co.uk
2011-11-29
Imax Signs Deal With Cineworld for New Theaters in England - Imax Corp., the operator of large- screen theaters, signed a revenue-sharing deal with British chain Cineworld to open three new theaters.
Source: Business Week
2011-11-29
End of the flicks? Odeon completes digital switchover - The days of flickering cinema projections could be over. After a two-year campaign and a
Source: Telegraph
2011-11-29
End of 35mm era will signal a reel cinematic change - THE curtain is to fall on traditional cinema screenings in Luton this week as the town
Source: Luton Today
2011-11-29
Historic Lincolnshire cinema gets third digital upgrade - A HISTORIC independent cinema is set to raise the curtain on its latest upgrades to enhance the cinema experience for the people of Louth.
Source: This is Lincolnshire
2011-11-29
Cineworld opens - A
Source: menmedia.co.uk
2011-11-29
New Hackney Picturehouse opens in London - A new Picturehouse designed by Fletcher Priest Architects has been opened in the borough of Hackney, London, UK.
Source: World Interior Designs Network
2011-11-29
Government extends tax breaks for British films - Scheme providing tax relief to homegrown films such as Harry Potter and The King's Speech to be extended to at least 2015, while charismatic Distribution and Exhibition head quits BFI
Source: The Guardian
2011-11-29
Expansion will see extra-large screen at Newcastle's Empire Cinema - AN extra-large screen cinema will be among the highlights of a
Source: NE Business
2011-11-29
Arts Alliance Media to Supply Odeon UCI with Theatre Management System in Germany, Austria & Italy - Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group has announced that it has signed Arts Alliance Media (AAM) to be its Theatre Management System supplier across Germany, Austria and Italy. AAM will supply all sites with a Theatre Management System (TMS) and a Library Management Server (LMS) to manage all equipment and content across each cinema. The deal covers 65 sites and 661 screens across the three countries.
Source: DCinema Today
2011-11-29
Enjoy the big screen in style - Get up close and personal to heartthrob Robert Pattinson or comedian Rowan Atkinson in the comfort of a newly refurbished cinema in Kettering.
Source: Northantset
2011-11-29
Film pirate walks free from court - A FOVANT man who committed a string of film piracy offences walked free from court with a two-year conditional discharge.
Source: Salisbury Journal
2011-11-29
Digital cinema 'will eclipse' 35mm film by early 2012 - and celluloid will disappear by 2015 - For 120 years, cinema film has been distributed and stored on rolls of celluloid, and shown by projecting light through the
Source: Daily Mail
2011-11-29
Arts Alliance deploys its digital cinema software on a global scale - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has made significant headway in rolling out its suite of digital cinema software products to key clients in all world regions.
Source: Screen Digest
2011-11-29
Pledge to solve Odeon problem - MAYOR Stuart Drummond has pledged to finally find a solution for a derelict building.
Source: Hartlepool Mail
2011-11-29
Cineworld Plans European Expansion, Independent on Sunday Says - Cineworld Group Plc (CINE) plans to expand in Europe even after a deal to invest in Spain collapsed in September, the Independent on Sunday reported.
Source: Bloomberg
2011-11-15
Pop-Up Cinema: The Nomad @ Whiteleys - Roaming pop-up cinema The Nomad will start a three-week programme of cinematic favourites from 14 November at Whiteleys shopping centre in Bayswater.
Source: Londonist
2011-11-15
Cinema plan for Penarth pier pavilion - Redevelopment of the pier pavilion in the Vale of Glamorgan town of Penarth should see a small cinema open on the site, project staff hope.
Source: BBC News
2011-11-15
U.K. Govt Extends Tax Credit to 2015 - The U.K. government renewed the country's commitment to its film tax credit system to the end of 2015 paving the way to continue to attract studio backed projects such as Skyfall, the latest James Bond adventure being directed by Sam Mendes and Universal Picturesí Snow White and The Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron, to shoot here.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-11-08
Telford could get two new cinemas - Telford could get two new cinemas after plans were today unveiled for a 10-screen Odeon as the centrepiece of a multi-million pound shopping development in the town centre.
Source: Shropshire Star
2011-11-08
Couple to launch pop up cinema at Sidcup and Footscray United Services Club - A COUPLE are launching the first pop up cinema in Sidcup - 11 years after the only cinema in the area closed.
Source: This Is Local London
2011-11-08
100,000th customer milestone for Wotton-under-Edge Electric Picture House - A MILESTONE visit turned into a celebration at the Wotton Electric Picture House as the 100,000th customer crossed the threshold. The volunteer-run cinema has gone from strength to strength since it re-opened in 2005.
Source: Gazette Series
2011-11-08
De Vere Venues partners with Cineworld for 3D events - Event and meeting presentations could be shown in 3D following an agreement between De Vere Venues and Cineworld.
Source: C&IT Magazine
2011-11-08
Starbucks lands deal to open at Cineworld - STARBUCKS has clinched a deal with Cineworld to open its first coffee shop in a cinema. If the new branch, based in Sheffield
Source: The Mirror
2011-11-01
Cineworld box office sales rise - British comedy The Inbetweeners Movie has driven growth in box office sales at the UK's largest cinema operator Cineworld.
Source: Google
2011-11-01
Hackney Picturehouse cinema opens to the public - The Hackney Picturehouse opens its doors with a flurry of films, features, festivals and food and drink
Source: Hackney Citizen
2011-11-01
Appeal to sabe Bradford Odeon is rejected - A bid to protect Bradford’s Odeon cinema building from demolition has been turned down by English Heritage
Source: The Telegraph And Argus
2011-10-25
CWAC backs new theatre site - Work can start in earnest preparing plans to transform the former Odeon cinema in Chester city centre into a theatre after councillors voted overwhelmingly to deliver the project.
Source: Place Northwest
2011-10-25
Puttnam tells U.K. biz to reassess priorities - In advance of Blighty's Film Policy Review, which will take a fresh look at government support for the pic biz, Film Distributor Assn. prexy David Puttnam has called for a set of priorities to be put in place that industryites must embrace.
Source: Variety
2011-10-25
'Secret' auction for Birks Cinema funds - A "blind" auction of drawings - including some by leading artists - is to be held by campaigners hoping to restore a Perthshire cinema.
Source: BBC News
2011-10-25
Restored Regal Cinema to open in New Year - THE EAGERLY anticipated restoration of Evesham's historic Regal Cinema is beginning to take shape with the scaffolding set to come down within weeks.
Source: Evesham Observer
2011-10-25
British Film Institute Pledges Transitional Funds to Support U.K. Movie Exports - Support for Brit trips to Sundance and Cannes 2012 also on the cards.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-10-18
Does cinema film have a future? - Darren Aronofsky sat back on his sun-lounger and smiled broadly. It was early September and the film director was a happy man.
Source: BBC News
2011-10-18
Odeon & UCI audience figures slip on icy Christmas weather - Odeon & UCI, Europe's largest cinema chain, suffered a fall in attendances in the UK, Spain and Germany last year as snow and ice kept film goers at home.
Source: The Guardian
2011-10-18
Rural cinema revolution rolled out across the county - NORTH Yorkshire’s rural film revolution is set to continue with a host of new community screenings announced across the county.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2011-10-18
Plaza cinema appeal for council cash - A CINEMA project in Northwich could be given a much needed cash boost if councillors give it the thumbs up.
Source: Northwich Guardian
2011-10-18
Fears Over Film Finance Despite Box-Office Boom - The UK box office has had a bumper year with receipts of £988m, but the number of British films being made here is at its lowest level since 2003, research shows.
Source: Sky News
2011-10-18
The decision is made: Chester’s iconic Odeon building will house new theatre - THE curtain has fallen on the last act of a two-year drama to launch Chester’s long-awaited cultural revival.
Source: Chester Chronicle
2011-10-18
Bradford Odeon to stage more screenings for people with autism - An autism-friendly film screening at a Bradford cinema was so successful the special screenings are to take place each month.
Source: The Telegraph And Argus
2011-10-18
Opening date for Leigh cinema - LEADING cinema chain Cineworld is opening its new Leigh operation on Friday, November 18.
Source: The Bolton News
2011-10-18
Revamp work starts on centre as cinema proposals go on public show - A major redevelopment of the Castle Place Shopping Centre in Trowbridge is under way, ahead of plans to transform the former Tesco site behind it into a cinema and hotel complex.
Source: This Is Wiltshire
2011-10-18
Coming soon: Hackney Picturehouse to open - Hackney Picturehouse cinema is to open its doors to the public on Mare Street later this month.Picturehouse Cinemas will celebrate the launch with a members-only preview week including screenings and an open day before officially opening on 28th. A screening of New York Met Ballet
Source: Hackney Citizen
2011-10-18
Waitrose and cinema plans given go-ahead - TWO high-profile projects in Harborough have received planning approval from the district council this week.
Source: Lutterworth Mail
2011-10-18
BFI launches searchable archive of ancient film clips - The British Film Institute has launched a free catalogue of digitised film clips from its extensive library, at a website called Search Your Film Archives.
Source: Wired
2011-10-18
Oban cinema is my favourite place to be, as long as I'm not on screen - Judi Dench - SHE is an ardent campaigner in a small community's fight to save its cinema - but the films that Dame Judi Dench will not be watching there are her own.
Source: Scotsman
2011-10-18
Creative England reveals board - Creative England, the new umbrella org that is replacing the U.K.'s regional screen agencies -- bodies that support filmmaking in areas outside of London -- opened for business on Monday.
Source: Variety
2011-10-04
Odeon Swiss Cottage gets a makeover - Cinema goers of North London can breathe a sigh of relief - the Odeon Swiss Cottage has now reopened after a sparkling £3m refurbishment.
Source: Screen Daily
2011-10-04
Cinema plans hit setback as protests grow
- Plans for an £8 million six-screen cinema in St Neots have suffered a blow after it was recommended for refusal by St Neots Town Council.
Source: Cambridge News
2011-10-04
Cinema plans hit setback as protests grow - Plans for an £8 million six-screen cinema in St Neots have suffered a blow after it was recommended for refusal by St Neots Town Council.
Source: Cambridge News
2011-10-04
Plan for a cinema on stilts is toppled - CONTROVERSIAL plans for a three-storey entertainment complex built on stilts have been dealt a major blow.
Source: This Is Staffordshire
2011-10-04
Oban cinema almost back in business - Oban’s closed-down cinema is finally in the ownership of the community and is now well on its way to reopening.
Source: Press And Journal
2011-10-04
'Work to begin in weeks on new Ealing Cinema' - THE FINAL hurdle to building a new cinema in the borough could be cleared within weeks according to its developer.
Source: Ealing Gazette
2011-10-04
Grafton cinema alcohol application refused - VUE Cinema in the city centre has had its application for an alcohol licence refused by Cambridge City Council.
Source: Cambridge First
2011-10-04
Detailed plans for old cattle market site submitted to Herefordshire Council - FROM new pedestrian crossings to the site of the new cinema, the proposed layout and look of Hereford
Source: Hereford Times
2011-10-04
Cinemas in the UK braced for tough 2012 - More than 65 million tickets were sold at UK cinemas this summer, reversing a two-year decline in audience numbers.British films including Harry Potter and The Inbetweeners Movie helped bolster the box office, the Film Distributors' Association (FDA) said. But next year may prove challenging, it added, as cinemas face stiff competition from the Olympics.
Source: BBC News
2011-10-04
New cinema and shops planned for Gloucester Quays - Plans have been unveiled for a new £60m leisure quarter development at Gloucester Quays.
Source: BBC News
2011-10-04
Town Council could run cinema at a profit - HEBDEN Royd Town Council believes it can run the town’s historic cinema at a £14,630 annual profit, if its ambitious asset transfer bid is approved.
Source: Hebden Bridge Times
2011-09-21
Tanya Seghatchian Steps Down as Head of the British Film Institute Film Fund - The Harry Potter developer and BAFTA winner will return to producing full time.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-09-21
Telford town centre to get new multiplex cinema - An 11-screen multiplex cinema will be built in Telford town centre after a deal was agreed by developers.
Source: BBC News
2011-09-21
The British Public's Love Affair With Hollywood Blockbusters Going Strong - Brits overwhelmingly support public funding for movie-makers too.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-09-21
Frome cinema closes after kitchen fire - A cinema in Somerset has closed to the public after 70% of the building was damaged by smoke in a fire.
Source: BBC News
2011-09-06
Proscreens runs film night in Leslie Howard's old home. - Proscreens setup a 1930 film night in Leslie Howard old home. The cinema is still there and so is the old 35mm projectors. Leslie Howard starred in Gone With The Wind. His old house in Dorking had a plaque unveiled today to say he had lived there. Proscreens provided projector, screen and sound system and the capability to run DVD for the documentary that has been made about his life.
Source: Press Release
2011-09-06
Cinema plan takes step forward - PLANS for a six-screen cinema in the north of the county have taken a step forward with proposals submitted to clear the site.
Source: Evening Telegraph
2011-09-06
The National - Britain Opens Massive Film Storage Vault - Only weeks after fires set by rioters destroyed thousands of DVDs at a distribution warehouse in the U.K., the British Film Institute announced the completion of construction of a massive $19-million storage facility in Warwickshire that will house some 450,000 cans of film, representing the country's film heritage. It will also hold the largest collection of U.S. silent movies outside America.
Source: Contact Music
2011-09-06
Vue Entertainment sees take-up rise after switching voluntary benefits providers - Vue Entertainment has seen take up of its voluntary benefits plan rise to 35% since switching providers. Its new scheme, My Vue Benefits, is provided by Asperity Employee Benefits and was launched in May for 2,900 staff across 69 UK locations.
Source: Employee Benefits
2011-09-06
Filmology launches discounted cinema voucher - Filmology has launched a discounted cinema voucher product for employers to offer to staff.
Source: Employee Benefits
2011-09-06
Southfields plaza dream is still alive, says steering group Chairman - The mastermind behind a plan to bring an old cinema back to life is still clinging to hope - despite losing out on buying the building.
Source: Wandsworth Guardian
2011-09-06
- Formerly known as The Screen Room, Nottingham
Source: Impact Nottingham
2011-09-06
Murray tips cinema for great things - FILM-MAKER Murray Grigor believes the Birks Cinema in Aberfeldy is a gem the community should make the most of.
Source: Perthshire Advertiser
2011-08-30
New Everyman cinema set for Maida Vale - An upmarket two-screen arthouse cinema looks set to arrive in Maida Vale after plans were approved.
Source: London24
2011-08-30
Share your memories of St Albans - CINEMAGOERS of all ages are being invited to share their memories
Source: Herts Advertiser
2011-08-30
Oudoor cinema could soon hit Oswestry's big screen - OUTDOOR cinema could soon be coming to Oswestry in an audacious plan to improve the town
Source: Border Counties Advertiser
2011-08-30
Former movie mogul prescribes silver-screen treatment for patients - Ex-20th Century Fox boss Stephen Moore is leading a charity's campaign to put more cinemas in hospitals
Source: The Guardian
2011-08-30
Harkness Screens Supports Award Winning Film-Makers - STEVENAGE, UNITED KINGDOM, AUGUST 23rd 2011 - Harkness Screens, the world’s leading supplier of projection surfaces has recently supplied a portable cinema screen to London-based Kitchen Sink Collective, a small independent group of award winning Documentary Directors who graduated from the National Film & TV School in 2011.
Source: Press Release
2011-08-23
Hundreds of boat owners go to world's first sail-in 'sea cinema' at Cowes (but they weren't screening The Perfect Storm) - Hundreds of boats dropped anchor to watch a film on a huge screen at the world's first sail-in movie.
Source: The Daily Mail
2011-08-23
Plaza Cinema donates over - A DORCHESTER cinema has received a big thank you for its support of victims of domestic violence.
Source: Dorset Echo
2011-08-23
Fancy an evening at the cinema? Just start pedalling, mate - In the depths of Notting Hill, 20 pairs of trendy feet are poised on pedals.Their owners have arrived on bikes which have been lined up in front of a huge projector and hooked to a generator, which for the next 90 minutes is going to power a free cycle-in cinema.
Source: This is London
2011-08-23
Council asked to approve cinema despite objections - THE curtian could go up on a new cinema after council bosses were asked to give the plans the go-ahead.
Source: Burton Mail
2011-08-23
Odeon cinema wins praise for disabled access - THE Odeon cinema in Aylesbury has been praised by disability campaigners for offering easy access by wheelchair and good, comfortable views.
Source: The Bucks Herald
2011-08-23
Concern over planned cinema and bar for Farnham - PLANS to build an Odeon cinema equipped with a licensed bar in Farnham town centre have been met with strong concerns.
Source: Get Surrey
2011-08-23
Cinema reopens after £2.5m refurbishment - The Apollo Cinema, on the Rhyl seafront, has reopened after a £2.5million refurbishment.
Source: Wales Online
2011-08-23
Cineworld Group a buy after investing in 3D - Cinema businesses are enormously dependent on what Hollywood has to offer - a scrappy slate amounts to scrappy takings, while a Harry Potter or Twilight blockbuster is a sure-fire winner all round.
Source: The Telegraph
2011-08-23
Barbican Centre Plans Two New Cinema Screens - The City of London has granted planning permission for a pair of new cinema screens at the Barbican Centre.
Source: Londonist
2011-08-23
Council - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council chiefs say they are to continue to push ahead with plans for a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on the derelict cinema site - despite it being sold this week in a
Source: Kent News
2011-08-23
Inside the world of IMAX 3D projectionists - "I could teach you how to do this in an hour," says Jim Warburton. We're in the projection room of the Odeon IMAX 3D cinema in Greenwich. Warburton is standing next to two massive, air-cooled projectors, currently beaming the new Harry Potter film onto the massive screen.
Source: Wired.co.uk
2011-08-23
Pop-up cinemas: top 10 tips for creating your own - Whether it's films on fridges or Cannes in a van, site-specific screenings are proving a summer hit. Here, the mavericks behind the magic tell us how to get in on the show
Source: Guardian Blog
2011-08-16
Poole's Empire cinema adds six new screens - SIX new ‘studio screens’ open at Poole’s Empire cinema tomorrow to make it one of the largest in the South.
Source: Bournemouth Echo
2011-08-16
Cinema building ënot worth savingí - BEXHILLíS old cinema in Western Road is not worth saving according to a spokesman for the owner.
Source: Bexhill Observer
2011-08-16
One Day Left To Vote For Ely Cinema - Ely Cinema at The Maltings has a loyal fanbase but now there is the chance for the people of Ely to give something back, by helping it to win £1,000 in the Filmbank Award for Community Cinemas. And there's just one day left to do it.
Source: Ely People
2011-08-16
New cinema celebrates 50,000th customer - Newquayís new state-of-the-art Lighthouse Cinema has (Friday 5 August) welcomed its 50,000th customer since opening its doors to the public at the beginning of May.
Source: DCA PR
2011-08-16
Small talk at the movies: cinemas let autistic children make some noise - Autism Friendly Films aims to make cinema outings a stress-free experience for children with autism and their parents
Source: The Guardian (Blog)
2011-08-16
ìOrange Thursdaysî launches to trump O2 film offer - Orange has launched a new film download service in a bid to retain its association as the movie mobile network, after O2 launched a rival cinema offering last month.
Source: Marketing Week
2011-08-16
London rioters torch Sony DVD warehouse - With London bracing for a fourth night of riots after gangs wearing masks, scarfs and hoods embarked on a looting spree over the past three days, the city's entertainment sector was caught up in the disruptions as an arson attack destroyed the Sony Digital Audio Disc Corp. building on Monday and various legit and movie theaters in the nearby suburbs shuttered on the advice of police.
Source: Variety
2011-08-16
Screen Machine returns to the Western Isles with Harry Potter in tow - Audiences in Barra, South Uist, North Uist, Benbecula and Harris will be able to experience the final Harry Potter film in 3D when Screen Machine returns to the Western Isles from Monday 15 August.
Source: Stornoway Gazette
2011-08-16
New cinema would not be subsidised - SOUTH Holland District Council leader Gary Porter says he will not allow public money to go towards a cinema.
Source: Spalding Today
2011-08-16
Scheme 'May Divert Trade' - A leading town councillor has expressed concern about a planned £30 million development in Keighley.
Source: Keighly News
2011-08-16
Picture House bid needs Friends - FILM fans interested in protecting the long-term future of the upper Calder Valleyís most historic cinema are being asked to step forward.
Source: Todmorden News
2011-08-16
The reel deal: Mr Dominion dies aged 77 - FOR more than half a century he was at the helm of one of Scotland's best-known cinemas, renowned for personally greeting audiences in his dinner jacket on the steps. But the end of an era has arrived at the Dominion in Edinburgh with the death of Derek Cameron at the age of 77.
Source: Scotsman
2011-08-16
St Albans Civic Society awarded Heritage Lottery Grant - MEMORIES of the former Odeon cinema will be gathered for an oral history project thanks to a £32,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Source: St Albans Review
2011-08-16
Glimmer of hope in battle to save cinema - Campaigners fighting to save the former Bradford Odeon have been offered a glimmer of hope.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2011-08-16
Richmond Park cinema plans withdrawn - Cinema screenings in Richmond Park have been cancelled amid poor advanced ticket sales and strong opposition.
Source: Your Local Guardian
2011-08-16
BFI hands out £371,000 for audience development projects - 22 schemes from Fishguard to Derby to Bournemouth are given lottery cash bringing the total to 59
Source: Guardian
2011-08-16
Secret report reveals Odeon as ideal location for Chesterís new theatre - A SECRET report to councillors reveals the former Odeon cinema as the clear front runner to become Chesterís new theatre.
Source: Chester Chronicle
2011-08-16
Riots hit the box office - UK box office revenue slumps after riots force cinemas to close their doors and cinemagoers to stay at home
Source: Guardian
2011-08-16
Birmingham's IMAX cinema to close and reopen as independent - Birminghamís IMAX cinema is to close down and reopen under a new name as an independent venue offering new state-of-the-art digital technology.
Source: Birmingham Post
2011-08-16
Summer in the city means cinema under the stars - Films on Fridges, a temporary outdoor cinema in east London constructed mostly out of discarded fridges, made al fresco films this summer's new cool activity with its daily programme of sports-themed movies shown in a homage to the upcoming Olympics (filmsonfridges.com).
Source: Independent
2011-08-16
Alan Cumming backs drive to revive cinema in his home town - HOLLYWOOD actor Alan Cumming has appealed to Scottish actors and writers to support a campaign to revive an old Perthshire cinema.
Source: Scotland On Sunday
2011-07-26
WALTHAMSTOW: Cinema and flats proposed for Arcade Site - A MULTIPLEX cinema and flats form the centrepiece of plans to transform Walthamstow's Arcade Site.
Source: East London and West Sussex Guardian
2011-07-26
Empire Cinemas launch first all-digital multiplex - Empire Cinemas, one of the UK’s largest private cinema chains, announced last week that its six-screen multiplex in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire was going fully digital.
Source: Cineuropa
2011-07-26
Lexi Cinema presents NOMAD – Outdoor Screenings Report - Outdoor and ‘Pop-up’ Cinemas are proving very popular this year, maybe it’s the weather, the added extras thrown into liven up the experience or the desire to see film in a different setting, away from the standard sticky floored over price multiplexes that have taken over from local small scale theatres, putting nearly all of them out of business.
Source: Front Row Reviews
2011-07-26
Cinema Chief Executive will attend Ealing's special committee meeting - Empire Cinemas' Chief Executive, Justin Ribbons, will be attending a committee hearing of Ealing Council on Thursday (28th July) to explain what's going on with the neglected Cinema site.
Source: Ealing Today
2011-07-26
Petition to save the Croydon's David Lean Cinema presented at council meeting - A petition calling for the David Lean Cinema to be reopened has been signed by more than 600 supporters and presented to the council.
Source: Croydon Guardian
2011-07-26
Kate Middleton and Prince William head to cinema to watch Bridesmaids - Kate Middleton and Prince William are trying to enjoy a low-key existence, heading to their local cinema to catch the latest showing of Bridesmaids.
Source: The Metro
2011-07-26
Film director’s plans for new cinema and theatre - A FILM director who grew up in North Dorset has revealed to councillors his ambitious plan to create an arts quarter in Blandford town centre.
Source: Bournemouth Echo
2011-07-26
Council strikes back at Empire - THE COUNCIL are threatening to force the developer of Ealing's planned new cinema to sell them the site which has laid idle for almost three years.
Source: Ealing Gazette
2011-07-26
Terra Firma rejects BC bid for Odeon - BC Partners has seen a £1.1bn bid for UK cinema group Odeon rejected by owner Terra Firma, according to news reports.
Source: Altassets
2011-07-26
Council considering whether to buy beloved Chester Odeon building - CHESTER’S much-loved Odeon building could become publicly owned as a result of an historic decision due to be considered by the council a week today.
Source: Chester Chronicle
2011-07-19
WWE superstar backs fight to save North Wales cinema - A CAMPAIGN to save a North Wales cinema has been boosted by the support of a heavyweight wrestler.
Source: Daily Post
2011-07-19
Tragic Cut At Stanley Crook Cinema? - A Community run cinema could be forced to reduce its sreenings if vital supporting roles go unfulfilled.
Source: Wear Valley Mercury
2011-07-19
Derelict building putting lives at risk - MAYOR Stuart Drummond has slammed the owners of a derelict building for putting lives at risk.
Source: Hartlepool Mail
2011-07-19
Mobile phone giant O2 launches £6m offers campaign - MOBILE phone giant O2ís 22 million customers are being offered half-price books and cinema tickets as part of a new £6million campaign.
Source: The Mirror
2011-07-12
IMAX Britain: THIRTY new big screen cinemas to be built amid action movie boom - Large-screen cinema group IMAX is poised for a major expansion of its UK chain.
Source: Daily Mail
2011-07-12
£1.4m revamp for Cardiff Bay cinema - Odeon is carrying out a £1.4m revamp of its cinema at the Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay.
Source: Wales Online
2011-07-12
Screen Machine comes to Sutherland - North of Scotland film fans will come face to face with swashbuckling pirates, talking pandas and the life and times of a Formula One racing icon when Screen Machine, Scotland
Source: Northern Times
2011-07-12
Odeon Leicester Square site to be put up for sale - The Odeon Cinema development site in London
Source: Property Week
2011-07-12
Petition launched to save - A petition has been launched to save a historic cinema.
Source: The Argus
2011-07-12
Lincoln Facebook group challenges Odeon cinema prices - Almost 2,000 people have joined a Facebook group to campaign for a Lincolnshire cinema to lower its ticket prices.
Source: BBC News
2011-07-12
Has 3D film lost its lustre already? Just 38% of cinemagoers choose to watch Pirates Of The Caribbean with specs on - Figures down from 80% who watched Avatar in 3D upon its release in 2009. Movie fans in US and UK don't want to pay extra for the 3D experience
Source: Daily Mail
2011-07-12
BFI appoints Clare Stewart as head of exhibition - New role will give former Sydney film festival director Clare Stewart responsibility for all of the BFI's film exhibition activity
Source: The Guardian
2011-07-05
XDC and Empire Cinemas Agree To Deploy 200 Digital Screens in the UK - Empire Cinemas, the UK's largest independent cinema operator and XDC, the leading digital cinema service company in Europe, have agreed contracts for a deployment of digital cinema systems under XDC's VPF funding scheme.
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-07-05
Lincoln Odeon most expensive in region - Cinema-goers to Lincolnís Odeon are paying the highest price per ticket compared to screens owned by the company in bigger cities such as Sheffield, Leicester, or Leeds.
Source: The Lincolnite
2011-07-05
The Nomad: bringing London to life through cinema - George Wood and Sally Wilton, creators of the UKís first year-round roaming pop-up cinema, enlighten Katy Gwilliam with their journey from one screening to 85 ñ in four years.
Source: The Telegraph
2011-07-05
New Brighton Marine Point cinema plans for movies 24 hours a day - A DIGITAL cinema at a major development in Wirral could show films throughout the night.
Source: Liverpool Daily Post
2011-07-05
Arts Alliance Media and Cinema Digitaal Announce Agreement with Local Distributors in Holland for Digital Cinema Rollout - Following the recent announcement of the deal between Arts Alliance Media (AAM) and Cinema Digitaal to convert over 500 Dutch cinema screens to digital, AAM has reached agreement with the 14 members of the NVF, the Dutch Film Distributors
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-07-05
Cineworld hopes for summer blockbuster boost after flat first half - The King's Speech may have been an award winning critical and box office success, but it did seems to have disappointed Cineworld.
Source: The Guardian
2011-06-28
In the cards: From Premiere Club to bonus points, ODEON, UCI & CinemaxX have moviegoers covered - As everybody knows, the European theatrical exhibition business is as varied as its cinemagoers and the countries that they live in. So it should come as no surprise that there are differences as well in the programs and offerings geared at building customer loyalty.
Source: Film Journal INternational
2011-06-28
Entertainment venue plan for Chester Odeon building thrown out - PLANNING permission has been refused for a cultural and entertainment venue at Chester's iconic grade two listed Odeon cinema.
Source: Chester Chronicle
2011-06-28
The golden age of cinemas - Before identikit multiplexes, a trip to the movies meant audiences could see bold architecture as well as a film. Chris Beanland celebrates the picture palaces of the past
Source: The Independent (Blog)
2011-06-28
Colchester Odeon goes digital - IT'S the end of an era for Colchester's silver screens. Colchester Odeon has installed new digital projectors as part of the company's multimillion pound upgrade across the country, closing the curtain on traditional 35mm film.
Source: Gazette News
2011-06-28
Dreamland Cinema site in Margate to get major repairs - Urgent repair work on the Dreamland Cinema building has got under way in a bid to repair damage to the listed building.
Source: Kent News
2011-06-21
Clifton cinema flats scheme could be rejected - Planners have recommended proposals to convert an old picture house in Bristol into flats should be refused.
Source: BBC News
2011-06-21
Outdoor cinema avoids curtain call - THE show will go on for Movies at Stirling, with the outdoor cinema given approval for more screenings later this year and organisers planning to switch to a digital format.
Source: In My Community
2011-06-21
Vue cinema at Cheshire Oaks teams up with YouTube and film director Ridley Scott for charity initiative - THE VUE cinema at Cheshire Oaks has teamed up with YouTube and film director Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner) to give the people the chance to raise money for the charity of their choice in the lead-up to the screening of new film Life in a Day on Friday.
Source: Ellesmere Port Pioneer
2011-06-21
British Film Commissioner to Step Down - Colin Brown will leave his post after four years on the job.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-06-21
Sydney Samuelson to Be Honored by British Cinema and Television Veterans - British cinema's legendary name adds honor to feted career.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-06-21
Hundreds visit former St Albans Odeon's open day - HUNDREDS of people braved the rain this weekend to catch a sneak preview of the progress inside the former Odeon cinema.
Source: St Albans Review
2011-06-21
Odeon Sign-Up with Unique Digital?s NOC Services - ODEON Cinemas have signed an exclusive agreement with Unique Digital Ltd, for the supply of full NOC services to manage the ongoing operation of their cinema network in the UK. ODEON have 103 cinemas and 822 screens in the Uk and are half way through their deployment with 52 sites completed to date.
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-06-21
BFI Appoints Tim Cagney Deputy Chief Executive - The British Film Institute has appointed Tim Cagney to the newly created role of deputy chief executive for the organization.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-06-21
Ealing Cinema building to restart 'this year' - BUILDING on Ealing's new cinema could restart 'before the end of the year' according to the boss of Empire Cinemas which owns the site.
Source: Ealing Gazette
2011-06-21
Sneak peek at Cheltenham cinema's luxury Screening Rooms - FILM fanatics caught a glimpse of Cineworld's new luxury cinema rooms yesterday ahead of the opening of three screens which offer film viewing in the lap of luxury. The cinema chain unveiled the new rooms, known as The Screening Rooms, to the public as a teaser to today's launch.
Source: This Is Gloustershire
2011-06-14
British film policy review - Cineuropa reports that UK Minister for the Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, has announced a major review of British film policy that will identify barriers to growth and prioritise building a more successful British film industry.
Source: Screen Africa
2011-06-14
Vue cinema in bid to sell alcohol - MOVIE fans could soon be able to enjoy a pint at the pictures after a York cinema launched a bid to sell alcohol.
Source: York Press
2011-06-14
National premieres for Autism Friendly Films initiative - Dimensions and ODEON announce the launch of ëAutism Friendly Films. A project which aims to raise awareness of the sensory differences experienced by people and promote the cinema-going experience for people with autism across the country, through a special national screening on 11th August 2011.
Source: Creative Boom
2011-06-14
Cineworld shares drop as finance director leaves - If the Disappearing Finance Director was a movie it probably wouldn't make too much at the box office. As it is, it's a real life story, and it has cost Cineworld investors money.
Source: The Guardian (Blog)
2011-06-14
St Albans council cinema scheme shelved - A plan to create a new cinema in the centre of St Albans has been shelved, as the city
Source: St Albans Review
2011-06-14
Cinema for mums and babies opens in Cockermouth - New mums and dads can go to the cinema in Cockermouth without worrying about a baby sitter.The Kirkgate Centre has launched Cinemamas as part of a
Source: News&Star
2011-06-14
Cinema chain plans to let users book tickets through Facebook - British cinema-goers should soon be able to book tickets to see a film through their Facebook accounts.That's the aim of the country's biggest cinema chain, Odeon, as it aims to take its efforts at social media interaction with its customers to a new level.
Source: Lake Star Media
2011-06-07
The Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise has gone digital. - To celebrate it had a double bill presentation last night of The Kings Speech and Black Swan.
Source: Midlands Radio
2011-06-07
City set to stick to the script over demolition of Odeon - Controversial proposals to demolish the auditorium of the former Odeon cinema in Clerk Street are still on course for rejection by the city council, despite complaints from the developer about the way its application has been handled.
Source: News Scotsman
2011-06-07
Open day at the former Odeon in St Albans, now known as The Odyssey - THE former St Albans Odeon cinema which is set to rise from the ashes will open to the public next weekend.
Source: St Albans Review
2011-06-07
Regal celebrates 75 years with 5p cinema tickets - A POPULAR independent cinema and theatre is celebrating its 75th birthday by taking a step back in time.
Source: Bury Free Press
2011-06-07
Cinema demolition threat sparks memories from nostalgic readers - Plans to demolish a dilapidated Chorley landmark have sparked a flood of memories.
Source: Chorley Guardian
2011-06-07
Vue seeks deal over movie release windows - UK cinema chain in talks with Hollywood studios to end dispute over period in which films are shown only on big screen
Source: The Guardian
2011-06-07
Refreshing box office/counter EPoS makes good sense for UK multiplex cinema chain, Vue Entertainment - Vue Entertainment is making good progress in the rollout of J2
Source: PR Log
2011-06-07
Britain gets a taste for the drive-in movie - Film lovers are discovering the delights of outdoor showings. At
Source: The Independent
2011-06-07
It's time British cinemas woke up to foreign film - Thomas Vinterberg is one of several prizewinning foreign film-makers whose brilliant creations are being kept off our screens. Why?
Source: The Guardian (BLOG)
2011-05-31
Picture gallery: Saffron Screen turns five years old - SAFFRON Screen has turned five! Over the weekend, the not-for-profit independent cinema marked the momentous occasion by screening popular films and welcoming staff, volunteers and the public to join them in the celebration.
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter
2011-05-31
Cinemas are letting deaf people down - Subtitled screenings are unreliable and hard to find, but digital technology means cinemas now have little excuse
Source: The Guardian
2011-05-31
Kelvingrove Park cinema cancelled over alcohol ban - An open-air cinema event at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park has been cancelled after the council refused to grant organisers an alcohol licence.
Source: BBC News
2011-05-31
Plan for multiplex cinema in Spalding - A MULTIPLEX cinema could be coming to Spalding as part of one man
Source: Spalding Today
2011-05-31
Guy Hands’s Terra Firma Sets Deadline for Odeon Bids, Times Says - Guy Hands’s Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd. has set a June 3 deadline for bids for the U.K. cinema chain Odeon, the Sunday Times reported, without saying where it obtained the information.
Source: Bloomberg
2011-05-24
British Film Institute Taps Tom Hooper to Board of Governors (Cannes 2011) - The Oscar-winning director joins the organization as it develops a strategy after taking up much of the funding duties from the now defunct U.K. Film Council.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-05-24
Odeon bond issue paves way for sale - ODEON & UCI has completed a £500m bond issuance that could make it easier for Terra Firma, the private equity firm founded by Guy Hands, to sell the cinema chain.
Source: City AM
2011-05-24
Sony Digital Cinema Teams Up with Sony Music to Bring A Wide Range of Music Experiences to Apollo Cinemas - Sony Digital Cinema has been able to use its relationship with its sister Sony company Sony Music to bring a range of compelling music experiences to Apollo Cinema
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-05-24
Vince Cable to back copyright law reform - Business secretary expected to endorse Hargreaves report's view that legislation has failed to keep pace with digital change
Source: The Guardian
2011-05-24
Ridley Scott is asking the British public to help bring the feature film LIFE IN A DAY to their local Vue cinema and raise money for charity at the same time - YouTube, Scott Free and Vue Cinemas have joined forces to release LIFE IN A DAY from 17 June, the ground-breaking film directed by Academy Award
Source: Close-Up Film
2011-05-24
'Victory' for campaign to save 'Hitchcock' cinema - Campaigners have claimed plans to convert a former east London cinema once frequented by Alfred Hitchcock into a church have been rejected.
Source: BBC news
2011-05-24
Questor share tip: Cineworld hopes to find treasure in 2011 - With cinema holding up well in recent years despite tough economic conditions, Cineworld has been strongly tipped by Questor.
Source: Telegraph
2011-05-24
New 'luxury' cinema wing allows movie-goers in Cheltenham a tipple with film - MOVIE fans will be able to drink alcohol in the "lap of luxury" at a cinema in Cheltenham when its new screens open next month.
Source: This Is Gloustershire
2011-05-24
The King's Speech director Tom Hooper joins BFI board - Hooper appointed to British Film Institute's board of governors following Oscars and Baftas success with The King's Speech
Source: The Guardian
2011-05-24
Radical makeover planned for Bromborough's old and tired cinema - BROMBOROUGH'S old and tired cinema is in line for a radical makeover.
Source: Wirral News
2011-05-24
Champagne Cinemas Target Big Spenders - At the Everyman Cinema in London's Hampstead, an area where celebrities such as Ricky Gervais and Ridley Scott are often seen, quiche and cocktails are replacing bucket-sized popcorn and all-you-can drink soda as some theaters aim for bigger-spending customers.
Source: Bloomberg
2011-05-24
New St Albans council reveals plans for the future - PROBLEMS with the planning service and a fresh look at the Westminster Lodge leisure centre scheme are top priorities for the new Conservative administration of St Albans council which took the reins last night.
Source: Herts Advertiser
2011-05-17
'No evidence' £1.6m Odeon rescue bid is realistic option - BUSINESS experts have declared that there is no evidence to suggest that a bid to take over a historic former cinema is "realistic or credible", it emerged today.
Source: Scotsman
2011-05-17
Politicians join Port Talbot residents over Plaza plan - RESIDENTS campaigning to breathe new life into Port Talbot's Plaza Cinema have won the backing of two political heavyweights.
Source: This Is South Wales
2011-05-17
Film at South Holland Centre goes 3D - FILM fans will be able to watch this Summer
Source: Spalding Guardian
2011-05-17
Bridging lender in - In an ongoing battle to save the site of a former Odeon cinema, a bridging lender has emerged as an unlikely saviour of the historic building.
Source: Bridging And Commercial
2011-05-17
Edith Bowman to host Channel 4 'Vue Film Show' - Edith Bowman will front The Vue Film Show, a new ten-part TV series about movies for Channel 4.
Source: Digital Spy
2011-05-17
Sale of Odeon cinema chain delayed after refinancing - The expected £1.2bn sale of the Odeon cinema chain has been indefinitely delayed after Terra Firma completed a £475m refinancing.
Source: Telegraph
2011-05-17
Approval at last for cinema cash - Councillors have finally approved
Source: Royston Weekly News
2011-05-10
Can the Odeon cinema chain bring home the bacon? - As talks take place to sell the chain, what is the future for the silver screen sector?
Source: The Guardian
2011-05-10
Blackpool Odeon to go fully digital this month - All 10 screens at Blackpool ODEON will become digital from Friday May 13, including eight 3D screens, making it a fully digital cinema.
Source: Blackpool Gazette
2011-05-10
Cinemas at war with studios over plan to screen films in homes - Cinema chains could refuse to show major films in a showdown with two leading studios over home viewing.
Source: The Independent
2011-05-10
Big screen back in Newquay - For the first time in 16 years, Newquay has a new cinema
Source: DCA PR
2011-05-07
Even Harry can't get Apollo open on time - DELAYS in a major Rhyl cinema revamp mean the screens will not be ready for Harry Potter.
Source: Rhyl Journal
2011-05-03
Island buyer's 3-D cinema pledge - 3-D cinema and a fifth screen will be coming to St Annes after a new buyer was found for the Island complex.
Source: Fylde.Gov
2011-05-03
Closure-threatened cinema will stay open following council deal - Closure-threatened cinema will stay open following council deal
Source: Press And Journal
2011-05-03
Cinema screen back in Ross-on-Wye - Films will be shown on a cinema screen in Ross-on-Wye for the first time since 1982.
Source: BBC News
2011-05-03
Screenwaves cinema project for North Yorkshire Villages - PLANS are taking shape to help more people in villages in North Yorkshire enjoy a trip to the cinema.
Source: Gazette Herald
2011-05-03
Can the Odeon cinema chain bring home the bacon? - As talks take place to sell the chain, what is the future for the silver screen sector?
Source: The Guardian
2011-04-26
Deal to save Aberdeen cinema breaks down - Firm said to have pulled out of Belmont Picturehouse deal
Source: Evening Express
2011-04-26
Church group abandons its effort to buy former Odeon cinema - ONE of three groups bidding to buy the former Odeon Cinema building has ended its interest after the site owner refused to lower its asking price.
Source: New Scotsman
2011-04-26
Wood Green cinema staff stop film piracy in its tracks - Three employees caught the criminals red-handed with their camcorders during screenings at the Cineworld, in High Road, Wood Green.
Source: Hornsey Journal
2011-04-19
Heritage groups perform U-turn over cinema plan - LEADING heritage watchdogs have joined the campaign against controversial plans to turn a rundown former cinema into an "arts hotel" - despite failing to object to the same plans when they were first put forward four years ago.
Source: Scotsman
2011-04-19
Projectionist gives insight into life at old Southfields cinema - A projectionist who worked at the old Southfields picture house in the 1950
Source: Your Local Guardian
2011-04-19
Outcry over lab - Tate Modern curator and leading artist head protests
Source: The Art Newspaper
2011-04-19
Newmarket could get Odeon cinema - MOVIE giant Odeon could open a new cinema in Newmarket, the Journal can reveal.
Source: Newmarket Journal
2011-04-12
Major initiative for Campbeltown's historic Picture House - The art nouveau gem that is Campbeltown
Source: For Argyll
2011-04-12
Guardian Edinburgh readers want Odeon to be saved - Last week we asked you what you would like to see done to the derelict New Victoria building on Clerk Street.
Source: The Guardian
2011-04-12
Where did all the projectionists go? - A quiet revolution is going on behind your back at the cinema. Old-style projectors are making way for spanking new hard drives. But is this a good or a bad thing? David Jenkins clambers over the back row to find out.
Source: Time Out
2011-04-12
Penrith's Lonsdale cinema saved from threat of closure - A 100-year-old Cumbrian cinema which was facing closure has been saved following a public campaign.
Source: BBC News
2011-04-12
Cinema to screen first 3D documentary - CITY Screen, York, is showing the first documentary film to be made in 3D, Werner Herzog
Source: York Press
2011-04-12
Cinema hopes dashed - DISAPPOINTED campaigners failed in their fundraising bid ahead of an auction for a building they wanted to reopen as a cinema.
Source: South London
2011-04-12
BAFTA Welcomes Best 3D Technology in London - 195 Piccadilly, the home of BAFTA, is installing a state of the art Barco DP2K-32B digital cinema projector this month
Source: Venues
2011-04-12
More objections to cinema plans - The latest proposal for Kirkcaldy's beleaguered former Station Hotel has come up against more objections.
Source: The Courier
2011-04-12
Guy Hands' - In the box office smash film Toy Story 3, hero Woody is about to be burnt in a furnace before he escapes in the nick of time.
Source: This Is Money
2011-04-09
Cineworld cuts online ticket prices - Multiplex chain also discards 70p booking fee in move it says will prove a 'game-changer for the entertainment industry'
Source: Guardian
2011-04-05
UK Film Council bows out with stereotypes report - On the eve of its closure, the UK Film Council has issued a report saying more should be done in film to portray the country's audiences authentically.
Source: BBC News
2011-04-05
Poll - should the old Odeon become a pub? - With Wetherspoon declaring an interest in the Southside's decaying art deco landmark, we want to know what you think
Source: Guardian
2011-04-05
Curtain may fall on Coliseum cinema in Porthmadog - The screen may stay dark for one of Gwynedd's oldest cinemas after a meeting is called to decide its fate.
Source: BBC News
2011-04-05
UPDATE 1-Terra Firma mulls 1 bln stg Odeon sale-sources - Terra Firma weighs Odeon sale, refinancing-sources
Source: Reuters
2011-04-05
Iain Smith appointed chair of British Film Commission advisory board - Producer of Alexander and The A-Team to head revamped body responsible for attracting non-British productions to film in UK
Source: Guardian
2011-04-05
City Screen Announces Hackney Picturehouse - City Screen, the owner and operator of Picturehouse Cinemas, has announced a new addition to their circuit of cinemas - the Hackney Picturehouse, a 4-screen community cinema, due to open this autumn.
Source: 4rfv
2011-04-05
Hollywood offers films at home within weeks of cinema release - Hollywood blockbusters will soon be shown in living rooms within weeks of their box office opening, in a move being strongly opposed by cinema chains.
Source: Guardian
2011-04-05
Harry Potter film director joins campaign to save Penrith cinema - Penrith cinema campaigners are hoping the latest recruits to their fight to save the Alhambra will add a touch of magic.
Source: News And star
2011-04-05
Fade out from the UK Film Council ... to the British Film Institute - Despite condemnation of its closure UKFC faded smoothly to black, with functions transferred to the BFI and regional agency Film London
Source: Guardian
2011-03-29
Beaconsfield Film Society to lower membership age - BEACONSFIELD film buffs have agreed to lower their society's membership fee for under 25s in a unanimous vote to attract the younger generation.
Source: Buckinghamshire Advertiser
2011-03-29
Liked by a Rolling Stone: the historic cinema that thousands want to reopen - Today is the deadline for supporters to register their demand with council officials for the disused EMD cinema in Walthamstow to remain a film house.
Source: Lydall Standard (BLOG)
2011-03-29
UK distribution chief calls for funding bump - Puttnam In response to the British government's recent promises to increase lottery funding for pics from
Source: Variety
2011-03-29
Cinefile: The Ritzy Cinema - The much-loved Ritzy Cinema in Brixton marks its 100th birthday this week.
Source: Londonist
2011-03-29
Council Buy YMCA site in Apparent Bid to Help Cinema Development - Ealing Council has paid
Source: Ealing Today
2011-03-29
Honey, they've banned the kids - BRITAIN'S biggest cinema chain is launching new "first class" movie venues - which BAN noisy teenagers.
Source: The Sun
2011-03-29
Cineworld hit by fall in attendance - Fewer movie-goers took their seats at the UK's biggest cinema chain Cineworld last year, but a hike in ticket prices for 3D films helped the firm grow sales.
Source: Thisismoney.co.uk
2011-03-29
Arqiva delivers live Q&A for - Live interview with David Byrne delivered to digital cinemas following screening of 'Ride, Rise, Roar'
Source: DCinema Today
2011-03-29
Odeon developer accused of inflating property value - A DEVELOPER hoping to build a hotel on the site of the former Odeon cinema in Newington has been accused of inflating the value of the property to block alternative schemes.
Source: Scotsman
2011-03-29
Developers given five years to start work on revamp of cinema - A PLAN to create a nightclub and two restaurants on the site of a former Cheltenham cinema moved a step closer this week.
Source: Thisisgloucestshire.co.uk
2011-03-29
Our Independence Day, The Cable Guys and the Flooring of Megan Fox - Slowly but surely, more details are coming to light about the impending end of projectionism as we know it. Apparently our fate will not be decided until some time in May, and then the first wave of installations is scheduled to kick off on the fourth of July.
Source: The Intermittent Sprocket [blog]
2011-03-29
Open day at cinema - EVESHAM
Source: Evesham Journal
2011-03-29
Cinema goes digital with flair - An independent cinema has entered into a new era with the official launch of its digital equipment.
Source: Saffron Walden Weekly News
2011-03-29
Reels keep rolling for screen fanatic Dick - A CINEMA-LOVER from Sutton-cum-Lound has set up a mobile form of vintage cinema to raise funds for charity.
Source: Thisisretford.co.uk
2011-03-29
Why audience's tears bring screen boss joy - AS WTW Cinemas prepare to open a new film centre in Newquay, Richard Whitehouse gets a close-up on how the cinema industry is flourishing in Cornwall.
Source: thisisplymouth.co.uk
2011-03-29
Robins Cinema in Burton-upon-Trent enters new era - A Burton cinema that's been lying in state of decay for ten years has been taken on by new owners.
Source: BBC News
2011-03-29
Campaigners hope to save cinema - Campaigners trying to stop the closure of Penrith's independent cinema have raised just
Source: BBC News
2011-03-29
WALTHAMSTOW: Vital repairs agreed for historic cinema - THE owner of Walthamstow's historic EMD cinema has agreed to carry out vital repairs to the building following a council inspection.
Source: thisislocallondon.co.uk
2011-03-29
NORTH WEALD: Airfield could become drive-in cinema - TOP Gun enthusiasts can park their planes then sit back with popcorn if plans to open a drive-in cinema in an airfield get the go-ahead.
Source: thisislocallondon.co.uk
2011-03-29
WALTHAM FOREST: Floating cinema designs unveiled - THE FINAL design for a floating cinema which could be seen sailing down the River Lee this summer has been unveiled.
Source: guardian-series.co.uk
2011-03-29
Southfields MP supports campaign to bring back old cinema - MP Justine Greening has given her full support to a community project that could bring an old cinema back to life.
Source: wandsworthguardian.co.uk
2011-03-29
Campaigners urge council to look at third theatre site - ALMOST 2,000 people have signed a petition calling on Town Hall chiefs to consider a third site for a city centre theatre.
Source: Chesterfirst.co.uk
2011-03-15
Why the Old Odeon Needs to Become the New Victoria - The old Odeon cinema (formerly the New Victoria) on Clerk Street, Edinburgh, designed by renowned cinema architect WE Trent, is the best surviving art deco cinema in Scotland. Listed grade B, both Historic Scotland (HS) and Edinburgh City Council consider it of national importance and worthy of A listing.
Source: Edinburghguide.com
2011-03-15
Odeon campaigners critical of latest plan - THE CHAIRMAN of an action group set up to press for the reopening of the Odeon Cinema has issued a statement denouncing the latest plans for the iconic building.
Source: Chester First
2011-03-15
Arqiva delivers live Q&A for - This is a David Byrne concert film that blends riveting onstage performances with intimate details of the creative collaborations that make the music and performance happen. The live Q&A was filmed and distributed to cinemas via Arqiva
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-03-15
Sneak peak of Newquay's new cinema - Former staff and relatives of people who used to work at Newquay
Source: DCA PR
2011-03-15
Even with a 2.1% dip in admissions, group reports box office revenues up 4.1% in 2010. - LONDON -- The heavy snow at the end of 2010 caused business to drift for stock exchange-listed exhibition chain Cineworld Group causing a small dip in admissions.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-03-15
Apollo and Sony Partnership Lead to Black Swan Doubling Bookings - With Natalie Portman scooping the
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-03-15
U.K. Film Council had chunk of 'Speech' - Variety's analysis suggests that the U.K. Film Council's $1.6 million lottery investment in "The King's Speech" could ultimately recoup $15 million-$20 million, based on an estimated $300 million-plus gross and an estimated 33% share of profits.
Source: Variety
2011-03-15
Campaigners reveal alternative plans for Odeon cinema - CAMPAIGNERS opposing a 14-storey student accommodation block in the city centre have drawn up alternative plans for how they think the site should look.
Source: This is Nottingham
2011-03-15
States of Jersey tug boat turned into floating cinema - The States of Jersey tug boat will be turned into a floating cinema for the Jersey Boat Show.
Source: BBC News
2011-03-08
Cinema chain gears up for more live arts and sport - Vue has signed a deal with Sony Europe to install 4k digital cinema projection systems across its UK sites.
Source: Broadcast
2011-03-08
Coming to a cinema near you - high definition pictures from the SAS Group - High definition movies are coming to your local Odeon, thanks to SAS Group
Source: Microscope
2011-03-08
Future of Aberdeen cinema uncertain - THE manager of an Aberdeen cinema spoke of his frustration today over the future of the venue.The Belmont Picturehouse on Aberdeen
Source: Evening Express
2011-03-08
4000 supporters sign petition to save Edinburgh Odeon cinema - MORE than 4000 residents across the city have signed up to a campaign to save the former Odeon cinema. Southside Community Council, which is fighting for the historic B-listed building to be restored and reopened as a cinema and arts venue, started the petition about four weeks ago.
Source: News Scotsman
2011-03-08
Bradford Council waiting to hear fate of Yorkshire Forward's assets - Buildings in Bradford owned by doomed regional development agency Yorkshire Forward could provide a
Source: Telegraph And Argus
2011-03-08
Hartlepool Odeon cinema for sale - Hartlepool Council are looking for a company or organisation to buy the former Odeon cinema in Raby Road.
Source: BBC News
2011-03-08
Odeon to reward customers through Facebook Deals - Odeon has become the first UK cinema chain to partner with Facebook Deals, rewarding customers with free popcorn.
Source: The Drum
2011-03-08
http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Film-returns-street/article-3288524-detail/article.html - FILM is returning to Grimsby's Freeman Street this month
Source: This Is Grimsby
2011-03-08
VUE Entertainment Confirmed as Europe - Vue Entertainment, one of the UK
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-03-08
Brighton's Komedia to turn theatre into cinema - A premier arts venue is to ditch the small stage for the big screen due to the economic climate.
Source: The Argus
2011-03-08
Relax in the best seats in the house - A cinema is to be fitted with new digital equipment and better seating for film-goers this summer.
Source: Northants Evening Telegraph
2011-03-07
Barco's 4K DLP Cinema - A symposium showcasing the latest in large-format digital cinema technology for museums and major attractions featured an exclusive demonstration in which Barco's DP4K-32B was matched against a conventional 15/70mm film projector, representing a shoot-out between tradition and innovation with surprising results.
Source: D cinema Today
2011-03-01
Over-priced, over-hyped - and they even make you feel ill. Are 3-D films the biggest rip-off in cinema history? - The awards season is upon us — the time when film-makers traditionally congratulate each other on their achievements.
But one thing’s for sure: the trend for 3D films is certainly not one of them.
Source: Daily Mail
2011-03-01
Bridgwater projectionist retires after 67 years service - A cinema projectionist from Bridgwater has retired after 67 years service - what's thought to be the longest time served as a projectionist in Britain.
Source: BBC News
2011-03-01
Cinema bosses seek memories of movies - BOSSES of Newquay's new Lighthouse Cinema are appealing for former employees of the town's past picture houses to help them with the grand opening this spring.
Source: This Is Plymouth
2011-03-01
Rhyl Apollo Cinema and promenade awarded £1.2m upgrade - A £1.2m redevelopment of Rhyl's seafront cinema complex, including a new open-air screen and coffee and ice cream shops, has been announced.
Source: BBC News
2011-03-01
'Catch 22' over plans for new cinema in Kirkcaldy - Kirkcaldy could soon see the return of the silver screen for the first time in 10 years if plans for a town centre cinema are given the go-ahead.
Source: The Courier
2011-03-01
U.K.'s Apollo Cinemas, Sony Digital Cinema Team for 3D Alternative Content - Campaign includes The Royal Opera House, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and the English National Opera as well as sports and live music beamed via satellite.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2011-03-01
Rural cinema a hit in Malmesbury - ALMOST 2,000 people watched Oscar hope The King
Source: Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
2011-02-28
Save celluloid, for art's sake - When Tacita Dean went to make a 16mm film for Tate Modern she was shocked to find the lab had stopped using it. Why can't digital and celluloid coexist, she asks
Source: The Guardian
2011-02-22
Empire has confirmed that it is fully committed to opening a new cinema in Ealing and want work to start as soon as possible. - There have been growing fears over plans for the site opposite the Town Hall which has been left a derelict eyesore for over two years.
Source: Ealing Today
2011-02-22
Reel Cinemas to Use Arqiva Satellite Distribution System - ne of the UK
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-02-22
Stalwart Ray bows out after 67 years - HE has spent nearly seven decades making sure different generations of film fans get to see Hollywood stars on the big screen. But after 67 years in the job Ray Mascord, chief projectionist at Scott Cinemas in Bridgwater, is finally packing away the film reel for good.
Source: This Is The West Country
2011-02-22
DCM drafts in Cineworld's Lilly following Bowley departure - Digital Cinema Media has called on Cineworld boss Crispin Lilly to steady the company as it looks to replace Martin Bowley, who departed abruptly four weeks ago.
Source: Media Week
2011-02-22
Leeds Cottage Road Cinema ready for 100th birthday bash - AS one of only a few cinemas dating back beyond the First World War, Cottage Road Cinema in Leeds has witnessed the growth of the film industry from its humble beginnings.
Source: Haedingley Today
2011-02-22
RAAM Award Winning Cinema Chooses Masterimage 3D - WTW Cinemas, who operate 10 screens across three sites in Cornwall, UK won the prestigious RAAM Award for Independent Cinema of the Year 2011, which was presented in February at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London.
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-02-22
XDC and S & B Cinemas Ltd Agree To Deploy Digital Screens in UK - S & B Cinemas, operators of The Ritz Cinema, Burnham on Sea, a dynamic UK exhibitor and XDC, the n
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-02-22
White River receives best independent cinema award - White River Cinema in St Austell is now the UK's Independent Cinema of the Year following an awards ceremony in London.
Source: BBC News
2011-02-22
Worthing theatre faces closure - The Connaught Theatre could shut for good next January, The Herald can exclusively reveal.
Source: Worthing Herald
2011-02-22
Boutique cinema plans revealed for town. - The curtains will soon open on Royston
Source: Cambridge News
2011-02-22
Volunteers - Volunteers have given their time to help scrub away 40 years of dirt and grime from The Regal Cinema in Evesham
Source: Evesham Journal
2011-02-15
Lottery scheme brings films to rural communities - Julian Fellowes launches initiative with state-of-the-art screening in 19th-century Wiltshire town hall
Source: The Guardian
2011-02-15
Bid to secure Hebden Bridge Picture House for future - Film fans in Hebden Bridge are being urged to join in efforts to secure the future of the town's much-loved cinema.
Source: BBC News
2011-02-15
First image of West Bromwich - A new image released today shows the location of West Bromwich
Source: Express And Star
2011-02-15
Odeon cinema owner to resubmit hotel plan - The owner of an empty art deco Edinburgh cinema is to resubmit plans to turn the building into a hotel after failing to sell it.
Source: BBC News
2011-02-15
Town demands cinema - PRESSURE is mounting for a new cinema in Barry to replace the historic Theatre Royal. Fresh calls for a cinema complex in the town have been made following the submission of controversial plans to build a Hafod Care 42-flat
Source: Wales Online
2011-02-15
Working to save the Dreamland cinema building - Work has begun to repair the exterior of Dreamland's Grade II* listed cinema building and to help to protect the 1930s interior.
Source: BBC News
2011-02-15
Lighthouse to shine in Newquay - Newquay
Source: Business Cornwall
2011-02-15
The British film industry is worth fighting for - Government cuts will damage our ability to tell the world about our national culture
Source: The Guardian
2011-02-15
Historic cinema faces demolition after bids fail to make final cut - THE future of Edinburgh's historic Odeon building has been thrown into doubt after its owner revealed it had rejected three new bids for the run-down site.
Source: Scotsman
2011-02-15
Super nightclub plans for former Odeon site in Cheltenham - Plans are back on the table to turn the former Odeon cinema, in Winchcombe Street, into two restaurants and a 1,400-capacity club.
Source: This Is Gloucestershire
2011-02-15
The art deco Regal Cinema in Evesham gets a facelift - Forty years of grime are being carefully removed from the art deco Regal Cinema in Evesham, prior to it re-opening later in 2011.
Source: BBC News
2011-02-15
Reel Cinemas to use Arqiva satellite distribution system - One of the UK’s leading independent cinema chains, Reel Cinemas, has signed a contract with Arqiva’s Digital Cinema partners, XDC. This will see Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution System deployed at all of Reel Cinemas’ UK sites.
Source: Press Release
2011-02-08
Fox Searchlight fills financing hole in the U.K. - When the abolition of the U.K. Film Council was announced last summer, funding for British filmmakers was thrown into uncertainty. But Fox Searchlight and Ingenious Media saw an opportunity.
Source: Variety
2011-02-08
Cinema scheme approved for Bournemouth - A nine-screen cinema complex has been given the go-ahead on a plot of land next to a 1920s seafront building in Bournemouth.
Source: BBC News
2011-02-08
City urged to force repairs to Odeon site - COMMUNITY activists have launched a campaign to persuade council chiefs to step in and save the former Odeon cinema.
Source: News Scotsman
2011-02-08
Southfields screen dream still alive - The dream to restore an old picture house could still be on track, despite a residents
Source: Wandsworth Guardian
2011-02-08
Apollo looks to take on big three cinema chains - Apollo Cinemas, a 14-strong independent theatre chain, looks set to sell a stake to more than double the size of the business.
Source: Independent
2011-02-01
Former Odeon Jersey demolition refusal a 'huge blow' - The refusal to allow the former Odeon in Bath Street to be knocked down has been described as a huge blow to Jersey's building industry.
Source: BBC News
2011-02-01
More2screen Team Up with Odeon, Vue and Apollo to Broadcast the World - More2Screen, is delighted to announce that on 23 February 2011 the world
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-02-01
Official handover of new Newquay cinema - Keys to the brand new cinema in Newquay are officially being handed over by the main contractor today (Wednesday 26 January 2011).
Source: Deborah Clark Associates PR
2011-02-01
Writing’s on the wall for Bridgnorth projectionists - It’s the end of an era at a Shropshire cinema, which is moving into the digital age after replacing its 1940s projector.
Source: Shropshire Star
2011-02-01
Questions over future of East Anglian Film Archive - It is a unique collection celebrating the history of East Anglia in celluloid. But speculation is mounting as to the future of the prestigious East Anglian Film Archive amid suggestions that its owners, the University of East Anglia, are considering moving it from its existing home.
Source: EDP24
2011-02-01
Porthmadog cinema on the brink of closure - THE future of one of the last remaining examples of art deco cinemas in North Wales is teetering on the brink.
Source: Caernarfon Herald
2011-02-01
Campaigners' chance to buy Lonsdale Alhambra cinema - People in a Cumbrian town campaigning to keep their cinema open have been given three months to raise
Source: BBC News
2011-02-01
World's smallest cinema not big enough, says manager - The manager of the world's smallest cinema says it was not big enough to survive.
Source: BBC News
2011-02-01
£1 million plan for Marlborough - Plans to spend up to £1 million on upgrading Marlborough’s Town Hall have been unveiled by the town council .
Source: Gazette And Herald
2011-02-01
Warner Bros. Creating Major Entertainment Facility in Leavesden, England - Warner Bros. has uneviled plans for an in excess of £100 million re–building and expansion program that will create Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden – a permanent UK film production base for the company. Barry Meyer, chairman and CEO and Alan Horn, president and COO, made the announcement at Claridges Hotel.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2011-01-25
Olympic artists float idea of east London mobile cinema - ARTISTS plan to take a Floating Cinema across east London as part of the cultural build-up to the 2012 Olympics.
Source: The Docklands 24
2011-01-25
Campaigning group fears for historic site as Crystal Palace cinema gets go-ahead - A campaigning group has expressed concern for future of the historic Rialto cinema building after a planning application for a cinema development at a nearby site was approved.
Source: Streatham Guardian
2011-01-25
Community buyout mooted to stop Cumbrian cinema closing - Campaigners fighting to save Penrith
Source: News And Star
2011-01-25
Trust provides film projector for The King's Speech - In 1978, a concerned group in the industry formed The Projected Picture Trust to locate the equipment, renovate and preserve it for future generations.So when the makers of the Hollywood blockbuster The King's Speech needed a projector from the 1930s, the Trust was on hand to help.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-25
Jersey Odeon building listing decision to be taken soon - A decision is due to be made later which could see the former Odeon Jersey building demolished.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-25
A daily look at the city's blogs and news sites - The Dominion's chief projectionist Bernard Calder has passed away. The cinema said on its Facebook page
Source: The Guardian
2011-01-25
The King's Speech: it's a box office phenomenon - Audiences were expected to increase slowly. But older viewers have flocked to The King's Speech, and while they haven't patronised the concession stall, they have tipped off the youngsters
Source: The Guardian
2011-01-25
The former Jersey Odeon cinema keeps listed status - The former Odeon cinema in St Helier will remain a listed building after the planning minister decided to keep its status in place.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-25
The King's Speech supporter Screen Yorkshire joins BFI in job cuts - Agency that helped awards favourite with locations says up to 15 of its 19 staff could lose their jobs and BFI magazine's future is also under threat
Source: The Guardian
2011-01-25
Protest over BFI library move - Britain
Source: The Independent
2011-01-25
Showcase Cinemas Go - This week, Showcase Cinemas will begin the process of going
Source: D Cinema Today
2011-01-25
UK and Irish box office records broken in 2010 - Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland and the penultimate Harry Potter film help takings rise 2% to
Source: The Gaurdian
2011-01-25
New cinema pledged for the autumn 2012 - The long wait for a cinema in St Neots will be over by Autumn 2012, according to developers.
Source: Cambridge News
2011-01-21
UK and Irish box office records broken in 2010 - Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland and the penultimate Harry Potter film help takings rise 2% to £1.076bn
Source: Guardian Online
2011-01-21
Do 3D films make you sick? - Some cinemagoers watching 3D fiilms such as Avatar may be in for a few unpleasant surprises.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2011-01-18
Unique digital cinema experience - The move follows the announcement that the venue had been selected to share in
Source: Driffield Today
2011-01-18
'Cinema' opens for first time in Exning - TOMORROW will see the first cinema production to be shown in Exning Community Church Hall.
Source: New Market Journal
2011-01-18
MD Martin Bowley quits Digital Cinema Media - Managing director Martin Bowley has resigned from Digital Cinema Media, the cinema sales house jointly owned by cinema chains Odeon and Cineworld, to pursue other opportunities.
Source: Campaign Live
2011-01-18
Norwich cinema-goers faint during 127 Hours film - When it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, three people reportedly fainted and another suffered a seizure during the screening.Four months later it appears Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle
Source: EDP24
2011-01-18
Richard E Grant and Eddie Izzard sign cinema petition - Actor Richard E Grant and comedian Eddie Izzard have joined a campaign to try to save an under-threat cinema.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-18
St Albans cinema plans welcomed by council leader Robert Donald - The decision to convert a St Albans theatre into a cinema will help to safeguard the venue
Source: ST Albans Review
2011-01-18
New St Austell cinema sizes up a top award [Edition 2] - ST AUSTELL'S White River Cinema could be in the same league as Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and Sir Richard Attenborough after being nominated for a top industry award.
Source: B Net
2011-01-18
Project: Fitting-out of Newquay cinema is about to begin - NEWQUAY'S new cinema is still on course to open its doors to film fans in the spring
Source: This Is Plymouth
2011-01-18
Curzon Cinema needs new volunteers in a bid to expand - An historic cinema in Clevedon is looking for new volunteers in a bid to expand.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-18
Protest march to save Penrith cinema - More than 100 protesters have marched through the streets of Penrith in a campaign against plans to close the town's cinema.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-18
Landlord opens cinema above Telford pub - A landlord has opened a cinema above his Shropshire pub.The Old Fighting Cocks in Telford was derelict a year ago but now up to 32 customers can have a drink and pay
Source: BBC News
2011-01-18
Trust provides film projector for The King's Speech - In the 1960s, Picture Palaces were boarded up or razed to the ground for redevelopment.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-18
The King's Speech leads Bafta field - The King's Speech is leading the way in the nominations for this year's Baftas with 14 nods, followed by ballet thriller Black Swan, with 12.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-11
Review of 2010: October - A local consortium was formed to try and prevent Hebden Bridge Picture House falling victim to Calderdale Council cuts.
Source: Hebden Bridge Times
2011-01-11
Councillors to rule on St Albans theatre cinema plans - Councillors could agree major changes to a St Albans theatre when they meet tonight. Cabinet members at St Albans District Council are likely to approve a ?405,000 plan to cut live performances at The Maltings Arts Theatre and run the venue predominantly as a cinema.
Source: St Albans Review
2011-01-11
End of the reel at town flicks - THERE was no happy ending for an independent picture house that has closed its doors just six months after opening.
Source: Derbyshire Times
2011-01-11
Shopping giants back Tithebarn - It is also negotiating with national cinema chain Cineworld, which has signed up to fill the multi-screen cinema proposed for the 32-acre development.
Source: LEP
2011-01-11
We've got cash to revive Odeon - A GROUP seeking to revive the former Odeon cinema said it had secured funding for its plans as it submitted a formal bid to take over the building.
Source: News Scotsman
2011-01-11
New cinema for Newquay set for internal works to commence - The long awaited new multi-screen cinema for Newquay has moved another step forward this week, with the announcement that the external shell of the building will be completed by the end of January, allowing the works to commence on the internal fitting of the four screen complex.
Source: WTW Cinemas
2011-01-11
Rhyl cinema facelift - Plans for the major redevelopment of the Apollo Cinema, Rhyl, are set to be showcased at a special screening of the proposals later this month.
Source: News wales
2011-01-11
Cineworld boosted by string of blockbuster film smashes - CINEMA chain Cineworld said 2010 sales rose 4.7 per cent as a series of blockbusters packed its venues.
Source: City AM
2011-01-11
Hackney Ocean waves goodbye to grim past with Ritzy revamp - A notorious music venue is to become an arthouse cinema as part of plans to regenerate Hackney.
Source: This Is London
2011-01-11
Former Jersey Odeon building 'must stay listed' - A report on behalf of Jersey Heritage has stated that the former Odeon building in St Helier must keep its listed status.
Source: BBC News
2011-01-11
Curtains fall on yet another independent cinema - As one of Wales? few remaining independent cinemas closed its doors for the final time yesterday, Sion Morgan looks at the rich history of such picture houses ? and the dwindling few that remain
Source: Wales Online
2011-01-11
Dolby partners with RAAM for prestigious 3D award - This year Dolby Laboratories, a leader in digital cinema services, is to sponsor the RAAM Awards “3D Movie of the Year” category. The award will be presented to the highest grossing 3D movie during 2010 (Jan 1 – Dec 31 2010) at a gala dinner in London’s five star Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in the heart of Mayfair.
Source: Press Release
2011-01-04
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
2011-01-04
Odeon must reel in buyer to stop the rot - Now, conservation groups have raised concerns that the former Odeon on Clerk Street is suffering from pigeon infestation, damp and dry rot.
Source: Scotsman
2011-01-04
Actors join campaign to save Thirties cinema - Four of Britain's top actors have joined a campaign opposing plans to build a supermarket and two 14-storey blocks of flats on the site of a Thirties art deco cinema.
Source: This Is London
2011-01-04
MediaVest retains ?3m Cineworld business - MediaVest has retained the ?3m media business for multiplex cinema chain Cineworld, ending a three-month pitch process.
Source: Media Week
2011-01-04
Diggers drive out blockbuster premieres as Leicester Square becomes building site - Leicester Square has welcomed some of the biggest stars in the world to its international movie premieres. But for the next 17 months it will host a giant building site - putting red- carpet appearances by the likes of Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Emma Watson under threat.
Source: This Is London
2011-01-04
Ritzy cinema staff agree three-year deal - Union members at the Ritzy cinema accepted a three-year pay deal this month. Rates for 2010/11 will increase by 3.4 per cent backdated to 1 October.
Source: BECTU
2011-01-04
How 3D films cost families an extra ?11 for a trip to the cinema - Taking children to the movies is a favoured way of keeping them entertained over the holidays. But those hoping a trip to the cinema will provide them with a moment?s peace should beware: it could come at a high price.
Source: Daily Mail
2011-01-04
What we were watching at the cinema this year - It?s been good year for British films, this year. It?s been a fantastic year for animation but above all it?s been the year in which 3-D has taken off to such an extent that it has ceased being a story-telling device and has become a gimmick.
Source: EADT
2011-01-04
Closing date set for Odeon - A CLOSING date has been set for bids to be submitted for the former Odeon cinema on Clerk Street.
Source: Scotsman
2011-01-04
Planning look again at listed building system - ALL the Island?s historic buildings are to be re-examined to see if they should be retained as listed properties. Jersey Heritage Trust will manage the survey, which will take place next year and in 2012, on behalf of Planning.
Source: This Is Jersey
2011-01-04
Blockbuster deal coming to IMAX - The curtain on a mergers and acquisitions boom could go up early in 2011.
Source: Daily Mail
2011-01-04
Coming soon? New future for grand old cinema - THE former Adelphi cinema in Attercliffe has been put on the market.The grade II listed building off Attercliffe Road is being sold through London firm Paramount Investments for ?220,000, although ?unconditional offers are invited?.
Source: Sheffield Telegraph
2011-01-04
Final curtain for Hillfields' old Theatre One cinema - IT was the first cinema in Coventry that brought blockbuster hit Star Wars to city audiences. Crowds packed out Theatre One, in Ford Street, Hillfields, after beating the rights to show it before ABC and the Odeon.
Source: Coventry Telegraph
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2010-11-30
Saffron Screen team wins prestigious award - SAFFRON Screen’s projectionists have been named Projection Team of the Year by the British Kinematograph Sound and Television Society (BKSTS).
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter
2010-11-30
Terra Firma receives approaches for Odeon cinema chain - Terra Firma, the private equity owner of EMI, is understood to have received a number of approaches for the Odeon cinema chain from private equity groups, The Daily Telegraph has learnt.
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Source: The Telegraph
2010-11-30
Lord Puttnam to receive the 2011 RAAM International Award - Lord Puttnam, award-winning producer and President of the UK Film Distributors’ Association, has been chosen to receive the 2011 International Award by the RAAM Advisory Board at the top British cinema awards for UK and Irish cinema operators and distributors.
Source: Press Release
2010-11-30
Cornerhouse to join Library Theatre in new city venue - Manchester's famous art house cinema, the Cornerhouse, is set to move into a brand new
Source: BBC News
2010-11-23
XDC and Reel Cinemas Agreed To Deploy 57 Digital Screens in UK - Reel Cinemas, a growing UK exhibitor, XDC, the n
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-11-23
Ealing's Cinema Gets Planning Green Light .. Again - Councillors approved a new planning application last night which could clear the way for work to start on Ealing's derelict cinema site.
Source: Ealing Today
2010-11-17
Christie Expands 3D Projector Line With Six New Models - Wokingham, UK – (17th November, 2010) – Christie® today announced that its successful Mirage Series 3D DLP® projector line has expanded with the addition of six models to bring high performance 3D solutions to new markets. The new Christie Mirage M Series 3-chip DLP projectors offer complete compatibility with today’s 3D standards to support growing demands for 3D displays – from home entertainment and video gaming, to museums, education and rental/staging.
Feature-rich, high performance 3D
The most compact 3-chip DLP projectors in their class, the six models feature a new dual-input image processor and a wide range of input options to integrate with any 3D signal and format. For 3D entertainment requirements, the Christie Mirage M Series is ready for Blu-ray 3D video, PS3 and other gaming consoles and meets the mandatory 3D spec for HDMI v1.4a. Combined with embedded Christie Twist™ for advanced image warping and edge-blending, and a full suite of specifically designed lenses, the projectors are easy to use and configure for visually stunning 3D.
“Christie had the vision to develop the world’s first 3-chip DLP 3D projector a decade ago, and we were the first to market with a DLP Cinema® projector, ushering in a new era of excitement for moviegoers with the magic of 3D,” notes George Tsintzouras, senior director, product management for Business Products at Christie. “As the popularity for 3D continues to grow, we’re carrying on our tradition of technological innovation to offer a wide spectrum of compelling 3D products to more markets, including corporate boardrooms and conference rooms, education, large events, rental/staging and more.”
The Christie Mirage M Series lineup includes the DS+6K-M; DS+10K-M; HD6K-M; HD10K-M; WU7K-M and the WU12K-M projectors. The models come in SXGA+ (4:3), HD (16:9) and WUXGA (16:10) resolution to suit any application. Upgrades also available
For customers looking to upgrade their existing display technology to 3D capability, Christie offers an upgrade path for its mid to high-end 3-chip DLP projectors with the Mirage M Series advanced 3D functionality. “Christie is the first to offer products that are 3D upgradeable. Our 3-chip DLP projectors are 2D and 3D capable, so whether you need 3D today or tomorrow, we’re ready whenever you are to future proof your investment,” concludes Tsintzouras.
Source: Press Release
2010-11-16
Doughty Hanson Agrees to Buy Vue Cinema Chain for $730 Million - Doughty Hanson & Co., a private equity firm, agreed to buy the U.K.?s third-largest cinema operator, Vue Entertainment Ltd., from existing managers and an affiliated investment fund, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group.
Source: Bloomberg
2010-11-16
Popcorn extortion hits all time high in one of UK?s favourite family pastimes - How much does it cost to go to the cinema? That?s a loaded question if you happen to live in London since the price of admission does not include extras such as popcorn, soda, or 3D glasses.
Source: Money Market UK
2010-11-16
Public in favour of the delisting and demolition of the Odeon - Following an invitation by the Minister for Planning and Environment, C Le Masurier Limited has now submitted its representation in respect of the arguments for the delisting of the former Odeon cinema building, Bath Street, St Helier.
Source: IFC Feed
2010-11-16
?2.25 Million Investment Boost for Welsh Film Industry - The Film Agency for Wales has released figures showing a ?2.25 million investment in the Welsh film sector.
Source: 4RFV
2010-11-16
The British film industry customers are there and very willing to pay the millions to watch British film industry product - The British Film Industry has another incredible asset: it is the third biggest cinema audience in the world based on revenue.
Source: Save The British Film Industry (BLOG)
2010-11-09
Odeon UCI Chooses Arqiva - Odeon UCI, one of Europe
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-11-09
Cinema chain Vue lines up new backers in - Vue is this weekend on the brink of bringing in new private equity partners in a deal that values the cinema chain at
Source: Daily Mail
2010-11-09
Private equity firm pays $730 mil for Vue - European private equity firm Doughty Hanson & Co. has acquired Blighty exhib Vue Entertainment from investors Cavendish Square Partners and its existing management team in a deal worth an estimated £450 million ($730 million).
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Source: Variety.com
2010-11-09
Warner Bros invests £100m in Harry Potter studios - US film giant safeguards future of 1,500 jobs at Leavesden Studios, as industry reels from decision to axe UK Film Council.
Details of the planning application as submitted to the council can be found here along with some additional informaiton here
Source: The Guardian
2010-11-09
Popcorn extortion hits all time high in one of UK’s favourite family pastimes - How much does it cost to go to the cinema? That’s a loaded question if you happen to live in London since the price of admission does not include extras such as popcorn, soda, or 3D glasses.
Source: Money Market
2010-11-04
Ealing's Cinema Gets Planning Green Light .. Again - Councillors approved a new planning application last night which could clear the way for work to start on Ealing's derelict cinema site.
Source: Ealing Today
2010-11-03
Odeon UCI chooses Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Platform - Odeon UCI, one of Europe’s leading cinema exhibitors and the world’s largest outside of the Americas, has chosen to deploy Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System. The agreement, working through Arqiva’s Digital Cinema partners Arts Alliance Media, will see Arqiva install its professional satellite receive equipment at nearly 100 cinemas for UCI in Italy and Portugal, UCI Kinowelt in Austria and Germany, and Cinesa in Spain. This will enable the delivery of DCPs and live events via Arqiva’s Digital Cinema platform on IS905.
Barrie Woolston, Commercial Director at Arqiva Broadcast & Media, said: “Odeon UCI’s decision is a massive endorsement of our Digital Cinema Satellite System both conceptually and technically. Its deployment across close to 100 Odeon UCI cinemas represents a considerable growth of our network and greatly reinforces our presence in key European markets – especially Spain and Italy. Indeed the ever growing momentum of our roll out leaves little doubt that Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System is the preferred electronic delivery method for European exhibitors - including leading names like Odeon UCI.”
Drew Kaza, Executive Vice President of Digital Development for ODEON and UCI Cinemas, added: “Our decision to deploy Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System helps keep our cinema circuit at the cutting edge of cinema distribution. We believe that electronic delivery by satellite brings us key benefits and is the way forward for cinema distribution – and that Arqiva is an ideal technology partner for Odeon UCI.”
Arqiva provides robust satellite and IP networks for the managed delivery of entertainment, information and advertising worldwide. It works with leading media distributors to provide electronic delivery services of live events and feature films into digital cinemas across Europe.
This news comes hot on the heels of a whole host of Digital Cinema news for Arqiva in 2010 (both DCP and alternative live content), as follows:
- Arqiva, on behalf of Arts Alliance Media, has provided Outside Broadcasts and satellite services for a live cinema event ‘Chasing Legends’
- International Datacasting Corporation (IDC), has entered into a partnership to supply Arqiva with its comprehensive digital cinema specific content distribution applications and remote site equipment.
- Arqiva’s Digital Cinema partners, Arts Alliance Media, have signed a major contract with leading Spanish cinema chain Yelmo Cines
- Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has sold Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Platform to leading UK exhibitor Cineworld.
- XDC, a leading pan-European cinema distributor, has sold Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution System to five cinema chains operating in Austria, Portugal and Malta.
- Empire Cinemas has chosen to deploy Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution System for their entire cinema circuit.
- Deluxe Digital London in agreement with Arqiva to use their European Digital Cinema Platform for the electronic delivery of Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) from international studios to cinemas across Europe.
- Opus Arte has chosen Arqiva to relay all its upcoming live feeds from the Royal Opera House to North America and Western and Eastern Europe
- Arqiva has provided Dolby with world wide satellite distribution of live video showing celebrities arriving for movie premieres
- Arqiva is to provide specialist French film channel ‘Cinémoi’ with playout services through its Chalfont Grove Media Centre
- Arqiva has signed a partnership with Italian Digital Cinema distributor Microcinema to use Arqiva’s Digital Cinema platform on the Intelsat IS905 satellite to deliver live alternative content to its network of around 100 cinemas in Italy.
- Arqiva is to provide XDC with satellite based electronic delivery to cinemas using its IS905 Digital Cinema platform and satellite infrastructure
Source: Press Release
2010-11-02
BROMLEY: Cinema and restaurant complex to tower over town - A HOTEL and cinema complex is set to tower over Bromley town centre after the council signed an agreement with a developer.
Source: News Shopper
2010-11-02
Liverpool property development to house new Odeon cinema - It has emerged the Central Village Project has signed a deal with the cinema chain, which already runs screenings in its Liverpool One picture house, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Source: UK Business Property
2010-11-02
3-D animations stand out for Cineworld - Cineworld has hailed resurgent advertising revenues and strong box-office sales from 3D movies this year, with Toy Story 3 alone bringing in
Source: Independent
2010-11-02
New cinema hope for town centre development - A DIGITAL cinema could be included in a town centre development in Torbay, it has been revealed.
Source: This Is South Devon
2010-10-27
Cineworld Revenue Boosted By 3D Blockbusters - Despite much of the world suffering from economic recession Cineworld seems to be having a banner year. Yesterday the United Kingdom
Source: Read the full post at CelluloidJunkie.com
2010-10-26
Village Odeon celebrates 85th birthday - GERRARDS Cross cinema has been in the village for 85 years, and remains popular to this day. It harkens back to a time when nearly every town in the UK had its own picture house, but over the years, the popularity of huge multiplexes has put paid to them.
Source: Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Advertiser
2010-10-26
Spending cuts: Arts cuts 'will have big impact' - The 25% budget cut announced today by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will have a "significant impact on the cultural life of the country", the Arts Council warned today.
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post
2010-10-26
OFT decides not to refer Cineworld deal - Shares in Cineworld have edged higher after the Office of Fair Trading said that it will not refer its acquisition of the cinema at the O2 music arena in Greenwich to the Competition Commission.
Source: Share Cast
2010-10-26
Spending review cuts British Film Institute budget by 15% - Charity dedicated to development of film and television cannot rule out redundancies after cuts announced in spending review
Source: The Gaurdian
2010-10-19
London Film Fest - London Film Fest; Capital crowd pleaser;
Despite the uncertain financial climate, the BFI London Film Festival is on a roll. Its funding from government and sponsorship might be under pressure, but the fest is winning where it counts most -- with audiences.
Source: Variety
2010-10-19
Gerrards Cross cinema celebrates 85th birthday - A VILLAGE cinema is celebrating its 85th anniversary this week. The Odeon in Gerrards Cross has changed ownership nine times since it opened on Ethorpe Crescent in 1925.
Source: Bucks Free Press
2010-10-19
Second Round Bids For Vue Cinemas Due Beginning Nov - Sources - Second round bids for U.K. cinema chain Vue Entertainment are due at the beginning of November, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday.
Source: Nasdaq
2010-10-19
From public to private sector move - Recently the UK coalition government announced that as part of its austerity measures, the UK Film Council would be abolished in April 2012. This lead to the resignation of the UK Film Council CEO John Woodward just on a month ago.
Source: Screen Africa
2010-10-19
Cineworld members secure 3% increase - Projectionist and technical staff at Cineworld have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 3 per cent increase in review talks for 2010/11.
Source: BECTU
2010-10-13
Danny Boyle to receive British Film Institute award - Director Danny Boyle will receive the British Film Institute Fellowship - the highest accolade the organisation bestows - later this month.
Source: BBC News
2010-10-13
Buyout groups circle Vue Entertainment - Buyout groups circle Vue Entertainment
Source: The Appointement
2010-10-13
Artist appeals for Nottingham cinema stories - An artist is looking for stories and photographs from people who visited, or worked in, Nottingham's old cinemas.
Source: BBC News
2010-10-13
TPG joins bidders for Vue cinema chain - American private equity house Texas Pacific Group has joined the trio of bidders already fighting over the
Source: Telegraph
2010-10-13
Cineworld sign up for Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution Network - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has sold Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Platform to leading UK exhibitor Cineworld. The entire Cineworld circuit will be fitted with Arqiva’s professional receive equipment alongside Arts Alliance Media’s Theatre Management System. This enables the seamless electronic delivery of Digital Cinema Packages (advertising, trailers and feature films), as well as live content, via Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Platform on IS905.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-10-13
Cinema dropped from £20million Torwood Street scheme - DEVELOPERS behind the £20million Torwood Street development have dropped the proposed digital cinema from their plans.
Source: This Is South Devon
2010-10-13
Harkness Screens Showcases Digital Screen Selector at ShowEast 2010 - Application Identifies Cost-Effective Solutions for Digital Cinema Conversion
Source: Digital Cinema
2010-10-08
Cineworld sign up for Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution Network - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has sold Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Platform to leading UK exhibitor Cineworld. The entire Cineworld circuit will be fitted with Arqiva’s professional receive equipment alongside Arts Alliance Media’s Theatre Management System. This enables the seamless electronic delivery of Digital Cinema Packages (advertising, trailers and feature films), as well as live content, via Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Platform on IS905.
Barrie Woolston, Commercial Director at Arqiva Broadcast & Media, said: “As one of the UK’s largest cinema chains Cineworld’s decision to deploy our solution at all of their sites is a major vote of confidence in Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite Distribution Network. Our combination of trusted professional equipment and established satellite infrastructure and expertise is a proven solution which brings technical and commercial benefits to exhibitors, distributors and rights holders. Winning the support of major exhibitors like Cineworld further tips the balance in favour of satellite based film distribution and reinforces the Arqiva and Arts Alliance Media partnership as the preferred method of content delivery.”
Arqiva provides robust satellite and IP networks for the managed delivery of entertainment, information and advertising worldwide. It works with leading media distributors to provide electronic delivery services of live events and feature films into digital cinemas across Europe.
Source: Press Release
2010-10-07
Film Council's closure claims its first big victim as Screen East agency folds - Screen East, an agency set up to promote film-making in the east of England, is the first large-scale victim of the government's surprise decision to close down the UK Film Council.
Source: Deedeelim
2010-10-07
Most Powerful People In Film - "Let's start with the basics: what do you have to do to get into the ?inaugural Film Power 100? It's not a guide to the richest people in film, or the ones with the greatest green-lighting power, or the most prolific. It's Film&Music's ?attempt to determine who wields the greatest influence on which films you get to see when you go to the cinema on a Saturday evening, or turn on the TV to catch a movie. Our definition of power is this: the ability to shape the exper?ience of film viewing in the UK. That means it's not just a list of British film figures. Nor is it a run-through of Hollywood moguls: everyone on our list has to have demonstrable influence within the UK.
Source: [Blog]
2010-10-07
Village cinema wins top award - A COMMUNITY run picture house has beaten cinemas across the length and breadth of the country to win a prestigious national award.
Source: Wigan Today
2010-10-07
Cinema for £35m Bournemouth Pavilion Gardens revamp - A nine-screen cinema complex could replace a controversial proposal for a casino in Bournemouth, the developer behind the project has revealed.
Source: BBC News
2010-10-07
EU funding for cinema digitisation - The European Commission has announced a new strategy to support the digitisation of European cinemas in a document entitled Communication on Opportunities and Challenges for European Cinema in the Digital Era. The strategy foresees the launch of a €4 million digitisation scheme at the end of 2010 that will target cinemas that screen mostly European films. The scheme will be run as part of the MEDIA Programme and will grant support directly to cinemas by co-financing a clearly identified set of digital equipment costs. MEDIA support can be combined with national support, but priority will be given to cinemas/countries that cannot benefit from virtual print fee (VPF) models or from national support schemes.
The Commission also highlights the importance of other options of financial support, including state aid and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), citing various examples of regions using these schemes to finance arthouse cinemas.
Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education and Culture, said: "The digital revolution has transformed the way the film industry produces, distributes and screens films. These changes also create great opportunities for European cinema. Digital technology can reduce distribution costs and potentially increase the number and diversity of European films being screened worldwide. I hope we will soon see the benefits of digital technology in all European cinemas, including the independent and arthouse screens that characterise Europe's unique cinema network."
As well as addressing financial issues, the Commission strategy seeks to:
- Invest in research, equipment and professional training to boost the preservation of film
- Make the digital transition period as short as possible to avoid the cost of producing both 35mm and digital versions of films and a dual distribution/exhibition system
- Preserve and enhance the diversity of European programming in digitised cinemas
- Seize the opportunities offered by standardisation.
For the full text of the Communication visit the European Commission's website.
Source: Press Release
2010-09-28
IMAX 3D Odeon Cinema In Liverpool - ODEON, the UK
Source: Ordicine
2010-09-28
Why Cineworld is a good investment during the recession - Cineworld operates in an industry which traditionally does well in a recession. Even in the Great Depression Joe Kennedy made part of his fortune through his investments in cinema chains. Cineworld is protected by high barriers to entry and is one of the market leaders among the cinema operators in the UK and Ireland. Management are investing in future growth, including the rollout of digital upgrades across their cinema chain and acquiring flagship locations like the O2 in London. The stock is cheap, pays a nice 5.1% dividend yield and generates significant cash. It continues to trade well with 3-D movies being the newest public attraction.
Source: Helium
2010-09-28
2012: A St Albans Odyssey - Suggestions included The Phoenix, The Kubrick and even Big Shiny Jesus. However after more than 600 names were considered, the new cinema planned for St Albans will now be called The Odyssey.
Source: BBC News
2010-09-28
Old cinemas: 'It is a kind of magic - A trip to a modern multiplex cinema can feel like stepping onto the set of Blade Runner. Unmanned machines spew out tickets and chemically enhanced snacks while elevators transport you to hi-tech black caves where digital films leap out in 3D.
Source: Telegraph (BLOG)
2010-09-28
Vue Said to Conclude Sale of Company Next Month, Considers Buying Rivals - Vue Entertainment Ltd. is seeking to conclude the sale of the cinema chain to a private equity buyer for as much as 500 million pounds ($784 million) and may use the proceeds to buy a rival, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Source: Bloomberg
2010-09-28
Latest cinema technology for Hunstanton - Hunstanton will have a live theatre and the latest 3D digital cinema technology, local people were told last night. C and R Cinemas, which manages the Majestic Cinema in King's Lynn, yesterday unveiled its plans for the Princess Theatre in Hunstanton after winning a bid to lease the building.
Source: EDP24
2010-09-28
Vue denies cinema phone ban plan - Vue Cinemas is distancing itself from claims that it may shortly ban mobile phones from its auditoria. A company representative last week told blogger Dom Hodgson that Vue was pondering such a ban, the better to reduce piracy. It already bans other kit capable of recording sound and/or video.
Source: Hardware
2010-09-28
Special Features: The Fluidity of Identity in British Cinema: It's Death and Rebirth - With an industry so frequently considered as
Source: Cine Vue
2010-09-28
Empire Cinemas to use Arqiva - Empire Cinemas has chosen to deploy Arqiva
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-09-28
Vaizey eyes new regime to fund movies - Culture secretary Ed Vaizey told the British film industry that he is looking for a new regime to dole out state funding for the movies, after controversially announcing earlier this year that the U.K. Film Council would be shuttered by 2012.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-09-16
Cineworld Says Digital Cinema Media Inks Deal With Vue - Quick Facts - Cineworld Group Plc (CINE.L: News ) said its joint venture screen advertising company, Digital Cinema Media Ltd., or DCM, has entered into a contract with Vue Entertainment Ltd. for the provision of services in respect of on screen advertising. Cineworld Group is UK's quoted cinema group.
Source: RTT News
2010-09-16
Cineworld circuit reports steady growth - “Good growth in revenue and EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization] despite World Cup,” Cineworld Group plc preliminarily reported for the 26 weeks ending July 1 (www.cineworld.co.uk)
Source: Film Journal INternational (BLOG)
2010-09-16
IMAX and ODEON Cinemas Expand Partnership - IMAX Corporation /quotes/comstock/15*!imax/quotes/nls/imax (IMAX 14.50, -0.23, -1.56%) /quotes/comstock/11t!e:imx (CA:IMX 14.90, -0.35, -2.30%) and ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group, Europe's largest exhibitor, today announced an agreement to install four IMAX digital theatre systems in the United Kingdom, with each of them expected to open for the IMAX release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 on November 19th. The deal brings the total number of IMAX(R) theatres operated by ODEON to eleven. Under the terms of the agreement, IMAX's digital projection system will be installed in ODEON locations in Glasgow, Norwich, Kingston and Uxbridge.
Source: Market Watch
2010-09-16
New name for St Albans cinema project - AN official name for the restored Odeon cinema will be announced tomorrow, when the public are given a new chance to tour the London Road building.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-09-07
Vue, Sony team for 4K digital - U.K. exhibition chain Vue Entertainment has pacted with Sony Europe to install 4K digital cinema projection systems across its circuit.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-08-24
PROFITS COME ALIVE WITH BOOST IN 3D FILM - TODAY?S interim results from Cineworld will be essential viewing with the cinema chain set to post a decent performance helped by good revenues from popular 3D films, including Avatar and Toy Story 3. In spite of the negative impact of the World Cup, which kept people away from the big screen, along with the spell of good weather in May and June, analysts expect revenues to increase by 4 per cent in the first half of this year.
Source: City AM
2010-08-24
Cineworld sees slump as World Cup rains on Sex and the City - Cineworld, which operates 10pc of the cinemas in the UK and Ireland, said cinema admissions slumped in June and July because people stayed at home to watch the World Cup on TV.
Source: Telegraph
2010-08-24
Pro Screens invites applications for free Christmas film screenings for charities/schools - For full details and how to apply visit the Proscreens Website
Source: Press Release
2010-08-17
Arts Alliance agrees deal with Yelmo - European digital cinema company Arts Alliance Media has inked a deal with Yelmo, Spain's largest exhib, to digitize 370 of its screens.
Source: Variety
2010-08-10
VUE, what a scorcher! - IT?S been a blockbuster of a week for cinema chain Vue. A remake of the classic TV show The A-Team, Toy Story 3 and Twilight have helped to make it its best ever. Almost ?9m was taken at the box office after a record 1.3 million people flocked to Vue?s 68 venues countrywide during the past seven days.
Source: Mirror
2010-08-10
TITAN THE ROBOT TO JOIN WORK FORCE AT NEW CINEMA SITE - ?Titan the Robot? is set to provide some summer holiday entertainment for children and adults alike when he visits the building site of the brand new WTW multiplex cinema in Crantock Street, Newquay at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 11 August, to help oversee the arrival and erection of the cinema?s steel girders by construction services company ISG Pearce.
Source: WTW
2010-08-10
Pete Postlethwaite joins fight for UK Film Council - Shropshire’s Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Pete Postlethwaite today joined the nation’s leading actors and actresses in condemning moves to scrap the UK Film Council.
Source: Shropshire Star
2010-08-10
Digital cinema scheme for rural North Yorkshire - THE Galtres Centre in Easingwold and Selby Town Hall are among the cinemas that will benefit from a pilot scheme to open up digital cinema, 3D and satellite screenings to rural North Yorkshire.
Source: Gazette Herald
2010-08-10
U.K. film stats go digital - Before the news of its pending abolishment hit on July 26, the U.K. Film Council provided ongoing proof of the essential and successful nature of its support work.
Source: Film Journal
2010-08-03
New Pilot Scheme To Open Up Digital Cinema In North Yorkshire - A newly-formed consortium has been awarded Lottery funding by the UK Film Council to bring the latest in digital cinema to venues across rural North Yorkshire.
Source: 4RFV
2010-08-03
Industry reacts to abolition of UK Film Council - Figures from the British film industry have given their reaction to the government's decision to scrap the UK Film Council.
Source: BBC News
2010-08-03
Film Council axemen could murder an industry - It was nothing short of a hammer blow. This morning, word came through of John Woodward's email to UK Film Council staff informing them that the government was planning to shut them down. Then the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed it in a written statement at lunchtime. I was genuinely shocked. It felt like I'd nipped out for 10 minutes to get a pie and while I was out they closed the British film industry.
Source: The Guardian
2010-08-03
Axing the Film Council: a move that impoverishes us all - I was on my way home from a meeting with David Thompson at Origin Films about a project called Granny Made Me an Anarchist when I got news of the government's intention to abolish the Film Council.
Source: The Guardian
2010-08-03
U.K. Film Council axed - The U.K. government's decision July 26 to put out the lights at the U.K. Film Council, the government-backed agency set up 10 years ago to support the movie industry here, played out like a horror story for some and a revenge thriller for others.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-08-03
Tangibal Group plc extends its UK Cinema network - Tangibal Group plc ('Tangibal') is pleased to announce that it has extended its network of interactive floor network with Empire Cinemas and Showcase Cinemas. The new sites in the UK are:
Source: Poten
2010-07-27
UK Film Council axed - UK Film Council one of highest-profile quangos to be cut
MLA also abolished in cull by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt
Source: The Guardian
2010-07-27
Cineworld Trials Delux and Clip-on 3D Glasses - With more and more 3D films being shown at Cineworld Cinemas we are pleased to be offering film lovers the chance to buy their own delux 'aviator' style 3D glasses complete with rigid carrying case to keep them in pristine condition.
Source: Cineworld
2010-07-13
Lloyds sells private equity investments - Lloyds Banking Group has agreed to sell a portfolio of investments to buyout firm Coller Capital for
Source: BBC News
2010-07-13
Cineworld Launch Aviator Style Clip-on 3D Glasses - This has been a long time coming. When the Cineworld chain of multiplexes signed a deal with Look3D last year, the idea was they
Source: Mega Comic News
2010-07-10
Iconic - At today
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-07-10
Cineworld unveils iPhone cinema app - UK cinema chain Cineworld has just published a dedicated iPhone App. The release is the only UK cinema chain to full film thickness information in this form Cineworld offer.
Source: Tech Update
2010-07-06
Cineworld invests - The march towards digital cinema advanced further last week, as UK-based cinema group Cineworld said it would convert its 790 screens to digital projection in three years at a cost of
Source: Computing
2010-06-30
Opus Arte chooses Arqiva for Royal Opera House Digital Cinema Distribution - Opus Arte has chosen Arqiva to relay all its upcoming live feeds from the Royal Opera House to North America and Western and Eastern Europe reaching more than 300
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-06-30
Imax, Odeon ink deal for flagship cinema - Imax on Tuesday announced a deal with Odeon/UCI to install an Imax-format digital auditorium in the circuits flagship multiplex in Liverpool.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-06-30
Odeon and UCI cinemas group joins 30 other London businesses in league table of Britains biggest private companies - Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group is one of 11 companies to enter the Sunday Times Deloitte Top Track 100 this year. Published for the ninth year this weekend, the annual league table ranks Britain
Source: Deloitte
2010-06-30
AMC Goes Digital With Sony In The UK - A supplier of AV/IT solutions to businesses across a wide variety of sectors including, media and broadcast, have signed an agreement to provide its Digital Cinema 4K projection systems to AMC Entertainment Inc. in the UK.
Source: 4rfv
2010-06-30
Ultra modern cinema set to become massive attraction - The new Vue cinema is ready to reel in a big new audience when it opens in three weeks
Source: Bury Times
2010-06-30
Deluxe Digital London to use Arqiva - Deluxe Digital London, a major cinema content distributor in Europe, has reached an agreement with Arqiva to use their European Digital Cinema Platform for the electronic delivery of Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) from international studios to cinemas across Europe.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-06-30
Cineworld adds O2 multiplex to estate - LONDON -- U.K. stock listed theater operator Cineworld Group said Friday it has added the multiplex cinema housed at the 02 live event center in Greenwich, London to its estate.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-06-22
Arqiva will plant a tree for every satellite delivered DCP per cinema - Arqiva has pledged to plant a tree for every feature film Digital Cinema Package (DCP) it delivers to every digital cinema site. As a leading provider of electronic delivery services for major media distributors, Arqiva’s state-of-the-art digital infrastructure delivers feature films and live events to digital cinemas all across Europe.
Barrie Woolston, Commercial Director at Arqiva Satellite & Media, said: “Our pledge to plant a tree for every DCP we deliver reinforces Arqiva’s longstanding commitment to promoting biodiversity by planting tree corridors in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil – a figure which already stands at 70,000 trees. We are delighted to extend this commitment through our Digital Cinema services.”
Arqiva provides robust satellite and IP networks for the managed delivery of entertainment, information and advertising worldwide. It works with leading media distributors to provide electronic delivery services of live events and feature films into digital cinemas across Europe.
Source: Press Release
2010-06-22
Cineworld, AAM ink digital conversion deal - British-based d-cinema integrator Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has sealed a
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-06-22
Britains oldest cinema prepares for a glorious sequel - 100-year-old Phoenix in East Finchley, London to get
Source: The Guardian
2010-06-22
Say a long goodbye to the multiplex - Reports of the death of film have been greatly exaggerated. Its not the movies weve gone off, just traditional movie-houses. In their place, finds Alice Jones, are screens at festivals, in fields, car parks and sheds, and themed nights at secret locations and in private clubs
Source: The Independent (Blog)
2010-06-22
Dolby Uses Arqiva to Deliver the - Arqiva has provided Dolby with world wide satellite distribution of live video showing celebrities arriving for movie premieres. Arqiva
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-06-22
BFI Film Center plans scrapped - The U.K. government has pulled the plug on
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-06-22
Demodone.com Snatches up Major Cinema Chain Empire - Emerging star of the Web video production sector Demodone.com has recently completed a substantial project for prestigious Cinema chain, Empire Cinemas.Creative and diverse, Demodone.com was nominated for the Innovative Service Prize at the 2010 Mobile News Awards and will undoubtedly continue to champion Web video production for years to come. Watch this space!
Source: PR Fire
2010-06-15
Bluetooth advertising in Vue cinemas with Pearl and Dean - Opportunity to use Bluetooth technology to reach Vue cinema goers of all ages with Pearl and Dean. Bluetooth technology can be used as an efficient and unique way of distributing money-off vouchers, brand messages, trailers and wallpapers direct to mobile phones.
Source: Get Me Media
2010-06-15
Exhib Cineworld inks with digital partner - Digital cinema company Arts Alliance Media has inked a partnership with Cineworld Group, the second-largest exhib in Europe, for the conversion of its 790-screen circuit to digital over three years.
Source: Variety.com
2010-06-08
Findings of ECs public consultation on digital cinema - The findings have been published from the European Commissions public consultation Opportunities and Challenges for European Cinema in the Digital Era.
Source: Media Desk UK
2010-06-08
Memories of touring Highlands and Islands cinema sought - Memories of a travelling cinema that toured the Highlands and Islands from the 1930s to 1950s are being sought by a university lecturer.
Source: BBC News
2010-06-08
UK Film Council Delays BFI Film Centre - The film agency has suspended work on the British Film Institute
Source: Deadline
2010-06-07
Old Odeon Cinema could be knocked down - A heritage pressure group says Jersey's old Odeon cinema must be saved for future generations.
Source: Channel Online
2010-06-07
BFI, Amex ink partnership deal - The British Film Institute sealed a multi-year partnership deal with American Express and in the process secured a headline sponsor for its flagship annual movie event, the BFI London Film Festival.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-06-07
Cineworld strengthens its board - Cineworld Group has appointed Martina King and Rick Senat as independent non-executive directors with immediate effect.
Source: IB Times
2010-06-07
Former Odeon cinema opens its doors to the public for the first time in 15 years - CHILDHOOD memories came flooding back for many residents of St Albans who took a step back in time as they entered the dark and dusty Odeon cinema.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-06-01
Now Showing at Cineworld: Facebook Share Measurement Insight Directed by Webtrends - Cineworld, the UK"s second largest multiplex cinema chain, is working with customer intelligence specialist Webtrends to gain unique insight into the performance of its Facebook marketing investments, identifying which of its "likers" using its Facebook Share application are the most influential.
Source: Earth Times
2010-06-01
British budget film StreetDance 3D takes #1.8m in first weekend - A small British film about dancers has topped the UK cinema charts, holding off blockbuster Hollywood fare such as Robin Hood and Prince of Persia.
Source: Times Online
2010-06-01
Cineworld to open next to Wembley stadium - Cineworld is to open a cinema next to Wembley arena, it was announced today.
Source: Property Week
2010-06-01
Ceremony as work begins on cinema - CHAMPAGNE corks popped and popcorn was thrown into the air as officials celebrated the start of construction work on Newquay"s new cinema.
Source: BNet UK
2010-06-01
Baby boomer cinema: Hollywood"s mid-life crisis - Baby boomers created modern Hollywood, and as they age they are going to cinemas in droves. So why are so few films made for them, and is it their fault?
Source: Guardian
2010-05-25
Cineworld starts off year ahead - Cineworld plc, national cinema chain are ahead of expected total revenue by 13.9 pct. The UKs second largest cinema chain after Odeon, Cineworld has seen a growth of 13.9 pct mainly due to box office revenue from the success of films like Avatar and Alice in Wonderland.
Source: International Business Times
2010-05-25
Thousand cinemagoers flock to Kubrick festival - NEARLY 1,000 people flocked to this year’s Oxford Mail Film Festival, hosted by the Phoenix Picturehouse in Walton Street, Oxford.
Source: Oxford Mail
2010-05-25
`Avatar’ Digital Aliens Spell Doom for Europe’s Independent Movie Theater - The Prince Charles , a London movie theater that’s more likely to screen “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” than a James Cameron blockbuster, is struggling to pay for Hollywood demands to go digital.
Source: Industry News
2010-05-25
Oxford cinemas get £500,000 facelift - TWO cinemas in Oxford city centre are being refurbished this month and next at a cost of
Source: Oxford Mail
2010-05-25
Work has officially started this week on the construction of Newquay - Work has officially started this week on the construction of Newquay
Source: WTW Cinemas
2010-05-25
Conservatives shelve plans to freeze TV licence fee - THE Tories have reined in plans to freeze the TV licence fee and force the BBC to reveal the salaries of its highest paid stars......He claimed there will be no
Source: Times Online
2010-05-18
How environmentally friendly are 3D glasses? - Thanks to the success of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, there are now millions of pairs of 3D glasses kicking around. But what happens to them?
Source: The Guardian
2010-05-18
First 3D cinema projector comes to Borehamwood - FILMS will take on a new dimension from Saturday with Borehamwood's first 3D cinema screening.
Source: Borehamwood And Elstree Times
2010-05-18
Questor share tip: 3D gives a new perspective on Cineworld - CINEWORLD has invested heavily in digital and 3D cinemas across the country. It is therefore important to consider whether 3D films such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland are a fad or a real, sustainable trend.
Source: Telegraph
2010-05-18
Apollo Cinemas: positive developments on digital - Discussions with Apollo Cinemas UK, which runs 17 sites nationwide, have produced positive statements on the future deployment of staff affected by digital projection.
Source: BECTU
2010-05-18
Screening strategies: Harkness' Andrew Robinson eyes range of choices for digital-cinema conversions - In an exclusive Q&A, Andrew Robinson, managing director of leading screen manufacturer Harkness Screens, discusses the role of screens in the transition to digital projection, and the options open to exhibitors who want to maximize the impact of the new wave of 3D movies.
Source: Film Journal
2010-05-11
Vue cinema pushing me towards film piracy - For years, PC games companies have been pushing me towards pirating their games. Anti-piracy technology (DRM) has become so invasive that some games hardly work at all for legitimate customers, and we risk our computers being damaged if we dare to install a shop-bought game.
Source: Meejahor.com (BLOG)
2010-05-11
Prince Of Persia to premiere at Westfield - The Vue cinema at Westfield will host the world premiere of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time.
Source: 1
2010-05-11
UK Film Council Lets Multiplexes Catch Up - The British government has extended its Digital Screen Network scheme, giving multiplexes which have missed their film quotas time to catch up. The DSN scheme will now run until September 2012. Multiplexes that joined the DSN promised to show a quota of specialised films in exchange for free digital equipment. Instead, cinema chains including Cineworld, Odeon and Vue upgraded their DSN screens to 3D. Whereas other exhibitors have had to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds installing 3D digital projectors and screens, the big chains have been given a massive 3D leg-up courtesy of the public purse. It costs between
Source: Deadline London
2010-05-11
British Film Institute announces - Major London project in the pipeline as BFI publishes OJEU notice for design team
Source: Building
2010-05-11
Global cinema explodes thanks to Suffolk - Cinemagoers have all felt that feeling of frustration. You
Source: EADT24
2010-05-11
Public Vote 3 to 1 in favour of Abbeygate Picturehouse - live opera from The New York Met on May 1st - The new owners of Bury St Edmunds
Source: Project PR (BLOG)
2010-05-11
Jersey campaign prompts 3D film showings - Jerseys only cinema has announced plans to show 3D films after pressure from an online campaign.
Source: BBC News
2010-05-11
Odeon, UCI ink deal with Universal - Odeon and UCI Cinemas said Sunday that a deal has been sealed with Universal Pictures International (UPI) through which UPI will provide digital versions of Universals movie releases in the U.K. and Ireland.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-05-11
Nitrate: small victories are possible - The nitrate films which the BFI plans to screen are a form of social history, says David Gritten
Source: News Day
2010-05-11
Enthusiasts want one year to restore historic cinema - Campaigners battling to save and restore Preston
Source: Lanacashire Evening Post
2010-05-11
Construction starts at Newquay on Monday May 17th 2010. - The long awaited construction of the new multi-screen cinema for Newquay has moved a step forward with the announcement from WTW Cinemas that work on the site of the former Vic Bars in Crantock Street will commence from Monday May 17th.
Source: WTW Cinemas
2010-05-11
New digital cinema opens in Carmarthen - Exciting news for us
Source: Word Press (BLOG)
2010-04-27
Iron Man 2 premiere hit by volcanic ash - World premiere moved from London to Los Angeles due to travel disruptions
Source: NME
2010-04-27
Apollo Cinemas Commits 100% to Arqiva - The Apollo Cinema chain has chosen Arqiva
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-04-27
Empire told build cinema or lose your site - PRESSURE has piled on for Empire to complete the redevelopment of the multi-million pound Ealing cinema or lose it for good.
Source: Ealing Gazette
2010-04-27
UK cinemas not daunted by World Cup challenge - UK cinemas are confident that summer box office takings will survive competition from the World Cup in 2010.
Source: BBC News
2010-04-27
Lloyds hoists For sale sign over Vue cinemas - Lloyds Banking Group is putting the cinema chain Vue Entertainment up for sale.
Source: Times Online
2010-04-23
Christie Appoints Stage Audio Works - Stage Audio Works have been appointed as an official distributor of the Christie range of premium projectors and processors in South Africa, from its bases in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg.
Source: Press Release
2010-04-23
Apollo Cinemas commits 100% to Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System - The Apollo Cinema chain has chosen Arqiva’s Digital Cinema
Satellite Distribution System for their entire cinema circuit. This will enable Arqiva to electronically deliver Digital Cinema Packages and live events to all of Apollo’s sites around the
UK. The first performance streamed live via satellite for Apollo was the Bolshoi Ballet’s ‘La Flame de Paris’ from Moscow on April 8th 2010.
Barrie Woolston, Commercial Director at Arqiva Satellite & Media, said: “Apollo has a reputation for being at the cutting edge of cinema. Arqiva’s innovative satellite system uses professional broadcast equipment to provide a robust and reliable electronic delivery system for live and feature content. We congratulate Apollo on being the first UK cinema chain to fully deploy digital cinema for which Arqiva’s electronic distribution is ideally suited.”
Arqiva provides robust satellite and IP networks for the managed delivery of entertainment, information and advertising worldwide. It works with leading media distributors to provide
electronic delivery services of live events and feature films into digital cinemas across Europe.
Source: Press Release
2010-04-20
Cineworld to bring in 3D technology 'soon' - ISLANDERS will soon be able to watch blockbuster hits in 3D, now that the Island
Source: This Is Jersey
2010-04-20
Pub set to swallow up icon - PADSTOW'S iconic cinedrome could be converted into a Wetherspoons pub, the Cornish Guardian has learned.
Source: This Is Cornwall.co.uk
2010-04-20
Vue helped by recession - VUE Cinemas has narrowed its losses by more than a third after recession-struck Britons opted to save money by going to films rather than to nightclubs or restaurants.
Source: Bnet
2010-04-20
First all-3D cinema a coup for Carmarthen - WALES’ oldest town will become the first place in Europe to have a purpose-built all 3D, digital multiplex cinema at the end of this month.
Source: Wales Online
2010-04-12
Hyde Park Picture House - The Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds is the second oldest continually operating cinema in the country, one of the oldest surviving cinemas from the silent era and with many of its original features still intact.
Source: Guardian.co.uk
2010-04-12
Q&A With Uckfield Picture House Owner Kevin Markwick - Kevin Markwick owns and runs the Uckfield Picture House in East Sussex (not related to the Picturehouse chain). An impassioned cinephile, Kevin was interviewed by Francine Stock on BBC Radio 4s Film Programme in February and came across as a funny and interesting guy. I got in touch and he was nice enough to answer a few questions for this blog:
Source: Beames On Film (BLOG)
2010-04-12
State-of-the-art digital tech makes Festival Theatre giant cinema - PERFORMANCES could soon be broadcast live from the Capitals Festival Theatre to other cities across the country using state-of-the-art digital equipment. The venue is set to become Scotlands largest digital cinema by this summer, after a
Source: Edinburgh Evening News
2010-04-12
UK Film Council launches new £15m film fund to champion British film - New £15m film fund opens for business • Experienced team appointed as atekeepers of the Film Fund • Producers to receive equity share of UK Film Council recoupment • Tim Bevan to chair think tank to identify ways to grow uk film companies of scale • Most significant revision of UK Film Council activities in 10 years
Source: UK Film Council
2010-04-12
He's the reel deal – restaurant and pub tycoon plots expansion into movie business - ONE of Scotland's leading pub, restaurant and hotel chains is planning to expand into the movie business.
Source: Scotsman.com
2010-04-05
INTERNATIONAL INDEX TO FILM PERIODICALS - Created by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) in Paris in 1938, FIAF is a collaborative association of film archives whose purpose is to ensure the proper preservation and showing of motion pictures.
Source: YUL News
2010-04-05
Contracts Exchanged on St Albans Odeon - THE sale of the former St Albans Odeon to cinema entrepreneur James Hannaway went through today. Contracts have been exchanged between Mr Hannaway and the owners of the Odeon, Wattsdown Developments, following a campaign to raise
Source: The Herts Advertiser
2010-04-05
VUE HELPED BY RECESSION - Vue Cinemas has cut its losses by more than a third as recession-hit Britons choose to save money by going to the cinema rather than nightclubs or restaurants.
Source: Reuters
2010-03-29
3D: cinematic revolution or just a trick of the light? - The studios say it dramatically enhances our viewing experience. But sceptics claim it is merely a ploy to make us pay more at the box office. Jonathan Brown and Kevin Rawlinson investigate
Source: The Independent
2010-03-26
Research and Markets: 2010 Analysis on Cinemas in the UK - A Comprehensive Profile of 76 Companies Operating in the UK Marke - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/822237/2010_plimsoll_anal) has announced the addition of the "2010 Plimsoll Analysis - Cinemas - A comprehensive profile of 76 companies operating in the UK market" report to their offering.
Source: Findarticles.com
2010-03-22
Welsh film history: 1920-29 - The 1920's were the peak and, ironically, the swansong years of silent cinema - which reached its zenith with the cinematic masterpieces of directors such as von Sternberg, von Stroheim, Murnau, Eisenstein and Gance, and in Hollywood the still incomparable comedies of Chaplin, Keaton and Harold Lloyd.
Source: BBC
2010-03-22
Birmingham IMAX cinema continues to soar with Alice In Wonderland stepping in for Avatar - BOSSES of Birmingham
Source: Sunday Mercury
2010-03-22
GUERILLA CINEMA - Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk has teamed up with Alchemy Arts project to create a sustainable-bike-driven-mobile-cinema!
Source: Woodcraft Folk
2010-03-22
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Barco at 6-mth high on 3D cinema deals - Shares in Barco (BAR.BR) rise as much as 4 percent to a six month high, continuing a rally which started on Friday last week, as investors take heart from a number of deals for digital projectors.
Source: Reuters UK
2010-03-22
Sony chairman Michael Lynton calls for healthy alternative to popcorn in cinemas - For many, a night out at the movies would not be complete without the sound of popcorn and chocolate wrappers from the stalls. One of the most powerful studio bosses in Hollywood, however, would like to see cinemas selling healthier snacks.
Source: Times Online
2010-03-22
Arts Alliance Media Signs Deal for - The rollout of digital cinema to exhibitors across Europe received a significant boost today with the announcement that Arts Alliance Media Ltd, Europe
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
St Albans residents thanked again for supporting Odeon cinema restoration - THE residents of St Albans have again been thanked by cinema entrepreneur James Hannaway for answering his plea for cash to restore the dilapidated Odeon in the city centre.
Source: St Albans And Harpenden Review
2010-03-22
Female Film-Makers In Islington On The Up - Ask anyone who the most successful woman in the global film industry is and they’ll tell you it’s Kathryn Bigelow, winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Director. Ask them to name a second woman; or a third. Anything? Anybody?
Source: Islingtonnow.co.uk
2010-03-22
BFI opens Wrexham - The British Film Institute is to open a
Source: Art Review
2010-03-22
Lesbian And Gay Film Festival - BFI 24th gay and lesbian film festival running from 17th to 31st March
Source: BFI
2010-03-22
Birmingham's Flatpack festival celebrates Odeon founder Deutsch - One of the smallest, neatest and best-packaged film festivals is all set to celebrate one of the industry
Source: Birmingham Post
2010-03-22
Actor John Hurt receives lifetime achievement award - Veteran actor John Hurt has spoken of his "constant fight" for independent films shortly before he received a lifetime achievement award.
Source: BBC
2010-03-22
Come and Join your friends on the CTC - Enjoy the chance to look around the burgeoning new cinema museum, before it offi cially opens, where you will be able to get
Source: BKSTS
2010-03-19
20th anniversary of Vue cinema in York - VUE Cinemas will mark this week
Source: Yorkpress
2010-03-17
Cineworld profits from 3-D films boom - Investment in 3-D technology led Cineworld, the cinema chain, to report robust profits for the year, with strong ticket sales leading to an 11.5 per cent increase in revenues to ?333.4 million for the 53 weeks to December 31.
Source: Times Online
2010-03-17
Action! ?320,000 lottery grant to keep films rolling at Curzon Cinema - Clevedons historic Curzon Cinema has received a lottery grant to help pay for much-needed repairs.
Source: This Is Bristol.co.uk
2010-03-17
Cineworld Group FY09 Profit Rises - Update - Cineworld Group plc (CINE.L: News ) reported Thursday an increase in profit for the full year 2009, reflecting strong growth in revenues. The UKs cinema group also said it is confident of the prospects for business for the forthcoming year.
Source: RTT News
2010-03-17
Taxpayers Fund 3D For UK Cinema Chains - EXCLUSIVE From Deadline|London editor Tim Adler: Cinema chains including Cineworld, Odeon and Vue have all been able to upgrade to digital free of charge thanks to the British government. Whereas other exhibitors have had to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds installing 3D digital projectors and screens, only to see the big chains receive a massive leg-up on 3D courtesy of the public purse. It costs between ?70,000 and ?100,000 to convert each screen to digital. No wonder rivals to the Big Three think this is unfair competition.
Source: Deadline
2010-03-17
Warner Bros. Pictures International Partners with ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group to Support the Expansion of Digital Cinema into UK. - LONDON -- Continuing its commitment to deliver high quality entertainment across multiple formats, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into a comprehensive digital cinema deployment agreement directly with Digital Deployment Associates Limited to advance the conversion to digital cinema in ODEON sites throughout the UK.
Source: Encyclopedia.com
2010-03-17
Vicky Mansfield joins the Mad Cornish Projectionist editorial team - The Mad Cornish Projectionist is very pleased to announce that Vicky Mansfield has joined the editorial team to help provide support to Peter J. Knight with the news section of the website. Vicky will be well known from her days at the Odeon Marble Arch, and has previously provided articles for the Mad Cornish Projectionist website.
Source: Press Release
2010-03-16
Arts Alliance Media Signs Deal for €50M Funding - The rollout of digital cinema to exhibitors across Europe received a significant boost today with the announcement that Arts Alliance Media, Europe’s leading digital cinema company, has reached an agreement to secure €50m in funding for its initiative. Funds advised by Sankaty Advisors, the credit affiliate of Bain Capital, have agreed to provide funding to support the rollout over the next two years, subject to final documentation. Sankaty Advisors, which currently manages approximately $20 billion in committed capital, will provide a combination of senior and mezzanine debt for deployment of digital cinema equipment into cinemas across Europe. The deal is expected to close in 30 days.
Source: 3D Cine Cast [blog]
2010-03-16
Wally Ball - film historian - Wally Ball, who died last month aged 97, helped create the movie magic which kept people entertained throughout the 1920s and 30s.
Source: Southwestbusiness.co.uk
2010-03-16
Last chance to comment on Aldershot cinema plan - PEOPLE have just days left to comment on plans for a cinema, hotel and supermarket development in Aldershot.
Source: gethampshire.co.uk
2010-03-15
3D movies help Cineworld stand out - CINEWORLD has announced that growing momentum behind 3D movies would help it ride out challenging conditions this year as the group posted record results.
Source: thenorthernecho.co.uk
2010-03-10
Historic cinemas - A North Somerset cinema is celebrating an award from the Heritage Lottery Fund of more than
Source: BBC News
2010-03-09
Exclusive Report Vue Westfield - The history of cinema exhibition is as interesting as the product it screens. Humble in its origins, much like the art itself, exhibition spaces didn’t necessarily change with the times. This was allowed up to a certain point, then the medium began to force the changes. In the early days films were shown in fleapits, musical halls and country fairs. By the 1930s there were grand structures devoted to luxury and opulence. In 2010, they are multi-faceted entertainment venues situated in shopping malls.
Source: cinema-and-movie.com
2010-03-09
Will 3D see off Cumbrias smaller cinemas? - Even on the printed page, pictures from the mind-boggling new film version of Alice In Wonderland look breathtaking.
Source: Newsandstar.co.uk
2010-03-09
Ipswich Film Theatre set to re-open - IPSWICH: The towns film theatre is set to reopen by early summer, it can be revealed today.
Source: Eveningstar.co.uk
2010-03-09
St Albans cinema purchase appeal enters final days of fundraising - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway has admitted he has just days now to find the remaining £75,000 he needs to buy the old Odeon building in St Albans.
Source: hertsad.co.uk
2010-03-09
DCM ties up with Universal for launch of new media offering - Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media, is partnering with Universal Pictures UK and MyMovies.Net to launch its ’From The Red Carpet’ show.
Source: marketingweek.co.uk
2010-03-09
Will 3D change cinema for ever? - The Observer conversation: James Camerons Avatar is the biggest box office draw in history and is expected to triumph at the Oscars on Sunday. But how much of its success is due to the fact it was shot entirely in 3D? Bloggers discuss what the technology might mean for the future of entertainment.
Source: The Guardian
2010-03-09
Vue Entertainment outsources IT Support & Service Management across its cinema estate to Retail Assist - Vue Entertainment, one of the UKs premier cinema chains, has outsourced the management of user support and technical service management in its head office and across its 69-strong cinema estate to Retail Assist. It is a milestone for Retail Assist, marking the companys entry into the leisure sector.
Source: it-director.com
2010-03-09
Final thousands needed to purchase former St Albans cinema - AMBITIOUS plans to restore the Odeon cinema back to its former glory are slowly edging closer to reality.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-09
Cinema screens pledge for plan - State-of-the-art 3D digital cinema will come to Oswestry if timber firm Richard Burbidge Ltd wins the four-way battle to build the town’s new supermarket, developers revealed today.
Source: Stropshire Star
2010-03-09
Cinema dream in St Albans inches to go - LESS than £30,000 is needed to make the cinema dream in St Albans a reality.
Source: 0
2010-03-09
End of an era for cinema worker - After 44 years working in a community cinema, Brian Harries has decided to call time and retire.
Source: BBC News
2010-03-05
Village Cinema to go 3D - FILM lovers in Gerrards Cross are about to take a step into the future thanks to new 3D technology being installed at the villages cinema.
Source: Buckinghamshire Advertiser
2010-03-05
Funds Pour in to Purchase St. Albans Cinema - Donations and investments have been pouring in to help James Hannaway, who restored the Rex Cinema in Berkhamsted to its former glory and wants to repeat the achievement in St. Albans, purchase the former Odeon Cinema in London Road.
Source: 0
2010-03-05
Exhibitors silence on digital projection speaks volumes - BECTU has signalled that it will now seek meaningful talks with Odeon and Cineworld management to address the impact of digital projection on staff.
Source: BECTU Press Release
2010-03-05
AAM opens digital content services facility in Paris - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has opened a French digital content services facility in Paris, to complement the end-to-end facility that already exists in London.
Source: Business of Cinema
2010-03-05
Alice and the disappearing cinema window - The title of this blog may sound like a recently discovered third volume of of Alice tales by Lewis Carroll but the row that has threatened to rob us of Tim Burtons latest flight of fanasty has signalled another shift in the uneasy world big screen cinema and home viewing.
Source: EADT.co.uk
2010-03-05
Cornish mines archive film discovered - Archive film dating from the 1920s has been discovered, which shows the day-to-day life of workers in Cornwall.
Source: BBC News
2010-03-05
Labour activist: We still need a multiplex cinema in St Albans - The restoration of the Odeon in London Road, which is teetering on the edge of reality, should not blur ambitions for a multiplex cinema in St Albans, a Labour activist has insisted.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-05
St Albans cinema dream tantalisingly close to realisation - THE cinema dream in St Albans is tantalisingly close to realisation, with a grand total of nearly £800,000 in the kitty.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-05
Alice in Wonderland Film Controversy - Get a full list of links to the various stories relating to the release of Alice in Wonderland and the potential cinema exhibitors boycott of the film because Disney wanted to reduce the DVD window from 17 weeks.
Source: Google
2010-03-05
Fifth screen planned for Reel Cinema in Blossom Street, York - PLANS have been drawn up to create a fifth screen at York’s Reel Cinema as bosses continue with a rolling refurbishment of the former Odeon.
Source: York Pres
2010-03-05
Gerrards Cross Odeon to get 3D projector - THE Odeon cinema in Gerrards Cross is to get a digital projector, allowing it to show 3D films.
Source: thisislondon.co.uk
2010-03-04
Radio 2 Comedy - Cinema - Cinema is a brilliant new sitcom from Simon Nye, the writer of Men Behaving Badly and How Do You Want Me?
Source: BBC
2010-03-03
St Albans Cinema £79,000 off target - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway was this afternoon just £79,000 short of the money needed to buy the old Odeon building in St Albans.
Source: The Herts Advertiser
2010-03-03
New call to rescue city centre cinema - Calls have been made to re-open an historic former Preston cinema which has been put up for sale.
Source: lep.co.uk
2010-03-03
Cinema City plan to put film focus on Glasgow - Glasgow is set resume its historic title of ‘cinema city’ as part of a new tourism campaign.
Source: Eveningtimes.co.uk
2010-03-03
Warner, Odeon make UK digital cinema deal - Warner Bros Pictures International and Odeon have made an agreement to speed up digital cinema conversions across the UK.
Source: Digitalspy.co.uk
2010-03-03
Portsmouth picturehouse faces an uncertain future - It's been hailed as a masterpiece, is up for an Oscar and BAFTA and proved a winner at this year's Golden Globes.
Source: portsmouth.co.uk
2010-03-03
Harwich: Palace to go digital - A NEW campaign has been launched to bring Harwich's iconic cinema into the digital age.
Source: Harwich Manningtree Standard
2010-03-03
Bafta Awards 2010: not Cameron's night - Well, they gave Avatar more Bafta awards than they gave Titanic, which won zero from ten in 1998. [see also these stories on the BAFTA awards]
Source: The Telegraph
2010-03-03
Saffron Screen's "Going Digital" film - - Our local community (not for profit) cinema promotional film; written, directed and produced by pugmen-mikrofilm to kick off their fundraising campaign. Other versions and probably outtakes to follow...
Source: Direct email
2010-03-03
Facebook Group for the St Albans Odeon Campaign - A fairly active facebook group as been setup for this campaign.
Source: CTA-UK email list
2010-02-25
Alice in Wonderland will not be shown in Odeon cinemas - Tim Burtons new film version of Alice in Wonderland will not be screened at Odeon cinemas in the UK, Irish Republic and Italy, the cinema chain says.[As this is one of the biggest stories of the week there is a link to Google News so that you can read all the stories which have been written about it]
Source: BBC News
2010-02-25
BANKSY CREATES UNDERGROUND CINEMA TO SCREEN EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP - After creating a serious amount of hooha at Sundance with his film Exit Through the Gift Shop, British graffiti artist Banksy kept the momentum going for the London premiere yesterday by deciding to forgo the usual glitzy Leicester Square cinemas and instead creating his own cinema to introduce British audiences to the film.
Source: Thedcoumentaryblog.com
2010-02-25
CINEMA SHOWMAN BOWS OUT - It was announced today that the company in control of the Central Cinema in Market Place Fakenham, Stevens Cinemas Ltd, has decided to sell the business in order to protect the venues future.
Source: Press Release
2010-02-25
Film Institute launches first digital archive in Wales - The British Film Institute (BFI) is to launch its first "digital jukebox" in Wales, allowing people to access its archive.
Source: BBC News
2010-02-25
Boy gets arm wedged in cup holder at Medway Valley Park Cineworld - A boy had to be freed by firefighters after getting his arm stuck in his cinema seat.
Source: Kentonline.co.uk
2010-02-25
Sale Agreed Sign Taken Down As Plans To Secure St Albans Cinema Dream Runs Into Borrowed Time - ITS not yet curtains for the citys cinema dream but the Sale Agreed sign has now been taken down from the former Odeon in London Road, St Albans.
Source: Hertsad.co.uk
2010-02-25
Major new 3D training initiative unveiled - A ground-breaking partnership between Skillset, Sky and the UK Film Council was announced yesterday to develop and run pioneering gold standard 3D training for the UK film and television industries.
Source: UK Film Council
2010-02-25
Curtain to fall on famous old city buildings - LANDMARK buildings in the centre of Newcastle are facing demolition as part of a regeneration scheme.
Source: Chroniclelive.co.uk
2010-02-16
Cinemas golden age reaches the final reel - They brought glamour into simple lives, but Britains Art Deco picture palaces are being pulled down by developers with grand ideas
Source: The Independent
2010-02-16
Early Chaplin films quite nasty, quite naughty, quite adult - Charlie Chaplin won the world over playing the Little Tramp, but the comic actor wasnt always such a loveable guy
Source: CNN
2010-02-16
Oil City Confidential Groundbreaking New Cinema Event - Live Event to Be Beamed to Vue, Odeon, Picturehouse and Independent Cinemas Across UK & Ireland
Source: DCinema Today
2010-02-16
Cinema managers urged to develop projectionist skills - BECTU has called on cinema circuits across the country to build on current technical expertise in preparation for digital cinema.
Source: BECTU PRESS RELEASE
2010-02-16
Film society hits out at cinemas blockbusters - FILM enthusiasts have asked Harrows multiplex cinema to show a wider range of films after the Observer highlighted that a locally-shot film could not be seen there.
Source: Harrow Observer
2010-02-16
Bournemouth seafront Imax in council ownership - A "detested" 3D Imax cinema building that blocks Bournemouths seafront view is a step closer to being demolished after the council took ownership.
Source: BBC News
2010-02-16
St Albans Civic Society loan - St Albans Civic Society has pledged
Source: St Albans Review
2010-02-16
Exclusive Report: Vue Westfield: Building The Future Of Cinema - The history of cinema exhibition is as interesting as the product it screens. Humble in its origins, much like the art itself, exhibition spaces didn
Source: Filmshaft
2010-02-16
Storm Cinemas Odyssey club noise complaint rejected - A High Court judge has told the operator of Storm Cinema at Belfasts Odyssey he cannot cancel his lease.
Source: BBC News
2010-02-16
Why IMAX and 3D movies are the future of cinema - Cinema
Source: Birminghampost.net
2010-02-16
U.K. Film Council issues upbeat report - The U.K. film industry is weathering the recession well,
Source: Filmjournal
2010-02-16
English Rugby - The England rugby union team begins its 6 Nations campaign on Feb. 6, with coverage in HD and SD on the BBC and in 3D in 40 Odeon and Cineworld cinemas around the UK. The game against Wales is hailed as the biggest British sporting event to be screened live using stereoscopic technology so far and comes barely a week after Sky previewed its 3D service with the Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester United.
Source: Sportsvideo.org
2010-02-16
Harris Awarded Cinema Evaluation Contract - In the UK, Harris Interactive has been awarded the Film Audience Measurement and Evaluation (FAME) and Film Monitor research contracts by the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA). The contracts were previous managed by TNS and BMRB.
Source: mrweb.com
2010-02-16
Alice in royal premiere Wonderland - ALICE in Wonderland has been handed a Royal premiere, with Prince Charles booked to attend a gala Odeon Leicester Square showing of See the trailer for Alice in Wonderland Tim Burtons film on 25 February.
Source: Londonnet.co.uk
2010-02-16
3D offers new spectacle for cinemas - Could we be watching the 2012 Olympics at cinemas in 3D?
Source: Wharf.co.uk
2010-02-16
Doubts raised over Farnborough cinema - A DEVELOPER has cast doubt on the prospect of Farnborough
Source: Gethampshire.co.uk
2010-02-16
A classic movie theatre to be recreated in a town centre shop - THE magic of the silver screen is being revived in Widnes, where six cinemas once flourished.
Source: Runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk
2010-02-16
Cinema must leave 30 seats unsold - A GRANDMOTHER has criticised Haverhill Cineworld after two members of her family were prevented from buying tickets because the auditorium was sold out
Source: Haverhil Echo
2010-02-16
Englands three-dimensional rugby is just the ticket for fans - It turns out rugby union
Source: Guardian
2010-02-16
Film Institute launches first digital archive in Wales - The British Film Institute (BFI) is to launch its first "digital jukebox" in Wales, allowing people to access its archive.
Source: BC News
2010-02-16
Library of Birmingham to partner British Film Institute - Hours of classic films, television, documentaries and even home movies will form a fascinating window to the nation
Source: Birmingham News Room
2010-02-16
Rod Wheeler joins Unique Digital Ltd as International Sales and Marketing Director - Rod Wheeler has 18 years experience in film and television, having worked at the forefront of the digital media revolution initially in post production and more recently in digital cinema for exhibition.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-02-16
CEA members to the fore at RAAM Awards - Several key CEA members won out at the 2010 RAAM Awards, held in London last night.
Source: Cinemauk.org.uk
2010-02-16
Solid State completes installation at UK cinema - Leading installation company, Solid State, has completed yet another prestigious cinema project, this time at Newburys magnificent new Vue cinema.
Source: Securityinfowatch.com
2010-02-16
UK cinema chains may boycott Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland - A dispute with Disney over the release window could see Alice in Wonderland barred from Odeon, Vue and Cineworld screens. []
Source: The Guardian
2010-02-02
Cinema to be demolished to restore famous view - A multi-million pound seafront Imax cinema has been bought by Bournemouth council so it can be demolished and the view restored.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2010-02-02
Not coming soon - Despite record revenues and high demand, cinema operators are suffering from a shortage of new venues
Source: Propertyweek.com
2010-02-02
Welsh venue for 3D showing of England v Wales match - Welsh rugby fans will get the chance to watch the Six Nations clash with England in 3D at the cinema after all.
Source: BBC News
2010-02-02
Curtain to fall on famous old city buildings - LANDMARK buildings in the centre of Newcastle are facing demolition as part of a regeneration scheme.
Source: ChronicleLive
2010-02-02
Avatar is highest grossing film at Londons Odeon Leicester Square - Avatar has become the highest grossing film yet at one of Britains most famous cinemas, the Odeon in Leicester Square.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2010-02-02
Communications Committee - First Report - The British Film and Television Industries - Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 14 January 2010.
Source: Parliament.uk
2010-02-02
3D film Avatar to become most successful movie of all time - Film director James Cameron is well on the way to breaking his own record with his new science fiction cinema hit Avatar!
Source: bild.com
2010-02-02
Avatar delivers record takings and 11.2m impacts - LONDON - James Camerons Avatar has broken box office records, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time and delivering more than 11.2 million impacts for UK advertisers along the way.
Source: Brandrepublic.com
2010-02-02
St Albans cinema project at risk from cashflow problems - TIME is running out to find the money to ensure a big screen dream for the city becomes reality.
Source: hertsad.co.uk
2010-01-27
2009 cinema admissions highest since 2002 - Cinema admissions in 2009, were the highest since 2002 according to the latest Cinema Advertising Association (CAA) figures.
Source: UTalkMarketing.com
2010-01-27
Vue Entertainment Soon to Unveil ‘The Future of Cinema’ at Westfield London - The UK’s biggest and most technologically advanced, fully digital, 14 screen multiplex cinema, Vue Westfield, has only two weeks to go until its official opening at Europe's biggest urban shopping centre, Westfield London in West London.
Source: Fashionandrunaway.com
2010-01-26
UK cinema attendances at seven-year high - UK cinema admissions in 2009 were at their highest level since 2002, the Film Council has revealed. [See also here]
Source: BBC News
2010-01-26
UK Cinema Chain Vue Ups Profits By - The UK cinema chain Vue has increased its post-tax profits to
Source: Deadline.com
2010-01-26
Last of the Summer Wine: Meet Compos stunt double - The 83-year-old former Leeds picture house projectionist spoke to Neil Hudson about rubbing shoulders with some of the silver screens great and good
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post
2010-01-26
3D technology takes us closer - 3D technology is coming on in leaps and bounds, and filmgoers are captivated by its ability to make them feel part of the action. A growing number of brands and properties are preparing to turn the trend to their advantage.
Source: Marketing Week
2010-01-22
Mercia Cinema Society Closes - The Mercia Cinema Society is in the process of being wound up after a dissolution proposal was accepted by an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society on January 16th 2010. The Committee will now work towards an orderly shutdown and disposal of the Society assets in line with the Constitution.
Source: n/a
2010-01-19
Cinemas to show Six Nations England matches in 3D - We know that Sony and Fifa have teamed up to bring us some of the World Cup matches in 3D come June, but much sooner than that we’ll be able to watch England in the Six Nations rugby tournament in an extra dimension as well. More on this story here
Source: Stuff.tv
2010-01-19
DCM Promotes Cinema With Help Of National Film & Television School - Digital Cinema Media (DCM) is to run a national ad campaign promoting cinema using 60-second ads created by competition winning students from the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
Source: IT News Online
2010-01-19
Vue highlights recession-busting credentials - Releases such as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Slumdog Millionaire helped cinema chain Vue Entertainment defy recession with a jump in annual profits and turnover .
Source: FT.com
2010-01-19
More films set to come to life in 3D - Film fans will soon have even more movies brought to life in front of their eyes when a cinema trebles its 3D film capacity.
Source: Northantset.co.uk
2010-01-19
Dismay as Poly closes - SHOCKWAVES reverberated across Falmouth this week as its longest-running arts and theatre venue closed its doors without warning.
Source: Thisiscornwall.co.uk
2010-01-19
Arthouse Cinema a Splendid Idea - Clasic cult films and some of the best in world and independent cinema are set to hit the silver screen in Worcesters first dedicated arthouse cinema.
Source: Worcester Standard
2010-01-19
Avatar sends IMAX sales into orbit as it sets new box office record - SCI-FI spectacular Avatar has become the biggest grossing movie at Glasgows IMAX cinema.
Source: The Glaswegian
2010-01-19
British Cinemas Set To Break £1B Again - So say distributors and exhibitors, who are confident that 2010’s box office will match last year’s £1 billion total. Last year’s £1,054,351,651 box office total was accompanied by a rise in ticket sales. There were 170 million tickets sold for UK cinemas in 2009 – the best year since 2004’s record-breaking 176 million tickets sold. According to Nielsen EDI, 2009’s box office total was 11% higher than the final tally for 2008. While no single film could compete with the £69 million grossed by Mamma Mia!, Warner Bros’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the top performer. It grossed more than £50.7 million. Fox’s Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was in second place at £35 million. Disney’s Up took third with £34.3 million.
Source: Deadline.com
2010-01-19
Cinema must improve screening procedure - STAFF at bars, shops, supermarkets and entertainment venues have to be extra careful these days as they increasingly find themselves at the frontline of ensuring age regulations are enforced.
Source: Highland-news
2010-01-19
Fire halts 3D Avatar screening at cinema in Swansea - Film fans at a 3D screening of the hit movie Avatar got more special effects than they bargained for when a speaker caught fire behind a cinema screen.
Source: BBC News
2010-01-19
Wales will miss 3D Six Nations England clash - Welsh rugby fans who want to see their heroes in 3D at the cinema for the first time will have to go to England.
Source: BBC News
2010-01-19
Are we heading towards a 3D screen future? - The technology is suddenly everywhere – heralded as the future of television and transforming cinema-goers experience. This week rugby sponsors O2 announced that Englands upcoming Six Nations matches with Wales and Ireland would be beamed live in 3D to 40 Odeon and Cineworld cinemas nationwide next month. Meanwhile James Camerons Avatar is proving the most successful 3D movie ever made, with takings that have topped over $1bn, and Pixars Up took $680m globally. In 2010 around 20 out of 170 movies will be made in 3D, double the number from last year
Source: 0
2010-01-19
St Albans Cinema Dream A Step Closer - THE BIG screen dream for St Albans came a step closer this week as the cheques started to roll in.
Source: Hersad.co.uk
2010-01-19
Local press man dies after 60 years on one paper - Starting out in journalism as a teenager after working as a projectionist and theatre assistant, Mr Gale won a deserved reputation for the high quality of his work.
Source: Hold the Front Page
2010-01-19
David Puttnams Century of Cinema - BBC Radio 2 Series - In the closing days of 1999, British film producer David Puttnam, with broadcaster and author Brian Sibley, presented a major series for Radio 2 to mark the first one hundred years of popular film.
Source: BBC
2010-01-16
Pretty Woman - back on the big screen for Valentine's Day - To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of PRETTY WOMAN, Cineworld Cinemas will host exclusive screenings nationwide on Valentine's Day, Sunday 14 February 2010.
Source: Press Release
2010-01-13
Tim Richards: The cinema boss who made room for a Vue - Tim Richards, the affable chief executive of Vue Entertainment, admits that many industry executives feared this downturn would be different. "Many people were nervous, but in the end 2009 was a very good year."
Source: Independent
2010-01-13
Good start for St Albans cinema project - MORE THAN 1,000 people have come forward with offers to support the project to restore the Odeon in London Road as a working cinema.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-01-13
Part of the Odeon/Reel cinema building in Blossom Street, York on the rental market - THE lease for part of the Odeon/Reel cinema building in Blossom Street, York, is on the rental market.
Source: York Press
2010-01-13
HMV offering £46m to buy Nelly Furtados MAMA - HMV boss Simon Fox is hoping to take another big step in re-shaping the business by clinching a £46 million takeover.[More on this story here]
Source: Daily Mirror
2010-01-13
Chippenham cinema to remain open during refit - The Reel Cinema in Chippenham is to stay open during its upcoming re-fit and hopes to minimise disruption to customers by doing most of the building work during the day.
Source: Gazette and Herald
2010-01-13
Stories from our old city cinemas - MANY Cardiffians have happy memories of the old cinemas that used to be in Cardiff and their recollections of them are a feature of my book Cardiff Voices
Source: Wales Online
2010-01-13
Actor Alan Cumming supports cinema revamp - Hollywood actor Alan Cumming is backing a campaign to reopen a derelict cinema in his Perthshire home town.
Source: BC News
2010-01-13
Arts Alliance Media Signs Deal with Reel Cinemas - Arts Alliance Media has signed an agreement with Reel Cinemas to digitize Reel’s entire circuit in the UK. The Virtual Print Fee based deal covers all 60 of Reel’s screens throughout the country, across 15 sites, as well as 60 affiliated screens programmed by Reels programmer, Steve Reynolds.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-01-13
£1bn year for British cinemas - British cinemas are on track for a record year, taking more than £1 billion at the box office for the first time in history.
Source: The Telegraph
2010-01-13
Odeon Chester nightclub battle hots up - BUSINESS leaders are being urged to bombard councillors with objections to proposals to transform the former Odeon Cinema into a nightclub.
Source: Chesterfirst
2010-01-13
Electric cinema celebrates its centenary - A cinema in Birmingham celebrating its centenary is to show newsreels found when it was renovated.
Source: BBC News
2010-01-13
Cameo roles offered in major cinema revamp - FOUR years ago its historic auditorium was threatened with being turned into a bar-restaurant.
Source: Scotsman
2010-01-13
Harkness Screens Provides Out Of This World 3D Viewing Experience For Avatar Premiere - Years Most Anticipated Film to Open on Over 4,000 Harkness 3D Screens Worldwide
Source: Briefing Room
2010-01-13
D-Day for Crystal Palace cinema campaigners - Tomorrow evening thousands of Crystal Palace residents will learn if one of the biggest community campaigns in recent memory has made a major breakthrough.
Source: Your Local Guardian
2010-01-13
New rate for cinema staff in 2010 - Cinema staff, not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, can join BECTU for just £5.99 per month in 2010
Source: BECTU
2010-01-13
Revamped cinema is to reopen for 2010 - CINEMA-GOERS could be watching movies at Westgate cinema before the new year.
Source: This is Kent
2010-01-13
A 3D First - Disneys adaptation of Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. which was released last month in the UK, became the first 3D movie that is accessible to people with hearing or sight loss.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-01-13
Alternative content will offer significant income for cinemas - The global market for alternative content in cinemas is forecast to be worth over half a billion dollars by 2014 ($526m), rising from $45.7m in 2008, according to a new report entitled ‘Alternative Content in Cinemas: Market assessment and forecasts to 2014’ by media analyst Screen Digest.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2010-01-13
British Library and BBC sign archive access deal - The BBC and the British Library are to work together to make their assets more widely available
Source: BBC News
2010-01-13
Dolby 3D and Barco Projection Take Center Stage at Avatar World Premiere - LONDON - (Business Wire) Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB), and Barco (Euronext Brussels:BAR) announced today that the Empire Leicester Square will show the world premiere of the James Cameron movie Avatar on Thursday, December 10, using the Dolby® 3D solution for large screens. An invited audience of more than 1,300 guests will fill the Empire Leicester Square, which will act as the lead theatre for this much-anticipated premiere.
Source: Earthtimes.com
2010-01-13
UK cinemas enjoy £1bn boomtime with 3D renaissance - Restaurants and retailers are counting the cost of the recession but cinema has enjoyed rather a different year. In fact, mass escapism and a surge in 3D blockbusters have put UK box offices on course for record takings of £1bn in 2009.
Source: Guardian
2010-01-13
Hollywood sets 2009 box office record with $10bn ticket sales - LONDON - Hollywood has set a new box-office record as the year’s annual ticket sales head beyond 10 billion dollars for the first time.
Source: entertainment Daily
2010-01-13
Hope for St Albans cinema restoration - CINEMA enthusiast James Hannaway is optimistic he will be able to raise the £1 million he needs to exchange contracts on the purchase of the former Odeon cinema next month. [See also this story]
Source: St Albanns Review
2010-01-13
Blockbusters and 3D films boost Cineworld - Cineworld said the upcoming release of the next Harry Potter film, Shrek 4, Toy Story 3 and Sex and the City 2 would be highlights of 2010. [See here for related stories]
Source: The Guardian
2010-01-13
Falmouths The Poly cinema closes - Falmouth’s famous indie cinema, The Poly, has announced its closure.
Source: Devon-Cornwall-Film
2010-01-13
Little Tramp stays silent as Charlie Chaplin reborn in 3D animation - Charlie Chaplins Little Tramp, one of cinemas most famous characters, is to become a 3D animated competitor to Mr Bean
Source: The Guardian
2010-01-13
Chippenhams revamped cinema to stay open - The Reel Cinema in Chippenham is to stay open during its upcoming re-fit and hopes to minimise disruption to customers by carrying out most of the building work during the day.
Source: Thisiswiltshire
2010-01-13
Detained, boy who took revenge after cinema noise complaint - A teenager who poured bleach over a woman after she asked him to be quiet in a cinema has been detained for a year.
Source: The Independent
2010-01-13
England Battle Wales In 3D Cinema Screenings - Rugby fans will be able to watch England's next match with Wales live in 3D at cinemas.
Source: sky.com
2010-01-07
The Barbican has shut the portcullis on cinephiles - The Barbicans decision to shut two of its three screens to placate luxury-flat owners is a slap in the face for everyone who cares about cinema
Source: The Guardian
2010-01-01
Queen Honors Odeon Cinema Manager Chris Hilton - The Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square remains London most revered movie theatre.
Having hosted The Queen and the British Royal family countless times to premieres in his career as General Manager of the UK flagship cinema, Odeon Leicester Square, Chris Hilton retired in the summer of 2009 and was subsequently named, in the New Year's Honors list, as being awarded an MBE for services to the film industry. It's not often the ' cinema back room boys' are recognized for their work, and the ever-popular Chris Hilton is one of only a very few cinema managers ever awarded such an honor.(On a personal level, Mr. Hilton was instrumental in helping to arrange for members of our film location tours to attend various events at the Odeon in Leicester Square. We send our heartfelt congratulations to him- Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall) »
Source: IMDB
2009-12-21
Blockbusters benefiting British cinemas - (UPI) -- British films are expected to surpass $1.6 billion in ticket sales this year for the first time thanks to several blockbusters, industry officials say.
Source: UPI.com
2009-12-21
Cinema ticket takings hit - Annual ticket sales at British cinemas will crash through the
Source: The Times
2009-12-14
The in70mm editor Receives BKSTS Award - Honorary Membership of the BKSTS for the work in preserving the history of 70mm and for keeping it alive in arranging screenings. The award was presented at the 2009 Cinema Technology Christmas Party on 14th December 2009 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London.
Source: in70mm.com
2009-12-09
Work begins on extra screen at Reel Cinema in Blossom Street, York - WORK has started on creating an extra screen at York’s Reel Cinema.
Source: York Press
2009-12-09
Vintage Mobile Cinema to hit the Devon roads again after 34 years - Movies on your mobile will mean something different with the former Ministry of Technology’s Vintage Mobile Cinema starts doing the rounds in March 2010. Emma Gifford explains the project
Source: Devon-Cornwall-Film.co.uk
2009-12-09
£1 million needed to secure new St Albans cinema - FILM fans supporting a scheme to restore the old St Albans Odeon as a cinema have to raise less money initially than was originally feared.
Source: Hertad.co.uk
2009-12-09
Crystal Palace cinema campaigners prepare for battle at planning meeting - After months of lobbying and campaigning, thousands of Crystal Palace residents hoping a vacant bingo hall will become a cinema and not a church will learn the buildings fate next Thursday.
Source: Yourlocalguardian.co.uk
2009-12-02
Fury at club plan for Odeon cinema - ONE OF the city’s much loved buildings could be transformed into a massive new nightspot complex under new controversial plans.
Source: Chesterfirst.co.uk
2009-12-01
Odeon installs evacuation chairs for mobility impaired - Odeon has specified Evac+Chair International to provide emergency evacuation chairs to the new cinema complex in Wrexham.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-12-01
Reel signs VPF deal with Arts Alliance Media - Digital cinema technology, content and deployment specialist Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed an agreement with Reel Cinemas to digitise Reel’s entire circuit in the UK
Source: Cinema Business
2009-12-01
Leicester Square redevelopment will threaten home of cinema - Cinema fans have hit out at the "highly destructive" development of Leicester Square which they claim threatens its future as the home of British film.
Source: This is London
2009-12-01
St Albans cinema plans - dream is in your hands - THE man trying to make a big screen dream come true for St Albans is urging people to put their money where their mouths are.
Source: Hartsad
2009-12-01
Final stage of demolition work on old cinema takes place - MOST of the Art Deco frontage of the Doncaster Odeon was pulled down yesterday in the final stage of the buildings demolition, leaving the site ready for redevelopment in 2010.
Source: The Star
2009-12-01
Actress backs new cinema for town - Actress Tilda Swinton has backed efforts to reopen a cinema in Nairn for the first time since the 1970s.
Source: BBC News
2009-12-01
Vue takes over Wood Green Showcase cinema - SHOWCASE cinema in Wood Green will close this week for refurbishment and re-open as one of the Vue franchise.
Source: Haringey Independent
2009-12-01
£1m needed to buy former Odeon and start plans to open a new cinema in London Road, St Albans - FILM fans must help raise £1 million if their dream of a cinema in St Albans city centre is to become a reality.
Source: This is London
2009-12-01
Disneys A Christmas Carol breaks new ground as the first ever fully accessible 3D movie - This weekend marks a milestone in UK cinema - the release of the first ever 3D movie that is accessible to people with hearing or sight loss.
Source: Beecareful.info
2009-12-01
St Albans MP Anne Main backs London Road cinema project - AN AMBITIOUS project to transform the dilapidated Odeon in London Road into an art deco cinema has won the backing of St Albans MP Anne Main.
Source: St Alban Reviews
2009-11-24
All change at the pictures - ASK anyone who grew up in Leeds in the 1950s and 60s and chances are they will be able to tell you the name of their local cinema
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post
2009-11-24
Water company secures cinema deal - A COMPANY that specialises in bottled spa water has secured a lucrative deal with a national cinema chain.
Source: The Businessdesk
2009-11-24
Arts Alliance Media signs UK digital deal with Reel Cinemas - European digital provider Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed an agreement with UK regional exhibitor Reel Cinemas to digitise all 60 of Reel’s screens.
Source: ScreenDaily
2009-11-24
Campaign to save cinema - A CAMPAIGN to save the cinema complex and bowling alley in Thurso, which closed earlier this year, has been launched by a local pressure group
Source: John O' Groat Journal
2009-11-24
Jaw-dropping cinema nears - THE region's first digital IMAX cinema screen is due to open at Gateshead MetroCentre on December 16
Source: JournalLive
2009-11-24
Imax 3D cinema opens soon - WALES’ first Imax 3D cinema is set to open in Cardiff Bay next month.
Source: Wales Online
2009-11-24
AAM inks deal with Denmark Digital - LONDON -- British-based d-cinema integrator Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has sealed a $9 million deal with Denmark Digital, a group of 31 Danish independent cinemas, to convert around 60 screens across the country to digital, the parties said Tuesday. AAM already has Virtual Print Fee (VPF) deals in place with five of the Studios -- Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Paramount, Sony Pictures and Disney -- and these studios will be brought in under this agreement as part of the existing deals
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-11-17
ITV puts Carlton Screen Advertising contracts into liquidation - UK commercial broadcaster ITV has put its remaining interests in cinema advertising company, Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA), into voluntary liquidation. It appointed Grant Thornton to handle the process on October 26.
Source: Screendaily
2009-11-17
Unseen colour 3D film of Queens Coronation to be broadcast for first time - Unseen colour 3D newsreel of the Queen’s Coronation, which was lost in an archive for more than 50 years, is to be broadcast for the first time.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-11-17
Zoo Digital to help restore nations films - DVD software specialist Zoo Digital has won a £350,000 grant to work on restoring Britains archive of thousands of films.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2009-11-17
End of era for Savoy Cinema - THE FINAL curtain is set to fall on a much-loved independent cinema.
Source: Stockport Express
2009-11-17
St Albans cinema set to rise from the ashes - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway has launched a £3 million bid to restore the fortunes of the Odeon in St Albans in the same way as he has done at The Rex in Berkhamsted.
Source: Herts Ad
2009-11-17
Dorset deaf missing out on cinema - DEAF people are missing out on the latest Hollywood blockbusters because the major cinemas in Bournemouth and Poole are not showing films with subtitles, it is claimed.
Source: Bournemouth Echo
2009-11-17
Cinema goers celebrate Odeon resurrection - CINEMA-GOERS say they are delighted that James Hannaway could bring back films to the doomed Odeon in London Road
Source: St Albans Review
2009-11-17
Oscar actress inspires cinema bid - Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has been the inspiration behind a new groups bid to reopen the first cinema in a Highlands town since the 1970s.
Source: BBC News
2009-11-17
Opinion - St Albans Civic Society welcomes cinema announcement - St Albans Civic Society welcomes the news that the former Odeon may well arise from grievous dereliction and become a cinema again – thanks to James Hannaway of The Rex, Berkhamsted.
Source: St Albans Review
2009-11-17
Ten-year wait for new cinema over - A 1,000-seat multiplex cinema has opened in Berkshire after a 10-year campaign by residents.
Source: BBC News
2009-11-17
Plans to create an extra screen at York’s Reel Cinema have hit a glitch with City of York Council - A conservation officer has said he cannot support proposed internal alterations to the former Odeon building which would allow for the installation of a small fourth screen.
Source: York Press
2009-11-17
Special_advanced_showing_of_St_Albans_Odeon - St Albans and Harpenden Review reporter Adam Binnie visits The Rex to see whats in store for the London Road cinema.;Cinema-goers in St Albans can soon look forward to the Odeon reopening thanks to Rex owner James Hannaway. St Albans and Harpenden Review reporter Adam Binnie visited The Rex, in Berkhamsted to see whats in store for the London Road cinema.
Source: This is local london
2009-11-11
Security fears after vandals hit old cinema - CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a former B-listed cinema from demolition have called for better security after vandals broke into the historic building.
Source: Edinburgh News
2009-11-11
Cinema set to open next week - THE long wait for Newbury’s new cinema is nearly over. The new seven-screen cinema in Cheap Street, operated by Vue Entertainment, is due to open to the public next Friday (November 13).
Source: Newbury Today
2009-11-11
Westfield faces White City legal battle - Westfield is facing a multi-million pound legal battle with a major US entertainment group that claims it was forced to pull out of a deal at the £1.7 billion White City development because the cinema complex was not built to agreed specifications.
Source: CNPLUS
2009-11-11
Carlyle calls for ‘British’ screens in multiplexes - Actor Robert Carlyle has called on cinema chains to set up dedicated British screens in a bid to save the country’s film industry.
Source: Herald Scotland
2009-11-11
Industry slowly embracing new media - Hollywood seems stuck in first gear when it comes to the race to embrace the Digital Revolution.
After more than a decade of dithering over how to release film and TV content over the Internet and other new-media platforms -- and how aggressively to do so -- the industry remains tentative in its approach to digital distribution
Source: Film Journal
2009-11-11
Demolition starts on old cinema - Demolition work has started on Doncasters former Odeon cinema to make way for a new development.
Source: BBC News
2009-11-11
Cinema projection goes digital: discussions continue - Representatives from the Cinema Exhibitors Association have met with BECTU to discuss the unions concerns about the future for projectionists as digital projection takes off.
Source: BECTU
2009-11-03
Viewers enjoy 3D experience at Wotton Electric Picture House - THE AUDIENCE at Wotton Electric Picture House could barely believe their eyes last weekend.
Source: Gazette Series
2009-11-03
Cinema booms as Britons seek escape from reality - Cineworld yesterday provided further evidence that the recession has only deepened the British publics love of the big screen. The listed operator of 77 cinemas in the UK and Republic of Ireland said that its box-office revenues – the number of admissions multiplied by prices – soared by 10.9 per cent over the 43 weeks to 22 October. This was despite it being up against a strong third quarter last year, when hordes of women were singing along to Abba songs in the blockbuster musical Mamma Mia!
Source: Independent
2009-11-03
Revenues rise at Cineworld, 3D movies boost market share - The UK and Ireland cinema operator Cineworld has reported a 6.5pc increase in revenue for the 43 weeks to 22 October 2009, noting the impact of 3D movies on its market share. See also this link from Google for related news stories
Source: Business and Leadership
2009-11-03
University launches campaign to revive birthplace of British cinema - A £1m donation by the MBI Al Jaber Foundation has launched a campaign to revive a historic cinema on London’s Regent Street.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-11-03
Quantum Digital provides satellite links for hmvcurzon - Quantum Digital has been selected by HMV and Curzon Artificial Eye to deploy satellite technology at its new hmvcurzon Wimbledon cinema, which opens to the public on Friday 23 October.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-11-03
Ray not giving up on saving historic Doncaster Odeon cinema - BULLDOZERS have started pulling down Doncasters historic Odeon cinema site – but campaigner Ray Nortrop is still refusing to admit it cannot be saved.
Source: The Star
2009-11-03
Government will not call in Bradford planning bid - Plans to redevelop the site of Bradford’s former Odeon cinema have cleared a major hurdle.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2009-11-03
Cinema is now Corbys top priority - Films could replace shows on the site of Corbys former theatre.
Source: Northanset
2009-11-03
U.K. exhibitor inks digital deals - LONDON -- U.K. based Digital Deployment Associates signed long-term deals with 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures International and Walt Disney Studios to roll out digital projectors and technology across Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group, the parties said Sunday.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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
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
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
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
2009-10-20
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
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
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
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
2009-10-06
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2009-09-30
Liverpool cinema building up for sale - A vacant former cinema and bingo hall at the junction of Park Road and Dingle Lane has been brought onto the market for investment opportunities.
Source: Place North West
2009-09-28
AAM Announces Commercial Phase of Digital Cinema Network Software - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) today announced that its Digital Cinema Network Software (DCNS) is ready for commercial deployment. The software suite, designed to efficiently manage the deployment and operation of digital cinema projection systems, will be showcased at the Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français Congress (FNCF) in Deauville, France, from 28th September to 1st October, 2009. The software, built by AAM’s in-house development team, has been trialled over the past 6 months at selected sites of various major exhibitors around the world.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-09-28
Technicolor provides digital cinema image detection watermarking solutions - Thomson, through its Technicolor Business Group, will now be offering both digital cinema image detection watermarking solutions available on the market, Cinefence and Nexguard, both offered by Civolution.
Source: Business of Cinema
2009-09-25
AAM Announces Commercial Phase of Digital Cinema Network Software - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) announced that its Digital Cinema Network Software (DCNS) is ready for commercial deployment.
Source: Digital Cinema.info
2009-09-22
Blackstone sells 57% stake in Cineworld - Cineworld Group Friday said that largest shareholder Blackstone Group has sold around 57% of its total stake in the UK cinema company.
Source: N/a
2009-09-22
Cinema lifeline for cash-strapped St Albans theatre - FILM could become the lifesaver of a St Albans theatre which is currently costing people in the district two per cent of their council tax to run.
Source: Hers ad
2009-09-22
New hotel planned for famous Technicolor site - PROPOSALS have been lodged to build another huge hotel on the famous site where hit film the Jungle Book was reproduced in glorious Technicolor.
Source: Uxbridge Gazette
2009-09-17
Committee to have say on replacement - A decision on the fate of Bradford’s defunct Odeon cinema will be made next week in the midst of more than 1,300 objections to the building’s demolition and its subsequent £40 million replacement.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2009-09-17
Cinemagoing Australasia - A new report about the innovative cinema markets of Australia and New Zealand is now available from Dodona Research.
Source: Dodona Press Release
2009-09-16
DCM offers new cinema advertising property - Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media is launching a new sponsored entertainment slot for potential advertisers in the form of a bite-sized entertainment show called ‘From The Red Carpet.’
Source: mad.co.uk
2009-09-16
Cineworld unveils mobile website - A mobile internet website has been launched by Cineworld, giving movie fans the chance to access film times and cinema details while they are on the move.
Source: Velti
2009-09-16
Local cinema suffers poor summer - There has been a sharp drop in the number of tickets sold this summer at the Wellesley Cinema in Wellington.
Source: BBC News
2009-09-16
World premiere of Disney's A Christmas Carol to kick off festive season - London will host the world premiere of Disney’s A Christmas Carol across three screens simultaneously, in what it is claimed will be the biggest UK 3D screening to date.
Source: Screendaily
2009-09-16
Quantum Digital Selected By UK Distributor Metrodome for Live Via Satellite Event to UK Cinemas on 16 September - Quantum Digital, the UK's leader in filming and broadcasting special events live via satellite to digital cinemas, has been selected by major UK independent distributor Metrodome to film and transmit live via satellite a comedy performance by Russell Howard, followed by a special presentation of the film 3 miles North of Molkom, from Cineworld Haymarket, on Wednesday 16 September.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-09-16
Delancey takes starring role in £100m cinema buy - Delancey has emerged as THE frontrunner to buy a £100m-plus package of up to 16 cinemas from US media mogul Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements.
Source: Property Week
2009-09-16
Arts Alliance Media Announces the First Satellite Delivery of A Feature Film for Commercial Release in Europe - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital cinema technology, content and deployment, together with Arqiva Satellite & Media, the leading satellite and terrestrial communications provider, have successfully delivered La Vida Loca directly via satellite to 19 sites widespread across the Circuit George Raymond (CGR) Cinémas’ megaplex circuit, all of which use the AAM electronic delivery platform operating across Arqiva’s cinema satellite network. CGR Cinémas is one of France’s largest cinema chains. La Vida Loca will be released in France on September 30th by Ciné Classics. The film was directed by Christian Poveda and produced by La Femme Endormie.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-09-16
Film societies to gather in Sheffield - The BFFS National Conference for Community Cinemas: 19-20 September, Sheffield
Source: Cinema Business
2009-09-16
Wanted - one new owner for rare cinema organ - An organ which was the first to be installed in a British cinema and was last played in 1929 is languishing in a Kent museum looking for a new home.
Source: Kent News
2009-09-16
Historic cinema becomes music venue for a night - An Oxford cinema is to set to swap the film reel and popcorn for block-rocking beats when it hosts its first live gig later this month.
Source: Oxford Mail
2009-09-16
Move to digital ads at cinemas - The cinema advertising contractor aims to have digital advertising across all its digital screens within four to nine months.
Source: Mediaweek
2009-09-06
Restaurant and extra screen plan for York’s Reel Cinema in Blossom Street - PLANS have been drawn up to open a restaurant at York’s Reel Cinema – and create an extra screen.
Source: The Press
2009-09-06
Dalston's Rio cinema celebrates its 100th birthday - IN the heyday of British cinema, Hackney's movie-going public had no fewer than 23 cinemas to choose from.
Source: Hackney Gazette
2009-09-05
Have your say on proposed community cinema - FAMILIES in Royston are being given the chance to have their say on the town ’s proposed community cinema.
Source: Cambridge News
2009-09-05
Take a peek behind the curtains of Hebden Bridge Picture House - Now's the chance to take an inside look at some of Calderdale's most fascinating buildings
Source: Evening Courier
2009-09-05
Kailash Suri defends Reel Cinema - A CINEMA-GOER has criticised disabled access to York’s Reel Cinema after his wife – who uses a wheelchair – was unable to get in to see the latest Harry Potter film.
Source: The Press
2009-09-05
How cinema was saved - CAMPAIGNER Janet Dunn recalls how determined they were to keep the famous old cinema alive.
Source: IC Sefton and West Lancs
2009-09-05
Cineworld Cinemas steps up its training to improve managers' HR skills - Cineworld Cinemas has launched a training initiative for line managers to improve their skills in recruitment, training, motivation and retention.
Source: HR Magazine
2009-09-05
Dorchester's Plaza cinema prepares to take on new rival - A TRADITIONAL picture house is stepping up its battle to survive before a hi-tech rival cinema opens its doors.
Source: Dorset Echo
2009-09-05
Cineworld now living in a dream world protest - Have a read at this. Cineworld charge £1.50 more for 3d films on unlimited pass and £2.20 extra on normal ticket. They have no right to do this when you read this article. Cineworld Profits are up 24% but ticket prices increase for 3d [Discussion Forum]
Source: Digital Spy
2009-09-05
Cinema posters top of bill at £200k - A FILM buff is set to pocket up to £170,000 today from the auction of a stunning archive of cinema posters
Source: The Sun
2009-09-05
Bradford businessman pulls out - ;A Bradford businessman who was the major backer of a campaign group’s bid to save the former Odeon cinema has withdrawn a pledge for millions in funding for the scheme, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2009-09-05
£20m town centre scheme includes 3D digital cinema - ;AMBITIOUS development proposals for Torquay town centre, revealed for the first time today to be costing £20million, could include one of the first fully digital cinemas in the country.
Source: This is South Devon
2009-09-05
Vue Cinemas Selects Kaspersky Lab To Screen IT Systems - Kaspersky Lab has announced that Vue Cinemas has consolidated its IT security under Kaspersky Lab. The company has invested in 2,000 licenses of Kaspersky Business Space Security (part of the award-winning Kaspersky Open Space Security) and 250 licenses of Kaspersky Hosted Security Services.
Source: Kaspersky
2009-09-05
BFI names Paula Le Dieu as head of digital - The BFI has appointed Paula Le Dieu to the newly created post of director of digital. She will be responsible for all aspects of the BFI's digital strategy, from growing online audiences and opening up new income opportunities, to unifying the BFI's offering and online experience across all of its properties and services.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
Film fans take a look at new cinema plans - DETAILED plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have been revealed to the public.
Source: South West Business
2009-08-24
Grimsby pair want to revive former Odeon - Grimsby’s former Odeon Cinema, which closed five-years ago could re-open if plans for a three-screen cinema are approved by North East Lincolnshire Council.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
The UK Film Council is piloting new digital cinema equipment in rural communities across Shropshire as part of a - THE UK Film Council is piloting new digital equipment to bring cinema to rural Shropshire.
Source: Whit Church Herald
2009-08-24
Leeds mum in bleach attack horror - Published Date: 30 July 2009 - Teenage yobs threw bleach over a Leeds mum after she complained about their behaviour at the cinema.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2009-08-24
Park Palace - This is a picture of the closed Park Palace cinema
Source: Shutterchange
2009-08-24
Plans scaled down and costs reduced for Bradford city centre bid - Revised plans to transform the site of Bradford
Source: The Telegraph & Argus
2009-08-24
Plaza owners draw up their own plans for new - HEALTH bosses are facing rival plans to build a
Source: Scotsman.com
2009-08-24
Cinema deal for - A horror film made for just
Source: BBC News
2009-08-24
Edinburgh outdoor cinema offers scratch n sniff experience - Fans of cinematic classic Gregory s Girl flocked to the Scottish capital this weekend to enjoy a unique outdoor showing of the film with an added dimension.
Source: Best Western
2009-08-24
Third blaze in three days at town s derelict cinema - Fire crews have been called to three separate incidents in as many days at the former ABC Cinema site in Tunbridge Wells.
Source: This is Kent
2009-08-24
Cineworld gets revamp - Published Date: 27 July 2009 - CINEMA bosses have re-vamped Cineworld to make it more accessible for wheelchair users.
Source: Sussex Express
2009-08-24
MasterImage to supply 40+ 3D systems to UK exhibitor Empire - Burbank, Calif.-based MasterImage USA has struck a 3D systems deal with the UK
Source: ScreenDaily
2009-08-24
UK has most digital screens in Europe - The UK had 3,610 cinema screens (96 more than 2007) in 726 cinemas (one less cinema than in 2007) and 310 digital screens, the highest number in Europe, and 20% of the European total. 240 of these are part of the UK Film Council
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
Cinema can prosper in digital age, predicts Lord Puttnam - The cinema business has a unique and compelling experience to offer audiences, but cannot take their interest for granted, even when offering digital, 3D and blockbuster entertainment. These were among the many points made by Lord Puttnam in a wide ranging discussion at BAFTA.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
BFI s new home threatened by Culture Department funding crisis - DCMS admits it has promised
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
Launceton may get community cinema at town hall - A new cinema is set to screen films in Launceston, Cornwall for the first time in quarter of a century. The Town Hall is scheduled for a major refurbishment, which would include film nights and live shows.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
Arsonists target empty cinema - Firefighters have been tackling a suspected arson attack on the site of a derelict cinema in Kent that is due to be demolished.
Source: BBC News
2009-08-24
Exhibitors give evidence to House of Lords committee - Representatives from the cinema industry will appear before the House of Lords Communications Committee tomorrow (July 15).
Source: ScreenDaily
2009-08-24
Film star to pull mobile cinema - Oscar winner Tilda Swinton and film fans are preparing to pull the UK s only mobile cinema over roads in the Highland.
Source: BBC News
2009-08-24
Fifth screen approved for Reel Cinema - COUNCILLORS have backed plans for a fifth screen at Reel Cinema in Andover.
Source: This is Hampshire
2009-08-24
70 years for Quinton picture house - A QUINTON cinema is set to mark its 70th anniversary tomorrow by giving away free film tickets.
Source: Halesowen News
2009-08-24
Curtain to rise at Freeman Street cinema - New owners at the former Odeon site hope to call lights, camera, action on Friday, and are already advertising their first four films in the Grimsby Telegraph.
Source: This is Grimsby
2009-08-24
London s first 4D cinema opens at London Eye with wind, snow and rain - The £5million installation allows visitors to experience a four-minute film featuring panoramic views of the city complete with unique sensory effects - dubbed the fourth dimension - which replicate wind, snow and rain.
Source: London Evening Standard
2009-08-24
London gets world s greatest 4D cinema - The London Eye opens a new 4D cinema attraction today, part of a new
Source: Techradar
2009-08-24
School s cinema is projected for estate - A school has applied for a licence to run a community cinema.
Source: Evening Telegraph
2009-08-24
Health alert over kids - CINEMA popcorn is a health threat to kids because it contains so much salt, experts warn
Source: The Sun
2009-08-24
Fresh hope of new cinema - A temporary cinema could be opened at the former Picture House in Cannock until a
Source: Express and Star
2009-08-24
Reel Cinemas Ltd look set to win permission for new signs on Blossom Street cinema - Reel Cinemas Ltd look set to win permission for new signs on Blossom Street cinema;THE revival of York’s former Odeon cinema looks set to take another step forward, after planning officials backed proposals for new signs on the historic building.
Source: Thepress
2009-08-24
Cinema Exhibitors’ Association Confirm Plans to Establish Digital Funding Group - The Cinema Exhibitors’ Association today confirmed plans to establish a digital funding group to negotiate financial support for small and medium-sized UK cinema operators to convert to digital cinema technology.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-08-24
Second art gallery is bad idea - THE owner of an art gallery in Guildford has claimed the decision to reject a proposal for an independent cinema could hurt the town in the long run.
Source: Get Surrey
2009-08-24
Celebrate The Last Night of the Proms LIVE Via Satellite From London, England at Cineplex Entertainment Theatres - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 08/12/09 -- Cineplex Entertainment (TSX: CGX.UN), BBC Worldwide and BY Experience are pleased to present The Last Night of the Proms broadcast LIVE via satellite from The Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on Saturday, September 12th at 2:30 pm EST / 12:30 pm MST / 1:30 pm CST / 11:30 am PST exclusively at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres across the country.
Source: Earth Times
2009-08-24
Cinema enthusiast wants to reopen Regal Cinema - A CINEMA enthusiast hopes he can reopen Northwich
Source: Northwich Guardian
2009-08-24
Southend s long history of cinema - Did you know that between 1898 and 1935, the Southend area was home to 30 cinemas? Entertainment really boomed in this town - first the silent movies, then black and white flicks, the live acts and then colour film.
Source: Longpier [blog]
2009-08-24
Alan campaigns for historic cinema - Alan Davies has joined celebrities including Sir Mick Jagger, Meera Syal and Tony Robinson in backing to a campaign to save a historic cinema.
Source: Press Association
2009-08-24
UK cinemas get a taste of Avatar - UK cinema-goers are being given a taste of James Cameron s new science-fiction epic Avatar at free previews taking place around the country.
Source: BBC News
2009-08-24
Multibuild wins IMAX project - NATIONAL contractor Multibuild has been awarded a
Source: Nebusiness
2009-08-24
York - ARCHITECTS have started drawing up plans to create an extra two screens at York
Source: The Press
2009-08-24
The Queen in 3D TV - Rare 3D footage of the Queen during her Coronation year will be shown on television for the first time, the Daily Telegraph can reveal.
Source: Telegraph
2009-08-24
John Walsh: God wants you wealthy - An intriguing local-community dispute is simmering along nicely in Crystal Palace. It s a dispute between God and Mammon, with God showing curious signs of being the bad guy. On one side are residents who are worried about the regeneration of the "Palace triangle", three busy roads which have been designated an "at risk" conservation area. On the other side is an Evangelical church.
Source: The Independent
2009-08-24
Multibuild wins new - Stockport-based building contractor Multibuild has been awarded its third contract in 18 months by cinema operator Odeon Cinemas.
Source: Crains Manchester Busines
2009-08-24
Odeon Elgin Marbles of Doncaster bid - THE Friends of Doncaster Odeon have launched an 11th hour bid to save the derelict cinema from demolition.
Source: The Star
2009-08-24
A history of 3D cinema - From the 19th century to James Cameron s Avatar - everything you want to know about 3D films
Source: The Guardian
2009-08-24
U.K. looks to merge UKFC, BFI - Move may result in job losses at film bodies - see other stories on this topic here
Source: Variety
2009-08-24
Cineworld sees profits boost - Cineworld saw profits rise by 33pc during the first half of the year as customers flocked to see box office hits such as Slumdog Millionaire. - see other stories on this topic here
Source: Telegraph
2009-08-24
National Trust stages outdoor screenings - The National Trust has teamed up with satellite broadcaster Sky, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Screen East to stage programme of outdoor cinema to two prestigious National Trust properties this summer.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
Film clubs to get more flexible licence - A new licensing agreement has opened the door for film socities to screen films based on a wider range of formats.
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
Fancy a Wii bit of fun at the cinema? - The concept of cinematic gaming entertainment using Wii and Nintendo at digitally equipped cinemas across the UK, Europe and North America is being piloted by gaming provider Game Cinema.
Source: CInema Business
2009-08-24
WTW gains council support for Newquay cinema plan - Newquay council pledged its support for a new four-screen cinema to be built in the town. If indepedent exhibitor WTW Cinemas
Source: Cinema Business
2009-08-24
MP calls for a penalty clause to ensure prompt start - Government Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has called for strict penalty clauses to be attached to any development of the former Odeon site to ensure a prompt start and prevent another Broadway-style hole in the city centre.
Source: The Telegraph & Argus
2009-08-24
As an art form 3-D cinema simply stinks - Marketing bosses are driving this new era of film
Source: The Times
2009-07-27
BBC to throw open its archive of film and radio treasures - The BBC is to do more to earn its licence fee by sharing its resources with arts institutions, its creative director, Alan Yentob, revealed yesterday.
Source: The Guardian
2009-07-27
Savoy Cinemas garish paint-job annoys residents - A FORMER cinema’s colourful makeover has been given a frosty reception
Source: Gazette-News
2009-07-27
York’s Reel Cinema in Blossom Street apologises for tarnished Harry Potter film premiere event - THE boss of York’s Reel Cinema has apologised after the magic of Harry Potter’s latest blockbuster movie was tarnished for a sell-out audience.
Source: The Press
2009-07-27
Old cinema’s new life as community church - PRAYERS appear to have been answered when the Allanpark Cinema was promised a new lease of life.
Source: Stirling Observer
2009-07-27
‘Harry Potter’ movie magic lures the advertisers - Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince opens tonight (July 17) seeking to reclaim the coveted highest grossing film of all time tag
Source: Utalk Marketing
2009-07-27
Cinemas mine gold from the silver screen - Roman Polanski, the celebrated film director, famously argued that the cinema should make you forget you are in a theatre. For many cinema-goers streaming to watch the latest Harry Potter movie this weekend, forgetting the world outside will be at the top of their wish list.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-07-27
BBC to throw open its archive of film and radio treasures - The BBC is to do more to earn its licence fee by sharing its resources with arts institutions, its creative director, Alan Yentob, revealed yesterday.
Source: Guaridan
2009-07-27
Slumdog Millionaire helps cinema ticket sales reach seven-year-high - Cinemas are enjoying a seven-year high in ticket sales during the recession, it was revealed yesterday.
Source: The Daily Mirror
2009-07-27
Seizing mobile phones in cinemas will not win the war on piracy - Studios are concerned at critics pirating movies, but the data on the phones they are asked to surrender is far more sensitive
Source: The Guardian
2009-07-27
Rural screening in Test Valley - A NEW £1.2m pilot scheme will bring the latest digital cinema equipment to rural Wiltshire and Test Valley.
Source: This is Hampshire
2009-07-27
State-of-the-art IMAX cinema for MetroCentre Odeon - THE MetroCentre’s cinema has clinched an IMAX deal.
Source: Chronicle Live
2009-07-27
Cinema chain promises to meet Crystal Palace silver screen campaigners - A popular campaign to bring a cinema back to Crystal Palace is gathering pace, with the managing director of the country’s biggest independent cinema chain agreeing to meet residents to discuss the idea.
Source: Croydoon Guardian
2009-07-27
Scratch n sniff Gregorys Girl - Cinema-goers in Edinburgh have been treated to an unusual screening of Scottish classic Gregorys Girl - after being given scratch n sniff cards.
Source: BBC News
2009-07-27
Building planned for Bradford Odeon site reduced. - Developers presented a “significantly scaled down” scheme to people who visited a public exhibition of plans for Bradford city centre’s Odeon cinema site. [See also this story]
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2009-07-27
Cinemas on Google Maps - Another chance to get involved. Each cinema website has a map to show you where the cinema is, but the aim of this project is to have a map showing all the cinema locations (open and closed) across the UK/World. Adding a cinema to the map is really easy. The aim is to also add additional information to each cinema, e.g. where to get more information or for former cinemas pictures which may appear on Flickr etc.
Source: Mad Cornish Projectionist Press Release
2009-07-27
Web group calling for cinema in Upper Norwood growing - A web group calling for a cinema in Upper Norwood continues to grow.
Source: This is Croydon Today
2009-07-27
Fire crews called to smoke-filled Vue Cinema on Cheshire Oaks - CINEMA-GOERS had to be evacuated after a rag started burning at the Vue on Cheshire Oaks.
Source: Chester Chronicle
2009-07-17
Cinemas are not using 3D movies to rip off audiences - Ticket prices reflect the cost of investment, and its totally reasonable to charge an extra
Source: The Guardian
2009-07-17
UKFC - A UK Film Council (UKFC) scheme that will giveyoung British film-makers the chance to play an artistic role in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will receive $5m (
Source: Screen Daily
2009-07-17
Council chiefs support cinema project - AMBITIOUS plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have taken a giant leap forwards, after town council chiefs gave the project their support.
Source: This is Plymouth
2009-07-17
Cinematic proposal shocks bride-to-be - BRISTOL, England, July 15 (UPI) -- A British woman said she was shocked when the movie her boyfriend took her to turned out to be video of him dancing to a music video and proposing marriage.
Source: UPI.COM
2009-07-17
British cinema enjoys record year - British filmgoers spent a record
Source: The Telegraph
2009-07-17
What future for the cinema projectionist? - Efforts to promote an industry-wide discussion on the role of the cinema projectionist in the digital age have continued this month.
Source: BECTU Press Release
2009-07-17
UK Film Council publishes Statistical Yearbook on UK film - British films banked $4.2 billion worldwide last year, according to the latest statistics published today by the UK Film Council.
Source: UK Film Council
2009-07-17
Exhibitors give evidence to House of Lords committee - Representatives from the cinema industry will appear before the House of Lords Communications Committee tomorrow (July 15).
Source: Screen Daily
2009-07-17
Longest running cinema wins funds - Britains oldest continuously working cinema, based in north London, will be given an art deco restoration following a
Source: BBC News
2009-07-17
Mad Cornish Projectionist Survey - The Mad Cornish Projectionist website has been going for ten years, starting off as a personal resource for information and then in return becoming a resource in its own right. Please complete this survey to give me some specific feedback on the website so that I can continue to improve it. Simply follow the survey link
Source: Press Release
2009-07-14
Is popcorn the new Viagra? - That consumable staple of any cinema visit, popcorn, has been found to serve another function, that of a sexual aid, according to the latest issue of the male body beautiful magazine Men’s Health.
Source: Cinema Business Magazine
2009-07-14
WTW gains council support for Newquay cinema plan -
Newquay council pledged its support for a new four-screen cinema to be built in the town. If indepedent exhibitor WTW Cinemas’ proposal receives final approval by Cornwall Council, the cinema will be built on the site of the former Vic Bars building, off Crantock Street.
Source: Cinema Business Magazine
2009-07-14
An £8,000 projector ushers in future for independent cinema - The picture on the ageing silver screen in front of us is unquestionably of theatrical quality. The independent film-makers Michael Bergmann and Doug Underdahl move around, checking from all angles. It is, as Bergmann has warned, different: not film's luminous grain nor video's harsh flatness. This digital image is thrown by a high-end Leica business projector powered by … a Macbook Pro running QuickTime Pro. Two emissaries from Leica's nearby US headquarters seem stunned. They had no idea their projector could throw a 1920x1080 image 100 feet at 24 frames per second in this quality. For comparison, Bergmann slips in an ordinary DVD. We all agree – ugh.
Source: The Guardian
2009-07-09
Demolition of the Odeon Doncaster Decision 30-6-09 - Consent for demolition of the Gaumont/Odeon Doncaster a decision was made on 30-6-09 by the Doncaster Planning Committee taking all relevent matters into consideration, the application was granted.
Lazarus Properties the owners of the site will start demolition soon. Doncasters cinema historian Ron Curry is to have the first swing when demolition starts.
The FRIEZE by Mr William Edward Trent which adorned the facade is to be saved and used in the new development.
Source: J Barry. via email
2009-07-07
Digital cinema picking up momentum - LONDON -- Almost 20% of global cinema screens will be converted to digital projection by 2012, driven by a wave of 3D film releases such as Pixar's Cannes-opener "Up" and the forthcoming James Cameron-directed "Avatar" according to new research.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-07-07
UK Film Council pilots new digital equipment to bring cinema to rural regions - The UK Film Council is launching a new pilot scheme that will bring the latest digital cinema equipment to rural areas to give more film fans in remote communities the chance to enjoy the communal experience of cinema.
Source: UK Film Council Press Release
2009-07-07
Mad Cornish Projectionist Survey - The Mad Cornish Projectionist website has been going for ten years, starting off as a personal resource for information and then in return becoming a resource in its own right. Please complete this survey to give me some specific feedback on the website so that I can continue to improve it. Simply follow the survey link
Source: Press Release
2009-07-05
Cineworld sales up as flurry of blockbusters hit screens - BLOCKBUSTERS including Slumdog Millionaire, X-Men and Transformers drove half-year box office sales up by 17.9% at Cineworld, the group said yesterday. More news stories about this can be found a Google News
Source: Wales Online
2009-07-05
Live events bring new dimension - New technology systems for watching live events in 3D enthused European exhibitors at CineExpo, writes Jack Warner
Source: ScreenDaily
2009-07-05
Past pictures - Cinemas of North Tyneside - FRANK Manders
Source: ChronicleLive
2009-07-05
Curtain could rise once more at iconic cinema - FREEMAN Street's iconic cinema could be making a comeback, after five years spent away from the limelight.
Source: Thisgrimsby
2009-07-05
National Theatre Live attracts 14,000 for first cinema screening - The London National Theatre
Source: ScreenDaily
2009-07-05
First interactive 3D game hits UK cinemas - The UK's first interactive 3D game is set to hit cinemas next week, allowing movie-goers the chance to control the action from their seats. [More on this story can be found at Google News]
Source: Metro
2009-07-05
Film fans take a look at new cinema plans - DETAILED plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have been revealed to the public
Source: Thisiscornwall.co.uk
2009-07-05
Odeon downgraded by 'at risk' register - Bradford
Source: Telegraph and Argus
2009-07-05
Bidders line up for sale of Redstone - Israel Theaters, Israel
Source: FT
2009-07-05
Cineworld concedes higher pension contribution - BECTU has persuaded Cineworld to pay more towards members' pensions during talks on the closure of the company's final salary pension scheme.
Source: BECTU
2009-07-05
Backing for ‘cinema’ to return to Launceston - A?NEW ‘cinema’ is set to screen films in Launceston — more than a quarter of a century since the Tower Cinema turned off its projector for the last time.
Source: Dartmouth Chronicle
2009-07-05
New Reel cinema in Blossom Street, York attracts 5,000 customers - YORK’S re-opened city centre picturehouse has attracted more than 5,000 customers in its first ten days.
Source: ThePress.co.uk
2009-07-05
Apollo Cinemas (UK) Embracing Sony 4K Digital Projectors - Sony Digital Cinema and Apollo Cinemas, the UK cinema chain whose theatres are common for their high quality movie presentation, auditoriums and seating, announced an agreement for the deployment of 83 CineAlta 4K digital cinema projectors. A third of which will be able to deliver content in 3D, allowing Apollo Cinemas to showcase Hollywood
Source: Sonyinsider.com
2009-07-05
Glastonbury Diary: Swine flu, Jarvis triumphant and kipping at the cinema - Even people who are not under the influence are unlikely to get more than four hour's sleep a night at Glastonbury. So come day three, it is a good idea to indulge in a strategic power nap
Source: The Independent
2009-06-23
Tribute to Picture House projectionist, who died during screening - A MUCH-loved projectionist has died while screening a film at a Calderdale cinema
Source: Hebden Bridge Times
2009-06-23
Opening night for York’s revamped Odeon cinema in Blossom Street - LAST-MINUTE finishing touches were today being put to York’s revamped Odeon cinema as it prepares to unveil its new look.
Source: The Press
2009-06-23
Picture House gets a facelift - The Picture House on Bridge Street is being spruced up by owners JD Wetherspoon.
Source: Express and Star
2009-06-23
Lib Dems respond to latest cinema claims - Local Liberal Democrat councillors have met for a second time with the UK’s largest independent cinema operators to discuss the historic former EMD building in Walthamstow – on the same day that the Council’s portfolio holder for regeneration appeared to dash resident’s hopes that the venue would ever be restored as a cinema.
Source: Waltham Forest Lib Dems
2009-06-23
Exploiting the Imax premium - With 374 screens globally, Imax Corp holds a strong position in the premium cinema market. While historically screening in the 3D format (mainly educational or nature presentations), the growth in narrative 3D features in the schedules has seen the format become an increasingly important part of Imax’s business model.
Source: Screendaily
2009-06-23
Harry Atkins, who saw original opening of the Odeon cinema in York, is VIP guest at Reel relaunch - WHEN York’s Odeon cinema was opened back in 1937, schoolboy Harry Atkins stood on the pavement across Blossom Street and watched the glittering ceremony unfold.
Source: The Press
2009-06-23
Call for 3D Olympics screenings - Digital technology could enable the 2012 Olympics to be shown in 3D in cinemas across the UK, former film producer Lord Puttnam has said.
Source: BBC News
2009-06-23
Imax signs deal with Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group - NEW YORK (AP) - Imax Corp. said Monday that it signed a deal with European exhibitor Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group to install one of its digital projection systems in the Gateshead complex in Northeast England. [More information on this story can be found at Google News
Source: MSN
2009-06-23
Recalling a golden era for the silver screen - CINEMA-lovers with fond memories of Worcester’s oldest working silver screen are being asked to share their experiences ahead of a gala event marking its 60th anniversary.
Source: Berrows Journal
2009-06-23
Talks to begin over development - Plans for a multi-screen cinema, restaurants and new shops are being discussed later as part of a scheme to transform Hereford.
Source: BBC News
2009-06-23
The cinema snack that gives you the snap, crackle and pop - Popcorn boosts sexual performance and sperm count, claims men's magazine
Source: The Guardian
2009-06-23
Cineworld relaunches learning and development scheme - Cineworld cinemas has rebranded its learning and development function to encourage staff to recognise and appreciate career advancement at the firm.
Source: HR Magazine
2009-06-18
Council chiefs support cinema project - AMBITIOUS plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have taken a giant leap forwards, after town council chiefs gave the project their support.
Source: This is Plymouth
2009-06-18
A cinema for Crystal Palace? - Residents campaigning for a cinema to help regenerate the Crystal Place Triangle got a boost this week when independent cinema chain City Screen confirmed it was interested in opening a cinema in the area.
Source: Your local guardian
2009-06-18
Yorks revamped Odeon cinema all ready to reopen on Friday - YORK’S revamped Odeon cinema will unveil its new look on Friday – bringing an end to a three-year wait for the city centre picturehouse to reopen.
Source: The Press
2009-06-18
Film fans take a look at new cinema plans - DETAILED plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have been revealed to the public.
Source: This is Cornwall
2009-06-18
Tributes after projectionist dies during Hebden Bridge Picture House screening - A MUCH-loved projectionist has died while screening a film at a Calderdale cinema.
Source: Halifax Courier
2009-06-18
Crystal Palace Gala Bingo site to become evangelical church not cinema - Dreams of the silver screen coming to Crystal Palace have been dealt a blow.
Source: Croydon Guardian
2009-06-16
Thieves and vandals 'take over' cinema - DONCASTER'S historic Odeon cinema has been destroyed by thieves and vandals who have taken over the derelict building, a cafe owner has claimed.
Source: Doncaster Freepress
2009-06-16
Movie royalty: Cinema Expo crowns U.K.'s Odeon & UCI Cinemas - Like most royalty, Cinema Expo International Exhibitor of the Year Award honoree Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group—Europe’s leading circuit—has a fine pedigree and rich history. Founded in 1930 by Oscar Deutsch, then acquired by the J Arthur Rank film production and distribution entity in 1941, the original Odeon remained with The Rank Organisation for 58 years more.
Source: Film Journal
2009-06-16
Lovefilm to sell? Netflix in the frame - It looks like Amazon, which now owns just under a third of Lovefilm in the UK (and merged it with its UK and German DVD rental businesses last year), and the remaining shareholders consisting of Arts Alliance Media, Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and company management all want a “liquidity event”. In others words, they probably want to sell LoveFilm. It’s clear Netflix in the US would be a natural fit, as hinted in the FT.
Source: Techcrunch
2009-06-13
Odeons £500,000 revamp to wow film fans - EXETER’S Odeon cinema has completed a major £500,000 revamp.
Source: This is Exeter
2009-06-13
Cineworld install Xen kiosks nationwide - Cinema giant, Cineworld have rolled out Protouch’s award-winning Xen X5 and Xen X4 across a selection of its cinemas nationwide
Source: Protouchblog [blog]
2009-06-13
London Calling - London’s Empire Leicester Square has become Europe’s first auditorium to utilize the new Dolby 3D Digital Cinema large screen system. The Empire installed the Dolby 3D system in time for the United Kingdom premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The movie premiered in front of an invited audience of more than 1,300 guests. With its 20-meter screen, the Empire boasts one of the largest screens in the country.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2009-06-13
ITV sells Carlton Screen Advertisings Irish operation - LONDON - Carlton Screen Advertisings Ireland operation has been sold to Irish media executive Dermot Hanrahan for an undisclosed sum, following an 18-month disposal programme.
Source: Media Week
2009-06-13
Jaggers cinema plea - Sir Mick Jagger has joined a campaign to save a historic building which is facing closure in London.
Source: Yahoo
2009-06-13
Where are the UKs best cinemas? - We need your help to find the best picturehouses across the nation in which to experience movie magic
Source: Guardian
2009-06-13
3D vision seen paying off for entertainment firms - LONDON (Reuters) - Digital 3D looks set to be a key revenue earner for businesses from cinema chains to software developers as companies bank on the fast-improving format ushering in a new age of entertainment.
Source: Reuters
2009-06-13
Jagger backs saving Stones venue - Sir Mick Jagger has backed a campaign to save a historic cinema where the Rolling Stones played in the 1960s
Source: BBC News
2009-06-13
Minister calls in plans for Odeon - CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after culture minister Mike Russell ordered an inquiry into plans to demolish a historic cinema.
Source: Scotsman
2009-06-13
Facelifted Odeon cinema in Blossom Street to show Transformers 2 on June 19 opening day - YORK’S former Odeon cinema looks set to reopen on Friday, June 19, with a premiere screening of one of the summer’s blockbuster movies, Transformers 2.
Source: The Press
2009-06-13
Cinema club gets thumbs up from residents - A SURVEY into a possible cinema club in Barnard Castle has returned encouraging results.
Source: The Northern Echo
2009-06-13
Showtime for the film pirates - Just before the opening credits roll at an early UK screening of Mamma Mia in a quiet provincial cinema, there is some fumbling with a small camera in the auditorium followed by total silence.
Source: FT
2009-06-13
Businessman fails in bid for new town cinema - A SURREY entrepreneur who planned to set up an independent cinema in Guildford town centre has failed in his bid to secure the premises.
Source: Get Surrey
2009-06-13
Calling all digital projectionists….. - Calling all digital projectionists…..
Since the installation of digital projection equipment many cinemas have been experimenting with various forms of Alternative Content and what is now becoming known as Live Cinema, generally using satellite feeds to provide the content. These systems have so far been assembled on a rather ad-hoc basis, with varying degrees of success and a frequently a fair bit of stress for the projection teams.
It has become obvious that there is a need to provide common guidelines as to what equipment should be used and how it should be put together, so as to enable projection teams to put on the best possible digital show with the least possible hassle.
To help to establish such guidelines, the UK Digital TV Group has set up a sub work group on Live Cinema, which is Chaired by Peter Wilson of HDDC Ltd., who is a BKSTS member and well known to Cinema Technology magazine readers. Work started in December 2008 to study live content delivery to Cinemas, and the group is taking input from all parties, including Producers, Distributors, Exhibitors, system Integrators, Satellite service operators etc.
The output from the group will not be official standards (it is expected that many existing technical standards for digital cinema will also cover Alternative content and Live Cinema), but practical reference documents providing recommended practices. The early meetings of the group have had presentations from Odeon and Arts Alliance , from Arqiva and the Audio study group, and the first study group that was set up is looking at audio for Live Cinema. New study groups have been established for Ingest & Communications, led by Arqiva, and for Hardware Integration, led by Arts Alliance.
Since projectionists have an absolutely key role to play in Live Cinema, their practical experiences will be extremely valuable to the study group, so Peter Wilson is inviting all projectionists with some experience of digital projection and alternative content to let him know of their most important concerns regarding such shows. It would be helpful to have details of any problems that have been encountered during ‘Live’ and ‘Alternative Content’ performances, of the possible reasons for these, and of the ways in which they were overcome. Any suggestions for improving current practices or introducing new ways of working that might be useful to others in the business will be gratefully received and acknowledged.
If you can help, please contact Jim Slater
Source: Press Release
2009-06-13
Jarvis Cocker opposes ugly Hoxton cinema plans - Jarvis Cocker has reacted furiously towards plans to build a cinema and office complex next to his east London house.
Source: NME
2009-06-13
New group to examine future for cinema projection - Cinema representatives have formed a working group to examine the future for cinema projection.
Source: BECTU
2009-06-13
Former cinema faces demolition after fire - A HISTORIC former cinema in Glasgow is facing demolition after fire ripped through it in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Source: Scotsman
2009-06-13
Empire Leicester Square is Europe’s First Theatre with Dolby 3D for Large Screens - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB), announced today that the Empire Leicester Square has become Europe’s first auditorium to utilize the new Dolby® 3D Digital Cinema large screen solution. The Empire installed the Dolby 3D system in time for the United Kingdom premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The movie will premiere in front of an invited audience of more than 1,300 guests.
Source: Business Wire
2009-06-13
Bradford named UNESCO City of Film - The northern English city of Bradford has scored a global first by being named the first ever United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization City of Film.
Source: THR
2009-06-13
Empire Leicester Square installs large-screen Dolby 3D system - The Empire Leicester Square in London has become Europes first auditorium to utilize the new Dolby 3D Digital Cinema large-screen solution. The Empire installed the Dolby 3D system in time for the United Kingdom premiere of Walt Disney Pictures Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The movie will premiere in front of an invited audience of more than 1,300 guests.
Source: Film Journal
2009-06-13
Cinemagoing continues to rise - Cinema admissions are continuing to climb with a year-on-year increase of 41% for April on the previous year, according to latest Cinema Advertising Association figures (CAA).
Source: Mad
2009-06-13
Cinema audiences boom as people look to escape recession - Cinema audiences have jumped this year, as consumers flock to watch comedies and teenage fare to escape the recession, according to industry figures.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-06-13
Cinema Expo nod to Odeon/UCI - Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group will be honored as international exhibitor of the year at Cinema Expo 2009.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-06-13
Cameras roll on cinema auction - The three leading cinema chains in the UK – Odeon, Cineworld and Vue – which control almost three-quarters of the market, have all submitted first round bids for some of the 21 UK cinemas put up for sale by Sumner Redstone, the US media magnate.
Source: FT
2009-06-13
Touchscreen specialist, Protouch has rolled out its Xen X5 and X4 kiosks into five sites of Cineworld, the 2nd largest multiplex cinema chain in the UK. - The kiosks have been installed as part of a programme for visitors who wish to join a membership scheme allowing them to watch unlimited movies.
Source: New Electronics
2009-06-13
Cineworld releases online recruitment solution - Cineworld, one of the UK’s largest cinema operators – has launched a new online recruitment system to improve the way the business manages its high-volume cinema recruitment.
Source: Personnel Today
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
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
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
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
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
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
Odeon entrepreneur Kailash Suri considering York hotel project - THE entrepreneur behind the restoration of York
Source: The Press
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2009-05-20
Odeon thinks again on bank holidays - Odeon management has agreed to consider new proposals from BECTU on payment for bank holiday working.
Source: BECTU
2009-04-29
ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group – Funding for Digital Roll-Out - ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group announces today that it has concluded investment agreements to fund the rollout of digital cinema systems.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2009-04-29
while a pounds 50m movie HQ springs up by the Thames - Negotiations have been opened with the British Film Institute to create the new complex, which would incorporate the National Film Theatre, the Museum of the Moving Image, and a new Imax cinema with the UKs largest cinema screen, as well as advanced teaching facilities.
Source: Independentminds [Blog]
2009-04-29
UK cinemas hope for bumper summer - Cinemas in the UK and Ireland are hoping for another lucrative summer period, according to the association representing most of Britains film distributors.
Source: BBC News
2009-04-29
Film-goers evacuated from cinema after smoke bomb let off - Cinema-goers were evacuated from the Vue cinema in Greater Leys last night after a smoke bomb was let off in the foyer.
Source: Oxford Mail
2009-04-29
District Council take action over Odeon Cinema - The Committee considered a report on the disused Odeon Cinema within the Conservation Area. The condition of the building was giving cause for concern and the owner asked to rectify the situation on 8 December 2008. Members were particularly concerned about the safety aspects of the deterioration of this building.
Source: Chris White Councillor [Blog]
2009-04-29
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Cineworld up - Shares in Cineworld tick 1.2 percent higher, as UK cineplexes continue to see the benefits of recession after data released by the Film Distributors Association (FDA) shows run rate of admissions for the 2 months ended February 2009 to the UK Box Office now 11.9 percent ahead of last year. In times of pressure on consumer spending, Cineworld is well placed, the shares are not expensive and have a significant (and, we believe, secure) yield, Altium Securities, which rates the company as a buy, says in a note. FDA figures show underlying strength of admissions in the UK box office has strengthened from the 6.6 percent growth in fourth quarter 2008, to +7.7 percent in January 2009 to +16.4 percent in February. What is even more encouraging is that this performance has been achieved with no major Hollywood blockbuster yet released, the broker says.
Source: Yahoo Business
2009-04-29
Fight to save Hitchcock cinema - Actors Tony Robinson and Meera Syal have joined a campaign to stop plans to turn an old cinema into a church.
Source: BBC News
2009-04-16
Waterloo IMAX not due for carve up says South Bank Employer’s Group - The South Bank Employers’ Group (SBEG) has hit back at claims by Bryan Avery, the designer of the IMAX cinema in London’s Waterloo, that its plans to revamp the cinema would ruin his original design
Source: Architects Journal
2009-04-16
On the road to digital in the U.K. - The Cinema Exhibitors Association (CEA, chief executive: Phil Clapp) and the U.K. Film Council (Peter Buckingham, head of distribution and exhibition), working with Screen Digest, present a United Kingdom-wide program of “digital roadshows to raise awareness and understanding amongst the exhibition sector of issues around digital cinema.” Beginning in April and running until June, the events at 11 digitally equipped cinemas “will provide an overview of the financial, operational and technical issues,” the organizers promised, “and allow those attending to hear first-hand experience from colleagues on the opportunities and challenges presented by conversion from 35mm technology.”
Source: Film Journal
2009-04-16
Heritage group urged to stop final curtain falling on Odeon - HISTORIC Scotland is being urged by MSPs to step in to stop the "beautiful" Odeon cinema being turned into a hotel.
Source: Scotsman
2009-04-13
Cinema owner fined for not clearing junk - The owner of a cinema site that has been left derelict has been slapped with a hefty fine for failing to clear up junk left by fly-tippers.
Source: Portsmouth News
2009-04-13
Disused cinema is home to one of Britain's richest religious institutions - The building is now used by a Pentecostal church that made a profit of £4.9 million in the last 18 months, according to company accounts.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-04-10
Work starts at Odeon Cinema in Blossom Street, York - REFURBISHMENT work has begun on York
Source: The Press
2009-04-10
New age of 3D may be big, but it is unlikely to combat piracy threat - A revival of 3D cinema did not come until the 1980s, with the launch of IMAX, but these films could only be viewed on a small number of screens. For a long time, 3D films have been viewed as a gimmick. They have been used to revive an old franchise such as the Jaws series or to simply demonstrate the technology at science museums and theme parks.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-04-10
Odeon becoming an eyesore - One of Cheltenhams most distinctive and best-loved buildings is falling into disrepair and wont reopen for at least another 15 months.
Source: This is Gloucestershire
2009-04-10
ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group - ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group announces today that it has concluded investment agreements to fund the rollout of digital cinema systems
Source: Digital Cinema
2009-04-10
Cinemas third attempt at 3D - Audiences, filled with anticipation for the first major studio 3D movie, flocked to cinemas to see the ghoulish spectacle of.... a man bouncing a paddleball into their faces.
Source: BBC News
2009-04-10
One year after cinema closed film lovers keep up the fight - GOOD Friday will mark the anniversary of the day when the final scene in the history of Barry’s Theatre Royal cinema was played out.
Source: Wales Online
2009-04-10
Premiere set for historic cinema - The newly restored building will seat 178 cinema-goers
The £2m revamp of Scotland's first purpose-built cinema - the Bo'ness Hippodrome - has been completed.
Source: BBC News
2009-04-10
Sadness as Odeons tower is consigned to history by council - A DEVELOPER has been given the go-ahead to demolish the iconic Odeon building in North End.
Source: Portsmouth
2009-04-10
WORK STARTS ON DEMOLITION OF CARLISLES FORMER CITY CINEMAS - Work on demolishing the former City Cinemas in the centre of Carlisle is underway.
Source: News and Star
2009-04-10
Petition Grows to Save Edinburgh Cinema - Over two and a half thousand people have signed a petition to stop the former Odeon Cinema on Clerk Street being converted into a 230-room boutique hotel.
Source: South Edinburgh
2009-04-10
Mayday opening for new cinema - FALMOUTHS long-awaited new five-screen cinema is to officially open on May 1.
Source: This is Cornwall
2009-04-10
Clean Up Could Be Ordered At St Albans Cinema Site - AFTER years of decay, the owner of the dilapidated former Odeon Cinema in St Albans may be ordered to clean up its facade.
Source: The Herts Advertiser
2009-04-10
Putting our historic cinemas in the picture - THE architectural legacy of Scotlands historic cinemas has been celebrated in a new booklet.
Source: Scotsman
2009-04-10
UK admissions up 11.9 pct - Shares in Cineworld (CINE.L) tick 1.2 percent higher, as UK cineplexes continue to see the benefits of recession after data released by the Film Distributors Association (FDA) shows run rate of admissions for the 2 months ended February 2009 to the UK Box Office now 11.9 percent ahead of last year.
Source: Reuters
2009-04-10
Trainspotting star backs film hub plan for historic Odeon - Trainspotting star backs film hub plan for historic OdeonTRAINSPOTTING actor Ewen Bremner is supporting a new campaign to save a historic cinema from demolition.
Source: Scotsman
2009-04-10
Rochdale is transported into the 3D revolution - A new digital 3D screen has been installed at the Odeon cinema in Rochdale taking a trip to the local cinema to a whole new dimension.
Source: Rochdale Online
2009-04-10
City cinema is first to go 3D in Wales - FORGET red and green cardboard glasses
Source: This is South Wales
2009-04-10
Russian group eyes cinema chains in UK - A FORMER American soldier who made his fortune opening cinemas in Russia has emerged as a likely bidder for 19 British multiplexes that have been put up for sale by media mogul Sumner Redstone.
Source: Times Online
2009-04-10
New digital age for High Wycombe Cinema - A High Wycombe cinema is to boldly go where only a handful have gone before, after it announced plans to heavily invest in 3D digital technology.
Source: This is Local London
2009-04-10
Film fans hit out at cinema deal delay - HULL Council has been accused of dragging its feet over the future of the citys only arthouse cinema, which will stage its last screening at its current home tonight.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2009-03-26
Campaign to save Herne Bay cinema - DOZENS of supporters gathered on Saturday in a desperate attempt to save Herne Bay's only cinema.
Source: This is Kent
2009-03-25
Could Clacton get its own IMAX cinema? - A STATE-of-the-art IMAX cinema could be built in Clacton as part of plans to regenerate the area.
Source: Gazette
2009-03-25
Sound Associates Announces its 150 Digital Cinema Installation - Since the beginning of 2009 Sound Associates has been awarded a number of digital cinema contracts by both multiplex operators and independent cinemas which have brought their total number of D-Cinema installations to over 150 screens.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-03-24
Digital roadshow for U.K. theaters - LONDON -- The digital cinema charm offensive is about to take off in April as the U.K. exhibition trade body the Cinema Exhibitors' Assn. and the U.K. Film Council team up to court operators across the country.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-03-24
Digital Cinema Media appoints Jill Owens to head creative development - LONDON - Digital Cinema Media is looking to forge closer links with ad agencies following the appointment of the former Grey London director Jill Owens to a new role.
Source: Brand Republic
2009-03-24
Technicolor Digital taps Sony vet - Tim Sarnoff has been named president of Technicolor Digital Prods., a new division of Thomson's Technical Business Group.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-03-24
Opinion still divided on new Wrexham cinema - ONE week after it opened, Wrexham's new state-of-the-art cinema continues to divide public opinion.
Source: Evening Leader
2009-03-24
Final curtain for Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre - THERE were tears of laughter and then sadness as the final curtain fell on Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre on Sunday.
Source: This is Kent
2009-03-24
Cineworld signs up to Tesco Clubcard - Cineworld has joined the Tesco Clubcard loyalty programme as a redemption partner.
Source: Brand Republic
2009-03-18
Falmouth cinema opening delayed - The Phoenix Falmouth had been due to open in the former Drill Hall building this Friday, but problems including water coming into the building had to be resolved before the launch.
Source: Falmouth Packet
2009-03-18
Pensioner turns garden shed into cinema - Don Parr, 81, wanted to pay tribute to the picture house he worked in as a projectionist as a youngster.
Now film fans come from far and wide to visit his back garden and watch the classic movies he screens.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-03-18
Christie At The Heart Of Digital Revolution In Hollands First VPF-Funded Roll-Out - WOKINGHAM, UK
Source: Press Release Point
2009-03-18
Firm gets a starring role at new cinema - A LEEDS builder has had a starring role in a new Welsh cinema project.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2009-03-18
Police threat in cinema sweet row - A woman was asked to leave a cinema and threatened with the police in a row over a bag of Revels.
Source: BBC News
2009-03-18
Demand for quality films in Colchester - THE film award season may have come to an end, but film buffs are still waiting to see some of those critically acclaimed movies on the big screen.
Source: Braintree and Witham Times
2009-03-18
New Digital Cinema Media MD undertakes major reshuffle - LONDON - Digital Cinema Media, the cinema sales house jointly owned by Odeon and Cineworld, is restructuring its 25-strong sales house with an increased focus on clients and creative agencies.
Source: Brand Republic
2009-03-15
Buyer sought for Carlton Cinema - The future looks uncertain for Westgate’s Carlton Cinema.
The picturehouse’s parent company Reeltime Cinemas has gone into administration and the three-screen venue will be sold if a buyer can be found. The company also owns the Kavanagh Cinema in Herne Bay, but the cinemas are likely to be sold separately.
Source: Kent News
2009-03-15
Hottest ever summer for cinema - FROM The Italian Job to The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1969 was a milestone year for British film as UK cinemas sold 50 million tickets during a bumper summer.
Source: Scotsman
2009-03-15
BBC and BFI announce new partnership to bring archives to life - The BBC and BFI today announced a partnership to work together to develop plans for increasing public access to their respective audio, film and TV archives.
Source: BFI Press Release
2009-03-15
Arts Alliance, Yelmo further digital deal - LONDON -- European digital cinema provider Arts Alliance Media is ramping up plans for digital cinema rollout across Spain via a deal with local exhibitor Yelmo Cines.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-03-15
UK cinema takings up - Cinema takings in the UK have hit a record high thanks to a series of box-office blockbusters. Admissions rose 1.1 per cent to 164.2 million in 2008 with box-office takings up 3.7 per cent to £ 854.4 million. Films such as Mamma Mia! and The Dark Knight helped push sales to the record levels of 1969. According to the Film Distributors’ Association UK, the recession has done little to affect cinema attendance, while falling media costs have saved distributors money marketing films with £ 305 million spent last year promoting 531 films, down £ 9 million on 2007.
Source: The London Paper
2009-03-15
Reel thing as movies come back into town - A 1,000-seat hi-tech cinema is to open in Downpatrick in early summer, bringing movies back to the town for the first time in decades.
Source: Belfast Telegraph
2009-03-15
Cineworld Listen Up - How can you justify increasing your “Unlimited” card prices again? Especially in these uncertain economic times.
Source: Craig Butters [Blog]
2009-03-15
Broadway theatre closes - With tears in his eyes, Peterborough entrepreneur Rinaldo Fasulo admitted his insurance company had refused to pay out and the Broadway theatre would close.
Source: Peterborough Today
2009-03-15
Star City cinema to take part in worlds largest film premiere - VUE Cinemas at Star City is going to help host what organisers hope will be the world’s largest film premiere.
Source: Birminghm Mail
2009-03-15
Eight screen Odeon cinema at Wrexhams Eagles Meadow opens - ITS SHOWTIME today with the opening of the £4.5million Eagles Meadow cinema in Wrexham.
Source: Evening Leader
2009-03-15
Sony And Reald To Provide Complete 3D Digital Cinema System For Exhibitors - Sony Electronics and RealD are working together to provide exhibitors with 3D digital cinema systems that combine a single Sony 4K projector and its new 3D dual lens adapter with RealD technology, including a specially designed optical filter tuned for the projector, resulting in the ability to deliver crisp 3D images to screens up to 55 feet in width.
Source: 4rfv
2009-03-15
PLM illuminates "Odeon" Liverpool - PLM Illumination was recently contracted by Odeon to supply and install a new Odeon sign in the new multi-plex Liverpool Cinema.
Source: Approved Business
2009-03-15
School in Yate makes bid for cinema - PLANS to build a cinema in Yate have been given fresh hope thanks to a secondary school headteacher.
Source: Gazette Series
2009-03-15
Mamma Mia! boost for cinema group - UK box office hit Mamma Mia! helped cinema firm Cineworld more than double its pre-tax profits to £27.6 million.
Source: Channel 4
2009-03-15
MPs urge action on cinema filming - The government is being urged to make the use of video cameras in cinemas a criminal offence.
Source: BBC News
2009-03-15
Cineworld hopes to reap 3D rewards - Cineworld reported a 6 per cent rise in full-year box office sales and said it remained confident its bet on the 3D film format would pay off in spite of the small number of films being distributed in the format.
Source: FT
2009-03-15
Herne Bay cinema faces final curtain - IN THE week it was announced cinema audiences were at a 40-year high, the curtain looked set to fall on Herne Bays only picture house.
Source: This is Kent
2009-03-15
Sad ending for former Paisley cinema - THE final curtain has come down at the historic Regal Cinema in Paisley after demolition work was completed.
Source: Paisley Daily Express
2009-03-15
WALTHAMSTOW: Student film in protest at derelict EMD - A STUDENT angered by the lack of a cinema in Waltham Forest is making a film about the history of the now-derelict EMD cinema.
Source: The Guardian
2009-03-15
Carlisles Lonsdale cinema could be a theatre – for £11.7 million - Carlisles former Lonsdale Cinema is suitable for conversion into a theatre/arts centre, consultants say.
Source: News and Star
2009-03-15
Former cinema projects new use - FOR years it was the focal point for entertainment on an east Hull estate.
Now, the site of the former Berkeley Cinema in Greenwich Avenue, Bilton Grange, has been transformed thanks to the development of a £4.5m residential care complex.
Source: This is Hull and East Riding
2009-03-08
Vue Entertainment and RealD Announce Exclusive Digital 3D Partnership - Vue Entertainment and RealD Announce Exclusive Digital 3D PartnershipLOS ANGELES & LONDONCA-REALD
Source: AD-HOC News
2009-03-08
Boost for Taunton cinema - TAUNTONS Odeon Cinema will be ahead of the game as they install a new 3D screen.
Source: Somerset County Gazette
2009-03-08
Video: Inside the derelict Bradford Odeon - cinema that divides a city - ITS future has split Bradford, but today a campaigner trying to save the citys derelict Odeon cinema building claims its interior is "just as people will remember it". Watch what he filmed.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2009-03-08
New Victoria Place scheme could be changed - The applicants behind plans to transform the site of Bradford
Source: Telegraph & Argus
2009-03-08
This is the one thing young people of St Albans wanted - THE district councils handling of the city centre cinema project has been slammed by Labour leader Roma Mills.
Source: St Albans Review
2009-03-08
The final show forcity cinema - ALLERTON’S cinema will close its doors tonight after 70 years of showing films to the people of south Liverpool.
Source: Liverpool Echo
2009-03-08
A Monster Move - Odeon and UCI Cinemas, Europe
Source: Digitial Cinema Report
2009-03-08
Owners hope to restore former Gaumot Art Deco cinema in Liverpool - A DISUSED Liverpool art deco cinema could be restored to its former glory.
Source: Liverpool Echo
2009-03-08
Former Carlisle cinema site sold for - The building and car park of the old City Cinemas, at Mary Street, went under the hammer with auction firm Pugh & Co at Old Trafford football ground on Thursday. The company refused to reveal the buyer, but the site does carry planning permission for further development.
Source: Cumberland News
2009-03-08
Secret St Albans cinema talks next week - THE ambitious project for a cinema in St Albans city centre is to be discused by the district council cabinet in secret again on Tuesday.
Source: St Albans Review
2009-03-08
Thumbs up for signage at towns new cinema - YOU cant have a cinema without signs
Source: This Is Cornwall
2009-03-08
Cineworld Group Prepares for 3D Releases - The British cinema chain Cineworld Group has chosen Doremi Cinema to supply equipment for the expansion of its Digital Cinema rollout which will double the number of digital screens in its chain, the majority of which will be 3D enabled.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2009-03-08
Odeon prepares to open cinema at Eagles Meadow, Wrexham - A £4.5m cinema complex is to become the latest addition to Wrexham’s Eagles Meadow.
Source: Wrexham Chronicle
2009-03-08
Classic James Bond Film - Digitally
Restored and Back in Cinemas - From 24 April, a restored version of FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is returning to cinemas nationwide, in celebration of the centenary of producer Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli.
Broccoli formed EON Productions and Danjaq, with Harry Saltzman, to make DR NO, launching James Bond onto the big screen in 1962. When Saltzman later sold his shares of the two companies to United Artists, Broccoli became sole producer of the Bond films.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, originally released in 1963, has 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.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, directed by Terence Young, and starring Sean Connery, Robert Shaw and Lotte Lenya, will be opening from 24 April at BFI Southbank (as part of a comprehensive Broccoli season), followed by special screenings at cinemas nationwide.
Source: Park Circus Press Release
2009-02-21
Odeon a step closer to demolition - A Doncaster building which has seen the likes of the Beatles and Rolling Stones stepping through its doors could be demolished after a bid to protect it was rejected.
Source: Hutton Cranswick Today
2009-02-21
Attack of the Digitals - In a recent interview with Digital Cinema Magazine, Star Wars Creator George Lucas commented on film-based cinematography by saying
Source: William Weaver [blog]
2009-02-21
The one where Im ashamed of Bradford for once - A brief history: Opened in 1930 as the Victoria, the Odeon cinema eventually closed in 2000, and remained empty. The bid to turn it into a venue began. In 2004 it was bought by Yorkshire Forward, using public money, for the people of Bradford, some of whom formed BORG (of which Mr Pennington himself is a member) and worked tirelessly to organise events like Hug The Odeon.
Source: Telegraph
2009-02-21
Odeon, UCI Cinemas tie up with Qube for digitisation - Odeon and UCI Cinemas, the largest cinema operator chain in Europe, have entered into a tie-up with Qube Cinema to install Qube XP-D digital cinema servers. The initiative is part of their 110-screen digitisation plan across the region. Qube Cinema is a subsidiary of Chennai-based Real Image Media Technologies, the only Indian company to compete in the international standards-compliant digital cinema market.
Source: Mydigitalfc
2009-02-17
Cinema works close roads - Parts of Market Street and Cheap Street close today to allow work on Newbury's cinema to take place
Source: Newbury Today
2009-02-17
Vista rolls out cinema system at Vue - When UK-based cinema chain Vue needed a new operating system, it turned to entertainment software solution provider Vista. Vue has now rolled out Vista’s cinema system across its 56 cinemas.
Source: OnWindows
2009-02-16
Cinema may make way for £13m complex - AN Art Deco cinema in Doncaster could be demolished to make way for a £13m leisure complex incorporating a casino, gym, shops and offices.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2009-02-15
UK Cinemas get 3D Projection - Odeon, the largest chain of cinemas based in Britain, is installing 3D projection technology in its UK theaters. The new projectors can display images at a resolution of 2K, (2,048×1,080 pixels), roughly twice the resolution of a movie on a Blu-ray disc
Source: Screencave
2009-02-15
Odeon and UCI Cinemas Choose Qube Servers - Qube XP-D servers chosen in 111 screen 3D digital cinema rollout in Europe
Source: DCinema Today
2009-02-15
Film fans fight to save cinema - TWO film fans are hoping to save a historic cinema - by turning it into a mini version of Manchesters famous Cornerhouse.
Source: Manchester Evening News
2009-02-15
Cinema projectionist dies suddenly - HENLEY’S long-serving cinema projectionist has died suddenly at work.
Source: Henley Standard
2009-02-15
NEC rolls out 3D projectors - AIMING TO CASH in on an upcoming wave of 3D Hollywood blockbusters, NEC says it will roll out its digital projectors to Odeon cinemas across Europe.
Source: The Inquirer
2009-02-15
First look at new Scala Cinema in Prestatyn - STAFF have lifted the curtain on Wales’ first all-digital cinema
Source: Dailypost
2009-02-15
Turning Point: Jill Brook, deputy sales director, Digital Cinema Media - My biggest turning point ... was leaving the glamorous world of magazines - I worked at Conde Nasts Vanity Fair - for the wonderful world of cinema.
Source: Brand Republic
2009-02-15
3D films back in cinema, but porn will lead - Horror, animation and concert movies are out or on the way, but adult entertainment will push boundaries with the new technology
Source: Times Online
2009-02-15
Wirral’s new digital cinema shows vision of the future - MERSEYSIDE’S first all-digital cinema will be one of the key attractions in the next phase of ambitious plans to redevelop a Wirral resort.
Source: Digital Cinema Buyers Guide
2009-02-15
UK, Plans for casino at former cinema site - Doncasters landmark Odeon cinema could be demolished and replaced with a casino, if developers get the go-ahead from councillors.
Source: Swiss-Press
2009-02-15
Prestatyn wins its fight for picture house - A 90-year-old cinema re-opens tonight after a long-running community campaign. The Scala in Prestatyn was forced to close in December 2000 under the weight of repair bills.
Source: News Wales
2009-02-15
Demolish the Odeon - New plan to flatten cinema for casino
Source: Doncaster Free Press
2009-02-15
Kilmarnock film fans can see movies in 3D - KILMARNOCK film fans could have characters flying right at them if they head down to the Odeon.
Source: Kilmarnock Standard
2009-02-15
In Pictures: New life for cinema - The cinema was built in 1912 but shut in 1980 after a failed run as a bingo hall. It is reopening thanks to a £2.15m refurbishment
Source: BBC News
2009-02-15
Largest UK Cinema Chain Picks Vendors for 3D While Snubbing Third Party Integrators - The UK’s largest exhibitor Odeon (formed through the merger with UCI) has selected Real Image’s Qube server and projectors from NEC to extend the company’s digital cinema and (particularly) digital 3D reach.
Source: Celluliod Junkie
2009-02-15
Sound Associates Installs 3D Projection Systems for Odeon Cinemas - ODEON and UCI Cinemas, Europe’s largest cinema operator, is currently installing dozens of new 3D screens as it further extends its network of DCI-compliant Digital Cinema screens in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany & Austria. Sound Associates, the UK‘s leading cinema equipment integrator, is installing the 31 systems for phase 1 in the UK.
Source: DCinema Today
2009-02-15
Best independent cinemas in London - If you’re fed up of paying over £10 to see a film, sick of venues with no character, and bored of the same old hollywood blockbusters, then look no further. Here are a few of my favourite independent cinemas in London.
Source: Londoner Eye
2009-02-15
NEC Display Solutions adds multi-million ODEON contract to its cinema market success - London, 10th February 2009: NEC Display Solutions has announced that its digital projectors are to be rolled out by ODEON
Source: Sourcewire
2009-02-15
U.K.s Cineworld doubles its digital estate - Cineworld, the United Kingdom’s second-largest cinema operator with 75 sites and 775 screens, announced a comprehensive deal with Munich, Germany-based NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH for an additional 74 digital projectors. The total cost for outfitting one in five of its screens by next month is estimated at £4 million (€4.46 and US$5.71 mil.). And 144 of the 148 total digital screens will also have digital 3D capabilities through RealD, ultimately providing some 40,000 cinemagoers for any given show with a deeper experience.
Source: Filmjournal
2009-02-15
Apology after children see horror movie - Apology after children see horror movie;A MIX-UP in the projection room at Southampton’s Odeon cinema left families who had queued for the latest Disney movie watching an 18-rated horror film instead.
Source: This is Hampshire
2009-02-15
Disney kicks off 3-D films at Aylesbury - AYLESBURY cinema-goers can now enjoy a 3-Dimensional view of their favourite films.
Source: The Bucks Herald
2009-02-08
New cinema boss lives Hollywood dream - He has been a fan of the movies since he was a boy and now Gary Stevens truly is living the Hollywood dream.
The 44-year-old officially took over at Fakenhams Hollywood Central Cinema at the weekend after buying the business from Trevor Wicks who continues to own the other Hollywood Cinemas in the chain.
Source: Fakenham Times
2009-02-08
Fears for Kensington High Streets future grow - Kensington High Street - the heart of the Royal Borough - hangs in limbo with the future of two much loved buildings in doubt and the loss of a popular shop.
Source: London Informer
2009-02-08
Cobra goes to the BAFTAs - Cobra has become the official beer of British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Source: OfflicenceNews
2009-02-08
Cineworld rolling out more 3D screens this year - 3DTV was all the rage at CES this year, and whilst the idea of owning one at home is getting closer, cinemas still hold the monopoly for 3D films. Cineworld is showing that its embracing the digital revolution with news that it has signed an agreement with NEC to double the number of digital screens it owns.
Source: Shinytiny.tv
2009-02-08
Cinema conjures up Potter teen ban - Vue cinema, in Dublin
Source: The Times
2009-02-08
Dolby sheds jobs from UK cinema manufacturing division - As if the recent quesrterly ernings reports from Warner Bros, Walt Disney and News Corp were not proof enough that the entertainment industry is far from recession proof, news is out that Dolby Laboratories will be closing down its UK manufacturing operation. Some 60 people will lose their jobs from the shuttering of their UK manufacturing base.
Source: Celluiod Junkie [Blog]
2009-02-08
The real cinema paradiso - The timing may be off, coming in the middle of one of Europe
Source: FT
2009-02-08
Scotlands first cinema to reopen - The first purpose-built picture house in Scotland is to start showing films again after
Source: BBC News
2009-02-08
Cinema tickets offered in exchange for sexually transmitted infection test - Health chiefs in north east Essex hope the payments, which could total
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-02-08
The 3D revolution - SO far we have had U2 in your lap, Brendan Fraser dodging dinosaurs in the front row and Hannah Montana dancing in the aisles but its today that the 3D revolution could really start.
Source: This is Derbyshire
2009-02-08
Projectionist hoping for recovery of lost pictures - A RETIRED Huntly projectionist is hoping the demolition of his former cinema will unearth a host of lost pictures
Source: Press and Journal
2009-02-08
Bafta Film Awards 2009: The winners - Here are the winners in full, plus the losing nominees, for this year's Bafta Film Awards 2009, which were held on 8 February at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. The winners of each category are marked in bold.
Source: BBC News
2009-02-03
Arts Alliance strikes 3-D deal for Netherlands - LONDON -- European digital cinema provider Arts Alliance Media is spreading the digital word across the continent and has struck a deal with Dutch indie cinema circuit Amsterdam Booking Company to roll out in the Netherlands.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2009-02-03
Let it roll! - Even in the bygone days when audiences truly had faith in the mysteries of the silver screen, movie-goers couldn't always be relied on to respond to a film's opening, "Hey you!" flourish. Even the 20th Century Fox fanfare or the roar of the MGM lion wouldn't necessarily make them sit bolt upright. Indeed, it was once common practice - as recently as the Fifties - for screenings to begin while punters were still settling into their seats or opening their popcorn (hence the term "popcorn time"). The curtains would remain closed while a film's opening titles were projected, only opening for the first scene. The titles - more or less fancy lettering on a plain or decorative background - were prey to the whims of the projectionist, and as often as not remained unreadable.
Source: The Independent
2009-02-02
NEC Display Solutions blockbuster Cineworld contract - The UKs leading digital multiplex cinema chain to roll-out digital projectors from NEC Displays for 3D movies
Source: Source Wire
2009-02-02
UK cinemas getting all 3D - According to Variety UK cinema chain Cineworld have announced that by April, the company intend to have a total of 148 digital screens fitted and operational, providing one in five screens with digital capability. This improves the chances that UK citizens will be able to see Avatar, Monsters vs. Aliens and the other 11 3D films coming out this year as the film makers intended.
Source: Sean Adam Cook [Blog]
2009-02-02
NEC and Cineworld Install NC1600C and NC2500S Projectors in UK - Cineworld is one of the United Kingdom
Source: About Projectors
2009-02-02
UPDATE 1-Cineworld in 4 mln stg digital screens deal with NEC - Britains only quoted cinema chain Cineworld Group Plc (CINE.L) said on Monday it agreed to buy 74 digital projectors for 4 million pounds ($5.5 million) from technology firm NEC Corp (6701.T), doubling its digital screens across its estate.
Source: Reuters
2009-02-02
Broadway devastated by major arson blaze - AN arson probe is under way after fire raged through the Broadway Theatre in Peterborough on Sunday, badly damaging the stage, the front rows of seats and vital equipment.
Source: Peterborough Today
2009-02-02
Dunfermline cinema to open new 3D screen - The Odeon cinema in Dunfermline has announced that it is to install a new digital 3D screen.
Source: STV
2009-02-02
Doremi Cinema to Equip Cineworlds Digital Expansion - Doremi Cinema has been selected by Cineworld Group plc, one of the UK
Source: DCinema Today
2009-02-02
Butlins sponsors Odeon Kids Club - Butlins is to roll out an in-cinema drive using its Redcoat entertainers to support its sponsorship of the Odeon Kids Club.
Source: Brand Republic
2009-02-02
UK s Cineworld self-finances digital deal - Cineworld, the UK cinema chain which is set to increase its number of digital screens by 100%, from 74 to 148, will self-finance the $5.57m (
Source: Screendaily
2009-02-02
Fire at Oxford city centre cinema - Two fire crews were called out to the Odeon Cinema in Oxford in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Source: BBC News
2009-02-02
Chief executive Tony Reeves apologises after letters lost - The chief executive of Bradford Council has apologised
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2009-02-02
Kensington Odeon site up for sale - Owners of Kensington Odeon have put it on the market for
Source: London Informer
2009-02-02
Iron Maiden tour film coming to digital cinemas - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe
Source: Film Journal
2009-01-26
Is the future 3D? - Could this be the year that 3D film makes a major breakthrough? With a dozen big budget 3D movies due for release, filmmakers seen convinced we'll all soon be wearing the special glasses. SIMON PARKIN asks whether we'll ever see cinema in the same way again.
Source: Norwich Evening News
2009-01-26
The ODEON SITE - St Albans - This is a truly unique opportunity to acquire this prominent site situated in a convenient position a short distance from both the city centre and the mainline railway station.
Source: Odeonsite St Albans
2009-01-26
An incomplete history of the ODEON Clerk Street, Edinburgh - My childhood was spent watching films on the big screen. Being dyslexic I spent a year or so of my life behind others in school; until luckily one of my teachers spotted the symptoms.
Source: Odeon Edinburgh [Blog]
2009-01-26
Bags will be searched in cinema piracy crackdown - CINEMAGOERS could be facing long queues as bosses launch a major clampdown on piracy.
Source: Bury Times
2009-01-26
Cineworld focuses on 3D screen deal - BRITAIN’s only quoted cinema group, Cineworld, is close to a deal that will double the number of its screens that can show 3D films in an attempt to capitalise on the format’s growing popularity.
Source: The Times
2009-01-23
Queues fear as cinema cracks down on pirate filming - CINEMAGOERS could be facing long queues on their next trip as bosses launch a major clampdown on piracy
Source: Prestwich and Whitefield Guide
2009-01-23
Silverlink Odeon cinema set to show 3D films - A TRIP to the cinema will soon take on a new dimension.Stars will leap from the screens as the North East gets its first 3D cinema.
Source: Chronlice Live
2009-01-23
New 3D screen at Cineworld Llandudno - CINEMA-GOERS will be able to enjoy a "first of its kind" 3D experience in Llandudno Junction next month.
Source: North Wales Weekly News
2009-01-23
Business Analysis: Vue Cinemas have a fresh take on film-going - Audience research and experimentation with the customer experience is one way in which Vue Cinemas continues to attract large and enthusiastic crowds, says Helen Dunne
Source: Daily Telegraph
2009-01-22
Passion for cinema pushes box office sales to record - The voracious appetite for cinema in Britain and Ireland pushed box office sales to record highs of
Source: FT
2009-01-21
Little Theatre's big success - Bath's Little Theatre has had the busiest week in its 70-year history as a cinema.
Source: Thisisbath.co.uk
2009-01-21
Research re-evaluates India's cinema biz - Reports claiming that there are 4 billion cinemagoers in India are well wide of the mark, according to a contentious report released Tuesday by boxoffice specialist Dodona Research.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2009-01-20
Record year for Saffron Waldens cinema - COMMUNITY cinema Saffron Screen is celebrating a record year after more than 30,000 people visited the venue in 2008
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter
2009-01-19
HARMAN CINEMA GROUP INTRODUCES NEW JBL DIGITAL SURROUND SERIES CINEMA LOUDSPEAKERS - Providing cinema exhibition venues and post-production facilities with unprecedented audio performance and versatility, JBL Professional has announced two new Digital Surround Series loudspeakers as the latest additions to its award-winning line of cinema loudspeaker systems.
Source: Soundtechuk [Blog]
2009-01-19
Flat ending for historic cinema - A RUN-down cinema in Blairgowrie could be demolished to make way for housing if redevelopment plans are approved.
Source: Perthshire Advertiser
2009-01-19
HMV buys Hammersmith Apollo - HMV Group has invested in a joint venture with venue owner Mama Group that will own 11 venues, including Hammersmith Apollo, the Edinburgh Picture House and Birmingham Institute.
Source: Event Magazine
2009-01-19
The true spirits of cinema are kept secret - Secret Cinema turns movie-going into a theatrical experience. Our correspondent sees Ghostbusters reborn
Source: The Times
2009-01-19
National Theatre to broadcast live in cinemas - The National Theatre is to begin live broadcasting its plays to some 50 cinemas across the UK, beginning with Helen Mirren in the French classical tragedy Ph
Source: The Guardian
2009-01-19
Cinema visits top 164 million - Cinema admissions increased 1.1% year on year in 2008, totalling 164.2 million, according to figures from the Cinema Advertising Association.
Source: Brand Republic
2009-01-19
York cinema pledge - THE owner of York
Source: The Press
2009-01-19
UK cinemas dodge recession - Given the success of Danny Boyle and Kate Winslet, City financiers and shareholders think the UK cinema industry itself could be a star this year.
Source: Thisismoney.co.uk
2009-01-19
Anger greets plan to bulldoze Odeon site - A plan to tear down an iconic building to make way for new homes and shops has been met with strong opposition.
Source: Portsmouth
2009-01-19
Controversial cinema project discussed in secret tonight - THE controversial project for a cinema as part of a major city centre development, thought to be killed stone dead by massive opposition may be about to be resurrected.
Source: St Albans Review
2009-01-19
Cinema future is saved in takeover - Kidderminster
Source: Express and Star
2009-01-19
UK cinema admissions, year-end total for 2008 - The Cinema Advertising Association has just released the final UK admissions tally for 2008, courtesy of Nielsen EDI, and it makes for heartening reading (see the Pearl and Dean web site for full details).
Source: Bigger Picture Research
2009-01-19
A filmmaker with a vision for the future - A BAFTA award-winning editor and writer has made Orkney his home and is hoping to bring more film work to the county.Mark Jenkins, 42, moved here in January 2007 when his wife, photographer Rebecca Marr, was appointed as artist in residence for the Art and Agriculture project.
Source: Orkney Today
2009-01-19
Doremi Cinema to Equip Odeon/UCI - Doremi Cinema has been selected by Odeon/UCI, Europe
Source: DCinematoday.com
2009-01-19
UPDATE 1-Cineworld 2008 view helped by Mamma Mia, Dark Knight - Cineworld Group Plc (CINE.L), which operates 75 cinema complexes throughout the UK and Ireland, expects to report 2008 earnings in line with current market expectations, with revenue for the period up 4.4 percent.
Source: Reuters
2009-01-19
2009 RAAM Award Nominations Announcement - The full list of nominations in this year
Source: Digitalcinema.info
2009-01-19
Rex Cinema and Bar closes - Londons Rex Cinema and Bar has closed following the expiration of its lease, but plans to relocate.
Source: Citmagazine.com
2009-01-19
Dolby looks to bring its 3-D cinema technology into the home - Dolby Laboratories, which introduced 3-D technology into theaters in 2007, now wants to bring it home. The company is in talks with a number of content providers and is looking to develop 3-D systems for home use with Blu-ray discs.
Source: Smartbrief.com
2009-01-19
Loan offer over old cinema plans - A loan of up to £150,000 has been offered by a council to help restore an old cinema in a Worcestershire town.
Source: BBC News
2009-01-19
Gary lands his dream job - He has been enchanted by movies since he was young and now Gary Stevens has fulfilled a lifelong dream to own his own cinema.
Source: Emailed in
2009-01-13
Council tight-lipped over St Albans cinema - THE district council has refused to disclose why the long-running and controversial city centre cinema project was secretly discussed at last week's cabinet meeting.
Source: St Albans Review
2009-01-13
Cinema visits top 164 million - Cinema admissions increased 1.1% year on year in 2008, totalling 164.2 million, according to figures from the Cinema Advertising Association
Source: Media Week
2009-01-06
Railway carriage hosts mini movies once more after £10,000 refit - One of the worlds smallest cinemas, a 23-seat railway carriage with flock wallpaper and hand-operated curtains, has been saved, writes David Smith.
Source: The Guardian
2009-01-06
Gunman threatens staff at cinema - An armed robber threatened cinema staff and a member of the public with a gun before fleeing empty handed.
Source: BBC News
2009-01-06
Horse is star film attraction after bursting into cinema - A runaway horse unwittingly became a star movie attraction - after bursting into a cinema. [Other links about this story can be found here]
Source: Daily Mail
2009-01-04
Signs halt Reel Cinema progress - MORE than 18 months after pledging to reopen York’s Odeon cinema, its new owners are finally taking action – by setting up a pay and display car park.
Source: The Press
2009-01-04
Old Odeon building is sound, says cinema man - THE FINAL reel in the future of the former Odeon cinema in St Albans has yet to be run as a would-be "saviour" waits in the wings.
Source: Herts ad
2008-12-31
Colchester new team have big plans for cinema - LIGHTS, camera, action – the new management team at the Odeon Cinema in Colchester are ready for their close-ups.
Source: Gazette News
2008-12-31
Think Again Over Odeon - The Theatres Trust has waded into the debate over Bradford’s former Odeon cinema by lodging an official objection to plans for the building’s demolition.
Source: The Telegraph & Argus
2008-12-31
Arts Alliance Media to close movie download network - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) is to close its Vizumi movie download network by the end of February 2009.The company began selling movie downloads in 2005 through its then subsidiary Lovefilm and has been operating digital stores for a range of companies including The Guardian and Tiscali in addition to running its own outlet, vizumi.com.
Source: Screendigest
2008-12-31
Purpose-built cinema for Shetland - Shetland is to get its first purpose-built cinema, music and education venue at a cost of £12m.
Source: BBC News
2008-12-31
Bowley named new MD DCM - LONDON - Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has appointed Martin Bowley as its new managing director.
Source: Mediaweek
2008-12-31
DCM ramps up digital - Digital Cinema Media, the cinema sales house formerly owned by ITV and known as Carlton Screen Advertising, plans to ramp up its digital presence with the aim of a third of its UK cinemas having digital capabilities by 2009.
Source: Mediaweek
2008-12-31
DCM awards foyer contract to Boomerang - Digital Cinema Media (DCM), the new owner of cinema sales house Carlton Screen Advertising, has awarded the contract for its foyer and washroom advertising to outdoor outfit Boomerang Media.
Source: Mediaweek
2008-12-31
Santas flock to cinema - FATHER Christmases from across the West Midlands flocked to a Dudley cinema to attend a special Santa School.
Source: Stourbridge News
2008-12-31
Watching the watchmen at Greenwich IMAX - Feverishly-awaited graphic novel movie Watchmen will be dropping jaws at Greenwich's new IMAX cinema next year.
Source: Wharf
2008-12-31
RKCR/Y&R lands ad business for Odeon - Odeon, the largest cinema chain in the UK, has appointed Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R to handle its UK advertising account.
Source: Brand Republic
2008-12-31
Odeon launches Europe's first digital IMAXs - Cinema chain, Odeon opens the door on two new IMAX auditoriums in Greenwich and Wimbledon today, both equipped with IMAX's new digital projection system.
Source: Home cinema choice
2008-12-31
Multibuild wins 2m Wrexham cinema fitout - Multibuild has won a £2 million project to fit-out a new Odeon cinema in Wrexham.
Source: CNPlus
2008-12-31
Cineworld puts digital at centre of new strategy - ineworld has overhauled its website as it looks to become the UK's leading cinema and film brand. The cinema chain, which has over 800 screens at 71 locations across the UK, has relaunched its website and increased its focus on local advertising to become a key film portal. The new-look site has greater emphasis on content around current and upcoming films, including trailers and information about cast and crew.
Source: NMA
2008-12-31
Dudley Savage - Cinema organist and later a popular broadcaster on BBC Radio - Dudley Savage was one of the last of the cinema organ superstars. Amid a career spanning more than half a century, this most accomplished performer, composer and arranger never ceased to make music both accessible and enjoyable. In addition, as the host of the long-running BBC radio programme As Prescribed, his name still engenders a particular warmth of affection felt only for a very few broadcasters.
Source: Independent
2008-12-31
Digital IMAX can be cinemas silver bullet - Digital IMAX will revolutionise cinema going and act as the silver bullet to take movies to a whole new level, according to the company's Executive Vice President Larry OReilly.
Source: Techradar
2008-12-31
3-D film revolution lets audiences feel theyre in the action - For more than 50 years the film studios have sweated over how to bring the silver screen to the viewing public in three dimensions.
Source: The Times
2008-12-31
Arts Alliance Media Secures 43 Million Euro Financing and Partnership With Arqiva for Conversion of European Cinemas to Digital, Satellite and 3D - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe's leading provider of digital cinema technology, deployment and content today announced that it has signed agreements for 43 million euros of funding from pan-European services company Econocom and various private investors, together with a long term strategic partnership agreement with Arqiva Satellite & Media for the satellite distribution of films and alternative content live events into European cinemas.
Source: Yahoo News
2008-12-31
3D films - the next film revolution? - They've been the next big thing for the past 50 years, but 3D films have finally come of age. Just the thing to get bums on seats, says Chris Evans
Source: The Independent
2008-12-31
Wait for state-of-the-art cinema is nearly over - THE official opening date for St Austell's new cinema complex has been announced.
Source: Thisiscornwall.co.uk
2008-12-31
Arts Alliance Media gains $56m boost to D-cinema ambitions - Arts Alliance Media's (AAM) ambitions for digital conversion of Europe's cinemas has received a $56m (Euros 43m) boost with the signing of a financing agreement with European services company Econocom and various private investors.
Source: Screendaily.com
2008-12-31
Cineworld premieres new hosted website - The cinema chain has revamped its website, moving to a new hosted infrastructure to support its new multimedia and e-commerce features.
Source: ITPRO.co.uk
2008-12-31
Films set to roll at new cinema - Tickets are going on sale at Cornwall's first new cinema complex, the first to be built in 70 years.
Source: BBC News
2008-12-31
Funding appeal for ageing cinema - A £100,000 appeal has begun to help improve an independent cinema in Bath.
Source: BBC News
2008-12-31
Odeon-UCI plans digital makeover - In another step on the road to cinema digitization in Europe, leading exhibition group Odeon-UCI said it is planning on digitizing 111 of its 200 cinemas in Europe.
Source: Variety
2008-12-31
Firefighters tackle cinema blaze - Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a former cinema in Larne, County Antrim.
Source: BBC News
2008-12-31
Campaign to save Odeon - A BID to protect the Odeon Cinema, one of Doncaster's main Art Deco buildings, has been launched by campaigners who fear its future could be in doubt.
Source: The Star
2008-12-31
Mamma Mia! beats UK cinema record - Musical film Mamma Mia! has become the highest grossing movie cinema release in the UK, beating 1997 film Titanic.
Source: BBC News
2008-12-31
St Alans Odeon for sale - THE dilapidated former Odeon Cinema has been put up for sales, raising hopes that it could one day show films again.
Source: St Albans Review
2008-12-31
View DCM's top 10 cult cinema ad - VIDEO - Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has collated the top 10 cult cinema ads and is now looking to find the number one.
Source: Media Week
2008-12-31
Profile: Arts Alliance Media eyes D-cinema breakthrough - The conversion of the world's cinemas to digital equipment was always much more than a simple upgrade of theatre equipment. The industry had been built on a single standard - 35mm film - and, for all its glaring inefficiencies, it worked in its own way.
Source: Screendaily
2008-12-31
City centre cinema set to become office block - CITY councillors have given the green light to plans to turn the old Odeon cinema site into an office block.
Source: Thisisnottingham
2008-12-31
Hammersmith's King Street Tesco plans questioned by council - Plans for a huge Tesco in King Street, Hammersmith, have been branded 'unacceptable' by Hammersmith and Fulham Council.
Source: London Informer
2008-12-31
Digital Cinema Media replaces branding iron idents - Cinema advertising group Digital Cinema Media has unveiled its new idents, which feature clips from well-known films including Pirates of the Caribbean. [To view the ident, go to the DCM website and it is currently in the middle of the homepage.]
Source: Brand Republic
2008-12-31
Harold Brown Obituary - Harold Brown, who has died aged 89, held the post of film preservation officer at the British Film Institute's National Film Archive (NFA) from its inception in 1935 until his retirement almost half a century later. The first of his kind (the official job title came in 1951), he was effectively, and without question, the inventor of the art and science of archival film preservation and restoration, starting out at a critical moment in the cinema's brief history, when a significant proportion of its output had already been lost or destroyed through industry pragmatism, indifference and neglect.
Source: The Guardian
2008-12-31
Odeon site goes up for sale - A GLIMMER of hope has emerged for residents who have battled to save the Odeon cinema in St Albans from being turned into a block of flats.
Source: Herts Advertiser
2008-12-31
Hotel and cinema bring new jobs - More than 120 new jobs have been created by two business projects about to open in the Belfast area.
Source: BBC News
2008-12-31
St Austell Cinema History - We’re already brought you news of the new £3.5 million four-screen White River cinema that is at the heart of the heart of St Austell’s regeneration. But because this marks such a historic occasion, we thought we’d bring you some of the background to the development. Some may call it context, some may say its social history. We just call it interesting.
Source: Devon and Cornwall Film
2008-12-31
Cineworld signs at Preston scheme - Preston Tithebarn Partnership, a joint venture between Grosvenor and Lend Lease, has secured leading cinema operator Cineworld as the leisure anchor for the 32 acre Preston Tithebarn scheme.
Source: Property Week
2008-12-31
St Austell Cinema Opens - CORNWALL'S first new cinema complex for more than 70 years – White River Cinema, St Austell – will officially open to the public this Friday (December 19).
Source: Thisiscornwall
2008-12-31
360 Degree view of the Odeon Leicester Square -
Source: Spherical Images
2008-12-31
UK cinema attendances soar thanks to James Bond Quantum of Solace - UK cinema admissions soared 40pc in November as James Bond film Quantum of Solace and High School Musical 3 attracted people of all ages to the silver screen.
Source: The Daily Telegraph
2008-12-31
Fears growing over future of towns cinema - FEARS are growing for the future of Tenbury’s Regal Cinema after a spate of recent loss-making shows.
Source: Worcesternews
2008-12-31
Final Curtain Fearfor Birkenhead Library Cinema Club - A CINEMA club based in Wirral’s historic Birkenhead Town Hall (now Wirral Museum) faces an uncertain future after the local authority announced proposed cuts in public buildings.
Source: Liverpool Daily Post
2008-12-31
Movie bid 'to revitalise theatre' - Blockbuster films are to be shown at a theatre in Gravesend, Kent, in a bid to revitalise the venue and fill a gap after the town's cinema burned down.
Source: BBC News
2008-12-31
Restored neon sign lights way to cinema - The Picture House’s neon “CINEMA” sign is back on the North Street building’s wall.
Source: Keighley News
2008-12-31
Behind the Scenes at Cineworld Cinemas -
Source: Flickr
2008-12-31
New venues boost Derby arts scene in 2008 - IT was a gloomy start to the arts year in Derby as the Playhouse was forced to shut its doors after the against-all-odds run of Treasure Island came to an end.
Source: Thisisderyshire
2008-12-17
FogScreen; Inc. Announces New AV Integrator Program for Walk-Through Projection Screen(title unknown) -
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2008-12-17
How digital cinema made it big - the true Hollywood story(title unknown) -
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2008-12-17
Showcase Cinemas equip new digital signage(title unknown) -
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Blaze drama at excinema in Capital(title unknown) -
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Historic cinema faces threat of demolition(title unknown) -
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Plans for open air has mixed reviews in London(title unknown) -
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Magic lanterns: Early photo projection was dangerous; but exciting(title unknown) -
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Kodak innovators honored by leading motion picture technical society(title unknown) -
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Regal CEO says digital ugrade maybe delayed(title unknown) -
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Cinema tops childrends wish list(title unknown) -
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2008-11-27
Cinema's 'beer with your popcorn' plan - CINEMA-GOERS could soon be able to drink beer and wine while watching their favourite movies.
Source: This is Staffordshire
2008-11-26
Projecting A Bright Future For New Cinema - Projection equipment for Cornwall's first brand new cinema in over 70 years has been installed, ahead of its official opening to the public next month.
Source: 4rfv
2008-11-26
Coming soon: £92m blockbuster at Kensington Odeon - PLANS to turn the Kensington Odeon cinema into a £92 million housing development have been given the go-ahead.
Source: This is London
2008-11-26
New home found for Hull Screen - Hull's only arthouse cinema is set to be saved. City councillors have agreed to transfer Hull Screen to the Reel cinema in St Stephen's in the New Year.
Source: This is Hull and East Riding
2008-11-26
Cinema will be main feature in redevelopment - CINEMAS have changed over the years, and St Austell's new £3.5 million four-screen multiplex will be a welcome change for the town.
Source: This is Cornwall
2008-11-26
Former cinema is refused listed status - Campaigners for Bradford's former Odeon cinema building have lost their latest bid to save the city centre landmark.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2008-11-26
Appeal over Odeon listing is rejected - Bradford’s derelict former Odeon cinema is not of sufficient quality to warrant listed building status, it was confirmed today.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2008-11-26
Plans due for revamp of former Chester Odeon building - PLANS for a 230-seat cinema at Chester’s former Odeon cinema will be included in an application likely to be submitted to the city council early in the new year.
Source: IC Cheshire Online
2008-11-26
Steve Wiener of Cineworld: Multiplex maestro steps out - Cineworld boss Steve Wiener likes a good recession - cinema booms in a downturn. But are his popcorn multiplexes really what we all want?
Source: The Times
2008-11-26
Pictures from Gala Bingo Hall - n/a
Source: 28 Days Later
2008-11-21
Plans due for revamp of former Chester Odeon building - LANS for a 230-seat cinema at Chester’s former Odeon cinema will be included in an application likely to be submitted to the city council early in the new year.
Source: Chester Chronicle
2008-11-21
Renoir to Curzon Bloomsbury: a rebranding too far - It would be an exaggeration to say that a part of me died when I heard that London's lovely Renoir cinema is soon to be known as the Curzon Bloomsbury, but it certainly made me wince. This is one of the capital's smartest venues: a plush two-screener run by the Artificial Eye group and specialising in foreign-language releases.
Source: Guardian
2008-11-21
Tiny drive-in cinema to set sail - The organisers of a film festival are preparing to stage what they believe will be the world's smallest drive-in cinema on a car ferry.
Source: BBC News
2008-11-21
Spooked is projectionist's ghost turning - STAFF at Halifax nightclub Liquid claim the former cinema is haunted – by the ghost of a projectionist who burned to death during a horror film showing in 1948.
Source: Halifax Courier
2008-11-21
Batman film brings sales boost - FANS of the latest Batman instalment and Mamma Mia have helped a UK cinema group report better than expected third-quarter sales.
Source: Coventry Telegraph
2008-11-21
Cinema goers defy the credit crunch - Quantum of Solace broke British box office records for a Friday opening to take £4.9m in ticket sales on its opening day, as it has emerged that box office revenues this year are expected to outstrip takings in 2007. Box office takings are expected to reach about £860m compared with £821m in 2007, according to Screen Digest.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2008-11-21
EVENT: Cornwall Film Festival - This Thursday (November 6) sees the launch of the Cornwall Film Festival, a four-day event dedicated to showcasing new and established local filmmaking talent.
Source: Digital Aarts Online
2008-11-21
UK box office: A view to a killing - Box office for sequels and franchise entries is always skewed, even more than normal, towards the first few days. Box office for the sequel to Casino Royale was always expected to be big. But Quantum of Solace exceeded expectations with the UK's biggest ever three-day opening of £15.4m. Casino Royale opened two years ago with a four-day "weekend" of £13.4m.
Source: The Guardian
2008-11-21
James Bond gives Burnham-On-Sea's new-look cinema a boost! - Burnham-On-Sea's new-look cinema has been given a boost this week... thanks to James Bond!
Source: Burham-on-sea.com
2008-11-21
Cinema plan for WI Hall - THE former Wisbech WI hall could soon be turned into a cinema.
Source: Fenlandcitizen.co.uk
2008-11-21
McDonalds mounts cinema ticket promotion - LONDON - McDonald's is launching a 2 for 1 cinema ticket offer supported by TV, press and online activity.
Source: Brand Republic
2008-11-21
Cinema takings rise to £860 million - Heath Ledger's starring role as The Joker in the recent Batman blockbuster has made serious money for cinema bosses.
Source: Daily Mirror
2008-11-21
UK admissions update - The Cinema Advertising Association has just published the UK's admissions tally for September (which can be found on the Pearl and Dean web site).
Source: Bigger Picture Research
2008-11-21
Cinema tops £15 windfall spending poll - A LANDSLIDE poll result shows that residents in Harborough overwhelmingly want Harborough District Council to spend part of a £1.5m windfall on bringing a cinema back to town.
Source: Harorough Mail
2008-11-21
Mamma Mia! It's the hit of the year - ingalong blockbuster musical Mamma Mia! has broken box office figures at Kettering Odeon since its release in July.
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2008-11-21
New city cinema set for galleries - A planned expansion of Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries shopping centre will include a new 10-screen cinema complex.
Source: BBC News
2008-11-21
Smallest drive-in cinema attempt - Organisers of a film festival plan to stage what they believe will be the world's smallest drive-in cinema - on a tiny car ferry.
Source: BBC News
2008-11-21
Derelict cinema to be demolished - Permission for a new development on the derelict site of a cinema in Kent has been approved by planners.
Source: BBC News
2008-11-21
10-screen cinema for city centre - FILM fans in Glasgow have been given a boost with the news that a 10-screen cinema will be at the heart of the £300million extension of the city's Buchanan Galleries shopping mall.
Source: Evening Times
2008-11-21
Relief for grumps: the child-free cinema - We've all been there. You're in the cinema and all around are children eating nachos, enjoying the movie and being cheerily sociable rather than immovably silent. Now, a cinema chain is offering relief to grumps: child-free film-going.
Source: The Guardian
2008-11-21
Cinema begins over-18s screenings - A cinema chain is to begin adults-only film screenings across the UK after a successful trial last year.
Source: BBC News
2008-11-21
Waterloo’s Plaza Cinema to celebrate its £55k revamp - A REVAMP costing £55,000 to the front of the Plaza Community Cinema has been completed.
Source: IC Seton and West Lancs
2008-11-21
Cinema gets star parking treatment - Kennet District Council has agreed to reserve parking for staff at the Palace Cinema and Angel Bingo Club in the Market Place.
Source: Gazette and Hearld
2008-11-17
Cinema will be main feature in redevelopment - CINEMAS have changed over the years, and St Austell's new
Source: Thisiscornwall.co.uk
2008-11-17
British cinema chain growing up - Brit exhib chain Vue Entertainment has introduced selected adult-only screenings.
Source: Variety
2008-11-17
Kingstanding virtual cinema project seeks backers - A virtual reality art-deco theatre project, which began in Kingstanding, is seeking a revivial to preserve the nation's cinematic history
Source: Thisissuttondolfield.co.uk
2008-11-17
Derelict cinema to be demolished - Permission for a new development on the derelict site of a cinema in Kent has been approved by planners.
Source: BBC News
2008-11-17
Cinema gets go-ahead for its drinks licence - CINEMA-GOERS in Worcester will be served beer and wine while watching films after police withdrew all objections to the plan.
Source: WOrchester News
2008-11-17
Profile: Richard Jones, FD of Cineworld - As FD of the UK
Source: Accountacy Age
2008-11-17
Staff visit - Four members of staff from the former St Austell FilmCentre returned to the town for a sneak preview of the new White River Cinema on Monday.
Source: Thisiscornwall.co.uk
2008-11-17
White Christmas is back on the big screen and whiter than ever before - Irving Berlin's classic 1954 musical White Christmas, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen, is returning to cinemas in the UK just in time for the festive season.
Source: Homecinemachoice
2008-10-30
Cineworld posts blockbuster results - A SERIES of blockbuster films, including Mamma Mia and The Dark Knight, have helped Cineworld to increase revenues.
Source: Scotsman
2008-10-30
Cineworld confirms it will open Llanfairpwll cinema - FOLLOWING last week’s revelations that the Ty Mawr scheme has a rival, developers Ynys Môn Estates have hit back by revealing unswerving backing for their project, at Llanfairpwll.
Source: The Online Mail
2008-10-30
The Kingstanding Odeon in VR - The Visualisation Lab at King’s College London plan to create a “unique, interactive, virtual reality, Cinema History database”
Source: Created in Birmingham
2008-10-30
Odeon cinemas: the John Maltby collection - The Odeon cinema chain was both a cultural icon of 1930s England and an architectural landmark. It was founded by Oscar Deutsch, a modest financier who acquired his first cinemas as one business venture among many. Within a few years he had developed a chain of cinemas to rival the ABC and Gaumont.
Source: Viewfinder - English Heritage
2008-10-30
Odeon plan approved - The Planning Committee earlier today approved the development proposals submitted by Duddingston House Properties for the Odeon Cinema in Clerk Street. The decision was approved on a majority vote. It remains to be seen in the current property market and with the parlous state of the economy whether the development goes ahead. The unoccupied property has become a blight on the Clerk Street area. There were objections from many who felt the B listed cinema should have been completely retained, and concerns were also expressed that alternative schemes to bring viability to the premises had not been given sufficient opportunity to succeed.
Source: Cameron Rose [blog]
2008-10-30
Digital dilemma projected for independent cinemas - THE shift away from traditional methods of showing films would appear to favour the big cinema chains - but Cumbrias smaller ventures are getting ahead of the game. CAROLINE BARBER reports
Source: NWE Mail
2008-10-30
East Grinsteads cinema gets a makeover - SPACIOUS seating and an extra screen are among the new features at the towns cinema, which will be officially re-opened tomorrow night
Source: Thisissussex
2008-10-30
Cinema tops childrends wish list - Youngsters in Oswestry desperately want a cinema to be built in the town, councillors have been told. The call follows meetings with the town mayor.
Source: Shropshire Star
2008-10-30
Plans for open air has mixed reviews in London - KKen Livingstone pledged to build a new open-air cinema beside the Thames as he unveiled his arts manifesto.
Source: Openaircinema [blog]
2008-10-30
workers get to root of Odeon weeds - A programme to improve the look of the former Odeon cinema building in Bradford city centre has started to remove weeds growing on the derelict building.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2008-10-30
Cinema fan stands for Tories - Mr Pennington, of East Morton, who is best known these days for his campaigning on behalf of a pressure group to stop the former Odeon Cinema from being demolished, has previous political experience. In the spring he made a failed attempted to win Eccleshill for the Tories.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2008-10-30
Like a remote control for cinema - Wouldnt it be great if you could pick the films that your local cinema is going to show?
Source: BBC News
2008-10-30
Multi brings ODEON big screen cinema experience to Victoria Square (IE) - ODEON, the UK’s largest cinema chain shall operate an 8-screen cinema on the 2nd floor level of Victoria Square and will have capacity for 1,800 seats. The cinema experience that ODEON will bring to Victoria Square will be new to the city, incorporating the latest sound and projection technology used at other ODEON cinemas across the UK. Access to the cinema will be off the impressive dome, which will be accessible to the public 24/7.
Source: UK-re.com
2008-10-30
Showcase Cinemas equip new digital signage - In its latest rollouts, two Showcase Cinema complexes popularly known as Cinemas De Lux in Bristol and Leicester have been equipped with digital signage. The sites also complemented the cinema chain’s existing flagship in Derby, which opened recently in the summer. Central to all three of the multiplex sites is a digital-signage system developed and installed by Beaver Solutions, using a total of 124 Sanyo 42-inch LCD panels and 67 players running Scala’s InfoChannel 5.
Source: Sign news
2008-10-30
Blaze drama at excinema in Capital - FIREFIGHTERS today battled a blaze which broke out at a former cinema and nightclub in Leith and left two security guards suffering smoke inhalation.
Source: Scotsman
2008-10-30
Last picture show for the small cinemas that cannot afford £50m ticket to future - Cinema-going is under threat in many towns and rural areas, with almost half of Britain’s venues facing possible closure in the next five years.
Source: The Times
2008-10-30
Historic cinema faces threat of demolition - A FORMER cinema which has lain empty for the last five years is set to be partially demolished to make way for a new hotel.
Source: Scotsman
2008-10-30
Your top six questions answered on Odeon development - On September 29, Yorkshire Forward and its development partner Langtree Artisan started a week-long public exhibition to showcase a landmark city centre development.
Source: Telegraph and Argus
2008-10-30
Leicester Square scheme gets go ahead - Westminster City Council has approved plans for a new hotel and Odeon cinema as part of the regeneration of the South-west corner of Londons famous Leicester Square.
Source: Planning Resource
2008-10-30
Jesmond Picture House to be razed - A HISTORIC North cinema is set to be bulldozed to make way for new offices, despite concerns over a lack of parking spaces in its Newcastle suburb.
Source: Journal Live
2008-10-30
Hope of 750 new jobs if ex-cinema demolished - SEVEN hundred and fifty jobs could be created if plans to tear down one of Bradfords most iconic buildings – the former Odeon cinema – get the go-ahead.
Source: Yorkshire Post
2008-10-30
3D Film Technology could kill off 300 British cinemas - Hundreds of local cinemas could close because they are unable to afford new digital projector technology required to show a new generation of 3D films, it has been warned.
Source: Telegraph
2008-10-30
The inability to evolve has darkened screens before - The switch to digital cinema has barely touched the consciousness of the public. Some may be aware of the hype surrounding 3D, while others may have seen an opera screened at the local cinema, but this is not a demand-led transformation.
Source: The Times
2008-10-30
Odeon plan goes in - A planning application for a landmark development on the former Odeon cinema site has been submitted to Bradford Council, it was announced today.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2008-10-30
Independent cinemas struggle to cough up cost of digital switchover - A PENZANCE cinema could be under threat of closure within the next five years because it cannot afford the switchover to digital technology.
Source: This is Cornwall
2008-10-30
Cinema reschedules HSM3 screening after furore - A Norwich cinema has pulled the plug on an early morning showing of the eagerly anticipated High School Musical 3.
Source: Evening News 24
2008-10-18
Arqiva Uses Satellite to Deliver Full-Length Digital Cinema Feature - [Satellite Today 10-13-08] Arqiva used its content delivery network to distribute a full-length digital cinema feature via the Intelsat 905 satellite to Circuit George Raymond (CGR), one of Frances largest movie theatre chains, the company announced Oct. 13.
Source: Satellite Today
2008-10-18
Return of the silver screen a step closer - THE keys to St Austells new multi-screen cinema were handed over last Wednesday. WTW Cinemas has taken over the state-of-the-art building, ready to start work on the interior, before it is opened in December.
Source: This is Cornwall
2008-10-18
Arqiva distributes full-length digital cinema feature via satellite - Arqiva has announced it has used its Content Delivery Network to distribute the 2008 Palme dOr winning Entre Les Murs to Circuit George Raymond (CGR), one of Frances largest cinema chains.
Source: DTG
2008-10-18
Imax to install 2 theaters for UKs Odeon Cinemas - NEW YORK (AP) -- Imax Corp., which makes large-screen movie systems, said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with U.K.-based theater chain Odeon Cinemas Ltd. to install two Imax digital projection systems in London.
Source: Yahoo
2008-10-18
Odeon axed as cinema goes underground - A MAJOR London cinema is to be demolished to make way for a new basement cinema and hotel on the corner of Leicester Square.
Source: This is London
2008-10-18
New business team forms to forge ahead with cinema plans for St Neots - A new business team is being formed to try to secure a new multi-million pound cinema complex for St Neots.
Source: Town Crier
2008-10-18
Why London needs a new national film theatre - As the London Film Festival opens this week, Dave Calhoun wonders when – and if – visions for replacing the National Film Theatre will ever be realised
Source: Timeout
2008-10-13
Hotel chain buys the Odeon cinema - LIVERPOOLS former London Road Odeon cinema is to become a hotel.
Source: Liverpool Echo
2008-10-13
From Odeons to High Rise: The Photography of John Maltby - An exhibition that examines the work of one of Britain's finest architectural and social photographers, John Maltby (1910–1980), whose archive is held by the RIBA Library Photographs Collection. Beginning with a commission for the Odeon cinema chain in the 1930s, Maltby enjoyed a long-lasting and diverse career that embraced work for architects, manufacturers and designers, among them Tecton, the Design Research Unit and Sir Terence Conran, in addition to a clutch of magazines from The Architect & Building News to Modern Woman.
Source: London Architecture Diary
2008-10-13
Odeon plans draw 150 to exhibition - About 150 people attended a public exhibition to view plans to transform the site of the former Odeon cinema in Bradford city centre.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2008-10-13
Travelodge plan for cinema - A TRAVELODGE could soon replace the former Regal cinema and Gala Bingo premises in Lancaster city centre.
Source: Lancaster Guardian
2008-10-13
Hearse fitted with cinema goes on sale - A HEARSE that was customised with £25,000 worth of features including a back seat cinema has been put up for sale.
Source: Motors Today
2008-10-13
Stars come out in force to launch new cinema - SHOPPERS in Haverhill town centre were in for a shock on Saturday when they stumbled across a host of famous screen characters.
Source: Haverhill Echo
2008-10-13
New arthouse cinema opens in Kensal Rise - Sally Wilton has converted an Edwardian hall in Kensal Rise into a state-of-the-art cinema, profits from which will fund projects in South Africa. Wally Hammond meets her
Source: Timeout
2008-10-07
Mamma Mia! boosts summer cinema - Hit musical film Mamma Mia! has helped UK cinema to enjoy its best summer of attendances in recent years.
Source: BBC News
2008-10-07
Palace of escapism nearly ready for its audiences - THE distinctive, welcoming smell of popcorn may currently be absent, but step into any of the five screens and there's no mistaking that feeling of anticipation which comes as you enter a cinema.
Source: Haverhill Echo
2008-10-07
Mamma Mia! keeps Cineworld singing - The UK's second largest cinema chain, Cineworld, is preparing for expansion into digital 3D films, after bouncing into the black since last year with six month pre-tax profits of £8.7m.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2008-10-07
NEW MULTIPLEX-CINEMA FOR NEWQUAY - The big screen experience is to return to Newquay, which has been without a cinema for the past twelve years, with Cornwall based WTW Cinemas announcing plans to build a brand new four screen complex on the site of the former Vic Bars in Crantock Street.
Source: WTW Cinemas
2008-10-07
Pictures of Odeon faults are released - A developer has released these images to support its claim that the former Odeon cinema building has developed “major structural defects”.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2008-10-07
Multibuild finishes fit out of Liverpool cinema complex - Stockport-based contractor Multibuild has completed a £6m contract to fit out the Odeon Cinema complex in the Liverpool One regeneration project.
Source: Crains Manchester Business
2008-10-07
DCM lauches new brand identity - LONDON - Digital Cinema Media (DCM), the cinema sales house formed through the purchase of Carlton Screen Advertising by Odeon and Cineworld, has revealed a new brand identity. DCM's website is http://www.dcm.co.uk
Source: Brand Republic
2008-10-07
I couldn't let Reel Cinema die - THE new operator of Plymouth's Reel Cinema says he has come out of retirement because he didn't want to see the building close.
Source: This is Plymouth
2008-10-07
Cinema owner weighs options - IT CONTINUES to lie empty and boarded up, nine months after an independent cinema chain bought it and promised to restore it to its former glory.
Source: The Press
2008-10-07
cinema dreams kepts alive by meeting - AN AUSTRALIAN businessman hoping to turn Harborough's former Kwik Save site into a cinema said a meeting to discuss the proposal with the building's owners has gone well.
Source: Harborough Mail
2008-10-07
We are not likely to get a cinema - ROWS continue to rumble on at Worksop Town Hall over whether a cinema will EVER be built.
Source: Worksop Guardian
2008-10-07
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL BREAKS U.K. RECORDS - The latest installment in the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL movie series has already begun breaking box office records in the U.K. - the teen picture has taken the most advance bookings ever.
Source: Contact Music
2008-10-07
UK government won't bail out digital cinema stragglers - The UK government will not bail out cinemas left behind in the switch to digital cinema, Stewart Till, chairman of the UK Film Council has warned.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2008-09-30
Feel good films lift cinema to 40 year audience high - The film that brought back the music of the 70s has helped lift cinema audiences to a 40-year high.
Source: The Herald
2008-09-30
UK exhibitors urged to boycott Revolver's all-platform release - The UK's Cinema Exhibitors Association (CEA) has called on members to boycott Revolver Entertainment's planned Boxing Day release of Mum & Dad simultaneously on theatrical, DVD and online platforms.
Source: Screen Daily
2008-09-30
Brits turn to the cinema and tea room during economic gloom - Families are turning to the cinema and the tea room during the economic downturn as a cheaper form of entertainment.
Source: Daily Telegraph
2008-09-30
Cinema blow for traders - The Daily Echo can reveal that the launch of Eastleigh’s £25m cinema and leisure complex expected to open for Christmas has been delayed until next Easter.
Source: Daily Echo
2008-09-30
Film club wins top award - LOUTH Film Club is celebrating after taking the top prize at this year's Film Society of the Year Awards on Saturday and also winning the most important category prize, for its 2008/9 programme of films.
Source: Louth Leader
2008-09-30
Former Odeon unsafe says survey - A new structural survey has “proved the case” for the demolition of the derelict Odeon cinema, say developers who want to regenerate the city centre site.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus
2008-09-30
Cinema revamp plans go on display - Plans for a £55m development on the site of Bradford's historic Odeon cinema are being put on public display.
Source: BBC News
2008-09-30
Crunch meeting ahead for cinema campaigners - A CRUNCH meeting between the owners of Harborough's former Kwik Save site and an Australian businessman hoping to turn it into a cinema takes place on Monday.
Source: Harborough Mail
2008-09-30
Damian Barr welcomes you to the quiet revolution - The crunching of popcorn, the seemingly bottomless rustling bag, the bleeping mobile — this is the soundtrack of modern cinema, an horrific remix that sets my pulse racing more than any thriller. Fearing a Falling Down-style freak-out I’ve avoided going to the cinema for more than a year.
Source: The Times
2008-09-30
The last picture show for cinema stalwart Geoff - For Geoff Sale, it was the summer to beat all summers – but for all the wrong reasons.
Source: Gazette News
2008-09-30
Tiny village theatre gets major award - A theatre company based in a tiny Norfolk village is now to be ranked alongside London's Old Vic Theatre, National Theatre and Royal Opera House after winning a prestigious industry award.
Source: Dereham Times
2008-09-30
Theatre saved from closure by Mamma Mia - THE oldest theatre in Wales, set to shut for good this month because it had run out of money, has been saved thanks to hit Abba musical film Mamma Mia!
Source: Wales Online
2008-09-30
Writer of Mamma Mia! joins the Wotton Cinema - The volunteers at the Electric Picture House in Wotton under Edge Gloucestershire, are celebrating the arrival of its first Patron Catherine Johnson, the playwright and screenwriter who created the popular show and subsequent film Mamma Mia! Catherine joined up as an associate member of the volunteers known as “Team Electric” at the all-Digital Cinema and has agreed to become their first Patron.
Source: Press Release
2008-09-25
Everyman Cinema launches new mobile-ticket service - Everyman Cinema Club, London and the South East’s premium cinema brand is the first cinema chain in the UK to offer an innovative mobile ticketing service to their customers following a highly successful launch of the service at their Hampstead venue earlier this year.
Source: Press release
2008-09-25
Plans for Gateshead's first casino revealed - The casino is part of an estimated £10m scheme by Gill Properties for the site formerly occupied by the Odeon Cinema, which was demolished in 2003. The land has become an overgrown eyesore in recent years until a recent tidy-up.
Source: Chronicle Live
2008-09-25
Eight-screen cinema complex lined up for Tropicana scheme in Weston-super-Mare - CINEMA operator Vue has signed up to run a complex within the proposed £48-million Tropicana scheme in Weston-super-Mare.
Source: This is Bristol
2008-09-25
Pearl & Dean win deal to handle Showcase Cinema advertising - LONDON - Pearl & Dean has scooped a deal to handle the advertising for Showcase Cinemas from Digital Cinema Media, the sales house formerly known as Carlton Screen Advertising, who handled the account for the last six years.
Source: Brand Republic
2008-09-23
Cinema to open its doors to movie fans - Movie lovers will soon be able to watch their favourite films at the new cinema of the National Film and Television School and are being invited to join up for the privilege.
Source: Buckinghamshire Advertiser
2008-09-23
Plans go on public show - People will be given the chance to examine the
Source: Telegraph & Argus
2008-09-23
Cinemas starring role in duos scary movie - Two Sheffield film-makers are scaring the pants off audiences with their unique brand of horror. Polly Rippon reports.
Source: The Star
2008-09-23
Pealr & Dean signs up Showcase - Pealr & Dean have just announced that they have just signed up Showcase Cinemas along with the AMC circuit. This gives P&D 33% of cinema admissions and 44% of sites.
Source: Pearl & Dean
2008-09-18
Experts offer to look at Odeon interior - Experts at the Cinema Theatre Association have offered to examine the interior of Bradford
Source: Telegraph & Argus
2008-09-18
Film fans given first look of the city's new cinema screens - FILM fans have been given a sneak preview of the new cinema at Derby's
Source: This is Derbyshire
2008-09-18
Empire Ealing Closes - This cinema in now closed for redevelopment.
Source: Empire Cinemas
2008-09-17
Screenings Will Be Adults Only for Trial Period - VUE cinema in Hamilton will be offering over-18 film screenings throughout September for the movie goers of the local area to gauge the reaction.
Source: Hamilton Advertiser
2008-09-17
Curzon Cinema Closes - URMSTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — After a long struggle to keep this cinema open it has lost the battle. The last of three in the district, the owners tried so much but it needed too much renovation work and it became financial liability. The loss of the Empress, the Palace, and now this, means there isn’t a local cinema anymore.
Source: Cinema Treasures
2008-09-17
'Guardian angel' disappears from former Odeon Cinema - A GUARDIAN angel painted on the former Odeon Cinema building in St Albans has been covered up by the district council.
Source: The Herts Advertiser
2008-09-17
Dolby 3D Digital Cinema Expands Worldwide as Demand Grows for Digital 3D - Dolby Emerges as a Leading 3D Provider in Europe and Asia and Announces New Installations in North America
Source: Yahoo
2008-09-17
Blow dealt to cinema bid - N AUSTRALIAN businessman wanting to resurrect Harborough's former Ritz Cinema is staying optimistic despite councillors giving the go-ahead to demolish the building for flats and a shop.
Source: Harborough Mail
2008-09-17
Lease charges rub some of the glamour off Odeon Cinemas - ODEON & UCI Cinemas has plunged further into the red, with pre-tax losses increasing more than 79 per cent to 㿣.4million, due to prohibitive lease charges on a number of its sites.
Source: Credit Finance Guide
2008-09-17
New Eco Cinema for Northwest London - KENSAL RISE, LONDON, ENGLAND — Self-made millionaire Sally Wilton is to launch an 80 seat all digital cinema in Northwest London next month called the Lexi Cinema.
Source: Cinema Treasures
2008-09-17
FogScreen launches AV Integrator Programme - UK - FogScreen is exhibiting at PLASA08 on stand D72 a seamless 3 x One projection screen installation. The FogScreen One (one meter) and Inia (two meter) both utilise patented technology to create a thin layer of fog that is dry to the touch and environmentally safe. The one-meter-wide screen provides the option of seamlessly linking with additional FogScreen One projection devices to create a fog-canvas as large as the imagination desires.
Source: LSI Online
2008-09-17
D-LINK: D-Link to provide network backbone in digital cinema rollout across Europe - LONDON, UK, Sep 10, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) D-Link has today announced that Arts Alliance Media (AAM), one of Europe's leading providers of digital film distribution services, has selected D-Link to supply the network infrastructure for each of the digital cinemas being rolled-out by AAM. The agreement will enable existing cinemas across Europe to make the transition to fully digital cinemas, thus providing an optimised viewing experience for film-goers.
Source: Trading Markets
2008-09-17
Picture house is thriving in modern era - A TRADITIONAL 1930s picture house which had been facing closure after massive losses is now secure as record numbers of visitors return after a major refurbishment.
Source: EADT 24
2008-09-17
Reel lie above the electric cinema - Jon Perks meets the couple for whom the term ‘home cinema’ has a whole new meaning.
Source: Birmingham Post
2008-09-17
Flagship cinema for Newquay - The company which plans to build a new cinema in Newquay is promising it will be one of the South West's flagship entertainment venues.
Source: This is Cornwall
2008-09-04
Cinema auctions off film memorabilia - A WESTCOUNTRY cinema held a charity auction of its film memorabilia ahead of its closure this October.
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2008-09-04
Train station hosts drive-in cinema - Eurostar hosted a drive-in cinema in the car park of its Ebbsfleet International station over the bank holiday weekend. Reporter Michael Purton went to a screening to sample the drive-in experience.
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2008-09-04
GETTING WITH THE PROGRAMME - As the first European country to get fully behind digital cinema and the very first to do so with a cultural goal in mind, the United Kingdom is beginning to see some of the technology
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2008-09-04
Saturn's West End landmark - WIGAN-based Saturn Communications Group has achieved a milestone with a contract to supply its technology to a cinema in London's West End.
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2008-09-04
- CINEMAGOERS with visual or hearing difficulties will have a whole new world of film opened up to them thanks to the installation of new audio description and subtitling equipment.
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2008-09-04
Brief Encounter Closes at Cinema Pre-Tour, 16 Nov - Kneehigh Theatre
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2008-09-04
Cineworld profits up ahead of town launch - CINEWORLD is making solid financial progress, according to its half-yearly financial report, as it prepares to open its first multi-screen cinema in Haverhill.
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2008-09-04
Digital technology at a cinema near you - Cinema of the future is coming to a theatre near you: The introduction of digital technologies makes the european film industry more creative and competive at every stage of production and distribution. Stereo cinema, big screen live events and holographic television are revolutionising the media Watch from scene to screen in this week
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2008-09-04
Power company says it warned of power cut - A CINEMA and a pub were plunged into darkness during a power cut today.
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2008-09-04
Does popcorn enhance a movie or not? - It's been a cinema staple for a century, but now popcorn is being banned by Britain's biggest chain of arthouse screens. Does the cotton wool-textured snack enhance or diminish the movie-going experience, asks Stephen Robb.
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2008-09-04
Cinema puts village in the picture - Volunteers at the village hall have set up a rural cinema scheme and bought a state-of-the-art projector, sound system and screen with the help of a grant from the Wootton Bassett and Cricklade are a committee.
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2008-09-04
Join Andover - ANDOVER Film Club will be launched at the REEL Cinema in Andover on 15 September with the aim of showing films that may not otherwise come to Andover.
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2008-09-04
Merlin: BBC cues up TV and cinema ads - The BBC is to launch a TV and cinema advertising campaign to support the launch of Merlin, BBC1's autumn fantasy drama featuring veteran actor John Hurt and Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan.
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2008-09-04
The reel thing - CINEMAS across the country are frantically cleaning up the last pieces of popcorn from the seats and floors after the busiest months of their year - the school summer holidays.Between the end of June and the second week in August this year, Falkirk's Cineworld saw 105,000 film fans flock into its screens, more than double the number of people who visited between April and June.
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2008-09-04
Rivalry between cinema and train firm drive-in - Bosses at the only cinema in Europe
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2008-09-04
Golden couple met in cinema - A PLYMOUTH couple who met at the cinema as 15-year-olds have celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary.
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2008-09-04
Cinema to stay open - THE Plaza cinema bosses have quashed rumours that it will close as the freehold goes up for sale in Dorchester.
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2008-09-04
The Dolby Dilemna (Blog Post) - Our story begins in the fabled era of the 1970s when I started making films at the age of 11. I began by shooting regular 8mm film with my parent's Kodak Brownie, then moved up to Super-8 in the days when you could get a little Super-8 viewer and edit your film by physically hacking it apart and splicing it back together with scotch tape.
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2008-09-04
Iconic cinema in film debut - It looked pretty unremarkable from the outside
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2008-09-04
Last ditch bid to save town cinema scheme - CAMPAIGNERS hoping to turn Harborough's former Kwik Save premises into a cinema are this week pleading for a stay of execution on plans to demolish the building.
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2008-09-04
Cinema redevelopment plan goes through on appeal - RAMSEY'S landmark cinema is to be bulldozed to make way for a community centre and new homes.
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2008-09-04
BFI searches for future classics - The British Film Institute is searching for classic films of the future to mark its 75th anniversary.
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2008-09-04
Harold Ackroyd - YOU can almost hear the fanfares, the roar of the lion and the sounding of that great gong when their names are mentioned
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2008-09-04
Pyramid Saimira Group eyes UK's Reel cinema chain - One of the giants of the Indian film industry is looking to enter the British market by taking over Reel Cinemas, the award-winning Midlands-based group that specialises in small luxury theatres that show art house films and classic movies alongside Hollywood blockbusters.
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2008-09-04
Saturn launches cinema division - Saturn Communications Group has formed a cinema division to provide cinema operators with a customer communication and marketing services that includes digital signage, promotional packaging and digital media initiatives.
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2008-09-04
Graham Spurling Discusses Digital Cinema - The roll out of digital cinema is currently under way across Ireland. IFTN caught up with Graham Spurling of Spurling Group Cinemas to gain some insight into the digital cinema conversion, the role 3D will play, and discuss his appearance at the upcoming Screen International Digital Cinema 2008 event in London taking place on September 25th.
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2008-09-04
Cinema's first screening in 33 years - Sheffield's oldest cinema is screening its first film since 1975 to raise funds for a much needed new roof.
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2008-09-04
Too posh for popcorn - Independent cinemas once provided affordable art for all. Now, a growing number offer audiences a luxury experience
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2008-09-04
Rural Cinema Plans Boosted by Inglis Appointment - Going to the cinema may soon become as easy for people living in rural Scotland as it is for their urban counterparts, following the appointment of a former deputy director of the Edinburgh Filmhouse to a newly-created body dedicated to delivering cinema throughout the country
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2008-09-04
Peter Holland Retires - Sent in by Paul Ferrer: After over 34 years working at 20th Century Fox preview theatres in London's head offices and 44 years working in the film industry Peter Holland retired last week.
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2008-09-04
Geoffrey Chandler Obit - Geoff was the former chief of Odeon Oxford and sadly passed away on 30th August
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2008-08-28
Face-lift for the Regal - West Briton - 
Redruth's Regal Cinema has been redecorated and given a new lease of life thanks to a major regeneration scheme. The Redruth Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme has helped fund a major exterior refurbishment of the building this included strucutural repairs, replacement windows and the instatement of metal works. Since it's launch four years ago the regenration project has helped improve 35 properties in Redruth with the hope of boosting the town's economic growth.
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2008-08-25
Odeon in talks on move to new site - HEREFORD
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2008-08-25
News from Liverpool courteousy of Philip Mayer - Philip writes: The Princess, Kirkdale and Carlton, Tuebrook are soon to be demolished while the Bedford in Walton was demolished in April/May.
The former Mere Lane Cinema had a fire recently.
The Garston Empire has closed (was bingo), & it is planned to be demolished it is to make way for a car park for a nearby hospital; leaving the Carlton in Orell Park is the only former Liverpool cinema to still run bingo.
The present Odeon, with 10 screens, dates back from 1934 and was formerly the Paramount and is being replaced with a new Odeon Multiplex in Paradise Street, "Liverpool One", which is due to open on September 30th with 14 screens.
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2008-08-24
Sing Along To Mamma Mia! Overseas - U.K. exhibitors like Vue, Cineworld, Odeon, Empire Cinemas, Showcase Cinemas and Picturehouse will be hosting sing-along screenings of Mamma Mia!, beginning August 22. Given that it's the 19th-highest grossing movie in the history of British cinema, it's probably already playing in a lot of those theaters as it is. Still, if you're in the U.K. and you're dying to see the movie again with fellow Mamma lovers, check your local listings and prepare to sing along. Hey, you can't sound worse than Pierce Brosnan did, right?
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2008-08-24
San Francisco look of £35m office scheme - A CONTROVERSIAL £35m redevelopment of Nottingham's former Odeon Cinema has been described as having the "quirky" look of San Francisco about it.
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2008-08-24
Film fans demand new town cinema - A group of film fans in Angus has stepped up its campaign to have a cinema brought back to the area. (This version of the story from Montrose Review gives more details. [Editor])
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2008-08-24
Cineworld lifts revenues, confident outlook - LONDON (SHARECAST) - Cinema chain Cineworld lifted box office revenues by 1% in the first half, while total revenues improved by 0.9%, thanks to the success of blockbusters such as “I Am Legend” and “Indiana Jones”.
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2008-08-24
Mamma Mia! keeps Cineworld singing - The UK's second largest cinema chain, Cineworld, is preparing for expansion into digital 3D films, after bouncing into the black since last year with six month pre-tax profits of £8.7m. (More on this story can be found here)
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2008-08-24
Picture House to close after less than a year - LEYBURN'S Picture House will close on October 31 after less than one year of being run by volunteers.
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2008-08-24
Chester set to become film capital of North West - CHESTER is in the frame to become the film centre of the North West.
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2008-08-19
City news in brief: Lonmin, Cineworld - Cineworld's super troupers
Blockbusters such as Mamma Mia! and the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight, have been powerful box office draws this summer for cinema chain Cineworld, which this week is expected to unveil a strong first-half performance.
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2008-08-19
BFI's Google Earth Tour - The British Film Institute has created a layer database that allows you to look up locations, filmmakers, and other historical film references by using the free Google Earth application
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2008-08-16
Multi-million pound cinema refurbishment proposed for Gloucester - THE city's Cineworld cinema is set for a multi-million pound revamp.
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2008-08-16
Disabled access protest at cinema - Protesters gathered outside a cinema after a disabled teenage girl had to crawl up stairs because she could not take her wheelchair in.
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2008-08-14
Cross Gates Regal Cinema - This photograph is a sad reminder of the demise of the old Regal Cinema on the corner of Cross Gates Road and Cross Gates Lane.
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2008-08-14
Cinema evacuated after popcorn fire - More then a 100 people had to be evacuated from a St Helens cinema after a vat of popcorn caught fire.
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2008-08-14
Cinema campaign takes to the streets - A CAMPAIGN to demand action on Evesham’s derelict Regal Cinema will take to the streets this weekend.
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2008-08-13
Vicky Mansfield leaves Odeon Marble Arch - 
Today (13th August) sees Vicky Mansfield leaving not only Marble Arch cinema, but also Odeon to head to a new job as Media Management Operator for Red Bee Media based at White City. Vicky said that she is sad to be leaving the industry but feels things have changed significantly over the ten years she has been working within cinemas. Although this new job offers a range of career opportunities within the broadcast and film sector, it's not all bad news as Vicky doesn't want to completely turn her back on the cinema industry and is keen to both keep in touch with collegues and would also like to do some freelance projection work. She has also promised to write some articles for this site. So the best of luck and many congratulations from the Mad Cornish Projectionist.
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2008-08-12
Amys Hereford film ordeal - A WHEELCHAIR-bound schoolgirl is planning a protest after being forced to crawl up stairs at Hereford’s Odeon cinema because there was no disabled access.
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2008-08-12
Cash boost for Burgess Hill cinema - FILM fans at one of the oldest surviving independent cinemas in Britain should soon have better ticket facilities after an £8,000 grant.
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2008-08-12
Martin Audio in Europes first all digital multiplex - UK - Vue Entertainment has selected Martin Audio to provide cinema sound systems for its Princes Quay Hull cinema, Europes first new-build, all-digital multiplex cinema.
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2008-08-12
Credit crunch has hit cinema giant IMAX - Imax, the Canadian company we know for the giant-screen movie theatre systems reported a second quarter loss. The company said that this is mainly due to the investments it has made in the new digital technology.
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2008-08-12
Plans to rebuild resorts cinema - The owners of a cinema want to demolish the listed building and replace it with a new entertainment complex.
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2008-08-12
British Cinemas - People watch TV, and they effectively pay for it either by the TV licence or by watching adverts. Ok, we all have to pay the licence in the UK, but you get the idea. If the BBC started having adverts, there would be an outcry that we should pay for the TV licence. So why do we accept advertising when we pay to go to the cinema?
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2008-08-12
POPCORN-FREE CINEMA PLAN - Popcorn has been a staple part of cinema-going for many years.
But now the snack could become a thing of the past at at least one Bath’s cinema.
The Little Theatre Cinema at St Michael’s Place is expected be part of a pilot scheme experimenting with popcorn-free showings.
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2008-08-12
Popcorn faces cinema ban - Popcorn could vanish from an Oxford cinema in bid to win over audiences put off by noisy munching and its distinctive smell.
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2008-08-12
No snack ban for city venue - POPCORN munchers at Edinburghs Cameo cinema will be able to continue with their favourite snack despite planned popcorn-free screenings at other venues
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2008-08-12
Cinema ponders ban on noisy big-screen snack - A CINEMA plans to crack down on popcorn - by banning the snack.
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2008-08-12
Would banning popcorn make cinemas better? - Quick answer: no, dont be so ridiculous. Apparently some cinemagoers dont agree... is popcorn really the problem, though?
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2008-08-12
BACK TO THE BIG SCREEN - SEE A CLASSIC FILM WITH ODEON AND FRIJJ! - The FRijj Film Festival in partnership with ODEON is giving you the chance to see your favourite films back on the big screen, and all for free.
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2008-08-12
Cinema to phase out popcorn - Cinemas in London are thinking of phasing out popcorn due to customers complaining about the mess and noise it makes.
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2008-08-11
Mr Cinema Reg dies - THE funeral of Reg McCallam – Workington’s ‘Mr Cinema’ – will take place tomorrow.
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2008-08-11
Cinemas to trial popcorn free film screenings - A nationwide cinema chain is to ban popcorn from film screenings after complaints from audience members about the noise and mess created by the traditional treat.
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2008-08-11
The end for popcorn in British cinemas - London - The credits are rolling in Britain for the time-honoured cinematic tradition of munching popcorn at the movies - a newspaper reported on Sunday that increasing numbers of cinemas are banning it.
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2008-08-11
Popcorn free screenings at city cinema - For decades cinema-goers have enjoyed munching on a tub of popcorn as they watch the latest releases on the big screen.
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2008-08-10
Its The End for popcorn at the movies - Madonna says she lost her post-baby bulge by snacking on it, Samuel L. Jackson suspects no one can be trusted who puts sugar on it, and Patricia Arquette threw hers over Christian Slater to get him to notice her in True Romance.
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2008-08-10
Has popcorn had its day? - Would popcorn-free cinemas ruin the experience for you, or is it good riddance to a messy, noisy, expensive snack? And what do you munch on at the flicks?
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2008-08-09
Leading man of Tyneside cinema - HE WAS the founder of the massive Essoldo cinema circuit, but what many didn’t know is that he was a publicity-shunning big charity donor.
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2008-08-09
Cinema chain to become popcorn-free - The countrys largest art house cinema chain is trialling popcorn-free screenings after customers said the snack was messy and noisy.
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2008-08-08
Cinema set upto entice visitors - A MINI-CINEMA for visitors to the Anglesey County Show is to be set up on the ground at Mona next week.
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2008-08-08
New role for Odeon-rap man - The man who recently branded Bradford’s former Odeon cinema “a crap building” is changing roles at regional development agency Yorkshire Forward.
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2008-08-08
Obituary - Reg McCallam, of Workington - REG McCallam’s address book read like a who’s who of Hollywood - and the stars had him in their address books, too.
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2008-08-07
Happy ending - SIR, - I was very fortunate recently to accompany my family on a trip to the Rex Cinema in Berkhamsted. Firstly I would like to make a simple observation that this is how going to the cinema should be. Very comfortable seats, plenty of legroom for tall people like myself, excellent view of the screen, very good sound quality and above all else the feeling that you are being looked after by people with a real passion for cinema and films. It was a real eye opener for me as I thought this kind of enjoyable experience was long gone - killed off by multiplex chains. Thank you to everyone at the Rex
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2008-08-07
Autumn date for Odeon plans - The final designs for the replacement of Bradford’s dilapidated former Odeon cinema are due to be submitted to Council planners this autumn.
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2008-08-06
BOWING OUT- Idris Parry learnt cinema projection when he was 16 years old. - A PROJECTIONIST will be drawing the final curtain on more than five decades of helping to entertain threatregoers.
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2008-08-06
The Keystone Restorations - Chaplin at the BFI Southbank - This is a real treat for fans of Chaplin and silent cinema more widely. All of Chaplin’s 35 films from his work at Keystone during 1914 have been reconstructed and restored by the British Film Institute and the Cineteca di Bologna. They will all be screened at the BFI Southbank in London during August and September.
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2008-08-05
Thompson's Technicolor Network Services Gets New Leader - A top video solutions company in the communication, media and entertainment industries, Thompson, has announced that it has appointed a new Senior Vice President of Business Development for Technicolor Network Services, (TNS) Alan Wright.
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2008-08-05
Flats plan for former Falmouth cinema site - Falmouth's former Grand Cinema site could soon be turned into 20 flats at the fifth attempt.
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2008-08-05
Alex Theatre holds tribute to projectionist - George Crittenden, who worked at the theater for years, is remembered at a day dedicated to him.
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2008-08-04
Film censor defends Batman rating - The BBFC has justified giving The Dark Knight a 12A certificate after getting more than 80 complaints about the Batman film's disturbing content.
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2008-08-04
Letter to the Odeon - An unhappy customer writes a letter of complaint to Odeon and cc's it to his blog.
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2008-08-04
Funding boost for local cinemas - TWO independent cinemas have won grants to improve facilities for people with sight and hearing problems.
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2008-08-03
Film buffs £3m plea to save sights and smells of cinema - THEY are the remnants of a bygone age of cinema: ornate commissionaires outfits that look like dress uniforms for an army, art deco swing doors and boards displaying stills from the latest Technicolor epic.
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2008-08-02
Cinemas get lottery cash boost - Three cinemas in the East of England have received more than £30,000 of Lottery funding from the UK Film Council to improve their facilities.
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2008-08-02
Theatre stalwart takes final bow - You might not recognise his face, but Idris Parry has helped to entertain film and theatregoers for 45 years.
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2008-08-02
Confessions of a Projectionist - Excellent, funny and witty film reviews written by a film projectionist who works at the Odeon Cinema. This guy is on a mission to review every single film that is being shown at the Odeon, now that is a s**t load of films!!
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2008-07-31
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr. End 06/30/08) Earnings Call - Welcome to the Dolby Laboratories Conference Call discussing fiscal third quarter 2008 results. During the presentation, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. Afterwards, you will be invited to participate in a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. As a reminder, this call is being recorded, Thursday July 31st, 2008.
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2008-07-29
Stop bombarding us with unnecessary re-releases - We all know The Seventh Seal is great, and Badlands sublime. So why dont distributors get a little creative with their back catalogues?
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2008-07-29
Dark curse strikes at city film premiere - THE RUMOURED Curse of the Dark Knight struck in Worcester on Wednesday night as the plug had to be pulled on a special advance screening of the summer
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2008-07-29
CCTV cameras in UKs Odeon cinemas to be installed - CCTV Cameras have been installed to watch over their audiences by Britains largest cinema chain. By Jon Swaine
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2008-07-29
Bravery award for cinema worker who tackled arsonist - Security officer honoured for action which prevented former employee from certain death
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2008-07-29
Thomson's Technicolor Contributes To Record Breaking Weekend Box Office. - Thomsons Technicolor Services division provided a full array of industry-leading laboratory and digital services to the top 10 films driving the record-smashing North American box office for the weekend of 18 -20 July.
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2008-07-29
Odeon puts CCTV into cinemas to stop snogging in the back row - KISSING in the back row could become a thing of the past after the UKs largest cinema chain admitted installing cameras to spy on the audience.
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2008-07-29
New images of Smithfield cinema proposals - A CINEMA operator has pledged to stay in Oswestry for at least 15 years if permission is granted to redevelop the Smithfield site.
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2008-07-29
Harry Potter helps British movies rake in - Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix
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2008-07-29
New lease of life for old cinema - THE FORMER ABC cinema has been given a new lease of life, seven years after it closed its doors.
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2008-07-29
Coming to a big screen near you - A season of performances from the Royal Opera House is to be screened live at cinemas in Britain and across Europe.
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2008-07-29
Why I - The Queen
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2008-07-29
The Empire is ten years old - and bigger than Godzilla! - THE giant cake baked and scoffed to celebrate the Empire cinema
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2008-07-29
New 10-screen cinema plan for Plymouth - THE city centres famous Reel Cinema may be knocked down and replaced by a 10-screen multiplex.
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2008-07-29
Minster visit towns film achives - A government minister visited the worlds largest film archives that are in Berkhamsted to celebrate the launch of a new online service.
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2008-07-24
CSA appoints new sales director - Cinema sales house Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA) has promoted Gemma Atkinson to the role of sales director.
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2008-07-24
Multiplex plan: Anger over lack of consultation - A RESTAURANT owner has slammed a lack of consultation over plans for a city-centre multiplex cinema.
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2008-07-24
UK cinema attendances on the up - The number of people going to UK cinemas rose by 4% in 2007, after two years which saw attendances decline, the UK Film Council has said.
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2008-07-24
Behind The Screen at Somerset House (2008) - ILM buffs are once again invited to go Behind the Screen with Somerset House’s latest programme of screenings, talks and discussions taking place literally behind the giant screen
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2008-07-24
Digital cinema to be park focal point - A DAZZLING new digital cinema will be one of the focal points of a new retail and leisure park.
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2008-07-24
Christie News Update - Cineplexx Selects Christie DLP Cinema(r) Projection Systems For Xdcs First Large-Scale Deployment Of 193 Screens In Austria, Wokingham, Berkshire (7th July 2008)
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2008-07-24
Bid to lift ban on Monty Python’s Life of Brian - IT FEATURED some of the most famous scenes in cinema and has been repeatedly voted the funniest film ever made.
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2008-07-24
Cinema focus on ‘spy’ crime deterrent - AMOROUS film-goers who want to go hugging in the back row had better watch out.
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2008-07-24
Opening for £3m cultural centre - A £3m visitor attraction has officially opened in a Cumbria town.
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2008-07-24
Multiplex cinema is top of wish list for young people in Bognor Regis - Nearly every young person in Bognor Regis wants to see a multiplex cinema in the town
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2008-07-24
The Electric Palace cinema in Harwich: the first picture show - You’re the aspiring actor Clive Owen, it’s the mid-Eighties, and you are out to impress your girlfriend and fellow RADA graduate Sarah-Jane Fenton. So where do you take her? Drinking in Soho? Eating in Knightsbridge? Dancing in Hoxton? Why, you go to the Electric Palace cinema in Harwich, northeast Essex, of course.
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2008-07-24
COMMERCIAL BREAK - Falmouth is boldly strutting into the 21st century by getting its first commercial cinema for more than 20 years.
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2008-07-18
STAG THEATRE OPERATOR 'REGRETS CLOSURE' - Kino Holdings, the company which will close the Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks, has expressed its regret at the decision.
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2008-07-16
Recession welcome to cinemas - Rapturous reviews, a dead star and Batman’s global familiarity will all help to sell The Dark Knight, but it is the crashing economy that could do the most for its success. Cinema tickets are the leisure industry’s equivalent of ties and lipstick, which enjoy better sales when looming job cuts encourage employees to smarten up.
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2008-07-16
Blaze at derelict cinema in Cannock - FIREFIGHTERS forced their way into a derelict cinema today to tackle a blaze inside.
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2008-07-16
New entries on Theatre Building at Risk list - Brighton’s Gardner Arts Centre and the Farnham Redgrave Theatre have joined venues such as Wilton’s Music Hall on the list of England’s most endangered theatre buildings.
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2008-07-16
Popular cinema is saved - A popular cinema has been saved, just weeks after it closed after more than 80 years at a west Suffolk town.
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2008-07-16
The Electric Cinema’s HD screen (and a little controversy) - The Electric Cinema recently completed the final stage of its refurbishment with the opening of a 78 seat second screen which features a High Definition projector. So far film screenings have leant towards the populist with Bladerunner (which I went down to see), The Wizard of Oz and, this coming weekend, The Great Escape. Check the Electric Cinema’s programme page for details.
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2008-07-16
What recession? Hollywood still smiling - Given the relentless onslaught of negative headlines about the looming prospect of recession, its perhaps no surprise that the idea of escaping into the darkness of the cinema or holing up with a CD or DVD instead of going out is fuelling rare optimism among some media executives.
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2008-07-16
Building work on cinema under way - Building work on a new cinema in a Berkshire town has begun.
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2008-07-16
BAFTA honours Arab cinema - LONDON – The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in association with the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) celebrates Arab cinema with “BAFTA GOES TO THE ARAB WORLD” which will be held in London from 11-14 July as a token of recognition of Arab cinema’s unique contribution to the global film industry.
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2008-07-12
Plans for controversial apartment block dropped - AN INVESTMENT firm has dropped controversial plans to build a 20-storey copper, bronze and steel apartment block in the centre of Cardiff.
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2008-07-12
Imax 'may show Batman all night' - Managers at an Imax cinema in London have said they were "seriously considering" screening the new Batman film "24 hours a day" to meet demand.
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2008-07-12
CSA sale to Digital Cinema Media finalised - LONDON - ITV has completed the
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2008-07-12
Screen opinion: A lengthening list of demands - Cinema on demand is one of those long-touted ideas that's become a cliche before the fact.
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2008-07-12
UK cinemas set to screen first scented ads - LONDON - Cinema sales house Pearl & Dean is in talks with several luxury brands about the launch of the UK
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2008-07-12
Sony get a Vue into the cinema world - Sony has struck a deal with VUE cinemas to supply 62 multiplexes across the UK and Ireland with a new Sony Ziris digital signage system. The programme will see 287 Bravia and Sony Pro 40in LCD screens located throughout its network linked by Ziris software and centrally managed from Vue's London headquarters.
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2008-07-12
Odeon Leads the Way in Digital Cinema - Cinema goers at the ODEON in Guilford this weekend were the first and only audience in Europe to see
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2008-07-12
Happy 40th to art's concrete bunker - Luminaries of the art world will flock to the South Bank tonight to celebrate an institution they love - even if the paying public has always been more cautious in its enthusiasm.
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2008-07-12
Hollywood celebrates reprieve - The Hollywood Film Theatre, in Bury St Edmunds, will re-open next week after a rescue package was negotiated with the existing owners.
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2008-07-12
NFT Logistics gets Harry Potter to the cinema on time with Skillweb - Track and Trace solutions from Skillweb systems provide competitive advantage in visibility and security for NFT Logistics
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2008-07-12
Vandals targeting neglected Odeon - DELAYS to the redevelopment of York
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2008-07-12
Guiding lights of a golden era - Star of many British films, Lesley Phillips, with the staff at the Ritz cinema, in the Buttermarket, Ipswich, when he attended a film premier. Valerie Porter
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2008-07-12
UK cinemas set to screen first scented ads - LONDON - Cinema sales house Pearl & Dean is in talks with several luxury brands about the launch of the UK's first scented ad campaigns in cinemas.
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2008-07-12
Bafta to mark Arab cinema's success - British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta), in association with the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will celebrate Arab cinema with "Bafta Goes To The Arab World."
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2008-07-12
Community venue plans for school - A new
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2008-07-07
LOST METROPOLIS FOOTAGE FOUND - Lost footage from cult sci-fi film METROPOLIS has been discovered in Argentina. The director's cut of Fritz Lang's 1927 classic, featuring an extra 30 minutes, was believed to have vanished forever after it was cut by Paramount bosses because of bad reviews.However, the curator of the Buenos Aires Film Museum discovered a copy of the movie in his archives - and a projectionist noticed it was longer than all other versions of the iconic film.Film restorer Martin Koerber, who is one of the few people to see the lost footage, says, "No matter how bad the condition of the material may be, the original intention of the film, including all of its sub-plots, is now once again tangible for the normal viewer. The rhythm of the film has been restored."
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2008-07-07
NEW MANAGER FOR CINEMA - The newly reopened Tivoli cinema in Tiverton has a new manager in Rob Lea, who joins from the Apollo Cinema chain in Redditch.
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2008-07-07
City centre tower block plans defended - The 20-storey apartment block proposed for the site of the former Capitol Odeon cinema on Queen Street, Cardiff, was recently lambasted by planning officials who identified a litany of failures.
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2008-07-07
Curtains for cinema development? - CAMPAIGNERS against the demolition of the city's last cinema fear the unstable economic climate could turn the approved scheme on its head.
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2008-07-07
DTS DIGITAL CINEMA INTRODUCES NEW SUITE OF PRODUCTS AT CINEMA EXPO INTERNATIONAL 2008 - DTS Digital Cinema announced the introduction of a new suite of products at Cinema Expo International 2008. The ScreenStore
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2008-07-07
Cinema plans set for approval - A COUNCIL is set to approve plans for a new cinema as part of its cultural strategy.
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2008-07-07
Worksop needs a cinema- join the fight - THE WORKSOP Guardian is backing the public's campaign to put pressure on Bassetlaw Council to build a cinema in Worksop.
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2008-07-07
DTS Digital Cinema Introduces New Products At Cinema Expo - DTS Digital Cinema, a provider of digital entertainment services for content owners and cinema exhibitors, has announced the introduction of a new suite of products at Cinema Expo International 2008. The ScreenStore Media Player, Theatre Management System (TMS) and Screen Management System (SMS) have all been launched at the industry showcase demonstrating DTS Digital Cinema's commitment to providing solutions for the digital cinema network.
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2008-06-30
Cineworld trading - Cineworld has said that trading for the first half of 2008 was as expected, with total revenues up 0.7% on last year, driven by gains in box office revenue which increased 1.2%.
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2008-06-30
Indiana Jones blockbuster helps whip up improved revenues for Cineworld - CINEWORLD, operator of the cinema complex at FountainPark, has seen revenues in the first half of the year nudge ahead, thanks to blockbuster movie releases including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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2008-06-30
Cineworld eyes box-office boost - The UK's second-largest cinema chain hopes to recover from a "challenging" summer with a string of box-office hits due for release this autumn.
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2008-06-30
Anticipated acquisition by Odeon Cinemas Limited and Cineworld Cinemas Limited of Carlton Screen Advertising Limited - The full text of the decision will be available shortly
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2008-06-30
UK's OFT clears Odeon/Cineworld purchase of Carlton Screen Advertising - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The UK Office of Fair Trading said it has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Odeon Cinemas Ltd. and Cineworld Cinemas Ltd. of ITV Plc.'s Carlton Screen Advertising Ltd. (CSA).
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2008-06-30
Dolby Supports Big-Screen Premiere of New Chronicles of Narnia Movie - Dolby provided digital cinema technical support for the UK
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2008-06-30
Curtains for cinema development? - CAMPAIGNERS against the demolition of the city's last cinema fear the unstable economic climate could turn the approved scheme on its head.
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2008-06-30
Tartan Films goes into administration - UK distributor Tartan Films has gone into administration, ending months of speculation.
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2008-06-30
INTEREST IN ARCHIVE IS GROWING AS CLASSICS ARE RELEASED ON DVD - Movie lovers are expected to flock to an Exeter University archive created by a revolutionary film director after his ground-breaking work was widely released on DVD for the first time.
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2008-06-30
Hi-tech images on Tube platforms - Tube users are able to watch moving advertising images and film trailers while they wait for their next train.
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2008-06-30
Hit makers: The real stars of British film - Who decides what we watch? And who can really sell a movie? Geoffrey MacNab gives a rundown of British cinema's top movers and shakers
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2008-06-30
Merlin cinema approved for Falmouth - Plans for a multiplex cinema in Falmouth were approved this morning and work is expected to start as soon as possible.
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2008-06-30
CURTAIN TO RISE AT CINEMA'S GALA RE-OPENING - Film lovers in Mid Devon will be putting on their glad rags tonight for the gala reopening of a much loved cinema.
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2008-06-30
SpongeBob SquarePants in revamp of Pearl & Dean ident - LONDON - Nickelodeon UK will later today launch a SpongeBob SquarePants version of the iconic Pearl & Dean Cinema cinema ident.
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2008-06-30
Technicolor moves to Soho - Technicolor will open a new seven-storey facility in Soho's Lexington Street in late autumn as part of a multimillion pound project to move its post-production and its creative services division from West Drayton.
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2008-06-30
Screen International - Screen International is proud to host digital Cinema 2008, the comprehensive event that provides solutions to the major obstacles in moving digitisation forward. taking place at a make-or-break time for the whole digital cinema project, the conference will bring together key stakeholders, identify new business opportunities and set forth a strategy to accelerate roll-out.
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2008-06-30
Big drop in cinema audiences - FILM fans are deserting the big screen, with cinemas set to lose more than 11million people this year, figures reveal.
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2008-06-30
Building work starts on cinema - Cinema will show 3D films as well as major sporting and music events, new operator says
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2008-06-30
UK cinema attendances approach 8-year low - Cinema attendances are heading towards an eight year low as the credit crunch hits leisure spending, new figures show.
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2008-06-30
The age of the super cinemas - Talking of cinemas, which we have been in Nostalgia in recent weeks, a notable anniversary falls tomorrow. On June 27, 1938 the Odeon, the first of Halifax's super cinemas, opened at the corner of Broad Street and Orange Street. The other, the Regal, later the ABC, opened later in the year, on September 19, at Ward's End.
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2008-06-30
Cinema admissions suffer but Carlton predicts comeback - LONDON - Cinema admissions dropped markedly in May but cinema sales house Carlton Screen Advertising expects 2008 to be a "bumper" year for movies as it hit back at press reports claiming attendances will be down by 11m for the year.
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2008-06-30
Consortium bid for Brighton cinema - A famous cinema which has fallen into disrepair is changing hands for the second time in less than a year.
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2008-06-30
Cinema staff were all well dressed - REFERENCE the memories of The Rex cinema by Bernard Hopkins (Callback, Post, Wednesday, May 7).
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2008-06-30
Cinemas - THE teams of two Odeon cinemas in West Yorkshire are taking part in their very own action adventure by embarking on a cross country hike for child charity NSPCC.
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2008-06-30
Plans for region's first hospital cinema unveiled - PLANS for the region
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2008-06-30
Naked reviews Digital Cinema Media strategy - LONDON - Digital Cinema Media, the cinema sales house formed through the purchase of Carlton Screen Advertising by Odeon and Cineworld, has appointed Naked Communications to undertake a strategic review of the business.
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2008-06-30
Billington Cartmell secures Cineworld Group business - Cineworld Group, the UK
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2008-06-30
Odeon-UCI to go digital - AMSTERDAM -- Europe's largest exhib chain Odeon-UCI plans to convert all its U.K. theaters to digital projection in the next three years, with the rest of its European sites following shortly after, the company revealed at Cinema Expo in Amsterdam Monday.
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2008-06-30
Dolby Digital Cinema Helps Screen Prince Caspian Premiere - Dolby Laboratories Inc., which features a complete digital system for storing, managing, and playing digital movies, provided digital cinema technical support for the premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the UKs biggest single-screen digital cinema movie premiere to date in London last night.
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2008-06-30
Cinema to open in top of New Empire Theatre - A NEW community-based cinema is being planned for Southend.
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2008-06-30
QubeMaster Pro Chosen by Art Alliance Media - QubeMaster Pro Chosen by Art Alliance Media
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2008-06-30
Glamour and glitz at cinema launch - THERE was red carpet glamour at Reel Cinemas, Andover, last week when its official opening took place.
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2008-06-30
Teen stabbed at city cinema - A teenager was stabbed outside a Wolverhampton cinema after a row between groups of youths.
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2008-06-30
Another Fine Old Cinema Building Destroyed - The building which was the Scala Cinema on the Stroud Green Rd, or to be exact 15 The Parade, Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, is no more.
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2008-06-30
New cinema on market site - A 10-screen multiplex cinema and more than 20 new bars and restaurants will form a major part of Prestons Tithebarn rebirth.
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2008-06-30
Cinema plan is submitted - A FORMAL bid to convert the North Street car park into a multiplex cinema plus a hotel and shops has been submitted to Scarborough Council.
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2008-06-30
Canon cinema back in action - A FORMER Liverpool cinema is to become the welcome point for the city’s international arts biennial.
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2008-06-30
ITV confirms to sell assets to Cineworld jv - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - ITV PLC has confirmed that its unit Carlton Screen Advertising Ltd has signed a binding head of terms agreement to sell certain business and assets to the new 50:50 cinema advertising joint venture between Cineworld Group PLC and Odeon Cinemas Ltd.
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2008-06-30
Axe falls on Hatter Street cinema - Oldest cinema in town to close after 80 years
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2008-06-30
ARRI Chooses QubeMaster for Digital Cinema Encoding - After extensive testing and investigation of the large number of digital cinema encoding tools available in today´s busy marketplace, ARRI have chosen upon QubeMaster Pro.
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2008-06-30
Cineman bids farewell to "showman" technician - The Odeon cinema in Hastings has waved goodbye to one of its oldest employees.
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2008-06-30
Sell-off to church was why EMD cinema shut - IT is no wonder the identity of Walthamstow Mum was hidden, judging by the crass remarks in last weeks Guardian that the EMD was rubbish as a cinema - cold, uncomfortable and never showed any good films.
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2008-06-30
Man questioned over cinema fire - A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fire at a disused cinema in Wrexham town centre.
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2008-06-30
Dolby Digital Cinema Helps Screen UK’s Biggest Movie Premiere - LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) will provide digital cinema technical support for the UK’s biggest single-screen digital cinema movie premiere to date. Disney Pictures’ and Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian will be screened this evening at the O2 arena in London before an expected audience of 10,000, including stars from the movie Liam Neeson (the voice of Aslan), Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian), and the film’s director, Andrew Adamson.
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2008-06-30
Disappointing response from cinema operators - Cinema operators are not queuing up to provide a facility in St Neots – according to St Neots Town Council.
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2008-06-30
Royal Cinema needs a coat of paint - The Royal Cinema, which dominates Royal Square in St Ives, has for a long time badly needed a coat of paint - and it now also has a boarded-up broken window to add to the general impression of neglect. Merlin Cinemas who own the Royal should address the problem and give the place a face-lift ( part of the interior of the cinema has been refurbished).
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2008-06-30
Suicide film banned from cinema - A cinema in a county where a number of young people have apparently killed themselves has been criticised for not showing a film about suicides.
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2008-06-30
Disused cinema fire forces town centre closures - PARTS of a busy town centre were closed off when a disused cinema went up in flames.
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2008-06-23
Odeon-UCI to go digita - AMSTERDAM -- Europe's largest exhib chain Odeon-UCI plans to convert all its U.K. theaters to digital projection in the next three years, with the rest of its European sites following shortly after, the company revealed at Cinema Expo in Amsterdam Monday.
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2008-06-20
Stars wow Narnia fans at premiere - Narnia stars talk about the film on the 'green' carpet
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2008-06-19
Man questioned over cinema fire - A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fire at a disused cinema in Wrexham town centre.
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2008-06-19
UK's Biggest Premiere of Prince Caspian at the O2 -
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2008-06-19
Entertain in Cineworld distribution tie-up - LONDON - Expansive Media's DVD magazine Entertain is to be distributed in copies of Cineworld from July.
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2008-06-17
Cash boost for Barnoldswick cinema plan - BARNOLDSWICKS community cinema has received a huge cash boost - but it may mean rethinking the original plans.
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2008-06-17
Top Ten Cinemas in England - rather than spending the summer another soulless squalid multiplex cinema, I intend to embrace more lavish, elaborate and comfortable surroundings and experience cinema as it was intended in the early 1920
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2008-06-17
Flicks in sticks a big hit with chicks - There
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2008-06-17
CSA on the look-out for Formula 1-Odeon sponsor - LONDON - Carlton Screen Advertising, the UKs largest cinema sales house, is on the hunt for a sponsor to back an initiative in which the Odeon cinema chain will broadcast live coverage of this seasons Formula 1 races.
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2008-06-17
Reel anger frames action - Projectionists in the Bectu union at Odeon Cinemas have voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposed realignment of the payroll system.
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2008-06-17
Delight for movie fans as cinema gets go-ahead - AN epic 20-year struggle to bring a multi-screen cinema to Falmouth has finally come to an end after plans to convert the old Drill Hall into an entertainment centre were given the go-ahead.
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2008-06-17
The Majestic Cinema - Moving pictures could be seen at the mart as early as 1910. Between the World Wars four cinemas were operating in the town.
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2008-06-17
Exhibition for cinema revamp plan - Plans to transform a derelict Newcastle cinema into shops and offices are to go on public display next week.
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2008-06-17
Verizon sends text messages to the big screen - Verizon will be asking moviegoers about their music preferences and posting their responses up on the cinema screen as part of a new pre-movie advertisement.
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2008-06-17
Priory cinema site sold - A DEAL to sell the site of the former Priory cinema in Royston has been agreed.
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2008-06-17
New look for old cinema - The development is planned for the old cinema site which is on the market for
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2008-06-17
How to improve cinemas in one simple step - Matt has a new idea that will fix the problem with modern cinemas once and for all. And, yknow, it might just work...
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2008-06-17
THE GLITZ AND THE GLAMOUR OF THE ELEPHANT AND CASTLE! - THE GLITZ and glamour of the 1930s picture house went down in history at the Elephant and Castle this week, with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque on the site of a former cinema.
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2008-06-17
Champagne launch for new cinema - ANDOVERS newest attraction officially opens its doors to the public on Friday, 13 June.
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2008-06-17
Eight-screen cinema in - An eight-screen cineplex is among the elements in a
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2008-06-17
Curtain may fall on film nights at village centre - FILM nights at Denmead Community Centre are under threat because of falling attendances.
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2008-06-17
And fade to new cinema opening - EARLY this afternoon one of the most eagerly awaited projects in Andovers history gets underway when the doors open at Reel Cinema on top of Asda.
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2008-06-17
The Cinedrome Padstow - The Cinedrome at Padstow is situated on Lanadwell Street, opposite the Golden Lion public house. It is a very short walk from the towns shops and quay, with car parking being available on the quay itself.
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2008-06-17
Foo Fighters Wembley Stadium Shows To Be Shown At Cinemas - The two Foo Fighters shows at Wembley Stadium will be shown at cinemas across the UK
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2008-06-17
Its THE END for Odeon cinema saga - THE END was finally flashed up on screen on Monday as the site of the citys last cinema was given the go-ahead to become a flats scheme.
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2008-06-17
CSA board to disband following sale - LONDON - The entire board of cinema sales house Carlton Screen Advertising will leave the company once its sale to Odeon Cinemas and Cineworld Group is completed next month.
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2008-06-17
Cineworld Group says forms 50:50 joint venture with Odeon Cinemas - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Cineworld Group Plc. said it has formed a 50:50 joint venture, Digital Cinema Media Ltd. (DCM), with Odeon Cinemas Ltd. to address cinema advertising.
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2008-05-31
DTS Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results - DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. In addition, the Company announced that it has sold its Digital Cinema business to Beaufort California, Inc., a member of Beaufort International Group Plc. in England.
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2008-05-31
Volkswagen Builds on Their Sponsorship of Independent Cinema With a Follow-Up Campaign - Created by DDB London, Volkswagen's campaign, continues the idea of shedding light on cinema classics. The straight-to-camera interviews expound conspiracy theories that expose the apparent hidden meanings in well-known films.
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2008-05-31
Hold the popcorn! Opera is heading for the multiplex - Glyndebourne (whose summer season starts today) is scheduling screenings into its repertoire after having a hit at Odeon cinemas last year with three operas ...
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2008-05-31
Chester Odeon extension plan is deferred over access fears - Premium Article ! Your account has been frozen . For your available options click the below button.
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2008-05-31
Sex & The City (15) target=_blank>AS far as eagerly anticipated films go, Sex & - The City has got to be one of the biggest. And as hundreds of stylishly-dressed women queued excitedly in a never-ending snakes and ladders game across the Odeon in Southampton, expectations were high.
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2008-05-31
Cinema victors to run the show - THE Sussex Inlet community has ensured public ownership of its cinema building is retained and now its challenge is to keep it running.
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2008-05-31
Hold the popcorn! Opera is heading for the multiplex - As Glyndebourne starts, its arias won't just be heard in Sussex. Hermione Eyre reports on a new cinema trend
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2008-05-31
Doubt over cinema plan - A THREE-STOREY extension to Chester’s Grade II listed art deco Odeon cinema building may not be able to be built even if plans are approved.
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2008-05-31
Cinema denies dangerous noise levels - The Odeon cinema has denied claims by deaf awareness campaigners that it shows films at dangerous volumes.
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2008-05-31
Which Cinema Do You Prefer? - An online poll to find out
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2008-05-31
Pirates selling new hit film - PIRATE copies of the summers biggest movie blockbuster are being freely sold on Blackpools streets - just days after the film premiered.
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2008-05-31
ma sign blown loose by wind - Part of a cinema sign at a shopping centre near Bridgend came loose during strong winds.
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2008-05-31
Merlin cinema approved for Falmouth - Plans for a multiplex cinema in Falmouth were approved this morning and work is expected to start as soon as possible.
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2008-05-31
Cinemas air-con plans approved - CONTROVERSIAL changes to the Odeon cinema in Westbrook have been approved by council planners.
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2008-05-31
Chester Odeon extension plan is deferred over access fears - A DECISION on whether to allow an extension to the former Odeon building in the city has been deferred.
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2008-05-31
Wonderful response to cinema news - THE new owner of the Tivoli cinema in Tiverton said there had been a "wonderful response" to the news that the cinema was due to re-open on June 20.
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2008-05-31
Save our old cinema - JAZZ trumpeter Digby Fairweather has called for the "very last of the real cinemas" in Southend to be saved.
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2008-05-31
Over 6,300 Digital Screens Worldwide and Major Movies Are Now Distributed Digitally as Well as with Film - It has been three years since the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) published recommendations for how distributors and theaters should handle movies distributed and exhibited digitally. The recommendations have since turned into standards and the Digital Cinema industry went through a burst of activity and growth. There are now over 6,300 digital screens worldwide and major movies are now distributed digitally as well as with film.
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2008-05-31
Legal setback for Chester Odeon extension plan - A THREE storey extension to Chesters grade ll listed art deco Odeon cinema building may not be able to be built even if plans are approved.
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2008-05-31
Cineworld posts $25 mil pretax profits - March 19, 2008 The company posted pretax profits of 12.4 million pounds ($25 million) in the 12 months ending December 2007, a turnaround from a pretax loss of 7.7 million pounds during 2006. The company also said it has reduced its net debt to 124.4 million pounds ($250.6 million) following the IPO in May 2007 and debt refinancing measures from 314.2 million pounds the previous year
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2008-05-31
A twist in the Odeon tale - THE PLANNING battle over two key town centre sites in Middlesbrough has taken a dramatic twist.
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2008-05-21
Flicks should come back as cinema - EDITOR - After seeing Flicks nightclub in Sleaford boarded up I thought what an absolute shame.
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2008-05-18
Pop at the Pictures - The old Odeon cinema on The Headrow closed in October 2001 after nearly 70 years bringing blockbuster movies to the city – but its use as a venue for some of the wildest pop nights of the 1960s is the subject of a new book, as Neil Hudson found out...
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2008-05-16
Cinema chain signs lease - A NATIONAL cinema chain has signed a 25-year lease with the company behind the
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2008-05-16
Cineworld confident of revenue growth - LONDON (SHARECAST) - Box office revenues at multiplex cinema operator Cineworld are up in 2008 despite a dearth of blockbuster films on release.
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2008-05-16
Arsonists target disused cinema - A disused cinema has been extensively damaged by a fire which police believe was started deliberately.
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2008-05-16
New home hope for Hull Screen - HULLS only independent arthouse cinema could be transferred to a new home by the beginning of next year.
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2008-05-16
Developer to start survey of Odeon site - Survey work begins this week on Bradford's Odeon cinema building, ahead of a planning application to develop the site.
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2008-05-16
Cinema surveyed ahead of plans for demolition - WORK has started on surveying Bradford's Odeon cinema ahead of a controversial planning application to develop the site.
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2008-05-16
Odeon sale hit by economy - PROBLEMS with the economy have been blamed for holding up negotiations to find a buyer for the former Odeon cinema in Ipswich, it emerged today.
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2008-05-16
Celebrating decade of film at Tyneside Cinema - FILM lovers can join in the celebrations of 100 years of cinema on Tyneside on a new interactive website.
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2008-05-16
The stuff of legend - THE curtain finally came down on the Odeon in Hall Gate earlier this month - but a new book records the three dates the Fab Four took the old Doncaster cinema by storm back in 1963 as Beatlemania was gripping Britain.
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2008-05-16
Sussex says, - SHOALHAVEN City Council has come under pressure to abandon plans to sell the Sussex Inlet Cinema.
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2008-05-16
Lights, camera, action as cinema set to open - WORK on the fitting out of Andover's new cinema complex is progressing well with the doors now scheduled to open on 12 June.
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2008-05-16
Introducing Cinema Technology Emag - Cinema Technology E-MAG is an exciting online edition of the print version and provides a truly worldwide window for everybody in the business.
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2008-05-16
Planning Application for the demoliation of the Derby Playhouse. -
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2008-05-16
Derby Hippodrome Theatre - A petition has been raised to save the Derby Hippodrome Theatre.
Intended re-use is as a live theatre, after many years as a bingo
club and recent attempts by the current owner to demolish it.
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2008-05-10
Museum puts Rare Film in the Spotlight - The Black Country Living Museum will be rolling out the red carpet on Saturday 17th May for a glittering evening performance of its latest find - a rare print of Buster Keaton's 1927 silent masterpiece - The General.
For more details press read the press release
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2008-04-27
Digital Cinema 3-D dispute - NATO prexy John Fithian warned Sunday that the cinema industry is headed for “a potential train wreck” over 3-D if studios and theater owners do not settle their dispute over digital cinema fees in short order. And he noted that while heavyweights such as Jeffrey Katzenberg and James Cameron were early and ardent supporters of digital, key helmers like Steven Spielberg remain on the fence.
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2008-04-27
Never mind the credit crunch, have you seen the price of popcorn? - I came across a receipt the other day from a trip the cinema. It was HUGE. But it wasn' for tickets (although in most places, especially central London that receipt would be HUGE too). No, it was for popcorn and a drink. OK, it was a large popcorn (salt, only ever salt) and a medium drink. How much did that come to?
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2008-04-27
Film website lands in UK - LONDON - A new film website, Screenrush.co.uk launches in the UK this week and aims to become a leading platform to promote films within Europe.
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2008-04-27
Bermondsey Square signs hotel, cinema and Sainsbury - Igloo has signed up a hotel, a cinema and a Sainsbury’s store at its Bermondsey Square development in south London.
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2008-04-27
Two in race to build cinema - Two cinema operators are bidding to open in Kidderminster as part of a £38 million redevelopment of the Worcester Street area.
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2008-04-27
Livingstone: I will build an open-air cinema on the Thames - Ken Livingstone today pledged to build a new open-air cinema beside the Thames as he unveiled his arts manifesto.
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2008-04-27
Livingstone backs BFI film centre for South Bank - Support for a new film centre with an outdoor screen on the South Bank and backing for the refurbishment of The Old Vic were two of the commitments made by Ken Livingstone at the launch of his arts and culture manifesto on Monday.
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2008-04-27
EMI makes restructuring move - The reorganization of EMI into what topper Guy Hands terms "a global functional matrix organization" was completed Thursday with the announcement of regional presidents, the creation of two boards and the shift of Roger Ames from A&R to acquisitions.
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2008-04-27
Preserved 1930s film posters found underneath carpet - Another discovery arrived on my desk this week from John Wragby, from Annitsford. While clearing out an old house, he discovered a set of old cinema posters being used a underlay beneath a carpet.
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2008-04-27
Film portal launches in UK - A new film portal, Screenrush.co.uk, launches in the UK this week, pitched as ‘YouTube, IMDB, Odeon, Lovefilm and TimeOut all-in-one’.
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2008-04-27
3D Cinema could provide new market for practitioners - With a new generation of 3D films being screened across UK cinemas, the sale of polarised spectacles could provide a new market for opticians.
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2008-04-27
The future of film education: digital media - DePaul University has pulled a neat little bit of rebranding and retooling, which went into effect yesterday. The old School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems has been transformed
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2008-04-27
Battle declared over 'unforgivable' plan to destroy cinema - THE demolition of a historic cinema in Edinburgh would be "unforgivable", architectural experts have warned.
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2008-04-27
Inside the old Odeon cinema, Cambridge Street, Aylesbury - In March 2008 I investigated this long closed and fast deteriorating cinema building with my brother. This is a small documentary of what we found, as shot on my digital stills camera when the battery on my camcorder proved flat.
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2008-04-27
The Cinema that comes to you - And now rural communities in Stratford district are seeing the principle in motion - with the success of the Moving Pictures project that brings the cinematic experience to their doorsteps.
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2008-04-27
Final show at Odeon - THE curtain has finally come down on Doncaster's Odeon cinema.
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2008-04-27
Cinema site saga is still rolling on - THE future of a former cinema site is still undecided after appeals against the refusal of two housing schemes were dismissed.
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2008-04-27
Petition reaches 5000 signatures - Following a successful awareness event on the 19th April and an additional signature signing event held by Peter Valentine at the Thamesside Theatre in Grays the combined petition count has now reached an amazing 5000 signatures!
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2008-04-16
New bid to turn former Odeon into flats - ANOTHER bid to demolish the former Odeon cinema in St Albans and replace it with a block of flats has been launched by developers Wattsdown.
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2008-04-16
Chemical evacuation empties cinema - The cinema in Streatham High Road was evacuated this afternoon after a chemical spill.
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2008-04-16
ODEON BRINGS IN TECHNOLOGY TO SHOW NEXT-GENERATION FILMS - Derby Odeon will embrace digital technology later this year as it faces up to the extra competition from the new Showcase Cinema De Lux.
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2008-04-16
Last picture show as town cinema closes doors - MORE than seven decades of cinema history came to an end in Doncaster yesterday when the Odeon cinema closed its doors for the final time.
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2008-04-16
Before your very eyes - Films in 3D are back - and poised to revolutionise the cinema. And even the new-style specs are comfortable
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2008-04-16
King of clubs - NIGHTCLUB tycoon Stefan King wants to launch a multi-screen cinema in Glasgow's South Side.
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2008-04-16
Over-50s cheaper film chance - CINEMA tickets to see award-winning films are at a reduced price for the over-50s this month.
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2008-04-16
Mecca Bingo Hall in Swindon is Sold Off - It has just been reported that a Mecca Bingo club in Swindon
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2008-04-15
Media Invitation to attend the RAAM 2008 UK Film Distribution and Cinema Exhibition Conference and Forward Screenings - Press Release for the above event taking place on the 29th-1st May. Follow the link for more details.
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2008-04-15
Cinema Exhibitors Association launches website - The CEA today launched it's new website with large of information on the organisation and issues affecting the industry [words by editor]
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2008-04-11
Old cinema to be demolished - LANCASTER'S famous old cinema building will be pulled down to be replaced by a development "more in keeping with the city centre".
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2008-04-11
COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU ... IT'S THE BIGGEST SCREEN IN THE MIDLANDS - When National Amusements opens the country's first luxury cinema in Derby in May, city moviegoers will be able to watch the latest blockbusters on the biggest screen in the Midlands.
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2008-04-11
Credits roll at town's old cinema - The curtain finally falls on the Odeon cinema in Doncaster on Thursday night - ending 74 years of entertainment.
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2008-04-11
Farrell pitches underground cinema plan - A NEW home for the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Filmhouse could be built below one of the Capital's main public squares under plans drawn up by the city's design champion.
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2008-04-11
Last picture show for old cinema - A 101-year-old cinema is staging its last show after campaigners' hopes were dashed that it could be saved.
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2008-04-11
Going, going, gone - THE number is up for the town centre's Mecca Bingo, whose members have been given only a week's notice that the doors are closing.
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2008-04-11
Cinema celebrates birthday with free tickets - Rochdale's Odeon cinema celebrates its tenth birthday today, Thursday 10 April, and to celebrate they are giving away free tickets to some lucky customers.
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2008-04-11
£18 million funding boost for film in the regions from UK Film Council - The UK Film Council will be investing a total of £18 million over the next two years in the English regions to help them boost their local film industries and open up access for the public to our screen heritage.
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2008-04-11
Historic cinema's - AN historic cinema is to re-open next month after a
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2008-04-11
Will the Empire strike back in the war of the cinemas? - AS Eden's leisure revolution takes hold in High Wycombe, questions remain over what will become of one of the town's other key recreational destinations.
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2008-04-11
Odeon signs Irish management deal - Odeon & UCI Cinemas has announced a deal with Entertainment Enterprises Group (EEG) to manage and operate five multi-screen cinemas in Ireland.
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2008-04-11
Odeon, UCI to run Storm chain - LONDON
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2008-04-11
Lego to run campaign across cinemas - LONDON - Toy brand Lego is to promote its portfolio across ad cinema chain Vue for the next 12 months.
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2008-04-11
Mature cinemagoers targeted by Carlton - LONDON - Carlton Screen Advertising is targeting older cinemagoers with an "Award-Winning Film Season" at Odeons across the UK as part of its Senior Screen initiative.
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2008-04-11
An Open Letter to Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited - Traditionally, the cinema offered the chance for families to and young people to find entertainment in their local area at a price level their budget could afford. However, for some time now there has been a number of factors affecting the use of cinemas for entertainment.
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2008-04-11
Cinema made a - A LANDMARK cinema in Barry has been declared a
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2008-04-11
UK event to address impact of D-cinema on distributors - The role of distributors in the development of digital cinema is the subject of a London conference this month, organised by analyst Screen Digest and the European Digital Cinema Forum.
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2008-04-11
Former bakery site could be transformed - It is the latest purchase by the firm which has also taken over ownership of the historic Odeon cinema on Hall Gate.
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2008-04-11
- A HISTORIC North-East cinema is to reopen next month after a
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2008-04-11
UK screen advertiser bags two new contracts.(ADVERTISING)(Pearl and Dean Ltd. wins contracts from Vue Cinemas and Bloom... - UK screen advertiser Pearl & Dean has won two significant screen advertising contracts. After a disappointing start to the year (see 2005/59b2), Pearl & Dean has won the advertising contract for seven Ster Century sites now incorporated into Vue Cinemas (see 2005/150b3). Vue now has 49 multiplexes with 496 screens. The contract takes in Ireland-a key target for Pearl & Dean. Ireland is undergoing a second wave of multiplex growth, and Pearl & Dean is keen to expand its presence. It recently won the contract for a new nine-screen multiplex
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2008-04-11
Arthouse cinemas refuse to face final curtain - While in recent years cinema may have become dominated by the Hollywood blockbuster, according to Marcus Wan independent picture houses are not yet ready to go quietly.
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2008-04-11
Picture House Joins The Dots With Online Initiative - Joiningthedots.tv, the London based online documentary initiative partnered by Mercury Media and The Independent Newspaper, which launches on April 15, has announced that an agreement to show films licensed to the site in cinema's across the UK has been reached with Picturehouse Cinemas, a leading UK independent Cinema network.
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2008-04-11
Brian's back to set films rolling - GOLDEN years of the cinema will be celebrated by a Calder Valley theatre as part of its centenary celebrations.
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2008-04-11
The final cut for Birmingham's Midland Arts Centre projectionists - PROJECTIONISTS Phil Fawke and John Brockington became screen stars themselves today.
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2008-04-11
Developers buy historic Odeon Cinema - DEVELOPERS Lazarus Properties have bought Doncaster's historic Odeon Cinema - and it will show its last film in a week.
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2008-04-11
UK's leading cinema circuit signs up Royal Opera - In a further sign that alternative content is beginning to make in-roads into the cinema of the future, leading UK cinema circuit Odeon Cinemas and smaller circuit City Screen have agreed a deal with the Royal Opera House (ROH) for the upcoming season'\s events to be shown in its cinemas. Deal is arranged as part of wider distribution agreement between UK digital distribution company Arts Alliance Media (AAM), and Canadian DigiScreen Corp, Pillar Group and Royal Opera House'\s Opus Arte. AAM has an exclusive distribution agreement to take ROH events across Europe and will be responsible for cinema exhibitor booking negotiation, digital print services, security and tracking, live event project management and marketing/PR support. ROH plans to film 14 productions a year in HD and screen them in cinemas, beginning with The Marriage of Figaro in the autumn, although this was shot in 2006. Events will be a combination of Covent Garden'\s opera and ballet; the latter will be new for cinemas and is hoped to tap into a wider family audience. The new strategy for Covent Garden follows the acquisition of spin-off company Opus Arte, Covent Garden'\s DVD and CD sales outfit), by the ROH for £5.7m. Long-time negotiations between unions and management for new performers'\ rights deals (due to extra performaces such as these) have been concluded. In the beginning, screenings will be pre-recorded but Covent Garden aims to show live events. Initially, 13 Odeon cinemas will be involved. ROH is also looking to sell rights to these screenings in Europe and America. Ticket prices may start at £12 at Odeons, although City Screen has been charging around £25 for its previous operatic screenings and says that this is nearer the mark when a satellite transmission is involved. New York'\s Metropolitan Opera is the pioneer in this area, having agreed with cinema groups in several countries, including City Screen, to screen operas live into cinemas). Odeon has already shown three events from Glyndebourne. Both companies have reported seat occupancy of up to 90 per cent.
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2008-04-11
ODEON TO BECOME NIGHTCLUB? OH NO! - More than 2,000 clubbers will be milling about outside the old Odeon in the early hours if plans for a nightclub go ahead, a public inquiry was told.The planning inquiry opened yesterday in the Municipal Offices in Cheltenham.
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2008-04-11
Cinema, hotel bid for town centre - A developer wants to build a leisure and retail complex on council-owned land in an Anglesey town centre.
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2008-04-11
Rivals set for cinema chain bidding war - French cinema chain UGC is understood to be preparing for a sale in a multi-million pound deal that could spark a battle between British rivals Cineworld and Odeon to buy the business and create the world's number one player.
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2008-04-11
CSA signs up perfume brand for SATC - Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA) has lured the luxury brand Carolina Herrera 212 on board to advertise alongside Sex And The City: The Movie.
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2008-04-11
XDC and Sound Associates Announce Partnership Agreement - From its beginnings in 1958, Sound Associates has continued to provide solutions to the technical challenges for film exhibition
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2008-04-06
Odeon Doncaster to close 10th April 2008 - The last day of operation as a cinema for the Odeon Doncaster will be Thursday 10th April 2008. alas the Art Deco architecture lost in the 1964 conversion.There is a book available on the 100 year history of Doncaster Cinema History included the history of the Gaumont/Odeon history with photographs. (Lets Go To The Pictures)
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2008-03-28
Odeon staff payroll dispute - BECTU members working as technicians (projectionists) in Odeon Cinemas have gone into dispute with the company.
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2008-03-28
Theatres Trust raises concerns as demolition contractor appears at Derby Hippodrome - On Tuesday 25 March an excavator, owned by contractor AB Demolition, appeared outside Derby Hippodrome as the deadline for its owner to carry out essential repairs ordered by Derby City Council came to an end. The Trust fears that the presence of the contractor will lead to further damage to the theatre. We hope that local people will be vigilant over the next few days and continue to report any suspect activity to the Council and to us. This is a critical time when the theatre is at its most vulnerable and faces greatest risk.
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2008-03-27
Rethink on plan for cinema - A COMPANY has revised its controversial
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2008-03-27
Computer games to be given tough new cinema-style age ratings to protect children from violent material - Computer games will be given tough new cinema-style age ratings under proposals to protect children from violent material.
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2008-03-27
Grand Cinema redevelopment - latest - THE steel frame is taking shape for an exciting multi-million pounds arts, community and enterprise (ACE) Centre in the heart of Nelson.
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2008-03-27
Worlds Smallest Movie Premiere Hits ODEON in Leicester Square, London, England - Its April Fools day, but this is no joke. The Odeon West End, which sees some of the worlds biggest premieres is hosting the worlds smallest. The worlds first one-man movie. Madness in the First Degree. A record breaking movie event.
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2008-03-27
Businesswoman sells cinema for - THE businesswoman who ensured cinema returned to Winchester has sold her company for
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2008-03-27
Live opera and ballet shown in cinemas - Live ballet and opera performances are to be shown in cinemas across Britain from later this year for just
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2008-03-27
Cineworld profits, revenue rise - LONDON — U.K. exhibitor Cineworld’s operating profits for 2007 rose 62% against the previous year to $61.3 million (£30.4 million); revenues rose 7.8% to $575.5 million.
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2008-03-27
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA RANKED IN TOP 50 FASTEST GROWING DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK - The Media Momentum Awards 2008 today announces the fastest growing digital media companies. The prestigious invitation-only Media Momentum Awards organised by investment bank GP Bullhound, presents accolades to just five companies selected from an elite pool of fifty, all outstanding achievers and expanding rapidly in their field.
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2008-03-27
Save The Chester Odeon Campaign - 793 signatures so far... - We would like to draw your attention to the fact that Brook Leisure has submitted a planning application and an application for Listed Building Consent to Chester City Council for the demolition of part of the rear of the Odeon building and the construction of a three-storey extension on land that is presently used for car-parking.
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2008-03-26
Listed building status for Odeon is rejected - AN application to grant listed status to a Bradford building at the centre of a major planning row has been turned down
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2008-03-26
Cash boost for Cumbria's arts and cinema - NORTHWEST Vision and Media, which works on behalf of the region's film, TV and digital content industries, is to distribute almost
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2008-03-26
Revised plans for cinema revealed - PLANS have been revealed to transform a former Yorkshire cinema into a mixed-use development featuring retail and office space.
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2008-03-26
Odeon Staff Forum - The staff forum which offline a few weeks ago has been relaunched
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2008-03-26
HARINGEY: Cinema sale threat to cheap ticket prices - The proposed takeover of a Wood Green cinema has been referred to the Competition Commission (CC) over fears it would create an unfair monopoly in the area.
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2008-03-26
Revised cinema project unveiled - property development finance - New plans have been unveiled for the commercial re-use of a former cinema in Leeds.
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2008-03-26
Power cut pulls plug on film fun - FILM fans were left disappointed today as Glasgow city centre's biggest cinema was hit by a power cut.
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2008-03-26
Well give Odeon plan six months - Campaigners fighting to save the former Odeon cinema building in Bradford city centre from demolition have given themselves a deadline of six months to push through their scheme for its restoration - or they will then throw in the towel.
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2008-03-19
Cineworld posts $25 mil pretax profits - LONDON -- U.K. exhibition group Cineworld Group climbed into the black Tuesday posting its maiden results as a publicly listed company on the stock exchange here.
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2008-03-19
Cleaners in protest - SACKED cleaners at Middlesbrough
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2008-03-19
Petition Reaches 1700 Signatures for the State Grays Cinema - Following some fantastic coverage by the Thurrock Gazette and general word of mouth the online petition has now received over 1700 signatures and is continuing to receive a large number of signatures each day. We will also be looking to have a paper petition available for written signatures at the awareness day on Saturday 15th March.
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2008-03-19
The Popcorn Investing Strategy - There are many good businesses trading at attractive levels at the moment. One such example could be Cineworld (LSE: CINE) . Todays results show a business with a P/E of less than 9 and a yield of over 7%.
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2008-03-19
Planetariums real-time show - A planetarium incorporating some of the worlds most advanced digital projection technology is due to open in the south of England in March.
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2008-03-19
BFI reels in the years - A list of the Top Ten most-watched films in the British Film Institutes archive has been compiled by curators.
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2008-03-19
North London cinema merger - The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the anticipated acquisition by CineWorld Group Plc of the cinema business at the Hollywood Green Leisure Park, Wood Green, previously operating under the Showcase brand to the Competition Commission (CC).
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2008-03-17
Reel protest at threatened cinema - Campaigners who want to save a 100-year-old cinema wrapped a mock film reel around the building to highlight their fight to keep it open.
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2008-03-16
Fresh plans for Chester - OWNERS of the former Chester Odeon are pressing ahead with plans to build a three-storey extension to serve a new single screen cinema.
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2008-03-16
NEW CITY CINEMA TO OPEN IN MAY - A new era of movie-watching in Derby will get under way when a new luxury cinema opens in May.
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2008-03-16
Lit missile sparks cinema blaze - A small fire broke out at a cinema and retail complex after two teenagers threw a lit candle into its entrance.
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2008-03-16
Time running out for the Cinema Museum - As was reported a few months ago on The Bioscope, the Cinema Museum in south London comes to the end of its lease this month, and has no new home to move to. Its current home is a former Lambeth workhouse (the same one that once incarcerated Charlie Chaplin
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2008-03-16
Cinema buff may lose his Paradiso - When Ronald Grant was ten he fell in love with films, helping out the projectionist at a village hall in rural Scotland.
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2008-03-16
Dr Who - TELEVISION viewers have attacked the BBC for spending up to
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2008-03-16
Cinema one of the most expensive in London - FILM-LOVERS have attacked Islingtons biggest cinema for being one of the most expensive in London.
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2008-03-09
Everyman Media acquires Screen Cinemas - Independent cinema group Everyman Media will this week announce that it has acquired the chain of Screen Cinemas in London and the South East.
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2008-03-09
Cineworld, Odeon embark on ad venture - LONDON
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2008-03-09
Not coming to a screen near you - Want to go see Rambo? Not at the Odeon you can't. Owen Gibson looks at the push-me pull-you relationship between film distributors and cinemas
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2008-03-09
Carlton Screen Advertising sold for - ITV has sold Carlton Screen Advertising to a joint venture between Cineworld and Odeon Cinemas for
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2008-03-09
Carlton Screen Advertising sold to joint venture for - LONDON - ITV has sold Carlton Screen Advertising, the UK's largest cinema advertising sales house, to a joint venture between Cineworld and Odeon Cinemas for
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2008-03-07
ITV offloads cinema advertising assets - ITV has sold part of its cinema advertising subsidiary Carlton Screen Advertising to a new joint venture company owned by Odeon Cinemas and Cineworld Group in a deal worth £500,000 in cash to the broadcaster.
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2008-03-03
Back in the picture with The Movieum - For years, London has been without a film museum. Now it has one, the Movieum, which opened its doors at County Hall last week. But is it the collection that the capital needs?
The Movieum website can be found at: http://www.themovieum.com/.
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2008-03-01
Vue creates new marketing role - Cinema exhibitor Vue Entertainment is on the hunt to fill the new position of head of marketing.
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2008-03-01
Cinema evacuated after blaze - CINEWORLD in Ipswich was evacuated this evening after a small fire in a light fitting.
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2008-03-01
BBC Trials Live 3D Rugby by Satelitte - "The BBC is to test screen the Rugby Six Nations match between Scotland and England live and in 3D HD to a select audience. The event is a joint venture between BBC Sport and the3DFirm, a consortium comprising media communications firm Can Communicate, 3D specialist Inition and hire and post production house Axis Films, writes Adrian Pennington.
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2008-03-01
Pearl and Dean looks to merge with Carlton - Industry speculation has suggested that SMG-owned cinema advertising firm Pearl & Dean is set to be subject to a bid by an Australian venture capital firm.
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2008-03-01
Former Odeon in line for sale - AFTER a three-year search, a buyer may have finally been found for Ipswich's former Odeon cinema, it emerged today.
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2008-03-01
Odeon: fanatical about film, unless that film is Rambo - Cinemagoers should be able to decide for themselves what to watch, without being punished for the petty feuds of big business
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2008-03-01
Rambo fails to top UK box office - Sylvester Stallone's latest Rambo movie has failed to top the UK box office.
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2008-03-01
Cinema revamp may spark ‘York prosperity’ - THE redevelopment of York's Odeon cinema could serve as a "launch pad" for a wider economic boom, according to a local councillor.
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2008-03-01
MP slams 'extortionate' cinema sweet prices - A family of four face a £22 bill for sweets, drinks and popcorn at Boldon Cinema – and that is before the price of a ticket.
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2008-03-01
Thousands taken in cinema hole-in-the-wall raid - INVERNESS police are awaiting results of forensic tests taken at the scene of a robbery — believed to have involved the theft of thousands of pounds — from a cash machine at the city's Vue cinema.
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2008-03-01
Rambo shot down - by UK cinema chain - Pity Sylvester Stallone. Over the past year he's battled the heavyweight champion of the world at the age of 60, and taken on an evil military junta in the jungles of Burma - to say nothing of his off-screen tussles with Australian customs. But his latest battle, with the UK cinema chain Odeon, appears to have been lost.
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2008-03-01
LOTTERY BOOST FOR REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORTING UK RELEASE OF U2 3D - The UK Film Council’s Prints & Advertising Fund is backing U2 3D, the first-ever feature length live action film shot and exhibited in breakthrough digital 3D. Released on Friday 22 February by Revolver Entertainment, the film documents the band’s 2006 Buenos Aires concert in the Vertigo tour and is an exciting and immersive cinema-going experience unlike anything seen in cinema before.
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2008-03-01
Government offers lukewarm support for South Bank film centre
- The Government's long-awaited culture green paper published last week has offered cautious support for the British Film Institute's proposed Film Centre on the South Bank.
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2008-03-01
Maplin intros virtual laser keyboard, type on any flat surface - Maplin has announced the availability of its Bluetooth Laser Key Projection Keyboard, a gadget that will project a keyboard onto any flat, non-reflective surface and allow you to type. It works by optically tracking finger movements, and incorporates both keyboard and mouse functions.
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2008-03-01
Cinema regeneration architect winners revealed - An architectural practice was chosen this morning to provide concept designs for the site of a former cinema in the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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2008-03-01
Great Glasgow blaze probe continues - Investigations are continuing into a fire which damaged a restaurant, three bars and a historic cinema in a well-known area of Glasgow.
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2008-03-01
Telephonetics signs 3-year cinema line call traffic deal with Kcom
- LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Telephonetics PLC said it has signed a three year deal with Kcom Group PLC to support cinema line call traffic.
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2008-03-01
Hollywood star pays tribute to tiny cinema’s closing scene - A TOUCH of Hollywood glamour was brought to a quiet Welsh street at the weekend when one of the smallest cinemas in the world closed its doors for the last time.
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2008-03-01
Cinema gets revamp and hosts festival - AN historic cinema in Tenbury Wells has been selected as a venue for Britain's largest rural film festival, just months after it was devastated by flood water.
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2008-03-01
Starry last night for tiny cinema - The smallest cinema in Wales - a 23-seat former railway carriage in a Swansea back garden - has been given a star-studded farewell.
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2008-03-01
Death of Bob Webb, DSM - Following his demob, Bob returned to his job at the Regal cinema, before later transferring to the Clifton as head projectionist. He became expert at the operation of the projection equipment, and prided himself on the speed at which he could repair a broken film against a background of boos and catcalls from the auditorium.
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2008-03-01
Curtain raised on lost picture palaces - It was September 22, 1937, and the gamine young actress had been pressed into opening the new Granada cinema with her husband Sonny Hale.
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2008-03-01
The movie starting on platform six - Kneehigh's lively version of Noel Coward's classic brings the dreariness of pre-war Britain to life
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2008-03-01
Film fan thrown out of cinema for bringing own sweets - A cinema sweet price row has started after a film fan was stopped and searched - because he had brought his own bag of sweets.
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2008-03-01
Mum may sue cinema after her daughter falls 14ft - A MUM has said she is considering legal action against a cinema operator after her daughter fell 14ft from a balcony.
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2008-03-01
Seaside cinema closure threatened - Film fans in a west Wales seaside town are being urged to use their local cinema or risk losing it altogether.
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2008-03-01
Power cut leaves cinema in dark - Cinemagoers were left in darkness when Clapham Picture House was affected by a power cut at 6.45pm this evening.
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2008-03-01
GFF News Update: Cineworld Closed - by Robert Duffin - The GFF team sadly announced today that due to technical problems, the Cineworld on Renfrew Street has been closed for the foreseeable future. All cancelled performances will be honoured or rescheduled and anyone with a ticket should take it to the Glasgow Film Theatre Box Office.
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2008-03-01
Stop the movie snacks rip-off - But while people flock to the cinema, today we expose the rip-off cost of the snacks sold inside.
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2008-03-01
Poles gear up for a trip to the Galaxy - Specialist movie season set for Luton cinema
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2008-03-01
Preview: The Movieum Museum - Today, London’s new movie museum, The Movieum (geddit?), has opened its door to the public, catering to the interest of those, who were left wanting, when the Museum of Moving Image (MOMI) was closed in 1999. The Movieum, situated in County Hall on the South Bank, claims to be both tactile and academic, displaying props and sets from a variety of British films, as well as organising occasional events, permanent exhibitions, and film education.
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2008-03-01
May opening for cinema - ANDOVER'S eagerly awaited new four-screen cinema will open its doors to the public on 14 May - and the first film on screen is expected to be the new Indiana Jones film.
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2008-03-01
Flooded cinema set to reopen - A SHEFFIELD cinema devastated by last summer's floods will reopen later this month following a
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2008-03-01
Hope for cinema - EXPERTS are to visit Barry’s under-threat Theatre Royal cinema to assess it for listing as a building of special architectural or historic interest.
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2008-03-01
A GLASGOW cinema was evacuated today (Tuesday) after an electrical scare. - The Fire Service was called to the Cineworld Cinema in Renfrew Street after an alarm was raised
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2008-03-01
3D Rocks the Future - Digital 3D will spark revolution in cinema that could be comparable to the introduction of colour Digital 3D screens in the UK set to increase tenfold by 2012
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2008-03-01
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.
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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).
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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.
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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
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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.
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2008-02-16
THOMSON MOVES TECHNICOLOR - Technicolor is divide its operations in the UK.
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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
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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.
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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.
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2008-02-16
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' set for cinema release - Fans can watch video for free to mark 25th anniversary
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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.
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2008-02-16
ODEON CHANGE - The old Odeon cinema in Nottingham could finally be knocked down and turned into offices and shops.
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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.
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2008-02-16
100-year-old cinema closure fight - Campaigners are fighting to save a 100-year-old independent cinema from closure.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2008-02-16
Hamster makes great escape while on secret trip to cinema - Sarah's pet does a runner on secret trip to cinema
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2008-02-16
New beginning for historic cinema - A £1.8m project to restore Scotland's oldest purpose-built cinema has been completed.
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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.
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2008-02-16
Casablanca - Back On The Big Screen - CASABLANCA RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN AT SELECTED UK CINEMA’S FOR VALENTINES DAY
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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2008-02-11
The A-Z of cinema - Home-video, DVD, high-def, illegal downloads, shaky camcorder copies from Thailand
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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.
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2008-02-11
Odeon cinema set for sale - A PROPERTY firm is in negotiations to sell Ipswichs former Odeon cinema, it said today.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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2008-02-11
John admits cinema defeat - ACTOR John Thomson has spoken of his anger over the demolition of Withington
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2008-02-11
100-year-old cinema closure fight - Campaigners are fighting to save a 100-year-old independent cinema from closure.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2008-01-26
New city multiplex is premiered - The latest project to be completed as part of Stirling Council's £110m Forthside development is set to open its doors.
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2008-01-26
Listing bid verdict now due in days - Save the Odeon campaigners should learn within the next fortnight whether their final attempt to have the building listed is successful.
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2008-01-26
Half million pound pirate DVD factory raided in New Cross, SE London. - Following an intelligence led operation, a large pirate DVD factory was raided yesterday in a 3 bedroom semi-detached house in Joseph Hardcastle Close, SE14 by New Cross Safer Neighbourhoods Team and FACT.
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2008-01-25
Fresh hope for York cinema - AN INDEPENDENT cinema chain has finally completed its purchase of York's former Odeon picturehouse - clearing the way for a major refurbishment later this year.
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2008-01-25
Thatcham cinema application lodged - Just days before building work starts on Newbury cinema, proposal for Lower Way cinema gathers pace
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2008-01-25
OK sought for Odeon flats - A BID to build a new block of flats behind a former city cinema has been resubmitted for approval.
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2008-01-25
Cinema ad spend up as retail and online boost presence - LONDON - Cinema ad spend rose last year for the first time in three years, posting a 10% rise from 2006, after retail and online brands significantly upped their use of the medium.
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2008-01-25
Odeon legacy lives on in £20m project - WHEN a historic art deco cinema closed its doors, Scottish movie legends such as Sean Connery, Dougray Scott, James Cosmo and Brian Cox battled unsuccessfully to save it.
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2008-01-21
ITV brings in adviser to sell Carlton Screen Advertising - LONDON - ITV has appointed corporate adviser Grant Thornton to sell cinema advertising business Carlton Screen Advertising, according to a report.
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2008-01-20
FACTBOX: Key facts about Terra Firma - (Reuters) - Guy Hands, the private equity owner of EMI, plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs at the ailing British music company, in a plan to rebuild the group which has sparked fury from some of its biggest acts.
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2008-01-20
Sport could be the next big box office attraction - The digital cinema market is worth a potential $8bn (£4.1bn), with half the world's cinemas in a position to replace traditional 35mm projectors by 2013, according to a report by Deloitte.
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2008-01-20
Guy Hands and Terra Firma - A selection of stories which profile Guy Hands and Terra Firma
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2008-01-20
Cineworld rides high on Harry Potter magic - Cineworld, the UK's only listed cinema group, expects to reel in full-year profits at the top end of expectations thanks to the movie magic of last year's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
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2008-01-20
London cinema to host a stage & screen production - LONDON, ENGLAND — A stage production based on David Lean’s film Brief Encounters will begin February 2 at “The Cinema on The Haymarket” ( Cineworld Haymarket) and last until at least June 22. Both stage and screen will be used. Westminster Council agreed to change the use from cinema to live shows on stage. The official, gala opening will be on February 17. Top price tickets will be only $29.50 pounds, a bargain for the West End.
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2008-01-20
Anger at plans for super-size nightclub - A NEW super-size nightclub for an Essex town would trigger noise, nuisance and anti-social behaviour if it was given the go-ahead, it was claimed yesterday.
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2008-01-20
Two-month road closure as work for cinema starts - WORK starts this month on Newbury's long-awaited seven screen cinema but preliminary work is bound to cause a stink among the town's motorists.
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2008-01-20
Doncaster's Odeon Cinema still for sale - DONCASTER'S historic Odeon cinema is still on the market despite rumours the venue had been sold.
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2008-01-20
Owners pull plans for Odeon - LONG-AWAITED plans for Chester's Odeon Cinema have been swiftly withdrawn by miffed applicants.
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2008-01-20
Cinema's saviour ready to spread the Everyman effect - WHEN Daniel Broch stepped in to save The Everyman Cinema Club eight years ago, you would have thought he'd have been met with people jumping for joy.
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2008-01-20
British films boost cinema ticket sales - Cinema-goers in Britain and the Republic of Ireland spent £904m at the box office in 2007, up 8 per cent from the previous year, figures showed yesterday.
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2008-01-20
Profile: Guy Hands - City man who has hit sour note with music industry over cost cutting at EMI
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2008-01-20
Dance hall, cinema, sports venue idea for Tesco store site - DRIFFIELD'S Tesco supermarket should become a cinema, concert hall, dance hall and a sports venue, according to the latest in an ever increasing list of planning applications.
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2008-01-20
3D cinema: A giant leap forward - Forget those flimsy red and green glasses – 3D cinema is back, but this time it actually works. At a preview of the new U2 film, Rebecca Armstrong glimpses the future
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2008-01-20
Work on centre's cinema completed - Developers building Bristol's new £500m shopping area have finished work on the centre's cinema.
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2008-01-20
Readers urged to help halt demolition of old cinema - CAMPAIGNERS hoping to turn Harborough's former Kwik Save site into a cinema have appealed to Mail readers to object to an application to demolish the site.
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2008-01-20
New plans for Odeon revealed - HAVE YOUR SAY - LONG-AWAITED plans for Chester's Odeon have finally been lodged – and they include room for a 200-seat cinema!
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2008-01-20
Odeon ends cinema life as a legend - A SCREENING of Will Smith's thriller I Am Legend will mark a piece of history at the Odeon in North End, Portsmouth tonight.
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2008-01-20
Historic city film screening marks cinema’s 80th year - THE Woolton Picturehouse last night celebrated its 80th birthday in style as a sell-out “house” sat back and enjoyed Liverpool on Film – a fascinating production showing the changes the city has seen over the years.
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2008-01-20
Cinema to return to Chester city centre - Yorkshire based entertainment company the Brook Group has submitted its plans for the former Odeon cinema in Chester. They involve a mixed-use entertainment venue with shops, restaurant, bar, and cinema.
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2008-01-20
Mystery withdrawal of cinema plans at former Odeon - MYSTERY surrounds the withdrawal of plans which included a new cinema at the former Odeon.
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2008-01-20
Witness hunt after smashing spree - A CINEMA in Worcester had its windows smashed during attacks on two businesses at the weekend.
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2008-01-20
See Brief Encounter - The website for the Kneehigh show which is being performed at the Cineworld Haymarket
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2008-01-20
RAAM Announce the nominations of the RAAM Awards - The RAAM Awards will take place at the five star Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square London W1 on Wednesday 6th February 2008.
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2008-01-20
Lord Attenborough CBE to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award - RAAM is extremely proud and honoured to be able to award Lord Attenborough with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the film industry both behind and in front of the camera.
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2008-01-07
Hands continues to clear - Guy Hands has parted company with the chief operating officer at EMI in a review of the business which includes plans to create closer ties between the record label and his chain of Odeon and UCI cinemas.
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2008-01-07
Brief Encounter to Play New West End Venue - Equus producers David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers will present a West End production of Brief Encounter, Kneehigh Theatre's stage version of the classic 1945 David Lean movie.
According to the Daily Mail, the show will be staged at The Cinema, a new venue currently occupied by the Cineworld cinema on London's Haymarket in Piccadilly.
More information can be found here
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2008-01-07
Odeon Reports Record Year For UK Cinema - The UK Box Office is celebrating almost 8% growth in takings in 2007, as the popularity of cinema hits a record high in recent years. The news comes as thousands decided to ditch Christmas traditions and instead grab a film and a box of popcorn with family and friends this Boxing Day.
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2008-01-07
Cinema in blaze drama - FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a cinema which is home to the Edinburgh International Film Festival. They were called out to the Filmhouse on Lothian Road at around 8.30am yesterday.
A brigade spokeswoman said they had been called out to tackle a fire in the projection room.
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2008-01-07
Mad Cornish Projectionist launches new Digital Cinema Section - The Mad Cornish Projectionist today launched a major new section on his website dedicated to Digital Cinema. The new section is intended to include all areas of this new technology including alternative content. To the intention is to provide the same range of information and resources digital cinema as have been for the more traditional film cinema. Comments, ideas and content are all welcomed.
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2008-01-02
Europe set for wide digital rollout - LONDON — Europe is set for a wide-scale rollout of digital cinema next year, according to U.K.-based cinema research org Screen Digest.
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2008-01-02
New plans for former cinema - FIFTEEN new jobs could be created immediately if a company that produces china is successful with plans to move into the Carlton Cinema building in Maryport.
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2008-01-02
Cinema project showing tonight - CINEMA lovers in Laneshawbridge are being asked to support a new rural film project which premieres tonight.
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2008-01-02
Fanatical about Film ... but Complacent about Customers? - Back on August 15th, I managed to catch a showing of the Bourne Ultimatum in London’s Tottenham Court Odeon cinema a couple of hours after the star-spangled Leicester Square premiere.
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2008-01-02
European digital cinema foundations are being laid for mainstream market take-up in 2008. Arts Alliance deal acts as a market catalyst - The latest report from media analysts, Screen Digest, entitled 'Digital Cinema: Global and European roll-out, business models and forecasts to 2012', argues that Europe has reached a tipping point for digital cinema development and is ready for a wide-scale roll-out. As David Hancock, the report's lead author and Screen Digest's Head of Cinema argues "The insurmountable obstacle of exhibitor access to key content has been removed with four studios now backing a roll-out programme and the building blocks for a mainstream market deployment are in place."
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2008-01-02
Cineworld client seeks contract renegotiation - LONDON (SHARECAST) - Holders of shares in Cineworld were rattled by news that Carlton Screen Advertising wants to materially amend the terms of its existing contract with the multiplex cinema operator.
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2008-01-02
HOPE FOR A HAPPY ENDING FOR CINEMA - Uncertainty still hangs over the future of a Devon cinema - but its fate could finally be decided within a matter of weeks.
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2008-01-02
Cineworld agrees to Carlton Screen Advertising talks - LONDON - Cineworld, the cinema chain, has agreed to enter into discussions with Carlton Screen Advertising, the cinema sales house owned by ITV, about renegotiating their sales contract.
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2008-01-02
Pearl & Dean kicks off Hull digital cinema campaigns - LONDON - Pearl & Dean will be selling advertising on the first new-build fully digital cinema in Hull, which opens on 21 December.
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2008-01-02
Preview of Hull's Newest Cinema - Hull new 10-screen Vue cinema at Princes Quay prepares for its premiere screenings on Friday
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2008-01-02
Media Republic - New Dublin City fm Advertising Sales Contractor - MediaRepublic, Ireland’s most progressive media sales house, is delighted to announce their appointment as advertising sales contractor to the newly relaunched Dublin City FM, previously trading as 103.2 Dublin City Anna Livia FM. Dublin City FM, Dublin’s only special interest radio station, has been broadcasting since 1992 and boasts a loyal audience of over 120,000 listeners per week - with programmes reflecting the changing social and economic nature of the culturally diverse city that is Dublin today.The appointment comes at the close of an exciting first year of trading for MediaRepublic, which has seen their appointment as sales house for the two iRadio regional stations i102 - 104 FM in the North West, and also the forthcoming North East franchise. On top of this, 2007 cinema advertising trading has recorded unprecedented growth for Pearl and Dean of over 10%, consolidating their position in Ireland.
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2008-01-02
Group mounts fight to save cinema - NORTHAMPTON - A group of citizens dedicated to keeping the Pleasant Street Theater viable is well on the way to their goal of raising money for the endeavor.
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2008-01-02
Cinema site turned down for housing - THE latest in a series of applications to build affordable homes on the site of a former cinema which has been empty for 11 years has been refused by Kettering Council.
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2008-01-02
Carlton Screen's future in doubt after deal collapses - The future of ITV-owned Carlton Screen Advertising hangs in the balance, after it emerged that ITV’s weak cinema advertising revenue has forced it to renegotiate its advertising contract with Cineworld.
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2008-01-02
Cinema to boost town's business - Work to pave the way for the building of a new seven-screen cinema in the heart of a Berkshire town is to start in early 2008.
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2008-01-02
Cinema move could finally bring the curtain down on sorry saga - IT’S FOR reel: after nine years in the cultural desert a cinema operator has announced it’s bringing Hollywood to Macclesfield.
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2008-01-02
Analysts predict format war to end next year (2008) - Analysts at U.K. based Screen Digest are now predicting that either HD DVD or Blu-ray will win the hi-def format war next year, although they're not guessing which one. This is a switch from their position over the last few months which has been in agreement with others in the industry that neither format would dominate for at least another 2-4 years.
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2008-01-02
Cinema closure mystery - FILM fans have been kept in the dark about the mysterious closure of Muswell Hill's Odeon cinema this week - after it suddenly shut its doors in the middle of the Christmas blockbuster season.
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2008-01-02
U2 in first ever 3D concert beamed live to a cinema near you - December 19, 2007 Irish supergroup U2 has followed film-maker James Cameron’s lead in embracing state-of-the-art digital 3D technology with plans for a concert to be filmed live in 3D and then streamed in real time to digital cinemas around the world.
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2008-01-02
Cinema in town wins backing - SCARBOROUGH Civic Society has backed an ambitious scheme to build a multi-screen cinema on the North Street car park site.
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2008-01-02
Burst pipe closes town's cinema - Film fans in Llanelli have been left out in the cold during the holidays as a burst heating pipe has shut the town's cinema and theatre complex.
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2008-01-02
2008 is the year to bring a Cimema back to Harborough - The great news is that after advertising the site as a leisure investment at least 2 cinema companies have put a bid in for the former Ritz Building on Northampton Road. Even better, the news is that one of them put in a fair and realistic bid. That is, the full market rate for the land. This is the first time in 3 decades that the town has been able to claim that a serious cinema group has actually bid at full price for the land and has made a commitment backed by cash. The company has drawn up full plans for a 6 seater digital cinema.
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2008-01-02
Cinema shutdown ends - THE VEIL of secrecy regarding the future of Muswell Hill Odeon has been lifted following the re-opening of the cinema last Thursday.
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2008-01-02
Coffee Republic serves up Cineworld UK deal - Coffee Republic, the independent coffee and deli bar operator, has reached an agreement with Cineworld UK to roll out its 'Coffee Republic Served Here' concept to all 73 Cineworld sites in the UK.
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2008-01-02
Search for business models undermines digital progress - The term 'business model' has been haunting the film industry all year. It has been a given in any conference presentation and a must at market and festival discussions.
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2008-01-02
Congratulations to Nigel Wolland MBE - Many congratulations to Nigel Wolland, former chief projectionist at the Odeon Leicester Square who has been awarded an MBE for services to the film industry in this year's birthday honourees list. Ian Grey has a nice little piece in his blog. NB Nigel isn't the first projectionist to be awarded in this way, a recent email states:
Dear Sir, just to let you know (emend)? Ronald Curry Doncaster projectionist was awarded the MBE in June 1997 for services to film. So Mr Wolland is not the first proj to be awarded this honour. Mr Curry was also awarded a Blue Plaque in 1996 by the British Film Institute the 100 Year of cinema.Mr Curry served on the Rank sub com with Mr Wolland fighting for better conditions and pay for cinema workers. Hope you find this of interest and Congrats to Nigel. Regards J Barry.
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2008-01-02
Cineworld and Carlton Screen Advertising deal - Various articles from across the web on the above story
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2008-01-02
2008 RAAM Awards - Ciaran Carty honoured by the 2008 RAAM Awards which are presented annually to recognise individual contribution to the film industry and Ireland and the UK.
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2007-12-10
European digital cinema foundations are being laid for mainstream market take-up in 2008. Arts Alliance deal acts as a market catalyst - London 10th December 2007: The latest report from media analysts, Screen Digest, entitled 'Digital Cinema: Global and European roll-out, business models and forecasts to 2012', argues that Europe has reached a tipping point for digital cinema development and is ready for a wide-scale roll-out. As David Hancock, the report's lead author and Screen Digest's Head of Cinema argues "The insurmountable obstacle of exhibitor access to key content has been removed with four studios now backing a roll-out programme and the building blocks for a mainstream market deployment are in place."
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2007-12-09
No popcorn, then? - Can underground cinema survive when you can find anything on the web? Andrea Hubert takes a subterranean journey
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2007-12-09
Kensington Odeon scheme gets green light - Minerva and Northacre have been given the go ahead to redevelop a cinema site in Kensington, London into a luxury residential apartment scheme.
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2007-12-09
Pirate is filmed by projectionist - A cinema projectionist who stopped a man from illegally filming at a Croydon multiplex before turning the camera on the movie pirate has been rewarded for his bravery.
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2007-12-09
Sony signs digital deal with AAM - LONDON -- Sony Pictures Releasing Intl. has signed a nonexclusive long-term deal with European digital cinema deployment org Arts Alliance Media.
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2007-12-09
CINEMA GOING UNDER HAMMER - The site of a former cinema and supermarket will go under the hammer this week.
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2007-12-09
Plans for old cinema approved - BLOCKBUSTING plans to revamp a former cinema building have been passed by Wakefield Council planning chiefs, paving the way for a
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2007-12-09
Calls for new cinema on blaze anniversary - ON THE 25th anniversary of the blaze that shut down Selbys last permanent cinema, councillors have issued fresh calls for a new picture house.
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2007-12-09
UK mergers and acquisitions flows slowed sharply in Q3 - Mergers and acquisitions flows slowed sharply in the third quarter of the year, signalling the extent of the summers credit crunch, official figures showed today.
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2007-12-09
Cinema work starts in town revamp - Work on laying the foundations of a new cinema has started as part of the £75m regeneration of a Cornish town centre.
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2007-12-09
Town gets £100m regeneration deal - A cinema and theatre complex, a seafront plaza, office spaces and 300 new homes are all part of the £100m regeneration planned for a Sussex town.
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2007-11-30
Peter Bart honoured by the 2008 RAAM Awards which are presented annually to cinema exhibition and distribution leaders - The recipient of the 2008 RAAM International Award was announced in London today
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2007-11-30
Vote for Plaza - PEOPLE were being urged to vote for the Plaza community cinema today, to secure it a £50,000 lottery prize.
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2007-11-30
Ex-cinema site will house flats and shops - FLATS and shops are to be built on the site of a former Wakefield city centre cinema which has stood derelict for a decade.
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2007-11-23
UK troops get Mobile Movie Machine - British troops can now pop into a local cinema, in Afghanistan!;British Forces in Afghanistan are about to get a big welfare boost. SSVC’s giant Movie Machine, a state-of-the-art 80-seat cinema on wheels, is deploying to Camp Bastion in Helmand Province for the thousands of British Forces based there. Housed in the largest vehicle which is road-legal, this amazing rig can convert from articulated lorry to plush cinema in just half an hour, with one man driving and operating.
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2007-11-23
West Berkshire's only cinema opens - The Corn Exchange's Screen One set to provide art house and independent films in Newbury
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2007-11-23
3D cinema comes to Blackpool - The Odeon in Blackpool has a new
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2007-11-23
18-wheel cinema from Scotland to Afghanistan - If you can
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2007-11-23
Odeon work halted until status verdict - No further work will be carried out on Bradford's Odeon site until a decision is reached on a sixth bid for listed building status.
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2007-11-23
Cinema gets alcohol licence - A cinema in Nottingham has become one of the few in the country to be granted a licence allowing cinema-goers to take alcohol into the auditorium.
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2007-11-23
Disparity in cinema prices revealed - Cinema tickets can cost anything from
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2007-11-23
DTS aims for the digital signage market - UK - DTS Digital Cinema today has announced the availability of its XD10 Media Player for digital signage and commercial A/V applications. The product combines an HD-capable A/V server and control package, suitable for a variety of applications from hotels to airports, theme parks to museums.
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2007-11-15
Hamiltons Glass Snail Slithers Into Hammersmith - With a budget of £250 million it will contain 30,193 square metres of offices, a new 1,858 square metre multiplex cinema and 1,393 square metres of retail space for restaurants and cafes. There will also be a new pedestrian route from Beadon Road to Lyric Square.
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2007-11-15
3D experience hits Hatfield - THE future of cinema arrived at Hatfield Odeon yesterday- the first cinema in Europe to go digital.
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2007-11-15
Cinema Listings on Your Mobile - Easy Cinema have launched a text service where you can get cinema listing information on your mobile phone.
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2007-11-14
Digital cinema lifts off, eyes 2013 orbit - LONDON -- After more than 10 years in development, digital cinema finally took off this year, with 4,627 screens converted through September, nearly 5% of the global total.
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2007-11-14
Resurgence of British productions brings fans back to the cinema - Industry fights back against internet, helped by Harry Potter - and bad weather
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2007-11-14
FIRE UPDATE: Cinema blaze "suspicious" - POLICE believe the fire at Shaw Ridge may have been an arson attack.
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2007-11-14
Blockbusting Success for Mobile Cinema Tickets - In July, Village Cinemas in the Czech Republic became the first cinema chain in Europe to deliver and redeem tickets on customers
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2007-11-14
Disused nightclub fire suspicious - A bowling alley and a cinema in Swindon were evacuated after a fire broke out in a disused building nearby.
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2007-11-14
Entrepreneur buys disused cinema - A millionaire developer has bought a landmark former cinema for
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2007-11-14
Ram-raiders drive into cinema - Ram-raiders are being sought after a vehicle was driven through the doors of a cinema in Ipswich.
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2007-11-14
Temporary cinema for town - A MOBILE 120-seat cinema will be coming to Harborough to provide a temporary solution to the lack of facilities in the town.
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2007-11-14
Historic cinema saved thanks to Standard campaign - One of the oldest working cinemas in the country has been saved - with help from the Harwich and Manningtree Standard.
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2007-11-14
Digital Cinema Report - Ten years in, digital cinema has become a reality. With most of the technical and business issues at least on the brink of solution, the big questions now are how long is the roll-out going to take, and when is going to be the best time to get on the bandwagon.
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2007-11-14
3D experience hits Hatfield - THE future of cinema arrived at Hatfield Odeon yesterday- the first cinema in Europe to go digital.
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2007-11-08
Boost for cinema fans - CINEMA fans in Evesham have received a boost with the news that a lottery grant of more than a quarter of a million pounds could lead to the reopening of the town's Regal Cinema.
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2007-11-08
Beowulf becomes even more epic in 3-D - When Oscar-winning US film-makers set out to create a landmark 3-D film that would revolutionise 21st-century cinema, they turned to an 8th-century English poem.
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2007-11-08
Suspended cinema worker spared jail for setting himself on fire - A disgruntled employee who turned himself into a human fireball inside a cinema complex was saved from serious injury by staff.
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2007-11-08
Mystery as plaques vanish from historic former cinema - Mystery surrounds the disappearance of two plaques from Bradford's landmark former Odeon building.
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2007-11-08
Odeon revamp set to be a touch of glass - WORK could start early next year on the
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2007-11-08
Curtain up on cinema revamp - IMPRESSIVE new facilities have been unveiled at Kettering's cinema ahead of its 10th anniversary next month.
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2007-11-07
BUDDING FILMMAKERS GET A SECOND SHOT AT
‘60 SECONDS OF FAME’ - '60 Seconds of Fame' is back. This exciting and innovative short film challenge was launched by BAFTA and Orange in 2006, and attracted more than 250 entries. This year, aspiring filmmakers are invited to submit a 60 second short film, based on the theme ‘unite’. The winning film will be featured on the BBC1 broadcast of the Film Awards, watched by millions around the world.
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2007-11-05
Screen tested: A rough guide to the UK's cinemas - Britons have been going out to watch films in record numbers. But, says a new report, not all of them have been enjoying it. Jerome Taylor identifies some of the best and worst venues
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2007-11-05
THE WAY THE PIRATE FILM INDUSTRY WORKS - Piracy costs the global film industry about
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2007-11-05
Stinky Pig's Vortex Of Movie Madness - TRIBUTE TO A CINEMA - THE CARLTON (1934-2007)
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2007-11-05
Cinema site future uncertain again - The future of the former Odeon cinema in Ipswich hangs in the balance yet again after it emerged today that it is up for sale.
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2007-11-05
Credits roll at Dreamland cinema - The final credits are due to roll at a an art deco cinema which set a design trend when it opened in 1935.
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2007-11-05
Cineworld pay offer agreed - Cineworld projection members have voted by over 85% to accept a 3.9% pay increase and a 0.5% uplift to the annual bonus.
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2007-11-05
No go – red light for flats and shops plan for cinema - Empty for 25 years but plans face veto PLANS to convert a derelict Burntisland cinema into a retail and residential complex look set to be shelved.
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2007-11-05
Cinema developers under fire - THE company behind plans to tear down Bradford's former Odeon cinema has refused to reveal details of structural surveys it claimed it commissioned on the historic building.
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2007-11-05
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who - Exclusive live premiere at ODEON - ODEON Cinemas to host live satellite link to London Premiere with introduction and Q&A with film makers and band legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey
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2007-10-26
Screen tested: A rough guide to the UK's cinemas - Britons have been going out to watch films in record numbers. But, says a new report, not all of them have been enjoying it. Jerome Taylor identifies some of the best and worst venues
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2007-10-25
Curtain falls on 23-seat cinema - The final credits have rolled at a 23-seat cinema housed in an old railway carriage that has been entertaining film lovers for more than 50 years.
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2007-10-25
IMAX goes for digital cinema and 3D in 4K - Large format (LF) exhibitor IMAX is slowly pulling the curtains back on its long-gestating plans for digital cinema and how to hang on to the 3D cinema market segment, just as digital 3D is about to go mainstream with Beowulf.
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2007-10-25
Small is the choice - A NEW Which? study has found that cinema-goers prefer smaller independent cinemas to big chains, such as Odeon or Vue.
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2007-10-25
A reel-life drama - A CINEMA projectionist who showed the final film before the closure of a towns last picture house will return to the job after nearly 25 years.
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2007-10-25
Disparity in cinema prices revealed - Cinema tickets can cost anything from £3.50 to more than £12 per adult, a new report has found.
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2007-10-25
Campaigners launch 'save cinema' petition - RESIDENTS are defending their cinema with a petition to ask a council to reverse controversial cuts.
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2007-10-25
Views Sought on New Cinema for Whitehaven - A WHITEHAVEN resident is hoping to create a new one-screen cinema in the Copeland area.
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2007-10-25
Vue backs all-digital cinema in U.K - LONDON -- Vue Entertainment, the U.K.'s third-largest exhibition company, has pumped £5 million ($10 million) into Europe's first new all-digital cinema, the company said Wednesday.
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2007-10-19
Restoration Grant for NFTA - In an impressive public relations move, the British Film Institute (BFI) will tomorrow use the opening of the 51st London Film Festival to announce a much-needed grant from government to restore the countrys National Film and Television Archive (NFTA).
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2007-10-19
Screen Digest - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), the European digital film distribution company, has signed up a third Studio to enable its digital cinema deployment target of 7,000 screens. Paramount Pictures has agreed a non-exclusive long term agreement for digital cinema deployment, under which it guarantees to supply its films in the digital format. AAM is currently targeting roll-out in nine Western European nations as well as the Nordic and Benelux regions. Paramount joins other major Studios Fox and Universal, who have already signed similar agreements with the AAM d-cinema network.
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2007-10-19
Future of Film Archives secured - As the curtain opens on the Times BFI 51st London Film Festival, Culture Secretary James Purnell today announced that the UK Film Council (UKFC) has been awarded
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2007-10-19
REAL D CONTINUES GLOBAL 3D CINEMA DOMINANCE, PARTNERING WITH ODEON AND UCI FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 500 DIGITAL 3-D SYSTEMS ACROSS EUROPE - REAL D teams up with ODEON and UCI to bring 3D cinema to Spain and Italy, with aggressive expansion in UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, & Portugal
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2007-10-19
ACCESS IT TEAMED WITH INTERNATIONAL DATACASTING AND SENSIO TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCES LIVE 2-D AND 3-D EVENT SATELLITE STREAMING THROUGH CINELIVESM - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (NASDAQ:AIXD) announced today, CineLiveSM, a new proprietary product that will bring both 2-D and 3-D live content to movie theatres equipped with digital cinema. CineLive, the next step in leveraging the digital era to further enhance exhibition offerings, is a new set of hardware, developed exclusively for AccessIT by International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) and Sensio
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2007-10-19
Cinema battle begins after funding vote - THE fight to save a cinema is on after councillors objected to a controversial vote to slash its funding.
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2007-10-19
Delay-hit - A NEW
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2007-10-19
Property redevelopment: Put your money into reel estate - Coming soon to an old cinema near you... the thrilling story of developers with an eye for an opportunity. Mary Wilson reports
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2007-10-19
U.K. government saves BFI archive - LONDON -- The future of Blightys national and regional film archives has been secured thanks to a
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2007-10-19
Campaigners urge council action to preserve cinema - Campaigners trying to save Bradfords former Odeon cinema are calling on the citys council to serve a preservation notice on the historic building.
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2007-10-19
Whats your favourite independent cinema? - We need more cute and imaginative picture houses, yet many of the ones we already have are in danger of closing.
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2007-10-19
Task team formed to press for new cinema - A TASK panel has been set up and other exciting developments have followed a meeting about a potential Harborough cinema.
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2007-10-19
Cinema hit by ram raiders - RAM RAIDERS smashed into the entrance of the Empire Cinema in High Wycombe just before midnight last night.
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2007-10-12
PARAMOUNT PICTURES INTERNATIONAL AND ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ENTER INTO AGREEMENT TO DEPLOY DIGITAL CINEMA IN EUROPE - London, UK – 11 October, 2007 – In a move that accelerates the conversion to digital cinema in Europe Paramount Pictures International (PPI) and Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, have reached a non-exclusive long term agreement for digital cinema deployment. Under the agreement PPI has committed to supply its films in digital format to AAM deployed DCI-compliant digital cinema screens in the UK and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, the Nordic region and Benelux.
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2007-10-12
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ADDS PATHÉ TO DOWNLOAD LIBRARY - LONDON, 10th October 2007 – Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, has added content from Pathé to its roster of content available for download. The deal announced today will see titles including Talk To Her, Memento and The Queen being made available for customers to rent, from £2.99. The deal also covers Pathé’s forthcoming available current titles.
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2007-10-11
Odeon Sky Filmworks strikes UK deal for REC with Filmax - Odeon Sky Filmworks has taken the UK rights to Filmax's horror film REC from directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza.
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2007-10-11
Cineworld enters the next dimension - CINEWORLD, which owns the UK's biggest portfolio of digital screens, is to bring 3D to its Edinburgh cinema at Fountainbridge.
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2007-10-10
Cineworld strikes largest digital 3D deal in Europe - Cineworld, one of the leading multiplex chains in the UK has agreed a deal with RealD, the leading digital stereoscopic format provider, for the installation of 30 systems for the release of Beowulf in November 2007. In addition, Regal, the largest exhibitor in the US, will also convert an additional 25 screens to digital 3D capability using the RealD system for the re-release of Nightmare 3D, on top of around 100 screens it has already upgraded. The deals are likely to be the first of several announced prior to release of several digital 3D titles in Q4 2007, mirroring the previous pattern of exhibitors responding to early 3D content availability.
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2007-10-10
Volvo ad turns audience into joysticks - Interactive car advert lets moviegoers get behind the virtual wheel by waving their arms around.
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2007-10-10
Peter Greenaway declares cinema officially dead - Famously uncompromising British helmer Peter Greenaway declared cinema officially dead but said interactive forms of filmmaking offered exciting new possibilities.
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2007-10-09
The heyday of reel cinema - THE projectors in modern cinemas like the Basildon Empire or the Southend Odeon are computers in everything but name.
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2007-10-09
Take That to broadcast gig live to 50 Cinemas - Fans disappointed to have missed out on tickets for Take That's sold-out British tour can watch the reformed boyband in action at one of 50 live cinema screenings across the U.K.
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2007-10-09
Cineworld pay ballot extended - The ballot deadline on Cineworld's pay offer has been extended to 19 October due to the CWU postal workers' strike action.
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2007-10-05
DTS Digital Cinema Announces Implementation of Philips CineFence Forensic Watermarking on FilmStore(R) Digital Cinema Player - TWYFORD, England, BUSINESS WIRE -- DTS Digital Cinema today announced that it has implemented the Philips CineFence(1) forensic watermarking technology on its FilmStore(R) Digital Cinema Player as part of its commitment to continue providing solutions that support DCI specifications for digital cinema.
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2007-10-05
Cineworld RPI pay offer - Cineworld members are being offered a RPI pay offer which union negotiators are recommending is accepted.
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2007-10-05
Digital Cinema - What are the true benefits to the exhibitors? - I have been involved on the technologies side for a number of years and consulting with a couple exhibitors for their digital transition. I am, however, finding it difficult to recommend digital equipment(outside advertising systems) for the small 10- to 50-auditorium organizations I speak to.
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2007-10-05
Cinema call goes international - A CAMPAIGN to give Harborough its own cinema for the first time in nearly 30 years has received an international response from supporters.
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2007-10-05
From the golden age of cinema... two reel bargains - TWO cinema projectors which lit up the big screen for thousands of movie-goers from the 1930s to the 1990s are up for sale.
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2007-10-05
Cinema plans to go on show - A PROJECT to bring a cinema and bowling alley complex to Trowbridge is expected to move a step forward at a meeting on Wednesday.
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2007-10-05
The story behind city"s Mr Film - For almost a decade he has proved the driving force behind a
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2007-10-05
Summer cinema gets boost from rain - Record summer takings at box offices in Britain have been put down partly to the terrible weather.
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2007-10-05
Cinema"s winning formula - Edward Lawrenson tears himself away from his DVDs long enough to see how the spectacle of sport stands up on the silver screen
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2007-10-05
NEW CINEMA NETWORK: AN INTRODUCTION - While no-one knows the exact number of potentially great film projects that just sit on the shelf, it is estimated 75% of first-time film-makers do not complete their second projects.
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2007-10-05
HAVE YOUR SAY: Our city needs a cinema - There was standing room only at a public meeting at St Mary"s Centre last night when an estimated 250 movie lovers turned out to show their backing for a bid to Save the Odeon.
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2007-10-05
Savills predicts further cinema sector consolidation - The UK cinema market will see further consolidation and expansion, with new technology and improving facilities driving growth, according to the latest research from Savills. The report predicts that there is at least one more major deal in the sector, further focusing a market which has 85% of screens controlled by three operators.
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2007-10-05
Solar Cinema: The Groovy Movie Picture House - Even in this age of DVDs and movies on iPods, there is nothing like the collective experience of sharing a movie. In the UK, it"s a moveable treat: The Groovy Movie Picture House is a 45 foot diameter portable cinema, "with full blackout lining, a coconut matting floor, providing a cosy venue for daytime or night time screenings for audiences of over 150." Now they have gone solar: "All of our power requirements are provided by eight large, highly visible solar panels, which charge a large battery bank, providing electricity for screenings during bad weather." It is "an exciting demonstration of green technology in action!"
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2007-10-05
Flats plan for site of old cinema - A NEW landmark building to replace Coventry"s old Theatre One cinema which has stood empty for five years.
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2007-10-05
Barco & Cinemeccanica Further Strengthening Their Cooperation With A Value Added Partnership - With this agreement Cinemeccanica will have access to the new range of 0.98", 2K digital DLP Cinema projectors from Barco which will allow them to promote and develop the world of digital cinema together.
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2007-10-04
Editorial: The shock of the new - It's tempting to see digital cinema as a manana technology - perpetually on the horizon but never getting any nearer. The effect is magnified if you count out your life in d-cinema conferences, which have often made a virtue of heated arguments about bafflingly esoteric points. As Arts Alliance Media CEO Howard Kiedaisch puts it: "If you go to more than two digital cinema conferences a year, you need to get a hobby."
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2007-10-04
DTS DIGITAL CINEMA ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF PHILIPS CINEFENCE FORENSIC WATERMARKING ON FILMSTORE® DIGITAL CINEMA PLAYER - DTS Digital Cinema today announced that it has implemented the Philips CineFence[1] forensic watermarking technology on its FilmStore® Digital Cinema Player as part of its commitment to continue providing solutions that support DCI specifications for digital cinema.
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2007-10-04
New 'arthouse' cinema for Fifers - A new "arthouse" cinema is to be opened in Fife with the backing of St Andrews University.
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2007-10-04
projectiondesign cineo3+ 1080 Projectors In VFX review suites At The Moving Picture Company - The Moving Picture Company (MPC) based in Soho, London, UK has taken delivery of two cineo3+ 1080 DLP projectors from Norway's projectiondesign for use in visual effects review suites.
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2007-09-21
Cineworld appoints new COO - Cineworld Group, the UK cinema chain, has appointed a new chief operating officer.
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2007-09-20
Crews called to blaze at cinema - Firefighters are called to tackle a blaze at a cinema in Bristol.
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2007-09-17
Vandals set back revamp at Odeon - YORKS former Odeon cinema is now unlikely to re-open until next year after vandals broke in and damaged the main screen and foyer area.
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2007-09-17
Bluetooth boost for cinemas - Cinemas are going to be able to make better use of Bluetooth technology for marketing purposes on the back of a new deal.
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2007-09-17
Wharf Film Festival launches - FILMS celebrating Docklands life will get a screening at the first Wharf Film Festival which starts today (Thurs).
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2007-09-17
Latest cinema plans to be submitted - A REVIVED plan for a city centre cinema will be disclosed at a meeting tomorrow night.
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2007-09-14
Cinema scheme set to be shelved - A scheme to provide Scarborough town centre with a multi-screen cinema looks likely to be a casualty of the £140m project to redevelop the resort's North Bay.
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2007-09-13
Online Movie Strategies - New Screen Digest Report - Screen Digest have just published our latest report, 'Online Movie Strategies: Competitive review & market outlook'.
The report focuses on the online distribution of digital movies in Western Europe and the US, and contains detailed analysis of the strategies of the major Hollywood Studios as well as five year forecasts of consumer spending and studio level revenues generated from online a la carte movie transactions.
The study also details penetration of technology: including broadband connectivity, portable video device data and in-home broadband-enabled entertainment device forecasts.
The company profiles section of the report presents key details on eight Hollywood Studios, including the size of libraries prepared for digital distribution and a comprehensive bench marking of service deals struck in the US and Western Europe.
Please click on the following link for a full description of the report, as well as a table of contents, sample extract, and pricing details
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2007-09-13
Odeon hotel plan premiered - PLANS which would see the former Odeon cinema on South Clerk Street transformed into a hotel were today unveiled by the building's owner.
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2007-09-13
College site will be redeveloped - The site of the old Swindon College is to be transformed into a cinema, shops, restaurants, a supermarket and flats.
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2007-09-13
Stadium cinema plan 'won't kill off Odeon' - ODEON bosses have hit back at claims a new multi-screen cinema alongside the Emirates Stadium will kill off the historic Holloway Odeon.
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2007-09-13
DTS XD10 Media Player Presented at IBC 2007 - TWYFORD, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (Nasdaq:DTSI) has announced the availability of its XD10 Media Player for digital signage and commercial A/V applications. The product, which combines an HD-capable A/V server and control package ideal for a variety of applications from hotels to airports, theme parks to museums, was exhibited at IBC 2007.
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2007-09-13
WALTHAMSTOW: New cinema plan brings concerns over fate of EMD - PROPOSALS to build a cinema on the Arcade site have prompted fresh concerns about the fate of the vacant EMD Cinema.
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2007-09-10
DTS DIGITAL CINEMA TO SHOWCASE FULL SERVICE SOLUTION @ IBC 2007 - TWYFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - DTS Digital Cinema today announced its plans to showcase, at IBC 2007, its complete full range of product and service solutions designed to connect content creators with their audiences. Due to the importance of the motion picture industry’s transition to digital cinema, DTS-DC has developed this technology in line with its singular focus on supporting all elements of the migration.
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2007-09-10
Plans for old cinema site discussed - New plans for the redevelopment of an old cinema site in Ramsey have had a mixed responses
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2007-09-10
Green plays host to film festival - Stars of the big screen are out at Glasgow Green as part of the first-ever BBC Film Festival.
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2007-09-07
Strategies for online movies - The latest report from Screen Digest released today examines how the individual Hollywood Studios are adapting their businesses to online movie distribution. Notably, the report finds that a viable business will emerge in the US and Western Europe for movie downloading, but warns that the Studios are following a fragmented path to digital distribution, with each major following a different strategy. This is likely to hamper the development of movie downloads and ultimately confuse and fragment the consumer market.
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2007-09-07
Cinema traditions to continue - Film fans have been reassured that Norwich's much loved art house cinema will not sell out when it gets taken over by a London-based chain following its grand reopening.
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2007-09-07
Movie fan brings his cinema dream to life - Growing up in Wakefield during the austerity of 1950s post-war Britain, nothing was more magical to a young Gerald Parkes than the silver screen at his local cinema.
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2007-09-07
Cinema rescuers claim development plans changed - Campaigners to save Bradford's former Odeon building claim the latest plans for the site to be seen by the public have changed radically from the original scheme.
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2007-09-07
Movies on tour of rural villages - A touring cinema scheme run by Norfolk arts organisation Creative Arts East is bringing the movies to villages in south Norfolk.
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2007-09-07
No cinema for priory - The Priory site is not suitable for a cinema according to the long-awaited report of property consultants.
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2007-09-07
CURTAIN UP ON - Further improvements will be made to Wotton-under-Edge's commun-ity-run cinema thanks to a
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2007-09-07
UKIP wants Odeon referendum - The UK Independence Party has called for a referendum on the future of Bradford's former Odeon cinema.
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2007-09-07
Woo-hoo! Blockbusters help cinema break records - A CINEMA has broken its own box office record after more than 20,000 people visited in a single week.
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2007-09-07
Arts centre hopes revived as Odeon on market - THE former Odeon cinema has been put up for sale by developers frustrated by the constraints being put on them by council planners.
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2007-09-07
Internet killing cinema, says director Scott - THE Hollywood director, Ridley Scott, warned yesterday that new technology is killing off the big-screen experience. The Oscar-winning County Durham-born movie mogul said mobile phones and computers threatened movie-making on an epic scale.
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2007-09-07
£20,000 windfall for town cinema - A cinema in Gloucestershire has been awarded £20,000 from a trust fund run by a waste management company.
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2007-09-07
Donation helps Victorian cinema - A businessman has donated money to make up for the recent theft of charity donations from a Victorian Curzon cinema near Bristol.
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2007-09-07
Plans for new cinema are unveiled - A multiplex cinema is to be built on the site of a multi-million pound retail and leisure park in Darlington.
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2007-09-07
Row over delays to cinema plans - Plans for a cinema are in doubt after a council said it was unsure the developer would complete the project.
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2007-09-07
Cinema-goers go back to the 1940s - Cinema-goers will get a taste of what life was like in the 1940s before the premiere of a wartime film on Teesside.
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2007-09-07
First $4bn summer for US cinema - Summer box office takings in North America have broken the $4bn (
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2007-09-07
Council keeps options open on cinema - Deputy leader says council will pursue other options until it is clear developer will deliver on Kennet Centre scheme
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2007-09-07
Cinema City to reopen on October 19 - It is the premiere that movie fans have been waiting for - and this sequel follows through on its promise to be bigger and better than before.
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2007-09-07
MP reels in support for cinema - CHESTER MP Christine Russell is calling on enthusiastic film and arts lovers to join an action group aimed at saving the Chester Odeon.
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2007-09-07
Cinema campaign is misleading the public - THE owner of the former Chester Odeon building has hit back after city MP Christine Russell launched a campaign to save the venue as a cinema.
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2007-09-07
Will the cinema ever come to town? - DESPITE assurances that work will start on Newbury's long-awaited cinema next year, council chiefs admit they are still searching for alternatives.
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2007-09-07
Luxury housing beats cinema - AN INITIAL report for the redevelopment of the St Neots Priory area has been labelled "disappointing" after it suggested the site was right for housing, and wrong for a cinema.
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2007-09-07
Odeon future in doubt - DARLINGTON, UK -- The future of the 1938 Odeon Cinema in Darlington, County Durham, UK, could be uncertain following an announcement that Vue cinemas have secured a 20 year lease to operate a new multiplex, due to open in autumn
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2007-09-07
Around the corner at the Odeon - LONDON, England (CNN) -- In this month's edition of The Screening Room, we met an old and treasured resident of Leicester Square: the Odeon Cinema's Compton Organ.
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2007-09-07
Old ABC cinema to become boutique hotel - THE disused ABC cinema on Lime Street is to become a New York-style supper club and boutique hotel, it has been revealed.
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2007-09-06
FILM INDUSTRY UNITES TO FIGHT FILM THEFT - The film and video industries today presented a coordinated and united front in the fight against film theft in the UK at an event in London attended by the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism.
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2007-09-06
Cineworld pay talks start - Negotiations have opened on the 2007 pay claim covering BECTU members in the Cineworld cinema chain.
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2007-09-05
St Austell Film Centre Closes - The (former Odeon?) Film Centre in St Austell Cornwall closed last
month for Redevolpment. New Cinema building planned 2008 for St Austell.
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2007-09-05
Cinema campaign 'is misleading the public' - THE owner of the former Chester Odeon building has hit back after city MP Christine Russell launched a campaign to save the venue as a cinema.
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2007-09-05
New cinema described as 'eyesore' - A new cinema in Derby city centre has been described as "obtrusive" by the local civic society.
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2007-09-05
Gadgets 'ruin' film, claims Scott - British director Sir Ridley Scott has claimed technology which allows people to watch films on mobile phones and computer screens is killing cinema.
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2007-09-05
GIRLS LAUNCH CINEMA DRIVE - DETERMINED 11-year-old girls from Harborough have started a petition calling for a cinema to be brought to the town centre.
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2007-08-17
Digital Cinema for Independents - The Cinema Buying Group (CBG), a semi-autonomous buying program under the NATO umbrella for small and medium-sized independent theaters, took a big step forward in making digital cinema equipment available for independent theater operators by issuing a request for proposals for digital cinema equipment and service providers.
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2007-08-17
Foreign films no longer lost in translation - Foreign-language films are seven times more likely to be British box-office hits than they were a decade ago, thanks to Mel Gibson, digital technology and the cultural awakening of the multiplex cinemas.
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2007-08-17
New plan for old cinema to be aired - A PUBLIC meeting is to be held on new plans to redevelop the site of an old cinema.
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2007-08-17
LEWISHAM PIRATE DVD RAID UNCOVERS COUNTERFEIT MONEY AND FAKE DOCUMENTS - A joint operation between Lewisham Council, local police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) led to a successful raid on residential premises in Deptford on 8th August
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2007-08-16
Fears complex will be end for historic cinema - UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of a 70-year-old picture house in Darlington after plans were announced to build a nine-screen multiplex less than half-a-mile away.
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2007-08-16
Nelson gets his own mini-cinema - On September 4, the last remaining Trafalgar Square pigeons will be joined by a giant pod showing audiovisual works on 16 screens. Each installation will be based on a rare or unheard version of a well-known song.
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2007-08-15
Tories threatening to axe cinema plans - THE future of Newbury's long-awaited cinema was at the centre of yet another political row this week.
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2007-08-15
Cinema and jobs on way - WORK starts next week on construction of Haverhill's multiplex cinema, which should be showing the latest blockbusters by next summer.
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2007-08-15
Cinema City pledge to film fans - Film fans were last night reassured that Norwich's much loved art house cinema will not sell out when it gets taken over by a London-based chain after its grand reopening.
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2007-08-14
Inside the BFI - A funding crisis at the British Film Institute could have wide-ranging consequences for our nation
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2007-08-14
Cinema Expo 2007 - David Hancock, Screen Digest's Head of Film and Cinema, moderated a high-level panel discussion at Cine Expo, aimed at highlighting the evolution of a European Business Model for Digital Cinema by distributors and studios, on the day when Arts Alliance Media announced the first European VPF deal with Fox and Universal. David presented an overview of the digital cinema market and his view of the challenges still facing the market, before moderating the panel discussion with Chuck Goldwater, Julian Levin, Howard Keidaisch, Tom Cotton, Scott Sherr and Tom Molter.
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2007-08-14
Arts centre hopes revived as Odeon on market - THE former Odeon cinema has been put up for sale by developers frustrated by the constraints being put on them by council planners.
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2007-08-10
Cinema Paradiso Futurista - How much would you expect to pay for a really good home cinema system? Surround sound, a huge high-definition screen, everything you
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2007-08-10
Donor reduces £1m of cinema funding - THE £1million windfall promised to St Neots has dwindled by £150,000 as the town's benefactor finds other good causes ready to spend the money.
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2007-08-10
Cinema is going nowhere - Shock announcement as district council come close to aborting plans for cinema at Kennet Shopping Centre
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2007-08-10
Cinema City wins licensing fight - The new-look Cinema City has been given the green light to serve alcohol 24 hours a day - despite objections by the same man whose complaints about the noise from St Andrew's Hall sparked controversy.
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2007-08-09
2 free cinema tickets with each 2 bought on your Mastercard (31/08 to 30/09) - MasterCard has teamed up with ODEON to give every cardholder the chance to get two free ODEON cinema ticket vouchers whenever you buy two or more ODEON cinema tickets from Friday 31 August to Sunday 30 September
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2007-08-07
Cinema volunteers commended - WITH only a matter of weeks until the fate of the Tivoli cinema in Tiverton is revealed, two volunteers who work there are being commended.
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2007-08-02
Limbo misery for popcorn workers - Popcorn workers at a Preston factory say they are having to find out details of when they will be out of a job from the company newsletter.
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2007-08-02
Cinema City opening announced - The much anticipated opening of the upgraded Cinema City was revealed today.
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2007-08-01
New move to bring cinema to town - MILLIONAIRE Peter Rowley has started private negotiations to bring a cinema to St Neots.
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2007-08-01
Orange unveils Kilmer as cinema ad star - Former Batman star Val Kilmer is to appear in the next version of Orange’s Gold Spot cinema ads created by Mother London.
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2007-07-31
UK Consumers Spend - UK consumers made 76.9 million visits to the cinema in the first six months of 2007, spending
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2007-07-31
UK Consumers Spend - UK consumers made 76.9 million visits to the cinema in the first six months of 2007, spending
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2007-07-27
Late-night cinema - THE company planning to restore York's former Odeon cinema to its former glory is seeking the go-ahead to stay open until well into the early hours.
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2007-07-27
Odeon management move - Odeon management have made a move to address members concerns on rejected sound and projection harmonisation proposals.
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2007-07-26
UK cinema admissions up 6% in first half of the year - The UK distributors' association says local films added significantly to box-office success.
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2007-07-26
The government pledge to protect an archive of film and television footage - The government pledged to protect an archive of film and television footage rated as one of the best in the world.
The British Film Institute's national archive contains 150,000 films and around 625,000 television programmes featuring the great actors and directors of British cinema.
The culture secretary, James Purnell, told MPs the archive was a "national treasure" and it was safe in the government's hands.
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2007-07-25
UK Film Industry Contributes - The UK film industry contributed
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2007-07-25
Strategy for UK Screen Heritage - The BFI is leading a consultation on a strategy for promoting UK Screen Heritage. The strategy has been drafted by the UK Film Heritage Group which collectively believes the public is entitled to access, learn about and enjoy the UK's rich moving image heritage, wherever they live and wherever the materials are held.
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2007-07-21
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA AND PARK CIRCUS SIGN LONG-TERM DIGITAL CINEMA CONTENT SERVICES AGREEMENT - LONDON, 18 July 2007
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2007-07-21
Odeon questionnaire revealed - The results of an Odeon questionnaire by BECTU members have been presented to the cinema chain management.
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2007-07-21
Crackdown Nets 1,218 Fake DVDs in Whitechapel - A crackdown on illegal DVD sellers in Whitechapel netted 1,218 pirate DVDs including 311 obscene pornographic films. Eight DVD sellers were arrested in the street raids on Thursday (12 July) and seven pleaded guilty to breaking the Trade Marks Act 1984 and the Video Recordings Act 1984.
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2007-07-21
Images from heyday of British cinema found in filing cabinet - A photograph of Alec Guinness in the character of Fagin, taking a break with a cigarette during filming of David Lean
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2007-07-21
Formula One at the Movies - LONDON, England (CNN) -- Digital projection technology has opened up a whole new live experience for Formula 1 fans: official feeds from Formula 1 grands prix transmitted straight into their local cinema.
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2007-07-21
Regal 5 cinema set for closure - PORTSMOUTH
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2007-07-21
Mum in Potty cinema rumpus - HARRY POTTER fans were left spell-bound by an enraged mum who blew her top at a Coventry cinema.
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2007-07-21
Cinema group aim to save building - Campaigners aiming to save a cinema from demolition in Bradford believe "people power" will aid their cause to prevent the building being torn down.
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2007-07-21
RIAS partners with Odeon Cinemas - RIAS signed a new partnership with Odeon Cinemas with RIAS sponsoring the Odeon Senior Screen offering the over 50s access to regular, reduced-price cinema screenings across the country.
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2007-07-18
Seeking the Pillars of Pearl & Dean - Pearl & Dean is urging Cinema Business readers to track down its lost film heritage. The cinema advertising house with the iconic opening idents and famous theme tune is seeking to find copies of its missing screen title "Colonnade" or "Pillars 2" opening ident.
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2007-07-16
Bring back cinema ushers to keep an eye on manners - Anyone who has sat in front of a teenager playing with his mobile or rustling popcorn will mourn the demise of cinema ushers.
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2007-07-16
Cinema shows signs of growing up - Cinemas are reporting record figures at the box office thanks to a big increase in attendance by the over-45s.
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2007-07-16
UK cinema attendance down by 5% - The number of people going to the cinema in the UK fell for the second consecutive year in 2006, despite an increase in the number of films shown.
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2007-07-16
Protesters hug historic cinema - Nearly 1,000 people have taken part in a protest to save a cinema earmarked for demolition, organisers say.
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2007-07-16
PICTUREHOUSE CINEMAS NOTCHES UP ANOTHER MAJOR LIVE EVENT VIA SATELLITE - David Gilmour, the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, will be premiering a cinematic version of his forthcoming new live concert DVD from London
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2007-07-16
Cinema figures show indies on the up - New cinema figures appear to show people are seeing more diverse movies at independent venues.
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2007-07-12
Cineworld says party to long-term contract with Carlton, over half term to run - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Cineworld Group PLC said it is party to a long-term contract with Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA) with minimum guaranteed payments every six months and that the contract has significantly more than half of its term to run.
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2007-07-12
BAFTA Screening Room Chooses Dolby Digital Cinema - Dolby has been selected by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to provide the Academy with a Dolby Digital Cinema system.
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2007-07-03
A Celluloid Hero Goes Digital - Technicolor is racing some nimble rivals to gain the lead at the multiplex
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2007-07-03
Cinema pulls Maddy adverts after complaints - Odeon cinema has decided to pull some of its adverts about missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann after complaints from angry parents.
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2007-07-02
Cinema operator signs up to - LEADING cinema and bowling operators have signed up to the long-awaited Waterside development in Trowbridge.
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2007-07-02
Open-air cinema plan for city park - A GIANT open-air cinema is planned for Kelvingrove Park this summer.
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2007-07-02
SMG puts businesses on the market - SMG puts businesses on the market
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2007-07-02
Odeon revamp will create 700 jobs - More than 700 jobs could be created in Bolton town centre after development plans for the former Odeon cinema site were approved.
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2007-07-02
Movie magic boosted by wet summer forecast - Cinemas say miserable weather and a string of mega blockbusters could make it a summer to remember as box-office takings soar.
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2007-07-02
Studios agree projector deal - Two Hollywood studios will today announce a long-awaited compromise in their battle with European cinemas over who should bear the cost of upgrading to digital projection equipment.
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2007-07-02
Carlton Screen sounds out advertisers for short-film spot - LONDON - Cinema sales house Carlton Screen Advertising is planning a new advertiser opportunity involving short films shown before main features.
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2007-06-29
Vue goes blue... - Vue cinemas are making an exciting upgrade to their venues around the country; by the end of June 2007 all 58 cinemas will be fitted with a Bluetooth system called “BluePod”.
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2007-06-28
SMG puts advertising businesses up for sale, receives approaches for Virgin Radio - Scottish Media Group SMG Plc has announced its plans to sell two of its non-core assets, Primesight and Pearl and Dean, and float its Virgin Radio business, after a 100-day company review.
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2007-06-27
Man sets fire to himself in cinema foyer - A man believed to have been sacked from his job at a cinema is seriously ill in hospital after returning to the building and setting himself on fire in the foyer last night.
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2007-06-27
BAFTA Selects Dolby Digital for Screening Theatre - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has been selected by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to provide the Academy with a Dolby® Digital Cinema system. Now operational in BAFTA’s Princess Anne Theatre in London, the system will enable pristine digital screenings with highly reliable anti-piracy protection in one of the British film industry’s most revered and historic locations.
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2007-06-27
UK Screen and FACT collaborate to beat piracy - With film piracy becoming an increasing concern throughout the industry, UK Screen (formerly UK Post & Services) is teaming up with FACT (the Federation Against Copyright Theft) to roll out a standard industry security questionnaire to all facilities in its membership. The questionnaire will help establish a range of robust benchmarks at facilities covering security design, procedures and staff vetting, as well as to cut out some of the current duplication whereby facilities become FACT accredited but then also have to complete further questionnaires for each major US studio.
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2007-06-27
New projectors cinema debut - MOVIE lovers will soon be able to enjoy higher-quality films at Basingstoke ODEON - thanks to a new digital projector.
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2007-06-27
Qube Cinema Earns Acclaim at Lisbon Village Festival - LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Lisbon Village Festival, an annual movie festival held at Lisbon, Portugal is currently underway and filmmakers from not just Europe but even Canada and South Asia have entered their work in this festival. The Festival gains special importance as every one of these entries is being screened digitally. This called for a technology partner who provided end-to-end solutions in digital cinema. The organizers of Village International D-cinema Festival after much research went with Qube Cinema and their decision has won them the critical acclaim of all the participating film makers for two years in a row.
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2007-06-27
Ad announces city cinema closure - A Northern Ireland council found out from the press that a cinema it owns is closing, it has emerged.
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2007-06-26
Lets get behind cinema revival - IT is fantastic news to hear the Odeon will be reopened once again, (It's the Reel deal, The Press, June 19). This is truly a wish come true for me.
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2007-06-25
New Ritzy pay offer - BECTU members at Brixton's Ritzy Cinema meet next week to vote on an improved pay offer following two days of industrial action.
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2007-06-25
Odeon proposals rejected again - Almost 60% of Odeon cinema members have rejected the second sound and projection harmonisation proposals in a ballot.
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2007-06-25
Felixs MAX BOX tested in cinemas - CHESHIRE, England
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2007-06-25
Call for Micklegate to get major facelift on back of scheme to reopen city centre screen - THE reopening of Yorks Odeon should be the springboard for the regeneration of the city centre, a councillor said today.
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2007-06-25
Cinemas show Glyndebourne opera - Opera productions staged by Glyndebourne in Sussex are to be shown in cinemas across the country in a bid to "reach a broader audience".
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2007-06-25
Odeon flat plan rejected - THE future of the former Odeon cinema building in London Road is clouded in uncertainty after plans to demolish it in favour of flats were defeated.
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2007-06-25
Cinema will go ahead this Autumn - Kennet Centre's Irish owners confirm their commitment to building leisure complex in Newbury
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2007-06-25
National finals for nominated cinema - A LOCAL cinema will be taking Wotton-under-Edge on to the national stage later this year.
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2007-06-25
UCI Italia adds 10 theaters to chain - LONDON -- UCI Italia, the subsidiary of Odeon & UCI Cinema Group, Europe's leading chain of cinemas, has snapped up 10 theaters from Cinestar Italia.
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2007-06-25
Cinema - Details of the Vue Cinema at the New O2 Venue (formerly the Millennium Dome)
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2007-06-25
Digital Cinema, DTS style - Digital cinema, once so anticipated and heralded, is now in picture houses across Europe but still has not taken either the market or audiences by storm in the way that might have been hoped.
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2007-06-25
Cinema-ticketing kiosk incorporates ATM function - ROSTHERNE, U.K.
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2007-06-25
Action urged on derelict cinema - BRADFORD Council is being urged to take action against Yorkshire Forward over the state of the city's Odeon building.
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2007-06-25
Fears for cinema in plans for development - Cinema buffs fear for the future of an historic picturehouse if plans for a modern multiscreen are given the go ahead.
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2007-06-25
Film world at loggerheads over the future of the nation - The film world is at loggerheads over plans to sell off the British Film Institute
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2007-06-25
Qube Cinema co-sponsors the Village International D-Cinema Festival - Qube Cinema, Inc will co-sponsor the Village International Dcinema Festival [VIDCF], a part of the Lisbon Village Festival. The DCI standards based Qube technology has won worldwide recognition for its quality and capabilities, and is now at the Lisbon Village Festival, an annual digital cultural event in the region bringing to the forefront digital technology providers.
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2007-06-25
Kodak to Bring First Universal Theatre Management System To Europe - Kodak is announcing the European availability of its first version of the Kodak Theatre Management System (TMS), to exhibition and distribution managers at the 2007 Cinema Expo International Convention and Trade Show in Amsterdam June 25 - 29.
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2007-06-25
Kodak Digital Cinema Making Steady Progress in Europe - Kodak announced today that its Digital Cinema solution is finding enthusiastic acceptance with a broad range of European exhibitors. Since the beginning of the year, the company has installed Kodak JMN3000 Content Players on 24 screens with 10 exhibitors in 4 countries. In all cinemas, studio-produced features, local movies, and other creative digital content are showing on a regular basis.
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2007-06-17
Odeon's future in balance - HERITAGE campaigners came face-to-face with developers who want to knock down the former Odeon cinema and use the land to build flats.
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2007-06-17
Cinema is saved - One of the world's first cinemas came within a film reel of demolition, but has won a stay of execution thanks to a Tooting councillor.
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2007-06-17
DTS Digital Cinema Premieres End-to-End Solution at Cinema Expo International 2007 - TWYFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (NYSE:DTSI), an expert provider of premier-quality digital entertainment services for the motion picture industry, has announced its plans to premi
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2007-06-17
Odeon's future in balance - HERITAGE campaigners came face-to-face with developers who want to knock down the former Odeon cinema and use the land to build flats.
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2007-06-17
Cinema is saved - One of the world's first cinemas came within a film reel of demolition, but has won a stay of execution thanks to a Tooting councillor.
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2007-06-17
DTS Digital Cinema Premieres End-to-End Solution at Cinema Expo International 2007 - TWYFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS Digital Cinema (NYSE:DTSI), an expert provider of premier-quality digital entertainment services for the motion picture industry, has announced its plans to premi
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2007-06-17
Suspected arson at cinema - A CINEMA in Bridgwater was the scene for a suspected arson attack that could have been out of one of its own films on Monday (June 11) night.
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2007-06-17
Political posturing slammed in cinema row - POLITICAL drama should be banned from the long-running debate over why Newbury is still waiting for a cinema.
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2007-06-17
Economic reality makes cinema plan less than certain - THE ambition of establishing a cinema in St Neots may slowly be fading as the economic reality of delivering such a project dawns on some councillors.
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2007-06-17
Silent cinema is talk of Cultra - A whole cinema from a County Down village has been rebuilt at the Ulster Folk Museum in Cultra.
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2007-06-17
Odeon battle won? - PLANS to demolish the former Odeon cinema building in London Road have been defeated, leaving hopes that it could return to showing films.
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2007-06-17
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA OPENS SOUTHERN EUROPEAN OFFICE - London, 14 June, 2007
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2007-06-17
Derelict cinema reopening soon - YORKS Odeon cinema is set to re-open this summer under new ownership - and will then be restored to its former glory under a major refurbishment scheme.
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2007-06-17
Civic hall to be saved by new group - A group is set to be formed to safeguard the long-term future of a civic hall.
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2007-06-06
Odeon harmonisation ballot - BECTU Odeon cinema members are to be balloted on improved sound and projection harmonisation proposals.
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2007-06-06
Odeon's future in balance - HERITAGE campaigners came face-to-face with developers who want to knock down the former Odeon cinema and use the land to build flats.
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2007-06-06
Sir Tom: plans for old Odeon are best on offer - SIR Tom Farmer today defended controversial plans to redevelop the former Odeon cinema as the only practical proposal on offer for the future of the building.
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2007-06-05
Digital technology brings classic 007 films back to the big screen - SEAN CONNERY'S licence to thrill cinema audiences as James Bond is set to be renewed with the rerelease of the film Goldfinger this summer.
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2007-06-05
Ritzy strikes again - Brixton Ritzy cinema members are striking today for a second time in a dispute over low pay.
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2007-06-05
Brixton strike cancelled - The next Brixton Ritzy cinema stoppage has been cancelled because of a new film whose production team support the dispute.
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2007-06-05
MP's cinema enquiry - CHESTER'S MP has sought reassurances at Westminster that new laws will not assist developers hoping to convert a city cinema into a nightclub.
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2007-06-05
Kodak Enters The Hospital To Install Kodak Digital Cinema Content Player - Kodak Digital Cinema is pleased to announce that The Hospital, a private members club for creative professionals, has installed a Kodak Content Player JMN3000 in their 30 seat cinema in London. The player will be used for digital cinema presentations to their members as well as to other audiences in the United Kingdom.
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2007-05-29
Cinema dream is still alive - A CINEMA operator has shown its interest in helping a town realise its movie dreams.
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2007-04-02
GOLDEN DAYS OF'PICTURE HOUSE' - Cinema life of yesteryear is being celebrated in an exhibition dubbed 'At the Movies' opening at North Lincolnshire Museum tomorrow.
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2007-02-14
Cinema could return to Gravesend - A 13-YEAR-OLD who single-handedly collected more than 5,000 signatures in a bid to attract a cinema to Gravesend may have an answer to his pleas.
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2007-02-14
Cinema is still 'best in west' - VOLUNTEERS from Wotton-under-Edge have narrowly missed out on taking first place in a national competition.
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2007-02-13
D-Day nears in cinema battle - COUNCILLORS are being urged to call time on plans to turn a Holmfirth landmark into a pub.
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2007-02-13
TEN YEAR ASBOS AND FIVE MONTH SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCES FOR PIRATE DVD SELLERS - Following the recent operation by Hackney Borough Police and Hackney Council, working with FACT, six defendants have been given 5 month prison sentences, suspended for 2 years, along with 10 year ASBOs.
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2007-02-13
UK Film Council and BBC Films partner on slate of new film projects - The UK Film Council
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2007-02-13
Work on cinema to begin - WORK is to start on the site of a multiplex cinema for Haverhill - before it has even been granted planning permission.
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2007-02-13
DCP-2000 To Be Installed At Odeon Leicester Square Theatre - Doremi's market-leading JPEG 2000 DCI server, the DCP-2000, is to be installed at the prestigious Odeon Leicester Square theatre in London
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2007-02-13
BAFTA Award Results - The list of winners and nominees at this year's British Academy Film Awards, following the ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London.
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2007-02-13
UK Film Council and BBC Films partner on slate of new film projects - The UK Film Council
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2007-02-13
Work on cinema to begin - WORK is to start on the site of a multiplex cinema for Haverhill - before it has even been granted planning permission.
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2007-02-13
BAFTA Award Results - The list of winners and nominees at this year's British Academy Film Awards, following the ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London.
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2007-02-11
Curvy star is The End for old cinema - A BOARDED-UP cinema is to be demolished to make way for a stunning, curved building at Salford Quays.
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2007-02-11
Odeon Hatfield Goes Digital - Bell Theatre Services has announced the digital conversion of the nine-screen multiplex at Odeon, Hatfield. The equipment, which has been installed and maintained by Bell Theatre Services, is the first DCI compliant fully digital multiplex in Europe, along with the second Odeon test site at Surrey Quays.
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2007-02-11
The Golden Age of British cinema - Our film talent no longer attends awards for supporting role gongs or to be good losers. As the Baftas are handed out tonight, James Morrison reports on Britain's big screen revival
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2007-02-11
Odeon Hatfield Goes Digital - Bell Theatre Services has announced the digital conversion of the nine-screen multiplex at Odeon, Hatfield. The equipment, which has been installed and maintained by Bell Theatre Services, is the first DCI compliant fully digital multiplex in Europe, along with the second Odeon test site at Surrey Quays.
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2007-02-11
The Golden Age of British cinema - Our film talent no longer attends awards for supporting role gongs or to be good losers. As the Baftas are handed out tonight, James Morrison reports on Britain's big screen revival
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2007-02-09
ROCHDALE DVD FACTORY RAIDED - Police in Heywood, Greater Manchester have raided a pirate DVD factory and arrested a 42 year-old man.
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2007-02-07
February News Update - from Albanyward.com, a cinema site relating to the South West
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2007-02-07
HACKNEY DVD SELLERS ORDERED FOR DEPORTATION - Two men and four women arrested last Thursday (1st February) in Hackney, East London have been ordered for deportation.
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2007-02-07
Empty seats at the cinema as films flop - A long, hot summer and the 2006 World Cup have contributed to the lowest cinema attendance figures for five years, it was revealed last night.
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2007-02-07
Curtain falls on the past picture show - AN era of movie magic is being brought to a shattering end with the arrival of demolition crews on the site of a once-proud art deco cinema.
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2007-02-07
Arts Alliance Media to present Digital Film Debate Series - The successful collaboration between Arts Alliance Media (AAM) and the European Film Market (EFM) continues. For 2007 and 2008, AAM will be the exclusive main partner of the EFM.
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2007-02-05
Technicolor 3.5% pay increase - BECTU members at Technicolor Film Laboratory have voted to accept the company's back-dated pay offer of 3.5%.
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2007-02-05
Hopeful cinema supporters toast Odeon's 70th anniversary - SEVENTY years ago today York's Odeon cinema enjoyed a glittering opening ceremony in what was billed as "the event of 1937" in the city.
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2007-02-05
Fight to save historic Odeon cinema - A FIGHT to save one of Manchester's oldest and best-known cinemas is under way.
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2007-02-05
A sad 70th for Odeon cinema - TODAY, the Odeon cinema in Blossom Street, York, would have celebrated its 70th birthday of continuous cinema use - had it been allowed to.
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2007-02-05
SEVEN PIRATE DVD SELLERS ARRESTED IN HACKNEY IN MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION TARGETING LOCAL CRIME - Two men and five women have been arrested in Hackney, East London by Police working in co-operation with FACT, Hackney Council and the Immigration Service.
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2007-02-05
Listed status for bombed cinema - A cinema which was reduced to a pile of ruins during the Blitz has been given listed heritage status.
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2007-02-02
Orange cuts deal with Madsen - Hollywood actor Michael Madsen, best known as Mr Blonde in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, is to star in the next instalment of mobile firm Orange's tongue-in-cheek cinema ads.
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2007-02-02
Cinema's second show - A SECOND public exhibition on the latest plans for a new cinema in St Albans is due to take place at the Town Hall tomorrow (Friday).
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2007-02-02
Cinema Committee Setting Sights on Long-Term Prosperity - An MSP, a local councillor and two marketing and fundraising experts have been appointed members of a committee to help ensure the long-term prosperity of one of Edinburgh
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2007-02-02
British exhibitors shut Museum - Night at the Museum' is finding itself kicked out of U.K. exhibs over its DVD release. LONDON -- The battle over windows has moved across the Pond.
Major Brit cinema circuits have pulled the plug on "Night at the Museum" in protest of Fox's decision to release the Ben Stiller laffer on DVD just 97 days after its theatrical release -- breaking the widely accepted four-month window.
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2007-02-02
City cinema on song for opera debut - WORLD-CLASS opera is to be beamed live from New York to Edinburgh cinema-goers in the first venture of its kind in Scotland.
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2007-02-02
Campaign to save historic cinema - A historian is fighting to get listed status for the site of one of Manchester's oldest cinemas, in a bid to save it from the bulldozers.
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2007-02-02
City Screen follows up the December 30th blockbuster - CITY SCREEN, the UK
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2007-02-01
DTS Teams up With DCL for Digital Cinema Upgrade in Ireland - TWYFORD, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI - News) DTS has announced that it has reached agreement with DCL to upgrade the first phase of DCL's Irish D-Cinema installation. The agreement provides for both parties to work together to facilitate the wider rollout of Digital Cinema in Ireland.
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2007-02-01
Welsh connection with old Odeon - History of Hemel Hempstead's old cinemas found in Wales!!
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2007-02-01
Grand designs for former cinema site - PLANS to redevelop the site of the Grand cinema in Ramsey will be displayed this afternoon (Wednesday) at the George Hotel in the town.
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2007-02-01
Kodak boosts d-cinema rollout - Kodak has announced that its Kodak Digital Cinema content player and new Theatre Management System (TMS) will be the heart of the d-cinema system being installed at an Odeon Cinema test site in Hatfield, UK.
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2007-02-01
DTS Teams up With DCL for Digital Cinema Upgrade in Ireland - TWYFORD, United Kingdom, BUSINESS WIRE -- DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI) DTS has announced that it has reached agreement with DCL to upgrade the first phase of DCL's Irish D-Cinema installation. The agreement provides for both parties to work together to facilitate the wider rollout of Digital Cinema in Ireland.
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2007-02-01
Alternative cinema plans unveiled - ALTERNATIVE plans for the development of the contested Bricket Road cinema site were revealed last night (Wednesday, January 31) by St Albans Civic Society.
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2007-02-01
CURTAIN FALLS ON OLD CINEMA - A HARTLEPOOL cinema buff has been remembering one of the town's oldest picture houses as its premises are demolished.
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2007-01-30
Under new management - London Merchant Securities has appointed Savills to manage The Rotunda, in Kingston. The complex, formerly managed by Donaldsons, is 160,000 sq ft, and is built over four levels. It includes a 14 screen Odeon cinema - the largest Odeon in the UK, a Megabowl, David Lloyd fitness, Frankie & Benny's, Pizza Express, Satori Sushi, Old Orleans, Tony Roma's, Cafe au Play and Finesse & Frangos.
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2007-01-30
Records will be broken with sequels in 2007 - Blockbuster sequels, including Harry Potter, Spiderman and Pirates of the Caribbean, are expected to send cinema attendances to a 60-year high in 2007.
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2007-01-29
"Reel" life during the war years - In theatre terms, the conversation between director and film programme manager was such a dramatic cliche - along the lines of 'let's do the show right here!' - that it would have been dismissed as improbable by any self-respecting writer.When Dukes artistic director Ian Hastings casually asked film programme manager Lesley Anne Rose if she thought enough material could be amassed about cinema-going in Lancaster during the Second World War to make a play out of it, her response: ''Yes, I've been writing it for eight years,'' took him by surprise.
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2007-01-29
Cinema owner hits back at pub plan critics - THE owner of a historic picture house at Holmfirth has hit back at "vicious" criticism over plans to redevelop it as a Wetherspoons bar.
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2007-01-27
Cinema’s all-seeing eye - Cinema chain Vue is keeping a watchful eye on audiences by using night vision goggles to catch people making illegal video copies of films on the big screen.
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2007-01-27
Digitising five centuries of UK life - further 12m investment
- JISC has announced the successful bids in a further £12m investment in the digitisation of major resources of national importance.
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2007-01-25
Cinema memorabilia to go under the hammer - MOVIE lovers can get their hands on a little piece of cinema history - the Regal's contents is up for auction!
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2007-01-25
Community cinema shows its 100th film - SAFFRON Screen hit a century when the community cinema showed its 100th film, the much talked about Borat, on Friday evening.
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2007-01-25
Trust fears for listed cinema - Calls have been made for the owners of an historic cinema which has lain derelict for ten years to decide on its future.
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2007-01-25
Kodak part of UK digital cinema rollout - Kodak has announced that its Kodak Digital Cinema content player and new Theatre Management System (TMS) will be the heart of the digital cinema solution being installed at the UK
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2007-01-24
No sale in Coventry cinema auction - Coventry's old cinema, the Theatre One, failed to sell at auction last week, although bids were made close to the asking price and a sale seems likely, according to local reports.
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2007-01-24
New cinema plan "addresses concerns" - REVISED plans for a
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2007-01-24
DOREMI SELECTED FOR ODEON UK DIGITAL LAUNCH - Doremi Cinema, the cinema industry's leading supplier of JPEG 2000 servers, has been selected to participate in a major UK digital cinema rollout by Odeon/UCI, the UK and Europe's largest exhibitor.
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2007-01-24
New cinema screen for Chorley - Chorley's biggest ever permanent cinema screen has been unveiled.
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2007-01-24
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA PURCHASES DOREMI CINEMA - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe
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2007-01-22
ODEON SIGNS UP ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA FOR UK COMMERCIAL DIGITAL CINEMA TRIAL - Arts Alliance Media, Europe
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2007-01-22
THE Dukes Theatre and Cinema will be transformed into a 1940s Odeon in February when a new play by Lancaster writer Lesley Anne Rose opens. - Home Fires, showing from February 1 to 23, is interspersed with real archive film footage from the Second World War courtesy of The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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2007-01-22
Old cinema fails to sell at auction - COVENTRY'S old Theatre One cinema failed to reach its reserve price of
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2007-01-22
Major UK cinema chain trials D-Cinema model - Odeon and UCI cinemas, the leading cinema chain in the UK owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners, has embarked on a beta test of D-Cinema equipment for the complete conversion of two multiplex cinemas, for a total of 18 screens. The deployments will constitute the first all digital multiplex in the UK, and each site will be managed separately as part of the test phase. Bell Theatre Services will install and maintain equipment from NEC and Kodak at Odeon multiplex in Hatfield, while Arts Alliance Media will handle installation and ongoing service provision for the Odeon site in Surrey Quays, using projectors and servers from Cinemeccanicca and Doremi respectively. Several distributors have given their backing to supply content for the test deployment, including LionsGate UK, Pathe Distribution, Universal, Twentieth Century Fox and Sony. Other distributors and content providers will also reportedly be participating in the test phase, which will last for a period of six months. The first digital film will be shown in February at Odeon Surrey Quays, where Arts Alliance have also agreed to encode and deliver digital advertising from Carlton Screen Advertising. Odeon currently has around 30 screens participating in the UK Film Council DSN project, so it already has some experience with the technology, although UCI was first involved with alternative content screenings in very early days of D-cinema (pre DCI).
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2007-01-22
Celluloid Dreams Disappear in a Digital Puff - Throughout its history, celluloid film has seen many other recording formats rise and fall.
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2007-01-22
U.K.'s top chain trials digital exhibition - LONDON
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2007-01-22
The Odeon signs up Arts Alliance Media for UK commercial digital cinema trial. - Arts Alliance Media, Europe
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2007-01-18
Celluloid dreams set to disappear in a digital puff - Before long film will be but a memory at your local cinema as reel projectors are replaced with newer, sharper digital systems
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2007-01-18
Old cinema to go under hammer - COVENTRY'S old Theatre One cinema - which closed in 1998 - is to be sold tonight (Wednesday) at auction.
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2007-01-18
Ex-cinema to be razed - BULLDOZERS could be the next big show at Auchterarder
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2007-01-18
Money stolen from cinema - A ROBBER stole two bags full of money after threatening a member of staff at the Apollo Cinema in Augusta Place, Leamington.
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2007-01-18
Article on former Odeon Manchester demolition. - I’ve made live the article on the impending demolition of Manchester’s former Odeon cinema, and why I think it’s bad news for the city.
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2007-01-18
Cinema recognised in building awards - SWANSEA'S new Vue Cinema is among several new buildings which are being recognised at a special awards ceremony hosted by Welsh TV presenter Amanda Protheroe-Thomas.
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2007-01-16
Projectionist Andy's credits roll after 50 years - A CINEMA projectionist who arranged a private screening for Sir Sean Connery is retiring after almost 50 years in the business.
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2007-01-16
Schools reeling in cinema cash - SCHOOLS are being invited to sell cinema tickets to raise funds.
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2007-01-16
World-class - THOUSANDS of cancer patients are to benefit from a
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2007-01-16
Books press release:Quota Quickies The Birth of the British - David Lean, John Mills, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, and a host of other famous names from British film surprisingly began their screen careers on
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2007-01-16
New action on cinema - TWO separate bids to build a new cinema in the city, including one with a housing development, could be on the table in the next few weeks nearly nine months after plans for a multiplex collapsed.
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2007-01-16
3i invests 22 mln usd in digital cinema chain - LONDON (AFX) - 3i Group PLC, the UK private equity company, said in a press release that it has invested 22 mln usd in UFO Moviez, the India-based digital cinema chain.3i has also been given the option to invest a further 3 mln usd at some point in the future
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2007-01-16
Eyes down for an empty house as Gala Bingo shuts - GALA Bingo in Lancaster is to close.The art deco building in King Street first opened as an Odeon cinema in 1936 with 1,592 seats.
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2007-01-16
Crunch time for cinema site - THERE'S a crunch meeting this week between councillors and a developer over the redevelopment of an historic Gwent building.
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2007-01-16
Harry, Miss Potter and Atonement push film production spending in the UK to - The amount of money spent in 2006 on making films in the UK such as The Golden Age, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Atonement, and His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass jumped by 48% to
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2007-01-16
Curtain up on - A NEW cinema and restaurant complex is being planned for Haverhill - and residents have been given their first glimpse of what to expect.
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2007-01-16
Why cinema had to reach for the sky - CINEMA developers maintain they have had no option other than to raise the roof on the new scheme proposed for St Albans city centre.
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2007-01-16
Hall to double as cinema - THE bright lights of Hollywood come to Lubenham this month when the village hall becomes a cinema.
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2007-01-16
- A BENEFACTOR who donated
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2007-01-16
Fabric firm hopes to use old cinema - THE latest plans for the old Savoy Cinema in South Molton were set to go before the town council's planning committee yesterday (Tuesday) evening.
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2007-01-16
Cinema plans go on show - PLANS for a controversial
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2007-01-16
Cinema evacuated - IT WAS almost a black Christmas for Cineworld in Stevenage when a fire started in a popcorn machine recently.
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2007-01-16
Curtain up on - A NEW cinema and restaurant complex is being planned for Haverhill - and residents have been given their first glimpse of what to expect.
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2007-01-16
Prices cut to attract public to cinema - FILMGOERS are being offered a cut-price start to the new year.
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2007-01-16
BAFTA Nominations - The BAFTA nominations have been announced. Follow the link for full details.
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2007-01-04
Cinema goes back for the future - Cinema is on the ropes. So much so that a cabal of top Hollywood moguls are putting their faith in a very old idea -- one usually dismissed as a fad -- to save the day.
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2007-01-04
Cinema Evacuated - IT WAS almost a black Christmas for Cineworld in Stevenage when a fire started in a popcorn machine recently.
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2007-01-02
Pictures show real state of Odeon - The Telegraph & Argus has received new evidence that someone entered the former Odeon cinema "unlawfully" to take pictures supporting the case against demolition.
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2007-01-02
Cinema campaigners given hope - RESIDENTS hoping to save the Odeon cinema from demolition say they are relieved after the building was given a stay of execution.
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2007-01-02
Cinema plans given all-clear - ANY doubts over whether Worksop will get a £30 million leisure complex and Tesco superstore were erased this week as Bassetlaw Council was told its decision to grant the proposal will not be overruled by the Government.
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2007-01-02
Last days of cinematic landmark released on film - A DOCUMENTARY history of Waltham Forest's troubled EMD Cinema has been released.
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2007-01-02
WARNER BROS AND ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ANNOUNCE ELECTRONIC SELL-THROUGH (EST) DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION DEAL - Warner Bros Entertainment UK and Arts Alliance Media, Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, have signed an electronic sell-through digital distribution agreement to allow consumers to download Warner Bros movies and TV series.
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2007-01-02
Yorks cinema where all the movies make it big - IF you like your movie-going experience on the large side, then the answer is at Yorkshire's only IMAX cinema from December 27.
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2007-01-02
Visits to Cinema Enhanced for People with Sensory Disabilities in Scotland - Deaf, hard of hearing and visually impaired people will be able to enjoy more trips to the cinema thanks to a new programme launched today by Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council.
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2007-01-02
Cinema joy for sick kids - THE biggest stars in Hollywood will soon be entertaining youngsters at Yorkhill Hospital For Sick Children after the completion of a dream that was four years in the making.
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2007-01-02
£60,000 CONFISCATION ORDER AGAINST FILM PIRATE - Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) Financial Investigators, working in partnership with Essex County Council Trading Standards, Cambridge County Council Trading Standards, Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and have secured a Confiscation Order worth £60,681 against Peter William Axford of Kilmartin Road, Ilford, Essex, who is a convicted counterfeiter.
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2007-01-02
Curtain falls on bid to reopen Odeon so owners plan hotel - THE owners of the former Odeon cinema plan to turn it into a hotel after the collapse of a bid to reopen it as a cinema and arts centre.
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2007-01-02
Help Needed To Run New Cinema - FILM buffs are being sought by West Craven Together to help run a new community cinema.
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2007-01-02
Save John Lennon's Cinema! - Woolton Cinema in Liverpool is an historical landmark which first opened to the public in 1927. It was frequented by John Lennon and was also the scene of some early Beatles'wooing of local ladies and features on the Magical Mystery Tour. It is loved by Liverpudlians, but it is in danger of bei ng lost through demolition, despite a community campaign in the city to save it.
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2007-01-02
Cinema for flats - THE PALACE Cinema in Aspatria may be demolished and replaced with flats.
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2007-01-02
Two towers theme in new cinema plan - NEW cinema plans unveiled yesterday (Wednesday) reveal that the development will be even higher than the previous rejected scheme.
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2007-01-02
Sequels dominate cinema calendar - As Hollywood prepares to unveil its latest raft of big budget sequels, cinemagoers can expect to feel a sense of deja vu once again in 2007.
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2007-01-02
Birmingham to lead the UK in Digital Media - Birmingham City Council today launched its ambitious plans to make the City the most advanced UK digital media hub, bringing together the public, private and voluntary sectors.
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2007-01-02
60 Seconds of Fame - Orange have teamed up with BAFTA to invite aspiring film makers to submit a 60 second short film around the theme of'Celebrate'. The winning film will be featured during the BBC One coverage of The Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony on the 11 February 2007
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2007-01-02
Orange adds its internet users to cinema deal - Orange will today reinforce its support for British cinemagoers by renewing its "Orange Wednesdays" promotion.
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2007-01-02
UK Film Council consults on future funding and policy priorities - The UK Film Council is seeking views on its policy and funding priorities over the next three years in a consultation document published today - Film in the Digital Age.
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2006-12-18
Curtain falls on bid to reopen Odeon so owners plan hotel - THE owners of the former Odeon cinema plan to turn it into a hotel after the collapse of a bid to reopen it as a cinema and arts centre.
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2006-12-15
That is another fine mess you have left us - Before you drop your next popcorn kernel, spare a thought for the cinemas cleaners. Kevin Maher investigates
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2006-12-15
Features at a cinema which have been hidden for decades have been uncovered by a team doing restorat - Features at a cinema which have been hidden for decades have been uncovered by a team doing restoration work.
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2006-12-15
Odeons fate in balance - THE demolition of the building housing the much-lamented former Odeon cinema will go ahead if approved by councillors next week.
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2006-12-15
Back to former glories - THIS is Carlisles Lonsdale Cinema as it was in its heyday.
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2006-12-15
Last ditch effort to save cinema - A FINAL bid to save a city landmark is being made by civic watchdogs.
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2006-12-15
Saved cinema comes of age - The Phoenix Cinema Trust is celebrating 21 years since it saved the countrys oldest continuously used, purpose-built cinema. JANAKI MAHADEVAN reports
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2006-12-15
BFI IMAX wins Loo of the Year Award - We are thrilled to announce that the diligence and hard work of staff at the BFI IMAX has been recognised with prestigious Loo of the Year Awards in the Entertainment and 4 Star categories.
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2006-12-15
New life for old cinema - A SEARCH was yesterday launched for a developer to restore one of Liverpools most cherished art deco landmarks to its former glory.
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2006-12-15
Rare screening for Glasgow archive - ILM enthusiasts will enjoy a rare opportunity to see Glasgows changing social landscape when a series of features are given a screening next year.
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2006-12-15
O2 steps into Orange Wednesdays - O2 is giving away a years worth of free movie tickets with some of its handsets to customers buying online.
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2006-12-15
Birmingham to lead the UK in Digital Media - Birmingham City Council today launched its ambitious plans to make the City the most advanced UK digital media hub, bringing together the public, private and voluntary sectors.
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2006-12-15
Cinema advertising gets new measurement from TNS - LONDON - The Cinema Advertising Association has handed its market research contract to TNS as part of plans to overhaul its annual survey of film audiences and viewing.
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2006-12-15
UK based cinema conference receives backing by major and independent operators, distributors and industry media - UK and international industry leaders to address delegates in London; Five first time screenings scheduled – BVI, Sony and Universal commit to screenings; New industry awards in cinema exhibition and distribution
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2006-12-13
Odeon's
fate in balance - THE demolition of the
building housing the much-lamented
former Odeon cinema will go ahead if
approved by councillors next
week.
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2006-12-13
Memories
of movie magic will linger on - THE cinema
that first brought the
blockbusting Star Wars film to Coventry
audiences is up for sale.
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2006-12-13
Call
for campaigners to be given cinema
access - CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a
historic cinema from demolition should be
allowed inside the building to
assess its condition, a councillor has
claimed.
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2006-12-13
TV
presenter to open cinema - THE Midlands'
favourite news presenter will be
coming to Redditch to officially open the
town's eagerly awaited new
cinema in February.
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2006-12-06
Happy feet launches town's new cinema - A NUMBER of stars from Coronation Street are expected to attend the official opening of Altrincham's brand new Apollo Cinema tomorrow.
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2006-12-05
Takeover hope for Odeon cinema site - NEW operators could take over the former York Odeon cinema site by early next year.
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2006-12-05
Freeman leads cinema revolution with download after two weeks - Morgan Freeman does not seem the most obvious providential figure to deliver Hollywood into the internet age, but the 69-year-old actor is pushing the boundaries with his latest release, a comedy called 10 Items Or Less which reached US cinemas yesterday and will be available for digital download in just two weeks.
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2006-12-05
'Lost' gems from the TV archives - He was a swash-buckling Edwardian crime-fighter who lay encased in a block of ice for 64 years before being dug up in "swinging sixties" London.
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2006-12-05
Guardian backs Second Life film festival - The Guardian is sponsoring Second Life's Avalon film festival this week, kicking off today in a zeppelin floating through the virtual world.
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2006-12-05
Traders unsure of complex impact - TRADERS in Westover Road have expressed mixed feelings about the proposed multi -million -pound iconic leisure complex to overlook Bournemouth Gardens.
The £50 million complex earmarked for the former bus station site in Exeter Road, Bournemouth, is set to feature a nine-screen multiplex cinema and 17 restaurants but no night-clubs or bars.
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2006-12-01
Wizard of Oz returns to cinemas - A digitally restored version of 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz is to open in UK cinemas next month.
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2006-12-01
Concern that listed cinema is 'at risk' - FEARS for the deterioration of a listed art deco cinema have been aired by a heritage group.
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2006-12-01
Cash boost for Curzon cinema - CLEVEDON'S Curzon Cinema has been awarded a cash boost of more than £15,000 by the UK Film Council.
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2006-12-01
Atos Origin selected to manage Cineworld’s loyalty scheme - London, 29 November 2006 - Atos Worldline, an Atos Origin Company, has been awarded a three year contract by Cineworld, the UK cinema chain, to manage its frequent visitor scheme – "Unlimited". The scheme allows members to see as many films as they like, any day, any time and at any Cineworld Cinema across the UK, Jersey and Ireland for a monthly subscription fee.
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2006-12-01
Victory in cinema fight - It is one of London's finest surviving examples of an art deco picture palace. Today, campaigners who have been fighting to save the Odeon cinema in Kensington High Street from demolition were celebrating a partial victory.
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2006-12-01
Welcome to the Media Museum! - The landmark red letters spelling out National Museum of Photography, Film and Television were today being removed from Bradford's skyline, via a 60-metre high crane.
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2006-12-01
Cinema revamp with £16,000 lottery grant - FILM fans in Penrith are in for a treat next time they visit their local independent cinema thanks to a lottery grant of almost £16,000.
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2006-11-24
British exhib plans night at the opera - LONDON — U.K. indie exhibition chain City Screen has teamed with New York's Metropolitan Opera to bring live cinecasts of a series of operas to British auds.
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2006-11-24
Placing cinema blame on uncertainty - THE former EMD cinema is no longer for sale, with its owners citing uncertainty over the Arcade site as a reason.
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2006-11-24
Unique Digital selected to digitise Swedish cinemas for advertising network - Contract with SF Media makes Unique world's largest independent digital screen ad operator
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2006-11-24
TRINITY CHURCH BUYS ODEON FOR £2.5M - Trinity Church in Cheltenham has bought the former Odeon cinema for £2.5 million.Architects are now drawing up plans to refurbish the Art Deco building with a further £2.5 million.
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2006-11-24
Youth cinema - A NEW community cinema has been set up by young people in North Devon to give access to films that are out of the mainstream and an opportunity to discuss the issues they portray.
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2006-11-22
Flagging gallery eyes cinema boost - THE "premier outstation" of the National Galleries of Scotland is turning to the magic of films in an attempt to halt a continuing decline in visitor numbers.
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2006-11-22
New lease of life pictured for Capital cinema - A FORMER cinema in Leith is set to be renovated into new homes and a basement restaurant.
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2006-11-22
Suspicious fire at disused cinema - Fire investigators are to examine the cause of a suspicious blaze which destroyed up to half of a disused cinema in Surrey.
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2006-11-22
A major announcement is expected today about funding for the redevelopment of the Tyneside Cinema - The work is expected to cost around three million pounds, but for that work to be carried out the existing cinema will have to close from this Thursday until 2008. The Tyneside is the last original British news theatre still in use. When it reopens there'll be new screens, and original decor hidden for years will be back on show. The cinema will have a temporary home in the Old Town Hall in Gateshead while the work is carried out.
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2006-11-22
Call to save old cinema - CONSERVATION groups today claimed a rare Egyptian-style cinema in Glasgow would be "completely ruined" if a developer is allowed to convert it into flats.
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2006-11-21
Cinema is star in its own rights - AN AMBITIOUS project to provide Buckingham with its own community cinema is celebrating a milestone this month.
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2006-11-21
New lease of life pictured for Capital cinema - A FORMER cinema in Leith is set to be renovated into new homes and a basement restaurant.
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2006-11-21
Ealing Studios Redevelopment - Ealing Council has given consent to Ealing Studios for the second phase of their £50 million redevelopment of multi-media office space.
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2006-11-21
Digital cinema trial for Ster Kinekor Sandton - On Friday, 1 December 2006, Ster-Kinekor will launch its first Hollywood studio-endorsed digital cinema projector with a screening of the movie Happy Feet, the comedy adventure set in the land of the Emperor Penguins in the heart of Antarctica. The Christie CP 2000x and computer server is to be installed in Ster-Kinekor Classic Sandton.
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2006-11-21
Framestore masters Casino Royale - Working with director of photography Phil Meheux, Framestore CFC's head of digital grading, Adam Glasman created a full digital mastergrade of the latest James Bond 007 outing, 'Casino Royale'. In addition to producing multiple versions (UK, US and International) of its normal DI deliverables, the project marked another successful step into the future of cinema for Framestore CFC, as the company provided Sony with Digital Cinema Masters of the film.
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2006-11-20
New lease of life for Devon cinema - It's bringing a touch of elegance to Teignmouth's regeneration. A Georgian building which fell into disrepair is being restored as an asset for the local community.
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2006-11-20
Plans unveiled for disused cinema - Plans to turn the site of a derelict cinema into a housing and leisure complex have been submitted to Nottingham City Council.
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2006-11-20
Pastor's prayers and popcorn plan - Leaders of a Cheltenham church are hoping to buy the site of a recently closed cinema to house its growing congregation.
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2006-11-20
Yorkhill kids set for own cinema - THESE children are too sick to go to the cinema - so the big screen is coming to them.
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2006-11-20
Film star speaks up for cinema - ONE of Britain's biggest film stars made a rare personal appearance last night as he delighted fans in an Essex town, delivering a passionate speech in support of an historic cinema.
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2006-11-20
Developer pictures new lease of life for disused city cinema - A MULTI-MILLION-POUND bid is being mounted to bring a disused historic cinema building in the Capital back to life.
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2006-11-20
Towering ambition for new cinema - A TALLER building than the one which has already been rejected is included in new ideas being put forward as part of the St Albans cinema project.
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2006-11-20
Cliffhanger over cinema's future - A independent cinema in Gwynedd is struggling to keep going because of rising costs and smaller audiences.
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2006-11-20
Cinema for sale - The property section in the D&S Times today includes amongst the Old Rectories, Old Smithys, Old Schoolhouses, and Old Post Offices destined to be occupied by old civil servants the Elite Cinema in leyburn, over the hill in Wensleydale.
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2006-11-09
Empire Cinemas set to hire The7Stars - Empire Cinemas is believed to be on the verge of appointing The7Stars as its first media planning and buying agency.
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2006-11-09
History of Leith - A list of Edinburgh Cinemas that have exsisted through the years
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2006-11-09
Cinema site may have a new owner - MOVIE lovers in Bolton could see another change to the town's cinemas over the coming months.
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2006-11-09
Carlton Screen launches cinema marketing drive - LONDON - Carlton Screen Advertising is to launch a marketing campaign to promote the benefits of the captive nature of cinema advertising on audiences.
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2006-11-09
Talks start on town centre leisure complex - A NEW leisure complex with a ten-screen cinema, bowling alley, nightclub, bars and restaurants could be built in the centre of Welwyn Garden City.
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2006-11-09
FOUR YEAR SENTENCE FOR DVD PIRATE - ONE OF STRONGEST SENTENCES YET IN UK- - In one of the strongest ever sentences for film piracy in the UK, Zhong Li, age 35, and a Chinese national, was sentenced to four years imprisonment last week at Southwark Crown Court. He was recommended for deportation at the end of his sentence.
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2006-11-07
Town cinema shuts after 70 years - Cheltenham's Odeon cinema has closed after more than 70 years in business.
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2006-11-07
Odeon and Vue preparing for Cineworld - Odeon and Vue, which hold 35 per cent and 20 per cent of the UK cinema market respectively, are said to be preparing a joint bid for Cineworld, which holds another 25 per cent of the sector. Cineworld, which runs 79 cinemas, has been valued at some £300 million.
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2006-11-07
BFI commissioned report shows how ethnicity, class and education affect how we watch television and film - The BFI has today published a report highlighting how class, ethnicity and education influence the way British viewers relate to film and television and how these differences can exclude large groups of the population. It suggests we need to rethink how we communicate across our different communities as audiences are divided in their taste and understanding of British cultural programming and film. The BFI has today published a report highlighting how class, ethnicity and education influence the way British viewers relate to film and television and how these differences can exclude large groups of the population. It suggests we need to rethink how we communicate across our different communities as audiences are divided in their taste and understanding of British cultural programming and film.
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2006-11-07
Movie fans faint over horror flick - SHOCKED cinemagoers in the Herts on Sunday patch were so upset by a gruesome film that ambu lances had to be called out three times in one night - and one woman needed hospital treatment.
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2006-11-06
Rivals unite for Cineworld break-up - Two of Britain's biggest cinema chains, Odeon and Vue, have joined forces to launch a £300m break-up bid for rival Cineworld. More on this story can be found here and also in The Times
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2006-11-06
Village International D-Cinema Festival 2007 call for entries - The VIDCF is the first international digital film festival in Europe. Its first edition occurred last June and the second one will happen next year, from June 18th until June 24th. The VIDCF main goals are to encourage digital culture and promote production, distribution and exhibition of digital films. As Portugal inaugurated the national Digital Cinema Network featuring movie on-demand, not only does it plays a very important role in redefining film distribution, but also promotes the creation of film in digital format.
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2006-11-06
Lighthouse at the drive-in - UK - Drive-in movies are still relatively unusual in the UK and are an ideal format for television broadcaster Channel Five to promote its commitment to showing films. 2006 is the third year of the FiveDrive campaign held in conjunction with car manufacturer Peugeot, which sponsors Channel Five's film content. During July and August it took in four locations around the UK at which giant Lighthouse LED screens provided the perfect big drive-in experience, with local publicity (plus a chance to win £1,000 in cash at each venue) ensuring that the events were well attended.
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2006-11-03
Plans for cinema complex unveiled - A new cinema and ice rink planned for the banks of the Mersey could create up to 350 jobs, a council says.
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2006-11-03
PLM lights ODEON with LED Cinema Range - PLM Illumination's LED cinema range has become the standard equipment deployed in all new ODEON multiplex cinemas.
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2006-11-03
They saw and then fainted - AMBULANCE crews were called to a cinema after film fans fainted with fright at gruesome scenes in a horror film.
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2006-11-03
Cinema warns of graphic content - A cinema is issuing a health warning about a new horror film which is so graphic some viewers have passed out.
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2006-11-03
Projections for a multi-screen cinema plan - PLANS for a seven-screen, 1,000-seat cinema complex for Newbury have been approved by council officials.
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2006-11-03
Cinema is now open - The Ritz Cinema is throwing open its doors for the first time in more than 15 years on Friday.
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2006-11-03
ITV mulling offer for SMG - report - LONDON (AFX) - Broadcaster ITV PLC is reportedly considering a takeover bid for Scottish ITV franchise holder and Virgin Radio owner SMG PLC.
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2006-11-03
Has the curtain fallen on the age of cinema advertising? - IF you are still reeling from Jack Nicholson’s performance in The Departed or will never forget Philip Seymour Hoffman’s portrayal of Truman Capote, you might think it has been a good year for cinema.
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2006-11-03
SMG puts Pearl & Dean on the block - LONDON -- U.K. media operator SMG, which has put its cinema advertising business, Pearl & Dean, up for sale, may become the target of a merger or a bid following a dramatic fall in its stock price.
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2006-11-03
Umpire knifed OAP in porn cinema - A cricket umpire who tried to kill a pensioner at a pornographic cinema in despair at being evicted from his flat was jailed for 10 years yesterday.
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2006-11-03
Cinema reels in its 10,000th customer - AFTER being open for just five months, Saffron Screen welcomed its 10,000th customer on Saturday.
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2006-11-03
Cinema and ice rink for waterfront - STRAP on your skates and pick up your popcorn - Widnes is getting a multi-screen cinema and ice skating rink!
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2006-11-03
Miller raises curtain on Vue cinema portfolio - Miller Developments is to buy a £78m cinema portfolio that includes Vue’s flagship cinema in London’s Leicester Square.
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2006-11-03
New bid to put flats on old cinema site - DEVELOPERS are making a fresh bid to build flats on the site of the city's last cinema.
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2006-11-03
Cinema plan could debut in new year - HELP is at hand for film buffs in the form of a plan to make Middlewich the only town in the area with a cinema.
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2006-11-03
Orange renews cinema campaign - Orange has signed a three-year deal with Carlton Screen Advertising to continue its ‘gold spot’ advertising in cinemas.
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2006-11-03
Europe's fragmented cinema market is holding back the transition to digital - Screen Digest releases the Digital Cinema Conversion Index as the first step in developing a working model for conversion to digital.
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2006-11-03
Cinema closure an unexpected twist - THE man leading the £200m regeneration of Northwich says the imminent closure of the town's only cinema has come as a complete surprise.
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2006-10-25
Brighton comedy club acquires old Bath cinema - Comedy club owner Komedia is to take over a former cinema in Bath and transform it into a live entertainment venue.
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2006-10-25
ITV could be buyer for SMG’s cinema advertising business - ITV has expressed an interest in acquiring SMG’s Pearl & Dean, as it emerged that some leading shareholders favoured Virgin Radio boss Fru Hazlitt taking the helm of the Scottish media group.
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2006-10-24
SMG Will Have Trouble Selling Pearl & Dean - 1314 GMT [Dow Jones] SMG (SMG.LN) will have difficulty divesting Pearl & Dean, following Friday's profit warning, says Investec. "We do not believe Cinema (Pearl and Dean) can be sold currently and reduce our target value for a sale to a mere GBP9M, from GBP16M," analyst says. Shares trade -20.6% to 54.75p. (JEK)
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2006-10-24
Newbury cinema plans given the green light - Seven screen project given the go ahead
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2006-10-24
Pearl & Dean facing problems in the cinema - Casino Royale, the new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig which opens next month, has come too late to boost the fortunes of Pearl & Dean, the cinema advertising group owned by SMG.
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2006-10-24
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA AND SONY PICTURES TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE DOWNLOAD-TO-OWN DISTRIBUTION DEAL IN THE UK - LONDON, October 17, 2006 – Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, have signed an agreement that enables consumers in the UK to purchase download delivery of Sony Pictures movies for retention and viewing on a permanent basis. Downloads of the recent hit, The Da Vinci Code, along with other favourites such as The Legend of Zorro, Fun with Dick and Jane and many more can be purchased through internet sites, LOVEFiLM (www.lovefilm.com), and AOL (www.aol.co.uk), starting from October 24th. The Download-to-Own (DTO)1 deal was announced today by Stuart Baxter, Executive Vice President of European Distribution, SPTI, and Mark Livingstone, President, Arts Alliance Media.
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2006-10-20
Pearl and Dean plus 80s adverts to give that cinema feel - Yes its the old pearl and dean with the "ba ba baba " music and some old 80s adverts enjoy ...
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2006-10-20
Old Govan cinema is put up for sale by bingo firm - A HISTORIC Glasgow cinema is being sold nine months after it was bought by a major bingo operator.
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2006-10-20
Picturehouse cinemas to get live events in HD via satellite - Arqiva has signed a deal with City Screen's Picturehouse cinemas and has now completed installation of a UK-wide private satellite network to screen live entertainment and sports events in both standard and high definition. It kicks of tomorrow with the revived Amnesty International Secret Policeman's Ball, to be screened across all 17 cinemas.
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2006-10-19
'Ugly' 192Os city cinema is pulled down for homes - ONE of Glasgow's oldest - and ugliest - cinemas has brought the curtain down for the last time.
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2006-10-19
THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE SILVER SCREEN - Once upon a time, the cinema was the centre of entertainment life for many residents of North Cornwall. David Flower, a freelance photographer, from Tintagel, knew most of the movie houses of the area when the film industry was at its peak.Recalls David: "Many people may not realise that a small cinema with 230 seats once existed in Atlantic Road, Delabole.
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2006-10-18
NINE ARRESTED IN NORTHERN IRELAND MARKET RAID - Nine people were arrested after police smashed a counterfeiting racket at a street market in Greysteel, Co Derry, on Sunday morning.
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2006-10-18
Survey points to high price of cinema trip in central London - Cinemagoers in London are being charged more than three times more for tickets on average than audiences in Europe, according to research released yesterday.More details on this story can be found here and here
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2006-10-17
DAVE MONK APPOINTED AS EDCF CEO - EDCF –The European Digital Cinema Forum - has appointed Dave Monk as Chief Executive Officer. For 38 years Dave worked for Texas Instruments being one of the enabling companies of Digital Cinema with its DLP Cinema™ technology. He was Vice President of TI Europe and MD of TI’s UK and Ireland Subsidiaries until his retirement in 2004. For the last two years he has been the producer for IBC ‘s D Cinema Theme Day, he is a technology advisor to the UK’s Film and Television Academy – BAFTA, a BKSTS Council Member and an advisor to the UK National Film Theatre’s Digital Test Bed Project.
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2006-10-17
Cinema chain screens contract extension - Eckoh to provide speech-enabled information to Vue cinemas until 2009
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2006-10-17
MULTI AGENCY SWOOP ON COUNTERFEIT FRAUDSTERS - Ten people were arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning following raids at addresses across North Wales, Cheshire and the Wirral. The arrests followed an operation to uncover rip-off merchants who claim benefits whilst making a living selling pirate DVDs to bargain hunters on Greenfield Market in Flintshire.A multi-agency taskforce led by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) investigated allegations of benefit fraud and other illegal activity in a joint operation codenamed ‘Buzzard’.
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2006-10-17
Pearl & Dean to sell ads on Virgin Atlantic flights - LONDON - Pearl & Dean is to sell ads before films on Virgin Atlantic's in-flight entertainment system from December and has already signed up Sky as an advertiser for the service.
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2006-10-16
Picturehouse cinemas to get live events in HD via satellite - Arqiva has signed a deal with City Screen's Picturehouse cinemas and has now completed installation of a UK-wide private satellite network to screen live entertainment and sports events in both standard and high definition. It kicks of tomorrow with the revived Amnesty International Secret Policeman's Ball, to be screened across all 17 cinemas.
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2006-10-16
Pub Plan Cinema put Back Up For Sale - Maryport's Carlton cinema, which was to be turned into a pub, is on the market
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2006-10-16
FILM MINISTER LAUNCHES UK FILM INDUSTRY FILM THEFT PREVENTION TOOLKIT - Film Minister Shaun Woodward today launched a major initiative in the fight against film theft at an event hosted by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’) and the Film Distributors’ Association (‘FDA’) in London. The initiative (‘the toolkit’) combines two key elements to assist those working in the theatrical and distribution sectors and is specifically aimed at protecting film prints and preventing camcording.
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2006-10-16
BROADWAY FOUNDER'S REEL PRIDE - He brought the British premieres of Pulp Fiction and Silence of the Lambs to Broadway, counts Quentin Tarantino as a friend and says Nottingham may have been the biggest challenge of his career. Before the Hockley cinema unveils its overhaul this month, MHAIRI McFARLANE talks to one of its founding directors, Film London chief Adrian Wootton
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2006-10-16
Cinema Theatre Association Website Relaunch - The site has been completely redeisgned and the content extended
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2006-10-16
Mad Cornish Projectionist Relaunch - The website has been given a design revamp, providing a more professional feel, but with the same great content as previous
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2006-10-12
New rural cinema initiative - Norfolk villagers are being given the chance to enjoy flicks in the sticks thanks to a new initiative.
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2006-10-12
Curtain's up on latest cinema refurbishment - THE Commissionaire hung up his jacket long ago and an unfamiliar smell of popcorn now fills the downstairs foyer. Black and white film has given way to a mind-blowing new world of special effects, but the Bristol architect who designed Barnstaple's Central Cinema in 1932 would be pleased to learn that the picture house is still going from strength to strength
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2006-10-12
UK festival eyes screening record - The Times BFI London Film Festival is hoping to set a world record by staging 50 simultaneous screenings to mark its 50th year.
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2006-10-11
Cinema chief named entrepreneur of year - Tim Richards, an entrepreneur who created a cinema chain worth £350m from scratch in just eight years, has won the title UK Entrepreneur of The Year 2006.
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2006-10-11
York Odeon Sale Details - Details of the sale fo the former York Odeon appear on this site.
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2006-10-09
Film fans give support to boost Roxy Cinema - FURNESS movie fans have been giving their support to a film buff on a mission to save old cinemas.
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2006-10-09
Forum Cinema on market for 90,000 - The Market Place cinema is up for sale after owner Norman Brownell decided to move abroad.
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2006-10-09
Sally Gray, 90, Actress in British Cinema, Dies - LONDON, Oct. 6 (AP) — Sally Gray, a spirited, husky-voiced British star of the 1930’s and 40’s who turned down a Hollywood contract, died on Sept. 24 at her home here. She was 90.
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2006-10-09
The ugliest building in Suffolk? - Retailers have shunned it, no shoppers have ever crossed its door and now it has been officially voted the ugliest building in Suffolk.
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2006-10-09
Cinema complex 'eyesore' - Residents may think the Cineworld cinema is an eyesore but, according to the results of a recent poll, it is only the second ugliest building in Suffolk.
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2006-10-09
De La Warr Pavillion - In partnership with CINECITY The De La Pavillion presents the very first Film Weekend Fri 1st to Sun 3rd December, showing 35mm film prints projected onto the big screen in the Pavillion's auditorium.
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2006-10-09
X-rated! - PRANKSTERS are giving a Chippenham cinema an X-rated reputation by rearranging letters on its advertising hoarding to spell out vulgar phrases.
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2006-10-09
Film pirate caught on film - A Glasgow man who was caught twice by Trading Standards with illegal DVDs at Ayr Sunday Market pled guilty to charges at Ayr sheriff Court last week and was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months imprisonment.
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2006-10-09
City Screen brings Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball to a Picture House cinema near you LIVE via landmark use of digital satellite technology! - The UK’s leading independent cinema chain, CITY SCREEN, is set to cross an industry milestone with the installation of a live High Definition satellite network across its entire UK circuit, making it the first cinema chain in Europe to drive alternative programming through the installation of a private satellite network at each of its locations.
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2006-10-09
BFI to open next-generation Film Centre - The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced that it will unveil the next generation of the National Film Theatre early next year. Another story on this available here
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2006-10-09
Playhouse saved in the final act - A LIFELINE has been thrown to a popular arts venue just two months after it went bust.
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2006-10-09
Cinema campaigners call for help - ANGRY residents campaigning against the refurbishment of a derelict cinema in Hoxton are encouraging people to write in and complain.
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2006-10-09
Vue’s monopoly is broken after sell-off - A BASINGSTOKE cinema complex has changed hands after an industry watchdog ordered Vue to break its monopoly in the town.
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2006-10-09
Further funds for historic cinema - A campaign to restore a historic Newcastle cinema to its former art deco glory has moved a step closer after £2.8m of funding was secured.
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2006-10-09
Developers in the frame for cinema plans - FIVE developers have been shortlisted to develop the waterside district in Trowbridge - and all have included a multi-screen cinema in their proposals.
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2006-10-09
Bid to phase out celluloid for digital revolution - One of the world's foremost experts on digital cinema has urged the global film industry to adopt a universal set of guidelines to phase out traditional cinema.
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2006-10-09
Live cabaret plan for old cinema - A former cinema in Bath could be turned into a new entertainment venue featuring cabaret, music and comedy.
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2006-10-09
Film star backs landmark cinema - BRITISH film star Clive Owen has thrown his weight behind a local independent cinema which is about to celebrate its 95th birthday.
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2006-09-29
BFI celebrates COI's 60th Anniversary with Free Bluetooth Downloads - To help promote its month-long season of public information films, the BFI has partnered with the COI to provide two short safety films that visitors to the National Film Theatre and the BFI London Imax Cinema can download for free to their mobile phones using Bluetooth technology. Already, people are distributing the downloads virally amongst their friends and colleagues.
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2006-09-29
Jacobi joins save the Lonsdale Campaign - One of the country's best known actors, Sir Derek Jacobi, has joined the campaign to save Carlisle's Lonsdale Cinema from demolition.
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2006-09-29
Cinema is ‘an eyesore and a magnet for drug users’ - IT once brought entertainment to thousands of York people, but has now been branded one of the city's worst eyesores.
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2006-09-29
COLUMBIA PICTURES’ ANIMATED OPEN SEASON TO PLAY IN IMAX® 3D AT THE BFI IMAX - London, 27 September 2006 – Audiences will be in for a wild IMAX® 3D adventure through the wilderness as Columbia Pictures’ animated family adventure Open Season debuts at the BFI IMAX on 13 October. The film will be released in IMAX 3D simultaneously with the motion picture's premiere in conventional cinemas. Open Season has been digitally converted into IMAX 3D and re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology.
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2006-09-28
Harwich: Owen’s new role... as cinema patron - Hollywood film star Clive Owen has agreed to become patron of a famous Essex landmark.
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2006-09-28
Bollywood outstrips Britain at box office - BOLLYWOOD films have started to make more money at the box office in Britain than home-grown productions.
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2006-09-27
Movie mice add spice to thriller - Movie-goers watching a thriller at a Cardiff cinema had an added fright when mice were seen scuttling under the seats.
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2006-09-27
Cinema restoration move to begin - Work to restore Scotland's first purpose-built cinema to its former glory is to get under way.
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2006-09-27
Coming to a cinema near you . . £500 tickets offer - UNLIMITED cinema tickets for a year are being offered to people willing to put money into a revamp of one of Edinburgh's best-known cinemas.
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2006-09-27
Aiming to save derelict cinema - GRAVESEND's burnt-out cinema could have a saviour in the shape of a businessman who once worked there.
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2006-09-24
Films continue to roll at cinema - A film enthusiast has stepped in to save an historic 1930s art deco cinema from closure.
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2006-09-24
Lonsdale Cinema waits to learn fate - THE former Lonsdale Cinema in Carlisle celebrated its 75th birthday this week.
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2006-09-24
Cinema suffers worst August for six years - THE summer blockbuster film season proved to be as big a washout as the weather, as cinemas attracted their worst August attendances since 2000.
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2006-09-24
Is this the end of the cinema? - AOL announced recently that it will start offering film downloading, and Apple is expected to follow suit through iTunes.
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2006-09-24
Cinema battlers face fund deadline - TEN councillors are to lead the fight to prove their local cinema can work.
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2006-09-24
Cinema classics can bring town hall back to life - Michael Kustow is a writer and producer who lives five minutes from Hornsey Town Hall asnd dreams of seeing it become a home for independent cinema. As Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, he created the ICA Cinema and as Arts Commissioning Editor of Channel 4 Television, he commissioned over 500 hours of film and television.
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2006-09-24
ITV eyes £20m Pearl & Dean - ITV is among a clutch of bidders for Pearl & Dean, the iconic cinema advertising business put up for sale by SMG.
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2006-09-24
A groundbreaking 40 years of cinema - Today the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Norfolk and Norwich Film Theatre, which became Cinema City, will be marked by the screening of four classic films.
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2006-09-22
Cinema overhauls till system - Vue Cinemas this month completes a major overhaul of tills and back office functions to improve efficiency and business intelligence and cut queues.
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2006-09-22
New cinema design has been drawn up - NEW-look designs for the St Albans cinema complex are to be revealed within the next three weeks.
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2006-09-22
BFI ANNOUNCES FILM CENTRE FEASIBILITY STUDY - The BFI has launched an Options Appraisal and Feasibility Study to establish a world-class Film Centre on London’s South Bank. Drivers Jonas have been appointed as lead consultants, with David Pratley Associates in support as arts consultants. The study, which starts immediately and is expected to be completed by the end of February 2007, is to be funded from a grant of up to £500,000 allocated by the London Development Agency.
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2006-09-21
Cinema Fanatic Rescues Roxy - A popular 1930s cinema has been rescued from the threat of closure by a cinema saviour.
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2006-09-21
Cinema talk should ring true - A BUSINESSMAN who has restored a disused Hertfordshire cinema into operation will be talking tonight about how he wants to do the same in St Albans.
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2006-09-21
Historic cinema saved for future - A historic Edinburgh cinema has been safeguarded for future generations after a 10-month struggle.
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2006-09-21
Town given two months to prove cinema can work - A COMMUNITY was yesterday told it has two months to prove a major cinema project can work - or risk losing it forever.
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2006-09-21
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ANNOUNCES DEALS TO SUPPLY FOUR MORE SITES WITH CINEMA MANAGEMENT SERVICE - LONDON -- Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, has announced two agreements to provide its cinema box-office and customer management service to four further London sites. The Renoir, Chelsea Cinema and Richmond Filmhouse (all part of the Curzon group) and the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley have all signed deals to equip their cinemas with Newman, AAM’s online cinema management solution.
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2006-09-18
An Introduction To Programming & Audience Development For Independent Cinema - The Independent Cinema Office presents an essential one day training course aimed at independent exhibitors based in Scotland who want to broaden the range of audiences attending film screenings at their venue, film society or festival, while working with limited resources. The course will focus on how to develop your programming strategies and marketing materials to maximise attendances, and is appropriate for full-time and part-time cinemas, arts centres, film societies, film festivals, rural touring organisations and arts development officers.
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2006-09-18
Pearl & Dean eyed up by only rival - Pearl & Dean, the cinema advertising company put up for sale by SMG, could be acquired by its sole rival, Carlton Screen Advertising, even though the deal would create a monopoly. Other stories can be found here
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2006-09-15
Cinema redevelopment plans passed - PROPOSALS to redevelop a redundant cinema into a £5m entertainment complex, including nightclub, have been given the green light - subject to the provision of a late running bus service.
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2006-09-15
Free Films from the BFI at the Thames Festival - The BFI joins London's biggest family friendly festival to celebrate the River Thames with a programme of free films at the National Film Theatre and BFI IMAX this weekend.
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2006-09-14
First cinema in city to be demolished - THE first purpose-built cinema in Liverpool is to be bulldozed and replaced with flats.
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2006-09-14
Digital Cinema: Rollout, Business Models and Forecasts - D-cinema rollout has begun, currently on a small scale but with a rapidly gathering momentum toward full-scale rollout. 2006 is likely to be a year for negotiations and signature of contracts with wide-scale rollout happening from 2007. Hollywood will drive the market forward and the key factors in the switch to digital cinema are cost savings to distributors, the economic imperative of controlling piracy and the need to maintain the experience gap with regard to home cinema and HDTV.
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2006-09-13
Cinema to stay open - for now - Glenbrook Cinema will remain open for at least the next six months despite losing a battle with council to stop major alterations to the theatre building.
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2006-09-13
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA ANNOUNCES DEALS TO SUPPLY FOUR MORE SITES WITH CINEMA MANAGEMENT SERVICE - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, has announced two agreements to provide its cinema box-office and customer management service to four further London sites. The Renoir, Chelsea Cinema and Richmond Filmhouse (all part of the Curzon group) and the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley have all signed deals to equip their cinemas with Newman, AAM’s online cinema management solution.
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2006-09-13
SMG to offload advertising businesses - SMG said today it had decided to sell its cinema and outdoor advertising businesses. More stories about this news story can be found here.
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2006-09-13
Council: 'We will listen' on cinema - WE will listen to the public this time was the message from St Albans District Council, discussing progess on city centre cinema plans this week.
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2006-09-13
Cinema eyesore - The Cineworld complex, in Bury St Edmunds, has been short-listed as one of the five worst buildings in East Anglia.
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2006-09-12
BFI Chooses Sigmer For Cinema Film And Television Database - Sigmer Technologies has announced it has developed a comprehensive database solution and framework for the BFI’s collection of filmographic data, including world cinema, film and television, onto a new searchable film and television website. As the custodian of one of the largest national film and television archives in the world, the BFI presented Sigmer, provider of bespoke software solutions and website consultancy, with the challenge of developing the database, creating the search functionality to query the database and hosting the new website.
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2006-09-11
Final curtain at last silver screen - THEY say the show must go on, but Bangor's silver screen will fade to black for the final time tomorrow.
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2006-09-10
Sky and Odeon strike cinema deal - Broadcaster Sky and cinema chain Odeon have teamed up to form a film distribution company to bring movies into homes as well as cinemas.
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2006-09-10
The Empire strikes back - A SWINDON cinema is to be given a new name after a change of ownership.
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2006-09-10
Empire in hunt for creative and media agencies - LONDON - Empire Cinemas has begun a search for agencies to handle its creative and media accounts.
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2006-09-10
BFI to make archive films available for download - The British Film Institute, through digital media company 7 Digital, is to offer over 600,000 films from its National Archive for the public to download.
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2006-09-08
Flats plan for cinema - PLANS to turn a former South Molton cinema into 11 flats are to go before a planning committee at North Devon District Council on September 20.
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2006-09-08
The Square screen - BOLTON'S first open-air cinema could be set up in Victoria Square, in the town centre
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2006-09-08
BFI revamped website with increased digital content - The British Film Institute (BFI) has launched its newly revamped website today with increased digital content as part of a drive by the BFI to engage a wider online audience
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2006-09-08
The public spirit award goes to ... - This week the British Film Institute unveiled its new digital media initiative, a dull phrase for something actually quite exciting. Most exciting of all is that the BFI is for the first time allowing the public to download movies from its archive. For the launch it will have around 30 titles, including Dziga Vertov's Man With a Movie Camera, Michael Powell's The Edge of the World and early works from Ridley Scott and Stephen Frears.
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2006-09-07
Lord Mayor's firework caused cinema fire - A rogue firework has been identified by fire bosses as the probable cause of a small fire which caused hundreds of people to be evacuated from a city cinema on the night of the Lord Mayor's Procession.
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2006-09-05
Cineworld offers 3.5% pay rise - BECTU members in Cineworld multiplexes are balloting on this year's pay offer.
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2006-09-05
Final reel for golden age cinema as curtain falls - THE final curtain came down on Liverpool's oldest surviving cinema as it screened its last film yesterday.
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2006-09-04
Cinema flats plan to be continued . . - PLANS to transform a historic Leith cinema into a restaurant and flats have been put on hold.
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2006-09-04
Scene set to give historic cinema a new lease of life - A LEITH landmark which has housed a cinema and a nightclub is set to be turned into a luxury restaurant and flats after the proposed £4 million development won the backing of planning chiefs.
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2006-09-04
Revealed: The Grand's 30s look - MURALS from the 1930s have been found at Leeds Grand Theatre after workmen stripped back wallpaper.
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2006-09-04
Fresh plans for cinema - THE troubled project to bring a cinema to St Albans will move forward next month with a public consultation on a new design.
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2006-09-04
Job losses at cinema call centre - Up to 30 jobs are being lost at a call centre for Odeon cinemas in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
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2006-09-04
Film fun at The Deco - The Deco is proud to announce a return to its heyday as a thriving cinema, with the opening night of a new season of film screenings starting on Tuesday, 25th July.
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2006-09-04
DTS At IBC 2006 - As a leading provider of digital entertainment DTS’ IBC 2006 participation spans the wide variety of areas covered at the show this year.
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2006-09-04
Theatre 'could reopen by October' - A Kent cinema and theatre complex which closed last month because it could not make ends meet could reopen as soon as October, the local council has said.
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2006-09-04
End of an era - 1937 was a peak year for the Oscar Deutsch circuit of cinemas and the 1st of February saw the opening of York's £60,000 new Odeon on Blossom Street. Tim Addyman, Save the Odeon campaigner, brings us up to date.
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2006-08-24
INDUSTRY EXPERT PATRICK VON SYCHOWSKI JOINS DELUXE LABORATORIES - Appointment reinforces Deluxe's expansion into European digital cinema market
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2006-08-23
Different nights at the movies - CINEMAS in Bolton could soon become entertainment venues offering gambling, old movies and big screen games.
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2006-08-22
Cinema to have £50,000 makeover - A Forest of Dean cinema is to have a £50,000 makeover
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2006-08-22
Last stand in fight to save cinema - Campaigners battling to save the Odeon cinema in Bradford from demolition will have to redouble their efforts after last week's announcement that a striking new building could take its place. Robert Sutcliffe reports
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2006-08-22
College plans hi-tech learning mall - Plans for an interactive learning mall' in the heart of the city centre have been unveiled by Bradford College.
The college has announced plans to take up space in the flagship development on the former Odeon Cinema site, creating a gateway between the college and the city centre.
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2006-08-22
Pirates of the Caribbean helps boosts cinema admissions - LONDON - Whether it was the draw of Johnny Depp in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' or people escaping the heat, cinema admissions for July were the highest for the year so far.
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2006-08-22
Cinema work is almost complete - THE COMPLETION of work on the building that houses Belper's Ritz Cinema is edging closer.
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2006-08-22
City's Regal Cinema closes after 70 years - LANCASTER'S Regal cinema is to close, probably on Thursday – the eve of the opening of the six-screen Vue multiplex.
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2006-08-22
SMG could sell Pearl and Dean if under new management. - Rebel Shareholders at SMG want the former Channel 4 executive Rob Woodward to become head of the Scottish Media Group. If appointed Woodward plans to sell its cinema advertising business Pearl and Dean and its poster operation Primesight.
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2006-08-22
Bollywood box-office overtake British film takings - Box office takings for Bollywood films have overtaken those of home-grown British films for the first time, it was revealed this weekend.
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2006-08-22
Darren and Dan move in on the Lonsdale - Two Cumbrian film-lovers will take over the running of Carlisle's independent cinema, the Lonsdale City, from Friday, September 1.
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2006-08-19
Cinema meets digital technology - Filmmakers have relied on film to make their movies for almost as long as the industry's been around.
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2006-08-19
Threatened cinema wins reprieve - Plans to sell Edinburgh's historic art house cinema, The Cameo, have been shelved by its owner, City Screen.
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2006-08-17
Battersea's burning ambition to become an arts power to rival the Tate galleries - Battersea is to take on the art supremacy of Tate Modern in a battle of the former power stations. The site is to undergo a £1.5 billion redevelopment, a blueprint of which includes a pedestrian bridge linking the site to Pimlico across the Thames.
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2006-08-17
Plans for nightclub turned down - Controversial plans for a new nightclub in an Essex town have been turned down by council planners.
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2006-08-17
Odeon plans eight screens for Victoria Square centre - The UK's largest cinema chain is to open an eight-screen film theatre in Northern Ireland.
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2006-08-17
Mobile phone operators hit out at cinema blocking plan - The blocking of mobile phones in cinemas and theatres would be inappropriate and impractical, it was claimed today.
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2006-08-17
Last stage of building demolition - Work is starting on the final stage of a project to demolish a Teesside town centre building.
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2006-08-14
Small cinemas lead a digital revolution - A village hall in Kent is one of the centres for a movement that the UK Film Council is convinced will stir a revolution in film-going.
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2006-08-14
Cineworld float back on screen - MULTIPLEX cinema operator Cineworld is to revive plans for a £300m flotation.
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2006-08-14
Curtain raised on Cinema City - This is the first picture that reveals a glimpse of refurbishment work in one of the region's most prestigious independent cinemas.
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2006-08-11
Studio to be reopened for movies - A company which has bought the failed South West Film Studios in Cornwall has told BBC News it plans to reopen the location as movie studios.
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2006-08-11
Cinema dreams - There is a spectacular 1970s time-capsule cinema hidden away right in the centre of Leeds.
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2006-08-11
New cinema plan to boost the audiences - THE Trinity Partnership has developed a new strategy for screening films at Stage & Screen, Clitheroe's community owned cinema based at St Mary's Centre on Church Street.
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2006-08-10
Home movies of a 1940s star - She appeared in some of the most enduring classics of British cinema and became one of the biggest box-office stars of the 1940s and 1950s in films such as Odette.
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2006-08-10
ONLINE PIRATE DVD SELLER RAIDED IN LONDON - A prolific pirate DVD seller in Hackney, operating online, had her house raided by officers from Hackney Trading Standards and FACT following work done by FACT’s Internet Investigation Team over a number of months. The woman, aged 55, will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
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2006-08-09
Cameras roll at last for cinema - A multiplex cinema is finally opening in Lancaster city centre after a legal battle left it empty for six years.
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2006-08-08
£25,000 gap bridged to aid cinema scheme - FUNDING for a new multiplex cinema and restaurant complex has been given a five-figure boost.
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2006-08-08
100 FAVORITE BRITISH FILMS of the 20th Century - Early in 1999, the British Film Institute produced a selection booklet and sent copies to 1,000 people embracing all strands of the film, cinema and television industries throughout the UK - producers, directors, writers, actors, technicians, academics, exhibitors, distributors, executives and critics. Participants were asked to consider (and vote for up to 100) 'culturally British' feature films, released in cinemas during the 20th century, which they felt had made a strong and lasting impression on the art form and the culture. Altogether, more than 25,700 votes were cast, covering 820 different films.
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2006-08-08
Derelict cinema plan accepted - PLANS to transform a 1920s art-deco cinema into flats have been given the go-ahead by planning chiefs. More stories on this can be found here
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2006-08-03
NFT screens public information heritage - Once, it was acceptable for a very large man in a green leotard to escort children across the road. Rolf Harris taught us to swim. And the great unwashed packed village halls to be shown how to use a handkerchief. It is 60 years since the government began funding public information films, and the British Film Institute is celebrating the anniversary by programming a two-month season at the National Film Theatre.
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2006-08-03
Cinema restoration given go-ahead - CONTROVERSIAL plans to develop and restore a much-loved cinema have been given the go-ahead.
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2006-08-02
The last picture show... - LIVERPOOL'S last privately-owned picture house needs a saviour after the last picture show. The future of the Woolton Cinema has been uncertain since the unexpected death of its owner David Wood in June.
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2006-08-01
When British films ruled the world - Out of the horrors and privations of the early 1940s emerged the greatest flowering of British movie talent, all showcased in the most magnificent cinemas ever built. David Thomson salutes the golden age of the silver screen
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2006-08-01
Cinema under the stars in partnership with the bfi - The British Film Institute (bfi) is bringing rare films out of the archive and presenting classic re-issues for outdoor and festival screenings on hot summer nights.
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2006-08-01
Stars support cinema battle - CINEMA campaigners say they have not given up hope of another operator taking over the Odeon site in York when it closes later this month.
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2006-07-31
Bond film stage 'will be rebuilt' - The James Bond soundstage destroyed by fire at the weekend "will need to be demolished and rebuilt", according to a statement from Pinewood Studios.
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2006-07-30
Digital age ushers in epic cinema changes - The latest screens allow you to play video games, watch football or learn eye surgery. By Matthew Goodman
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2006-07-28
Politics, Business, Art: Three New Governors Appointed to British Film Institute Board - The British Film Institute is delighted to announce three new appointments to its Board of Governors: Shami Chakrabarti, Peter Foy and Sam Taylor-Wood.
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2006-07-28
Empire Cinema to open at Limelight in Sunderland - Morley, advised by Savills, has successfully concluded the assignment of the multiplex cinema space at Limelight, High Street West, Sunderland to Empire Cinemas.
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2006-07-28
National finals for nominated cinema - A LOCAL cinema will be taking Wotton-under-Edge on to the national stage later this year.
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2006-07-26
MULTI AGENCY OPERATION TARGETS PROLIFIC DVD SELLERS IN LEYTON - 11 pirate DVD sellers were arrested on Saturday 22nd July 2006 in a joint operation by FACT, Metropolitan Police, Waltham Forest Trading Standards and the Immigration Service in a major swoop on Leyton Mills Retail Park in North East London.
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2006-07-26
Advertisers increase cinema spend by nearly 10% - LONDON - Cinema ad revenues have climbed by 9.3% to £73.9m in the first half of 2006, thanks to blockbusters such as 'Mission Impossible III' and 'The Da Vinci Code'.
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2006-07-26
Amazon delivers cinema to the home - Apple has all but cornered digital music, so Amazon has set its sites on video downloads.
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2006-07-26
Casino Royale is 60th royal film - The forthcoming James Bond film Casino Royale has been chosen for the 60th Royal Film Performance.
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2006-07-24
Anger over new plans for cinema - FURIOUS residents' groups and an MP claim a council is steam-rollering through plans for the restoration of a derelict cinema.
The Coronet Cinema, Well Hall Road, Eltham, showed its last film seven years ago and has since remained unused.
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2006-07-23
Curtain up on plans for takeover of Cineworld - THE owners of two of Britain’s biggest cinema operators have begun talks to stage a summer blockbuster of their own — a £300m break-up of Cineworld, the chain owned by the private-equity group Blackstone.
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2006-07-23
UK films claim box office record - British films secured a record one-third share of UK cinema takings totalling £770m last year.
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2006-07-23
Stella Artois Film Festival - Stella Artois presents the UK's first ever outdoor film festival. See also this link
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2006-07-23
Silver screen for sick children - Work is under way to bring the magic of the silver screen to sick children and their families while in hospital.
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2006-07-23
Major new anti-piracy campaign target local councils - The UK’s video retailers have been joined by cinemas in the fight against DVD piracy by embarking on their first national campaign aimed at raising awareness among local authorities to the harm done by piracy.
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2006-07-23
Store, shops, cinema, homes in blueprint - A LARGE supermarket, a cinema, 12 shops and several dozen new homes will be built if planning permission is granted for a scheme aimed at revitalising the cattle market area of Driffield.
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2006-07-23
Curtain up again on cinema project - THE troubled St Albans city centre cinema project took a step forward last week, with the district council cabinet agreeing a plan to scale down the proposed building.
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2006-07-23
THE 25 MOVIE CLASSICS THAT EVERY FILM BUFF MUST SEE - THERE are 25 iconic movies every wannabe movie buff must see, experts claim.
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2006-07-17
ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA SCORES WITH 50TH MOVIE ON UKFC DIGITAL SCREEN NETWORK - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital film distribution services, announces Momentum Pictures’ District 13, opening in the UK today, as the 50th feature title they have digitally prepared (encoded and encrypted), delivered to and shown on the UK Film Council’s Digital Screen Network (DSN), Europe’s first and largest 2K digital cinema network.
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2006-07-17
Some diamonds to celebrate 60 years of movies - OVER the past five years, Edinburgh Film Festival director Shane Danielsen has taken audiences on a voyage of discovery. His itinerary has stretched from the forgotten films of Italian maestro Valerio Zurlini to the Swaziland childhood of Richard E Grant. He has broadened horizons, proving there is just as much excitement over a new film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan as there is over the world premiere of a science-fiction epic like Joss Whedon's Serenity. The remarkable thing is Edinburgh audiences have been only too happy to follow him to the promised land, with attendance figures on a steady upward curve.
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2006-07-17
Curtain up again on cinema scheme - A PROGRESS report on the revised plans for a cinema in St Albans should be available when councillors meet to discuss the project on Wednesday.
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2006-07-17
Campaigners launch cinema sale petition - AN online petition calling for the sale of the EMD Cinema has been launched by the McGuffin Film Society.
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2006-07-17
Rank spins the wheel for one last time - The famous leisure group is betting all it has left on expanding its gambling operations. If that doesn't work, it'll be curtains, writes Nick Mathiason
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2006-07-17
Odeon site set for new leisure complex - IPSWICH'S former Odeon cinema is set to be transformed into a 21st century entertainment centre for the whole family, the Evening Star can reveal today.
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2006-07-17
It's reels on wheels as Hollywood hits the Highlands - The damp breath of toe-tapping Highland chatter is all around. David Chiffers is talking so incessantly about Top Gear and cars and engines and Jeremy Clarkson that his young voice is in danger of exploding. Along with my ears. His mother, Annette, looks over and smiles. Then she takes yellow ticket stubs from a bunch of children trudging up the stairs behind her with eyes the size of oatcakes. Annette, the usherette. She laughs at the absurdity of it all. I'm standing inside an articulated lorry in a picturesque village on the isle of Skye watching a gaggle of stubby-fingered youngsters clasp an assortment of sticky sweets. One little chubster chomps heartily on the edge of his super-sized, choco-fudge-munch thingy. "Easy there, Augustus Gloop," I mutter, "before you get sucked up into that pipe." Chomp. The Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory reference is lost on him.
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2006-07-17
End of an era for city shoppers - The end of an era has arrived for shoppers in Hull as an entire floor of the Princes Quay precinct closes to make way for a 10-screen cinema.
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2006-07-17
Channel 4 is offering advertisers a 20% reduction in rates if they experiment with new 60-second-plus, “cinema style” commercials on Film4. - The broadcaster is to launch the channel free to air on 23 July, ditching its subscription policy and claiming it can make substantially more money from advertising than from the 300,000 viewers currently signed up.
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2006-07-17
Burnham-On-Sea Cinema celebrates its 70th anniversay with party! - Supporters of Burnham-On-Sea's Ritz Cinema gathered to celebrate the building's 70th birthday this week when an evening of special events was held.
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2006-07-17
Roads shut as building collapses - Part of a building in a town centre collapsed as work was going on to demolish it.
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2006-07-17
Your own cinema - and room service too - If you've ever wanted hotel-style pampering at home, now's your chance. Nicola Venning checks into the Marriott Hotel to find out about a new trend in upmarket, state-of-the-art apartments
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2006-07-17
Cinema clinches two major awards - SAFFRON Screen - Walden's unique community cinema - has won two major accolades.
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2006-07-17
Theatre Museum/BFI merger proposed - National Heritage chairman James Bishop has called for the endangered Theatre Museum to unite with the British Film Institute to form an independently-run centre for the performing arts based in a disused power station.
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2006-07-17
Rejection leads to complete rethink on cinema - A MAJOR rethink is on the cards for the proposed new cinema in St Albans.
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2006-07-17
It was lights out as Boston welcomed new silver screen - Updated Friday, July 14, 4.30pm: VIVIENNE Leigh and Conrad Veidt, starring as a French spy and her German contact in 1915 Stockholm, were the big-screen pull for the opening night of Boston's Odeon Cinema.
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2006-07-17
Warm summer nights, the car roof’s down, you’re watching one of your favourite movies. For free. - Sound too good to be true? Well think again, as that’s exactly what you can look forward to at the Renault Mégane Summer Movies-a season of free drive-in films held at five magnificent venues across the UK. And all you have to do to request tickets is complete the online form, found here.
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2006-07-17
Cinema fire sparked by stray firework - Hundreds of people were evacuated from a city centre cinema after a fire broke out in its roof shortly after fireworks were let off at the Lord Mayor's Procession.
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2006-07-06
Cinema boss celebrates ten year run in town centre - Cinema mini-mogul Charles Morris is looking to the future as he celebrates ten years running Keighley Picture House.
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2006-07-06
City's new cinema opens – 5 years late - LANCASTER'S six-screen cinema will finally open next month – five years later than planned.
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2006-07-03
Cinema under the stars in partnership with the BFI - The British Film Institute (bfi) is bringing rare films out of the archive and presenting classic re-issues for outdoor and festival screenings on hot summer nights.
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2006-07-03
FACT TACKLES CAMCORDING WITH NEW INVESTIGATOR FOR CINEMAS - The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’) is addressing the increasing threat from camcording in UK cinemas by creating a new role of Theatrical Investigator. Reporting to Jim Angell, Director of Operations, the investigator will be tasked specifically with liaising with the UK cinema industry to help educate, prevent and protect against copyright theft from camcording and other forms of digital recording.
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2006-07-03
FACT TACKLES CAMCORDING WITH NEW INVESTIGATOR FOR CINEMAS - The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’) is addressing the increasing threat from camcording in UK cinemas by creating a new role of Theatrical Investigator. Reporting to Jim Angell, Director of Operations, the investigator will be tasked specifically with liaising with the UK cinema industry to help educate, prevent and protect against copyright theft from camcording and other forms of digital recording.
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2006-07-03
Resort feature film banned from cinema - CAST and crew of the only feature film ever completely made at Felixstowe were left shocked today after the resort's cinema suddenly pulled out of showing its world premiere.
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2006-07-03
Film4 for free! - Channel 4 has announced plans to launch the brilliant FilmFour channel as a free service from July 23.
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2006-06-30
Keep it up, lads! - It'll never get a season at the NFT, but British erotic cinema offers a surprisingly honest view of postwar life. Matthew Sweet salutes naughty nurses and cheeky chappies
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2006-06-30
Backing for £9m cinema - PLANS for a five-screen cinema have won backing from councillors and the board of operator Cineworld. More stories can be found here
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2006-06-29
Nano-projector turns phone into a cinema - A tiny colour projector designed to be used with mobile phones, handheld devices and PDAs has successfully passed its first batch of tests.
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2006-06-29
Pearl & Dean's theme tune remixed for the digital age - Any mention of Pearl & Dean is impossible without a chorus of the "Pa-pa, pa-pa, pa-pahhhh ... pa!" theme tune.
Now, one of the most recognisable advertising jingles of all time is being re-recorded for release as a digital download to promote the ad sales house's new internet film portal.
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2006-06-29
UK film company set up to ride growing digital wave - A new British film company, Slingshot, opens for business this week with an ambitious pledge to produce 10 feature films over the next three years - a goal it hopes to achieve with a business model unique to this country: producing and distributing digital feature films.
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2006-06-29
Cinema complex gets go-ahead - AMBITIOUS multi-million pound plans to bring a cinema to the centre of a Suffolk town have moved a step closer after a borough council gave the scheme its blessing.
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2006-06-28
Iconic cinema theme re-written - For millions of cinema-goers the famous "Pa-pa, pa-pa pa-pa" of Pearl & Dean has been a part of the movie experience for decades.
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2006-06-26
Vue's buyout should help with flexible planning - CEO Tim Richards says that company could open as many as 20 new cinemas in the next three years.
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2006-06-23
Cinema exit costs Village $33.5m - VILLAGE Roadshow has forked out $33.5 million to dispose of its remaining British cinema interests.
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2006-06-23
The MP strikes back - CHESTER MP Christine Russell is fighting to save the city's Odeon.
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2006-06-23
Cinema toilets assault on child: police issue fresh information plea - Police are still looking for information on an assault on a schoolboy in a cinema toilet.
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2006-06-23
Laggardly cinema at last starts to embrace digital - N THE headlong rush to digital, cinema has lagged behind, at least until now. But a big push from film studios, distributors and the Film Council finally heralds the death of celluloid on the big screen and its replacement by digital technology.
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2006-06-23
Hi-tech adverts to arrive on the Tube - Like a scene from science fiction movie Blade Runner set in Victorian England, giant advertisement films are to be beamed on to London Underground platform walls.
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2006-06-21
Vue in management buyout worth $645m - Bank of Scotland backs buyout and acquires minority stake in UK exhibition company.
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2006-06-21
Organ Concert at the Odeon Weston-super-Mare - The next Organ Concert at the Odeon Weston-super-Mare is being held on Sunday July 9th, featuring Frank Fowler & Stephen Dutfield. Ticket booking available on 01934 625282 after midday, or in person at the cinema Box Office.
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2006-06-21
Kodak taps Kercher to manage Digital Cinema in Europe, Middle East and Africa Executive Will Lead Kodak’s Digital Cinema Expansion In Key Growth Markets - Underscoring Kodak’s global commitment to digital cinema, the company named Brian Kercher to be general manager for Kodak Digital Cinema covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Kercher joins the Kodak team now offering digital cinema solutions in all key regions of the world.
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2006-06-21
Village offloads UK cinema interests - Entertainment group Village Roadshow Ltd has forked out $33.5 million to dispose of its remaining United Kingdom cinema interests.
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2006-06-21
Cinema to get more screens - West Cumbria's only cinema has announced it is to expand from six to eight screens to cope with extra demand
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2006-06-21
Artist's impression of new cinema - Cinema City have released an artist's impression of how it will look when it reopens in Norwich next year. Currently the cinema is showing films at Norwich Playhouse.
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2006-06-21
Old cinema's epic run celebrated - A cinema which has been run by volunteers since the silent film era is celebrating its 80th birthday.
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2006-06-19
Case Study: UCI Cinema Adopts SSL VPN for Anytime, Anywhere Access - With personal e-mail available in an instant from any connected PC via free Web-mail accounts, users want to know why their corporate e-mail, applications, and documents can’t behave the same way.
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2006-06-19
Probe into cinema blaze - AN investigation is underway into a huge fire that caused the front of an old cinema building in Miles Platting to collapse.
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2006-06-15
Plans for £9.2m cinema unveiled - PLANS for a £9.2 million five-screen multiplex cinema in Haverhill have been announced. The site proposed for the multiplex cinema, as well as two restaurants, a drive-thru and a leisure shop, is at the front of Haverhill Leisure Centre on the stretch of land in front of the all-weather pitch.
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2006-06-15
Region to get digital cinema - THE first of eight digital projectors will be installed in West Midlands cinemas by late summer, it was announced today.
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2006-06-15
Cineworld float dropped as 'four o'clock shock' knocks shares - Cineworld has shelved its planned flotation, the latest new issue to be blown off course by the storms which continue to buffet stock markets around the world.
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2006-06-15
Bowls plan for old cinema site - CAMPAIGNERS hope potential investors will be bowled over by their proposals for a derelict cinema
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2006-06-15
Is it curtains for the Odeon? - Odeon Cinemas is considering shutting its four-screen cinema in North End and selling the building.
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2006-06-15
Cineworld uses Fairfield Displays Suspended Cable System - Cineworld have selected Fairfield Displays & Lighting to create a presentation that would inspire people to interact with the display and encourage them to pick up information.
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2006-06-15
Film buff sparks cinema terrorist scare - A CINEMA-GOER was left red-faced after he was pointed out as a terror suspect during the screening of disaster flick United 93.
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2006-06-15
Cineworld calls off £290m flotation plan - tain's second-largest cinema chain, Cineworld, became the latest casualty of choppy stock markets yesterday as it postponed its planned flotation expected to value it at £290m.
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2006-06-15
Cinemas see the bigger picture by reviving classics - THEY are timeless cinema classics that have largely been consigned to the late-night graveyard slots on the small screen.
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2006-06-15
Kenilworth could get a cinema - A public service centre for Kenilworth could be nearing reality if the Talisman Theatre and Town Council offices were sold off at the right price.
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2006-06-15
Final curtain call for cinema - CITY MP Christine Russell is calling for a campaign to save Chester's historic cinema which this year celebrates its 70th anniversary.
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2006-06-15
Case Study: Odeon UCI Chooses AEP Networks’ Netilla Security Platform for Secure, Remote Access - Odeon UCI in the UK owns and operates more than 100 multiplex cinemas with 1,057 screens across Europe, the Far East, Asia and South America. With Odeon’s senior management traveling frequently between locations it became necessary to provide executives with secure, remote access to email and applications from any location at any time. To make this happen, Odeon installed the Netilla Security Platform (NSP), a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN solution from AEP Networks, with support and consultancy from Think Secure.
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2006-06-15
Cineworld postpones flotation - CINEWORLD, the second- biggest cinema chain in Britain, has become the latest company to delay flotation because of stock market volatility.
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2006-06-15
First Digital Cinema Screens in Iceland Equipped with Dolby Digital Cinema - WOOTTON BASSETT, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2006--Dolby Laboratories, Inc., (NYSE:DLB - News) today announced that it was selected by Iceland's SamFilm Group to provide the first digital cinema systems in Iceland. SamFilm Group, the largest theatrical, video, and DVD distributor in Iceland, purchased three Dolby® Digital Cinema systems to install in its three-screen cinema complex in Reykjavik. For the first digital cinema presentation in Iceland, SamFilm Group hosted a special private screening of Disney's Cars. The first digital cinema presentation open to the public was Mission: Impossible III, which opened May 5.
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2006-06-15
First showing at new uni cinema - Preston's new independent cinema at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) opens tomorrow with academy award-winning film Tsotsi which looks at life in the ghettos outside Johannesburg.
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2006-06-15
Plans to be lodged for bigger and better cinema - New operator will manage 1,000 seat venue next to the Kennet Centre
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2006-06-15
Must be a bad Omen - A FIGHT broke out between punters at a screening of horror flick The Omen.
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2006-06-15
TOWN CENTRE PLANS GET GREEN LIGHT - A MULTI-SCREEN cinema and bowling alley have been approved for central Douglas
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2006-06-15
Saturday night at the movies as Coleraine cinema reopens - Movie mogul Michael McAdam is going back to the seaside where it all began.
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2006-06-15
World Cup Streams Live To Growing Array Of Screens - Movie theaters and Web sites are leveraging technology to bring the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament to an ever-increasing array of screens, small and large.
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2006-06-06
Arts Alliance upgrades UK digital screens to JPEG2000 - The first 50 servers in the UK FIlm Council's Digital Screen Network are now JPEG2000 compatible.
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2006-06-06
Arnold's still wowing movie crowds at 90 - CINEMA organist Arnold Loxam has been entertaining audiences for 60 years.
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2006-06-06
Apollo Cinema sees the big picture - MORE than £800 was raised for charity by tin rattling in the foyer of Leamington's Apollo Cinema during a screening of Hotel Rwanda.
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2006-06-06
Cinema chain goes back into the black - DUBLIN CINEMA GROUP, which operates the Savoy and Screen cinemas, returned to profitability last year. The company founded by Kevin Anderson and Leo Ward went back into the black despite a drop in sales due to competition from multiplex operators.
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2006-06-06
See England play in the World Cup on the giant screen:bfi London IMAX Cinema to show two England matches - 5 June 2006 - Missed out on tickets to see England play live in Germany? Then you can book now for the next best thing – come to the bfi London IMAX Cinema in Waterloo and see them play in all their glory on the giant screen
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2006-06-06
New cinema all set to flick the switch - IT'S showtime this Friday as Preston's new arts and independent cinema finally opens its doors.
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2006-06-02
Cinema stops the Top Deck show - Hull is about to lose a special shopping experience. Alexandra Wood reports
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2006-06-01
64 years after bombing, Rialto cinema lives again - FILMGOERS have given the thumbs up to an ambitious 1930s-style art-deco cinema that has opened in Coventry. The Rialto Cinema, in Moseley Avenue, Coundon, is a throwback to the golden age of the pictures and has welcomed its first patrons.
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2006-05-31
The second generation of multimedia is here - If you've got any involvement in e-learning, take a look at the British Film Institute's latest project. It's an online guide to the work of Ealing Studios, introduced and narrated by Jonathan Ross, and the interesting thing is that it's non-linear.
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2006-05-31
Visitors see restored cinema - THE new Embassy Cinema in Ilfracombe - formerly the Pendle Stairway - has reopened to the public as work on a major refurbishment continues apace.
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2006-05-30
Rent rise brings down curtain on easyCinema - Stelios Haji-Ioannou has abandoned an attempt to transform the movie business by opening easyJet-style bright orange "no frills" cinemas with tickets for as little as 20p.
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2006-05-28
Odeon and UCI to offer World Cup football in High Definition - If you can't raise the cash to get yourself a HDTV and subscription to Sky HD or Telewest this summer to watch the World Cup, Odeon Cinemas are offering you the chance to see it on an even bigger screen.
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2006-05-28
PROLIFIC EBAY PIRATE JAILED FOR 6 MONTHS - Yesterday at Bradford Crown Court a prolific DVD pirate was jailed for 6 months. Peter Spencer, 39, of Oakhall Park, Bradford had been trading on eBay since 2002 selling counterfeit DVDs and making over £39,000 in less than two years from his illegal activities. In just one day in January 2004 Spencer had over 950 pirate DVDs listed for sale on eBay.
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2006-05-28
Cineworld boss ushers in London float premiere - WHENEVER Steve Wiener, founder and boss of the Cineworld multiplex chain, opens another cinema, he buys a new shirt and tie for the event.
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2006-05-28
Stelios no longer in the picture - THE ambitions of the Greek entrepreneur Stelios Haji- Ioannou to become a blockbuster force in the British cinema industry have had their curtain call after just three years, writes Mark Kleinman.
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2006-05-25
bfi announces first ever film download with a major national newspaper - In the first deal of its kind, the British Film Institute is making a film from the National Film and Television Archive available for free download via The Times website. Timed to coincide with the Cannes Film festival and as part of a successful and ongoing partnership between the bfi and The Times, visitors to the newspaper's website can now download or stream the bfi-produced The Peaches (1964), a 15-minute short film directed by Michael Gill.
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2006-05-25
Easy solution to lack of a cinema in town? - A NEW cinema could be on its way to Merton courtesy of easyJet tycoon Stelios Haji-Ioannou, if a councillor gets his way.
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2006-05-23
PIRATE DVD FACTORY RAIDED - STREET VALUE OF OVER £1M A WEEK - THIRD MAJOR LONDON OPERATION DISMANTLED SINCE FEBRUARY - At approx midday on 21.05.06 local officers from Walthamstow borough discovered a large counterfeit DVD and cannabis factory at premises in East Walthamstow, E17.
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2006-05-23
HBOS ready for lead role in Vue cinema buyout - VUE Entertainment, Britain’s third-biggest cinema chain, is expected this week to announce a £400 million management buyout led by HBOS, the bank.
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2006-05-22
Coming soon, the end of a cinema near you? - Digital technology is rewriting the script for both film and television at an astonishing speed
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2006-05-18
Cinema plans for Celtica building - A heritage centre which closed because it could not attract enough visitors may be turned into a cinema.
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2006-05-18
MAGIC OF MOVING PICTURES - The magic of moving pictures came to west Cornwall in the late 1890s. Travelling showmen with early cinematograph machines would hire a hall, put on a display of the new technology and then move on to the next town.
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2006-05-18
FUTURE VISION FOR EYESORE - Plans have been unveiled to dramatically change one of Newquay's many eyesores in a multi-million pound scheme. The former Astor Cinema and John Nance building on Narrowcliff is set to be transformed into a contemporary structure comprising of 40 one to three bedroom apartments.
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2006-05-16
Film funding 'shocking' says Ross - TV and radio presenter Jonathan Ross has called on the government to do more to support cinema production in the UK.
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2006-05-16
Terra Firma in race to buy Vue despite MBO talks - TERRA FIRMA, the private equity group run by City financier Guy Hands, is understood to be among those interested in the £400 million sale of cinema chain Vue Entertainment.
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2006-05-16
GOGGLES TO CATCH DA VINCI CHEATS - CINEMAS are to use night vision goggles to stop criminals making copies of blockbuster film The Da Vinci Code.
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2006-05-16
Barney’s the reel thing at the GFT - The verbal equivalent of Oscars have been awarded to the man who has just celebrated 25 years as chief projectionist at Glasgow Film Theatre, the city's oldest active cinema.
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2006-05-16
10 reasons given to reject cinema - DAMNING objections from planners could sink the proposed new St Albans city centre cinema.
In a report due to be considered at a district council planning committee meeting on Monday, they have given 10 reasons why councillors should reject the scheme proposed by Henry Davidson Developments for the Bricket Road site.
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2006-05-16
JONATHAN ROSS PRESENTS ONLINE GUIDE TO EALING STUDIOS FILMS - A new interactive online guide to Ealing Studios films was launched today on the British Film Institute’s (bfi) educational website www.screenonline.org.uk. The Archive Interactive guide has been developed jointly by the bfi and its broadband technology partner, BT.
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2006-05-16
Cineworld of tomorrow to open to the public - Cineworld, the UK's second largest cinema chain, ruled out further consolidation in the multiplex business yesterday as it announced plans for a flotation that could value the company at £440m.
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2006-05-16
Exhibit Cinema Bar - Balham’s Exhibit bar and restaurant has added a third level with an additional bar serving its new screening room. When not booked for private functions, the theater seats 56 on leather sofas, chairs, or beanbags, and it shows movies three times a day, Sunday to Thursday. (Note that the first screening, the “Daily Scream,” is for mommies and their infants. So bring your adult roleplaying baby slave and riding crop to join in the noisy fun.) Movies on offer include classics and newish fare, plus locally produced independent films. Dinner-movie combo packages are available.
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2006-05-16
Cinema site plans unveiled - CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop one of Bradford's best known landmarks – the former Odeon cinema – were unveiled yesterday.
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2006-05-11
TWO JAILED AFTER POLICE RAID ONE OF UK'S BIGGEST PIRATE DVD ‘FACTORIES’ - Two men have been jailed for a total of three years after admitting their part in the running of one of the biggest ever pirate DVD factories in the UK, capable of producing thousands of counterfeited films each day.
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2006-05-11
DOREMI DCI MASTERING AND PLAYBACK PURCHASED BY DELUXE DIGITAL CINEMA, LONDON - Doremi Cinema has been selected by Deluxe Digital Cinema, Capital FX and EFILM London to provide its DMS-2000 DCI 1.0 JPEG2000 mastering station for encoding movies in 2K and 4K formats. The purchase also includes two Doremi DCP-2000 DCI JPEG2000 digital cinema servers.
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2006-05-11
Hands joins queue for Vue cinema chain - TERRA FIRMA, the private equity group run by Guy Hands, has joined a flurry of last-minute interest in the £400 million sale of Vue Entertainment, Britain’s third biggest cinema chain.
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2006-05-11
Terra Firma in race to buy Vue despite MBO talks - TERRA FIRMA, the private equity group run by City financier Guy Hands, is understood to be among those interested in the £400 million sale of cinema chain Vue Entertainment.
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2006-05-10
Hands joins queue for Vue cinema chain - TERRA FIRMA, the private equity group run by Guy Hands, has joined a flurry of last-minute interest in the £400 million sale of Vue Entertainment, Britain’s third biggest cinema chain.
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2006-05-10
London float for Cineworld - LONDON (ShareCast) - Cineworld UK Ltd , the second largest cinema operator in the Britain, has announced plans to float in London, with press talk of a June listing and an enterprise value of £450m.
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2006-05-08
Row over advertising contract at the Imax Cinema - A ROW has erupted over a £2million advertising contract at the Imax Cinema.
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2006-05-02
Vue sale projected to make £400m - ONE of Britain’s biggest cinema chains, Vue, is set to change hands in a deal worth £400m, writes Matthew Goodman.
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2006-04-28
Cinema protest - PROTESTERS gathering signatures of people opposed to the current plans for a new cinema in St Albans will be out again on Saturday.
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2006-04-28
Former cinema is given new lease of life as bar - A FORMER cinema and town centre pub in Grange has been converted into a state-of-the-art café bar.
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2006-04-28
WikiCINEMA Launched - WIkiCINEMA an experimental wiki designed to be an authorative source of information on projectors/projectionists/cinema was announced by the Mad Cornish Projectionist.
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2006-04-26
BBC Programme Catalogue Launched - The BBC puts it's entire programme catalogue on the web for the first time in an experimental form.
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2006-04-25
Former Cinema is Given New Lease of Life as Bar - FORMER cinema and town centre pub in Grange has been converted into a state-of-the-art café bar.
The former Palace picture house, which in recent years was the Lancastrian pub, is set for a new lease life as The Sands Café Bar.
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2006-04-25
'I could run a Harborough cinema' - A CINEMA owner has said he would be interested in running an 800-seater movie theatre in Harborough.
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2006-04-24
Final credits for historic cinema - A Carlisle cinema's final credits are to roll for the last time despite a campaign to keep it open.
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2006-04-24
Curtain falls on Capitol theatre - One of London's longtime downtown landmarks, the Capitol theatre on Dundas Street, has been sold to local developer Shmuel Farhi, who says he plans to turn it into a parking lot.
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2006-04-24
4 MILLION OF CINEMA'S MOST FAMOUS CLIPS GO UP FOR SALE - MOVIE fans can cash in on the end of a booming industry - as some of screen history's most memorable sound recordings are put up for sale.
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2006-04-24
Cinema building to become a pub? - THE owners of the former Apollo Cinema in Blackburn have applied for planning permission to turn the venue into a pub.
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2006-04-19
Boy, 13, wants local cinema back - A 13-year-old boy is at the forefront of a campaign to bring back a Kent town's local cinema.
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2006-04-19
Million Pound Film - A brand new pixel page site aimed at promoting everything to do with film-making and the movies is on air as of today. Check out www.millionpoundfilm.com for more details on how to be one of the first to advertise, and there's a 10% discount for all orders received before the end of April.
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2006-04-18
Fire damaged cinema reopens - Richmond Filmhouse announced it will reopen for business next month following a fire that closed it 10 weeks ago.
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2006-04-18
Cinemas to benefit from digital equipment - Cinema-goers will benefit from sharper picture and sound quality from next month as a programme to equip Irish cinemas with digital equipment kicks off.
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2006-04-18
Church swaps pew for cinema seat - An Easter service with a difference has been taking place at a cinema in Kent in an attempt to encourage people to join in an act of worship.
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2006-04-13
UK 's Digital Screen Network heads into phase two - After successful phase one rollout from UK Film Council and Arts Alliance Media, next phase of 190 screen installations will start in May.
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2006-04-13
Firm still big box office via £8.2m deal - Telephonetics plc, the Hemel Hempstead-based speech recognition specialist, has won a major contract with Cineworld Cinemas worth £8.2 million over the next six years.
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2006-04-12
Media Centre / Statistics - Latest figures from the British Video Association/ IPSOS show that the total loss to the whole audio visual industry through copyright theft, including file sharing, home burning and borrowing other people’s fake DVDs is more than £818 million. £450 million of this is the value of lost DVD sales, £277 million is lost box office takings and £74 million is from loss to the rental sector.
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2006-04-12
Senior Screen scheme stopped - Cinema bosses who scrapped popular senior citizens' screenings have not ruled out bringing them back if feedback about its replacement service is not positive.
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2006-04-10
LARGEST EVER PIRATE DVD MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY RAIDED. - The Metropolitan Police and Waltham Forest Trading Standards in a joint initiative with FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) on Wednesday raided a major pirate DVD manufacturing facility and made five arrests. The premises contained over 500 individual DVD burners capable of producing over 60,000 pirate DVDs per day, with an estimated daily street value in excess of £250,000 (£1.7m per week).
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2006-04-05
Cinema Revolution Takes Hold As Yorkshire And North West Go Digital - Minister for Film opens state of art digital facility at Cineworld Wakefield giving film buffs more choice
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2006-04-05
Officers go into battle as DVD pirates expand empire - FILM piracy has become such a problem that the Metropolitan Police has created a specialist unit to fight it.
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2006-04-04
Fan's anger at wait for film - Like waving a red rag to a bull, Cineworld cinema has upset a Pierce Brosnan fan by refusing to show his latest film, having advertised it as 'coming soon'.
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2006-04-03
Blockbuster merger for cinema giants - THIS summer's biggest cinema blockbuster might not be The Da Vinci Code or Casino Royale, but an £800m tie-up between the two leading chains.
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2006-04-03
Newbury Gets Its Cinema - At Last! - After years of controversy and disappointment, Newbury is to finally get its own cinema.
Plans have been submitted by the Scandinavian firm, Diputs, to build a 10-screen multiplex cinema and entertainment centre, in the town. There will be no need for any hidden subsidies and parking will be free. The project is estimated to cost more than £25m.
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2006-04-03
Ward Anderson rebrands British cinemas - Ireland’s top cinema group is to rebrand its 17 cinemas in Britain, becoming the fifth-largest chain in the British market.
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2006-04-03
Cinema bosses to shut Odeon - THE final curtain is to come down on York's last traditional picture house.
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2006-03-31
Call to action over cinema development - A CAMPAIGN against proposals for a new cinema complex in the city centre is being launched by St Albans Civic Society on Saturday.
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AAM gets cash infusion - European digital cinema company Arts Alliance Media has secured €50 million ($68.6 million) in funding for its theater conversion program
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RAAM 2011 Awards - During the Christmas New Year period the RAAM Advisory Board finalised their decisions for the 2011 Awards nominations . The awards will be presented at a gala dinner in London on the 9th February, 2011
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