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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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
2008-04-27
Final show at Odeon - THE curtain has finally come down on Doncaster's Odeon cinema.
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.
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!
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.
2008-04-16
Chemical evacuation empties cinema - The cinema in Streatham High Road was evacuated this afternoon after a chemical spill.
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.
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.
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
2008-04-16
King of clubs - NIGHTCLUB tycoon Stefan King wants to launch a multi-screen cinema in Glasgow's South Side.
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.
2008-04-16
Mecca Bingo Hall in Swindon is Sold Off - It has just been reported that a Mecca Bingo club in Swindon
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.
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]
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-04-11
Historic cinema's - AN historic cinema is to re-open next month after a
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.
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.
2008-04-11
Odeon, UCI to run Storm chain - LONDON
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.
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.
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.
2008-04-11
Cinema made a - A LANDMARK cinema in Barry has been declared a
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.
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.
2008-04-11
- A HISTORIC North-East cinema is to reopen next month after a
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
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.
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.
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.
2008-04-11
The final cut for Birmingham's Midland Arts Centre projectionists - PROJECTIONISTS Phil Fawke and John Brockington became screen stars themselves today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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)
2008-03-28
Odeon staff payroll dispute - BECTU members working as technicians (projectionists) in Odeon Cinemas have gone into dispute with the company.
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.
2008-03-27
Rethink on plan for cinema - A COMPANY has revised its controversial
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.
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.
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.
2008-03-27
Businesswoman sells cinema for - THE businesswoman who ensured cinema returned to Winchester has sold her company for
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
2008-03-26
Odeon Staff Forum - The staff forum which offline a few weeks ago has been relaunched
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-03-19
Cleaners in protest - SACKED cleaners at Middlesbrough
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
2008-03-16
Dr Who - TELEVISION viewers have attacked the BBC for spending up to
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.
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.
2008-03-09
Cineworld, Odeon embark on ad venture - LONDON
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
2008-03-09
Carlton Screen Advertising sold for - ITV has sold Carlton Screen Advertising to a joint venture between Cineworld and Odeon Cinemas for
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
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.
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/.
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.
2008-03-01
Cinema evacuated after blaze - CINEWORLD in Ipswich was evacuated this evening after a small fire in a light fitting.
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.
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.
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.
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
2008-03-01
Rambo fails to top UK box office - Sylvester Stallone's latest Rambo movie has failed to top the UK box office.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-03-01
Poles gear up for a trip to the Galaxy - Specialist movie season set for Luton cinema
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.
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.
2008-03-01
Flooded cinema set to reopen - A SHEFFIELD cinema devastated by last summer's floods will reopen later this month following a
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.
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
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
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.
2008-02-16
Dyke chairs BFI film organisation - Former BBC director-general Greg Dyke has been appointed as the chairman of the British Film Institute (BFI).
2008-02-16
Exclusive: Film festival to celebrate David Lean centenary - A film festival is being planned to mark the centenary of the birth of one of Croydon's most famous sons, the acclaimed film director David Lean.
2008-02-16
BFI Launches Filmstore Online in Partnership with Web Design Agency, Green Jersey & Ecommerce Supplier, Actinic - West Byfleet, UK, 12 February 2008 - For the first time film enthusiasts worldwide can now access a wide selection of DVDs, books, gifts and other film-related products from the British Film Institute’s collection at its new Filmstore website. This is thanks to a partnership between the BFI, web design agency Green Jersey and ecommerce supplier Actinic
2008-02-16
Brown's plan to make Britannia cool again - London will get a national film centre and a permanent home for its fashion week under Gordon Brown's plans to revive the "Cool Britannia" spirit of new Labour.
2008-02-16
THOMSON MOVES TECHNICOLOR - Technicolor is divide its operations in the UK.
2008-02-16
A Brief Encounter with a bygone era - Red roses strewn from the ceiling, a red carpet in the entrance, 1930s signage and plush red curtains with gold brocade; the Cineworld on Haymarket is rapidly being transformed into the newly named Cinema Haymarket, which, from 2 February, will host Kneehigh theatre’s live stage production of Brief Encounter
2008-02-16
Kneehigh has that movie feelin' - LONDON -- In an era when old-style movie theaters are being torn down for lucrative property deals, the last thing you'd expect to find is a thriving cinema chain producing a play in its venue. But thanks to a deal between David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers -- producers of "Art," "The Play What I Wrote" and "Equus" -- and Cineworld Group CEO Steve Wiener, that's exactly what's happening.
2008-02-16
Amazon teams up with Lovefilm - DVDs-by-post company Lovefilm is partnering with the rival rental business of online retailer Amazon in a deal that will give them a combined subscriber base of almost 1m people.
2008-02-16
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' set for cinema release - Fans can watch video for free to mark 25th anniversary
2008-02-16
Baftas vs the box office - The British Academy Film and Television Arts Film Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, honouring the stars of the silver screen.
Features editor Joni Ager takes a look at the nominees and finds out how they compare with the local blockbusters of the past year.
2008-02-16
ODEON CHANGE - The old Odeon cinema in Nottingham could finally be knocked down and turned into offices and shops.
2008-02-16
Her Majesty the Screen - It has been six glamorous decades, more than 60 star-studded years, that the Royal family has rubbed shoulders with the nobility of the silver screen.
2008-02-16
100-year-old cinema closure fight - Campaigners are fighting to save a 100-year-old independent cinema from closure.
2008-02-16
Town's cinema is voted the best in the country - KETTERING'S cinema has been named Cinema of the Year by the Odeon group.
2008-02-16
Make to turn Edinburgh Odeon into hotel - Make plans to convert an art deco former Odeon cinema in Edinburgh into an arts hotel.
2008-02-16
Cinema ads more effective than TV - LONDON - Cinema advertising is eight times more effective than TV in terms of brand recall, according to Cinema Advertising Association research.
2008-02-16
Is the golden age of British cinema over? - The Baftas are to pay tribute to legendary film director Sir David Lean, whose bright career marked a golden age in British cinema.
2008-02-16
Planners offer glimmer of hope to cinema campaign - CAMPAIGNERS hoping to see the former Kwik Save site in Harborough restored into a cinema are delighted after a bid to demolish it was rejected by planners.
2008-02-16
Cinema seen as council's priority - A new venue for a cinema is a priority for arts development in East Cambridgeshire, it has been announced.
2008-02-16
Hamster makes great escape while on secret trip to cinema - Sarah's pet does a runner on secret trip to cinema
2008-02-16
New beginning for historic cinema - A £1.8m project to restore Scotland's oldest purpose-built cinema has been completed.
2008-02-16
FISHING FOR REVENUES - A group of digital cinema suppliers have set up a project designed to look for new sources of cinema revenue.
2008-02-16
Casablanca - Back On The Big Screen - CASABLANCA RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN AT SELECTED UK CINEMA’S FOR VALENTINES DAY
2008-02-16
Bafta Film Awards 2008: The winners - Here are the winners of this year's Bafta Film Awards, held at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
2008-02-12
Mystery over moves for mobile cinema - In November last year it was revealed that a mobile 120-seat cinema dubbed ‘The Screen Machine’ was to come to Harborough as a temporary solution to the lack of facilities in the town.
2008-02-11
The smallest shows on earth - Small cinemas are often thought of as hokey homespun little places whose charm resides chiefly in their impression of imminent obsolescence: like the run-down flea-pit in the 1957 Basil Dearden movie The Smallest Show On Earth, starring Peter Sellers as the boozy old projectionist.
2008-02-11
Cinema site reels in chain restaurant - A £25M leisure and commercial development under construction in the heart of Merthyr Tydfil has taken a major step forward by signing two more high profile brands.
2008-02-11
Why 3D is about to break through - For a long time 3D movies and TV shows have been a bit of a gimmick. They have been used to re-energise a tired franchise, help a film stand out at a crowded box office or to give TV viewers a glimpse of what the future might hold.
2008-02-11
Hoyts backers to buy UK cinema ad group - The Australian private equity firm behind the national Hoyts cinema chain is plotting to buy a theatre advertising company in the UK.
2008-02-11
Road diversions for new cinema - Road diversions are being put in place in a Berkshire town as work gets under way to build a new cinema.
2008-02-11
Resort’s past glories preserved on film; - PIONEERING aviators from 1911 and workers from Southport’s famous car manufacturing industry are hitting the silver screen next month.
2008-02-11
10 Problems with Today’s Cinemas - I’m a big movie fan, so you’d think I would enjoy going to the cinema. To be honest, I kind of still do. Where else can you see the newest movies on a nice big screen with great sound? But a part of me sees the actual experience as a chore. Yes, I want to see movies in the cinema, but there are so many things wrong with the cinema experience that I wonder if it is actually worth it. If you have a big enough TV set at home, what is the added value of going to the cinema? The traditional concept of the movie-going experience desperately needs a complete reinvention (FourStarters did a post about this a while back).
2008-02-11
Thousands join fight to save cinema - A CAST of thousands has launched a campaign to save a century-old cinema from closure.
2008-02-11
The A-Z of cinema - Home-video, DVD, high-def, illegal downloads, shaky camcorder copies from Thailand
2008-02-11
The Southwold Electric Picture Palace - The Electric Picture Palace was opened by Michael Palin in May 2002. It is named after the first Southwold cinema which began to operate in 1912 (in York Road where the Surgery now stands) and follows the style of this period. It has 66 authentic cinema seats, a box office, kiosk, circle, organ, air-conditioning, etc.
2008-02-11
Odeon cinema set for sale - A PROPERTY firm is in negotiations to sell Ipswichs former Odeon cinema, it said today.
2008-02-11
Apollo up for award - THE APOLLO Cinema, in Altrincham, has been nominated for the award of Best New Cinema in the UK.
2008-02-11
3D television to burst into the living room - Television will enter a new dimension this week with the launch of the first 3D sets designed for use in the home.
2008-02-11
Memories of the Odeon Cinema - Looking through your paper last week I was excited to see an article about the old Odeon cinema in Preston city centre.
2008-02-11
Total Film and Sky plan preview events - Total Film magazine and Sky Movies have teamed up to launch a series of red carpet movie preview events to be staged at cinemas across the UK.
2008-02-11
A new golden age in cinema - A revolution in ambition and intelligence has brought us films to rival those of the 40s and 70s
2008-02-11
Curzon redesigns cinema site - Curzon Cinemas is launching a new-look website designed by Franki & Jonny, listing its film schedules for the five London cinemas.
2008-02-11
John admits cinema defeat - ACTOR John Thomson has spoken of his anger over the demolition of Withington
2008-02-11
100-year-old cinema closure fight - Campaigners are fighting to save a 100-year-old independent cinema from closure.
2008-02-11
Bingo slump forces cinema closure - A decline in bingo because of the smoking ban has been blamed for the final curtain falling on the last remaining cinema on Anglesey.
2008-02-11
'Doctor Who' trailer premieres in UK cinemas - A new trailer previewing the next series of Doctor Who is being launched in cinemas across the UK today.
2008-02-07
New books charts Basingstoke’s chequered cinema history - Basingstoke’s chequered picture-house history is told in detail in a newly published book, Basingstoke Entertained, by cinema and theatre historian Mervyn Gould.
2008-02-06
Park Circus Films pick up the first Arts Alliance Media Innovation Award at this year’s RAAM Awards - Glasgow based Park Circus Films were awarded the first Arts Alliance Media Innovation Award at this year’s RAAM Awards presented to the UK and Irish cinema and film distribution industry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-01-25
Thatcham cinema application lodged - Just days before building work starts on Newbury cinema, proposal for Lower Way cinema gathers pace
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-01-20
Guy Hands and Terra Firma - A selection of stories which profile Guy Hands and Terra Firma
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-01-20
Owners pull plans for Odeon - LONG-AWAITED plans for Chester's Odeon Cinema have been swiftly withdrawn by miffed applicants.
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.
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.
2008-01-20
Profile: Guy Hands - City man who has hit sour note with music industry over cost cutting at EMI
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-01-20
Witness hunt after smashing spree - A CINEMA in Worcester had its windows smashed during attacks on two businesses at the weekend.
2008-01-20
See Brief Encounter - The website for the Kneehigh show which is being performed at the Cineworld Haymarket
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-01-02
Cinema project showing tonight - CINEMA lovers in Laneshawbridge are being asked to support a new rural film project which premieres tonight.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2008-01-02
Cineworld and Carlton Screen Advertising deal - Various articles from across the web on the above story
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.
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."
2007-12-09
No popcorn, then? - Can underground cinema survive when you can find anything on the web? Andrea Hubert takes a subterranean journey
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.
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.
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.
2007-12-09
CINEMA GOING UNDER HAMMER - The site of a former cinema and supermarket will go under the hammer this week.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
2007-11-23
3D cinema comes to Blackpool - The Odeon in Blackpool has a new
2007-11-23
18-wheel cinema from Scotland to Afghanistan - If you can
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.
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.
2007-11-23
Disparity in cinema prices revealed - Cinema tickets can cost anything from
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.
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.
2007-11-15
3D experience hits Hatfield - THE future of cinema arrived at Hatfield Odeon yesterday- the first cinema in Europe to go digital.
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.
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.
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
2007-11-14
FIRE UPDATE: Cinema blaze "suspicious" - POLICE believe the fire at Shaw Ridge may have been an arson attack.
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
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.
2007-11-14
Entrepreneur buys disused cinema - A millionaire developer has bought a landmark former cinema for
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.
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.
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.
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.
2007-11-14
3D experience hits Hatfield - THE future of cinema arrived at Hatfield Odeon yesterday- the first cinema in Europe to go digital.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2007-11-08
Odeon revamp set to be a touch of glass - WORK could start early next year on the
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.
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.
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
2007-11-05
THE WAY THE PIRATE FILM INDUSTRY WORKS - Piracy costs the global film industry about
2007-11-05
Stinky Pig's Vortex Of Movie Madness - TRIBUTE TO A CINEMA - THE CARLTON (1934-2007)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2007-10-25
Campaigners launch 'save cinema' petition - RESIDENTS are defending their cinema with a petition to ask a council to reverse controversial cuts.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
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
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
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.
2007-10-19
Delay-hit - A NEW
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2007-10-10
Volvo ad turns audience into joysticks - Interactive car advert lets moviegoers get behind the virtual wheel by waving their arms around.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2007-10-05
Cineworld RPI pay offer - Cineworld members are being offered a RPI pay offer which union negotiators are recommending is accepted.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2007-10-05