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2005-01-03
H'wood's global warming - From Variety.com: Hollywood\'s global \"big bang\" theory is paying off. The notion of unleashing blockbusters day-and-date around the world with bigger print runs and mega-sized marketing and promotional budgets powered foreign grosses to new heights in 2004
2005-01-06
Woolworths blames DVD piracy for poor Christmas - From Screen Daily: DVD sales of blockbusters significantly down over crucial Christmas trading period says retailer.
2005-01-06
UCI Ireland makes E5.6m profits - From Business World: Profits at the Irish subsidiary of the UCI multiplex cinema chain rose 14pc to E5.6m in 2003, current returns to the Companies Registration Office show.
2005-01-07
Brazil Cinemas Must Show 35 Days of Brazilian Movies in 2005 - Brazilian movie theaters will have to show Brazilian films for at least 35 days this year. The decree was signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the Minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, on December 30.
2005-01-08
Cinema sale likely as OFT rules on UCI deal - GUY HANDS is under pressure to sell about one in 11 of the British cinemas he bought last year after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) raised concerns about a small number of locations, including Leicester Square and Sutton, Surrey. This story also appeared in the FT
2005-01-08
The lost world - From the Guardian: It is the film equivalent of the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb - a century ago, two entrepreneurs toured Britain capturing working-class life on camera. Ian Jack reveals how their archive has been brought back to life
2005-01-08
Cinemas and DVDs pass screen test with demanding audiences - From FT.COM: The explosion in purchases of DVDs has failed to dent the cinema industry, with record takings at the box office last year.
2005-01-07
Britons spend record £840m at the cinema - From Scotsman.com: BRITISH filmgoers pushed box-office takings to an all-time high last year as they spent almost £840 million on cinema tickets.
2005-01-06
IC INTRACOM Introduces Personal Cinema Surround Sound Headset; Eight Speakers Deliver Rich Digital Audio without Distortion - From Business Wire: TAMPA BAY, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2005--IC INTRACOM is introducing the MANHATTAN Personal Cinema 5.1, a headset developed to enhance the experience of video conferencing, playing games and watching DVDs on computers by delivering rich, full Dolby Digital AC-3 or DTS 5.1 surround sound with no distortion, even at high volumes.
2005-01-07
Coming soon - a cinema for Swaffham - The first cinema in Swaffham for 40 years is due to open next month in a joint project by the area's Iceni Partnership and EcoTech Centre.
2005-01-07
National Meeting On Cinema This Year - From All Africa: A first national meeting on cinema will take place this year here to analyse and outline strategies to put an end to the lethargy facing the sector, the Angolan Minister of Culture, Boaventura Cardoso, announced.
2005-01-09
A Beauty Restored - f missing a finger is more serious to you than missing a telephone call, then don't even think about using your cell phone the next time you catch a movie at the new and much improved Balboa Theater in San Francisco.
2005-01-10
UK box office hits record high in 2004 - From Screen Daily: Final figures show that 2004 was best ever box office year on record; UIP the clear winner in distributor rankings; good year for independent distributors.
2005-01-10
BAFTA puts cap on membership - From Screen Daily: After a huge increase in recent years, BAFTA says it will limit membership to 6,500.
2005-01-12
TRANSPORT: Bid to run buses to leisure spots - From Peterborough Today: A DRIVE has been launched for a new bus service to run to Peterborough's Showcase Cinemas and other leisure facilities.
2005-01-16
Too many trailers? Lawmaker wants start times published - MANCHESTER, Conn. -- Coming soon to a theater near you: movie listings that print the time the previews start.
2005-01-14
Ardkeen cinema overcomes objections - From Waterford News: RESIDENTS of the Dunmore Road are to enjoy the luxury of a new eight-screen cinema which will be located adjacent to the Uluru pub, the Waterford News & Star can reveal.
2005-01-14
Pirate DVDs dealing a 'huge blow to cinemas' - South African film distributors and cinemas are losing big time because leading DVD titles are smuggled into the country and sold before they even hit the big screen here.
2005-01-14
The bfi completes £1 million restoration of Mitchell & Kenyon collection - The British Film Institute (bfi) today reveals what is probably the greatest film find of modern times – the film equivalent of Tutankhamen’s treasure and which is set to rewrite film history. (PDF file)
2005-01-16
COMING ATTRACTION: THEATER UPGRADES - The curtain rose less than a year ago on the Grand Strand's first stadium-style cinema, and existing theaters are now scrambling to compete.
2005-01-18
Cinema revamp soon to be complete - From Express & Star: The half million pound revamp of Stafford’s only cinema should finally be finished by next month, it has been revealed.
2005-01-21
City's Imax is top venue in Europe for 3D fantasy film - From the Evening Times: MORE movie-goers flocked to see a 3D family film at Glasgow's IMAX cinema than at any other giant screen in Europe.
2005-01-21
Romance on rewind - From Venturacountystar (requires free subscription): In the early 1950s, Cinerama -- a movie process that uses three synchronized projectors and stereo sound -- became the newest way for filmmakers to deliver bigger, crisper images for fans to ogle in the cinema.
2005-01-21
Cinema's future is uncertain - ELY's only cinema could be shut down because of falling ticket sales
2005-01-22
Elite Screens to Show New Ez-Cinema Portable Floor Pull-Up Projection Screens Series (21/1/2005) - From Hidden Wires: Elite Screens, a rapidly growing company specializing in a wide range of standard size projection screens in a variety of types and sizes, today announced that it will show the new ez-Cinema Portable Floor Pull-Up Projection Screen Series, perfectly suited to virtually any application, at CES, January 6-9. The new screens are light weight and easy to carry; weights vary from 12 to 20 pounds, depending on which of five models is selected.
2005-01-22
Ivor recalls Dad's Army days for TV - Ivor was a projectionist when he wasn't on duty in the Home Guard.
2005-01-23
Independents' day to fight for small cinemas - Conference to offer advice on survival. THEY are the sort of names that were once familiar in every town and city: the Regal, Plaza and Palace cinemas adorned high streets and suburban neighbourhoods across the nation.
2005-01-24
Australian box office hits record heights in 2004 - From Screendaily: Highest box office on record according to Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia figures
2005-01-24
Reel history - In this modern age of multiplex cinemas, it may be hard for some to imagine the kind of social significance communities attached to a downtown theater in the 1940s, '50s and '60s.
2005-01-24
The Sound of D-Cinema - Last month, like a T-Rex from Jurassic Park, digital cinema came thundering into theaters with its high resolution imagery and crisp multichannel audio. Currently, only 39 theaters worldwide are showing D-Cinema pictures and development is still in its infancy. As with anything new, questions abound and evolution proceeds slowly, affecting everyone from post houses to end viewers. Below, we try to shed some light on the current, ever-changing status of audio for digital cinema.
2005-01-26
Feature Films Without Wires - From Wired News: PARK CITY, Utah -- It was a film without film, a movie without moving parts. The premiere of Rize that took place last Saturday at a ski lodge here was a historic event -- the first feature film to be delivered via wireless internet technology.
2005-01-26
Cinema shuts over gaming machines - From BBC News: The owner of one of Northern Ireland's largest cinema complexes killed the lights at his own picture house in a protest over slot machines.
2005-01-27
Packed meeting sees defeat of plans to turn cinema into shop - From the Yorkshire Post: CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating yesterday after securing a surprise victory against plans to turn Beverley's only dedicated live music and arts venue into a store.
2005-01-27
Movies continue while city decides theater's fate - From Contra Costa Times: It could be a month before Central Cinema owner Mark Haskett knows the results of Tuesday's hearing on alleged safety code violations at the month-old upstart Alameda movie house. Despite city orders to the contrary, Haskett vows to keep showing near-first-run films.
2005-01-27
Glen Cinema Disaster TV Programme - BBC 1 Scotland at 22.35: New series of EX:S. On Hogmanay 1929, 71 children died in Scotland's worst cinema disaster. As Paisley commemorates the 75th anniversary of the tragedy, survivors and witnesses recall the events
2005-01-30
Modesto's State Theatre celebrates its 70th birthday - with a two-day open house, plus classic cartoons and a classic film, "It Happened One Night," winner of the Best Picture Academy Award for 1934. Admission is free to the open house. Cartoons will be playing and popcorn will be free. And, every hour on the hour, the theater staff will lead brief tours of the projectionist booth and the backstage area.
2005-01-30
Cinema attendance remains high - Irish people went to the cinema just over 17 million times in 2004.
2005-01-30
Movie body targets children's PCs - The body that represents the US movie industry has released its latest tool in its campaign to clamp down on movie file-sharing, aimed at parents.
2005-02-02
P&D wins Edward Cinema Contract - 2005 has got off to a flying start for Pearl & Dean as they announce the win of the Edward Cinemas contract in the Republic of Ireland.
2005-02-02
ITV muscles in on online DVD market - From the Guardian (free registration maybe required): ITV is following in the footsteps of Channel 4 and launching an online DVD rental service through its website, in order to get a piece of this fast-growing home entertainment market.
2005-02-02
IMAX Signs Deal for First Multiplex-Based IMAX(R) Theatre in The Netherlands - Leading Commercial Exhibitor Pathe Netherlands to Install IMAX(R) MPX(TM) Theatre System at Multiplex in Amsterdam
2005-02-03
Multiplex cinema plan in pipeline - A major riverside development close to Stafford town centre involving a multiplex cinema and other leisure schemes is in the pipeline.
2005-02-04
Imax ready to make a spectacle of itself - From the Guardian: After a series of setbacks and cliffhangers that would not be out of place in a Spielberg movie, Imax, the creator of mega-screen film, believes it has cracked it. The combination of new technology and an increasing desire among studios to get more out of their releases means Imax's time has come. At least that is what the Toronto-based company reckons.
2005-02-04
IMAX cinema takes $1.2 million for The Polar Express 3D - From londonSE1: The BFI London IMAX Cinema has now taken £636,228 in ticket sales for the 3D version of Tom Hanks's Christmas animated film The Polar Express.
2005-02-04
Parking fees pay for new cinema - From BBC News: Motorists and not movie-lovers are to pay for the building of a new cinema as part of an unusual council plan.
2005-02-06
Projectionists fading to black? - From MLive.com: Film exhibition technology changed a good deal in the last century: dangerous carbon arc lamps (which sparked a live flame inside projectors) were replaced by far safer xenon bulbs; sound was first introduced and then, eventually, went digital; film stock made from highly flammable nitrate was supplanted by "safe" film, made from polyester; computers came to control the curtains, pre-movie music, and the lights via a timer; and large, horizontally stacked "platter" systems came along, able to feed an entire film, spliced together onto one giant reel, into a projector - thus rendering the old, switch-back-and-forth-between-projectors system obsolete.
2005-02-06
Odeon up for role in front of houses - From the Scotsman: A CINEMA in the Capital which campaigners battled to save is set to be converted into a bar, restaurant and housing.
2005-02-06
Cinema sells women only seats - From IC Dunbartonshire: An Edinburgh cinema showing Ocean's 12 has reserved its three front rows for women so they can get a good eyeful of the movie's Hollywood heart-throbs.
2005-02-06
Group aims to reel in funds for 35mm films - From yaledailynews.com: Movie snob or not, Miye Bromberg '05 believes it -- 35mm films are just better.
2005-02-08
Slow birth of digital cinema - THE Hollywood Pacific theatre, built in 1927 to screen the premiere of the first motion picture with sound, still has red velvet seats, chandeliers and carved-wood ceilings. It also holds what may be the future of movies.
2005-02-08
Alpha Spacecom, Inc. Creates Four New Operational Divisions to Control Explosive Growth - From Yahoo: HONG KONG and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpha Spacecom, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ASPC - News), today announced that it has created four new operational divisions: Spectrum Digital Cinema Company, China Cinema Development Company, Hemisphere Entertainment Group, China, and World Satellite Link Communications Corp., to manage and control the Company's rapid expansion.
2005-02-03
CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF PIONEERING FILM SCREENINGS - There was a surprise celebration for the audience at the recent North Cornwall Arts' screening of Ae Fond Kiss to honour 21 years of the film season. It was in 1984 that Richard Hamm and his friend Rick Costan, a Wadebridge bookshop owner, decided to bring some excitement to North Cornwall and so they started a film club with the cooperation of David Williams, owner of the Regal Cinema in the town.
2005-02-08
STRONG EMOTIONS ON FUTURE OF SITE - Strong emotions about the loss of the town cinema, combined with a need to treat all planning applications on individual merit, meant that West Devon borough councillors had a difficult job deciding the fate of the Carlton. But planning committee member James McInnes said that once all the plans had been reviewed, members had little doubt about unanimously rejecting the application to demolish the Art Deco building and build 15 two-bedroom flats in its place.
2005-02-03
GROWING SUPPORT TO SET UP A BABY CINEMA CLUB - A St Austell mother is gathering support for a "baby cinema" club in the town, enabling parents to take their newborns to the movies without disturbing other viewers.
2005-02-08
BENEFACTOR NEEDED TO SAVE OLD CINEMA - The Mayor of Okehampton has appealed for a benefactor to save the town's Art Deco cinema after plans to build 15 flats on the site were turned down.
2005-02-09
Small cinema bosses take on big guns. - From Evening Times Online: INDEPENDENT cinema bosses were meeting in Glasgow today to strengthen their position against the multiplexes.
2005-02-10
Cinema adspend hits record high - From Pearl & Dean: UK cinema advertising grew by 6.6% in 2004 to a record £159m, with drinks advertisers boosting their spend by 48.7%.
2005-02-10
Berlin celebrates European cinema - From BBC News: Organisers say this year's Berlin Film Festival, which opens on Thursday with period epic Man to Man, will celebrate a revitalised European cinema.
2005-02-04
Casino Royale is next Bond movie - From BBC News: Casino Royale, author Ian Fleming's first James Bond book, is to be the next Bond film hitting the big screen.
2005-02-11
Reeling in the face of digital revolution - From Scotsman.com: INDEPENDENT cinema owners in Scotland have five years to embrace new technology and business ideas or face going bust, a conference was told in Glasgow this week. Cinema owners from across the UK heard how two or three-screen businesses such as the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT), the Grosvenor, or the Cameo and Dominion in Edinburgh can take on the might of the dominant multiplex screens. In Scotland alone, 120 independent cinemas generate revenue worth £5 million.
2005-02-15
Cinema deal creates ad giant - From Media Week: Carlton Screen Advertising is set to take an iron grip on the UK cinema advertising market following the merger of two of the biggest movie theatre operators.
2005-02-15
Major upheaval ahead for UK cinema advertising sector - From Screendaily: Carlton Screen Advertising set to control 80% of cinema advertising market.
2005-02-15
Disposal of Deluxe tipped to herald Rank break-up - From the Times: RANK, the leisure operator behind Mecca Bingo and Hard Rock Cafe, will next week signal its intention to demerge its Deluxe film-processing unit and seek buyers for Deluxe’s media business
2005-02-17
CSA beats Pearl to cinema deal - From Times Online: CARLTON Screen Advertising, the company behind pre-trailer adverts at the cinema, won a deal yesterday that will give it 80 per cent of the UK market.
2005-02-18
Starring role for cinema's cask list - From Scotsman.com: IT is one of the capital’s institutions, known for its tireless work in bringing low-budget movies into the limelight.
2005-02-20
Focus: Will virgin suitor burst SMG’s balloon? - From the Sunday Herald: WHEN three men met at Edinburgh Airport’s Hilton Hotel in the middle of December 2004, the battle for Virgin Radio began. Lord Waheed Alli, the media entrepreneur, and Chris Williams, a director at private equity group 3i, explained to SMG chairman Chris Masters why he should sell them Virgin for £100 million in cash
2005-02-18
CINEMA SHOWS REACH RURAL PARTS - A NIGHT at the movies is all about atmosphere, and today’s massive multiplexes are often lacking in essential charm.
2005-02-18
A sound debut for Dolby - From NYDailyNews.com: The gold standard for Hollywood sound exploded onto Wall Street yesterday - with a 35% gain for the biggest first-day splash of a public company this year.
2005-02-21
Rank exits cinema to focus on bingo - From the Independent: Rank is expected to confirm plans to demerge its Deluxe film business this week in a move that will bring down the curtain on more than 60 years of cinematic history for the leisure group.
2005-02-21
Bill introduced to change cinema listings - From Digital Spy: A member of the New York City council has introduced a bill that would force cinemas to list the start times of films as when the actual presentation starts, not when the ad reel starts rolling.
2005-02-22
DLP Cinema(TM) Projection Technology Supported Digital Flight of Miramax's Academy Award(R)-Nominated 'The Aviator' - From Arrivenet.com: DALLAS, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) DLP Cinema(TM) technology, the digital cinema projection technology deployed in movie theatres worldwide, played a supporting role during the production and post-production process for Miramax's "The Aviator." The movie, which features 395 visual effects, received the 2005 Golden Globe(R) Award for "Best Picture" and is nominated for 11 Academy Awards(R), including "Best Picture."
2005-02-24
Carlton takes centre stage as cinema undergoes power shift - From Mediaweek: Cinema advertising is in the throes of change and the big story is not just the shift in power toward Carlton Screen Advertising Ian Quinn gets to grips with the unfolding script.
2005-02-24
The love and loathing of cinema ads - From BBC News: You can be sure that the lantern-jawed stars and the tear-stained starlets, the wannabes and old movie moguls, who attend this weekend's Oscar ceremony will not have to endure the authentic cinema experience.
2005-02-24
Plaque honours historian and giant cinema - From ICCroydon: A PLAQUE commemorating one of Croydon's most important artistic assets, the Davis Theatre, was unveiled last week. The plaque will also serve as a memorial to cinema historian and lifelong Croydon resident, Tony Moss, who died suddenly at the end of last month at the age of 74.
2005-02-28
Final cut for celluloid as cinema ushers in digital age - HOLLYWOOD’S brightest stars filing into the Kodak Theatre in downtown Los Angeles last night may have been blissfully unaware that the curtain is about to come down on the golden age of celluloid.
2005-02-26
UK pioneers digital film network - The world's first digital cinema network will be established in the UK over the next 18 months.
2005-02-26
End of the line for town's cinema - Film fans were dealt a blow yesterday after Cannock's Picture House cinema, which has been in the town for 90 years, was suddenly closed down apparently without explanation.
2005-03-01
UK Film Council to digitalize cinema network - From Computer Business: In an attempt to bring the cinema network into the digital age, the UK Film Council has awarded a £11.5m contract to Arts Alliance Digital Cinema to oversee the creation of 250 digital cinemas across the country.
2005-03-03
Land reform laws used to save 1930s cinema - From the Scotsman: NEW land reform laws are to be used to stop a cinema dating back to the 1930s being converted into flats
2005-03-03
Skip the cinema ads - From SFGate.com: THE ACADEMY AWARDS on Sunday did not mention one unpleasant reality: To see any of the Oscar-winning movies, you would most likely have to sit through a bunch of ads, and then a slew of previews, before getting to the main attraction.
2005-03-06
Monsoon man with the midas touch - From the Sunday Times: Peter Simon is a proven retailer and worth £400m, but he remains a pariah in the City, reports Richard Fletcher. (Peter Simon owns the Electric Cinema, Portobello Road).
2005-03-06
Monico's Bull given Hopkins award for services to cinema - From icWales: A CINEMA owner has been given a special honour in recognition for his services to film and praised by Sir Anthony Hopkins for his work.
2005-03-06
Bringing film history to life. - From BBC Devon: A disused cinema thought to be Europe's oldest purpose-built picture house could soon be bringing back memories of the silver screen.
2005-03-09
70mm installation at Picturehouse @ Fact, Liverpool. - From uk70mm.com: Picturehouse at FACT is a four screen cinema run by City Screen LTD within the FACT center building in the heart of Liverpool.
2005-03-09
Imax projects a big year for big screen. - From Globeandmail.com: Investors in movie theatre company Imax Corp. are snug in their seats, popcorn in hand, waiting for the company to divulge its latest profit numbers Thursday. If the previews turn out to be accurate, they should get an entertaining show
2005-03-10
IMAX Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2004 Financial Results - From IMAX Press Release: TORONTO, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX; TSX: IMX) today reported net earnings of $0.26 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2004, ahead of the Company's previous guidance for net earnings of $0.23 per share, both after deducting $0.02 per share in bond refinancing costs.
2005-03-12
CHRISTIE KEY PROJECTION PARTNER IN WORLD’S LARGEST DIGITAL CINEMA ROLL-OUT - FROM DCINEMA TODAY: Christie, a leading provider of visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, today announced that the company’s CP2000 series 2K resolution Digital Cinema projector has been chosen by Arts Alliance Digital Cinema (AADC), the pioneer provider of Digital Cinema services, to be an integral part of the AADC’s winning bid to realize the World’s largest digital screen network for the UK Film Council..
2005-03-12
Box office and TV ratings boost for British Films in 2004 - FROM UK FILM COUNCIL: Harry Potter, Bridget Jones and Troy amongst top ten performers, attendances top 170 million, and more recent UK films appearing on terrestrial television
2005-03-16
The Sound of D-Cinema - From Digital Game Developer: Last month, like a T-Rex from Jurassic Park, digital cinema came thundering into theaters with its high resolution imagery and crisp multichannel audio. Currently, only 39 theaters worldwide are showing D-Cinema pictures and development is still in its infancy. As with anything new, questions abound and evolution proceeds slowly, affecting everyone from post houses to end viewers. Below, we try to shed some light on the current, ever-changing status of audio for digital cinema.
2005-03-13
Digital Film Creates New Buzz at ShoWest - From Reuters: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It may sound like a bad movie sequel when the ShoWest film industry gathering starts on Monday, but industry players promise to reveal real progress toward deploying long-delayed digital projection systems that could revolutionize the way movies are screened.
2005-03-16
Tarantino plans to be cinema manager - From Digital Spy: Quentin Tarantino has announced that he wants to manage a cinema when he stops making films.
2005-03-16
Digital Cinema Gets Top Billing With Sony, Landmark Theatres Alliance - From Yahoo: - Agreement Launches 2929 Entertainment's Plans to Roll-Out Digital Cinema in all 59 Landmark Theaters
2005-03-16
NEC Solutions America Premieres Large Screen DLP Cinema Projector; Enhances Its STARUS Digital Cinema System with the Addition of STAR*Beam iS25 Digital Cinema Projector - From Business Wire: RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2005--NEC Solutions (America), Inc. today announced the availability of the largest in its line of digital cinema projectors, the STAR*Beam(TM) iS25. An advanced large screen digital cinema projector, the STAR*Beam iS25 combines the highest resolution 2k DLP Cinema(TM) technology from Texas Instruments(R) with the brilliance of NEC's digital displays.
2005-03-16
Landmark theaters, Sony link on digital projection - From Reuters: LAS VEGAS, March 15 (Reuters) - Landmark Theaters, the art cinema chain controlled by technology pioneers Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner, on Tuesday said it will install six new digital projection systems from Sony Corp., becoming the first theater group to commit to a new technology from Sony.
2005-03-14
Singapore Enables Digital Cinema Transmission across Continents - From TMCNET: In a significant industry development, the Singapore government, and industry association SiTF Digital Media Chapter (Singapore), with the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at the University of Southern California (USA), brought together leading industry players to develop a viable model for digital delivery across continents from USA to Asia. Initial tests of the pilot, the 'Cross-Continent Digital Content Transmission' or CCTx, established a secure, reliable and cost-effective digital delivery workflow.
2005-03-15
ITV to retain Carlton Screen Advertising - From MEDIA WEEKLY: ITV has performed a major U turn over the future of one of its so-called “non-core” assets, Carlton Screen Advertising
2005-03-17
Treasury extends UK film tax aid - Chancellor Gordon Brown says he will introduce tax reliefs to benefit both low- and large-budget British films.
2005-03-17
Avica Europe launches first country-wide digital cinema network - Ireland to be world's first digital cinema nation - Avica Europe, the European arm of digital cinema technology and services leader, Avica; has announced that the first of its countrywide digital cinema networks is now underway in Ireland. This marks the first step in Ireland’s groundbreaking nationwide conversion of its cinema screens to digital format.
2005-03-17
Kodak and Cinema Screen Media Choose InFocus Projectors - InFocus Corporation, the worldwide leader in digital projection technology and services, today announced it has been selected by Eastman Kodak Company and Cinema Screen Media (CSM) to provide three-chip Digital Light Processing (DLP) digital projectors to bring high-definition clarity and excitement to pre-show entertainment programming.
2005-03-14
IMAX(R) MPX(TM) Theatre System Drives Momentum for IMAX in International Markets - From IMAX Press Release: Exhibitors Around the World Embrace New System to Quickly Open Multiplex-Based IMAX(R) Theatres and Capitalize on Hollywood Releases in IMAX's Format.
2005-03-17
IMAX Expands Partnership with Leading Commercial Exhibitor in Chennai, India - From IMAX Press Release: Sathyam Cinemas to Install Two IMAX(R) MPX(TM) Theatre Systems at Top Multiplexes in Chennai.
2005-03-18
DLP Cinema(TM) Technology Helped Directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller Construct Miramax/Dimension Film's 'Sin City' in Post Production - DALLAS, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN - News) DLP Cinema(TM) technology, the digital cinema projection technology deployed in movie theatres worldwide, assisted the directors and visual effects team of Miramax's and DIMENSION FILMS' "Sin City" during post-production to achieve the desired comic-book feel of the movie. Directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller relied upon DLP Cinema(TM) projectors to ensure rich and consistent color in the movie. "Sin City" hits theatres on April 1st.
2005-03-18
Cinema company slashes movie prices - Movie tickets will cost just R14 at most Ster-Kinekor cinemas from Friday and to accommodate the new pricing structure, the company will convert its cinemas into two distinctive brands.
2005-03-21
Irish cinema 'set to go digital' - Ireland is set to become the world's first country to have digital film in every cinema.
2005-03-21
Imax 'shuns films on evolution' - From BBC News: Several Imax cinemas in the US have refused to show films referring to the theory of evolution for fear of a religious backlash, it is reported.
2005-03-21
Film studio warns of tax fallout - From BBC News: Shares in Pinewood Shepperton fell on Monday after the firm warned that first half profits would be hit by delays to key productions.
2005-03-24
Star Wars fans in tickets boost - FROM ITV.COM: Tickets for the news Star Wars film Revenge of the Sith are going on sale nearly two months before its UK release.
2005-03-23
DV Dailies - SMPTE and NAB Team Up for Digital Cinema Summit - From the Mac Observer: SMPTE has announced the line-up for the fourth annual Digital Cinema Summit being held at this year's NAB conference in April.
2005-03-24
GDC TECHNOLOGY POWERS HONG KONG ENTERTAINMENT EXPO WITH DSR™ DISPLAY MAESTRO FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY TO THE EXPO IN-LOBBY AND IN-THEATRE DISPLAYS - From DCinema Today: GDC Technology, the leading provider of digital cinema solutions is pleased to be the content delivery and display sponsor of Asia largest entertainment event – Hong Kong Entertainment Expo.
2005-03-28
AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE MULTIPLEX. SCREENING ROOM DIGITAL CINEMAS ANNOUNCES A NETWORK OF DIGITAL BOUTIQUE ARTHOUSE CINEMAS - From DCinema Today: Screening Room Digital Cinemas has announced an e-cinema initiative designed to develop a network of 100 Digital Boutique Arthouse Cinemas over the next 12 months. Cinemas will be both company-owned and available to independent operators
2005-03-29
Loews Cineplex Entertainment Joins Screenvision's Digital Network
Deal Commits Screenvision to Digitize Loews Cineplex Entertainment's Major Market Theatres; Underpins Screenvision's 5,000 Screen National Digital Roll-out - From DCinema Today: Screenvision, the world leader in cinema advertising, today announced that it has extended its long-standing partnership with Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation, the premier major market movie-theatre circuit.
2005-03-29
ACCESS INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES DIGITALLY DELIVERS MORRISSEY CONCERT TO TEN MOVIE SCREENS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.
- Digital Cinema Technology Creates New Content Distribution Opportunity for Pillar Entertainment - From DCinema Today: Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (AMEX: AIX) today announced the successful delivery of the digital cinema world premier of Morrissey's "Who Put the 'M' In Manchester?" concert for Pillar Entertainment ("Pillar") an alternative content provider.
2005-03-28
Sony, Disney, Warner Said Set To Roll Out Era Of Digital Cinema - From Investor's Daily News via Yahoo: The long-awaited rollout of digital cinema could begin this summer. Major Hollywood studios are said to be close to reaching an agreement on a financing plan that would find them footing a multibillion-dollar bill.
2005-03-29
AMC Entertainment Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group Announce the Formation of National CineMedia, LLC - From TMCNET: KANSAS CITY, Mo. & DENVER --(Business Wire)-- March 29, 2005 -- New National Digital Distribution and Media Company Will Reach 11,200 Screens.
2005-03-30
Travelling cinema to visit village - FROM DEVON24: RESIDENTS of Kilmington will soon be able to visit the flicks without having to travel.
2005-03-31
NEWS- Curtain time? Carmike zooms in on Waynesboro - From The Hook: How important is the presence of a movie theater to a small town? Ask Waynesboro mayor Tom Reynolds.
2005-03-31
Intercontinental Digital Cinema - From Guide to Home Theater: March 31, 2005 — Earlier this month, a new distribution system for the delivery of digital-cinema content across continents was tested between the US and Singapore. The system, called Cross-Continent Digital Content Transmission, or CCTx, is the result of collaboration between the Singapore government, an industry association called Singapore infocomm Technology Federation Digital Media Chapter (SiTF DMC), and the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at the University of Southern California. Other partners involved in the pilot program included Thomson Technicolor (consulting); GlobeCast, StarHub, and 1-Net (international and local circuit and data storage); and Christie, Dell, Texas Instruments, and XDC (technology).
2005-03-25
Digital cinema dilemma - From Daily News: LAS VEGAS -- Filmmakers George Lucas and James Cameron have often been ahead of the curve when it comes to cutting-edge movie technology.
2005-03-26
Go to the cinema and star in the film you're about to see - From The Times: QUEUEING outside what appears to be an ordinary cinema, members of the audience are invited to place their faces into a hole in the wall for a few seconds.
2005-03-31
Sony wants an 'iTunes for movies' - From BBC News: Sony is to make its top 500 films available digitally in the next year.
2005-04-01
Pinewood buys Teddington Studios - From BBC News: Pinewood Shepperton, home to the Harry Potter and James Bond films, has bought Teddington Studios, another famous name of the UK film and TV industry.
2005-03-31
UK industry to boost Indian film - From BBC News: Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has struck a deal to begin negotiations for the UK and Bollywood film industries to share their resources.
2005-04-05
Will cinema halls become extinct in Bhopal? - FROM NEW KERLA: [Entertainment India News] Bhopal, April 4 : Faced with poor turnouts, the once famed cinema theatres here are dying a slow death.
2005-04-04
Cinema pubs draw crowds with mix of movies, food and drink - From Canada.com: WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - When Emily Steffian and Daniel Kamil moved from California with thoughts of opening their own movie theatre, they wanted to show films that were off the beaten path - they didn't expect to land there themselves.
2005-04-05
Canned Goods as Silent Caviar: Rescuing a Film on Nitrate Stock - From New York Times online: AMSTERDAM, April 3 - Even perfectly scripted Hollywood love stories can, literally, turn toxic with time.
2005-04-05
Cinema to star in £20,000 Govan revamp - From the Hearld: A run-down listed cinema building is expected to have a starring role in the regeneration of one of Scotland's most deprived areas, it was announced yesterday.
2005-04-08
Movie Theaters Try an Upgrade in Ambience - From Newsday: MAUMEE, Ohio -- Going to the movies no longer has to feel like you're riding in coach or sitting in the bleachers. But do moviegoers care?
At about a dozen National Amusements Inc. theaters around the country, some auditoriums have been fitted with extra-wide, VIP leather seats -- no arm-rest sharing here -- and private concession stands. Some other theater chains offer valet parking and fine dining -- all at a higher price.
2005-04-06
Filmmakers Lucas, Cameron Tout New 3D Films - From Reuters: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If luminary directors George Lucas and James Cameron get their way, a new wave of three-dimensional movies may soon replace goofy, 1950s flicks like "Bwana Devil" that played to bug-eyed audiences wearing blue and red glasses.
2005-04-05
Cinema keeps rolling after trustees step in - From Cambridge Evening News Online: A STRUGGLING cinema on the verge of closure has been granted a new lease of life.
The Maltings, Ely's only cinema, was facing permanent closure until Arts Development in East Cambridgeshire (ADeC) stepped in
2005-04-05
Cinema's new image is a blast from past - From Evening Times Online: A FAMOUS Glasgow cinema has been given an unusual facelift as part of a community regeneration plan.
2005-04-05
Silver screen presents a golden opportunity for advertisers - From Media Week: Big-screen advertising can be highly effective if it’s used well and, with new technologies on the horizon, could agencies’ concerns over accountability finally be over? Mark Banham reports.
2005-04-10
Digital technology `will improve viewing quality' - From The Hindu: Today films are going increasingly digital. "Mumbai Express", which has been shot with the new technology, will be screened in the digital format wherever digital projection is available.
2005-04-10
Films and Censors - From News Today: Sleaze and violence in celluloid is not a new trend for concern. Yet, when the discourse on it is sought to be pushed into the political domain, it raises suspicions. Of course, politicians expressing angst over the film-makers' penchant to smear their creative works with a luxuriant dose of gore, flesh and pelvic thrusts should be welcomed.
2005-04-10
Opening the Mind through Cinema - From Christian News Today: HAWLER (ERBIL), KURDISTAN, IRAQ (ANS) -- An historic Kurdistan Cinema Conference with the theme of "Opening the Mind Through Cinema” will be held April 28-30 in the country’s capital city of Hawler, also known as Erbil, which is the oldest continually inhabited city in the world."
2005-04-10
Boy’s cinema job led to lifelong love affair with theatres - From Times Online: AT the age of six Paul Gregg was given his first taste of the theatre when he was taken to a show as a reward for going to the dentist.
2005-04-06
PARAMOUNT PULLING OUT OF BRITISH STUDIO - From Showbizdata: Paramount's new regime under CEO Brad Grey has decided to shut down production of its costly Watchmen feature at Pinewood Studios near London and move it to a different country.
2005-04-04
LIVE 1910 SNOW WHITE DISCOVERED IN ENGLAND - From ShowbizData: A live motion picture adaptation of Snow White, produced in 1910 and unknown to film historians, has been discovered in England among dozens of other films dating back to the 19th century, the London Daily Telegraph reported today (Monday)
2005-04-05
South African villages to get digital cinema network - From Boing Boing: Starting in September, Shout Africa will roll out 20 digital cinemas around the country where facilities are most lacking, to make the movies affordable and accessible.
2005-04-12
Technicolor, studios in d-cinema deal - From The Hollywood Reporter: Marking a significant step forward in the rollout of digital cinema, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures and Sony Pictures have signed a deal with Thomson's Technicolor Digital Cinema unit, which will facilitate their transition to d-cinema
2005-04-12
UK exhibitors call for cinema rentals rethink - From Screen Daily: Cinema Exhibitors' Association says cost savings arising from launch of Digital Screen Network should be shared with exhibitors.
2005-04-13
Tories launch anti-Blair cinema advert - From the Daily Telegraph: The Tories are launcing a party advert in cinemas deriding Tony Blair and his smile.
2005-04-13
Cinema couple see sad ending - From IC South London: A COUPLE who met working at The Savoy cinema more than 50 years ago will have to say goodbye to the silver screen that brought them together.
2005-04-14
Pocket Projector - From The Feature: Siemens researchers recently demonstrated a cell phone outfitted with a tiny laser that could someday turn the world into a display.
2005-04-15
Screen saver Life anew for Odeon Drive-In
- From Canoe Network: Cue the dancing hot dog. Fans of the Odeon Drive-In can look forward to another season of summer blockbusters, now that the owners have agreed to keep the reels running in .
2005-04-14
Pensioner Died after Cinema Fall - From the Scotsman: A cinema was today facing a possible prosecution for the second time after a pensioner died following a fall down stairs.
2005-04-15
Arts Alliance Media Appoints industry heavyweight as chief financial officer and President of digital cinema - From Dcinema Today: Arts Alliance Media, the pioneer provider of digital cinema services has appointed Howard Kiedaisch as chief financial officer. Kiedaisch, who joins from Universal Pictures International, will also be president of Arts Alliance Digital Cinema (AADC), the subsidiary which focuses on the development and deployment of new technologies in order to improve service to film consumers and the industry.
2005-04-17
UK Star Wars Cinema Marathon on May 16th - From the Force, which reported last month on a UK Star Wars Saga event set to take place in London on May 16th, where all 6 Star Wars movies would be screened at cinemas in Leicester Square in one day.
2005-04-18
Stella Artois Teams Up With Landmark Theatres to Bring Lost Film Genre to Life - NORWALK, Conn., April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Stella Artois(TM) -- the best selling Belgian beer in the world -- has signed a sponsorship deal with Landmark Theatres that expands its support of independent film making, as well as helps revive interest in a lost film genre, "shorts."
2005-04-13
IMAX Signs Four Theatre Deal With Largest Exhibitor in Korea - From IMAX: TORONTO, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and CJ CGV Co., Ltd, the largest commercial exhibitor in Korea, today announced an agreement to install four IMAX(R) MPX(TM) theatre systems at multiplexes in Korea in the next two years.
2005-04-05
IMAX and National Amusements Expand Relationship with New Deal for First IMAX(R) Theatre in Argentina - From IMAX Press Release: Successful Launch of Four Multiplex-Based IMAX Theatres in United States Leads To Further Signing in Buenos Aires
2005-04-21
Star Wars extravaganza hits Leicester Square - FROM YAHOO: LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - All six episodes of the "Star Wars" saga are to be screened back-to-back for the first time on May 16 in London's Leicester Square, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox said Tuesday.
2005-04-21
Cinema pirates to face jail under new US law - From PCPRO: People who use video cameras to record films in the cinema and then distribute them illegally could face prison under new legislation in the US.
2005-04-21
A cinema at last? - From Macclesfield Express Newspaper: CINEMA operators ARE interested in coming to Macclesfield and a multiplex will almost certainly be built in the town centre within the next three years.
2005-04-15
Sony buyout silences MGM's lion - From BBC News: It is all change in Hollywood as Metro Goldwyn Mayer releases its remake of The Amityville Horror, its first film as part of the Sony corporation.
2005-04-11
The last spin of the reel - From the Independent: George Lucas is a convert, and soon all the cinemas in Ireland will be, too. But can digital film ever replace the magic of celluloid? Wendy Grossman investigates.
2005-04-22
Cinema halls going digital! - From Rediff: Filmmaker George Lucas is a Hollywood visionary. He was the first to make use of computers in film-making and special effects in "Star Wars" and was the first to shoot motion pictures digitally with the next generation of "Star War" films.
2005-04-22
Imax Plans Big Role in 3-D Film Resurgence - From Yahoo: TORONTO - Hollywood appears to be on the cusp of a 3-D renaissance, and Imax Corp. intends to play a big part.
2005-04-22
Imax plans big role in 3-D film renaissance - From : TORONTO (Dow Jones/AP) -- Hollywood appears to be on the cusp of a 3-D renaissance, and Imax Corp. intends to play a big part.
2005-04-28
3D digital cinema gains momentum with first-ever showing at large format conference in LA - Christie, first in DLP Cinema(tm) projection, announced that the Christie CP2000 2K resolution DLP Cinema projector will be used in a demonstration of the latest generation of 3D entertainment technology using the groundbreaking single lens system.
2005-04-29
Blackstone Group cleared to take over UGC circuit in UK - From ScreenDaily: Office of Fair Trading rules that Blackstone must sell six cinemas for deal to clear.
2005-04-29
Technicolor 90th anniversary - From HollywoodReporter.com: Sir Isaac Newton is credited with establishing the theory of color, the result of his experimentations with light and prismatic glass circa 1704, but it was Herbert Kalmus who brought rainbow hues to motion pictures. With the formation of Technicolor in 1915, Kalmus launched a revolution, helping legions of filmmakers realize what had up until that point been a dream.
2005-05-07
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF VALENTINO'S BIRTH, A CINEMA PROJECT - (AGI) - Taranto, Italy, April 30 - Rudolph Valentino was born 110 years ago at Castellaneta (Taranto) on May 6, 1885 which also coincides with the 110th anniversary of cinema
2005-05-07
PROJECTION SHOW TO BE HELD IN MOSCOW ON MAY 9 TO COMMEMORATE VICTORY - MOSCOW, May 4 (RIA Novosti, Dina Zhiltsova) - The May 9 celebration at the Poklonnaya Gora WWII memorial in Moscow is to be crowned by a show of wartime pictures projected on the colonnade of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), the show's organizers informed RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
2005-04-28
OFT considers undertakings instead of reference to the Competition Commission of cinema merger - The OFT has decided today not to refer to the Competition Commission the completed acquisition by the Blackstone Group of UGC Cinemas Holdings Limited provided that satisfactory divestment undertakings to address competition concerns are given by the parties. If the parties do not give such undertakings, then the transaction will be referred.
2005-05-01
Vue buys Ster Century - From Reuters: Vue, one of Britain's largest cinema chains, has bought Ster Century in a deal said to be worth around 50 million pounds. The deal has been backed by private equity groups Boston Ventures, Clarity Partners and L&G Ventures and will give Vue an extra 500 screens across 49 sites in the UK. Ster was sold by a consortium including the chain's management and specialist debt provider Hutton Collins.
2005-05-06
Tesco eyes film download service - FROM BBC NEWS: Retailers Tesco is planning to launch a film downloading service "as soon as possible" to build on the success it has had in the online music sector.
2005-05-10
Cinema levy call to save film industry - From the Guardian: The respected film producer Michael Kuhn last night warned that the "hour is dark" for the British film industry, accusing the lottery-funded Film Council of treating producers like "ralcalcitrant schoolboys".
2005-05-10
Is cinema still in the picture? - From Bedford Today: Multiplex ruled out but community project may be answer
2005-05-12
Thomson Showcases Technologies for the Cinema of Tomorrow At the Cannes International Film Festival - From Yahoo: The Group Demonstrates its Latest Innovations in Content Security, Film Restoration, and Digital Cinematography and is Partner of the Short Film Corner.
2005-05-12
DLP Cinema(TM) Projection a Digital Force for 'Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith' During Production, Post and Exhibition - From Yahoo: TI DLP Cinema(TM) Technology Supports Worldwide Premieres and U.S. Charity Screenings in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco
2005-05-15
'Deep Throat', the biggest porn film ever, is cleared for release - From the Independent: Deep Throat, the most infamous and lucrative porn film ever made, is to be shown in UK cinemas for the first time after a landmark decision by film censors.
2005-05-09
Ex-Beeb Gavin to become cinema boss - From Cue Entertainment (Free Registration Required): Former BBC Worldwide Chief Executive Rupert Gavin is to be the new head of Odeon and UCI Cinemas.
2005-05-12
Dream Theater back in business - Not a wake-up-screaming kind of dream, or one of those "I've always wanted to be an astronaut" kind of dreams, but an honest to goodness Dream - with a capital "D."
2005-05-16
Movie marathon for Star Wars day - From BBC News: Celebrations marking the UK premiere of the final Star Wars include a marathon showing of all six films on Monday.
2005-05-16
Hollywood Aims To Thwart Pirates - From Security Pipeline: Fighting piracy is an ongoing struggle for Hollywood, and the move to digital cinema won't eradicate the problem. Encryption can protect the digital files as they're transmitted across networks, but thieves could still sneak into a theater, surreptitiously videotape a digital movie, and then make bootleg copies and sell them.
2005-05-17
VUE APPOINTS PEARL & DEAN FOLLOWING ACQUISITION OF STER CENTURY CINEMA CIRCUIT - From Pearl and Dean Press Release: Pearl & Dean have been awarded the exclusive screen advertising rights for the Ster Century UK and Ireland cinema circuit following last week’s acquisition of the cinema chain by Vue Entertainment.
2005-05-18
Digital film revolution poised to start rolling - FROM USATODAY.COM: For the film industry, though, the movie is a reminder of what a dreamer Lucas has been about another pet project: digital cinema. A passionate advocate, Lucas predicted in 2001 that by the time Sith was released, thousands of theaters would show it using digital projectors.
2005-05-19
Publish Talks Digital Cinema & Security - From theforce.net, summarises two articles on digital cinema.
2005-05-20
Star Wars Tests The Digital Cinema Supply Chain - From Information Week: A Brooklyn, N.Y., movie theater is showing Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge Of The Sith, in its native digital format, with help from Access Integrated Technologies, a company that's working to digitize Hollywood's supply chain.
2005-05-20
Kodak digital in use at some 'Sith' shows - (May 19, 2005) — The final episode of the epic Star Wars saga is helping to launch a new era in technology for both Eastman Kodak Co. and local moviegoers.
2005-05-27
£12 million cinema-going revolution begins in UK as cinemas turn digital - From UK FILM COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE: LONDON. The choice of films on offer to UK cinema-goers is to be massively increased from later this year thanks to the creation of the world’s first ‘Digital Screen Network’ involving more than 200 cinemas across the country, the UK Film Council announced today. For a full list of the 209 cinemas click here Digital Screen Network list of cinemas 26 May 05 to download a word document listing them.
2005-05-28
Dolby Laboratories to showcase digital cinema products at Cinema Expo 2005 - Dolby Laboratories has announced that at Cinema Expo (June27–30 in Amsterdam) it will demonstrate the full Dolby Digital Cinema presentation system and its new digital cinema trailer, 'Countdown'.
2005-05-27
Cinema gets sound upgrade - From Evening Star: COUNCILLORS unanimously voted to spend more than £17,000 upgrading their town cinema by introducing a digital surround sound system for movies.
2005-05-30
Digital is the big picture - From the Guardian: If you are a buyer of lottery rather than cinema tickets you may be surprised to learn that you have helped support a scheme to bring a more diverse range of films to your local cinema.
2005-05-30
Arthouse films go digital at a cinema near you - From the Herald: THEY are usually restricted to a few screenings at arthouse cinemas, squeezed out of the multiplex schedules by the big Hollywood blockbusters.
2005-05-31
Norwich Ster Century cinema sold
- From the Business: Norwich's Ster Century multiplex has been sold to cinema group Vue Entertainment as part of a £50m deal.
Vue Entertainment is one of the UK's largest cinema groups and the acquisition of the seven-strong Ster Century chain, including Norwich, will give it a total of 496 screens in 49 sites across the country.
2005-06-03
Coming soon ... to a cinema near you - From Ealing Times: ONE of Britain's worst buildings is about to make way for a £5.2million apartment block.
2005-06-07
£3 million push to open cinema-goers eyes to wider choice of films over next three years - UK Film Council Press Release: Bids invited to run National Lottery funded scheme to boost cinema attendances and develop audiences for
new lower budget British and specialist films.
2005-06-07
P&D Picks up Vue and Bloom - Pearl & Dean Press Release: Pearl & Dean have been awarded the screen advertising rights for the Ster Century UK and Ireland cinema circuit following the aquisition of the cinema chain by Vue Entertainment.
2005-06-13
DTS Cinema Division Expands with New Key Executive Roles; Cinema Division Reorganizes Staff/Adds New Positions - From Business Wire: AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2005--DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) announces the reorganization and expansion of its Cinema Division, with the promotion of several key staff and the addition of new members of the management team. DTS has promoted Susie Beiersdorf to Director, Sales, Cinema Products, Michelle Maddalena to Director, Business Development, Film Licensing, Daniel Schulz to Manager, Post Production and John Keating to Manager, Cinema Services. Bringing extensive experience in areas of pre-show, E- and D-Cinema, DTS has also hired Gerald Hensley as Director, Business Development, New Markets, and Ed Zeier as Director, Cinema Services.
2005-06-10
DIGITAL CINEMA – Pioneer XDC has already presented more than 6,000 digital screenings of Star Wars Episode III around the world. With upcoming releases like Sin City and Madagascar, XDC leads the digital race. - From DCinema Today: As well as being Official Partner of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, XDC is proud to have been selected as the digital partner of Lucas Films for Star Wars Episode III – The Revenge of the Sith. Along with successfully executing world premieres in Cannes, Madrid and Rome, and several gala screenings from Copenhagen to Singapore, XDC has offered state of the art projections to enthusiastic movie goers. As for exhibitors, the digital screen has raised more return than the 35mm.
2005-06-12
Stelios to strike back by buying Empire from Terra Firma - From the Telegraph: Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the Greek entrepreneur and founder of the Easy brand, is in talks to buy the Empire cinema in Leicester Square from Terra Firma, the private equity group, for £6m.
2005-06-12
Projectionist is the magic behind movie
- From Rocky Mount: Squinting, rookie projectionist Adam Price grabs a reel of film and holds a length of it to the light. He's about to make a cut. Then, he'll splice the film onto the main reel where he's building a copy of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." The film, starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, will open the next day at Premiere Theatres in Rocky Mount. It's one of three films Price will assemble before the night is out.
2005-06-15
P&D picks up Vue & Bloom - FROM P&D Release: Pearl & Dean has been awarded the screen advertising rights for the Ster Century UK and Ireland cinema circuit following the acquistion of the cinema chain Vue Entertainment.
2005-06-16
Cinema-goer attacked by snake - From Ananova: A woman was attacked by a four feet long python as she watched Mr and Mrs Smith at a cinema in the United Arab Emirates.
2005-06-17
Americans 'prefer' DVDs to cinema - From BBC News: Most Americans would now rather watch films at home than at the cinema, a poll has suggested.
2005-06-20
Screenvision Portugal contracts Unique Digital for 35mm cinema ad operation - From DCinema Today: Screenvision Portugal and Unique Digital Ltd. (UD) have signed an agreement to use Unique's back office solution for the distribution of all of its cinema adverts. The deal is the first time that Unique's Accord will be used for a traditional 35mm film print cinema advertising logistics. While Screenvision Portugal do not have any immediate plans to digitise their network of cinema partners, the systems provides full capability to switch over to complete end-to-end digital distribution and exhibition, once cinemas go digital.
2005-06-26
Cinema industry heads out to lobby - FROM NEWS RECORD: GREENSBORO -- A potential rise in the admissions tax would discourage families from taking a night out at the movies, theater owners complain.
2005-06-25
National Cinema Day on Saturday 02 July - KRS Film Distributors have pleasure in announcing the tenth annual National Cinema Day scheduled to be celebrated at all cinemas in Malta and Gozo on Saturday 2 July.
2005-06-24
Dolby Announces First Dolby Digital Cinema Installations In France - Dolby Laboratories has launched its Dolby Digital Cinema system in France at the Gaumont Champs-Elysees Marignan cinema in Paris, part of the EuroPalaces group.
2005-06-23
Eastman Kodak Deal Gives Another Push To Digital Cinema - Eastman Kodak Co. and Belgium's Barco, which develops digital-display projectors, have formed an alliance to sell digital systems and services to movie theaters. It's the second industry move this week to help make digital cinema a reality.
2005-06-23
Dolby Digital Cinema Debuts in Japan with the Release of Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith - SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2005--Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB - News) announced today the commercial launch of Dolby® Digital Cinema in Japan with the release of Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith. Installed in numerous Japanese commercial cinemas, Dolby Digital Cinema was utilized for the movie's first industry screening in Japan on June 18 and will be used for the official premiere on July 2, which director George Lucas and the cast will attend.
2005-06-23
Call for European cinema to unite - From BBC News: Calls have been made for Europe's independent film-makers to come up with a joint plan to exploit the growing movie download market.
2005-06-23
New Flicks: Zapped To Digital Cinema By Access - Soon 35mm film may go the way of the silent movie. A move to change movies' format from analog to digital is afoot. The major studios have already agreed informally to such a switch, says William Relyea of investment firm H.C. Wainwright. No longer will studios use film delivered in a can. Once converted to digital, the movie is encrypted and electronically sent to the theater's server.
2005-06-24
Cinema project rolling - WORK has started on expansion to the existing Australia Cinema complex to include a fifth cinema.
2005-06-25
The business of cinema - The latest edition of the Cinefan festival of Asian films aims for greater professionalism than ever before.
2005-06-24
Kodak, Barco Ramp Up Digital Cinema Efforts - Eastman Kodak and Barco announced yesterday that the two companies are ramping up their efforts to create solutions for the digital cinema market. The two companies have formed a strategic alliance to provide products, systems, and services for digital cinema.
2005-06-26
Cinemas across India are set to go digital - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Film spools and distribution network would soon be a thing of the past with the introduction of digital cinema in Kerala.
2005-06-26
San Francisco opens the door to the future of digital arts - SAN FRANCISCO -- A new complex that will house most of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' empire could be the entertainment industry's most sophisticated digital arts and entertainment center.
2005-06-26
Are the movies dying? - Let me rephrase that. Are movies the way we have understood them for several generations -- as suspenseful and/or comic and/or soul-altering shadow plays shared by large audiences in theatrical settings -- in their red-star end stage?
2005-06-21
UK OFT accepts undertakings by Blackstone on purchase of UGC cinema chain - LONDON (AFX) - The Office of Fair Trading said it has accepted the undertakings offered by Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) IV Ltd and UK subsidiary, Cineworld UK Ltd in relation to its acquisition of the UGC cinema chain.
2005-06-22
No. 2 and No. 3 Movie Theater Chains Plan to Merge - AMC Entertainment is merging with the Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation, in what some analysts described as a show of faith in moviegoing.
2005-06-21
Anti-piracy ad promotes cinemas - A new advertisment campaign is to tackle film piracy by promoting the benefits of visiting the cinema.
2005-06-21
Christie, Access form group to fund digital cinema - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two movie industry companies on Tuesday unveiled a plan to finance digital projectors for cinemas, offering a potential break in a stalemate between theater owners and movie studios over who will pay for the expensive new technology.
2005-06-21
Tech firms turn up the heat on global piracy. - If technology has helped put wind in the sales of the immense global network of "casual" and professional pirates who rack up what the MPAA says is "in excess of $3 billion" in lost revenue each year, then the studios likewise are using high-tech methods to fight back.
2005-06-21
Two Digital Cinema Companies Looking To Jump-Start Industry - Two backers of digital cinema projectors announced a plan Tuesday to get the devices in front of more movie screens.
2005-06-21
A Clearer Picture For Digital Cinema - Movie lovers who want high-quality visuals on the big screen in theaters are getting their wish. Movie distributor Access Integrated Technologies Inc. has formed a subsidiary, Christie/AIX, to help fund the rollout of digital cinema, an industry format for movie delivery and presentation in theaters.
2005-06-21
Newly Created Funding Vehicle, a Digital Cinema Industry Milestone, Features Minimal Cost to Exhibitors - Access Integrated Technologies and Christie Digital Systems Sign Ground-Breaking Agreement for Digital Cinema Rollout Plan Targeting 2,500 Screens Within Two Years
2005-06-22
Curtain rises on cinema merger - KANSAS CITY -- AMC Entertainment Inc., the second-largest U.S. cinema chain, announced plans yesterday to acquire Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. in a move that may help the company compete as Hollywood struggles to lure more movie-goers.
2005-06-22
DIGITAL CINEMA IN ACTION - Cinema EXPO International 2005, Europe's largest gathering of the Motion Picture Theatre Industry, will open its doors next week at the Amsterdam RAI (June 27-30, 2005).
2005-06-23
Cinema chain pulls food ban - Cinema chain Greater Union has scrapped a controversial policy banning externally-purchased food from being taken into its theatres.
2005-06-28
THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS AND DOLBY BRING DISNEY DIGITAL 3-D™ TO SELECTED THEATERS NATIONWIDE WITH CHICKEN LITTLE ON DOLBY DIGITAL CINEMA - From DCinema Today: In a revolutionary collaboration with Dolby Laboratories, employing Dolby Digital Cinema combined with Industrial Light & Magic’s proprietary software technology, Walt Disney Pictures debuts new 3-D TECHNOLOGY with CHICKEN LITTLE, its first all-CGI animate.
2005-06-28
Outdoor Film Screenings at NT - Each year the National Theatre has an eleven week outdoor event and this
year there are films in conjunction with the NFT which are going to be
projected onto the massive Lyttelton flytower:
Friday 29th July: 10.30pm: Flytower film: Blood Weddings (Bodas de Sangre)
Friday 12th August: 10.15pm: Flytower film: The Threepenny Opera (Die
Dreigroschenoper)
Friday 19th August: 10.15pm: Flytower film: First A Girl
Friday 26th August: 10.15pm: Flytower film: Silent Shakespeare (1899-1911)
Friday 2nd September: 10.15pm: Flytower film: Streamboy (2004)
If you want any more information then goto www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
2005-06-28
Film revenues in decline: This season's disaster movies - From the Independent: As one mega-production after another bombs, Hollywood is suffering the worst box-office slump in a generation. Is the problem more than just a failure to produce the right films, asks Andrew Gumbel
2005-06-28
BBC to show colour film of lost era - From the Guardian: The BBC is again planning to raid the archives of the British Film Institute in an effort to tap into a growing interest in evocative silent movies from a bygone age.
2005-06-28
Projectionist keeps world going at 24 frames a second - From Sedalia Democrat: An article about the projectionist in this area.
2005-06-30
Cineplex Galaxy fund sells 4 theatre sites to RioCan, plans to raise $215M with offering - TORONTO (CP) - Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, which recently made a $500-million deal to acquire the rival Famous Players movie-house chain from Viacom, is selling four theatre sites and raising $215 million in a bought-deal offering.
2005-06-29
UK cinema chain Vue sees gains despite new rivals - From Reuters: LONDON (Reuters) - A wave of investment in the UK cinema sector, after its biggest shake-up in decades, is expected to usher in a new era for the industry and lure Britons to theatres more often.
2005-06-30
Canada's cinema admissions drop after ten years on the increase - From Screendaily.com (subscription required): New survey says admissions dropped 4.6% in 2003/4, profit margins down.
2005-06-29
Crowe movie offers money back guarantee - From ITV.COM: A US cinema chain is offering filmgoers their money back if they don't
like Russell Crowe's new film in a bid to overcome a box office slump.
2005-06-30
Digital Dreams on the Silver Screen - From Businessweek: The push to shift cinemas from film to digital projection is picking up steam globally as a business model for the change starts to gel.
2005-06-30
Sony SRX-R110 is World's First 4K Projector - The Sony SRX-R110 conforms to the DCI (Digital Cinema Initiative) system specification standards for digital cinema picture quality and achieves 4K (4096 x 2160) image resolution. This is four times the resolution of a 2K projector.
2005-07-06
UK box office dips after disappointing second quarter - From Screen Daily (subscription required): Britain joins the European slump in cinema admissions.
2005-07-05
Cinema delayed over plans to show porn film - Dundee Contemporary Arts today scrapped controversial screenings of the pornographic film Deep Throat at its Nethergate cinema later this month, writes Steven Bell.
2005-07-06
New Film Academies for UK Film Industry - Academy Network will teach vital film business and technical skills to strengthen future filmmaking
2005-07-06
Ten suggestions to bring 'em back to the box office -
2005-07-04
Goodbye UGC, hello Cineworld - The UGC cinema at Camperdown Park, Dundee, will be rebranded Cineworld next week as part of a multi-million takeover, the cinema revealed today.
2005-07-05
Doremi Replay Marks D-Cinemea Milestone - Doremi Technologies has announced the successful playback of the Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) compliant Digital Cinema Package (DCP) “StEM Mini Movie – The Sequel 2K @ 24fps”.
2005-07-06
Row as second cinema closes - From Yorkshire Post: MP accuses firm of not caring for community – but owner says he runs business not charity
2005-07-06
Cleaners find dead man in city cinema - From New Zealand Herald: Ushers cleaning up after a movie at the Queen Street cinema complex yesterday discovered the body of a man.
2005-07-05
Organ sets the tone for horror - THE restored Usher Hall organ is set to ring out a symphony of terror to accompany a screening of the classic horror film Nosferatu.
2005-07-05
Digital signals the end for film projectors - George Gilby can see the writing on the silver screen. He has spent 25 years cloistered above cinema-goers running the film projectors that are destined to become yet another casualty of the digital age.
2005-07-07
New fears for future of cinema - THE future of a derelict art deco cinema could still be uncertain after an MP called for an inquiry into a decision to approve plans for a supermarket on the site.
2005-07-07
The End - THE FINAL curtain will go down at the Roxy in September and there is little hope of a new cinema being built in Oldham in the foreseeable future.
2005-07-07
British Film Institute and BT launch interactive online exploration of silent film comedy hosted by Paul Merton at www.screenonline.org.uk - A new interactive online guide to early British silent film comedy was launched today on the British Film Institute’s (bfi) educational website www.screenonline.org.uk. The new addition to the site has been developed jointly by the British Film Institute and broadband technology partner, BT.
2005-07-07
End of an era - MORE than 20 jobs and 40 years of cinematic tradition will come to an end when the Odeon cinema in Harlow town centre closes its doors for the final time next month.
2005-07-08
TIR Systems Receives Order for United Kingdom Cinema Chain - TIR Systems Ltd. a world leader in light enabling technologies for Solid State Lighting, announces that it has received a multi-location contract through its Cox Plastics distribution partner.
This contract, with Cineworld, is worth over $100,000 and is the largest single customer order placed by Cox Plastics since the distribution agreement was signed in January 2005. It marks the closure of the first of a number of opportunities that Cox Plastics has identified as suitable for TIR's products and is actively pursuing.
2005-07-08
London's showbiz shuts down - From Variety (subscription required): The entertainment biz in London shut down Thursday following terrorist attacks that left at least 40 dead and 700-plus injured. The city's legit activity ground to a halt, with performances canceled as far afield as Shakespeare's Globe toward the southeast of the capital....
2005-07-08
ABC for d&b - UK - In the heart of Northampton's Abington Square is a former art deco ABC cinema dating back to the 1930's. Designed by William Riddell Glen, the ABC house architect known for his classic cinema designs, the grade II listed building has been recently restored to its former glory after sitting empty for many years and is now a fully integrated conference centre, theatre and multi-purpose venue.
2005-07-09
CURTAIN RISES AT NEW CINEMA - Last fall, Toronto got the Camera Bar, the Atom Egoyan/Hussein Amarshi-owned 50-seat cinema and cocktail bar on King Street West. Now, another attractive art cinema space opens this week at the Al Green Theatre in the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre at Spadina Avenue and Bloor Street West. The 288-seat theatre, with Dolby sound and 35-mm film and video projection equipment, will be a showcase for films from Capri Releasing, a Toronto-based company that brings a mixture of independent, foreign and documentary films, including such titles as Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Nobody Knows and Tarnation.
2005-07-09
Digital Projection International Introduces The World's Smallest Fully-integrated DLP Cinema Projector - Digital Projection International (DPI), a manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, announced the launch of the iS8-2K, the world's smallest fully-integrated, DC-2K based DLP Cinema projector . DPI's first formal demonstration of the Digital Projection Cinema-branded iS8-2K will be at ShoWest 2004 (March 22 to 25, Las Vegas , NV).
2005-07-09
Dolby Showcasing 5.1 Audio For High Definition At IBC [Stand No 2.210] - Dolby Laboratories will demonstrate audio for high-definition (HD) at this year's IBC exhibition, which takes place in September 2005 at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam.
2005-07-09
Historic cinema on at risk register - ONE of the country's oldest cinemas has been placed on the Buildings at Risk Register in an attempt to protect its future.
2005-07-10
Movie piracy costing cinemas big box office losses - FOR the past 20 weekends, Hollywood box office revenues have been in a steady decline. But the slump does not overly worry local cinema proprietors, who say the viewing tastes of the Jamaican public differ from Americans.
2005-05-25
Dome to reopen as concert arena - The Millennium Dome hopes to be a stage for musicians such as U2 and Sir Paul McCartney when it reopens as an entertainment arena in April 2007.
2005-07-13
European cinema suffers downturn - Box office returns across Europe have slumped in line with a US downturn, according to industry figures.
2005-07-14
Cinemas set for digital revolution - Cinema is the last major entertainment industry yet to embrace the digital revolution, with movies still shot and displayed on celluloid film, but technology is finally set to change it.
2005-07-15
Digital Domination? - Thomson wants to control the tricky transition to digital cinema. But there's a line forming.
2005-07-15
COLUMBIA PICTURES' MONSTER HOUSE SCHEDULES REAL D's DIGITAL 3-D RELEASE ON MORE THAN 100 SCREENS - ImageMovers' Second "Performance Capture" Production through Sony Pictures Imageworks Debuts Nationally July 21, 2006
2005-07-18
A night at The Flick - MARBLETON -- Earlier this year, a small film crew, Flying Moon Productions, traveled to India, where mobile cinemas are popular. These canvas theaters travel around, showing movies in the dirt and dust of isolated villages.
2005-07-20
Cinema ban for mobiles in war on film pirates - MOBILE phones are to be temporarily confiscated during performances at this year's Edinburgh Film Festival in a crackdown on movie piracy.
2005-07-20
Twentieth Century Fox and Loews Theatres Team to Make Movie-Promo History, Offering Free Content from Fox's Summer Blockbusters via In-Theatre Bluetooth Technology - This summer, Twentieth Century Fox and Loews Theatres will make movie-promotion history, offering for the first time ever, free content from Fox's summer blockbusters, in select Loews theatres, via Bluetooth technology. Fox and Loews will work with WideRay Corp., the leading provider of on-location content distribution platforms, to provide the technology that will power the fast, free and simple in-theatre download stations and back-end content management system.
2005-07-21
Anger at cinema ban on closure petition - FILM fans have been venting their anger after cinema bosses ordered the removal of a petition to save the Odeon from closure.
2005-07-24
Town to lose cinema - IPSWICH'S Odeon cinema is to close next month, the Evening Star can reveal today.
2005-07-25
EasyCinema eyes West End debut - Cinemas in London's Leicester Square that regularly host red-carpet, star-studded premieres could soon face cut-price competition from an upstart with a familiar lurid orange livery.
2005-07-25
Access Integrated Technologies Digitally Delivers DreamWorks' 'The Island' to 16 Theatres Across the United States - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (Amex: AIX - News) today announced its media services division has delivered and projected DreamWorks SKG Studios' newest major release, "The Island," to 16 digitally equipped theaters around the country. The futuristic action thriller featuring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson opened nationally on Friday, July 22nd in both digital and analog formats.
2005-07-27
Film Studios Said to Agree on Digital Standards - From New York Times (Free Subscription Required): LOS ANGELES, July 26 - Hollywood's major film studios are expected to announce on Wednesday that they have agreed to new technical standards that will make it easier for movie theaters to show digitally produced movies, according to two studio executives apprised of the announcement.
2005-07-28
Studios agree on digital cinema specs - AP Business Writer: JUL. 27 8:45 P.M. ET After three years of study, Hollywood studios have agreed on a technical specification to deliver digital movies to theaters.
2005-07-28
Film theatre could see months of closure - MOVIE fans in Ipswich could be faced with a severely restricted choice next year if the town's film theatre closes for a major overhaul.
2005-07-28
DIGITAL CINEMA INITIATIVES (DCI) ANNOUNCES FINAL OVERALL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIGITAL CINEMA: Agreement Gives Manufacturers of Digital Projectors and Theater Equipment One Universal Standard in Creating the Next Generation of Cinemas - Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) has completed the final overall system requirements and specifications to help theatrical projector and equipment manufacturers create uniform and compatible digital cinema equipment throughout the United States, it was announced today by Walt Ordway, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Cinema Initiatives. The specification can be downloaded from here.
2005-07-29
Coming to a digital cinema near you, although not soon - It took three years for the studios to agree on a format, and it will probably take another two years to reach the nation's 36,000 movie screens, but the all-digital cinema--long-awaited by some, long-dreaded by others--finally became a reality this week. A consortium of the major Hollywood studios announced Wednesday that the technical specifications for projecting movies not on celluloid, but from digital servers, are now in place, with testing of the new system next year, and a rollout that is expected to cost $3 billion to follow in 2007.
2005-07-29
Hollywood Comes Together on Digital Cinema Specs - Hollywood studios including Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Paramount, and directors including George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis and others, hailed the specifications as a great leap forward that is long overdue.
2005-07-29
Access Integrated Technologies Applauds Final Digital Cinema Technical Standards Set by DCI - Universal Interoperability and Security Standards Set Stage for Rapidly Accelerating Digital Cinema Rollout.
2005-07-29
Hollywood studios agree to unify digital cinema projector specs - NEW YORK — Seven Hollywood movie studios said Wednesday they have agreed to unify specifications for projectors and other theatrical equipment for digital cinemas in the United States.
2005-07-29
Sky Classic Film Nights - Heddon Street is to be transformed into an open air cinema every Tuesday throughout August. Diners in Heddon Street, Regent Street’s dining quarter, will be treated to four classic films starting on 9 August
2005-07-29
Cinema prices continue to rise - The price of cinema tickets in Switzerland has risen by 9.2 per cent over the past ten years, according to the Federal Statistics Office.
2005-07-29
Cinema saved in last-minute deal - An eleventh hour deal has saved a cinema in Leeds from closing.
2005-07-29
Studios Do Digital Dance - NEW YORK - Tech executives from every studio were congratulating each other Wednesday on the news that, after three years of work, digital cinema isn't their problem anymore.
2005-07-18
Digital Citizens: The film-maker - From blogging to podcasting, millions of ordinary people are becoming writers, journalists, broadcasters and film-makers thanks to increasingly affordable and accessible tools
2005-08-03
Screen hero who rode to the rescue - One of the country's oldest cinemas has been rescued from closure at the 11th hour. Jill Armstrong meets its saviour, Charles Morris.
2005-08-04
IFC Center Projectionist Finds His 'Voice' - Nobody is rushing to call it an official response or anything, but at least something resembling signs of life emerged from IFC Center this week in its ongoing drama with the IATSE Local 306 Projectionists Union.
2005-08-04
Art-house cinema to close - On the day the Valhalla in Glebe closed its doors, the Australian Film Institute confirmed it will shut another art-house cinema.
2005-08-04
A Dedicated onlne forum for Westcountry Cinema Discussion Opens. - Clive Polden has created an online forum at his fantastic website for discussion on cinemas in the Westcountry. This part of the site is likely to be worth keeping an eye on.
2005-08-08
Cinema group to float for £400m - VUE ENTERTAINMENT, Britain’s second-largest cinema operator, is eyeing a blockbuster stock-market flotation expected to value the business at more than £400m.
2005-08-10
3,000 British Theatre Images to go Online - Historic theatre archive to go online as
Theatres Trust is awarded grant
2005-08-10
Plan to convert cinema into casino is ditched - PLANS to turn Glasgow's Odeon cinema into a casino have been scrapped amid uncertainty about new gaming laws.
2005-08-11
VISITS TO MOVIES UP 49% - BRITONS are going to the cinema in record numbers, according to figures published yesterday.
2005-04-21
Theatrical-to-DVD on fast forward - According to The Hollywood Reporter, several of the movie industry's top executives said Wednesday that piracy is forcing them to think about radically shortening the time between when a film hits theaters and when it is released on DVD.
2005-08-11
CINEMARK SELECTS CHRISTIE PROJECTORS TO SHOWCASE PRE-SHOW ENTERTAINMENT ACROSS ENTIRE NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUIT - Christie Exclusive Projector Partner in Major Contract Covering Nearly 2,400 Cinema Screens in 33 States, Reaching Over 107 Million Patrons in the U.S.
2005-08-11
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund Reports Second Quarter Results - TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2005--Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:CGX.UN - News) today released the financial results of Cineplex Galaxy Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), for the second quarter of 2005.
2005-08-11
Cinemark Selects Christie As It Joins Cinema Advertising Goldrush - SAN FRANCISCO -- In the latest development for the burgeoning cinema advertising market here, Cinemark USA, one of North America’s largest cinema companies, has entered into an agreement with Christie Digital Systems to outfit its nationwide network of nearly 2,400 screens with LCD projectors for the purpose of delivering pre-show digital advertising.
2005-08-11
Sky in talks to buy UGC multiplexes - From BROADCAST NOW (Subscription Required) BSkyB is plotting a move into the UK cinema market by buying six multiplex theatres.
2005-02-22
Carlton takes centre stage as cinema undergoes power shift - Cinema advertising is in the throes of change and the big story is not just the shift in power toward Carlton Screen Advertising Ian Quinn gets to grips with the unfolding script.
2005-08-10
PILLAR ENTERTAINMENT TO DELIVER “SANDY MARKS’ MANHATTAN COMEDY NIGHT” TO BROOKLYN’S PAVILION THEATRE - - AccessIT and Pillar Entertainment Utilize the Latest in Digital Cinema Technology to Present Unique Entertainment Content in Movie Theatres -
2005-08-12
Talk To Your Cinema, Via SMS - SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A WORLD FIRST - Australian leading cinema chains launch an SMS information service that understands plain English requests sent via text.
2005-08-12
CINEMA PLANS SCRAPPED - A DISPUTE over ambitious plans for a seven-screen cinema at Manvers has led to the proposal being scrapped.
2005-08-12
Another cinema faces closure - A GROUP of filmmakers has appealed to Australian cinema lovers to seek alternatives to closing the Chauvel arthouse cinema in Sydney.
2005-08-12
Movie Distribution Income Fund Reports Second Quarter Results - TORONTO, Aug. 11 /CNW/ - Movie Distribution Income Fund (the "Fund")
today announced financial and operating results for Motion Picture
Distribution Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2005.
2005-08-12
Is BSkyB into plex flexing? - Fro Variety (Subscription Required): U.K. satcaster BSkyB has played down reports that it is planning a surprise move into the exhibition business through the acquisition of six multiplex theaters from U.S. private equity outfit Blackstone Group....
2005-08-12
DISNEY EARNINGS RISE -- EXCEPT FOR STUDIO UNIT - Disney's latest quarterly report looked much like a balloon animal created by a party entertainer. Parts of the company, like TV and theme parks, expanded significantly while other parts, like movies and DVD sales, deflated.
2005-08-16
Deluxe Laboratories Selects BusinessObjects XI - North American Film Laboratory Standardizes with BusinessObjects XI for Performance Management and Reporting
2005-08-15
Landmark Not Closing For Good - A Peoria "Landmark" is not closing it's doors to movie-goers for good. Landmark Cinema's management wants to assure its customers the theatre will definitely re-open in the near future. Last night the theatre announced it was showing its last release, that evening.
2005-08-15
George Lucas Interview on the Future of - Japanese Tech-On (Nikkei Electronics) interviewed George Lucas about Digital Cinema technologies.
2005-08-15
DOLBY CHOOSES CHRISTIE 2K DIGITAL CINEMA PROJECTORS TO INSTALL IN SELECT THEATRES NATIONWIDE WITH DOLBY DIGITAL CINEMA SERVERS - Christie, first in DLP Cinema™ projection, announced that Dolby Laboratories has selected the Christie CP2000 2K resolution DLP Cinema projectors for more than 50 specially selected theatres in the U.S. market. Alongside Dolby® Digital Cinema servers, Christie’s projectors will enhance the movie-going experience by bringing more light to screens for brighter and clearer images.
2005-08-15
Historic theatre set for makeover in £3.5m deal - A HISTORIC theatre which has lain empty on Glasgow's top shopping street for eight years has been bought in a multi-million pound deal.
2005-08-16
Watch on cinema film code - CINEMAS have been put on notice to ensure they use the correct film classifications.
2005-08-15
Midnight matinees planned - FILM lovers are to enjoy a more American-style cinema-going culture after three Merseyside cinemas applied for permission to show films into the early hours of the morning.
2005-08-12
Cinema set for reel changes - Bury St Edmunds' current cinema is preparing to take on a new lease of life in November, when it ceases to be part of the Odeon chain.
2005-08-15
Now your mobile can turn you into the new Spielberg - THE first cinema-quality film to be shot using a mobile phone will be