2008 News
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2008-01-02
Europe set for wide digital rollout - LONDON — Europe is set for a wide-scale rollout of digital cinema next year, according to U.K.-based cinema research org Screen Digest.
2008-01-02
Parent company of Technicolor Digital to install more digital systems at theaters worldwide - Thomson has agreed to install digital projectors in a number of major theater chains around the world. This includes Clearview Cinemas here in NJ, although this story is not as big as the IMAX/AMC deal.
2008-01-02
InFocus Corporation Announces COO Appointment - WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InFocus Corporation (NASDAQ:INFS - News), the industry pioneer in digital projection technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe O’Sullivan as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
2008-01-02
Report: 30 Percent of World’s Cinema Screens to be Digitized by 2010 - The latest report from media analysts Screen Digest claims that Europe has reached a tipping point for digital cinema development and is ready for a wide-scale roll-out.
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
Adlabs to operate 200 screens in US - Adlabs Films has entered into agreements with several existing cinema properties and will be operating a 200 screen cinema exhibition chain in USA.
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
Thomson's NexGuard Watermarking Integrated in Dolby Digital Cinema Servers - PARIS--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 13, 2007 -- Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE:TMS - News), today announced Dolby Laboratories Inc. (NYSE:DLB - News) offers the option of NexGuard(TM), Thomson's content security solution suite, in its digital cinema servers. NexGuard watermarking is intended to prevent illegal recordings of digital cinema content, as required by the Digital Cinema Initiative's (DCI) V1.1 specifications. This partnership enables Dolby to embed NexGuard's video forensic watermarking solution in its digital cinema server, which can replay DCI compliant 2D and 3D digital cinema images. Thomson and Dolby have been working together since 2006.
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
FogScreen and AES Partner to Deliver Dry Fog Projection Screen to Tradeshow Organizers - FogScreen's Walk-Through Projection Screen Showcased on December 10-12 at Expo! Expo! In Las Vegas
2008-01-02
European digital cinema close to breaking deadlock - report - Digital cinema deals signed by studios and exhibitors with integrator Arts Alliance Media (AAM) is close to breaking the D-cinema deadlock in Europe, according to analyst Screen Digest.
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
Cineplex Entertainment Selects Kodak For Newest Complex - Kodak announced today that Kodak Digital Cinema systems will be the driving force behind all nine ‘next-generation’ digital projectors in Cineplex Entertainment’s SilverCity Oakville Cinemas in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. With nearly 2300 seats in its nine digital -- and three traditional 35mm film -- auditoriums, the entertainment destination offers VIP theaters, bowling, billiards, lounges, child minding services and a retail store, among other leisure activities.
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
Qube Cinema Chooses Thomson NexGuard -
Digital cinema systems supplier Qube Cinema has selected NexGuard, Thomson’s content security suite, for integration into its Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI)-compliant servers. NexGuard offers the means to identify the date, time and location of illegal camcorder recordings in an effort to combat in-theater piracy.
2008-01-02
Even Stanley Kubrick Had a Problem With Projection Quality - Last week I addressed the ongoing issue of poor projection quality in movie theaters, pointing out that the biggest problem is that people just don't care enough to complain. It's only with everyone's involvement and help will movie theaters begin to improve over time. The response to the article was tremendous and for the sake of building even more awareness, I thought it would be important to continue to mention that the issue is still prevalent. My encouragement to discuss the problem at hand came from originally a blog post by Jeffrey Wells on Hollywood Elsewhere. Wells posted another update on projection quality this week, and this time he pulled in the legendary Stanley Kubrick, who even 20 years ago was complaining about poor theater standards.
2008-01-02
Curse of the multiplexes - Like this year, 2008 will bring great films - but you'll be lucky to see them
2008-01-02
Christie Announces Record Year in Digital Cinema - CYPRESS, Calif., Dec 20, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Christie, a global leader in Digital Cinema, announced record sales of its DLP Cinema(R: 46.15, -0.86, -1.82%) projection systems worldwide for 2007, outpacing the entire field of competition to take a commanding 80% control of the market, a nearly 20% increase over the previous year. Christie surpassed original industry expectations, setting a strong pace of installation that has culminated in more than 4,400 digital screens to date across North and South America, Europe, South Africa, Australia and Asia.
2008-01-02
Cinema exhibition industry year in review - JOE MOODABE’S cinema exhibition industry year in review
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
Colorfront takes dailies worldwide - Budapest -based Colorfront has introduced Doremi Digital Mastering and Cinema Player technologies at its facility. It is now the first company in Central Europe able to create Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) for movies and pre-show content in line with DCI specifications, and to offer a service delivering these materials for viewing in digitally-equipped cinemas worldwide.
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
IMAX Signs Theatre Deal With National Amusements - IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and National Amusements Inc., the United States' fifth largest theatre operator, today announced IMAX's sale of the Feinstein IMAX(R: 43.56, -2.35, -5.11%) Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island to National Amusements.
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
Christie Announces Record Year in Digital Cinema - Celebrates Blockbuster Success with 80% Global Dominance
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
The slow death of digital cinema - Writes Michael Cieply in the New York Times: “To keep to keep the enormous swarm of data produced when a picture is “born digital” — that is, produced using all-electronic processes, rather than relying wholly or partially on film …
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
Barco celebrates 2,000th digital cinema projector milestone - Kortrijk, Belgium, 21 December 2007. Barco is delighted to announce that it has reached its 2,000th 2K digital cinema projector milestone further reinforcing its position as a worldwide industry leader in the Digital Cinema Market. Barco now holds more than 55% market share in Europe and 65% in the Asian Pacific region and is further strengthening its position in the US.
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
Archiving costs for FILM vs Digital - Interesting article in the NYT about a recent study on film archiving costs vs digital archiving costs.
2008-01-02
Cinematic Metadata - I had a recent opportunity to spend a long lunch with seminal New Media theorist and practitioner Lev Manovich discussing all manner of topics and ideas related to New Media aesthetics.
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
The first picture show - Two years after the AMC Art Cinema shut its doors, the same company is opening the Castleton Square 14 on Friday. The city's newest movie theater will feature more than 2,400 plush seats and cutting-edge digital technology.
2008-01-02
And the Oscar goes to? European digital cinema - Europe is the market leader when it comes to digital cinema. But only a small share of what is produced globally is not on film roll. Poor interoperability, lack of standardisation and high costs have, in the past, slowed down expansion. Researchers are now finding ways to make it easier and cheaper to produce digital film.
2008-01-02
Thomson NexGuard Watermarking integrated in Dolby Digital Cinema Servers - Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453 NYSE: TMS), today announced Dolby Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: DLB) offers the option of NexGuard?, Thomson?s content security solution suite, in its digital cinema servers. NexGuard watermarking is intended to prevent illegal recordings of digital cinema content, as required by the Digital Cinema Initiative?s (DCI) V1.1 specifications. This partnership enables Dolby to embed NexGuard?s video forensic watermarking solution in its digital cinema server, which can replay DCI compliant 2D and 3D digital cinema images. Thomson and Dolby have been working together since 2006.
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.
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
MOVING iMAGE TECHNOLOGIES rolls out its first Dolby 3D Digital Cinema Installations - Continuing its support for the independent cinema exhibitor, Moving iMage Technologies has installed its first Dolby® 3D Digital Cinema systems at Cinema City in Anaheim Hills, CA and Whittier Village in Whittier, CA; as well as Maya Cinemas’ flagship theatre in Salinas, CA. These independent cinema chains debuted Paramount Pictures “Beowulf” in digital 3D using Barco DP100 D-Cinema projectors, Dolby’s 3D Digital Cinema systems, and the Dolby Show Store/Show Player digital cinema servers. The most recent installations complete Cinema City’s transformation to all-digital, with 13 Dolby Digital Cinema servers and two Dolby 3D systems. Four of Whittier Village’s eight screens are now fitted with Dolby Digital Cinema servers, with additional installations planned for early 2008.
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.
2008-01-20
Barco’s new 0.98 inch digital cinema platform fully endorsed by Major Hollywood studios - Digital cinema pioneer Barco announced today that major Hollywood studios fully endorse Barco’s new 0.98 inch platform for its DP-1500 and DP-2000 digital cinema projectors.
2008-01-20
Town cinema shuts - THE people of Nadi will now have to travel more than 20 kilometres to watch movies in a cinema after the town's only theatre closed down last week.
2008-01-20
Projection Industry Players Align to Set New Standard - Today, leading projector manufacturers and technology providers united to endorse a new international specification that will allow users to evaluate the color performance of digital projectors to ensure their investment delivers the most impact and the greatest effect. The new specification called "Color Brightness" measures color light output. With the fast-paced development of vivid color content and the rapid adoption of high definition video, the quality and impact of the color produced by a projector has become extremely important. Leading industry players in support of the movement include 3LCD manufacturers Epson and Sony.
2008-01-20
Future Mobile Phones Could Project an Image 40 Inches Wide Onto Walls - 3M scientists have developed a breakthrough ultra-compact, LED-illuminated projection engine designed for integration into virtually any personal electronic device. Roughly the size of a wireless earpiece and less than half an inch thick, the 3M mobile projection engine delivers brilliant VGA resolution images and the company says that it is available immediately to mobile phone manufacturers.
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
The instruction of disabled men in motion picture projection - It’s been a while since we added anything to the Bioscope Library. The latest addition is James R. Cameron’s The Instruction of Disabled Men in Motion Picture Projection (1919). Cameron was Instructor of Projection at the Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men, in New York. The Institute sought to instruct soldiers disabled during the First World War in suitable professions, and motion picture projection was one of them. As Cameron tells us, “almost any man with both hands intact could, with a course of study of about two months in duration, acquire sufficent knowledge to enable him to enter an operating booth, and take charge of the machines”.
2008-01-20
Business at a Glance - Da-Lite Screen Co., Warsaw, has launched the Da-Lite Screen Green Exchange Program. The initiative is aimed at reducing the burden to recycle an old projection screen when a new Da-Lite screen replaces an existing installation. The program became effective Tuesday and is available throughout North America. Specific instructions can be found at www.da-lite.com.
2008-01-20
Kodak Digital Cinema to Manage Pre-Show Content for Warner Bros. International Cinemas in Italy - Kodak announced today that it has been selected to power the digital pre-show transition of all Warner Bros International Cinemas throughout Italy. Beginning later this month, fully-networked Kodak Digital Cinema pre-show systems will be installed on 172 screens in 17 sites, including two new sites scheduled to open later in the first quarter.
2008-01-20
Several people injured in cinema ceiling collapse in Voronezh -
VORONEZH, January 19 (Itar-Tass) - Several people were hurt on Friday in an incident involving the collapse of a suspended ceiling in a cinema hall of the Moskovsky Prospekt hypermarket in the city of Voronezh, Central Russia, senior regional prosecutor’s aide Mikhail Usov told Itar-Tass.
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
Cine-tal Opens New Headquarters - Cine-tal Systems (www.cine-tal.com), a leading manufacturer of image processing, display and collaboration solutions used in digital cinema and video production, has moved into a new 17,000 square foot facility in Indianapolis. The move will enable the company to meet rising demand by tripling production capacity for its current product line, including its flagship product Cinemage™ and to bring several new products into production.
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
E-cinema could bring more movies to more people, especially in remote towns - TORONTO - A handful of Acadian communities are participating this week in a National Film Board of Canada pilot project involving electronic cinema, an emerging new distribution technology that could bring more movies to more people, especially those in small towns where the cinematic pickings are slim.
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
American Picture Palaces - Each week from the 1910s through the 1940s, Americans "went to the show" in record numbers. "The show" drew peak crowds three to four times daily with an extra screening on weekends and it began, as architect S. Charles Lee noted, "on the sidewalk" with the extravagant architecture of America's motion picture palaces. (1) Palaces seated between 2500 and 6000 patrons at a time; "de luxe" palaces boasted stage shows, permanent orchestras, organs, first run films, and an array of customer services unknown to today's cinemagoers. Studio head Marcus Loew recognized, "We sell tickets to theaters, not movies." (2) Movie historian Ben Hall described the movie palace as "an acre of seats in a garden of dreams."(3)
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
Cottonwood Cinema will close - The Cottonwood Cinema in the Wal-Mart complex will close after Monday night’s screening. Employees were notified on Sunday, Jan. 13, that they have one week to find another job or transfer to ShowPlace 12, another Kerasotes theater.
2008-01-20
Fights over cinema seats
- FIGHTS on the screen have moved into the cinema since the introduction of compulsory allocated seating at the Greater Union Marion Megaplex.
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
IMAX signs 10-cinema China deal - BEIJING - IMAX Corp. will install 10 of its giant-screen cinemas in China in its biggest sale in Asia to date in a deal announced Thursday amid a boom in Chinese moviegoing.
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
Opening of Regal Cinema at Colonie Center Delayed Again - Opening of the Regal Cinema movie theater at Colonie Center Mall is being postponed yet again.
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
Cinema may join Huntley's growth plan - HUNTLEY -- In the past, local merchants paid for a projector and screen to be set up in the village square so residents could watch an outdoor movie during the annual summer carnival.
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.
2008-01-21
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.
2008-01-25
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.
2008-01-25
Cottonwood Cinema closing the curtain - The days are numbered for those who enjoy going to the movies without breaking the bank. Cottonwood Cinema in Cottonwood Plaza in Glen Carbon has announced the closing of the low-cost theate
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.
2008-01-26
Pearl & Dean is licked at 20,000 Feet - Virgin Atlantic has launched a Pearl & Dean branded ice-cream on all flights to create a "cinema in the sky" experience for passengers watching in-flight entertainment.
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.
2008-02-11
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
Santikos Theatres invests in new film-delivery technology by Kodak - Santikos Theatres is going automated at two of the companys movie houses.
2008-02-11
Digital Watermarking to be Demonstrated at Jan. 30 State of the Net Conference in Washington, D.C. - The Digital Watermarking Alliance (DWA) is a group of organizations that share a common interest in furthering the adoption of digital watermarking and which are actively involved in commercialization of digital watermarking-based applications, systems and services.
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
DTS Digital Cinema - KeyPort Security Key Management System - The DTS KeyPort™ security key management server is the foundation for automated global key delivery.
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
Historic theater to celebrate with free classic films - WILLIAMSBURG - The Kimball Theatre in Colonial Williamsburg will celebrate its 75th anniversary next month with free screenings of several classic films, including one of the first titles ever to play at the historic cinema.
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
Digital 3D Cinema Company Real D Raises $20 Million - Los Angeles - Real D, a provider of digital cinema 3D projection systems, has raised $20 million in its fourth round of venture capital financing, led by Pequot Capital, PEHub.com reported.
2008-02-11
Cottonwood Cinema closing the curtain - The days are numbered for those who enjoy going to the movies without breaking the bank. Cottonwood Cinema in Cottonwood Plaza in Glen Carbon has announced the closing of the low-cost theater.
2008-02-11
PATENTS: Movies raise the curtain on digital cinema projectors - This patent review from Nerac explores some new developments in digital cinema that may speed its widespread adoption.
2008-02-11
Digital cinema front, center in Paris - PARIS -- Digital cinema was in the spotlight in Paris on Wednesday as the sixth edition of the International Digital Film Forum (IDIFF) kicked off for the first time in the French capital.
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
Cinema thief crawled under seats - A man has been accused of stealing from people at a cinema in Sydneys CBD by crawling under the seats during movie showings.
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
Curtain falls on Rocky Horror Picture Show at cinema - AFTER nearly 20 years, the curtain has fallen on the late-night Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings held in Sydney.
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.
2008-02-12
Santikos Theatres Joins Kodak Digital Cinema Family - Kodak announced today that it has been selected to power the digital transition of the legendary Santikos Theatres chain in Texas. Full Kodak Digital Cinema systems will be installed on all screens of the newly-constructed Silverado 19 in Houston and on 9 screens in current Palladium theatre in San Antonio. All installations will be done by Kodak and include several models of Barco Premiere projectors, depending on screen size and requirements.
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.
2008-02-12
Serbia's first multiplex cinema opens - BELGRADE -- The first multiplex cinema in the country officially opened in the Delta City mall in New Belgrade.
2008-02-16
Library is new town cinema - PORT CLINTON -- Movie fans have no reason to say there's nothing to do in Port Clinton on a Friday night.
2008-02-16
“Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” in 3-D Enabled by AccessIT Technology and Deployment - Disney Digital 3-D™ Blockbuster Adds to Growing Demand for Special Event Programming
2008-02-16
DIGITALLY INDEPENDENT CINEMA - Converting theaters big and small to digital projection involves a complex mix of standards, art, money, technology, and logistics.
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
The Walt Disney Studios, ESPN, AccessIT Team Up to Bring Fans into Theatres for Live Satellite Streaming of Major College Basketball Event - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Walt Disney Studios, ESPN and Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT") (Nasdaq: AIXD - News) will team up to stream a live HD broadcast of the classic rivalry between the University of Texas and Texas A&M into digital cinema- equipped theatres throughout Texas on February 18, 2008. The game will be shown on a total of 15 screens in Carmike Cinemas, Galaxy Theatres and Rave Motion Pictures cinema locations. Excited fans, unable to be in the Longhorn's sold-out Frank Erwin Center, will be able to cheer together from the equivalent of courtside seats as the teams tip-off.
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
European archives release vintage films online - Where do you go if you want to watch rare archive films such as a 1916 documentary about life on a German submarine or John Ford's 53-minute Western Bucking Broadway from the following year?
2008-02-16
Celluloid's still selling - Will 2008 finally be the year that digital cinema comes to a multiplex near you?
2008-02-16
Cineplex Entertainment Announces New Cineplex Odeon Theatre in London, Ontario - TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2008) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN - News) is pleased to announce the development of a new eight-screen Cineplex Odeon theatre to open in London, Ontario. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2008 with a targeted opening in late fall. Located near the intersection of Wonderland Road South and Viscount Road at the Westmount Shopping Centre, the theatre will occupy approximately 31,000 square feet of space and will offer a first class entertainment experience, replacing the existing six-screen cinema currently located in the mall.
2008-02-16
THOMSON MOVES TECHNICOLOR - Technicolor is divide its operations in the UK.
2008-02-16
Fun Cinemas aims to have over 1,500 screens by 2011 - Chandigarh, Feb 14 E-City Ventures promoted Fun Cinemas, is aiming to reach the mark of 1,500 screens across India by 2011. New screens will be added in three formats comprising multiplex, digital screen and talkie town (single screen). Talking to FE, Vishal Kapur, chief operating officer, Fun Cinemas said, "At present we have 53 operational screens in multiplexes and talkie towns. We are planning to take the 110 digital screens to 1,000 screens with an investment of over Rs 200 crore in the next four years. An investment of about Rs 500-600 crore is kept aside for multiplexes and more single screens will also be added."
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
Taking the silver screen to French villages - ECUEILLE, France (AFP) — On a chilly winter morning, the hissing sound of air brakes announces the arrival of an oddly out-sized juggernaut in the main square of Ecueille, a small village in central France.
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
Vietnam’s first 4D cinema opens -
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Vietnam’s first 4D cinema opens
Vietnam’s first 4D cinema opened Friday in Ho Chi Minh City’s Suoi Tien Theme Park.
The 120-seat ALTA Cine 4D Max Suoi Tien in District 9 consists of a 3D screen with a fourth dimension created by special effects such as a six-channel surround sound system, shakable seats and man-made wind, water, bubbles and snow.
2008-02-16
Cinema Industry Set For Further Consolidation - After a period of rapid consolidation early this decade, partly prompted by the wave of bankruptcies that hit US cinema chains in 2000-01, merger and acquisition activity in the industry has slowed. However, according to Exhibitor Rankings, an analysis by Dodona Research, 64 companies operating 200 or more screens now own 31,855, or 29%, of all cinema screens worldwide. This compares to 51 companies of similar size with 29,747 screens between them in 2004.
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 in Vienna allows dog owners to take pets in to see films - A cinema that allowed dog owners to take their pets once a month now lays on daily shows because they are so popular.
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
Qube Cinema chosen for the National Film Board of Canada’s digital cinema initiative - Qube Cinema is the platform of choice for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and its new digital cinema pilot project in Atlantic Canada.
2008-02-16
Office tower plan for Regent Cinema - THE historic Regent Theatre is to make way for a new 38-storey office tower as part of an $800 million redevelopment in the city heart
2008-02-16
Kodak digital cinema strategy bearing fruit - Italy has entered the digital screen advertising revolution, with Warner Bros International Cinemas (WBIC) aiming to convert its entire network during the first half of this year. WBIC has signed Kodak Digital Cinema to install a networked digital advertising system in all its cinemas, numbering 172 screens in 17 sites when two new sites are completed this year. WBIC is building on Kodak's work in Japan with its sister cinema circuit to digitise its screen advertising in Italian market, generally lagging behind in the wider digital cinema marketplace. Kodak will take control of all packaging and distribution of advertising content, with some tasks taken care of in Italy (such as encoding) but full control remaining with Kodak's network operating centre in USA.
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
Project Explores Impact Of Digital Cinema - Digital exhibitor kino cinemas, server manufacturer Doremi, software developer SiTec and consultancy peacefulfish have joined forces to launch a pilot project exploring and testing the added value of digital cinema services as a new source of cinema revenue.
2008-02-16
Digerati Explore 4K Technologies - DJ Woods Productions, in association with Ryerson University and Post DNA Productions, are presenting an opportunity for Professionals in the Film, Television and Advertising industries to expand their knowledge of the concepts and techniques in digital media.
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
Barco projects world premiere of U2 3D at Sundance Film Festival - Using the latest in 3-D digital technology, the screening takes the concert movie to unprecedented heights. Crisp images, sharp colors, it’s like being right there in the front row for the best U2 concert imaginable… and projected by Barco.
2008-02-16
Santikos Theatres Joins Kodak Digital Cinema Family - Innovative Kodak system powers and automates twenty-seven screens in Texas circuit’s movie complexes
2008-02-16
Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter Results - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. ("AccessIT" or the "Company") reported a 51% increase in revenues, to a record $21.5 million for the fiscal 2008 third quarter ended December 31, 2007, versus the year-ago period. In the quarter, the Company posted an Adjusted EBITDA(1) (defined below) of $8.4 million or $0.33 per share, and a net loss of $8.4 million or $0.32 per share. The net loss includes non-cash expenses for depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, non-cash interest, debt refinancing and stock-based compensation aggregating $11.1 million or $0.43 per share.
2008-02-16
Kodak to power Texas’ Santikos Theatres - Kodak has been selected to power the digital transition of the legendary Santikos Theatres chain in Texas. Full Kodak Digital Cinema systems will be installed on all screens of the newly-constructed Silverado 19 in Houston and on nine screens in current Palladium theatre in San Antonio. All installations will be done by Kodak and include several models of Barco Premiere projectors, depending on screen size and requirements.
2008-02-16
Digital technology and the film industry - I read the article called "the film industry should embrace digital technology" in which Lord Puttnam gives a lecture at Cass, Monday 14 June 2004. In this lecture, called ‘The Impact of Digital Technology on the Film Industry – Opportunity or Threat?’ at Cass Business School, he said that digital technology offers a huge opportunity for the film industry but the current trend of treating it as a threat could hasten the demise of parts of the industry. Puttnam said the film industry needed to embrace digital technology otherwise it would share a similar fate to that of the music industry which has witnessed a massive drop in profits due to illegal internet trading. Lord Puttnam also spoke of the impact of digital technology on special effects in films, arguing that special effects are both increasingly important in the success of a film as well as being very reliant on specialist skills.
2008-02-16
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL AND ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA SIGN DIGITAL CINEMA DEPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - Walt Disney Studios International ("Disney") and Arts Alliance Media ("AAM"), one of Europe's leading providers of digital film distribution services, have reached a non-exclusive long-term agreement for digital cinema rollout across Europe. Disney is the latest studio to support the AAM DCI-compliant rollout. Under the terms of the agreement, Disney will supply European exhibitors with its feature films in digital format and will make provisional contributions towards the digital cinema hardware costs of AAM-deployed DCI-compliant screens.
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.
2008-02-06
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.
2008-03-01
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
3D Movies Arrive at SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas - CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES 25 THEATRES IN CANADA TO BE EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL 3D PROJECTORS AND PREMIERES WITH HANNA MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT
2008-03-01
DTS 4Q Loss Grows on Write-Down - NEW YORK (Associated Press) - DTS Inc. posted a much wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday due to a write-down on the value of its discontinued digital cinema and images businesses, which it might sell.
2008-03-01
It's curtains for Showcase Cinemas - The final curtain will drop on the eight-screen Showcase Cinemas in Orange after the last show Sunday, because the business is "no longer financially viable," according to its owners, National Amusements Inc. of Dedham, Massachusetts.
2008-03-01
New luxury Silverado IMAX opens today near Tomball - These are not the best of times for the movie-theater business. Netflix, cable television, pay-per-view and competition from the Internet and video games are cutting into box-office revenue.
2008-03-01
Goodbye New Line Cinema
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New Line Cinema has long been a subsidiary of Time Warner and closely allied to Warner Bros, but today it has been announced that the formerly indie studio is being folded into its larger partner, where the name will remain as a genre arm, making comedies, horrors and what the Americans persist in calling "urban" films. In short, it's goodbye New Line as we know it.
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
The Vic's screen goes dark tonight - The closing credits will roll tonight at the Vic, downtown Victoria's last single-screen movie house.
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
Sounding the Alarm on DTS Inc. - DTS Inc. (DTSI) is a provider of digital multi-channel audio, or surround sound, to the consumer electronics market and Hollywood. The market is a duopoly for audio codecs, with Dolby (DLB) dominating the market. The “duopoly” is more like a monopoly with a second standard for the sake of competition (think Intel (INTC) and AMD (AMD)).
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
JPEG 2000 a great step forward for the archival community - The Digital Preservation Coalition has examined JPEG 2000 in a report published today. The report concludes that JPEG 2000 represents a great stride forward for the archival community. The format now allows for greater compression rates and a recompression rate that is visually lossless.
2008-03-01
The Makeup of Digital Cinema Server Systems - Digital Cinema server systems, in production for several years now, are reaching hundreds of placements in cinemas around the world. Digital Cinema harnesses disk based post-production, compilation, transport, distribution, and play-out technologies into an end-to-end solution.
2008-03-01
Schneider Optics Appoints D. Scott Dewald to Director of Product Development - Van Nuys, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2008 -- Schneider Optics, Inc., the well-known lens and professional filter manufacturer, has announced the hiring of D. Scott Dewald as Director of Product Development. He will lead Schneider's international team on Digital Cinema development while simultaneously helping to expand and improve Schneider's entire optical product line.
2008-03-01
SMPTE Announces Call for Papers for the 2008 Technical Conference and Exhibition - The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is seeking proposals for technical papers and tutorials for presentation during the 2008 SMPTE Technical Conference & Exhibition. Proposed papers are to be informational in nature and must address technical theory, application or practice associated with technologies relevant to the Motion Imaging Industry.
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
MEL GIBSON - GIBSON BUYS AUSSIE CINEMA CHAIN - Hollywood star MEL GIBSON has completed a $19.44 million (GBP9.72 million) deal for his company Icon Film Distribution to takeover a popular cinema chain in Australia and New Zealand. Gibson and his business partner Bruce Davey have purchased the Dendy Cinema chain and distribution business via their Icon firm, making them owners of theatres in cities like Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne. Warwick Syphers, the managing director of Dendy Cinema's previous owners Prime Media Group, said Icon's offer was attractive "on various parameters, including value, timing and transaction certainty." He adds, "They're fellows (at Icon) who I think are in the business very strongly in the distribution side. It would appear sensible and logical that if you're in that side of the business, it really helps to have a cinema distribution platform." Icon Film Distribution has recently experienced success with the Oscar-nominated movies I'm Not There and The Diving Bell And The Butterfly.
2008-03-01
FogScreen, Inc. Unveils Interactive Walk-Through Branding - SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- FogScreen, Inc., creators of the world's first walk-through projection screen made of "dry" fog, will be debuting new opportunities for nightclubs, bars and brands at the 2008 Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show. The FogScreen(TM) Inia projection screen will be featured on the showroom floor to offer attendees a glimpse at the future of bar and nightclub branding and entertainment.
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
Man robbed at knifepoint at Circle Cinema - Brookline - A Dorchester man, who allegedly held up a moviegoer at knifepoint in the parking lot of the Circle Cinema and led police on a foot chase, was arrested on drug and robbery charges last week.
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
Fishing for revenues - GERMANY: A group of digital cinema suppliers have set up a project designed to look for new sources of cinema revenue.
2008-03-01
GE Provides $55 Million in Financing to Cinema Circuit Owner-Operator Reading International - NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Commercial Finance’s Media, Communications & Entertainment business has provided $55 million in financing to Reading International (AMEX:RDI), a Commerce, Calif.-based cinema exhibition and real estate company. The financing will support Reading International’s acquisition of a number of cinemas in California and Hawaii, operated by Pacific Theatres Exhibition Corp. Reading International currently owns and operates a majority of leasehold assets in Australia and New Zealand making this acquisition a key component for its plans to expand its presence in the United States.
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
Bligh to enact never-used powers to save Regent theatre - EXTRAORDINARY but never used powers held by the State Government will be exploited as part of a bid to save Brisbane's historic Regent theatre.
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
Renovation Plans Proceeding for Theater - THE Pelham Picture House’s third annual gala, held earlier this month at the Hilton Rye Town in Rye, brought the historic theater another step and half a million dollars closer to fulfilling its mission of becoming a hub for independent film in southern Westchester. The goal of the event, said Jennifer S. Christman, the theater’s executive director, was to ensure a significant percentage of the capital needed for the Campaign for Renewal, which encompasses the restoration and expansion of the theater.
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
Ballantyne's Cinema Screen Subsidiary Enters Long-Term Supply Agreement with IMAX for Large Scale Cinema Screens - OMAHA, Neb. - (Business Wire) Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (Amex: BTN), a motion picture projection, digital cinema and specialty lighting equipment and services provider, announced today that its Marcel Desrochers Inc. (MDI) subsidiary, doing business as Strong Screen Systems, has entered into a long-term supply agreement with IMAX Corp. (NASDAQ: IMAX). Under the agreement Strong Screen Systems/MDI will provide coated cinema screen sheets and structural screen frames (the key components of a cinema screen system) for use with IMAX
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
Turning 3-D into a business - RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- A call for industry standards for stereoscopic 3-D, both for theatrical release and in the home, was hammered home during a 3-D presentation Wednesday at the Hollywood Post Alliance's annual Technology Retreat.
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
Doremi's Cinema Server Provides 3D Playback On 80% of Hannah Montana Screens - Doremi's DCP-2000 cinema server provides 3D playback on 80% of the screens for Disney's record breaking 3D film
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
REALD 3D BRINGS U2 3D HOME - Groundbreaking 3D Concert Film's European Premiere in RealD 3D Rocks Band's Hometown of Dublin
2008-03-01
Ballantyne's Cinema Screen Subsidiary Enters Long-Term Supply Agreement with IMAX for Large Scale Cinema Screens - Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (Amex: BTN), a motion picture projection, digital cinema and specialty lighting equipment and services provider, announced today that its Marcel Desrochers Inc. (MDI) subsidiary, doing business as Strong Screen Systems, has entered into a long-term supply agreement with IMAX Corp. (NASDAQ: IMAX). Under the agreement Strong Screen Systems/MDI will provide coated cinema screen sheets and structural screen frames (the key components of a cinema screen system) for use with IMAX's proprietary large format digital, analog and 3-D projection systems.
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.
2008-03-03
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/.
2008-03-07
Pan-European digital cinema pilot project to launch in autumn - France's MK2, Hungary's Szimpla Film, Denmark's Nordisk Film and Belgium's Kinepolis Group are supporting a European "Cinema on demand" film digitisation project entitled Europe's Finest which is being launched this autumn by Cologne-based reelport to digitise and distribute 30-40 European films.
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.
2008-03-09
Cinema workers stole over $22,000 - Three Nelson teenagers stole more than $22,000 by refunding tickets sold to non-existent customers while working at a cinema.
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
Glenelg Cinema up for sale - Glenelg Cinema, on Jetty Road in Adelaide's south-west, has been put on the market for $7 million.
2008-03-09
Electrosonic's New Digital Cinema Player Available at Showest - DMN Newswire--2008-3-7--Audio-video manufacturing, design, installation and servicing giant Electrosonic Systems, fast making inroads into the cinema market, will be displaying the newly-launched MS9600 JPEG2000 server at ShoWest 2008 in Las Vegas.
2008-03-09
Cinema magic in Gig Harbor - Gig Harbor’s 10-screen movie theater opens to long lines and eager moviegoers whose only other theater closed in January.
2008-03-09
U.S. CINEMA EARNINGS BREAK RECORDS - North American box office earnings hit a record high in 2007 - despite the Hollywood writers strike and ongoing economic concerns. In the U.S. and Canada, theatres took in more than $9.6 billion (GBP4.8 billion), climbing 5.4 per cent from the previous year (06), due in part to increased ticket prices throughout the continent
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
Clayton projectionist keeps a dying art alive - As the Clayton Theatre projectionist, Thorns said he was 8 years old when his father let him show that first film at the family-owned movie theater in Virginia. Since then, he said, he's watched thousands of films through a little hole in the wall of projectionist booths in various community movie theaters across the Eastern shore.Rest
2008-03-09
US cinema takings hit record high - North American box office takings hit a record high in 2007 with global box office receipts also on the up.
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
2008-03-09
NEW CHRISTIE DUAL PROJECTOR SYSTEM FOR 3D CINEMA OFFERS BEST VALUE IN THE INDUSTRY - Christie, a global leader in Digital Cinema now offers the industry
2008-03-09
European Digital Cinema Security Whitebook is Online - This book results from the work of the Enhanced Digital Cinema (EDcine) project established by the European Commission in the context of the Networked Audio Visual line of the 6th framework of IST (Information Society and Technology). The world of digital cinema has been led by Hollywood initiatives. The Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) is under standardisation by a subgroup of the Society of Moving Pictures and Television Engineers, namely the DC28. EDcine was launched in this environment to maintain the European industrial leading edge in the field and to develop new tools and best practices beyond the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI). Economic, cultural and technical aspects are more complex in Europe. There is a clear need to go beyond DCI. In its initial functional analysis, EDcine included end-user groups, such as small production studios, local post-production
2008-03-09
ArcLight glows with d-cinema - Technicolor Digital Cinema signed an agreement with Hollywood's ArcLight Cinemas to provide digital projection systems at its complex. The deal encompasses ArcLight's Cinerama Dome, where Technicolor has previously been testing its systems.
2008-03-16
Thomson and Cineplex Entertainment Pact for Digital Cinema Test at Flagship Toronto Theatre - Technicolor Digital Cinema to Install Digital Projection Systems at Scotiabank Theatre in Downtown Toronto
2008-03-16
Electrosonic showcases MS9600 2K Digital Cinema Player - If youve been wishing that those double digit theater prices would actually net your local hot spot an upgrade, heres an idea you can certainly nudge their way. Showing off at ShoWest 2008 in Las Vegas, the Electrosonic MS9600 is hailed as a "high-performance JPEG2000 appliance," which plays back unencrypted JPEG2000 content at 2K, 1080p and 720p resolutions. Designed specifically for digital cinema, post production and show control applications, this unit also touts dual HD-SDI / dual DVI-I video outputs and 16-channels of broadcast quality digital audio. Furthermore, it even supports 48fps 3D playback, but unfortunately, weve no idea how soon its destined to hit cinemas of any kind.
2008-03-16
Classic Cinemas Adopts DTS Digital Booking System(TM) - LAS VEGAS
2008-03-16
Dolby Spotlights Collection of Digital Cinema Solutions at ShoWest 2008 - LAS VEGAS, BUSINESS WIRE -- At ShoWest 2008 today, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) highlighted how its digital cinema solutions address the unique needs of exhibitors and create an efficient digital cinema environment. The comprehensive families of products, designed to work together to streamline business processes, make it easier for exhibitors to transition to digital cinema.
2008-03-16
Dolby Expands Footprint in Asia with Digital Cinema, 3D Digital Cinema Solutions - LAS VEGAS, BUSINESS WIRE -- Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced today at ShoWest 2008 that Shanghai Film Group Corporation (SFG) and UFO India Limited have selected Dolby Laboratories to bring more digital cinema systems to China and India.
2008-03-16
Imax focuses on DLP chips - Imax, which is on the verge of entering the digital era, is in negotiations with Texas Instruments to use TIs Digital Light Processing technology as part of Imaxs proprietary system.
2008-03-16
Theaters, studios see $1.1 billion upgrade deal in Q2 - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Several theater chains and studios are nearing an estimated $1.1 billion financing deal to deploy in cinemas digital technology that promises to boost attendance and save Hollywood billions of dollars in annual print and delivery costs, industry officials said on Sunday.
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
Technical Services for Cinema & Television is a Comprehensive Evaluation of the French Market - This revised and updated 2008 edition analyses the financial performance of each of the companies important to the success of your business. Using the most up to date information available, the analysis is ideal both as a tool to benchmark your own companys results and to study the market in more depth. Aimed at the busy manager, Technical Services For Cinema & Television is both quick and easy to use thanks to the unique visual layout. Technical Services For Cinema & Television is both quick and easy to use thanks to the unique visual layout. Technical Services For Cinema & Television lays bare the performance of each company highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. Do you know which Technical Services For Cinema & Television companies are best to do business with? Do you know which companies are selling at a loss and whose profit margins are plummeting? Find out the answers to all these questions and more with the newly published Technical Services For Cinema & Television.
2008-03-16
Thomson and Marcus Theatres Pact for Digital Cinema Test in Milwaukee Market - Thomson (Paris:18453)(NYSE:TMS), through its Technicolor Digital Cinema business, announced today it will install digital cinema projection systems with Milwaukee, Wis.-based Marcus Theatres(R) at the Cinema At The Renaissance 13-plex in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
2008-03-16
Access IT, Studios to Add 10,000 Digital Cinema Screens - Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies (Access IT) (NASD: AIXD), a provider of digital cinema projection systems for movie theaters, announced on Tuesday a massive deal with four major movies studios, to provide movies to up to 10,000 digital cinema systems in the U.S. and Canada.
2008-03-16
UPDATE: Imax Signs Texas Instruments For Digital Projectors - TORONTO -(Dow Jones)- Imax Corp. (IMAX) will use Texas Instruments Inc.s ( TXN) DLP Cinema technology in its forthcoming digital-projection system, the companies confirmed Tuesday.
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
Studios Announce a Deal to Help Cinemas Go 3-D - LAS VEGAS
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.
2008-03-16
RealD 3D Biggest and Brightest at ShoWest - 3D Cinema Leader RealD Uses RealD XL Technology to Bring Digital 3D to Larger Screens Than Ever Before
2008-03-16
XPAND Acquires Assets of NuVision Technologies, Securing its Leading Position in 3D Digital Technology - X6D Limited, a European company whose products and services are marketed under the XPAND brand name, formally announced today that the active 3D cinema glasses assets of NuVision Technologies LLC, a widely recognized manufacturer of superior stereoscopic delivery systems with production facilities in Oregon, have been acquired by an Oregon corporation controlled by X6D Limited. Subsequently, all of NuVisions 3D cinema products will now be produced under the XPAND brand name.
2008-03-16
Scrabble Entertainment Contracts Christie for Indias Largest Digital Cinema Roll-Out - Christie, a global leader in Digital Cinema, is pleased to announce it has secured an exclusive contract with Scrabble Entertainment (SE) to supply 200 Christie DLP Cinema(r) projectors for India
2008-03-16
Barco to expand Digital Cinema team in the US. - Barco, a world leader in Digital Cinema, increases its commitment to the digital cinema market, and announces the appointment of Todd Hoddick as new Vice President for Barco Media & Entertainment
2008-03-16
Empire Theatres Limited Chooses Kodak to Expand Digital Installations - Canadian exhibitor extends working relationship with Kodak to 15 sites
2008-03-16
Texas Instruments Announces IMAX Digital Projection System to be Powered by DLP Cinema - 2008 marks the 10th Anniversary of digital cinema led by DLP Cinema
2008-03-16
Sony Digital Cinema Group to Offer Integrated Solutions for Exhibitors - Sony Electronics has formed a new integrated business group that will provide movie theater owners with a variety of tools to support the sales and marketing of 4K CineAlta
2008-03-16
Empire Theatres Selects Christie DLP Cinema Projectors to Meet Surging Demand for 3D Movies - Christie, a global leader in Digital Cinema, announced that Empire Theatres, Canada
2008-03-16
Christie Offers Expanded Family of Cinema Solutions with More Choice and Higher Brightness - Christie, a global leader in Digital Cinema, with over 4,600 Digital Cinema systems installed worldwide, continues to set the pace in the industry with an expanded family of Digital Cinema products perfectly tailored to meet the needs of the exhibitor. At the 2008 ShoWest convention in Las Vegas, the company will showcase its latest CP2000 series product line, including projectors with three new brightness levels and a new dual projector 3D system.
2008-03-16
XPAND Climbs to Higher Ranks as International Leader in 3D with O - Making great strides in the research and development of 3D technology during the past year, XPAND has wisely incorporated Active 3D delivery as their primary product for the digital cinema marketplace. In a strategic move to position the company as a dominant player in 3D, XPAND joined forces with NuVision Technologies (Portland, OR), creating