Fairfax Media buys Australian Openair Cinemas
Fairfax Media has bought Australian Openair Cinemas, started at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in 2003, for an undisclosed sum. Source: Fairfax Media buys Australian Openair Cinemas
Aussie wants to put the smell back into cinema
Australian writer-producer Tammy Burnstock has been fascinated by the world’s first and only “Smell-o-Vision” feature ever since she interviewed its director/cinematographer Jack Cardiff in 1986. Source: Aussie wants to put the smell back into cinema
Film company to run iconic cinema | Coffs Coast Advocate
SAWTELL Cinema has announced independent operators Majestic Cinemas will take on management of the cinema when it reopens in December. http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/film-company-to-run-cinema/2751769/”>Film company to run iconic cinema | Coffs Coast Advocate
Astor Theatre reopens: Dream job for new manager of historic cinema
Zak Hepburn is a man on a roll. Beaming with enthusiasm, wearing a candy-coloured, pin-stripe suit and a neatly trimmed beard, he resembles a youthful Willy Wonka – and he, too, holds the key to a magical kingdom.Specifically, he’s the new manager of … Continued
China’s Dalian Wanda buys Australian cinema chain Hoyts
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Lido Cinema Hawthorn opening the realisation of a 20-year dream for Eddie Tamir
When Eddie Tamir flings open the doors of his eight-screen-plus-rooftop Lido cinema in Hawthorn on June 25, it will be close to five years since he bought the site and a full six months after its scheduled opening last Boxing … Continued