A major project to bring a Hull landmark back to life is looking for volunteers to help in the restoration process. The National Picture Theatre on Beverly Road is looking for people to help assist with a project to conserve and repair the building and its heritage features. The derelict Hull cinema was almost destroyed in a 1941 bombing raid … [Read more...]
Hastings cinema says it faces closure without community support
A cinema in Hastings is calling on the community to support it or face imminent closure. Source: https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/business/ … [Read more...]
Blackpool Grand Theatre ‘saved’ by grant but more job cuts looming
"We're grateful to get this chance to come back. The theatre opened in 1894 and this is a grade listed building however it's not just bricks and mortar, it's nothing without people" Source: https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/blackpool-grand-theatre-saved-grant-19095737 … [Read more...]
Update on Blackpool IMAX cinema, new restaurants and Wilko store as funding approved
Blackpool has been given the go-ahead to start work on two key regeneration projects after being allocated £8.6m of funding from the Government's Covid-19 'Getting Building Fund'. The schemes which include the redevelopment of Houndshill Shopping Centre and Abingdon Street Market have been given formal approval by the Lancashire Enterprise … [Read more...]
AMC to reopen more cinema theaters in the U.S.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, the largest U.S. theater chain, said on Monday it expects to reopen about a dozen locations in New York state starting Oct. 23 and plans to have more than 530 theaters open in the country by the end of the month. Source: https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/ … [Read more...]
Academy Museum names historian of Black cinema as the new chief artistic officer
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is expected to announce Monday that Jacqueline Stewart will be its chief artistic and programming officer, overseeing exhibitions, programming and education. Stewart is a prominent film historian, scholar and archivist who teaches American film history at the University of Chicago; her specialty is in … [Read more...]
