formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
My 10-year-old grandson helped me with my laptop the other day, and I drifted off to another time, and another piece of equipment.In the mid-1940s, my father acquired a 16-millimetre Bell & Howell film projector. When not in use, the … Continued
As part of its “Under the Pyramid” project that aims to better organize the space and the flow of visitors in and outside of the pyramid, the prestigious French museum Le Louvre has selected Cinemeccanica France to supply and install … Continued
More than 100 years ago, a Connecticut man traveled from town to town using a hand-cranked projector to screen silent films for people who didn’t have a movie theater nearby. Source: Silent-film enthusiast cranks up screen history at Two Strike … Continued
Edinburgh’s old Odeon cinema could be revived if plans are given the green lightIt’s been 13 years since the Clerk Street favourite closed its doors.But plans are afoot to turn it into a five-screen venue with facilities for supporting live … Continued
As expected, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. upped its offer to acquire Carmike Cinemas, Inc. on Monday morning. We predicted as much less than 24 hours before and were nearly spot on with the revised offer AMC would make for Carmike. … Continued
On July 15th Carmike Cinemas Inc. delayed a vote on whether to accept an acquisition offer from AMC Entertainment Holdings of USD $1.1 billion. The original shareholder vote was to take place on June 30th but was rescheduled for the … Continued