News and Information From Across This Site

• Lights, camera, Amazon: Should the tech giant buy Seattle’s iconic Cinerama movie theater? 2020/06/03
  Seattleites love coming in out of the rain for a movie. Especially if there is chocolate popcorn. So when news hit Wednesday that Seattle’s beloved Cinerama — owned by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s estate — was extending its closure for the “foreseeable future,” the reaction was anything but “Seattle nice.” “God this is an absolute gut punch,” said […]
• Lancaster on Ice team to launch drive-in open air cinema on city car park 2020/06/03
  Lancaster Lockdown Cinema will feature 45 films over three weeks with big screen classics and new releases. Grease, The Greatest Showman, Contagion, Matilda, Moulin Rouge, The Goonies, Dirty Dancing, Thelma and Louise and new horror film The Hunt are all on the bill for what is understood to be Lancaster’s first ever drive in cinema […]
• Antrim and Newtownabbey urged to explore outdoor cinema options 2020/06/03
  That was a suggestion made by Antrim DUP Councillor Paul Dunlop at Tuesday evening’s remote meeting of the borough council. Cllr Dunlop said he would like to see the local authority work with cinema operators in the borough and asked for this potential to be explored. Drive-in cinemas are permitted as part of an easing […]
• Drive-In Cinema reveals Newcastle location, new date and film bill as ticket sales open 2020/06/03
  Oscar-winner The Joker tops the movie programme of touring cinema which is heading to Newcastle this summer with a freebie offer for NHS staff…   Read more: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/drive-cinema-reveals-newcastle-location-18329962
• Digital Projection Launches Satellite Modular Laser System A Revolutionary, Customizable Projector Solution 2020/06/03
  Digital Projection, the Emmy-award winning manufacturer of high-performance laser projection and fine-pitch LED wall solutions is pleased to officially launch its game-changing Satellite Modular Laser System (Satellite MLS). The keystone feature of this new, revolutionary system is the separation of the pure laser light engine, with the associated power and thermal management, to a remote location. This […]
• An amazing new drive-in cinema is coming to Knebworth House this July 2020/06/03
  A brand new drive-in cinema is coming to Hertfordshire this July. Since the Covid-19 lockdown, film fanatics have been missing the cinemas but one of the UK’s leading open-air cinema is launching a new venue at Knebworth House. The Luna Cinema will be opening up the cinema in July offering fans the opportunity to watch new and […]
• Future of Seattle’s Cinerama and Living Computers museum in doubt as Paul Allen’s Vulcan shutters arts and production divisions 2020/06/03
  Seattle-area cultural institutions founded by the late Paul Allen, including the Cinerama movie theater and Living Computers Museum + Labs, face the possibility of permanent closure after Vulcan Inc. announced Wednesday that it will wind down Vulcan Arts + Entertainment and Vulcan Productions by the end of the year. In a statement from Vulcan, the organization cited the […]
• NEC Display Adds to P Series Projector Lineup With 4K, 5,000 Lumen P506QL 2020/06/03
  NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial-grade digital signage displays and projectors, today announced their new, cutting-edge P506QL projector. Joining the already successful P Series, the P506QL provides an enhanced, high-quality viewing experience by combining Native 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution with 5,000 lumens of brightness. The first in the NEC […]
• The San Sebastian Festival is now receiving submissions for WIP Europa 2020/06/03
  The San Sebastian Festival opens its call for submissions for WIP Europa, an evolution of the Glocal in Progress programme, which will now present a maximum of six European films instead of the former three. The submission period will remain open until July 1.   Read more: https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=259863
• ARRI Confirms the ALEXA Super 35 4K to be Launched in 2021 2020/06/03
  According to ARRI, the concept of developing a digital solution for cinematographers was born due to the 2008 financial crisis. At that time, nobody had money to make movies or buy cameras. Furthermore, there was a threatened strike of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) that never happened, but it forced productions to use AFTRA actors. […]
• Science North, Sudbury Indie Cinema share federal funding for Northern Ont. tourism sector 2020/06/03
  Northern Ontario’s ailing tourism industry got a boost from the federal government on Saturday with an announcement of $7.6 million in funding to help spur sector growth. The funds will contribute to 36 tourism initiatives led by communities, businesses, and organizations in the region. FedNor made the announcement to coincide with National Tourism Week, which […]
• S.W.A.T. Executive Producer Addresses Plans For Season 4 Amid Protests 2020/06/03
  A lot is going on in the world, and this country especially, right now. With that, we are all being faced with a lot of anger, sadness and confusion, but also a lot of questions about how to move forward. You might not think that any of this would impact some of your favorite television […]
• Parbold volunteers receive prestigious Queen’s Award 2020/06/03
  Volunteers from Parbold Douglas Music Lancashire and Parbold Picture House have both received the award for the exemplary work that they have undertaken within their local community…   Read more: https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/parbold-volunteers-receive-prestigious-queens-award/
• 10 Best Community Episodes That Pay Homage To Other Shows And Movies 2020/06/03
  Community loved to reference and parody other shows and famous movies. Here are the best example of Dan & company paying homage to pop culture!   Read more:https://screenrant.com/best-community-episodes-pay-homage-parody-to-other-shows-movies/
• Reading International Announces Cinema Re-Openings in New Zealand and Australia 2020/06/03
  Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDI), an internationally diversified cinema and real estate company with operations and assets in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, today announced that it has begun limited cinema operations in New Zealand and will commence operating certain Reading Cinemas in Australia on June 11, 2020, in line with government and […]
• International Box Office Still Topsy-Turvy Amid Early Cinema Re-Openings; ‘Underwater’ Docks In Korea 2020/06/03
  Some international box office markets that are up and running — even if not at full steam — saw increases this weekend while others faced drops given good weather in some spots and an overall lack of new product. However, Disney floated Kristen Stewart-starrer Underwater into Korea for the first time with a No. 1 start at $402K which […]
• Netflix Closes Acquisition Of Egyptian Theatre; Joins Forces With American Cinematheque 2020/06/03
  Netflix officially closed their deal to acquire the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard and will team with the venue’s nonprofit American Cinematheque. Deadline first broke the news last August of the streamer’s interest in the Sid Grauman built venue. The American Cinematheque organization, established in 1984 will remain a non-profit, with the organization’s curation team intact, and along with Netflix will […]
• Inside the world’s oldest cinema – the Paignton Picture House 2020/06/03
  Pictures reveal the magnificent building now hidden behind closed doors. These striking photographs show Paignton’s historic cinema — as it hasn’t been seen in years. Paignton Picture House is reputed to be one of the world’s oldest purpose-built cinemas, built before the word had even been invented and first called the Electric Bioscopic Exhibition centre […]
• Stunning new secret cinema opening in Liverpool after lockdown 2020/06/03
  A new cinema is opening in Liverpool that you can book for your own private screening. The boutique-look room is hidden away in Liverpool’s beautiful Hope Street Hotel. The venue teased its secret new space on Instagram this week, and it looks like the perfect place for a post-lockdown night out.   Read more:https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/stunning-new-secret-cinema-opening-18322293
• Liverpool’s lost multiplexes and what’s there now 2020/06/03
  We have seen many beautiful cinemas come and go… As many of us are missing going to our favourite cinema during the lockdown, we took a look back at some of our lost multiplexes over the years. Liverpool has seen many beautiful cinemas come and go, with derelict buildings left in their places or demolished […]