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• Going back to the cinema after lockdown was a heady mix of weird and wonderful 2021/03/04
  When movie theatres reopened after lockdown in New South Wales last year, I was apprehensive. Though I wanted to support my favourite cinemas and mainline choc tops, it was quite some time before I braved one. But when the virus seemed under control for long enough, I threw caution to the possibly contaminated wind and […]
• Drive-in, ‘tailgate style’ laser show coming to WNC Ag Center in Fletcher 2021/03/04
  A “tailgate-style” drive-in laser show choreographed to musical hits from across the decades is coming to the WNC Ag Center next week. The traveling Cabin Fever Light Show will be held at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. March 11-14, with 10:30 p.m. “Laser Floyd Spectacular” shows March 12-13 as well. Cabin Fever says its 40-minute “family […]
• Clear Sky Resorts Launches Unique Luxury Sky Domes at two National Parks in Western U.S. in 2021 2021/03/04
  Clear Sky Resorts announces the launch of America’s first and only resort of its kind with the June 2021 grand openings at two of the most coveted vacation destinations in the West – Grand Canyon National Park and Glacier National Park.   Source: https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/
• Alloy Orbit 360° Concept Projector creates an interactive touch interface for gaming 2021/03/04
  Finally, there’s a device that encourages you to put down your phone and interact with the family. Simply place your phone on top of the Alloy Orbit 360 Concept Projector, and it’ll project an interactive touch interface onto any surface.   Source: https://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/360-concept-projector/
• What We Learned From A Panel With Pixar’s SparkShort Directors 2021/03/04
  Today, VIEW, an Italian conference on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX, held a special forum as part of its program featuring a discussion with five directors of different Pixar SparkShorts that are under award consideration this year. Hosted by Animation World Network’s Dan Sarto, the panel featured […]
• New plans for Swansea’s Palace Theatre 2021/03/04
  THERE are few locations which have hosted as much drama, laughter and joy in Wales, and now for nearly 14 long years it has been sadly silent. The Palace Theatre in Swansea, which has been closed since 2007 and suffered a fire in September 2019, has seen it all over its 133-year history.   Source: https://www.llanelliherald.com/46222/new-plans-for-swanseas-palace-theatre/
• Scarborough cinema developer ‘surprised’ at council decision to cut ties 2021/03/04
  A developer has said it will look to recover more than £12 million from Scarborough Council after the authority refused to extend its contract with the firm.   Source: https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/
• The folk of Whitley Bay and Monkseaton flocked to the Regal cinema – what became of it? 2021/03/04
  Opening as the Regal cinema on Cauldwell Lane, Monkseaton, in 1939, the place went through several incarnations before it finally closed at the dawn of the millennium.   Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/folk-whitley-bay-monkseaton-flocked-19893925
• McDonald’s on Manchester’s Oxford Road is due to be partially transformed into low-rise flats 2021/03/04
  The 20,000 sq. ft. space occupies a prominent location at the junction of Chepstow Street, Oxford Street and Portland Street, and currently houses a 24hr McDonald’s. The building was formerly tenanted by The Picture House cinema, and is the last of the four Edwardian cinemas built at this junction.   Source: https://aboutmanchester.co.uk/
• Meet the team behind the restoration of 1930s art deco cinema The Roxy in County Durham 2021/03/04
  The Roxy opened in 1939 and was an iconic art deco style cinema at the heart of the community on Watling Street in Leadgate, County Durham. The building later became a bingo hall in 1974 before closing its doors for the final time in 1985. Since its closure over 35 years ago, the Roxy has […]
• Inside the luxury development of the old Astoria Theatre 2021/03/04
  This multi-million-pound development of luxury properties sits on the old Astoria Theatre site. Astoria Theatre was built in the 1930s in an Art Deco style, it had a few years of success in the 50s but it never really took off.   Source: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19104335.inside-luxury-development-old-astoria-theatre/
• Five things in movies you may not know are CGI 2021/03/04
  While watching films we often don’t pick up on the subtle CGI we may be seeing, as we’re too busy enjoying the film. However, some CGI is done so well that at first glance, you wouldn’t notice the trickery…   Source: https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/
• Ireland’s Young Filmmaker Awards celebrates its 25 anniversary! 2021/03/04
  ALL has changed in the world of film festivals post-Covid-19, and Fresh International Film Festival (March 22-28) is going digital for the second year running as it celebrates its 25th anniversary of giving young filmmakers a platform to shine. Fresh Film encourages young people to make films by hosting the annual Fresh International Film Festival, which […]
• 19 Talented Actors Whom Hollywood Has Sadly Slept On For A Long, Long Time 2021/03/04
  We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which talented actors in Hollywood deserve bigger careers and better roles. Here are the amazing results.   Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/kaylayandoli/talented-actors-deserve-bigger-careers
• Brits bagged 40% of the Golden Globes: Here are the 25 best British movies of the last 10 years 2021/03/04
  British filmmakers have spent the last decade providing the world of cinema with the most interesting and inventing stories one can find anywhere in the world. Working across a diverse range of genres at an increasingly mercurial rate, the British film industry is currently enjoying an acclaimed period of creativity. Long gone are the days […]
• 39 More Movies So Thoroughly Messed Up, People Regret Even Watching Them 2021/03/04
  We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community, “What’s a movie that was so disturbing, you wish you had the ability to unsee it?” and their terrifying answers sparked even MORE fantastic (albeit, disturbing) responses!   Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alliehayes/most-disturbing-movies-of-all-time-sequel    
• 10 Worst Neighbours In Horror Movies 2021/03/04
  When these folks move in, it’s time to move out…   Source: https://whatculture.com/film/10-worst-neighbours-in-horror-movies
• ‘Flames of Wrath’ and the Pioneering African-American Women of Silent Cinema 2021/03/04
  Maria P. Williams was one of the first African-American women to make movies, and her life is as fascinating as the one known film she made.   Source: https://filmschoolrejects.com/flames-of-wrath/
• Beirut blast ‘collapsed world’ of Berlin film fest contenders 2021/03/04
  The Berlin film festival kicked off online Monday with a premiere from a Lebanese couple who had to overcome both Beirut’s devastating port blast and the pandemic to bring their movie to the screen. “Memory Box” by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige is one of 15 films vying for the Golden Bear top prize Friday […]
• WHY ‘THE VIGIL’ IS THE FIRST GREAT HORROR FILM OF 2021 2021/03/04
  Considering their reputation as ‘dump months,’ January and February seem to have over-delivered on the horror front in 2021. We’ve already had Chloë Grace Moretz fighting chauvinism, Nazis, and airborne gremlins in the fun monster mash-up Shadow in the Cloud. And Nicolas Cage continued to embrace the genre that best suits his wild-eyed persona in […]