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February 18, 2013
Flint Fire & Ice Festival shows off Capitol Theatre restoration in progress
FLINT, MI — The Flint Fire & Ice festival was held Saturday in front of the historic Capitol Theatre. But the main draw seemed to be the theater itself with restoration of the lobby well underway to make the John Eberson designed theater look pretty much the way it did when it originally opened in 1927. It suffered through a 1957 modernization. According to Troy Farah, representing the family that owns the theater, it will take another $5 million to fully restore the theater.
More details are available from WJRT.
(Thanks to Gary Flinn for the photo and the story.)
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Historic movie theater escapes the end of an era
CASCADE, ID — The Roxy Theatre has been serving patrons for 73 years and they hope to be in business for many more. Faced with closure, they were lucky enough to find a new investor to help them make a digital conversion. Hopefully the community enthusiasm for their business will only grow so they can maintain it.
Read more at KTVB.
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February 15, 2013
Tough Guys Playing (or Directing) For Laughs
At The Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre 54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Tel. (201) 798-6055 Fax: (201) 798-4020 Web: www.loewsjersey.org
A Not-For-Profit Arts Center in a Landmark Movie Palace
Fri., February 22 8PM
“The Trouble With Harry” Starring Shirley MacLaine, Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 1955, 105mins -
New movie theater to replace Saginaw’s Quad
SAGINAW, MI — Goodrich is planning on tearing down the Saginaw 12 for a new, state-of-the-art, 10-screen theater to open by Christmas. The new theatre will feature Dolby Atmos sound in one theater as well as another with D-Box motion seats.
Read more in WNEM.
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February 14, 2013
Renovations loom for the TCL Chinese Theatre
HOLLYWOOD, CA — After reporting last month that the Chinese Theatre had sold its naming rights, there is further word that a stadium seating installation is imminent. There is still no confirmed date as to when renovations may begin.
Read more in Hollywood Elsewhere.
(Thanks to KenRoe for providing the photo.)
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PaleyFest to air in theaters nationwide
NCM Fathom Events has brought concerts and operas to theaters before and now their sharing the annual tv event, PaleyFest. The early March series features panel discussions with the stars and creators of the hottest shows on television.
Read more in the Hollywood Reporter.
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February 13, 2013
Middletown Borough Council, group struggle for control of historic movie theater’s future
MIDDLETOWN, PA — The Middletown Borough Council is trying to take over the 101 year-old Elks Theatre from the development groups that owns and manages it, so they can upgrade the facility. While a recent classic film series is popular, they still need to raise funds for digital projection.
Read more in the Lancaster New Era.
(Thanks to maxfortheelks for providing the gorgeous photo.)
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Tacoma 8-plex movie theater set to close
TACOMA, WA — Even upgrading to digital wasn’t enough for the Galaxy Narrows as the theatre closed this past week. There just wasn’t enough business to cover the hundreds of thousands of dollars they already spent.
Read more in Komo News.
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February 12, 2013
Praise for the Colonial
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — The famous Colonial Theatre is featured in Movie House of Worship. They highlight the especially superior year-round programming like their annual Blobfest.
(Thanks to Bill Huelbig for providing the photo.)
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Help save Forest City movie theater
FOREST CITY, IA — The Forest Theatre has sat dark for over a year but a local movement is working to reopen it. By creating a non-profit, they’ve centralized donations from residents and the city. They plan to install digital projection and provide other enhancements.
Read more in the Globe Gazette.