Have a news tip for us?
Just email . Ideas for stories, links to interesting articles, and press releases are welcome.
The latest movie theater news and updates
-
May 12, 2009
Boston/Brockton (MA) movie house memories
As a former Bay Stater who grew up in Brockton and Boston (now a writer of books on films and a senior citizen), I have found some of your historical views of Boston and Brockton movie houses a bit askew. From about 1944 through the early 1970s, I collected newspaper movie ads from every major house in both cities — and I still have them (wonderful reference tools as well as nostalgia). In Brockton, there were four major movie houses (after the famous Strand Theatre fire of the early 1940) — not just the one described incorrectly — the Rialto-cum-E.M. Loew’s Center Theatre — in the downtown area on Main Street.
Earlier, before my time, there had been the majestic Brockton Opera House, said to be the first theatre in America to have electric lights (Thomas Edison, in fact, according to the Brockton Enterprise, made his way from Menlo Park to throw the switch himself). In Boston, during the forties through the sixties, at least, there the following houses, looking uptown on Washington Street from Stuart Street (I was a patron at one time or another of virtually every one of them): on the right, the Stuart Theatre (a third-run house), E.M. Loew’s Center Theatre, the Washington St. Olympia (that was the official marquee name, and it later became the Pilgrim), and the RKO Boston, a stage presentation-and-movie house that featured the big bands live. It later was the home of Cinerama movies and renamed Cinerama.
8 comments -
Regal Entertainment CFO Miles to become CEO
Regal is promoting form within for its new CEO.
Movie theater chain Regal Entertainment Group said Wednesday that Chief Financial Officer Amy Miles will take over as chief executive from Mike Campbell, who will stay on as executive chairman.
Read more at MSN
-
May 11, 2009
The Golden Gate Theatre is in danger
EAST LOS ANGELES, CA — The Historic Golden Gate Theatre’s proposed future will be that of a “CVS Pharmacy with a drive-thru.” according to plans presented at a community meeting I attended May 6, 2009. Though it was stated that the developers would be sensitive to its historic value, reading the just released response of the LA Conservancy to the Environmental Impact Report, that doesn’t look realistic.
The developers hope to have this project move forward this coming Wednesday by approval of their proposal by the County of Los Angeles. WE NEED TO STOP OR DELAY THIS. WE NEED TO SLOW THIS ROLL. THIS HISTORIC LANDMARK DESERVES BETTER.
Your beautiful memories posted here attest to that. Please “step up” those of you who have posted what the Golden Gate Theatre has meant to you. It has been a family member with fond memories. Remember Her.
-
‘The General’ with live organ accompaniment - also ‘It Happened One Night’ and ‘Dinner At Eight’ - Loew’s Jersey Theater
Legendary Laughs
On the BIG Screen
May 15 & 16
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.orgA Not-For-Profit Multi-Discipline Performing Arts Center In A Landmark Movie Palace
Friday, May 15 at 8PM
“It Happened One Night” Starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Alan Hale, Ward Bond. Directed by Frank Capra. (1934, 105mins., B&W)
Legendary romantic comedy has odd-couple reporter Clark and rich-girl Colbert falling in love on long-distance bus trip. Colbert’s hitchhiking scene is legendary. It was the first film to win in all five of the major Academy Award categories (Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, Screenplay).Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors (65+), children (12 & younger) and students with I.D.
-
Wanted: A small town theater for sale or Lease
Hello,
I own a Drive-In and would like to buy or have a lease option on a small town theater. It can be runnning or closed and in need of repair or renovation.
If you have one please , thank you.
-
May 8, 2009
President Obama Wants to Boldly Go
You may see the new Star Trek film before America’s 44th President. Politico reports that Barack Obama, who has made use of the White House screening room to watch “Slumdog Millionaire” and other films, has asked Paramount Pictures for a print.
President Barack Obama gets hailed by supporters as a transformational, visionary leader. But can he boldly go where no man has gone before? Possibly: POLITICO hears from several sources that the President has asked Paramount Pictures for his own screening of the new “Star Trek” film in the White House.
(Image courtesy of the Official White House Photostream.)
-
Remembering Cinerama (Part 30: Baltimore)
REMEMBERING CINERAMA
Part 30: BaltimoreThe following is Part Thirty in a series of retrospectives on Cinerama, the legendary motion picture process that kicked off the widescreen revolution. The series focuses on providing a market-by-market, film-by-film, historical record of when and where Cinerama and its multi-panel clones were exhibited. The easy-to-reference articles also serve to provide nostalgia to those who experienced the Cinerama presentations when they were new and to highlight the movie palaces in which the memorable events took place.
Part 1: New York City
Part 2: Chicago
Part 3: San Francisco
Part 4: Houston
Part 5: Washington, DC
Part 6: Los Angeles
Part 7: Atlanta UPDATED
Part 8: San Diego
Part 9: Dallas
Part 10: Oklahoma City
Part 11: Syracuse
Part 12: Toronto UPDATED
Part 13: Columbus
Part 14: Montreal
Part 15: Northern New Jersey
Part 16: Charlotte UPDATED
Part 17: Vancouver
Part 18: Salt Lake City UPDATED
Part 19: Boston
Part 20: Philadelphia UPDATED
Part 21: Fresno
Part 22: Detroit
Part 23: Minneapolis
Part 24: Albuquerque
Part 25: El Paso
Part 26: Des Moines
Part 27: Miami
Part 28: Orange County
Part 29: PittsburghAnd now… Part 30: Cinerama Presentations in Baltimore, Maryland!
-
Happy 10th anniversary, “Star Wars: Episode I”!!!
On this month nearly 10 years ago, “Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace” was unleashed to the moviegoing public to record box office despite backlash from die-hard fans and critics. This film started the so-called prequelogy and was the first Star Wars film (and major film) to use Dolby Digital Surround EX, a 6.1 surround sound format that was installed in a handful of theaters before the movie came out, and the first to be shown digitally at select theaters in the country, although the movie was shot on 35mm film; starting with Episode II and then III, it was shot in HD while most theaters were showing it in 35mm. It was nominated for an Oscar for best special effects, but lost out to the much better first “Matrix” movie.
-
Strong 4K Xenon Power Supply and Ticket Machines for sale
Strong International 4K Xenon Lamp house power supply for 35mm Cinema Film projection. This power supply only has 11 Hours of use. Here is what the tag reads:
Model# FXPS-4KW SN-HR-712
VOLTS 208-230
CURRENT RATING 100-150A DCI also have two Automaticket ticket Machines for sale as well. All offers considered for both items. contact me at
Make offer
-
May 7, 2009
Boulevard Theatre demolished over the weekend
SALISBURY, MD — The Boulevard Theatre in downtown Salisbury suffered an ignoble ending over the weekend as a wrecking crew demolished the theatre building in its entirety. Like many of the theatres of its time it eventually attempted to remain viable by dividing the original auditorium into several smaller ones.
There seems to be little history available on the theatre other than it opened in 1948. Its interior was described as art deco and seated approximately 700. The seating and some art deco glass blocks were saved prior to the demolition.
The last incarnation of the Boulevard was as the Movies 6. It was managed by Regal Cinemas chain until the 1990s when they donated the building to the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council. The group planned to turn the theatre into a performing arts center but failed to raise funding for the project and eventually sold the building for $201,000.