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October 18, 2006
Loew’s Kings Theatre to be saved
BROOKLYN, NY — The city’s Economic Development Corp. is seeking proposals from developers interested in reviving the 77 year old theater.
A legendary but long-shuttered Brooklyn performance palace – which in its heyday saw the likes of Bob Hope and Milton Berle take the stage – has been saved from the wrecking ball.
The majestic Loew’s Kings theater on Flatbush Avenue had been in danger of being demolished by City Hall bulldozers before community groups and Borough President Marty Markowitz jumped in with calls for the iconic venue’s revival.
For more on this story, visit theNY Post.
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A brief history of the cinema in Chester, England
CHESTER, ENGLAND — This site has a wonderful brief history of cinema in Chester:
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October 17, 2006
Clickstar service allows downloads for recent films
Targeted more towards independent films, Clickstar will bring recent films to people online.
When you think of Morgan Freeman and Intel, you don’t tend to think of the actor and the technology company together. A new Web venture between the two and Revelations Entertainment will now change that.
The venture is a website that will allow independent movies to be offered online the same day they launch in theaters.
For more, visit Geek.com.
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Wrecking ball awaits Downtown Beirut landmark
BEIRUT, LEBANON — After a much varied past, highlighting the changes in its country, the famous Dome will be torn down.
It’s an icon, it’s an eyesore – whatever it is, it’s doomed again. The bulbous, pock-marked structure flanking Martyrs Square in Downtown Beirut – an old movie theater known variously as the dome, the egg, the bubble, the blob, saboune (meaning soap) or by its official name, the Beirut City Center Building – is inevitably going to be demolished, according to all parties currently involved in deciding the building’s fate.
Originally designed by Lebanese architect Joseph Philippe Karam, the dome was built in 1965 as part of a larger, three-part complex of towers and shopping arcades that was expected, in an untimely burst of inauspicious optimism, to become the most important commercial center in the Middle East.
For more, visit the Daily Star.
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October 16, 2006
Continental Theatre demolished
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Continental Theatre here in OKC was finally demolished in October 2006. I’ve taken many pics of the demolition, and would be happy to share some of them with you. My best movie-going memories were in that great building.
It opened in 1965 with “The Greatest Story Every Told.” Director George Steven even came for the opening. It closed in either 1983 or 1984.
(Thanks to Mike Rogers for providing the photos and story.)
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Mall’s movie blackout to end
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY — After reporting the theater’s closing two months ago, small Florida-based chain Trademark Cinemas is coming in to reopen the Jefferson Valley cinema.
Two months after Regal Entertainment Group closed its eight-screen multiplex, the movies are coming back to the Jefferson Valley Mall.
Mall officials have confirmed an announcement by Trademark Cinemas of Lake Mary, Fla., that the fledgling theater chain will make Jefferson Valley its second location. The news was first reported on Trademark’s Web site, though rumors of the theater’s return have swirled for days.
To read more on this story, go to The Journal News.
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Movie advertiser will launch IPO
With the box office back in somewhat of an upswing, National Cinemedia is trying to cash in.
National CineMedia, which sells on-screen movie theater advertising, on Thursday filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.
The number of shares to be offered and the price range haven’t been determined, the Centennial-based company said in a statement.The one-year-old company, which has about 240 employees, is a joint venture of Phil Anschutz’s Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment and Cinemark USA, the three biggest theater chains.
For more, visit the The Rocky Mountain News.
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October 13, 2006
State Theatre wins State Historical Society Top Award for Preservation
BAY CITY, MI — The State Theatre was awarded the Historical Society of Michigan’s 2006 State History Award for Preservation at the 132nd State History Conference in Bay City.
Built in 1908 during the booming lumbering era in Michigan, the State Theatre was known as the Bijou and was one of many vaudeville and burlesque houses in downtown Bay City. The Bijou was renovated in 1930 by renowned architect C. Howard Crane whose impressive body of work includes the twin Fox Theatres in Detroit and St. Louis, Missouri.
Mr. Crane designed the Bay City State Theatre to resemble a Mayan Temple and the theater remains a magnificent example of art deco architecture which exudes a warm and intimate character with seating on the main floor as well as a second floor balcony.
To read more, visit My Bay City.
(Thanks to John Trudell from the State Theatre for providing the photo.)
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Theater eyed for housing, market
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — With the neighborhood clamoring for a supermarket, the shuttered Galaxy Theatre might soon be the location.
Developer working with S.F. to tear down old Galaxy in Van Ness corridor for project.
The movie house, once a popular place to watch the latest offerings from Hollywood, turned its attention to foreign and independent films in a last-ditch effort to keep its doors open. Losing money, the theater closed its doors in December 2005 and is now being eyed by developers to undergo a transformation into a new mixed-use building with a grocery store as its centerpiece.
For more, visit The Examiner.