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January 18, 2005
Minneapolis Theatre Site of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Just wondered if anyone could tell me what Minneapolis, MN theatre was the site of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams which aired Jan. 13, 2005? This week Brian is broadcasting the news from several cities which include Dallas, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh.
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January 17, 2005
Dallas' Inwood Theatre Reopens After Renovation!
DALLAS, TX — Landmark’s Inwood Theatre has reopened after a 45-day renovation. New screens grace the facility, along with new entry-level restrooms and leather seats in the upper level auditoriums. While featuring a brand-new concession stand and direct access from the Inwood Lounge, the theater retains its 1947 grandeur!
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Today’s Newsreel
- Theater Fight Gathers Steam
- Developers, Activists Debate Theater’s Worth
- History Channel Will Feature Fox Theatre
- Aero Launches New Era
- Tennessee Theatre Reopens After $23.5M Restoration
- Grand Theater Coming Down
- A Man, A Plan and The Strand
- Portland Sites To Get ‘Cool’ Makeovers
- Crew Begins Lowering Curtain On Colonial
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January 14, 2005
Old Theatre For Sale
ODESSA, TX — Barry Lee sent us this note about a movie theater for sale in Odessa…
J&J Reality is the one selling the property. From what I could see on Cinematour website, the phone number is listed. In one of the photos, pretty clearly its run down, but someone with the proper cash could I guess restore it. I think it has three screens. A direct link is listed below.
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January 13, 2005
Theater Hopper
I just bumped across Theater Hopper, an online comic book that’s all about going to the movies. Pretty funny stuff, actually.
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January 12, 2005
Boston’s Gaiety Theatre: Demolition Expected Soon
BOSTON, MA — A Massachusetts state supreme court judge has refused to reverse a lower court’s ruling allowing demolition of Boston’s Gaiety Theatre. Since no legal impediment remains, demolition could start at any time.
The Glass Slipper strip club, an abutter of the Gaiety, tried to prevent demolition of the century-old theater until pending lawsuits were resolved, but the club’s attempts were denied in the Land Court, Appeals Court and now the state’s Supreme Judicial Court.
Associate Justice Francis X. Spina made his decision on Tuesday afternoon, January 11, stating that the Glass Slipper has “failed to show that they will suffer irreparable harm if an injunction does not issue.” Spina also said that the Glass Slipper lacks standing.
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Washington D.C. Cinema to Close
Howard Haas has sent us this news about the impending closing of Cinema 1 on Wisconsin Ave.
I know your readers will want to know this sad news.
Somebody emailed me that the single screen Cinema 1, located at 5100 Wisconsin Ave in Washington DC, operated by Loews Cineplex, will close by next month. I telephoned today the theater, and the employee stated that Jan. 27 is the last day. He thinks the current movie “A Very Long Engagement” will be the last one.
Robert Headley’s book “Motion Picture Exhibition in Washington, D.C.” states the Cinema opened in 1965 with 826 seats. Many of us know it as the K.B. Cinema.
The theater’s ad in the Washington Post has stated that it has Washington D.C.’s 2nd largest screen. Apparently the competing new multiplexes are not matching its screen size. The Uptown has the largest screen in Washington.
Howard
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January 11, 2005
Member Comment Histories Will Return!
As many of you may have noticed, member profile pages on Cinema Treasures have been missing member comment histories for the past week or so.
This unfortunate bug was the unexpected result of a recent upgrade to our website. Given the size of Cinema Treasures and our limited resources, sometimes these things happen.
We are, however, working on a solution and will have this feature restored as soon as possible. Thanks to everyone who has brought this to our attention!
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Where to Find Cinema Treasures in the United Kingdom
Just wanted to let UK readers know about the website where I ordered the Cinema Treasures book — Ottakers Bookshops that have told me they can have it in a week.
Ottakers in the UK are quite a good size chain – Waterstones only had 2 copies – 1 in Oxford Street, London and 1 in York. Borders couldn’t find it at all on any of their databases.
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A Prison of Art?
Ok, so Atlanta’s High Museum of Art doesn’t really show films…but… in the first Hannibal Lecter movie, “Manhunter” (re-made as Red Dragon) the sinister Dr. Lecter is housed in the landmark museum.
Irrelevant, but intriging.
Beth