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October 31, 2003
Horror Film Shot at Now-Demolished Ft. Wayne Cinema
FT. WAYNE, IN — According to the Journal Gazette, local filmmakers Richard Yates and Rodney Pasko shot a horror film last year at the now-razed Holiday 1 & 2 movie theater at the Northcrest Shopping Plaza in Ft. Wayne.
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October 30, 2003
Coconut Grove May Return to Movie House Roots
MIAMI, FL — According to this article in the Miami Today News, Miami’s famous Coconut Grove Playhouse is planning on adding a movie screen and projection equipment to show films while the theater is not being used for stage productions. The Coconut Grove was originally opened as a movie house in 1926. Says the theater’s executive director Laura Calzolar, “It’s a return to our history. In many respects, we are coming back to our roots”.
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October 29, 2003
Today’s Newsreel
The Cascade Theater gets more money, Fox News puts the Fox Theatre in the spotlight, and Cincinnati officials search for a missing theater restoration con man — all in today’s newsreel.
- Opening night a little closer
- Transcript: Democratic Presidential Debate in Detroit
- Art Deco Cinema Under Threat
- Avon, Lincoln Theatres Survive Downtown
- Nova star rises at former Regal Cinemas
- Audit blasts theater funding
- Pissed Off Projectionists
- Once-abandoned showplace gets spruced for performances
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October 28, 2003
4,000 Theaters and Counting…
Thanks to dozens of new additions to our growing database, the Cinema Treasures website now contains over 4,000 theaters!
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Villa Theatre Back on the Market
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The sale of the Villa Theatre which has been pending for the last several months has fallen through and the property is back on the market, with an asking price of $2.5 million. Anyone interested in buying the Villa to operate it as a theater should contact 3540 Associates, the current owner’s realty office:
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Muvico Theatres Unveils Larger-Than-Life Entertainment Concept
I recently wrote a profile of Hamid Hashemi, the president of the Muvico Theater chain, for Film Journal International. You can read a quick preview below or the full article on the Film Journal website.
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Remaining Ziegfeld Girls Celebrate New Amsterdam’s 100th Anniversary
NEW YORK, NY — According to this article from the Washington Post, two remaining ‘Ziegfeld Girls’ — from the legendary Ziegfeld Follies that performed at the New Amsterdam Theatre from 1913-1927 — were on hand for the theater’s 100th birthday celebration.
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October 27, 2003
Avalon Theatre in Danger?
MILWAUKEE, WI — according to this report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Craig Ellsworth, the current owner of the Avalon Theatre, has revealed plans to convert the historic theater into office space should his company fail to find a tenant interesting in reviving the Avalon.
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California Theater Seeks Revival
PITTSBURG, CA — In early spring of 1919, the Pittsburg Post newspaper announced that the Enea brothers of the Palace Theater “will erect a handsome new playhouse on Railroad Street, which will embody in every way a most modern type of theatre building, handsome in appearance and substantial in construction.”
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Democratic Candidates Debate at Detroit Fox
DETROIT, MI — The nine democratic presidential candidates debated each other onstage at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit yesterday. The 90-minute event filled the 3000-plus seat movie palace to overflow capacity. The debate, which followed Sunday morning appearances by various candidates in Detroit-area churches, was co-sponsored by the Fox News Channel and the Congressional Black Caucus.