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2009-01-04
Signs halt Reel Cinema progress - MORE than 18 months after pledging to reopen York’s Odeon cinema, its new owners are finally taking action – by setting up a pay and display car park.
Source: The Press

2009-01-04
Nvidia picks wrong 3d glasses - Nvidia is banging the 3D drum with their new glasses called GeForce 3D Vision, but they are entirely missing the point. In typical fashion they are going about it not only the wrong way, but trying to counter the direction of the entire consumer electronics industry.
Source: Fullres [blog]

2009-01-04
Old Odeon building is sound, says cinema man - THE FINAL reel in the future of the former Odeon cinema in St Albans has yet to be run as a would-be "saviour" waits in the wings.
Source: Herts ad

2009-01-06
Railway carriage hosts mini movies once more after £10,000 refit - One of the worlds smallest cinemas, a 23-seat railway carriage with flock wallpaper and hand-operated curtains, has been saved, writes David Smith.
Source: The Guardian

2009-01-06
Enter the Next Generation of 3M™ Mobile Projection Technology - ST. PAUL, Minn. — This week, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, 3M™ will unveil the MM200, a new design in the company’s expanding miniature projection portfolio. Offering brilliant color and VGA resolution with an exceptionally thin profile, the 3M MM200 represents an evolutionary leap in mobile projection technology. Just a year ago, 3M debuted its first generation mobile projection engine at CES. Since then, the company has successfully integrated that engine into consumer platforms including the 3M MPro110 -- the mobile projector that won the “Grand Award” in the gadget category of the Popular Science 2008 Best of What’s New Awards.
Source: Centre Daily

2009-01-06
Mass 3D giveaway for film trailer - About 150 million pairs of 3D glasses are to be given away in the US so TV viewers can watch a special film trailer during the Super Bowl final.
Source: BBC News

2009-01-06
Gunman threatens staff at cinema - An armed robber threatened cinema staff and a member of the public with a gun before fleeing empty handed.
Source: BBC News

2009-01-06
Horse is star film attraction after bursting into cinema - A runaway horse unwittingly became a star movie attraction - after bursting into a cinema. [Other links about this story can be found here]
Source: Daily Mail

2009-01-06
Night Projectionist film in development - The comic book company Studio 407 is developing its comic horror miniseries "The Night Projectionist" as a feature film.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-01-06
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund buys three drive-in theatre properties and office - Cineplex Entertainment LP, the operating company of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund (TSX:CGX.UN), said Monday that it has acquired three drive-in theatre properties that it has been operating and its head office in Toronto from Cineplex Odeon Corp. for $9.6 million.
Source: Brandonsuncom

2009-01-13
The Movies on Exchange: the last picture show - Regulars say they'll miss the downtown Portland movie theater that closed Sunday after 32 years.
Source: Portland Press Herald

2009-01-13
Kordor Electronics Releases Digital Cinema Movie Distribution Technology - Company Develops a Cloud Storage Powered Zip Format to Allow Easy Digital Film Distribution to Thousands of Theaters as an E-Mail Attachment.
Source: World of Loan.com

2009-01-13
Oswego cinema goes 3D - The Oswego Cinema 7 will usher in the digital age of cinema in the city of Oswego Thursday evening with its showing of “My Bloody Valentine 3D.” The theater has converted one of its auditoriums from film to digital projection.
Source: Palltimes.com

2009-01-13
Theaters not yet ready for Hollywood's infatuation with 3-D - LOS ANGELES: The imminent full-bore return to 3-D filmmaking, upon which the movie industry is placing many of its hopes, is in danger of becoming Hollywood's latest flub.
Source: International Herald Tribute

2009-01-13
Council tight-lipped over St Albans cinema - THE district council has refused to disclose why the long-running and controversial city centre cinema project was secretly discussed at last week's cabinet meeting.
Source: St Albans Review

2009-01-13
Cinema visits top 164 million - Cinema admissions increased 1.1% year on year in 2008, totalling 164.2 million, according to figures from the Cinema Advertising Association
Source: Media Week

2009-01-19
HARMAN CINEMA GROUP INTRODUCES NEW JBL DIGITAL SURROUND SERIES CINEMA LOUDSPEAKERS - Providing cinema exhibition venues and post-production facilities with unprecedented audio performance and versatility, JBL Professional has announced two new Digital Surround Series loudspeakers as the latest additions to its award-winning line of cinema loudspeaker systems.
Source: Soundtechuk [Blog]

2009-01-19
Flat ending for historic cinema - A RUN-down cinema in Blairgowrie could be demolished to make way for housing if redevelopment plans are approved.
Source: Perthshire Advertiser

2009-01-19
HMV buys Hammersmith Apollo - HMV Group has invested in a joint venture with venue owner Mama Group that will own 11 venues, including Hammersmith Apollo, the Edinburgh Picture House and Birmingham Institute.
Source: Event Magazine

2009-01-19
Northern Ireland cinema - Belfast city centre
Source: Belfast Telegraph

2009-01-19
The true spirits of cinema are kept secret - Secret Cinema turns movie-going into a theatrical experience. Our correspondent sees Ghostbusters reborn
Source: The Times

2009-01-19
IMAX signs digital cinema deal with Russia - IMAX Corp. and Moscow-based Rising Star Media have signed a deal that will see the installation of Russia
Source: Screen Daily

2009-01-19
National Theatre to broadcast live in cinemas - The National Theatre is to begin live broadcasting its plays to some 50 cinemas across the UK, beginning with Helen Mirren in the French classical tragedy Ph
Source: The Guardian

2009-01-19
Cinema visits top 164 million - Cinema admissions increased 1.1% year on year in 2008, totalling 164.2 million, according to figures from the Cinema Advertising Association.
Source: Brand Republic

2009-01-19
York cinema pledge - THE owner of York
Source: The Press

2009-01-19
Cinemas aren - Go to the movies. And when you get there, don
Source: Projo.com

2009-01-19
UK cinemas dodge recession - Given the success of Danny Boyle and Kate Winslet, City financiers and shareholders think the UK cinema industry itself could be a star this year.
Source: Thisismoney.co.uk

2009-01-19
Anger greets plan to bulldoze Odeon site - A plan to tear down an iconic building to make way for new homes and shops has been met with strong opposition.
Source: Portsmouth

2009-01-19
Controversial cinema project discussed in secret tonight - THE controversial project for a cinema as part of a major city centre development, thought to be killed stone dead by massive opposition may be about to be resurrected.
Source: St Albans Review

2009-01-19
Film studios tout a slate of high-tech offerings - With digital projection, Imax screens and movies in 3-D coming to a theater near you, 2009 could go down as the year that high-tech became the indisputably dominant force in American movie theaters.
Source: North Jersey

2009-01-19
Cinema future is saved in takeover - Kidderminster
Source: Express and Star

2009-01-19
UK cinema admissions, year-end total for 2008 - The Cinema Advertising Association has just released the final UK admissions tally for 2008, courtesy of Nielsen EDI, and it makes for heartening reading (see the Pearl and Dean web site for full details).
Source: Bigger Picture Research

2009-01-19
A filmmaker with a vision for the future - A BAFTA award-winning editor and writer has made Orkney his home and is hoping to bring more film work to the county.Mark Jenkins, 42, moved here in January 2007 when his wife, photographer Rebecca Marr, was appointed as artist in residence for the Art and Agriculture project.
Source: Orkney Today

2009-01-19
Doremi Cinema to Equip Odeon/UCI - Doremi Cinema has been selected by Odeon/UCI, Europe
Source: DCinematoday.com

2009-01-19
UPDATE 1-Cineworld 2008 view helped by Mamma Mia, Dark Knight - Cineworld Group Plc (CINE.L), which operates 75 cinema complexes throughout the UK and Ireland, expects to report 2008 earnings in line with current market expectations, with revenue for the period up 4.4 percent.
Source: Reuters

2009-01-19
Barco, Sonic Equipment partner for digital cinema - B&B Theatres in Liberty, MO has begun construction on a new eight screen, all digital cinemas in Hannibal, MO using the latest projectors and technology from Barco.
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-01-19
How will the recession affect Europes media markets? - Media analyst firm Screen Digest today releases its forecasts for key media markets in 2009. The company
Source: Digitalcinema.info

2009-01-19
2009 RAAM Award Nominations Announcement - The full list of nominations in this year
Source: Digitalcinema.info

2009-01-19
Rex Cinema and Bar closes - Londons Rex Cinema and Bar has closed following the expiration of its lease, but plans to relocate.
Source: Citmagazine.com

2009-01-19
Dolby looks to bring its 3-D cinema technology into the home - Dolby Laboratories, which introduced 3-D technology into theaters in 2007, now wants to bring it home. The company is in talks with a number of content providers and is looking to develop 3-D systems for home use with Blu-ray discs.
Source: Smartbrief.com

2009-01-19
Loan offer over old cinema plans - A loan of up to £150,000 has been offered by a council to help restore an old cinema in a Worcestershire town.
Source: BBC News

2009-01-19
Gary lands his dream job - He has been enchanted by movies since he was young and now Gary Stevens has fulfilled a lifelong dream to own his own cinema.
Source: Emailed in

2009-01-20
Record year for Saffron Waldens cinema - COMMUNITY cinema Saffron Screen is celebrating a record year after more than 30,000 people visited the venue in 2008
Source: Saffron Walden Reporter

2009-01-20
GDCs Digital Cinema Servers To Incorporate RealDs 3D EQ - GDC Technology has announced further cooperation between the two companies. In this latest agreement, RealD will license to GDC the right to install and deploy its 3D EQ (aka ‘ghostbuster’) technology in GDC’s line of digital cinema servers.
Source: Broadcast Buyer

2009-01-20
Marcus to close Regency Cinema budget theaters - RACINE — In the midst of a deep recession, this county’s only budget theater, Regency Cinema, will close in April.
Source: Journal Times

2009-01-21
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call Notification - Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. now doing business as Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. ("Cinedigm") (NASDAQ: CIDM) will hold a conference call and simultaneous Web cast on Thursday, February 5th to announce its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008. The call will begin at 10:30 a.m. EST.
Source: Broadcast News Room

2009-01-21
Little Theatre's big success - Bath's Little Theatre has had the busiest week in its 70-year history as a cinema.
Source: Thisisbath.co.uk

2009-01-21
Research re-evaluates India's cinema biz - Reports claiming that there are 4 billion cinemagoers in India are well wide of the mark, according to a contentious report released Tuesday by boxoffice specialist Dodona Research.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-01-21
Carmike Cinemas Announces Senior Management Changes - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (Nasdaq: CKEC) announced today the departure of its chief executive officer and president, Michael W. Patrick, effective Monday, January 19, 2009. Mr. Patrick remains a member of Carmike's board of directors.
Source: PR Newswire

2009-01-22
Warner Bros to cut 800 jobs - US-based studio Warner Bros is off-loading 10% of its workforce worldwide - around 800 staff - as the economic downturn continues to bite.
Source: C21 Media

2009-01-22
Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight Returns to IMAX(R) theatres for encore presentation on January 23, 2009 - LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX TSX: IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the box office smash hit The Dark Knight, which has grossed more than $997 million at the worldwide box office since its release on July 18th, 2008, will return to IMAX(R) theatres for an encore presentation. Starting January 23rd, the film will open in 143 IMAX screens domestically, and 29 screens internationally. Last year the film opened day and date in 94 domestic and 15 international IMAX theatres and went on to become the highest grossing live-action Hollywood IMAX release, generating $63 million as it continued to be released throughout the IMAX network.
Source: PR Newswire

2009-01-22
GDC inks new pact with cinema chains - HONG KONG – Hong Kong-based GDC Technology will provide Chinese cinema chain Dadi Digital Cinema Development with 300 additional digital cinema servers, it was announced Tuesday.
Source: Variety Online

2009-01-22
BAM Announces Plans for New Theater, Cinema, and Opera Biennial - The Brooklyn Academy of Music has formally announced its plans for its Next Stage Campaign, in which it hopes to raise $300 million over the next five years, a portion of which will be used to construct the Richard B. Fisher Building, which will include a 263-seat theater. The new facility, at 321 Ashland Place, will also be used by the community and local and emerging artists. It will be designed by H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture.
Source: Theater Mania

2009-01-22
Marcus closing budget cinema in Racine - Marcus Theatres will close its eight-screen budget Regency Cinema in Racine in April.
Source: Biz Journals

2009-01-22
Passion for cinema pushes box office sales to record - The voracious appetite for cinema in Britain and Ireland pushed box office sales to record highs of
Source: FT

2009-01-22
Carmike Cinemas CEO bows out - Carmike Cinemas Inc. President and CEO Michael W. Patrick stepped down on Monday, but he will remain a member of the company
Source: Biz Journals

2009-01-23
Queues fear as cinema cracks down on pirate filming - CINEMAGOERS could be facing long queues on their next trip as bosses launch a major clampdown on piracy
Source: Prestwich and Whitefield Guide

2009-01-23
Silverlink Odeon cinema set to show 3D films - A TRIP to the cinema will soon take on a new dimension.Stars will leap from the screens as the North East gets its first 3D cinema.
Source: Chronlice Live

2009-01-23
Paramount unveils direct-to-cinema digital support plan - As Hollywood continues to thrash out industry-wide digital cinema strategy and requirements, Paramount Pictures has gone ahead and unveiled a direct-to-cinema support plan.
Source: Screen Daily

2009-01-23
Japanese Firms to Introduce Digital Screens at Cinemas - Toho Cinemas Ltd and Kadokawa Cineplex Inc announced that they will introduce new systems to deliver and show movies in digital format (digital cinema systems) in earnest from 2009.
Source: Tech-on

2009-01-23
Cameroon's last cinema closes - YAOUNDE (AFP)
Source: Yahoo News

2009-01-23
Oscar nominations announced - The Academy Awards nominations Thursday proved a reminder once again that Oscar voters are still capable of surprises
Source: Variety.com

2009-01-23
Paramount Pictures Announces Direct-to-Exhibitors Digital Cinema Deal - Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), today announced it has become the first studio to offer digital cinema support directly to exhibitors across the United States and Canada. The move is expected to accelerate the roll-out of digital and 3-D projection systems in theatres. The announcement was made by Jim Tharp, President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution.
Source: PR Newswire

2009-01-23
New 3D screen at Cineworld Llandudno - CINEMA-GOERS will be able to enjoy a "first of its kind" 3D experience in Llandudno Junction next month.
Source: North Wales Weekly News

2009-01-23
Business Analysis: Vue Cinemas have a fresh take on film-going - Audience research and experimentation with the customer experience is one way in which Vue Cinemas continues to attract large and enthusiastic crowds, says Helen Dunne
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-01-26
Paramount Pushes Digital Direct to Theaters - Paramount Pictures, the Viacom-owned production and distribution film studio, today announced plans to boost direct-to-exhibitors digital movie distribution and 3D systems.
Source: Contentinople.com

2009-01-26
Paramount to pay exhibs for digital play - Paramount said Thursday it will offer qualifying exhibitors payments for playing its films on digital screens.
Source: THR.com

2009-01-26
Is the future 3D? - Could this be the year that 3D film makes a major breakthrough? With a dozen big budget 3D movies due for release, filmmakers seen convinced we'll all soon be wearing the special glasses. SIMON PARKIN asks whether we'll ever see cinema in the same way again.
Source: Norwich Evening News

2009-01-26
The Dark Knight IMAX Schedule Released - Between now and OSCAR time, Warner Bros. and IMAX are teaming to rerelease The Dark Knight movie in IMAX theaters around the world. Take the jump to find out where the biggest grossing movie of 2008 will be showing, and if you have time, go see it again.
Source: Majorspoilers.com

2009-01-26
The ODEON SITE - St Albans - This is a truly unique opportunity to acquire this prominent site situated in a convenient position a short distance from both the city centre and the mainline railway station.
Source: Odeonsite St Albans

2009-01-26
An incomplete history of the ODEON Clerk Street, Edinburgh - My childhood was spent watching films on the big screen. Being dyslexic I spent a year or so of my life behind others in school; until luckily one of my teachers spotted the symptoms.
Source: Odeon Edinburgh [Blog]

2009-01-26
Oscar movie pirates battle the MPAA once again in 2009 - With the nominations of the Oscars named just a few days ago I wondered how many of the movies nominated have actually been seen by people at home rather then the cinema in the form of piracy. Of course no website gives out that kind of information but there is a blog post that was featured on slashfilm that gave some shocking figures.
Source: Neowin.net

2009-01-26
Bags will be searched in cinema piracy crackdown - CINEMAGOERS could be facing long queues as bosses launch a major clampdown on piracy.
Source: Bury Times

2009-01-26
Cineworld focuses on 3D screen deal - BRITAIN’s only quoted cinema group, Cineworld, is close to a deal that will double the number of its screens that can show 3D films in an attempt to capitalise on the format’s growing popularity.
Source: The Times

2009-01-26
The Mighty Wurlitzer - Music For Movie Palace Organs
Source: New World Records

2009-01-26
Cinema-goers step back to classic era - FOR many Toowoomba cinema-goers Saturday's Aussie Film Festival at the Icon Cinema was a chance to step back in time to life in an earlier, simpler Australia.
Source: The Chronicle

2009-01-26
Digital-to-cinema from Paramount - HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/
Source: David Kirkpatrick Blog

2009-02-02
NEC Display Solutions blockbuster Cineworld contract - The UKs leading digital multiplex cinema chain to roll-out digital projectors from NEC Displays for 3D movies
Source: Source Wire

2009-02-02
UK cinemas getting all 3D - According to Variety UK cinema chain Cineworld have announced that by April, the company intend to have a total of 148 digital screens fitted and operational, providing one in five screens with digital capability. This improves the chances that UK citizens will be able to see Avatar, Monsters vs. Aliens and the other 11 3D films coming out this year as the film makers intended.
Source: Sean Adam Cook [Blog]

2009-02-02
NEC and Cineworld Install NC1600C and NC2500S Projectors in UK - Cineworld is one of the United Kingdom
Source: About Projectors

2009-02-02
UPDATE 1-Cineworld in 4 mln stg digital screens deal with NEC - Britains only quoted cinema chain Cineworld Group Plc (CINE.L) said on Monday it agreed to buy 74 digital projectors for 4 million pounds ($5.5 million) from technology firm NEC Corp (6701.T), doubling its digital screens across its estate.
Source: Reuters

2009-02-02
Broadway devastated by major arson blaze - AN arson probe is under way after fire raged through the Broadway Theatre in Peterborough on Sunday, badly damaging the stage, the front rows of seats and vital equipment.
Source: Peterborough Today

2009-02-02
Dunfermline cinema to open new 3D screen - The Odeon cinema in Dunfermline has announced that it is to install a new digital 3D screen.
Source: STV

2009-02-02
Doremi Cinema to Equip Cineworlds Digital Expansion - Doremi Cinema has been selected by Cineworld Group plc, one of the UK
Source: DCinema Today

2009-02-02
Butlins sponsors Odeon Kids Club - Butlins is to roll out an in-cinema drive using its Redcoat entertainers to support its sponsorship of the Odeon Kids Club.
Source: Brand Republic

2009-02-02
UK s Cineworld self-finances digital deal - Cineworld, the UK cinema chain which is set to increase its number of digital screens by 100%, from 74 to 148, will self-finance the $5.57m (
Source: Screendaily

2009-02-02
Barco exclusive digital cinema projector supplier at this years Berlinale - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema projection technology, is proud to announce that it is the exclusive digital cinema projector supplier for the 59th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-02-02
Kinepolis sells stake in German cinema group CinemaxX - Belgian cinema operator Kinepolis (KIPO.BR) said on Tuesday it had sold its 12.61 percent minority stake in German cinema group CinemaxX AG to H+Z Beteiligungs GmbH.
Source: Reuters

2009-02-02
3-D cinema draws movie-goers into the picture - SHOW LOW - 3-D cinema is now a reality for moviegoers in the White Mountains thanks to a new digital projector at the White Mountain Entertainment Show Low 5 theater.
Source: WMI Central

2009-02-02
- The Arts Council and the Irish Film Board announce recipients of the Cinema Digitisation Grant Scheme. A Total of
Source: IFTN

2009-02-02
Fire at Oxford city centre cinema - Two fire crews were called out to the Odeon Cinema in Oxford in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Source: BBC News

2009-02-02
Chief executive Tony Reeves apologises after letters lost - The chief executive of Bradford Council has apologised
Source: The Telegraph and Argus

2009-02-02
Curtain going down on cinema culture in Peshawar - PESHAWAR: Curtains seems to be coming down on the cinema culture in the provincial metropolis, as the number of cine-goers has dropped by nearly 50 percent due to the surging militancy and other problems, a survey conducted by Daily Times showed on Sunday.
Source: Dailytimes.com

2009-02-02
Kensington Odeon site up for sale - Owners of Kensington Odeon have put it on the market for
Source: London Informer

2009-02-02
Iron Maiden tour film coming to digital cinemas - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe
Source: Film Journal

2009-02-02
Christie Helps Galaxy Theatres Reach for the Stars in Live Earth-To-Space Station Chat with NASA Astronauts - Record Turnout Reflects Innovative Use of Digital Cinema Technology to Promote Education
Source: DCinema Today

2009-02-03
Arts Alliance strikes 3-D deal for Netherlands - LONDON -- European digital cinema provider Arts Alliance Media is spreading the digital word across the continent and has struck a deal with Dutch indie cinema circuit Amsterdam Booking Company to roll out in the Netherlands.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

2009-02-03
Let it roll! - Even in the bygone days when audiences truly had faith in the mysteries of the silver screen, movie-goers couldn't always be relied on to respond to a film's opening, "Hey you!" flourish. Even the 20th Century Fox fanfare or the roar of the MGM lion wouldn't necessarily make them sit bolt upright. Indeed, it was once common practice - as recently as the Fifties - for screenings to begin while punters were still settling into their seats or opening their popcorn (hence the term "popcorn time"). The curtains would remain closed while a film's opening titles were projected, only opening for the first scene. The titles - more or less fancy lettering on a plain or decorative background - were prey to the whims of the projectionist, and as often as not remained unreadable.
Source: The Independent

2009-02-08
New cinema boss lives Hollywood dream - He has been a fan of the movies since he was a boy and now Gary Stevens truly is living the Hollywood dream.

The 44-year-old officially took over at Fakenhams Hollywood Central Cinema at the weekend after buying the business from Trevor Wicks who continues to own the other Hollywood Cinemas in the chain.
Source: Fakenham Times

2009-02-08
Cineplex to unveil new digital projection system in Edmonton - EDMONTON - Cineplex Entertainment will unveil its new digital projection system at Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton in West Edmonton Mall on Feb. 27 with the show Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.
Source: Globaltv.com

2009-02-08
3D Movies Arrive at Galaxy Cinemas Regina - Cineplex Entertainment announces an additional 22 theatres in Canada to be equipped with digital 3D projectors in time for Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Source: Marketwire

2009-02-08
Fears for Kensington High Streets future grow - Kensington High Street - the heart of the Royal Borough - hangs in limbo with the future of two much loved buildings in doubt and the loss of a popular shop.
Source: London Informer

2009-02-08
XpanD Launches the - XpanD, the international authority in 3D cinemas and technology platforms, today announced the official roll-out of its newest model of 3D glasses
Source: DCinema Today

2009-02-08
Prestatyns Scala cinema ready to open its doors - CINEMA and art lovers will be delighted to hear that a much-awaited facility will be opening this month
Source: Denbigshirevistor

2009-02-08
Cobra goes to the BAFTAs - Cobra has become the official beer of British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Source: OfflicenceNews

2009-02-08
Cineworld rolling out more 3D screens this year - 3DTV was all the rage at CES this year, and whilst the idea of owning one at home is getting closer, cinemas still hold the monopoly for 3D films. Cineworld is showing that its embracing the digital revolution with news that it has signed an agreement with NEC to double the number of digital screens it owns.
Source: Shinytiny.tv

2009-02-08
Cinema conjures up Potter teen ban - Vue cinema, in Dublin
Source: The Times

2009-02-08
Dolby sheds jobs from UK cinema manufacturing division - As if the recent quesrterly ernings reports from Warner Bros, Walt Disney and News Corp were not proof enough that the entertainment industry is far from recession proof, news is out that Dolby Laboratories will be closing down its UK manufacturing operation. Some 60 people will lose their jobs from the shuttering of their UK manufacturing base.
Source: Celluiod Junkie [Blog]

2009-02-08
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. Announces Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Results - Revenue Growth, Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA Margin Improvements Continue, Driven by Virtual Print Fees and Growth in Content Delivery Business
Source: CNN Money

2009-02-08
The real cinema paradiso - The timing may be off, coming in the middle of one of Europe
Source: FT

2009-02-08
Scotlands first cinema to reopen - The first purpose-built picture house in Scotland is to start showing films again after
Source: BBC News

2009-02-08
California Academy of Sciences Goes 3D with Dolby 3D Digital Cinema - SAN FRANCISCO
Source: Centre Daily

2009-02-08
International Datacasting Corporation Selected by Arqiva as Technology Partner for Major European Digital Cinema Network - International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC - News), a global leader in providing advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content via satellite, announced today that it has received an initial order from Arqiva Satellite & Media for infrastructure to support its development of a new pan-European digital cinema satellite network.
Source: Yahoo

2009-02-08
Cinema tickets offered in exchange for sexually transmitted infection test - Health chiefs in north east Essex hope the payments, which could total
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-02-08
IDC wins second European cinema deal - International Datacasting Corp. (TSX:IDC) has won its second European deal to install a digital cinema satellite network.
Source: Ottawa Business Journal

2009-02-08
The 3D revolution - SO far we have had U2 in your lap, Brendan Fraser dodging dinosaurs in the front row and Hannah Montana dancing in the aisles but its today that the 3D revolution could really start.
Source: This is Derbyshire

2009-02-08
WU projectionist promotes perfection in film quality - It was snowing. The Webster University campus was nearly abandoned, but in the Winifred Moore Auditorium, strange things were happening. Adrift at sea, a six-armed goddess danced on a lotus flower to music emanating from a phonograph constructed from a peacock. The glowing image painted the hall in a bluish-pink hue. The auditorium was deserted - every seat was empty - but one man was witness to the weirdness.
Source: Webu Journal

2009-02-08
Projectionist hoping for recovery of lost pictures - A RETIRED Huntly projectionist is hoping the demolition of his former cinema will unearth a host of lost pictures
Source: Press and Journal

2009-02-08
Bafta Film Awards 2009: The winners - Here are the winners in full, plus the losing nominees, for this year's Bafta Film Awards 2009, which were held on 8 February at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. The winners of each category are marked in bold.
Source: BBC News

2009-02-15
UK Cinemas get 3D Projection - Odeon, the largest chain of cinemas based in Britain, is installing 3D projection technology in its UK theaters. The new projectors can display images at a resolution of 2K, (2,048×1,080 pixels), roughly twice the resolution of a movie on a Blu-ray disc
Source: Screencave

2009-02-15
Cinema South goes digital - BOARDMAN — The digital 3D revolution has arrived in the Mahoning Valley
Source: Vindy.com

2009-02-15
Odeon and UCI Cinemas Choose Qube Servers - Qube XP-D servers chosen in 111 screen 3D digital cinema rollout in Europe
Source: DCinema Today

2009-02-15
Film fans fight to save cinema - TWO film fans are hoping to save a historic cinema - by turning it into a mini version of Manchesters famous Cornerhouse.
Source: Manchester Evening News

2009-02-15
Cinema projectionist dies suddenly - HENLEY’S long-serving cinema projectionist has died suddenly at work.
Source: Henley Standard

2009-02-15
NEC rolls out 3D projectors - AIMING TO CASH in on an upcoming wave of 3D Hollywood blockbusters, NEC says it will roll out its digital projectors to Odeon cinemas across Europe.
Source: The Inquirer

2009-02-15
First look at new Scala Cinema in Prestatyn - STAFF have lifted the curtain on Wales’ first all-digital cinema
Source: Dailypost

2009-02-15
Turning Point: Jill Brook, deputy sales director, Digital Cinema Media - My biggest turning point ... was leaving the glamorous world of magazines - I worked at Conde Nasts Vanity Fair - for the wonderful world of cinema.
Source: Brand Republic

2009-02-15
Doremi Cinema Introduces CineAsset - Software Based Mastering Solution Converts Unencrypted Files to JPEG2000 for Digital Cinema Playback
Source: Broadcast Newsroom

2009-02-15
3D films back in cinema, but porn will lead - Horror, animation and concert movies are out or on the way, but adult entertainment will push boundaries with the new technology
Source: Times Online

2009-02-15
Moving pictures into the next 100 years - Film, as it’s been known for the past 100 years, is getting canned.This month, Cineplex Entertainment is leading the industry in changing the moving-going experience.
Source: BC Local News

2009-02-15
Wirral’s new digital cinema shows vision of the future - MERSEYSIDE’S first all-digital cinema will be one of the key attractions in the next phase of ambitious plans to redevelop a Wirral resort.
Source: Digital Cinema Buyers Guide

2009-02-15
UK, Plans for casino at former cinema site - Doncasters landmark Odeon cinema could be demolished and replaced with a casino, if developers get the go-ahead from councillors.
Source: Swiss-Press

2009-02-15
Prestatyn wins its fight for picture house - A 90-year-old cinema re-opens tonight after a long-running community campaign. The Scala in Prestatyn was forced to close in December 2000 under the weight of repair bills.
Source: News Wales

2009-02-15
Demolish the Odeon - New plan to flatten cinema for casino
Source: Doncaster Free Press

2009-02-15
Kilmarnock film fans can see movies in 3D - KILMARNOCK film fans could have characters flying right at them if they head down to the Odeon.
Source: Kilmarnock Standard

2009-02-15
Cineplex Galaxy turns record $7.1-million profit - Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, Canadas leading movie-house operator, posted blockbuster profits yesterday as recession-weary consumers in search of a little cut-rate escapism flooded cinema turnstiles during the last three months of 2008.
Source: The Record

2009-02-15
In Pictures: New life for cinema - The cinema was built in 1912 but shut in 1980 after a failed run as a bingo hall. It is reopening thanks to a £2.15m refurbishment
Source: BBC News

2009-02-15
Largest UK Cinema Chain Picks Vendors for 3D While Snubbing Third Party Integrators - The UK’s largest exhibitor Odeon (formed through the merger with UCI) has selected Real Image’s Qube server and projectors from NEC to extend the company’s digital cinema and (particularly) digital 3D reach.
Source: Celluliod Junkie

2009-02-15
Sound Associates Installs 3D Projection Systems for Odeon Cinemas - ODEON and UCI Cinemas, Europe’s largest cinema operator, is currently installing dozens of new 3D screens as it further extends its network of DCI-compliant Digital Cinema screens in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany & Austria. Sound Associates, the UK‘s leading cinema equipment integrator, is installing the 31 systems for phase 1 in the UK.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-02-15
Recession helping Kodak on motion pictures - The recession is causing economic turmoil worldwide and costing millions of people their jobs. But its also helping extend the life of Eastman Kodak Co.s entertainment film business.
Source: Democrat and Chronicle.com

2009-02-15
Best independent cinemas in London - If you’re fed up of paying over £10 to see a film, sick of venues with no character, and bored of the same old hollywood blockbusters, then look no further. Here are a few of my favourite independent cinemas in London.
Source: Londoner Eye

2009-02-15
NEC Display Solutions adds multi-million ODEON contract to its cinema market success - London, 10th February 2009: NEC Display Solutions has announced that its digital projectors are to be rolled out by ODEON
Source: Sourcewire

2009-02-15
Barco Uses DP-1200 Projector at Berlinale Talent Campus - Barco is a global leader in digital cinema projection technology. Recently they announced that they will be using their DP-1200 projector for the Campus Studio 2009 at Berlinale Talent Campus, which is part of the Berlin International Film Festival. The Berlinale Talent Campus bringing upcoming filmmakers from around the world for a six day event that composes expert lectures, seminars and workshops, and gives the filmmakers the opportunity to create international networks early in their careers. The workshops will have Barco
Source: Electronicsinfonline.com

2009-02-15
U.K.s Cineworld doubles its digital estate - Cineworld, the United Kingdom’s second-largest cinema operator with 75 sites and 775 screens, announced a comprehensive deal with Munich, Germany-based NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH for an additional 74 digital projectors. The total cost for outfitting one in five of its screens by next month is estimated at £4 million (€4.46 and US$5.71 mil.). And 144 of the 148 total digital screens will also have digital 3D capabilities through RealD, ultimately providing some 40,000 cinemagoers for any given show with a deeper experience.
Source: Filmjournal

2009-02-15
Apology after children see horror movie - Apology after children see horror movie;A MIX-UP in the projection room at Southampton’s Odeon cinema left families who had queued for the latest Disney movie watching an 18-rated horror film instead.
Source: This is Hampshire

2009-02-15
Disney kicks off 3-D films at Aylesbury - AYLESBURY cinema-goers can now enjoy a 3-Dimensional view of their favourite films.
Source: The Bucks Herald

2009-02-16
Cinema may make way for £13m complex - AN Art Deco cinema in Doncaster could be demolished to make way for a £13m leisure complex incorporating a casino, gym, shops and offices.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2009-02-17
Universal Pictures names Joseph Cates as SVP technology - Joseph E. Cates has been appointed as senior vice president of technology for Universal Pictures.

Cates will oversee the studio's technology group worldwide and lead the studio's strategic efforts to develop and implement digital technologies that foster greater consumer access to film content. In addition, Cates will continue to manage content security and anti-piracy technology matters for the studio.
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-02-17
Cinedigm Scores Big With Live 3D Broadcast of NBA All-Star Event - On Satruday evening Cinedigm continued its ongoing effort to bring popular sporting events in 3D to North American movie theatres by broadcasting the NBA All-Star Saturday Night to more than 80 venues in the U.S. and Canada. Since this type of alternative content is all the rage these days I decided it was high time to check out what all the buzz was about. I’m quite happy I did.
Source: Celluloid Junike [Blog]

2009-02-17
3-D films growing in popularity on area IMAX, cineplex screens - Like many in a preview audience for the movie “Under the Sea 3D” at the Putnam Museum’s IMAX Theatre last week, Caelei Kurylo dodged sharks, sidestepped water snakes and was showered by a sea full of shrimp.
Source: Quad-City Times

2009-02-17
’Cinema of the Future’ movie contest begins - ISTANBUL - Applications have started pouring in for the Cinema of the Future competition. The competition was designed to support cinema students’ short film screenplays and production projects.
Source: Hurriyet News

2009-02-17
Cinema works close roads - Parts of Market Street and Cheap Street close today to allow work on Newbury's cinema to take place
Source: Newbury Today

2009-02-17
Vista rolls out cinema system at Vue - When UK-based cinema chain Vue needed a new operating system, it turned to entertainment software solution provider Vista. Vue has now rolled out Vista’s cinema system across its 56 cinemas.
Source: OnWindows

2009-02-21
Multiplex boom could be The End for single screens - MUMBAI — Ravi Muhamunkar has been a projectionist at the New Shirin Cinema in central Mumbai for the last 18 years. Some of the equipment he uses may be decades old but he is just thankful to have a job.
Source: Khleej Times

2009-02-21
Odeon a step closer to demolition - A Doncaster building which has seen the likes of the Beatles and Rolling Stones stepping through its doors could be demolished after a bid to protect it was rejected.
Source: Hutton Cranswick Today

2009-02-21
Regal Entertainment Earnings Report and 3D Outlook - LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Regal Entertainment Group, the No.1 U.S. movie theater operator, posted lower-than-expected operating earnings and revenue on Thursday, but presented an upbeat outlook based partly on hopes for 3-D offerings. Regal, whose shares fell 9 percent, said fourth-quarter net income rose to $30.1 million, or 20 cents a share, from $23.2 million, or 15 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding special items, profit was 18 cents a share, far short of analysts average forecast of 26 cents, according to Reuters Estimates. Revenue rose 18 percent to $711.7 million, shy of the $726.4 million average forecast.
Source: 3dproductionnews [blog]

2009-02-21
Lights dim on Quebec cinema attendance - As the Quebec film industry announced its nominees for the best films of last year on Tuesday, new statistics showed that Quebecers are heading to the cinema in fewer numbers than ever.
Source: CBC

2009-02-21
Adelaide art deco cinema up for sale - One of Adelaides last art deco cinemas is facing an uncertain future.

The Chelsea cinema at Kensington has been under council review and the building will now be put up for sale.
Source: ABC

2009-02-21
Harkness Screens Perlux 220 is 3D Screen Choice for Malco Theaters - FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Harkness Screens, the world’s leading manufacturer of projection screens for entertainment venues, and Malco Theaters, a chain of renowned movie theaters, have teamed up to give theater patrons the very best movie-viewing experiences through Harness Screens’ Perlux 220 3D screen.
Source: Digital Content Producer [blog]

2009-02-21
Attack of the Digitals - In a recent interview with Digital Cinema Magazine, Star Wars Creator George Lucas commented on film-based cinematography by saying
Source: William Weaver [blog]

2009-02-21
The one where Im ashamed of Bradford for once - A brief history: Opened in 1930 as the Victoria, the Odeon cinema eventually closed in 2000, and remained empty. The bid to turn it into a venue began. In 2004 it was bought by Yorkshire Forward, using public money, for the people of Bradford, some of whom formed BORG (of which Mr Pennington himself is a member) and worked tirelessly to organise events like Hug The Odeon.
Source: Telegraph

2009-02-21
The flicks come back to Mullum - Its been a very long time since anything beyond a TV screen flickered in Mullumbimby on a regular basis - since the early 1970s in fact when the Empire Theatre finally had to close its doors and end the golden era of an evening at the flicks as all-town entertainment.
Source: Byron News

2009-02-21
$405m cinema chain, Kino City, planned for mid sized Russian cities - Three Russian industry heavyweights, Eduard Pichugin, the CEO of Cinema Invest and founder of Kronwerk Cinema chain, the producer Sergei Selyanov of CTB production company, and the director and businessman Fyodor Bondarchuk will embark on Kino City, a project to build 122 cinemas across Russia.
Source: Screendaily

2009-02-21
Odeon, UCI Cinemas tie up with Qube for digitisation - Odeon and UCI Cinemas, the largest cinema operator chain in Europe, have entered into a tie-up with Qube Cinema to install Qube XP-D digital cinema servers. The initiative is part of their 110-screen digitisation plan across the region. Qube Cinema is a subsidiary of Chennai-based Real Image Media Technologies, the only Indian company to compete in the international standards-compliant digital cinema market.
Source: Mydigitalfc

2009-02-21
Digital cinema set for Dundalk - Up to 200 construction jobs could be created with the building of a new cinema after a developer said he would insist builders use Dundalk sub contractors.
Source: Argus

2009-02-21
3D Movies Arrive at SilverCity St. Vital Cinemas - Cineplex Entertainment announces an additional 21 theatres in Canada to be equipped with digital 3D projectors in time for Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Source: Marketwire

2009-02-21
Cinedigm Announces Agreement With Sony Pictures Releasing Supporting Its Phase Two Deployment of Up to 10,000 Digital Cinema Projection Systems - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (Cinedigm) (NASDAQ: CIDM) (formerly AccessIT) today announced an agreement with Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation (SPRC) supporting its Phase Two Digital Cinema Deployment Plan for up to 10,000 digital cinema projection systems. Over the next three years, SPRC will supply its upcoming pictures in a DCI-compliant format to Cinedigm installed theatres in the United States and Canada, when booked, and will make financial contributions for a limited time to promote DCI-compliant digital cinema technology (a new and higher quality delivery format).
Source: CNN

2009-03-08
Behind the glitz of the Oscars is a hard-nosed business model - HATS off to the British film industry for its remarkable scooping of the pool at this weeks Academy Awards.
Source: LDP Busienss

2009-03-08
Theater plan gets viewing tonight - SARATOGA SPRINGS — Building a downtown movie theater in Saratoga Springs seems like a no-brainer. Cinemagoers would come for dinner or ice cream on Broadway, then walk over to catch a flick, would-be developers say.
Source: Times Union

2009-03-08
RealD Adds UK Theater Chain - Los Angeles-based RealD, which provides technology for projecting 3D movies on digital theater screens, announced this morning that it has signed up another theater chain as a customer. RealD said that Vue Entertainment, which operates multiplex cinemas in the UK, will add RealD to 200 screens in its chain. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. According to RealD, the firms systems have already been installed at Vues flagship location. RealD said it now has over 1,700 screens deployed with its technology, with another 6,000 under contract. The firm has been aggressively installing overseas, having opened a European office in November, and recently installed its first system in Japan.
Source: SocalTech

2009-03-08
Vue Entertainment and RealD Announce Exclusive Digital 3D Partnership - Vue Entertainment and RealD Announce Exclusive Digital 3D PartnershipLOS ANGELES & LONDONCA-REALD
Source: AD-HOC News

2009-03-08
Boost for Taunton cinema - TAUNTONS Odeon Cinema will be ahead of the game as they install a new 3D screen.
Source: Somerset County Gazette

2009-03-08
Digital Cinema - Inherently More Energy Efficient Than Film - The simple answer is that all-digital productions are inherently more efficient than the current industry practice of shooting on film (or if you
Source: Green Screen Blog

2009-03-08
Ballantyne Trims Film Projection Staff - Ballantyne of Omaha has announced that it has reduced its overall staffing by 19 people, or approximately 10 percent, as part of the ongoing shift in its business from the manufacture of film projection equipment to the distribution of digital cinema projectors. Annualized cost savings related to these actions is estimated to amount to approximately $900,000. Ballantyne will record a first quarter severance charge of approximately $255,000 related to these actions.
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-03-08
Theater to be on cutting edge of digital technology - True movie fans, those who enjoy going to a theater to watch the latest Hollywood releases, will undoubtedly notice the on-screen quality of the image they will see when visiting the B&B Theatres
Source: Hannibal News

2009-03-08
3D technology now at Valley Plaza theater - The cinemaplex at Valley Plaza mall has been upgraded to include new 3D technology, theater owner Reading Cinemas announced Tuesday.
Source: Bakersfield News

2009-03-08
Cinergy Cinemas set to open in early June - No one looking at the metal framework, the dangling wiring and the fresh concrete inside the walls of the speculative building in Copperas Cove (not to mention the dirt-covered parking lot) wouldve imagined that the 40,000-square-foot building was the beginning of a mega-entertainment, cinema-eatery complex. The huge new entertainment facility is slated to open in early June.
Source: KDH News

2009-03-08
Cinema 21:9 gets complementary 7.1 home theatre system - Cinema 21:9 gets complementary 7.1 home theatre systemHaving already drooled uncontrollably over the new wide, wide, wide-screen Cinema 21:9 aspect ratio HD television being offered up by Philips, we thought it only right and proper to similarly fawn shamelessly all over the home theatre cinema sound system Philips is putting out to sex our ears as well as our eyes.
Source: The Tech Herald

2009-03-08
Alton Square, city hope to debut cinema - ALTON - A long-awaited, free-standing, 10-screen digital movie theater appears to be on its way to Alton Square, with some help from the city.
Source: The Telegraph

2009-03-08
Thai cinema chain Major plans bonds, up stake in media unit - BANGKOK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Thailands biggest cinema chain operator, Major Cineplex MAJO.BK, said on Thursday it planned to sell bonds worth up to 1.5 billion baht ($42 million) with maturities of up to 5 years to fund its expansion plans.
Source: Reuters

2009-03-08
Sony and RealD to Provide Complete 3D Digital Cinema System for Exhibitors - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., and PARK RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics and RealD are working together to provide exhibitors with 3D digital cinema systems that combine a single Sony 4K projector and its new 3D dual lens adapter with RealD technology, including a specially designed optical filter tuned for the projector, resulting in the ability to deliver crisp 3D images to screens up to 55 feet in width.
Source: PR News Wire

2009-03-08
Digital Cinema Processor from QSC Debuts at ShoWest - New DCP 300 Delivers Everything You Need Between the Server and Amps
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-08
Christie’s Certified Cinema Re-seller Network Brings Digital and 3D Movie Experiences to Audiences - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, is proud to announce the certification of cinema re-sellers American Cinema Equipment, Inc. (Portland, OR), Big Sky Industries (Alpha, NJ), Bruce’s Entertainment & Media Solutions (Castaic, CA), Cinema Equipment & Supplies, Inc. (Miami, FL), CLACO Equipment and Service, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT), Integrity Entertainment Systems LLC (Niskayuna, NY) and Sonic Equipment Company (Iola, KS). From coast-to-coast, movie theatres in the United States are making key strategic investments in digital cinema so they can provide audiences with a superior movie viewing experience. Christie’s certified re-seller network is at the forefront of this digital wave, offering their technical service, expertise and Christie’s industry award winning digital cinema projectors to cinema circuits around the country.
Source: The Briefting Room

2009-03-08
GDC Technology wins contract to deploy 100 digital cinema systems for China Film Group Corporation - GDC Technology (GDC), a world leading digital cinema solution provider, is pleased to announce that it has won a contract to deploy 100 digital cinema projection systems for China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), the largest and most influential state-run film enterprise in China. The deployment of all 100 digital cinema projection systems in major cities of China is expected to be completed within the next three months. The DCI-2000 Digital Cinema Integrated Projection System, which consists of GDC
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-08
Cinedigm to distribute Olympus features digitally - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. announced a first-of-its-kind multi-picture agreement between Olympus Pictures Distribution and Cinedigm
Source: Film Journal.

2009-03-08
Video: Inside the derelict Bradford Odeon - cinema that divides a city - ITS future has split Bradford, but today a campaigner trying to save the citys derelict Odeon cinema building claims its interior is "just as people will remember it". Watch what he filmed.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2009-03-08
UltraStar Installs D-Box Motion Systems in Arizona Theatre - D-Box Technologies has announced that San Diego-based UltraStar Cinemas will become the first theatre chain in Arizona to install D-Box motion systems in one of its auditoriums located within the 14-screen Surprise, Arizona multiplex.
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-03-08
Sioux City, Iowa, Goes Digital with Barco - The First Digital Cinema Installation for the Main Street Theatres Exhibitor Features the Barco DP-2000 Digital Projector and Dolby
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-08
New Victoria Place scheme could be changed - The applicants behind plans to transform the site of Bradford
Source: Telegraph & Argus

2009-03-08
Georgia Theatres selects Dolby 3D Digital - Georgia Theatre Company selected Dolby 3D Digital Cinema as its 3D system of choice. The circuit has installed Dolby 3D Digital Cinema in multiple theatre locations and has plans to increase its screen count over the next 12 to 18 months in select locations.
Source: Film Journal

2009-03-08
Many turn to movies for entertainment value, escapism in tough times - One Fleetwood Mac concert ticket at $149.50 or 30 movie matinees at $5 each. Drinks, popcorn and parking not included.
Source: Post-Gazzette Now

2009-03-08
This is the one thing young people of St Albans wanted - THE district councils handling of the city centre cinema project has been slammed by Labour leader Roma Mills.
Source: St Albans Review

2009-03-08
Screenvision and Universal Motown Records Partner to Debut Music Legend and R&B Icon Stevie Wonder - Screenvision has partnered with Universal Motown Records to present the national premiere of Stevie Wonder
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-08
Christie’s Certified Cinema Re-Seller Network Brings Digital and 3D Movie Experiences to Audiences; - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, is proud to announce the certification of cinema re-sellers American Cinema Equipment, Inc. (Portland, OR), Big Sky Industries (Alpha, NJ), Bruce’s Entertainment & Media Solutions (Castaic, CA), Cinema Equipment & Supplies, Inc. (Miami, FL), CLACO Equipment and Service, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT), Integrity Entertainment Systems LLC (Niskayuna, NY) and Sonic Equipment Company (Iola, KS). From coast-to-coast, movie theatres in the United States are making key strategic investments in digital cinema so they can provide audiences with a superior movie viewing experience. Christie’s certified re-seller network is at the forefront of this digital wave, offering their technical service, expertise and Christie’s industry award winning digital cinema projectors to cinema circuits around the country.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-08
GDC Technology Wins Contract To Deploy 100 Digital Cinema Systems For China Film Group Corporation - GDC Technology has won a contract to deploy 100 digital cinema projection systems for China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), the largest and most influential state-run film enterprise in China.
Source: Broadcast Buyer

2009-03-08
Cinedigm and Olympus Pictures Announce First All-Digital Multi-Picture Independent Movie Distribution Agreement - Deal Represents New Distribution Outlet for Independent Films
Source: 1

2009-03-08
The final show forcity cinema - ALLERTON’S cinema will close its doors tonight after 70 years of showing films to the people of south Liverpool.
Source: Liverpool Echo

2009-03-08
94-year-old ex-projectionist shares movie memories - HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - George Wagner doesnt see very well anymore, but as he runs his hands over The Maryland Theatres 1930s-era projection machines, his fingers know every knob and clamp.
Source: Wtop

2009-03-08
Sydney race film back at cinemas - Australian cinema chain Greater Union will resume Sydney screenings of a film about race riots which it pulled after a violent reaction from audiences.
Source: BBC News

2009-03-08
A Monster Move - Odeon and UCI Cinemas, Europe
Source: Digitial Cinema Report

2009-03-08
Owners hope to restore former Gaumot Art Deco cinema in Liverpool - A DISUSED Liverpool art deco cinema could be restored to its former glory.
Source: Liverpool Echo

2009-03-08
Demolition begins for Hampton Cinema Six - HAMPTON — Crews on Friday began the process of razing Hampton Cinema Six on Route 1. Compact excavators and workers were removing insulation and debris from the interior of the building as they prepared for next weeks demolition of the theater.
Source: Sea Coast Online

2009-03-08
Former Carlisle cinema site sold for - The building and car park of the old City Cinemas, at Mary Street, went under the hammer with auction firm Pugh & Co at Old Trafford football ground on Thursday. The company refused to reveal the buyer, but the site does carry planning permission for further development.
Source: Cumberland News

2009-03-08
Secret St Albans cinema talks next week - THE ambitious project for a cinema in St Albans city centre is to be discused by the district council cabinet in secret again on Tuesday.
Source: St Albans Review

2009-03-08
Thumbs up for signage at towns new cinema - YOU cant have a cinema without signs
Source: This Is Cornwall

2009-03-08
Georgia Theatre Company Selects Dolby 3D for Circuit-Wide Deployment - Georgia Theatre Company is pleased to announce it has selected Dolby 3D Digital Cinema as its 3D system of choice, bringing premium 3D presentations to select theatres in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-08
Cineworld Group Prepares for 3D Releases - The British cinema chain Cineworld Group has chosen Doremi Cinema to supply equipment for the expansion of its Digital Cinema rollout which will double the number of digital screens in its chain, the majority of which will be 3D enabled.
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-03-08
Odeon prepares to open cinema at Eagles Meadow, Wrexham - A £4.5m cinema complex is to become the latest addition to Wrexham’s Eagles Meadow.
Source: Wrexham Chronicle

2009-03-08
The Digital Eye: Stereoscopic 3-D and the Future of Visual Storytelling - Many industry players are putting their weight behind it, touting it [3D] as the biggest revolution in cinema since the invention of sound or color.
Source: VFX World

2009-03-08
Classic James Bond Film - Digitally Restored and Back in Cinemas - From 24 April, a restored version of FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is returning to cinemas nationwide, in celebration of the centenary of producer Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli.

Broccoli formed EON Productions and Danjaq, with Harry Saltzman, to make DR NO, launching James Bond onto the big screen in 1962. When Saltzman later sold his shares of the two companies to United Artists, Broccoli became sole producer of the Bond films.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, originally released in 1963, has been digitally restored frame by frame by Lowry Digital Images, the world’s leader in digital restoration and image enhancement. The process involves taking moving pictures that show signs of age and wear, removing the fading, dirt, scratches and other defects that occur over time, and returning them to their original condition.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, directed by Terence Young, and starring Sean Connery, Robert Shaw and Lotte Lenya, will be opening from 24 April at BFI Southbank (as part of a comprehensive Broccoli season), followed by special screenings at cinemas nationwide.
Source: Park Circus Press Release

2009-03-15
Buyer sought for Carlton Cinema - The future looks uncertain for Westgate’s Carlton Cinema.

The picturehouse’s parent company Reeltime Cinemas has gone into administration and the three-screen venue will be sold if a buyer can be found. The company also owns the Kavanagh Cinema in Herne Bay, but the cinemas are likely to be sold separately.
Source: Kent News

2009-03-15
Hottest ever summer for cinema - FROM The Italian Job to The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1969 was a milestone year for British film as UK cinemas sold 50 million tickets during a bumper summer.
Source: Scotsman

2009-03-15
IDC gets southern exposure with new cinema deal - International Datacasting Corp. (TSX:IDC) is continuing to get international screen time with a digital cinema deal in the Asia Pacific region.
Source: Ottawa Business Journal

2009-03-15
Irish theater chain adding 3-D capabilities - Irish Multiplex Cinemas, an Irish theater chain, has pacted to add RealD 3-D capabilities to each of its multiplex locations for a total of 14 RealD 3-D screens. The rollout is expected to be completed in time for the April release of "Monsters vs. Aliens" from DreamWorks Animation.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-03-15
Christie Helps Resellers Jump On Digital Cinema Bandwagon - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, is proud to announce the certification of cinema re-sellers American Cinema Equipment, Inc. (Portland, OR), Big Sky Industries (Alpha, NJ), Bruce’s Entertainment & Media Solutions (Castaic, CA), Cinema Equipment & Supplies, Inc. (Miami, FL), CLACO Equipment and Service, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT), Integrity Entertainment Systems LLC (Niskayuna, NY) and Sonic Equipment Company (Iola, KS). From coast-to-coast, movie theatres in the United States are making key strategic investments in digital cinema so they can provide audiences with a superior movie viewing experience. Christie’s certified re-seller network is at the forefront of this digital wave, offering their technical service, expertise and Christie’s industry award winning digital cinema projectors to cinema circuits around the country.
Source: Digital Cinema Buyer Guide

2009-03-15
BBC and BFI announce new partnership to bring archives to life - The BBC and BFI today announced a partnership to work together to develop plans for increasing public access to their respective audio, film and TV archives.
Source: BFI Press Release

2009-03-15
Arts Alliance, Yelmo further digital deal - LONDON -- European digital cinema provider Arts Alliance Media is ramping up plans for digital cinema rollout across Spain via a deal with local exhibitor Yelmo Cines.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-03-15
Fortis commits funding for XDC deal - Brussels-headquartered Fortis Bank has committed to funding the first tranche of €50 million ($63.15 million) for the financing of digital cinema provider XDCs rollout of digital cinema equipment across Europe, pursuant to its mandate to arrange €100 million financing. Upon closing -- expected by mid-April -- it will be the first major financing deal in the European digital cinema industry.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-03-15
UK cinema takings up - Cinema takings in the UK have hit a record high thanks to a series of box-office blockbusters. Admissions rose 1.1 per cent to 164.2 million in 2008 with box-office takings up 3.7 per cent to £ 854.4 million. Films such as Mamma Mia! and The Dark Knight helped push sales to the record levels of 1969. According to the Film Distributors’ Association UK, the recession has done little to affect cinema attendance, while falling media costs have saved distributors money marketing films with £ 305 million spent last year promoting 531 films, down £ 9 million on 2007.
Source: The London Paper

2009-03-15
Reel thing as movies come back into town - A 1,000-seat hi-tech cinema is to open in Downpatrick in early summer, bringing movies back to the town for the first time in decades.
Source: Belfast Telegraph

2009-03-15
Cineworld Listen Up - How can you justify increasing your “Unlimited” card prices again? Especially in these uncertain economic times.
Source: Craig Butters [Blog]

2009-03-15
Broadway theatre closes - With tears in his eyes, Peterborough entrepreneur Rinaldo Fasulo admitted his insurance company had refused to pay out and the Broadway theatre would close.
Source: Peterborough Today

2009-03-15
Star City cinema to take part in worlds largest film premiere - VUE Cinemas at Star City is going to help host what organisers hope will be the world’s largest film premiere.
Source: Birminghm Mail

2009-03-15
Eastman House shows why its world leader in film preservation - If you love movies, you know the importance of film preservation. It not only allows later generations to enjoy artful works from the past but also preserves our cultural heritage.
Source: democrat and Chronicle

2009-03-15
Eight screen Odeon cinema at Wrexhams Eagles Meadow opens - ITS SHOWTIME today with the opening of the £4.5million Eagles Meadow cinema in Wrexham.
Source: Evening Leader

2009-03-15
Christie and Sonic bring digital cinema to independent theatres - Sonic Equipment Company, an authorized Christie cinema reseller, is equipping dozens of independent theatres across the American Midwest with the latest Christie DLP Cinema® projectors with Brilliant3D™ technology, which enables 3D content to be projected in full 2K resolution.
Source: Filmm Journal

2009-03-15
Sony And Reald To Provide Complete 3D Digital Cinema System For Exhibitors - Sony Electronics and RealD are working together to provide exhibitors with 3D digital cinema systems that combine a single Sony 4K projector and its new 3D dual lens adapter with RealD technology, including a specially designed optical filter tuned for the projector, resulting in the ability to deliver crisp 3D images to screens up to 55 feet in width.
Source: 4rfv

2009-03-15
PLM illuminates "Odeon" Liverpool - PLM Illumination was recently contracted by Odeon to supply and install a new Odeon sign in the new multi-plex Liverpool Cinema.
Source: Approved Business

2009-03-15
IMAX Corporation reports fourth quarter 2008 financial results - TORONTO, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX
Source: and $1.3 million in accelerated depreciation on existing film-based joint revenue sharing arrangement theatres due to the earlier than anticipated digital upgrade of those theatres. Included in the fourth quarter of 2007 was a $4.0 million asset impairment charge reflecting the write-down of film-based projector inventories, partially offset by a one-time benefit from discontinued operations of $2.4 million.

2009-03-15
School in Yate makes bid for cinema - PLANS to build a cinema in Yate have been given fresh hope thanks to a secondary school headteacher.
Source: Gazette Series

2009-03-18
Falmouth cinema opening delayed - The Phoenix Falmouth had been due to open in the former Drill Hall building this Friday, but problems including water coming into the building had to be resolved before the launch.
Source: Falmouth Packet

2009-03-15
Hamish Linklater to Star in The Projectionist at Kirk Douglas Theatre - Hamish Linklater will star in the premiere of Michael Sargents The Projectionist, set to play in the Kirk Douglas Theatre, March 26-April 4, as part of Center Theatre Groups DouglasPlus series. Bart DeLorenzo will direct.
Source: Theater Mania

2009-03-15
Mamma Mia! boost for cinema group - UK box office hit Mamma Mia! helped cinema firm Cineworld more than double its pre-tax profits to £27.6 million.
Source: Channel 4

2009-03-15
Hollywood Cinema to get 3D upgrade - Fox Valley moviegoers will no longer need to leave town to catch 3D movies on the big screen.
Source: Post crescent

2009-03-15
MPs urge action on cinema filming - The government is being urged to make the use of video cameras in cinemas a criminal offence.
Source: BBC News

2009-03-15
Cineworld hopes to reap 3D rewards - Cineworld reported a 6 per cent rise in full-year box office sales and said it remained confident its bet on the 3D film format would pay off in spite of the small number of films being distributed in the format.
Source: FT

2009-03-15
Marcus Theatres to install 3D movie screen at Cedar Creek Cinema in Rothschild - Cedar Creek Cinema in Rothschild is among 13 Marcus Theatres locations that will be outfitted with digital 3D movie screens, the company announced today.
Source: Wausau Daily Herald

2009-03-15
Herne Bay cinema faces final curtain - IN THE week it was announced cinema audiences were at a 40-year high, the curtain looked set to fall on Herne Bays only picture house.
Source: This is Kent

2009-03-15
Thomson and Disney renew, expand DVD Services - Thomson S.A. (TMS: News ) announced that Technicolor has extended and expanded its existing multi-territory DVD replication and distribution agreements with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. As part of this deal, and in addition to existing core services, Technicolor will now provide freight management services to Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in North America.
Source: RTT News

2009-03-15
THOMSON : Paramount Pictures pacts with Technicolor to create state-of-the-art post-production facility on Paramounts Hollywood lot - Paramount Pictures pacts with Technicolor to create state-of-the-art post-production facility on Paramounts Hollywood lot
Source: Euronext

2009-03-15
Sad ending for former Paisley cinema - THE final curtain has come down at the historic Regal Cinema in Paisley after demolition work was completed.
Source: Paisley Daily Express

2009-03-15
WALTHAMSTOW: Student film in protest at derelict EMD - A STUDENT angered by the lack of a cinema in Waltham Forest is making a film about the history of the now-derelict EMD cinema.
Source: The Guardian

2009-03-15
Carlisles Lonsdale cinema could be a theatre – for £11.7 million - Carlisles former Lonsdale Cinema is suitable for conversion into a theatre/arts centre, consultants say.
Source: News and Star

2009-03-15
Christie at the Heart of Digital Revolution in Holland’s First VPF-Funded Rollout - Christie, a leader in digital cinema projection, is pleased to announce that it has been selected to fit 68 Christie 2K DLP Cinema® projection systems in the exclusive agreement between the Amsterdam Booking Company B.V. (ABC), a buying group representing Dutch independent cinemas, and Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading digital cinema provider. Christie digital cinema projectors will be deployed in 68 screens within 20 cinemas across The Netherlands. The deal also covers the installation of a professional satellite network for the transmission of live events and encrypted content.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-18
Pensioner turns garden shed into cinema - Don Parr, 81, wanted to pay tribute to the picture house he worked in as a projectionist as a youngster.

Now film fans come from far and wide to visit his back garden and watch the classic movies he screens.
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-03-18
Christie At The Heart Of Digital Revolution In Hollands First VPF-Funded Roll-Out - WOKINGHAM, UK
Source: Press Release Point

2009-03-18
Dolby Unveils New CP750 Digital Cinema Processor - Dolby CP750 Accommodates Multiple Digital Audio Sources and Can Be Managed and Controlled from One Central Location
Source: Yahoo

2009-03-18
Firm gets a starring role at new cinema - A LEEDS builder has had a starring role in a new Welsh cinema project.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2009-03-18
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Source: 1

2009-03-18
Chelsea cinema gets the flick - Burnside Council has decided to go ahead with a plan to sell the Chelsea cinema at Kensington.
Source: ABC

2009-03-18
Police threat in cinema sweet row - A woman was asked to leave a cinema and threatened with the police in a row over a bag of Revels.
Source: BBC News

2009-03-18
Doremi Cinema European Installations Exceed 1200 Screens Bringing Global Screen Count to over 6,000 - Doremi Cinema
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-15
Former cinema projects new use - FOR years it was the focal point for entertainment on an east Hull estate.

Now, the site of the former Berkeley Cinema in Greenwich Avenue, Bilton Grange, has been transformed thanks to the development of a £4.5m residential care complex.
Source: This is Hull and East Riding

2009-03-18
Demand for quality films in Colchester - THE film award season may have come to an end, but film buffs are still waiting to see some of those critically acclaimed movies on the big screen.
Source: Braintree and Witham Times

2009-03-18
Carmike Cinemas Q4 Loss Narrows - Quick Facts - Monday, Carmike Cinemas Inc. (CKEC: News ) reported a fourth-quarter net loss available to common stockholders of $34.6 million or $2.73 per share, compared to $68.3 million or $5.40 per share in the same quarter last year.
Source: RTT News

2009-03-18
New Digital Cinema Media MD undertakes major reshuffle - LONDON - Digital Cinema Media, the cinema sales house jointly owned by Odeon and Cineworld, is restructuring its 25-strong sales house with an increased focus on clients and creative agencies.
Source: Brand Republic

2009-03-18
UC San Diego and IBM Launch Center for Next-Generation Digital Media to Power Tomorrows Virtual Worlds - SAN DIEGO, CA and ARMONK, NY--(Marketwire - March 17, 2009) - Researchers at the University of California, San Diego today announced plans for a new campus center dedicated to invent the next generation of virtual worlds, multiple player online games, and high fidelity digital cinema, using one of the worlds most sophisticated computer servers -- the IBM System z mainframe.
Source: Marketwire

2009-03-18
New day dawns for former IMAX - Under a colossal name dating to ancient Greek chariot races, the former IMAX theater at Aquarium Wharf lives again.
Source: The Post and Courier

2009-03-18
Historic theater stops showing first run movies - BALTIMORE (Map, News) - The Senator Theatre, a nationally recognized single-screen movie house, has stopped showing first-run movies after almost 70 years, its owner announced Monday.
Source: Examiner

2009-03-18
Carmike Cinemas cuts loss to $41M - Carmike Cinemas Inc. trimmed its loss in 2008 and kept revenue fairly steady given a drop in attendance.
Source: Atlantic Business Chronicle

2009-03-18
Reading International Announces 2008 Results - Reading International, Inc. announced today results for its year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008.
Source: PR News Wire

2009-03-18
10-K: CARMIKE CINEMAS INC - The following discussion of our results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with "Selected Financial Data" and the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. The following discussion includes forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties.
Source: Marketwatch

2009-03-24
New hopes for old cinema site - Yuba City – it's the place to live, work and play – or at least city officials hope developers will see it that way.
Source: Appeal Democrat

2009-03-24
Digital cinema and new seating for the Town Hall Theatre - The Town Hall Theatre will install a new state-of-the-art digital projection system in April, while in June, the venue will close for two weeks to install new seating and undertake a number of technical upgrades, re-opening on July 5 for the 21st Galway Film Fleadh.
Source: Advertiser

2009-03-24
Digital roadshow for U.K. theaters - LONDON -- The digital cinema charm offensive is about to take off in April as the U.K. exhibition trade body the Cinema Exhibitors' Assn. and the U.K. Film Council team up to court operators across the country.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-03-24
Digital Cinema Media appoints Jill Owens to head creative development - LONDON - Digital Cinema Media is looking to forge closer links with ad agencies following the appointment of the former Grey London director Jill Owens to a new role.
Source: Brand Republic

2009-03-24
Exclusive Sneak Peak of Cineplex Odeon Westmount Cinemas - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN) is hosting a unique opportunity to tour the construction site of the new Cineplex Odeon Westmount Cinemas on Thursday, March 26th at 11 am. Local media are invited to attend this exclusive sneak peak opportunity to see the new theatre being built while in progress.
Source: Marketwire

2009-03-24
Technicolor Digital taps Sony vet - Tim Sarnoff has been named president of Technicolor Digital Prods., a new division of Thomson's Technical Business Group.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-03-24
Opinion still divided on new Wrexham cinema - ONE week after it opened, Wrexham's new state-of-the-art cinema continues to divide public opinion.
Source: Evening Leader

2009-03-24
Palace Cinemas Brings 3D To Central Europe - Central Europe will soon be able to experience 3D digital releases the way filmmakers had intended thanks to Palace Cinemas. Tomorrow the exhibitor will announce they will be adding twelve 3D digital screens to their circuit just in time for Dreamworks Animation’s “Monsters vs. Aliens” to premiere on March 26th.
Source: Celluoid Junkie [blog]

2009-03-24
Kino of the future: Germany's Fraunhofer and Kinoton collaborate on d-cinema testing site - With 60 years of technology experience, Germany’s Kinoton has outfitted some of the most prestigious cinematographic venues around the globe—from Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to Kinepolis Bruxelles in Belgium and Melbourne’s Australian Center for the Moving Image. This past summer, the Germering-based expert equipment manufacturer added yet another prestige project to its impressive list.
Source: Film Journal

2009-03-24
Financing alternative: MiT brings exhibitors new digital funding option - When we last spoke with Fountain Valley, Calif.-based Moving iMage Technologies in our September 2007 issue, MiT had just come up with their “Fusion” model of blending the new digital technology together with much that has been tried and true in cinema booths for decades. The company also brought exhibitors such practical innovations as the iMAGE Mover track system, allowing them to slide digital and film projectors into and out of the same porthole. Their full line of integration components for digital cinema include iMC (iMage Master Command) automations and interfaces, custom cable and wiring harnesses, as well as MPL projector bases with rotating adaptor plates that facilitate easy access to lamphouses.
Source: Film Journal

2009-03-24
Work set to start on Galway's €4m arthouse cinema - GALWAY CITY Council’s planned “cultural quarter” has taken a step forward with confirmation that construction is due to start shortly on a €4 million arthouse cinema.
Source: Irish Times

2009-03-24
Final curtain for Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre - THERE were tears of laughter and then sadness as the final curtain fell on Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre on Sunday.
Source: This is Kent

2009-03-24
Gisborne to get an arthouse cinema - THE prospect of opening an arthouse cinema in Gisborne is terrifying but "very, very exciting", says operator Sally Shanks.
Source: Gisborne Herald

2009-03-24
The Colonial’s curtain call - BLUEFIELD — As the brick and mortar reality of the old Colonial Theater crumble into dust, memories of good times at the classy theater on Princeton Avenue continue to emerge from people who still feel tied to the institution.
Source: BDT Online

2009-03-24
International Datacasting Corporation's 3D Live Digital Cinema Technology Showcased at SatExpo Show in Rome - International Datacasting Corporation, (TSX: IDC) a global leader in providing advanced solutions for the distribution of broadband multimedia content via satellite, announced today the successful demonstrations of their SuperFlex Pro Cinema 3D Live Encoder and Decoder product lines, powered with Sensio® 3D technology, at the Sat Expo Europe 2009 international conference and exhibition held in Rome from 19-21 March.
Source: Ajax World Magazine

2009-03-24
GDC Announces Closed Captioning Capabilities Added to its Entire SA-2100 Digital Cinema Server Line - As part of its on-going product improvement effort, GDC Technology (GDC) is pleased to announce that it has added Closed Captioning capabilities to its SA-2100 family of digital cinema servers. This will benefit cinema patrons who are hearing impaired as they can now read the captions individually (using specially designed equipment available on individual seats) while watching the movie at the same time.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-24
Cineworld signs up to Tesco Clubcard - Cineworld has joined the Tesco Clubcard loyalty programme as a redemption partner.
Source: Brand Republic

2009-03-24
Kinoton DCP Projectors on the Road of Success - With a significant number of Digital Cinema Projectors sold, the German manufacturer Kinoton has proven to be one of the leading providers in the Digital Cinema market. In fact, sales are gaining momentum. After achieving a blanket coverage of Europe, the DCP projectors are successively spreading into further areas such as Africa, Asia and the Middle East. All in all, Kinoton D-Cinema systems have been installed, or are scheduled for installation, in 22 countries so far. Further orders are due within a short time, so Kinoton’s objective of being present with D-Cinema systems in more than 25 countries will be achieved early in 2009.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-25
Could Clacton get its own IMAX cinema? - A STATE-of-the-art IMAX cinema could be built in Clacton as part of plans to regenerate the area.
Source: Gazette

2009-03-25
Sound Associates Announces its 150 Digital Cinema Installation - Since the beginning of 2009 Sound Associates has been awarded a number of digital cinema contracts by both multiplex operators and independent cinemas which have brought their total number of D-Cinema installations to over 150 screens.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-25
Maya Entertainment and Blockbuster(R) Team Up to Advance Latino Films With Film Festival & Screenwriting Competition - LOS ANGELES, March 24, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Maya Entertainment, the Latino-owned film entertainment company that brought "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer" to the big screen, is teaming up with Blockbuster Inc., a leading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment, to support the growing Latino filmmaking industry in the U.S. and spotlight quality examples of its work.
Source: Fox Business

2009-03-25
Senator Theatre's future - The Senator Theatre's doors have closed, but its historic character is in line for an update. In less than a month, Baltimore's Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation will consider the interior of the Art Deco movie house for possible landmark status. Since the Senator's exterior - its marquee and such - received the landmark designation in 2007, the authority of CHAP has expanded to include review of building interiors. With the theater's ownership in doubt now, it would seem premature for the panel to take this up. But a historic designation for what lies beyond the Senator's ticket booth could ensure its continued use as a movie palace and its contributions to the Belvedere business area.
Source: Baltimore Sun

2009-03-25
Kodak Is First to Demonstrate Fully-Integrated Ads on the Server - At ShoWest, the annual industry convention opening next week for the exhibition and motion picture distribution industries, Kodak will be the first company to demonstrate the fully-integrated ability to show advertising and other pre-show material on the Kodak server used to playback feature movies. The result will be a smoother presentation to cinema audiences, more detailed audit reporting for ad suppliers, and simplified booth operation for theatre owners.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-03-26
Campaign to save Herne Bay cinema - DOZENS of supporters gathered on Saturday in a desperate attempt to save Herne Bay's only cinema.
Source: This is Kent

2009-03-26
Asia: hotbed for 3-D, digi advertising - HONG KONG -- The future of 3-D cinema and advertising in the digital age were the central themes of the two panels on Wednesday that made up the Digital Entertainment Forum.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-04-10
AMC to convert entire circuit to Sony 4K digital - AMC Entertainment Inc. reached an agreement in principle with Sony Electronics to install 4K digital-cinema projection systems across its theatre circuit. With 309 theatres and 4,628 screens, AMC will be the largest entertainment company equipped with 4K digital technology in North America.
Source: Film Journal

2009-04-10
Work starts at Odeon Cinema in Blossom Street, York - REFURBISHMENT work has begun on York
Source: The Press

2009-04-10
Tokyu to screen Transformers in Imax digital format - Japanese exhibitor Tokyu Recreation will release Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen in the Imax digital format in June, marking the first time the format has been used in Japan.
Source: Screendaily

2009-04-10
Hooray for Hollywood: Film industry bucks the economic trend - The US may be in recession, but Americans are flocking to the cinema. Stephen Foley, Business and Finance Journalist of the Year, reports
Source: The Independent

2009-04-10
XDC European Digital Cinema Network exceeds 500 screens, to add 400 more - MUMBAI: XDC, the leading Pan-European digital cinema service company, has the largest operational network with 500 screens in 10 European countries, including 400 screens under leasing agreements and 100 screens under the VPF model. 400 screens under VPF agreements have still to be installed.
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-04-10
Credit crunch stalls d-cinema rollout - With "Monsters vs. Aliens" bowing in some 1,550 3-D locations over the March 27 weekend, the long-heralded second coming of the format may finally be here.
Source: Variety

2009-04-10
Digicine FilmStore Receives Disney Approval - Digicine FilmStore Receives Disney Approval FilmStore digital cinema server completes CineCert Interop Testing
Source: Digital Cinema

2009-04-10
Sony Announces Digital Cinema Deployment Agreement with Walt Disney - Sony Electronics
Source: Digital Cinema

2009-04-10
Paramount Pictures International Announces Direct to Exhibitors Digital Cinema Deal in International Markets - Paramount Pictures International (PPI), a division of Paramount Pictures Corporation, itself a unit of Viacom Inc. announced it will offer digital cinema support directly to exhibitors in the international markets. The move is expected to accelerate the roll-out of digital and 3-D projection systems in theatres outside of North America. The announcement was made at ShoWest by Roger Pollock, PPI Executive Vice President of International Theatrical Distribution and Operations.
Source: Digital Cinema

2009-04-10
New age of 3D may be big, but it is unlikely to combat piracy threat - A revival of 3D cinema did not come until the 1980s, with the launch of IMAX, but these films could only be viewed on a small number of screens. For a long time, 3D films have been viewed as a gimmick. They have been used to revive an old franchise such as the Jaws series or to simply demonstrate the technology at science museums and theme parks.
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-04-10
Odeon becoming an eyesore - One of Cheltenhams most distinctive and best-loved buildings is falling into disrepair and wont reopen for at least another 15 months.
Source: This is Gloucestershire

2009-04-10
ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group - ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group announces today that it has concluded investment agreements to fund the rollout of digital cinema systems
Source: Digital Cinema

2009-04-10
Cinemas third attempt at 3D - Audiences, filled with anticipation for the first major studio 3D movie, flocked to cinemas to see the ghoulish spectacle of.... a man bouncing a paddleball into their faces.
Source: BBC News

2009-04-10
One year after cinema closed film lovers keep up the fight - GOOD Friday will mark the anniversary of the day when the final scene in the history of Barry’s Theatre Royal cinema was played out.
Source: Wales Online

2009-04-10
Christie Benefits from Digital Growth in Asia Pacific Region - Christie is proud to announce that the digital cinema in the Asia Pacific region has grown more than 400%. Christie has already installed more than 600 digital systems and expect an additional 500 more screens by the end of the year.
Source: Planetdtv

2009-04-10
Premiere set for historic cinema - The newly restored building will seat 178 cinema-goers The £2m revamp of Scotland's first purpose-built cinema - the Bo'ness Hippodrome - has been completed.
Source: BBC News

2009-04-10
Dolby 3D digital cinema delivers large-screen capabilities - Exhibitors will now have the ability to play back content using Dolby 3D Digital Cinema to provide a premium viewing experience in their largest auditoriums
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-04-10
Sadness as Odeons tower is consigned to history by council - A DEVELOPER has been given the go-ahead to demolish the iconic Odeon building in North End.
Source: Portsmouth

2009-04-10
WORK STARTS ON DEMOLITION OF CARLISLES FORMER CITY CINEMAS - Work on demolishing the former City Cinemas in the centre of Carlisle is underway.
Source: News and Star

2009-04-10
Dolby Unveils Digital Cinema Solutions at ShoWest 2009 - At ShoWest 2009, Dolby Laboratories announced it demonstrated its latest digital cinema solutions for audio, networking and 3D.
Source: Trading Markets

2009-04-10
AMC to add assistive tech to theaters - AMC Multi-Cinema Inc. has agreed to retrofit some of its auditoriums to make the shows there more accessible to the deaf and the blind.
Source: Arizona Daily Star

2009-04-10
Five Exhibitors Sign with Sony for Digital Upgrades - Sony Electronics announced digital cinema agreements and deployments with five exhibitors across the United States at the ShoWest 2009 Las Vegas convention. The new agreements range from outfitting facilities with Sony
Source: Film Journal

2009-04-10
DTS, Qube Cinema join hands to market digital cinema products - DTS Digital cinema has teamed up with Qube cinema, a subsidiary of India-based Real Image Media Technologies, to market their digital cinema products.
Source: Digital Edge

2009-04-10
DTS Digital Cinema to Change Trade Name to Datasat Digital Entertainment - Market leading digital cinema technology company for exhibition product lines and audio licensing expands with additional support and distribution services
Source: DCinema Today

2009-04-10
Petition Grows to Save Edinburgh Cinema - Over two and a half thousand people have signed a petition to stop the former Odeon Cinema on Clerk Street being converted into a 230-room boutique hotel.
Source: South Edinburgh

2009-04-10
Major Studios to Support Korean Digital Initiative - D-Cinema Korea (DCK), the Seoul-based company, has reached non-exclusive digital cinema deployment agreements with Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount Pictures International and Universal Pictures International. The three studios will supply movies in digital form to the DCI compliant digital projection systems installed by DCK in Korea.
Source: Film Journal

2009-04-10
New cinema awaiting final inspections - B&B Theatres
Source: Hannibal

2009-04-10
Marcus Theatres - Marcus Theatres
Source: EarthTimes

2009-04-10
New Motorized Lens Mount Available for All Christie Digital Cinema Projectors - Christie, a leader in digital cinema projection, announces the introduction of a motorized lens mount solution that is fully compatible with all Christie DLP Cinema
Source: DCinema Today

2009-04-10
Mayday opening for new cinema - FALMOUTHS long-awaited new five-screen cinema is to officially open on May 1.
Source: This is Cornwall

2009-04-10
Oversears 3D market has yet to pop - If the 3-D movie revolution is going to be the shot in the arm hoped for by filmmakers, distributors and exhibitors, it will need to be a global injection.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-04-10
Redstone Begins Cinema Sale - Sumner Redstones family holding company, National Amusements Inc., has kicked off an auction to sell chunks of its movie-theater chain as it seeks to pay down debt, according to people familiar with the situation.
Source: Wall Street Journal

2009-04-10
3-D technology firm RealD has starring role at movie theaters - The Beverly Hills company has become a huge player, with deals to install systems in cinemas including those of AMC and Regal.
Source: LA Times

2009-04-10
Clean Up Could Be Ordered At St Albans Cinema Site - AFTER years of decay, the owner of the dilapidated former Odeon Cinema in St Albans may be ordered to clean up its facade.
Source: The Herts Advertiser

2009-04-10
Putting our historic cinemas in the picture - THE architectural legacy of Scotlands historic cinemas has been celebrated in a new booklet.
Source: Scotsman

2009-04-10
Barco contracts with China Film Group Corporation for 100 digital cinema projectors - Teaming with China film and television giant, Barco is set to roll out its best digital cinema technology in Chinas major cities.
Source: Barco

2009-04-10
Kinoton Expands D-Cinema Customer Support - As recently announced, Kinoton will soon be to be present with D-Cinema systems in more than 25 countries. Kinoton
Source: DCinema Today

2009-04-10
Doremi Cinema and Edge Digital Technology Partner for Australian Digital Cinema Deployment - Doremi Cinema announced today an agreement with Sydney based Edge Digital Technology to supply its DCP line of digital cinema servers in Australia and New Zealand. The arrangement includes a commitment by Edge to make Doremi their preferred supplier of digital cinema systems
Source: DCinema Today

2009-04-10
Texas Instruments Announces Next Generation DLP Cinema(R) Electronics Platform - LAS VEGAS, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) DLP Cinema(R) announced plans for the next generation DLP Cinema electronics platform at ShoWest, the largest annual convention for the motion picture industry. Scheduled to be released by the end of 2009, the next generation electronics platform for DLP Cinema projectors will be deployed by its three OEM licensees, Christie, Barco and NEC at commercial theatres around the world starting in 2010. DLP Cinema projectors are installed in nearly 10,000 screens with over 97 percent of the digital cinema market share worldwide.
Source: News Blaze

2009-04-10
Barco seals China contracts for 200 projectors - BRUSSELS, March 31 (Reuters) Belgian display and visual systems company Barco said on Tuesday it had sealed two separate deals to sell around 200 of its digital cinema projectors in China. Barco, whose displays are used as scoreboards for sports stadiums, medical imaging systems and at pop concerts, said the first contract for 100 projectors was with China Film Group Corporation, the largest state-run film enterprise in China.
Source: Interactive Investor

2009-04-10
UK admissions up 11.9 pct - Shares in Cineworld (CINE.L) tick 1.2 percent higher, as UK cineplexes continue to see the benefits of recession after data released by the Film Distributors Association (FDA) shows run rate of admissions for the 2 months ended February 2009 to the UK Box Office now 11.9 percent ahead of last year.
Source: Reuters

2009-04-10
Dolby Digital Cinema and 3D Digital Cinema Systems Selected for China Film Group and Lianzhong Circuit - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) announced today that both China Film Group Corporation and Lianzhong Circuit, in conjunction with Dolby
Source: Earth Times

2009-04-10
GDC and RealD Partner to Deliver 3D Cinema to Asia - GDC Technology (
Source: DCinema Today

2009-04-10
Paramount too Prefers to Promote Digital Cinema - Close on the heels of a similar arrangement between Sony and Disney to promote digital cinema, Paramount Pictures is offering digital cinema support to exhibitors in the international markets.
Source: My Fun Box [Blog]

2009-04-10
Trainspotting star backs film hub plan for historic Odeon - Trainspotting star backs film hub plan for historic OdeonTRAINSPOTTING actor Ewen Bremner is supporting a new campaign to save a historic cinema from demolition.
Source: Scotsman

2009-04-10
Rochdale is transported into the 3D revolution - A new digital 3D screen has been installed at the Odeon cinema in Rochdale taking a trip to the local cinema to a whole new dimension.
Source: Rochdale Online

2009-04-10
XDC surpasses 500 digital screens - Pan-European digital-cinema service company XDC announced it now has more than 500 screens in 10 European countries, including 400 screens under leasing agreements and 100 screens under the virtual print fee (VPF) model with Austria
Source: Film Journal

2009-04-10
City cinema is first to go 3D in Wales - FORGET red and green cardboard glasses
Source: This is South Wales

2009-04-10
New cinema big on luxury - Another sign the recession is upon us -- movie palaces are grander than ever and doing great.
Source: The London Free Press

2009-04-10
AMC Entertainment(R) and RealD Announce 3D Partnership - Nearly 8,000 Total RealD 3D Screens Committed by Theatres Worldwide
Source: Fox Business

2009-04-10
Russian group eyes cinema chains in UK - A FORMER American soldier who made his fortune opening cinemas in Russia has emerged as a likely bidder for 19 British multiplexes that have been put up for sale by media mogul Sumner Redstone.
Source: Times Online

2009-04-10
New digital age for High Wycombe Cinema - A High Wycombe cinema is to boldly go where only a handful have gone before, after it announced plans to heavily invest in 3D digital technology.
Source: This is Local London

2009-04-10
Working Lego Film Projector -
Source: Boingboing

2009-04-10
Dolby Debuts "Buy One Get One Free 3D Glasses" Offer at ShoWest 2009 - At ShoWest 2009, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB News), announced a limited-time
Source: Yahoo Finance

2009-04-10
Cinedigm Announces Agreement With MGM for Film Content and Virtual Print Fees - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NasdaqGM:CIDM News) (formerly AccessIT), a pioneer in the digital cinema industry, today announced that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) will supply its upcoming movies in digital form to the network of theatres Cinedigm equipped in Phase 1 of its digital cinema deployment plan and will pay virtual print fees (VPFs) under a long term agreement.
Source: Yahoo Finance

2009-04-10
Theaters Prepare for Newest 3D Movie with the Addition of 40 NEC Digital Cinema Projectors in Theaters across the US - NEC Corporation of America, a premier provider of IT, network and identity management solutions, today announced the installation of forty NEC digital cinema projectors in theaters across the US to support the 3D release of DreamWorks Animation SKG
Source: Yahoo Finance

2009-04-10
GDC adds new features to digital-cinema servers - GDC Technology has added multiple new features to its entire line of SA-2100 digital-cinema servers.
Source: Film Journal

2009-04-10
Review: The Projectionist at the Kirk Douglas Theatre - Hamish Linklater cuts a winningly dweebish figure as the overwrought title character of Michael Sargent
Source: LA Times

2009-04-10
Christie Releases Digital Cinema Reliability Data: 99.999% Proven Uptime - Christie, a leader in digital cinema projection, today announces that its Global Quality department and Network Operations Center (Cypress, CA) have released data confirming 99.999% reliability for Christie lamps in Christie projectors. The statistical information for the reliability data is acquired from the Christie Network Operations Center (NOC) which has monitored more than 10 million showings over the last 24 months.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-04-10
Moving image Technologies Selects Barco Projectors for New Digital Cinema Funding Program - Barco, MiT and All Media Capital partner to offer attractive 3D equipment and financing packages at volume discounts for small to mid-sized exhibitors.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-04-10
DTS In Strategic Alliance - Agoura Hills-based DTS Digital Cinema disclosed this morning that it is in a strategic alliance to co-brand products along with Qube Cinema. The firm, which develops surround sound audio technology, said that the two firms will develop and market "numerous" digital cinema products. Financial details of the strategic alliance were not disclosed. The firms said that the alliance will bring together Qubes digital cinema server, software, and media delivery systems with DTS surround sound and content management software.
Source: SocalTech

2009-04-10
Film fans hit out at cinema deal delay - HULL Council has been accused of dragging its feet over the future of the citys only arthouse cinema, which will stage its last screening at its current home tonight.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2009-04-10
Sony Electronics Announces Digital Cinema Deployment Agreement With Walt Disney Studios International - Sony Electronics Digital Cinema Solutions and Services (DCSS) group has entered into a non-exclusive digital cinema deployment agreement with Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. The companies will work together to provide operational and financial resources to exhibitors that encourage them to feature Sonys 4K SXRD(TM) projection technology in both 2D and 3D digital cinema-enabled screens across North America and Europe.
Source: Yahoo Finance

2009-04-10
Cinedigm, NEC, Ballantyne Team to Bring Digital Cinema Systems to Theatre Operators Nationwide - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM: 1.05, -0.02, -1.87%) (formerly AccessIT), together with Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTN) and NEC Corporation of America announced today the mutual signing of a Supply Agreement to offer NEC digital cinema systems to theatres nationwide.
Source: Fox Business

2009-04-13
Cinema owner fined for not clearing junk - The owner of a cinema site that has been left derelict has been slapped with a hefty fine for failing to clear up junk left by fly-tippers.
Source: Portsmouth News

2009-04-13
Disused cinema is home to one of Britain's richest religious institutions - The building is now used by a Pentecostal church that made a profit of £4.9 million in the last 18 months, according to company accounts.
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-04-16
Doremi Introduces GHX?3D - 2D to 3D Encoder/Decoder for Postproduction & Presentation Applications.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-04-16
Waterloo IMAX not due for carve up says South Bank Employer’s Group - The South Bank Employers’ Group (SBEG) has hit back at claims by Bryan Avery, the designer of the IMAX cinema in London’s Waterloo, that its plans to revamp the cinema would ruin his original design
Source: Architects Journal

2009-04-16
On the road to digital in the U.K. - The Cinema Exhibitors Association (CEA, chief executive: Phil Clapp) and the U.K. Film Council (Peter Buckingham, head of distribution and exhibition), working with Screen Digest, present a United Kingdom-wide program of “digital roadshows to raise awareness and understanding amongst the exhibition sector of issues around digital cinema.” Beginning in April and running until June, the events at 11 digitally equipped cinemas “will provide an overview of the financial, operational and technical issues,” the organizers promised, “and allow those attending to hear first-hand experience from colleagues on the opportunities and challenges presented by conversion from 35mm technology.”
Source: Film Journal

2009-04-16
Heritage group urged to stop final curtain falling on Odeon - HISTORIC Scotland is being urged by MSPs to step in to stop the "beautiful" Odeon cinema being turned into a hotel.
Source: Scotsman

2009-04-29
Cinema Projection School Launched - If you wanted to learn about projecting movies, up until now you would have had to fly to Sydney to take a course or persuade a projectionist to teach you the trade.
Source: Scoop

2009-04-29
GDC Technology completes integration of RealDs 3D Eq - GDC Technology (GDC) and RealD have completed the integration of RealDs 3D EQ (aka ghostbuster) technology in GDCs line of SA-2100 digital cinema servers.
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-04-29
NEC Executive to Highlight Innovative Financing Options for Exhibitors, Studios Seeking to Deploy the Latest in Digital Cinema Technologies - After a fast start, the transition of theaters from 35mm film to digital cinema has apparently slowed largely due to restricted financial markets. However the immediate driver is 3D, especially with the recent success of the 3D release of DreamWorks Animation SKGs film, “Monsters vs. Aliens.” This session will explore the lessons learned from the leaders in the digital cinema roll-out. The panel will also discuss financing options to keep the digital conversion on-track, and take advantage of the many upcoming 3D and alternative content made possible by D-Cinema.
Source: Sys-con

2009-04-29
ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group – Funding for Digital Roll-Out - ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group announces today that it has concluded investment agreements to fund the rollout of digital cinema systems.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-04-29
while a pounds 50m movie HQ springs up by the Thames - Negotiations have been opened with the British Film Institute to create the new complex, which would incorporate the National Film Theatre, the Museum of the Moving Image, and a new Imax cinema with the UKs largest cinema screen, as well as advanced teaching facilities.
Source: Independentminds [Blog]

2009-04-29
UK cinemas hope for bumper summer - Cinemas in the UK and Ireland are hoping for another lucrative summer period, according to the association representing most of Britains film distributors.
Source: BBC News

2009-04-29
Film-goers evacuated from cinema after smoke bomb let off - Cinema-goers were evacuated from the Vue cinema in Greater Leys last night after a smoke bomb was let off in the foyer.
Source: Oxford Mail

2009-04-29
District Council take action over Odeon Cinema - The Committee considered a report on the disused Odeon Cinema within the Conservation Area. The condition of the building was giving cause for concern and the owner asked to rectify the situation on 8 December 2008. Members were particularly concerned about the safety aspects of the deterioration of this building.
Source: Chris White Councillor [Blog]

2009-04-29
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Cineworld up - Shares in Cineworld tick 1.2 percent higher, as UK cineplexes continue to see the benefits of recession after data released by the Film Distributors Association (FDA) shows run rate of admissions for the 2 months ended February 2009 to the UK Box Office now 11.9 percent ahead of last year. In times of pressure on consumer spending, Cineworld is well placed, the shares are not expensive and have a significant (and, we believe, secure) yield, Altium Securities, which rates the company as a buy, says in a note. FDA figures show underlying strength of admissions in the UK box office has strengthened from the 6.6 percent growth in fourth quarter 2008, to +7.7 percent in January 2009 to +16.4 percent in February. What is even more encouraging is that this performance has been achieved with no major Hollywood blockbuster yet released, the broker says.
Source: Yahoo Business

2009-04-29
NAB probes future of 3-D - LAS VEGAS -- Disney motion pictures group president Mark Zoradi emphasized that "we dont want a format war for 3-D for the home" as he called for technical standards to enable the wide adoption of 3-D on Sunday at the National Association of Broadcasters Show. "We view 3-D as part of a holistic business opportunity, and we need to upgrade every distribution channel in order to support the new 3-D that we are now producing," he said in a keynote at the NAB digital cinema summit
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-04-29
Fight to save Hitchcock cinema - Actors Tony Robinson and Meera Syal have joined a campaign to stop plans to turn an old cinema into a church.
Source: BBC News

2009-04-29
Baby on Board - Will Premiere in Digital, E-Cinema Theaters - Hollywood, California - Angry Monkey Entertainment announced that the comedy motion picture "Baby on Board" will premiere in digital, E-Cinema theaters in select major U.S. markets on April 24.
Source: Impreial Valley News

2009-04-29
Gefen Announces Digital Cinema Scaler Pro - Gefens foray in the Digital Cinema Theatre Market includes an HD Switcher/Scaler with dolby 7.1 audio in a rack mounted solution.
Source: 4rfv

2009-04-29
Emerging Pictures Selects CDNetworks for 100% Green Digital Cinema at 65 Emerging Cinemas in North America - San Jose, CA (PRWEB) April 20, 2009 -- CDNetworks (KOSDAQ: 073710), the worlds third largest, and Asias #1, full-service content delivery network (CDN), today announced that New York-based Emerging Pictures has selected CDNetworks to provide the low-cost delivery of large HD-file downloads for its "100% green" data delivery platform, enabling a new technology and business model for cinema. Emerging Pictures provides its Emerging Cinemas theater network with carbon-neutral cinema distribution to high-definition projection systems, housed in 65 prestigious commercial and non-profit art house cinemas, museums, performing arts centers, art cinemas, media art centers, and restored "movie palaces" in North America, with plans for global expansion.
Source: EMedia Wire

2009-04-29
SPG Solar Completes the Largest Cinema Rooftop Solar Installation - SPG Solar, Novato, Calif., recently completed the largest solar system on a movie theater in America. Livermore Cinemas, Livermore, Calif., now has a fully operational 132kW rooftop system which produces 190,000kWh per year to help power the all-digital multiplex cinema.
Source: ECM Web

2009-05-04
All digital, plus drinks: State-of-the-art Mainstreet theater opens Friday - Finally, regular moviegoers get to see what all the hubbub is about.
Source: Kansas City

2009-05-04
Telephonetics VIP wins Empire Cinemas Ltd multi-year contract - Telephonetics VIP, the speech automated specialist, today announces the signing of a multi-year contract with Empire Cinemas Ltd for the supply of its MovieLINE® automatic speech recognition (ASR) ticket booking and information technology solution to all of its 17 UK cinema sites.
Source: Telephonetics Vip News Release

2009-05-04
Odeon cinema Wrexham sells more than 30,000 tickets in first month - THE new Odeon cinema at Eagles Meadow, Wrexham, has proved a hit with film fans, selling more than 30,000 tickets in its opening month.
Source: The Flintshire Chroncile

2009-05-04
Topsham and Exeter firefighters called to city cinema fire - TOPSHAM and Exeter firefighters were called to a city cinema on Friday lunchtime when smoke was seen coming from one of the screens.
Source: Devon24

2009-05-04
Regal cinema plans expansion - Like many Charlottesville residents, Josh Handon occasionally drives an hour to Richmond to watch summer blockbusters at Short Pump’s movie theater that boasts big screens and stadium seating.
Source: Daily Progress

2009-05-04
Vue inks deal for London theaters - LONDON -- U.K. exhibition chain Vue Entertainment is kicking against the economic doom and gloom, announcing a deal with retail property group Westfield to build a pair of state-of-the-art movie theater complexes in London.
Source: THR

2009-05-04
Westfield partners with Vue to build multiplex cinemas - LONDON - Westfield Group has signed a partnership deal with Vue Entertainment to build and run two multiplex cinemas at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City.
Source: Marketing Magazine

2009-05-04
YOU WON T KNOW WHAT YOU RE WATCHING! - VUE Cinemas is set to spice things up - with a series of Mystery Movie screenings.
Source: Mega Movies [Blog]

2009-05-04
First-ever 3-D cinema ad released - OS ANGELES, May 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The first-ever 3-D advertisement on U.S. movie screens, for Skittles candy from Wrigley, was released Friday, its creators say.
Source: Market Watch

2009-05-05
Carmike Cinemas trims Q1 loss - Carmike Cinemas Inc.’s revenue rose, but a one-time charge related to a severance agreement helped keep the company in the red for the first quarter.
Source: Biz Journals

2009-05-23
New life for former town eyesore - The former Carlton Cinema in Maryport is now home to a ceramics factory, caf
Source: BBC News

2009-05-23
Cinema evacuated - AROUND 100 people were evacuated from a cinema after burned food set off a fire alarm.
Source: Hartlepool Mail

2009-05-23
Box office hits please Cineworld - CINEMA operator Cineworld said a strong schedule of releases gave it confidence that it would continue to grow revenues this year.
Source: Scotsman

2009-05-23
JVC Introduces 8K Projector - Because of the growing number of consumer-level cameras with 100-megapixel sensors and camcorders shooting at 4240p, JVC has come out with a new 8K (that
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-05-23
Evans & Sutherland to Debut New 8K x 4K Pixel Laser Projector - The ESLP 8K is the highest resolution production digital projector with fidelity that exceeds the limits of the human eye.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-05-23
Cineworld recruits with Changeworknow - Cinema operator Cineworld has launched a new online recruitment system aimed at improving the way the business manages its high-volume cinema recruitment.
Source: Recruiter

2009-05-23
Digital Faces Critical (Archiving) Dilemma - “The Digital Dilemma”—a 2007 report from AMPAS’ SciTech Council that examines the challenges of archiving and accessing digital motion picture materials—was the subject of the SMPTE’s Hollywood Section May meeting, held at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-05-23
Imax Seeks to Repair Blog Complaint Damage - TORONTO -- Imax Corp. worked hard Wednesday to repair the damage done a day earlier by Parks and Recreation co-star Aziz Ansari when he complained he paid $5 more to see Star Trek on an Imax/AMC screen barely bigger than a existing 35mm screen.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-05-23
Wholl pay for 3-D glasses? - Exhibitors, studios squabble over who should foot the bill.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-05-23
“Angels & Demons” Premieres in Rome - Film Screens using Sony Professional’s CineAlta-4K Digital Projection System.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-05-23
Hopes raised Odeon will not be razed - HISTORIC Scotland is expected to order a public inquiry into plans to demolish the old Odeon cinema after consultants recommended it should be saved.
Source: Edinburgh Evening News

2009-05-23
Old Toledo cinema to become new hotels? - After sitting empty for years the old Showcase Cinemas on Secor could now be replaced with a new development.
Source: Toledon on the Move

2009-05-23
Cinema report against demolition - Proposals to demolish the auditorium of an historic cinema in Edinburgh are not justified, according to a report commissioned by Historic Scotland.
Source: BBC News

2009-05-23
Barco and Kodak sign worldwide digital projector supply agreement - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema projection technology, is proud to announce that it has signed a supply agreement with Kodak, a global leader in entertainment imaging. Under the terms of the agreement, Barco could deliver up to 10,000 digital cinema projectors to support Kodak
Source: Digital Cinema Buyers Guide

2009-05-23
Regal Entertainment Group to Install Sony 4K Digital Cinema Projection Systems Across Entire Circuit - Regal Entertainment Group, the largest motion picture exhibitor in the world, and Sony Electronics announced an agreement for the installation of Sony 4K digital projection systems across its entire circuit over the next 3 to 5 years, which will create the most extensive 4K deployment to date.
Source: Digital Cinema Buyers Guidel1l

2009-05-23
Barco Celebrates - Disneys A Christmas Carol Train Tour uses Barco DP-2000 Digital Cinema Projectors for the Traveling, State-of-the-Art Digital 3D Theatre.
Source: Digital Cinema Buyers Guide

2009-05-23
One small step recovers space history: Lost film of man on moon found under a desk - A film about the moon landings is to be shown in London after a film-maker tracked down tapes years after they were thought lost.
Source: Daily Mail

2009-05-23
Imax: Screen size not important - Imax execs sought Tuesday to wow the media at a company presentation while also performing a bit of damage-control amid a controversy over the size of the specialty exhibitors new digital screens.
Source: THR

2009-05-23
Odeon UK invests in signage - Odeon Cinemas at Liverpool One and Belfast are using Saturn Communications Connectvision to help drive concession sales. The design of the cinemas at both locations reflects a new approach to digital signage by Odeon.
Source: AV Interactive

2009-05-23
Usain Bolt gets Sky 3D treatment - Sky is really upping the ante on its 3D footage, and will be sharing the results of its latest project with cinema-goers later this year.
Source: Stuff TV

2009-05-23
Marcus Theatres closes small Wausau cinema - Marcus Theatres closed its Crossroads Cinema in Wausau effective Sunday. The fourplex had been operated by Marcus since 1976.
Source: Biz Journals

2009-05-23
The math doesn - Regal cinema has been forced to temporarily shut its doors in the face of mounting losses, while Metro cinema has been refurbished and converted into a multiplex
Source: Live Mint

2009-05-23
Odeon entrepreneur Kailash Suri considering York hotel project - THE entrepreneur behind the restoration of York
Source: The Press

2009-05-23
Cinema Citys theatrical revenues up 6.1% in first quarter - Cinema City International has posted strong first-quarter results with big gains in revenue and ticket sales even as exchange rates pushed ticket prices down.
Source: Screen Daily

2009-05-23
Reopening of York - THE imminent reopening of York
Source: The Press

2009-05-23
York Odeon to reopen within weeks - IT HAS been a derelict shell for almost three years
Source: The Press

2009-05-23
Howell Theater closing its doors - The historical Howell Theater in downtown Howell will shut down after business hours today, ending an extensive effort by an owner who purchased the theater in 2001. He said Monday that he couldnt make the business profitable.
Source: Livinston Daily

2009-05-23
CineLux could operate Granada - If all goes well between CineLux and the city, the Granada could open as early as August, playing first-run mature and family-oriented films, according to a staff report.
Source: Morgan Hill Times

2009-05-23
Reopened cinema presents its 50,000th customer with three-month pass and freebies - A MOTHER taking her children to the flicks has become the 50,000th customer to visit the White River Cinema in St Austell since it reopened in December.
Source: This is Plymouth

2009-05-23
Derelict building turns into five screen cinema - FALMOUTHS new cinema welcomed more than 2,000 paying customers over its first weekend, but it was a project that almost didnt happen.
Source: This is Plymouth

2009-05-23
Cinema will add to rich diversity - THE opening of the Phoenix has been welcomed by The Poly, which up until now had been the only venue in Falmouth to regularly screen movies.
Source: This is Plymouth

2009-05-23
Live soundtrack to classic film performed at Reel - REEL Cinema is hosting a very special live cinema event on May 15, when experimental jazz band Cipher perform a live soundtrack to classic film The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari.
Source: Loughborough Echo

2009-05-23
Cannes has first sight of cinema - Hollywood hails 3D as the third revolution in cinema
Source: The Independent

2009-05-23
Curtain rises anew at Lively Cinema 10 - With live music playing and the smell of jambalaya and chocolate bread pudding in the air, Lively Cinema celebrated its grand opening this month.
Source: The Desting Log

2009-05-23
Directors of Limerick firm being sued over 11m Euro Odeon loan failure claim - TWO DIRECTORS of a Limerick construction company are being sued over alleged failure to honour an agreement to provide securities related to a
Source: Irish Times

2009-05-23
From bargain-bin store to bingo hall, the sad fate of the Odeon popcorn palaces - They began as futuristic constructions - with immense pillars triumphantly reaching skywards, and smooth curves inspired by ocean-going liners stretching to the horizon.
Source: Daily Mail

2009-05-23
Regal sees growth, expansion moderated by recession - Regal Entertainment Group (RGC.N) executives said on Tuesday U.S. economic woes raised the popularity of moviegoing with cash-strapped patrons but still-tight credit markets have constrained the companys ability to expand its theater base and upgrade to digital 3D cinema.
Source: Reuters

2009-05-23
XDC Makes Complete Digital Breakthrough at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival: 50 Digital Films (incl. 3D) - XDC, Official Partner for Digital Cinema, will support over 100 digital screenings of the whole official selection as well as the Market activities
Source: DCinema Today

2009-05-23
3-D accelerates as Up opens Cannes - CANNES -- As Up lifts off at the Palais des Festivals on Wednesday as the opening film of the 62nd Festival de Cannes -- and as the black-tie audience of cinema cognoscenti don their polarized lenses -- 3-D film will finally achieve what it has long sought: respect.
Source: THR

2009-05-23
Filmkameratene hunts projectionist accused of piracy - Filmkameratene, Norwegian production outfit, is closing in on a cinema projectionist who is alleged to have illegally filmed local blockbuster, Max Manus, and distributed it on the internet.
Source: Screen Daily

2009-05-23
The Weekly Moviegoer - An Appreciation for Projection Problems - For most people, projection snafus are annoying. If the film breaks, if the sound system fails, or if the projector fails to start up at all at its scheduled time, audiences become irritated with the delay of their entertainment and, most of all, worried that the problem will not be remedied quickly, or at all. But for me, these occasional glitches and projectionist mistakes can be almost as enjoyable as the movie itself. Maybe its just me, because Ive been a projectionist, in addition to the many positions Ive held at movie theaters, but I think it has more to do with my appreciation for how strangely people act in times of incongruity.
Source: First Showing

2009-05-23
EX cinema in Nelson faces the bulldozer - A RAT-infested former cinema which has lain empty for years is to be razed to the ground after Pendle Council bought the site.
Source: Burnley Citizen

2009-05-23
Slumdog smuggles risk to cinema - Parents trying to smuggle their young children into screenings of Slumdog Millionaire could lose a cinema its licence, an arts organisation warned.
Source: BBC News

2009-05-23
Arts Alliance Media Lands Cinema Milestone with - Over 100,000 Admissions from Special Event Screenings on 500 Screens in 42 Countries
Source: DCinema Today

2009-05-23
HMV to open cinema above Wimbledon Broadway shop - Movie fans will have a new place to get their film fix when a unique cinema launches in Wimbledon.
Source: Wimbledon Guardian

2009-05-23
The battle over 3D glasses - Key phrases in the motion picture industry like
Source: Film Journal

2009-05-23
Will Westminster Theatre Rise from Ashes??? - There have been several attempts to save and resurrect the Westminster Theatre. And another one is gaining momentum. According to The Stage newspaper, a planning application has been submitted to the City of Westminster Council for a new
Source: Whats on Stage

2009-05-23
Sea Life cinema sending audiences queasy - The National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham has had to get in a stock of anti-seasickness bracelets after complaints about queasiness from audiences in its new 4-D cinema.
Source: Express and Star

2009-05-23
Qube, DTS to develop digital cinema products - HOLLYWOOD, Calif.
Source: Indusbusiness Journal

2009-05-23
Support for bid to preserve cinema - CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Doncasters historic Odeon cinema have been joined in their battle by the Theatres Trust.
Source: The Star

2009-05-23
The One Show - Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are joined by film legend Tony Curtis. Mike Dilger goes in search of the Arctic Tern, and Gyles Brandreth looks into a hundred years of cinema.
Source: BBC

2009-05-23
XPAND Supports 3D Deployment with Strategic Offer for Funding Exhibitors 3D System Installations - XPAND, a worldwide authority in 3D cinemas and technology platforms, formally announced today the company will offer limited-time special rates to exhibitors who purchase an XPAND 3D theater system to add a second 3D auditorium regardless of the brand of 3D system initially installed in a multiplex. The offer runs through July 15, 2009.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-05-23
3D Advertising Comes to the Silver Screen - Screenvision and Wrigley Partner to Bring First Ever 3-D Ad to Cinema.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-05-23
Dolby and Arqiva Partner to Provide Electronic Delivery to Cinemas - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. launched Dolby Direct Distribution Services--a pan-European satellite content delivery network for digital cinemas. The service is provided in association with leading digital network solutions provider Arqiva and uses their international satellite infrastructure to distribute feature movies, trailers, and advertising content direct to their participating exhibitors and cinemas throughout Europe.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-05-23
RealD Introduces RealD LP, the World - Affordable and Flexible High-Quality 3D Experience for Education, Commercial and Industrial Applications
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-05-23
Cinedigm Phase 1 Subsidiary Amends Credit Facility With GE Commercial Finance to Improve Financial Flexibility - Amendment Reduces Financial Covenant Minimums and Provides Additional Capital to Cinedigm
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-05-23
State-Of-The-Art Christie Network Operations Center Facility Now Open - Major Expansion of 24/7 Monitoring Center Completed as Digital Cinema and Digital Signage Heat Up Across the U.S.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-05-23
ADLABS FILMS IS DRIVING FORCE IN GLOBAL EXHIBITION AND PRODUCTION - Adlabs Films Limited, an associate of the Reliance Big Entertainment company and member of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, with business interests which cover film exhibition, television production, film and media services, has made huge strides in the digital world in the last six months, securing its position as India’s fastest growing film and entertainment services company.

In line with parent company, Reliance Big Entertainment’s overall strategy to be an international premium entertainment brand, delivering entertainment both in and out of the home, Adlabs is a part of cementing that vision, having acquired and further developed, Lowry Digital, based in Los Angeles, taking the company global.

One of its key initiatives is ‘digital first’. Adlabs is digitally distributing films in 2K formats via international optical fibre communication to be exhibited on its 2K digital BIG Cinema screens across the globe. Adlabs has already successfully ‘delivered’ the highly successful “GHAJINI” digitally to its New York flagship cinema. It is also looking at developing and rolling out 4K.

Meanwhile, parent company, Reliance Big Entertainment announced at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday, specific development details of its Creative Partnership deals which are taking the company well into the realms of Hollywood.

Amit Khanna , Reliance Big Entertainment Chairman , said: “Our overall strategy has always been to build a leadership position in entertainment, not just in India but across the globe. While BIG Pictures is important in creating and selling commercially successful provocative world cinema content, Adlabs Films is committed to creating collaborative services and platforms making huge technological advancements – recognized most recently by securing the contract to restore 1000 films from the National Archive of India.”

Anil Arjun, CEO, Adlabs Films, said: “We realize that consumers’ lifestyles have changed and in order to grow, the entertainment industry must evolve to newer formats of entertainment which are in sync with the consumer’s needs. We are committed to being leaders in the digital arena and with our ambitious growth strategy we are looking forward to the next twelve months and announcing more ‘DIGITAL FIRSTS’.”

ENDS
Source: Press Release

2009-05-23
Classic British Social Realism Drama Back In Cinemas - Re-released by Park Circus and digitally restored and remastered, This Sporting Life stars Richard Harris, more recently seen as Professor Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films, and Rachel Roberts, who also appeared in Lindsay Anderson’s O Lucky Man! and Karel Reisz’s Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. In This Sporting Life, Richard Harris plays Frank, a miner who lodges with a widow (Rachel Roberts). His competitive nature and powerful physique mean that when he reads of the success and respect gained by the local rugby team, he decides to join and share in the glory. However, as Frank's career progresses, his brutality distances him from those around him, with devastating consequences.

Based on the novel by acclaimed writer and former Rugby player David Storey, who also wrote the script and appeared in a minor role in the film, This Sporting Life was the first feature by director Lindsay Anderson, a gifted reporter of everyday realities who previously worked as a documentary filmmaker and theatre stage director.

This Sporting Life united great talent from British theatre and film successfully, demonstrated by Richard Harris winning the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and Rachel Roberts receving the Best British Actress trophy at the BAFTA Film Awards.

This Sporting Life will be opening from Friday 5 June at the ICA, London and selected cinemas, presented in a digital cinema version.
Source: Press Release

2009-05-23
Spend Sundays with James Bond - In celebration of the centenary of producer Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, born in 1909, a season of classic James Bond films have been digitally restored and are returning to cinemas nationwide distributed by classic film specialists, Park Circus.

During June, restored versions of four classic James Bond films, DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, GOLDFINGER and ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE, will be screening on consecutive Sundays at over 60 cinemas around the country.

The four classic films will be screened via the UK Film Council’s Digital Screen Network, enabling audiences to enjoy the outstanding picture quality and improved sound offered by this technologically advanced format. The digital release is Lottery funded through the UK Film Council’s Prints and Advertising Fund.

The Bond films in the Broccoli centenary season have been digitally restored frame by frame by Lowry Digital Images, the world’s leader in digital restoration and image enhancement. The process involves taking moving pictures that show signs of age and wear, removing the fading, dirt, scratches and other defects that occur over time, and returning them to their original condition.
Source: Press Release

2009-05-23
Park Circus to Distribute Sony Pictures Repertory Library Internationally - 31 March, 2009 - Park Circus Films is delighted to announce it has successfully concluded an agreement with Sony Pictures Repertory to theatrically distribute its vast library of classic and award-winning feature films. The deal covers worldwide (excluding North America) theatrical licensing on the studio's library catalogue.

Including films from the Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Animation and Tristar collections, the Sony Pictures film library is a 3,500 title motion picture catalogue containing a rich mix of classic and modern titles from 1924 onward.

From memorable film noir classics to screwball comedies to Pre-Code motion pictures, highlights from the repertory catalogue include the unforgettable Rita Hayworth singing Put the Blame on Mame in “Gilda”, David Lean’s masterpiece “Lawrence of Arabia”, a number of films directed by Frank Capra including “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington,” cult classics such as Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and films from The Three Stooges. The library includes 11 Academy Award-winning Best Pictures and numerous acclaimed and nominated motion pictures.

Nick Varley, Managing Director, who negotiated the agreement for Park Circus, said, “The Sony Pictures library is one of the greatest classic film collections in the world, and the studio is rightly renowned for the quality of the restoration of its heritage.

We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to represent the Sony film collections, and look forward to working with our exhibition and festival colleagues globally to get many of these films back on cinema screens around the world”.
Source: Press Release

2009-05-23
Digital cinema roll out in Europe - Figures published last week by the European Audiovisual Observatory in association with MEDIA Salles reveal that 2008 saw an increase across Europe in the number of digital screens equipped with DLP Cinema or Sony 4K technology. The number of screens rose by 70% through the year, to stand at 1,529 as of 1 January 2009. The Observatory estimates that around 5% of all European screens had been converted to digital by the end of 2008. The number of cinemas equipped with at least one digital screen grew by 48%, to a total of 815 sites (Table 1).
Source: Bigger Picture Research

2009-05-23
5000 plus news stories on Mad Cornish Projectionist - The Mad Cornish Projectionist News Archive has reached more than 5000 news stories in it's database in just under 5 years, giving an average of 3 new stories added each day. This means that the news archive is probably the largest free news archive specifically aimed at cinema and projectionist content on the internet.
Source: Press Release

2009-05-26
New group to examine future for cinema projection - Cinema representatives have formed a working group to examine the future for cinema projection.

The steady introduction of digital projection by the leading circuits, including some independents, signals a major change for cinema technicians which BECTU is keen to address.

The new committee is inviting both members and non-members to join in an open debate about the future.

“We are at the most important time in the history of cinema projection and we have to act accordingly,” explained, national official, Mick Corfield. “We cannot stand by when there is a clear risk to jobs in projection.”

To take part in the discussion contact Mick Corfield.
Source: BECTU

2009-06-13
Odeons £500,000 revamp to wow film fans - EXETER’S Odeon cinema has completed a major £500,000 revamp.
Source: This is Exeter

2009-06-13
Cineworld install Xen kiosks nationwide - Cinema giant, Cineworld have rolled out Protouch’s award-winning Xen X5 and Xen X4 across a selection of its cinemas nationwide
Source: Protouchblog [blog]

2009-06-13
A Bright Picture - New York’s Ziegfeld Theatre has upgraded its 3D capabilities with the installation of the new NEC NC2500S-A digital cinema projector. As Hollywood studios begin requiring a higher level of brightness for 3D movie releases, NEC says it is the only provider to offer all pre-existing customers this new feature in their current models with a simple upgrade. The upgrade was made in time for the opening of Disney’s latest 3D release Up.
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-06-13
London Calling - London’s Empire Leicester Square has become Europe’s first auditorium to utilize the new Dolby 3D Digital Cinema large screen system. The Empire installed the Dolby 3D system in time for the United Kingdom premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The movie premiered in front of an invited audience of more than 1,300 guests. With its 20-meter screen, the Empire boasts one of the largest screens in the country.
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-06-13
Raising the Stakes - Regal Entertainment Group, the largest motion picture exhibitor in the world, has announced an agreement to install Sony 4K digital projection systems across Regal’s entire circuit over the next three to five years, which – when completed – would create the most extensive 4K deployment in the world. Like it or not, this is one of the biggest developments to date in the short history of digital cinema. This announcement did not happen in a vacuum there are underlying issues that helped drive this agreement, among them the current state of the global economy. One thing is certain: the competition in this business has heated up and the Regal-Sony announcement has significantly raised the stakes in the ongoing digital cinema roll out.
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-06-13
First-Ever LIVE Virtual Nationwide Theatrical Premiere Hosted by Cinedigm - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced today that it will host the first-ever, live virtual Q&A between a film cast and theatre audiences nationwide as a part of the June 19, 2009 opening night of the feature film “The Narrows.”
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-13
Seacoast community wants to take the Ioka theater into the future - EXETER — With a dancing digital universe as backdrop, Marc Murai, co-campaign manager for the SaveTheIoka.com, introduced himself on Sunday, May 31 to the dozen members of the third focus group. They came inside on a beautiful spring day to learn more about the efforts to save the theater and to share ideas on what it should become.
Source: Sea Coast Online

2009-06-13
ITV sells Carlton Screen Advertisings Irish operation - LONDON - Carlton Screen Advertisings Ireland operation has been sold to Irish media executive Dermot Hanrahan for an undisclosed sum, following an 18-month disposal programme.
Source: Media Week

2009-06-13
The Seven IMAX Wonders of the World - Far from your local cineplexs marginally enhanced "IMAX Experience," these seven theatres are the best, the biggest, and the craziest thunderdomes IMAX has to offer.
Source: Gizmodo

2009-06-13
Jaggers cinema plea - Sir Mick Jagger has joined a campaign to save a historic building which is facing closure in London.
Source: Yahoo

2009-06-13
Where are the UKs best cinemas? - We need your help to find the best picturehouses across the nation in which to experience movie magic
Source: Guardian

2009-06-13
3D vision seen paying off for entertainment firms - LONDON (Reuters) - Digital 3D looks set to be a key revenue earner for businesses from cinema chains to software developers as companies bank on the fast-improving format ushering in a new age of entertainment.
Source: Reuters

2009-06-13
Jagger backs saving Stones venue - Sir Mick Jagger has backed a campaign to save a historic cinema where the Rolling Stones played in the 1960s
Source: BBC News

2009-06-13
Kinoton Expands D-Cinema Customer Support - As recently announced, Kinoton will soon be present with D-Cinema systems in more than 25 countries. Kinoton’s success in the Digital Cinema market is accompanied with a rising demand of professional service and support concerning the new D-Cinema technology. Therefore the German cinema technology manufacturer has further improved its comprehensive support concept for D-Cinema customers.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-13
Minister calls in plans for Odeon - CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after culture minister Mike Russell ordered an inquiry into plans to demolish a historic cinema.
Source: Scotsman

2009-06-13
Christie supports independent theatres converting to digital - Leading digital-cinema projection company Christie announced initiatives to help independent theatres gain the full benefits of digital and 3D cinema. In conjunction with its authorized digital-cinema resellers, Christie has developed customizable programs that provide marketing and sales support, technical advice and expertise, maintain spare parts inventory, and deliver a streamlined RMA process to resolve issues quickly and speed up the advanced warranty replacement process.
Source: Film Journal

2009-06-13
Carmike Cinemas Appoints Current Chairman, S. David Passman III, President and Chief Executive Officer - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC - News), a leading digital cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that effective immediately, S. David Passman III, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and that current Board member, Roland C. Smith, will succeed Mr. Passman as Carmike’s Chairman of the Board. Fred Van Noy remains with Carmike as Chief Operating Officer and Richard B. Hare continues as Chief Financial Officer.
Source: Yahoo

2009-06-13
Barco to Supply 80 Projectors to Cap Cinema - 80 2k DLP projectors will be installed at Cap Cinemas across France, part of a move to bolster growth. Though there were no financial details divulged although with the average cost of one Barco projector pegged at $63,830, you can more or less get an idea of how much the whole deal would cost.
Source: Cybertheater

2009-06-13
Facelifted Odeon cinema in Blossom Street to show Transformers 2 on June 19 opening day - YORK’S former Odeon cinema looks set to reopen on Friday, June 19, with a premiere screening of one of the summer’s blockbuster movies, Transformers 2.
Source: The Press

2009-06-13
Cinema club gets thumbs up from residents - A SURVEY into a possible cinema club in Barnard Castle has returned encouraging results.
Source: The Northern Echo

2009-06-13
Showtime for the film pirates - Just before the opening credits roll at an early UK screening of Mamma Mia in a quiet provincial cinema, there is some fumbling with a small camera in the auditorium followed by total silence.
Source: FT

2009-06-13
Businessman fails in bid for new town cinema - A SURREY entrepreneur who planned to set up an independent cinema in Guildford town centre has failed in his bid to secure the premises.
Source: Get Surrey

2009-06-13
Osram raises bar on LED performance for projection apps - Sunnyvale, CA, June 3, 2009 — OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has expanded its LED portfolio for the projection market with two new LEDs, OSTAR Compact and OSTAR Power Projection. OSTAR Compact is designed for small, efficient systems in cell phones, PDAs and MP4 players. OSTAR Power Projection is targeted at high-performance projection applications such as home cinema systems with displays of 70 inches and more. OSRAM’s LED portfolio now provides full coverage of the projection system range from 1 W all the way up to 300 W
Source: EETimes

2009-06-13
Cinemeccanica and Barco Take Leading Role in French Digital Cinema Roll-Out - Cinemeccanica and digital cinema pioneer Barco are proud to announce a milestone contract with French exhibitor Cap Cinéma. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies will install eighty 2K DLP digital projectors in Cap Cinéma theaters across France.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-13
The Empire, London, UK, Premieres Jonas Brothers in 3D with Barco - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema projection technology, is proud to announce that Empire cinemas have chosen Barcos digital cinema projectors for their Premier screen in The Empire, Leicester Square, one of the most prestigious theatres in London. The Empire is the first venue in Europe with the new Dolby 3D large screen solution utilizing Barco digital cinema projectors.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-13
IMAX launches US$70.1-million share offering - Giant-screen movie theater company IMAX Corp. said its public offering of 9.8 million common shares has been priced at US$7.15 a share, with gross proceeds expected to be US$70.1-million.
Source: Financial Post

2009-06-13
HDMI spec updated to 1.4, adds unwanted complexity - The group that defines the HDMI connection specification has hammered out a 1.4 update, and will publish the spec next month. It brings welcome future-proofing to video resolution handling, but the number of possible cables and connectors is starting to proliferate.
Source: Arstechnica.com

2009-06-13
Calling all digital projectionists….. - Calling all digital projectionists….. Since the installation of digital projection equipment many cinemas have been experimenting with various forms of Alternative Content and what is now becoming known as Live Cinema, generally using satellite feeds to provide the content. These systems have so far been assembled on a rather ad-hoc basis, with varying degrees of success and a frequently a fair bit of stress for the projection teams. It has become obvious that there is a need to provide common guidelines as to what equipment should be used and how it should be put together, so as to enable projection teams to put on the best possible digital show with the least possible hassle.

To help to establish such guidelines, the UK Digital TV Group has set up a sub work group on Live Cinema, which is Chaired by Peter Wilson of HDDC Ltd., who is a BKSTS member and well known to Cinema Technology magazine readers. Work started in December 2008 to study live content delivery to Cinemas, and the group is taking input from all parties, including Producers, Distributors, Exhibitors, system Integrators, Satellite service operators etc.

The output from the group will not be official standards (it is expected that many existing technical standards for digital cinema will also cover Alternative content and Live Cinema), but practical reference documents providing recommended practices. The early meetings of the group have had presentations from Odeon and Arts Alliance , from Arqiva and the Audio study group, and the first study group that was set up is looking at audio for Live Cinema. New study groups have been established for Ingest & Communications, led by Arqiva, and for Hardware Integration, led by Arts Alliance.

Since projectionists have an absolutely key role to play in Live Cinema, their practical experiences will be extremely valuable to the study group, so Peter Wilson is inviting all projectionists with some experience of digital projection and alternative content to let him know of their most important concerns regarding such shows. It would be helpful to have details of any problems that have been encountered during ‘Live’ and ‘Alternative Content’ performances, of the possible reasons for these, and of the ways in which they were overcome. Any suggestions for improving current practices or introducing new ways of working that might be useful to others in the business will be gratefully received and acknowledged.

If you can help, please contact Jim Slater
Source: Press Release

2009-06-13
Dual projection techniques make the best of 3D - The 3D revolution might be here, but not all film experiences are created equal. The process used to shoot and project a 3D movie can mean the difference between just a bit of added depth or total cinematic immersion.
Source: Freep

2009-06-13
Jarvis Cocker opposes ugly Hoxton cinema plans - Jarvis Cocker has reacted furiously towards plans to build a cinema and office complex next to his east London house.
Source: NME

2009-06-13
Should Imax tell moviegoers the size of its screens? - As you may remember from our recent coverage, "Parks and Recreation" costar Aziz Ansari caused a huge flap when he put up an outraged post on his blog excoriating Imax after he went to see "Star Trek" at the Imax Experience at the AMC complex in Burbank -- and discovered the supposedly giant Imax screen was barely any bigger than an average-sized theater screen. Feeling ripped off (after all, hed paid an extra $5), he blasted Imax for "duping" its customers and "whoring out their brand name." Whats worse, everyone in the blogosphere picked up the story, adding snarky touches of their own, resulting in a full-bore PR disaster for the company.
Source: LA Times Blog

2009-06-13
New group to examine future for cinema projection - Cinema representatives have formed a working group to examine the future for cinema projection.
Source: BECTU

2009-06-13
beware phony IMAX screens - I’ve been telling my friends in New York City for months now: Don’t pay extra for any IMAX showings unless it’s at the AMC Lincoln Square, which is the only genuine IMAX screen in NYC. Even the one at the American Museum of Natural History -- which shows only nature documentaries, not blockbuster flicks -- is retrofitted from what was clearly not even originally a movie theater, just an auditorium.
Source: Flick Filosopher [Blog]

2009-06-13
Red Bridge will reopen as an art house movie theater - The Fine Arts Theatre Group — independent movie exhibitors who operate the Glenwood Arts, Rio and Leawood theaters in Johnson County — have acquired the former Red Bridge 4 Cinema at Red Bridge Road and Holmes.
Source: Kansas City

2009-06-13
Former cinema faces demolition after fire - A HISTORIC former cinema in Glasgow is facing demolition after fire ripped through it in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Source: Scotsman

2009-06-13
Cinema ordered to pay $10K in damages for search - A Quebec court has ordered a cinema to pay $10,000 in damages after staff searched patrons bags and turned up smuggled snacks and birth control pills -- and in the process violated their privacy rights.
Source: CTV

2009-06-13
DTS Digital Cinema and Qube Cinema Form Strategic Sales and Marketing Alliance - DTS Digital Cinema and Qube Cinema have announced a co-branding strategic alliance to develop and market numerous digital cinema products including a digital cinema server, a theatre management system, an enhanced digital cinema mastering solution and other allied products. The alliance will bring together the best of both companies’ strengths to form a strong commercial and technology presence in the digital cinema marketplace.
Source: DPKARANS [Blog]

2009-06-13
Empire Leicester Square is Europe’s First Theatre with Dolby 3D for Large Screens - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB), announced today that the Empire Leicester Square has become Europe’s first auditorium to utilize the new Dolby® 3D Digital Cinema large screen solution. The Empire installed the Dolby 3D system in time for the United Kingdom premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The movie will premiere in front of an invited audience of more than 1,300 guests.
Source: Business Wire

2009-06-13
Bradford named UNESCO City of Film - The northern English city of Bradford has scored a global first by being named the first ever United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization City of Film.
Source: THR

2009-06-13
Cinemeccanica & Barco expand D-Cinema roll-out in France - Cinemeccanica and Barco have signed another digital cinema deployment deal in France. Both companies have signed a contract with Cinéville for the installation of thirty Barco 2K digital cinema projectors in five multiplexes.
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-06-13
Empire Leicester Square installs large-screen Dolby 3D system - The Empire Leicester Square in London has become Europes first auditorium to utilize the new Dolby 3D Digital Cinema large-screen solution. The Empire installed the Dolby 3D system in time for the United Kingdom premiere of Walt Disney Pictures Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The movie will premiere in front of an invited audience of more than 1,300 guests.
Source: Film Journal

2009-06-13
Cinemagoing continues to rise - Cinema admissions are continuing to climb with a year-on-year increase of 41% for April on the previous year, according to latest Cinema Advertising Association figures (CAA).
Source: Mad

2009-06-13
Cinema audiences boom as people look to escape recession - Cinema audiences have jumped this year, as consumers flock to watch comedies and teenage fare to escape the recession, according to industry figures.
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-06-13
Leading cinema ad firms consider merger - A potential merger between National CineMedia and Screenvision, which together have control over most of the ads seen in movie theaters, could have antitrust implications, according to this article. "I'm not sure that [a combination] is possible from an antitrust perspective," said Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett. "It would affect some advertisers, studios and independent theater chains that like to play those two [companies] against each other." USA TODAY (05/26)
Source: Smartbrief

2009-06-13
BIG Cinemas to open 1000 seater multiplex in Chicago - BIG Cinemas, the film exhibition division of Adlabs Films Limited, is opening its first branded cinema property in the US with a five screen multiplex and one premium lounge.
Source: Aindianews

2009-06-13
NEC NC2500S-A Digital Cinema Projector - NEC is no stranger when it comes to projectors, and heres their latest effort - the NEC NC2500S-A digital cinema projector that targets extremely high end markets, featuring a new technical enhancement within that enables 3D content to utilize the full 2K resolution of the 1.2” DMD from Texas Instruments courtesy of its triple flash technology for smooth motion. With the NC2500S-A, you will get a 33% increase in resolution and brightness when placed side by side with previous generations, offering a much more comprehensive viewing experience for moviegoers. Folks operating their own cinemas might be interested in an upgrade or purchase with the NEC NC2500S-A projector.
Source: Ubergizmo [blog]

2009-06-13
XpanD and Yelmo Cines Strengthen Spain’s 3D Marketplace With Major Expansion of 3D Cinema Chains - XpanD, a worldwide authority in 3D cinemas and technology platforms, announced today their collaborative venture with Yelmo Cines, one of Spain’s largest cinema chains and the country’s second largest programmer, in conjunction with Suministros Kelonik, Spain’s leading equipment installer. Considered distinctive trendsetters that deliver quality and cutting-edge cinema technologies, Yelmo Cines will heighten their movie-going experience with plans to add several unique 3D theatres in the coming year.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-13
IMAX Claims 98% Of Moviegoers Don’t Notice The Difference… Yeah, Right! - Over the last couple weeks we’ve been reporting on the internet uproar over IMAX’s new digital theaters. To recap: IMAX has been retrofitting traditional movie theaters, moving the screen up a few rows, installing improved sound systems, but the result is nothing near that of a traditional 70mm IMAX theater. The screen size is tiny in comparison (see image above). In fact, the two 2K-resolution Christie projector set-up is said to not look anywhere as good as the Sony 4K digital projectors which are now being installed in normal AMC and Regal theaters nationwide.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-06-13
Imax Seeks to Repair Blog Complaint Damage - Imax Corp. worked hard Wednesday to repair the damage done a day earlier by "Parks and Recreation" co-star Aziz Ansari when he complained he paid $5 more to see "Star Trek" on an Imax/AMC screen barely bigger than a existing 35mm screen.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-06-13
Cinema Expo nod to Odeon/UCI - Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group will be honored as international exhibitor of the year at Cinema Expo 2009.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-06-13
3D vision seen paying off - Digital 3D looks set to be a key revenue earner for businesses from cinema chains to software developers as companies bank on the fast-improving format ushering in a new age of entertainment.
Source: TVNZ

2009-06-13
Imax Customers Testing Imax-Like Theater Concepts >IMAX - -If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Imax Corp. (IMAX) should feel sincerely flattered.
Source: WSJ

2009-06-13
Disney Promotes 3D with Inflatable Theater - To raise awareness of the format and the studio’s upcoming stereoscopic release “A Christmas Carol,” Disney has put together a 40-city promotional tour that will travel by train.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-06-13
Wholl Pay for 3-D glasses? - Exhibitors, studios squabble over who should foot the bill.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-06-13
Access Integrated Technologies Q4 loss widens - Quick Facts - Access Integrated Technologies, now doing business as Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (CIDM: News ), reported that its fourth quarter Net loss attributable to shareholders was $11.24 million or $0.43 per share, compared to a loss of $9.40 million or $0.34 per share in the same quarter of last year.
Source: RTT News

2009-06-13
Interworld Digital to raise $10 million; digitise 300 theatres - Interworld Digital will be raising a sum of approximately $10 million from GDR/ADR/QIP. The company plans to increase its presence in the digital cinema and mobile communications space
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-06-13
Wizard of Oz Ultimate edition coming to Blu-ray, Warner claims its a benchmark release - Cinema classic The Wizard of Oz will make its debut in hi-def on Blu-ray September 29th, marking its 70th anniversary. The movie has been freshly remastered, with the original Technicolor camera negatives scanned at 8K resolution, and then edited to 4K for BD mastering at 2K. The soundtrack has also been reworked, and will be presented in multichannel Dolby TrueHD. Warner is heralding the release as a benchmark in the history of the Blu-ray format.
Source: Homechoice

2009-06-13
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas Installs Dolby 3D Digital Cinema - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced that the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco installed Dolby® 3D Digital Cinema in its 160-seat auditorium four in time for Disney/Pixar’s Up opening on May 29.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-13
3D Digital Cinema - Without doubt 3D cinema has made a big comeback, thanks in a large part to the growth of Digital Cinema. As a leader in D-Cinema, Christie has a keen interest in making that viewing experience even better for the audience.
Source: AV Interactive

2009-06-13
Cameras roll on cinema auction - The three leading cinema chains in the UK – Odeon, Cineworld and Vue – which control almost three-quarters of the market, have all submitted first round bids for some of the 21 UK cinemas put up for sale by Sumner Redstone, the US media magnate.
Source: FT

2009-06-13
Touchscreen specialist, Protouch has rolled out its Xen X5 and X4 kiosks into five sites of Cineworld, the 2nd largest multiplex cinema chain in the UK. - The kiosks have been installed as part of a programme for visitors who wish to join a membership scheme allowing them to watch unlimited movies.
Source: New Electronics

2009-06-13
Cineworld releases online recruitment solution - Cineworld, one of the UK’s largest cinema operators – has launched a new online recruitment system to improve the way the business manages its high-volume cinema recruitment.
Source: Personnel Today

2009-06-13
Christie Remains at the Forefront of the Digital Frontier - Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, continues to demonstrate its commitment to helping independent theatres reap the full benefits of digital and 3D cinema. In conjunction with its authorized Digital Cinema resellers, Christie has developed more customizable programs that provide marketing and sales support, technical advice and expertise, maintain spare parts inventory, and deliver a streamlined RMA process which resolves issues quickly and speeds up the advanced warranty replacement process. These critical issues are often stumbling blocks for independent theatres that want to go digital.
Source: DCineema Today

2009-06-16
3D Screens Now Number Over 5,000 Worldwide - New DIGDIA report examines the why, how and opportunities of Digital 3D Entertainment from the theater to the home.
Source: PRWEB

2009-06-16
Thieves and vandals 'take over' cinema - DONCASTER'S historic Odeon cinema has been destroyed by thieves and vandals who have taken over the derelict building, a cafe owner has claimed.
Source: Doncaster Freepress

2009-06-16
Chelsea cinema offered lifeline - The South Australian Government has offered $25,000 to help keep the Chelsea cinema in public hands.
Source: ABC.NET

2009-06-16
Cinergy Cinemas opens in copperas Cove - Truly a grand opening, Cinergy Cinemas pulled out all the stops Saturday for its official grand-opening party.
Source: KDH News

2009-06-16
Movie royalty: Cinema Expo crowns U.K.'s Odeon & UCI Cinemas - Like most royalty, Cinema Expo International Exhibitor of the Year Award honoree Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group—Europe’s leading circuit—has a fine pedigree and rich history. Founded in 1930 by Oscar Deutsch, then acquired by the J Arthur Rank film production and distribution entity in 1941, the original Odeon remained with The Rank Organisation for 58 years more.
Source: Film Journal

2009-06-16
Lovefilm to sell? Netflix in the frame - It looks like Amazon, which now owns just under a third of Lovefilm in the UK (and merged it with its UK and German DVD rental businesses last year), and the remaining shareholders consisting of Arts Alliance Media, Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and company management all want a “liquidity event”. In others words, they probably want to sell LoveFilm. It’s clear Netflix in the US would be a natural fit, as hinted in the FT.
Source: Techcrunch

2009-06-18
Council chiefs support cinema project - AMBITIOUS plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have taken a giant leap forwards, after town council chiefs gave the project their support.
Source: This is Plymouth

2009-06-18
A cinema for Crystal Palace? - Residents campaigning for a cinema to help regenerate the Crystal Place Triangle got a boost this week when independent cinema chain City Screen confirmed it was interested in opening a cinema in the area.
Source: Your local guardian

2009-06-18
Cinema fate still undecided - After months of public debate, the future of the heritage-listed Chelsea cinema is still uncertain.
Source: ABC

2009-06-18
IMAX Signs Theatre Deal With Big Cinemas in India - IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX TSX: IMX) and BIG Cinemas, a division of Adlabs Films Ltd, a Reliance ADA Group company and Indias largest entertainment conglomerate, today announced an agreement to install IMAXs new digital projection system in BIG Cinemas flagship IMAX(R) theatre in the heart of Mumbai. The installation is scheduled to be completed in July 2009, and will mark the first digital IMAX location in India.
Source: PR News Wire

2009-06-18
Yorks revamped Odeon cinema all ready to reopen on Friday - YORK’S revamped Odeon cinema will unveil its new look on Friday – bringing an end to a three-year wait for the city centre picturehouse to reopen.
Source: The Press

2009-06-18
Film fans take a look at new cinema plans - DETAILED plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have been revealed to the public.
Source: This is Cornwall

2009-06-18
Tributes after projectionist dies during Hebden Bridge Picture House screening - A MUCH-loved projectionist has died while screening a film at a Calderdale cinema.
Source: Halifax Courier

2009-06-18
Crystal Palace Gala Bingo site to become evangelical church not cinema - Dreams of the silver screen coming to Crystal Palace have been dealt a blow.
Source: Croydon Guardian

2009-06-18
SmartJog strikes digital server deal with Europalaces - French cinema chain Europalaces, which owns Gaumont and Pathe cinemas, has struck a deal to use SmartJog Digital Cinema Central Library Servers.
Source: Screen Daily

2009-06-18
Doremi Digitises French Cinema Chains - Doremi Cinema will equip a total of 130 individual cinema screens with digital servers, the company has announced
Source: Digital Production Me

2009-06-18
NFB and Shorefast Announce E-Cinema On the Rock - The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Shorefast Foundation will establish Newfoundland
Source: Media Caster Magazine

2009-06-23
Tribute to Picture House projectionist, who died during screening - A MUCH-loved projectionist has died while screening a film at a Calderdale cinema
Source: Hebden Bridge Times

2009-06-23
Europe plans for digital conversion - BRUSSELS — The European Commission has unveiled three options for ways to help European cinemas convert to digital projection. A decision will be made at the end of July.
Source: Variety

2009-06-23
TI leaping into 4K fray - Texas Instruments has announced that its "next generation technology platform" for digital projection will include a 4K option, providing four times as many pixels as standard 2K projectors, and it has already lined up exhibitor Cinemark to buy its 4K tech.
Source: Variety

2009-06-23
Cinemark and Barco Sign Exclusive Partnership for the Delivery of Enhanced DLP Cinema® 4K Digital Projection - Rancho Cordova, CA, 18 June 2009 — Digital cinema pioneer Barco is proud to announce that Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), the world's second largest motion picture exhibitor, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Barco. As part of this agreement, Cinemark is also partnering with the DLP Cinema® product group from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and media server provider Doremi to secure the industry's best-in-class and brightest digital cinema solution. This group of partners, representing more than 100 years in combined cinema expertise, will employ the full spectrum of Barco's upcoming new family of enhanced DLP Cinema next generation 4K projectors.
Source: Barco Press Release

2009-06-23
Opening night for York’s revamped Odeon cinema in Blossom Street - LAST-MINUTE finishing touches were today being put to York’s revamped Odeon cinema as it prepares to unveil its new look.
Source: The Press

2009-06-23
Cinemark Plans To Install 4K Digital Cinema Projection Across The Circuit - PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK - News), the world’s second largest motion picture exhibitor, today announced that it has partnered with digital cinema pioneer Barco, DLP Cinema technology provider Texas Instruments and media server provider Doremi to install the industry’s biggest & brightest 4K digital cinema solution in more than 3,000 screens. The agreement also includes plans for Cinemark’s international locations in Latin America, which would bring the overall deployment to more than 4,600 screens.
Source: Yahoo

2009-06-23
Picture House gets a facelift - The Picture House on Bridge Street is being spruced up by owners JD Wetherspoon.
Source: Express and Star

2009-06-23
CineExpo: The Third Degree - The Princess Quay cinemas, which sit atop a scenic tri-level shopping complex in the Northern England town of Kingston Upon Hull, regularly play the hottest Hollywood movies -- but their projectionists have never run a single foot of film through the sprockets of a projector.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-06-23
Lib Dems respond to latest cinema claims - Local Liberal Democrat councillors have met for a second time with the UK’s largest independent cinema operators to discuss the historic former EMD building in Walthamstow – on the same day that the Council’s portfolio holder for regeneration appeared to dash resident’s hopes that the venue would ever be restored as a cinema.
Source: Waltham Forest Lib Dems

2009-06-23
Christie sets 4K upgrade for next year - A day after DLP Cinema said it would make 4K chips available to digital-cinema vendors in 2010, Christie Digital confirmed Thursday that it will have 4K projectors on the market by the end of next year
Source: THR

2009-06-23
Barco showcases high brightness 3D projection at Cinema Expo - Recognizing the enormous appeal of 3D cinema to theater owners and moviegoers, digital cinema pioneer Barco will showcase the industry's brightest projectors at Cinema Expo International, Amsterdam.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-23
Exploiting the Imax premium - With 374 screens globally, Imax Corp holds a strong position in the premium cinema market. While historically screening in the 3D format (mainly educational or nature presentations), the growth in narrative 3D features in the schedules has seen the format become an increasingly important part of Imax’s business model.
Source: Screendaily

2009-06-23
Cinemark and Barco Sign Exclusive Partnership for the Delivery of Enhanced DLP Cinema® 4K Digital Projection - Digital cinema pioneer Barco is proud to announce that Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), the world's second largest motion picture exhibitor, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Barco. As part of this agreement, Cinemark is also partnering with the DLP Cinema® product group from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and media server provider Doremi to secure the industry's best-in-class and brightest digital cinema solution. This group of partners, representing more than 100 years in combined cinema expertise, will employ the full spectrum of Barco's upcoming new family of enhanced DLP Cinema next generation 4K projectors.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-23
Harry Atkins, who saw original opening of the Odeon cinema in York, is VIP guest at Reel relaunch - WHEN York’s Odeon cinema was opened back in 1937, schoolboy Harry Atkins stood on the pavement across Blossom Street and watched the glittering ceremony unfold.
Source: The Press

2009-06-23
Doremi Cinema to Build 4K Integrated Media Block for DLP Cinema® Next Generation Electronic Platform - BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Industry leader Doremi Cinema announced today it will repackage its current 4K server technology into a 4K integrated media block (IMB) for DLP Cinema® next generation electronics. This will secure a full solution for Texas Instruments’ and their OEM’s upcoming 2K and 4K projectors.
Source: Businesswire

2009-06-23
German Film Board moves on d-cinema - COLOGNE, Germany -- The German Film Board (FFA) has pledged up to €40 million ($56 million) over the next five years to help convert German cinemas to digital technology.
Source: THR

2009-06-23
Call for 3D Olympics screenings - Digital technology could enable the 2012 Olympics to be shown in 3D in cinemas across the UK, former film producer Lord Puttnam has said.
Source: BBC News

2009-06-23
Imax signs deal with Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group - NEW YORK (AP) - Imax Corp. said Monday that it signed a deal with European exhibitor Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group to install one of its digital projection systems in the Gateshead complex in Northeast England. [More information on this story can be found at Google News
Source: MSN

2009-06-23
Recalling a golden era for the silver screen - CINEMA-lovers with fond memories of Worcester’s oldest working silver screen are being asked to share their experiences ahead of a gala event marking its 60th anniversary.
Source: Berrows Journal

2009-06-23
Talks to begin over development - Plans for a multi-screen cinema, restaurants and new shops are being discussed later as part of a scheme to transform Hereford.
Source: BBC News

2009-06-23
The cinema snack that gives you the snap, crackle and pop - Popcorn boosts sexual performance and sperm count, claims men's magazine
Source: The Guardian

2009-06-23
Cineworld relaunches learning and development scheme - Cineworld cinemas has rebranded its learning and development function to encourage staff to recognise and appreciate career advancement at the firm.
Source: HR Magazine

2009-06-23
Barco to further strengthen technology leadership in digital cinema - Barco is pleased to announce a new range of DLP Cinema® based digital cinema projectors. From next year onwards the company will market a full range of 2K and 4K-ready projectors, meeting the needs of small and large screen theater owners at the lowest cost of ownership. Last week Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and Barco already announced an exclusive partnership, closing the first deal ever for enhanced DLP Cinema® 4K digital projectors, reconfirming Barco's pioneering position in the digital cinema market.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-06-23
RealD Releases Install Numbers - Los Angeles-based RealD, a developer of 3D movie projection equipment, has released its latest install numbers, saying over the weekend that it now has over 8,700 screens contracted, and over 3,200 screens installed with its technology. In addition, the firm said it saw 400% growth in Europe in the first half of the year. RealD makes 3D projection equipment which attached to digital cinema hardware to project the recent crop of new, 3D movies. The firm attributed the growth in Europe to new deals in France, Germany, Austria, and Ireland. The firm now has 2,000 screens under contract and over 750 screens installed in Europe, the firm said. RealD said that there are over 40 films currently slated for released on RealD 3D.
Source: SocalTech

2009-07-05
Cineworld sales up as flurry of blockbusters hit screens - BLOCKBUSTERS including Slumdog Millionaire, X-Men and Transformers drove half-year box office sales up by 17.9% at Cineworld, the group said yesterday. More news stories about this can be found a Google News
Source: Wales Online

2009-07-05
Live events bring new dimension - New technology systems for watching live events in 3D enthused European exhibitors at CineExpo, writes Jack Warner
Source: ScreenDaily

2009-07-05
Past pictures - Cinemas of North Tyneside - FRANK Manders
Source: ChronicleLive

2009-07-05
Philips Appointed as Authorized Supplier of Xenon Lamps to Barco - Philips today announced that Barco N.V., the global manufacturer of audio-visual products for the entertainment industry, has appointed Philips as an authorized supplier of Xenon Digital Cinema Lamps for use in Barco digital cinema projectors.
Source: DCihema Today

2009-07-05
Curtain could rise once more at iconic cinema - FREEMAN Street's iconic cinema could be making a comeback, after five years spent away from the limelight.
Source: Thisgrimsby

2009-07-05
National Theatre Live attracts 14,000 for first cinema screening - The London National Theatre
Source: ScreenDaily

2009-07-05
Fireworks scare forces cinema evacuation - The Alice Springs Cinema was evacuated last night after two people threw fireworks into the foyer.
Source: ABC News

2009-07-05
Credit Crunch Impairs Theaters' Digital Vision - At the Carmike Encore Park Cinemas megaplex in Elkhart, Ind., box office receipts are way up this year. But the returns at the candy counter aren't so sweet. In fact, sales last year of sugary snacks, popcorn and soft drinks barely reached 2007 levels in Elkhart, and this year could be worse.
Source: Fullres [blog]

2009-07-05
Norwegian cinemas sign digital roll-out deal with US studios - On June 24 The Norwegian cinema association, Film & Kino, signed a virtual print fee (VPF) agreement with five Hollywood studios, to help finance the world
Source: Norway.com [blog]

2009-07-05
First interactive 3D game hits UK cinemas - The UK's first interactive 3D game is set to hit cinemas next week, allowing movie-goers the chance to control the action from their seats. [More on this story can be found at Google News]
Source: Metro

2009-07-05
Film fans take a look at new cinema plans - DETAILED plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have been revealed to the public
Source: Thisiscornwall.co.uk

2009-07-05
Odeon downgraded by 'at risk' register - Bradford
Source: Telegraph and Argus

2009-07-05
Dolby and Barco premiere Ice Age 3: Dawn of the dinosaurs in 3D - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, is pleased to announce the 3D premiere of Ice Age 3: Dawn of the dinosaurs. On Tuesday 23 June, Cinema Expo International visitors in the RAI Amsterdam will see the new adventures of Manny and his friends on a Barco twin projector setup with Dolby
Source: DCinema Today

2009-07-05
Texas Instruments Unveils Enhanced 4K Technology on Next Generation DLP Cinema Electronics Platform - Texas Instruments DLP Cinema announced plans today to incorporate enhanced 4K technology as an extension of the next generation electronics platform for DLP Cinema projectors. Texas Instruments is recognized as the cinema technology provider offering solutions with low operating costs, and its inclusion of another resolution gives exhibitors worldwide the widest variety of options to fit their needs and screen sizes. TI will continue to innovate on and further the development of its DLP Cinema 2K chips which are indisputably the industry standard with nearly 11,000 installations globally.
Source: DigitalCinema.Info

2009-07-05
Doremi Cinema to Build 4K Integrated Media Block for DLP Cinema Next Generation Electronic Platform - Industry leader Doremi Cinema announced today it will repackage its current 4K server technology into a 4K integrated media block (IMB) for DLP Cinema next generation electronics. This will secure a full solution for Texas Instruments
Source: DigitalCinema.Info

2009-07-05
Palace Cinemas and XDC Agree to Deploy 170 Digital Screens in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary - Palace Cinemas, the leading exhibitor in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and XDC, the leading Pan-European digital cinema service company, have agreed on the deployment of digital cinema systems in 170 of Palace Cinemas' screens in Central Europe.
Source: DigitalCinema.Info

2009-07-05
Sony Professional and Apollo Cinemas sign a VPF agreement - Apollo Cinemas make the full switch to digital by choosing Sony Digital Cinema State of the Art Cinealta 4K projection and becomes the first in Europe to move to Sony Digital Cinema Virtual Print Fee.
Source: DigitalCinema.Info

2009-07-05
Europe d-cinema rollout hung up on funding: Exhibitors air frustrations at annual Cinema Exp - Dithering over funding and other details has European theater operators as frustrated as U.S. exhibitors with the slow rollout of digital cinema.
Source: DigitalCinema.Info

2009-07-05
New Dolby Screen Server Introduced at Cinema Expo 2009 - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced that its newest cinema server, the Dolby Screen Server (DSS200), will be available for orders starting in early July 2009
Source: DigitalCinema.Info

2009-07-05
Christie Introduces New 4K DLP Cinema Product Line For 2010 - A leader in digital cinema projection, Christie, has announced the new Christie Solaria series digital cinema projectors, based on Texas Instruments' industry-preferred and proven DLP Cinema technology.
Source: 4rfv

2009-07-05
Euro exhibitors ponder 4K dilemma - AMSTERDAM -- The spate of 4K digital cinema deals in the U.S. is causing ripples in Europe, with exhibitors questioning their previous commitment to 2K projection. [More on 4K Projectors can be found at Google News]
Source: Variety

2009-07-05
German distributors back digital cinema roll out plan - COLOGNE, Germany - Germany’s association of film distributors, the VdF, has backed plans by the German Film Board to speed up the county’s conversion to digital cinema.
Source: Film Journal

2009-07-05
Cinemark to install 4K digital cinema projection - Plano-based Cinemark Holdings Inc. formed a partnership with digital cinema pioneer Barco, Texas Instruments and Doremi to install the 4K digital cinema solution in more than 3,000 screens as part of the DCIP initiative.
Source: insidetxbiz.com

2009-07-05
IMAX or LieMAX? Paying Extra for IMAX Movies on Small Screens - Like many this past weekend, I decided to see Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I wanted the full experience of seeing it in IMAX. Director Michael Bay extended some of the fight scenes in "The IMAX Experience" as they are calling it. He claimed in his blog that seeing the movie in the larger screen format made the robots look like they were the actual size they would be in real life on screens at least 50-feet tall. That had me sold! I purchased my tickets online a few weeks back in anticipation that it might be sold out and I wasn't wrong. I was only able to get a 9:45AM show.
Source: DigitalCity.com

2009-07-05
Bidders line up for sale of Redstone - Israel Theaters, Israel
Source: FT

2009-07-05
World’s First Non-Commercial National Digital Cinema Roll-Out - Film & Kino, the Norwegian interest organization for cinemas, announces the world
Source: DCinemaToday

2009-07-05
Cineworld concedes higher pension contribution - BECTU has persuaded Cineworld to pay more towards members' pensions during talks on the closure of the company's final salary pension scheme.
Source: BECTU

2009-05-20
Odeon thinks again on bank holidays - Odeon management has agreed to consider new proposals from BECTU on payment for bank holiday working.
Source: BECTU

2009-07-05
Omniplex cinema rolls out digital 3D in Galway - The Omniplex Cinema in Galway, along with its sister cinemas across Ireland, will be the first in the country to lead the way in the digital 3D revolution.
Source: Galway Advertiser

2009-07-05
Backing for ‘cinema’ to return to Launceston - A?NEW ‘cinema’ is set to screen films in Launceston — more than a quarter of a century since the Tower Cinema turned off its projector for the last time.
Source: Dartmouth Chronicle

2009-07-05
New Reel cinema in Blossom Street, York attracts 5,000 customers - YORK’S re-opened city centre picturehouse has attracted more than 5,000 customers in its first ten days.
Source: ThePress.co.uk

2009-07-05
Apollo Cinemas (UK) Embracing Sony 4K Digital Projectors - Sony Digital Cinema and Apollo Cinemas, the UK cinema chain whose theatres are common for their high quality movie presentation, auditoriums and seating, announced an agreement for the deployment of 83 CineAlta 4K digital cinema projectors. A third of which will be able to deliver content in 3D, allowing Apollo Cinemas to showcase Hollywood
Source: Sonyinsider.com

2009-07-05
Glastonbury Diary: Swine flu, Jarvis triumphant and kipping at the cinema - Even people who are not under the influence are unlikely to get more than four hour's sleep a night at Glastonbury. So come day three, it is a good idea to indulge in a strategic power nap
Source: The Independent

2009-07-07
Digital cinema picking up momentum - LONDON -- Almost 20% of global cinema screens will be converted to digital projection by 2012, driven by a wave of 3D film releases such as Pixar's Cannes-opener "Up" and the forthcoming James Cameron-directed "Avatar" according to new research.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-07-07
Jackson memorial service to be shown in as many as 80 theaters - Michael Jackson's memorial service tomorrow will be shown live in as many as 80 movie theaters, giving fans outside of Los Angeles a chance to watch a cinema- quality high-definition broadcast.
Source: LA Times

2009-07-07
UK Film Council pilots new digital equipment to bring cinema to rural regions - The UK Film Council is launching a new pilot scheme that will bring the latest digital cinema equipment to rural areas to give more film fans in remote communities the chance to enjoy the communal experience of cinema.
Source: UK Film Council Press Release

2009-07-07
Grand Theatre reunion sparks grand memories - For Makenna Placzek, Monday afternoon's reunion of Grand Theatre employees from 50 years ago was an opportunity to find out your grandmother might have once done something crazier than you have.
Source: The Independent.com

2009-07-07
Mad Cornish Projectionist Survey - The Mad Cornish Projectionist website has been going for ten years, starting off as a personal resource for information and then in return becoming a resource in its own right. Please complete this survey to give me some specific feedback on the website so that I can continue to improve it. Simply follow the survey link
Source: Press Release

2009-07-09
Demolition of the Odeon Doncaster Decision 30-6-09 - Consent for demolition of the Gaumont/Odeon Doncaster a decision was made on 30-6-09 by the Doncaster Planning Committee taking all relevent matters into consideration, the application was granted.

Lazarus Properties the owners of the site will start demolition soon. Doncasters cinema historian Ron Curry is to have the first swing when demolition starts.

The FRIEZE by Mr William Edward Trent which adorned the facade is to be saved and used in the new development.
Source: J Barry. via email

2009-07-14
Betting on cinemas in troubled times - The economic outlook continues to be filled with dark clouds, but more evidence surfaced in recent weeks that movie exhibition is weathering the storm better than most businesses. The blockbuster numbers for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which crossed the $300 million mark in a brisk 13 days, boosted the stocks of the three biggest publicly traded theatre circuits, Carmike, Regal and Cinemark, while shares in Imax rose 19% in the days following the action spectacle’s premiere.
Source: Variety

2009-07-14
Satellite Firms Jump on Jackson Memorial Service - Satellite firms are busy Tuesday distributing coverage of the memorial service for pop icon Michael Jackson from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Source: Broadcastcable.com

2009-07-14
Digital cinema is moving but obstacles remain - A wave of 3D film releases in 2009 will see 20% of the world’s cinema screens converted to digital projection, according to a new report* from analysts Dodona Research, but serious doubts remain over when business conditions are likely to allow completion of the process with the conversion of the remaining four-fifths of screen.
Source: Scoop.nz

2009-07-14
Is popcorn the new Viagra? - That consumable staple of any cinema visit, popcorn, has been found to serve another function, that of a sexual aid, according to the latest issue of the male body beautiful magazine Men’s Health.
Source: Cinema Business Magazine

2009-07-14
WTW gains council support for Newquay cinema plan - Newquay council pledged its support for a new four-screen cinema to be built in the town. If indepedent exhibitor WTW Cinemas’ proposal receives final approval by Cornwall Council, the cinema will be built on the site of the former Vic Bars building, off Crantock Street.
Source: Cinema Business Magazine

2009-07-14
Screen Digest analyzes top 250 circu - The always analytical exhibition experts at Screen Digest have taken a detailed look at the top 250 cinema operators in the world. Together, they account for over 60,000 screens and include all major exhibitors with over 30 screens across 50 international territories—with the exception of North America, where Screen Digest included only those above 100 screens. We have the pleasure to introduce our column readers to some tantalizing highlights from a wealth of survey data presented by analyst Charlotte Jones:
Source: Film Journal

2009-07-14
An £8,000 projector ushers in future for independent cinema - The picture on the ageing silver screen in front of us is unquestionably of theatrical quality. The independent film-makers Michael Bergmann and Doug Underdahl move around, checking from all angles. It is, as Bergmann has warned, different: not film's luminous grain nor video's harsh flatness. This digital image is thrown by a high-end Leica business projector powered by … a Macbook Pro running QuickTime Pro. Two emissaries from Leica's nearby US headquarters seem stunned. They had no idea their projector could throw a 1920x1080 image 100 feet at 24 frames per second in this quality. For comparison, Bergmann slips in an ordinary DVD. We all agree – ugh.
Source: The Guardian

2009-07-17
Cinemas are not using 3D movies to rip off audiences - Ticket prices reflect the cost of investment, and its totally reasonable to charge an extra
Source: The Guardian

2009-07-17
Kinepolis Q2 ticket sales up 12.4 pct - BRUSSELS, July 15 (Reuters) - Cinema operator Kinepolis (KIPO.BR) said on Wednesday that second-quarter ticket sales jumped 12.4 percent, crediting in part the shift of the Easter holiday to April this year from March in 2008.
Source: Reuters

2009-07-17
UKFC - A UK Film Council (UKFC) scheme that will giveyoung British film-makers the chance to play an artistic role in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will receive $5m (
Source: Screen Daily

2009-07-17
Council chiefs support cinema project - AMBITIOUS plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have taken a giant leap forwards, after town council chiefs gave the project their support.
Source: This is Plymouth

2009-07-17
Cinematic proposal shocks bride-to-be - BRISTOL, England, July 15 (UPI) -- A British woman said she was shocked when the movie her boyfriend took her to turned out to be video of him dancing to a music video and proposing marriage.
Source: UPI.COM

2009-07-17
Curtain to open on revamped cinema - Temora district residents are in for a treat when their old but renewed movie cinema reopens this weekend in southern New South Wales.
Source: ABC AU

2009-07-17
British cinema enjoys record year - British filmgoers spent a record
Source: The Telegraph

2009-07-17
RealD Achieves 100% Growth Worldwide, 400% Growth in Europe - H1-2009 - Over 8,700 Screens Contracted and Over 3,200 RealD 3D Screens Installed
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-07-17
Digital Cinema Industry Report - Bi-annual review of the industry, player by player
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-07-17
What future for the cinema projectionist? - Efforts to promote an industry-wide discussion on the role of the cinema projectionist in the digital age have continued this month.
Source: BECTU Press Release

2009-07-17
The 1K Question - When, if ever, will Hollywood agree to expand the digital cinema specifications to allow for DCI-compliant 1K systems? There has been a lot of conversation this summer about the differences between 2K and 4K digital cinema for movie theatres. Invariably, however, many, if not most exhibitors are still faced with prices that are higher than they can legitimately afford. This is true for theatre owners around the world. Given the current state of the industry, as Wendy Grossman illustrated nicely in a recent article in the UK
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-07-17
Connecticut Science Center Opens 3D Theatre - Selects Dolby 3D to Illustrate its Commitment to the Environment
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-07-17
UK Film Council publishes Statistical Yearbook on UK film - British films banked $4.2 billion worldwide last year, according to the latest statistics published today by the UK Film Council.
Source: UK Film Council

2009-07-17
Exhibitors give evidence to House of Lords committee - Representatives from the cinema industry will appear before the House of Lords Communications Committee tomorrow (July 15).
Source: Screen Daily

2009-07-17
Longest running cinema wins funds - Britains oldest continuously working cinema, based in north London, will be given an art deco restoration following a
Source: BBC News

2009-07-17
Mad Cornish Projectionist Survey - The Mad Cornish Projectionist website has been going for ten years, starting off as a personal resource for information and then in return becoming a resource in its own right. Please complete this survey to give me some specific feedback on the website so that I can continue to improve it. Simply follow the survey link
Source: Press Release

2009-07-27
BBC to throw open its archive of film and radio treasures - The BBC is to do more to earn its licence fee by sharing its resources with arts institutions, its creative director, Alan Yentob, revealed yesterday.
Source: The Guardian

2009-07-27
NEW ROUTES TO 3D CONTENT DURING D CINEMA DAY AT IBC 09 - Monday, September 14th is officially D Cinema Day at IBC 09, and in the morning the focus will be firmly on stereoscopic 3D for the cinema. Chaired by 3D film producer and session architect Phil Streather, CEO of pioneering giant-screen movie production company Principal Large Format, the morning’s programme will guide delegates through the complete process of 3D movie-making; from pre-visualization, through stereo 3D acquisition and on to stereo 3D editing.
Source: Business Wire

2009-07-27
U.K. boxoffice hits seven-year high - LONDON -- U.K. cinema admissions for the first half 2009 reached a seven-year high, driven by homegrown hit Slumdog Millionaire and blockbusters such as Monsters vs. Aliens and Star Trek, the Cinema Advertising Association said Monday. [More stories on this can be found here]
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-07-27
Savoy Cinemas garish paint-job annoys residents - A FORMER cinema’s colourful makeover has been given a frosty reception
Source: Gazette-News

2009-07-27
York’s Reel Cinema in Blossom Street apologises for tarnished Harry Potter film premiere event - THE boss of York’s Reel Cinema has apologised after the magic of Harry Potter’s latest blockbuster movie was tarnished for a sell-out audience.
Source: The Press

2009-07-27
Cinema warns Bruno film is vile - An Irish cinema showing controversial film Bruno has taken a novel approach to attracting customers, warning them that the film is vile.
Source: BBC News

2009-07-27
Christie Delivers A New Dimension In 3D Holographic Projection - Christie, a leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, is playing a key role in demonstrating a new dimension in visual communications at InfoComm 2009. Three Christie Roadster HD18K DLP projectors are being used for the first-ever transmission of live, interactive 3D holograms from London and Montreal to Orlando, Florida from June 17-19, 2009. The interactive transmission process is known as Musion Live Stage telepresence and offers a new way for people to communicate face-to-face in real time, crossing the boundaries of geographic distance. It involves combining technologies such as high-definition audio, video and other technical elements to transmit an object or person’s life-size image to another location.
Source: Digital Cinematography

2009-07-27
3-D starting to look flat at the box office - As more movies play in digital 3-D, there’s evidence that audiences are becoming less interested in the ballyhooed format that many in Hollywood have predicted will stem the long-term erosion of theater attendance.
Source: LA Times

2009-07-27
Deluxe - in living color - Way back in the distant past, before the Hollywood sign came into being, just after filmmakers started making their historic exodus from the East Coast to Los Angeles, William Fox spotted a 13-acre lot south of Sunset Boulevard, spreading across both sides of Western Avenue.

It was there that he established a new home for his film laboratory, and it is there that it has remained since its 1919 creation.
Source: Film Journal

2009-07-27
Old cinema’s new life as community church - PRAYERS appear to have been answered when the Allanpark Cinema was promised a new lease of life.
Source: Stirling Observer

2009-07-27
‘Harry Potter’ movie magic lures the advertisers - Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince opens tonight (July 17) seeking to reclaim the coveted highest grossing film of all time tag
Source: Utalk Marketing

2009-07-27
Cinemas mine gold from the silver screen - Roman Polanski, the celebrated film director, famously argued that the cinema should make you forget you are in a theatre. For many cinema-goers streaming to watch the latest Harry Potter movie this weekend, forgetting the world outside will be at the top of their wish list.
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-07-27
Slumdog Millionaire helps cinema ticket sales reach seven-year-high - Cinemas are enjoying a seven-year high in ticket sales during the recession, it was revealed yesterday.
Source: The Daily Mirror

2009-07-27
Digima And Doremi Cinema Sign Distribution Deal - A world leader in digital cinema servers, Doremi Cinema, has announced it has signed an agreement for distribution and cooperation with the Italian company Digima, Italy.
Source: 4rfv0

2009-07-27
Barco’s 1,000th Digital Cinema Projector Installation Confirms Leading Market Position in China - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, is proud to announce that it has completed its 1,000th digital cinema projector installation in China. This again confirms Barco’s solid position in the Asian Pacific digital cinema market in general, and China in particular where the company has a market share of more than 80%.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-07-27
Seizing mobile phones in cinemas will not win the war on piracy - Studios are concerned at critics pirating movies, but the data on the phones they are asked to surrender is far more sensitive
Source: The Guardian

2009-07-27
Rural screening in Test Valley - A NEW £1.2m pilot scheme will bring the latest digital cinema equipment to rural Wiltshire and Test Valley.
Source: This is Hampshire

2009-07-27
State-of-the-art IMAX cinema for MetroCentre Odeon - THE MetroCentre’s cinema has clinched an IMAX deal.
Source: Chronicle Live

2009-07-27
SENSIO Expands its 3D Live Network for Digital Cinema in Europe and Participate in Eutelsats First Paying 3D Live Concert - MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 22, 2009) - SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX VENTURE:SIO), inventor of the SENSIO® 3D technology, announced today the continued expansion of its 3D live roll-out in high definition for digital cinemas throughout Europe. The announcement was made following a flawless 3D live satellite broadcast of the Julien Clerc concert on July 16th to four locations across France. Julien Clerc is a leading French entertainer with a broad following throughout France and Europe
Source: Marketwire

2009-07-27
Digital Biz 3D projects new vision for the movie industry - While literally adding a new dimension to cinema-goers experience, 3D is also being touted as a means to help filmmakers reach new creative heights, make millions of dollars for Hollywood studios and curb the scourge of the industry -- piracy.
Source: CNN

2009-07-27
Dolby Labs is booming – but quietly - Dolby Labs is best known for its noise reduction technology and the clever stuff it does with surround sound in movie theatres and homes. An investment summary from Beacon Equity Research quotes an “outperform” guide on the company’s prospects.
Source: Rapidtvnews

2009-07-27
Cinema chain promises to meet Crystal Palace silver screen campaigners - A popular campaign to bring a cinema back to Crystal Palace is gathering pace, with the managing director of the country’s biggest independent cinema chain agreeing to meet residents to discuss the idea.
Source: Croydoon Guardian

2009-07-27
Scratch n sniff Gregorys Girl - Cinema-goers in Edinburgh have been treated to an unusual screening of Scottish classic Gregorys Girl - after being given scratch n sniff cards.
Source: BBC News

2009-07-27
Building planned for Bradford Odeon site reduced. - Developers presented a “significantly scaled down” scheme to people who visited a public exhibition of plans for Bradford city centre’s Odeon cinema site. [See also this story]
Source: The Telegraph and Argus

2009-07-27
Cinemas on Google Maps - Another chance to get involved. Each cinema website has a map to show you where the cinema is, but the aim of this project is to have a map showing all the cinema locations (open and closed) across the UK/World. Adding a cinema to the map is really easy. The aim is to also add additional information to each cinema, e.g. where to get more information or for former cinemas pictures which may appear on Flickr etc.
Source: Mad Cornish Projectionist Press Release

2009-07-27
Barco to supply 213 cinema projectors in Portugal - BRUSSELS, July 24 (Reuters) - Belgian display and visual systems company Barco (BAR.BR) said on Friday it had been chosen by the largest cinema chain in Portugal to supply 213 digital cinema projectors.
Source: Reuters

2009-07-27
The return of 3D cinema - Journalists at the Cannes film festival are relatively inured to the weird requests made of us but this May saw the weirdest yet. Standing on stage before the screening of Up , Thierry Frémaux, the festival’s director, welcomed the audience with his customary salvo of bonjours and bienvenus, before saying: “Before the film begins would you please all put on your glasses so I can photograph you.”
Source: Financial Times

2009-07-27
Web group calling for cinema in Upper Norwood growing - A web group calling for a cinema in Upper Norwood continues to grow.
Source: This is Croydon Today

2009-07-27
Digital conversion for IMAX could cost more than $700K - Cathedral City officials are looking into getting digital equipment at Desert IMAX Theatre, City Administrative Services Director Tami Scott said.
Source: My Desert

2009-07-27
Fire crews called to smoke-filled Vue Cinema on Cheshire Oaks - CINEMA-GOERS had to be evacuated after a rag started burning at the Vue on Cheshire Oaks.
Source: Chester Chronicle

2009-08-24
Film fans take a look at new cinema plans - DETAILED plans for a state-of-the-art cinema in Newquay have been revealed to the public.
Source: South West Business

2009-08-24
Grimsby pair want to revive former Odeon - Grimsby’s former Odeon Cinema, which closed five-years ago could re-open if plans for a three-screen cinema are approved by North East Lincolnshire Council.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-08-24
The UK Film Council is piloting new digital cinema equipment in rural communities across Shropshire as part of a - THE UK Film Council is piloting new digital equipment to bring cinema to rural Shropshire.
Source: Whit Church Herald

2009-08-24
Leeds mum in bleach attack horror - Published Date: 30 July 2009 - Teenage yobs threw bleach over a Leeds mum after she complained about their behaviour at the cinema.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2009-08-24
Park Palace - This is a picture of the closed Park Palace cinema
Source: Shutterchange

2009-08-24
Plans scaled down and costs reduced for Bradford city centre bid - Revised plans to transform the site of Bradford
Source: The Telegraph & Argus

2009-08-24
Plaza owners draw up their own plans for new - HEALTH bosses are facing rival plans to build a
Source: Scotsman.com

2009-08-24
Cinema deal for - A horror film made for just
Source: BBC News

2009-08-24
Edinburgh outdoor cinema offers scratch n sniff experience - Fans of cinematic classic Gregory s Girl flocked to the Scottish capital this weekend to enjoy a unique outdoor showing of the film with an added dimension.
Source: Best Western

2009-08-24
Third blaze in three days at town s derelict cinema - Fire crews have been called to three separate incidents in as many days at the former ABC Cinema site in Tunbridge Wells.
Source: This is Kent

2009-08-24
Cineworld gets revamp - Published Date: 27 July 2009 - CINEMA bosses have re-vamped Cineworld to make it more accessible for wheelchair users.
Source: Sussex Express

2009-08-24
MasterImage to supply 40+ 3D systems to UK exhibitor Empire - Burbank, Calif.-based MasterImage USA has struck a 3D systems deal with the UK
Source: ScreenDaily

2009-08-24
UK has most digital screens in Europe - The UK had 3,610 cinema screens (96 more than 2007) in 726 cinemas (one less cinema than in 2007) and 310 digital screens, the highest number in Europe, and 20% of the European total. 240 of these are part of the UK Film Council
Source: Cinema Business

2009-08-24
Cinema can prosper in digital age, predicts Lord Puttnam - The cinema business has a unique and compelling experience to offer audiences, but cannot take their interest for granted, even when offering digital, 3D and blockbuster entertainment. These were among the many points made by Lord Puttnam in a wide ranging discussion at BAFTA.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-08-24
BFI s new home threatened by Culture Department funding crisis - DCMS admits it has promised
Source: Cinema Business

2009-08-24
Launceton may get community cinema at town hall - A new cinema is set to screen films in Launceston, Cornwall for the first time in quarter of a century. The Town Hall is scheduled for a major refurbishment, which would include film nights and live shows.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-08-24
Arsonists target empty cinema - Firefighters have been tackling a suspected arson attack on the site of a derelict cinema in Kent that is due to be demolished.
Source: BBC News

2009-08-24
In Their Words: Film projectionist tells how he multi-tasks at a multiplex theater - When Elite Cinema 6 in Chester came under new management and was completely remodeled, the owners wanted a professional projectionist. They brought in Ed Hart, 63. He s the "reel" deal. He talks about his work:
Source: Record Online

2009-08-24
3-D movies: third time lucky - Blue aliens, 10ft tall and armed with bows and arrows, are set to change our world. The extraterrestrial Na
Source: The Times

2009-08-24
Cinemark Celebrates 25th - Last month Cinemark, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, opened a new Cinemark XD auditorium, the company
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-08-24
Exhibitors give evidence to House of Lords committee - Representatives from the cinema industry will appear before the House of Lords Communications Committee tomorrow (July 15).
Source: ScreenDaily

2009-08-24
Regal Entertainment profit jumps 67% but misses analysts forecast - The cinema operator s second-quarter net income rises to $40.5 million, or 26 cents a share, from $24.3 million, or 16 cents, a year earlier. Analysts had expected 31 cents a share.
Source: LA Times

2009-08-24
Film star to pull mobile cinema - Oscar winner Tilda Swinton and film fans are preparing to pull the UK s only mobile cinema over roads in the Highland.
Source: BBC News

2009-08-24
Fifth screen approved for Reel Cinema - COUNCILLORS have backed plans for a fifth screen at Reel Cinema in Andover.
Source: This is Hampshire

2009-08-24
Carmike Cinemas posts profit of $2.8 million in second quarter - Carmike Cinemas cut its losses in the second quarter, with the movie theater chain on Monday reporting a profit of $2.8 million.
Source: Ledger-Enquirer

2009-08-24
UK cinemagoers use pedal power to screen films - UK
Source: 0

2009-08-24
70 years for Quinton picture house - A QUINTON cinema is set to mark its 70th anniversary tomorrow by giving away free film tickets.
Source: Halesowen News

2009-08-24
Curtain to rise at Freeman Street cinema - New owners at the former Odeon site hope to call lights, camera, action on Friday, and are already advertising their first four films in the Grimsby Telegraph.
Source: This is Grimsby

2009-08-24
London s first 4D cinema opens at London Eye with wind, snow and rain - The £5million installation allows visitors to experience a four-minute film featuring panoramic views of the city complete with unique sensory effects - dubbed the fourth dimension - which replicate wind, snow and rain.
Source: London Evening Standard

2009-08-24
London gets world s greatest 4D cinema - The London Eye opens a new 4D cinema attraction today, part of a new
Source: Techradar

2009-08-24
DIGITAL PROJECTION PUBLISHES TRUE COST OF PROJECTOR OWNERSHIP CALCULATOR - Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy
Source: SVOnline [blog]

2009-08-24
School s cinema is projected for estate - A school has applied for a licence to run a community cinema.
Source: Evening Telegraph

2009-08-24
Is going to the cinema still a good experience? Is it worth the money? - Many are now choosing to download films from the internet rather than paying money to see them at the cinema.
Source: NZHerald

2009-08-24
Health alert over kids - CINEMA popcorn is a health threat to kids because it contains so much salt, experts warn
Source: The Sun

2009-08-24
Fresh hope of new cinema - A temporary cinema could be opened at the former Picture House in Cannock until a
Source: Express and Star

2009-08-24
Reel Cinemas Ltd look set to win permission for new signs on Blossom Street cinema - Reel Cinemas Ltd look set to win permission for new signs on Blossom Street cinema;THE revival of York’s former Odeon cinema looks set to take another step forward, after planning officials backed proposals for new signs on the historic building.
Source: Thepress

2009-08-24
Barco completes first major Cinedigm Phase 2 deployment with Premiere Cinemas - Sacramento, CA — 11 August 2009 — Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, has just completed the first major rollout in Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. s Phase 2 with Texas-based Premiere Cinema Corp.
Source: Barco [Press Release]

2009-08-24
XPAND X101 Series 3D Glasses Set the Stage at the Premiere of - XPAND, a worldwide authority in 3D cinemas and technology platforms, displayed why the company
Source: Digital Cinema Buyer Guide

2009-08-24
Cinema Exhibitors’ Association Confirm Plans to Establish Digital Funding Group - The Cinema Exhibitors’ Association today confirmed plans to establish a digital funding group to negotiate financial support for small and medium-sized UK cinema operators to convert to digital cinema technology.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-08-24
Second art gallery is bad idea - THE owner of an art gallery in Guildford has claimed the decision to reject a proposal for an independent cinema could hurt the town in the long run.
Source: Get Surrey

2009-08-24
Celebrate The Last Night of the Proms LIVE Via Satellite From London, England at Cineplex Entertainment Theatres - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 08/12/09 -- Cineplex Entertainment (TSX: CGX.UN), BBC Worldwide and BY Experience are pleased to present The Last Night of the Proms broadcast LIVE via satellite from The Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on Saturday, September 12th at 2:30 pm EST / 12:30 pm MST / 1:30 pm CST / 11:30 am PST exclusively at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres across the country.
Source: Earth Times

2009-08-24
Cinema enthusiast wants to reopen Regal Cinema - A CINEMA enthusiast hopes he can reopen Northwich
Source: Northwich Guardian

2009-08-24
Southend s long history of cinema - Did you know that between 1898 and 1935, the Southend area was home to 30 cinemas? Entertainment really boomed in this town - first the silent movies, then black and white flicks, the live acts and then colour film.
Source: Longpier [blog]

2009-08-24
Alan campaigns for historic cinema - Alan Davies has joined celebrities including Sir Mick Jagger, Meera Syal and Tony Robinson in backing to a campaign to save a historic cinema.
Source: Press Association

2009-08-24
UK cinemas get a taste of Avatar - UK cinema-goers are being given a taste of James Cameron s new science-fiction epic Avatar at free previews taking place around the country.
Source: BBC News

2009-08-24
Multibuild wins IMAX project - NATIONAL contractor Multibuild has been awarded a
Source: Nebusiness

2009-08-24
York - ARCHITECTS have started drawing up plans to create an extra two screens at York
Source: The Press

2009-08-24
The Queen in 3D TV - Rare 3D footage of the Queen during her Coronation year will be shown on television for the first time, the Daily Telegraph can reveal.
Source: Telegraph

2009-08-24
Alternative events bring new meaning to community theatre - We’ve been hearing the words “alternative content” a lot in relation to today’s cinemas, but 2009 has been a year when alternative programming has become more and more commonplace—and creative.
Source: Film Journal

2009-08-24
John Walsh: God wants you wealthy - An intriguing local-community dispute is simmering along nicely in Crystal Palace. It s a dispute between God and Mammon, with God showing curious signs of being the bad guy. On one side are residents who are worried about the regeneration of the "Palace triangle", three busy roads which have been designated an "at risk" conservation area. On the other side is an Evangelical church.
Source: The Independent

2009-08-24
Multibuild wins new - Stockport-based building contractor Multibuild has been awarded its third contract in 18 months by cinema operator Odeon Cinemas.
Source: Crains Manchester Busines

2009-08-24
New cinema to be in Whitewater in a matter of weeks - THE RECESSION has forced management at Whitewater to perform a complete U-turn on the location of the long-awaited cinema and are putting it back inside the shopping centre as per the original planning granted six years ago.
Source: Leinster Leader

2009-08-24
Odeon Elgin Marbles of Doncaster bid - THE Friends of Doncaster Odeon have launched an 11th hour bid to save the derelict cinema from demolition.
Source: The Star

2009-08-24
A history of 3D cinema - From the 19th century to James Cameron s Avatar - everything you want to know about 3D films
Source: The Guardian

2009-08-24
Christie’s DLP Cinema® Projectors Meet Growing Demand for Brightness and Full 2K Resolution 3D - Christie®, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, continues to meet the increasing demands for 3D digital cinema with the delivery of Christie CP2000-SB DLP Cinema® projectors to Malco Theatres, Inc., a leading exhibitor in the mid-South for over 90 years. The Christie CP2000-SB projectors include Brilliant3D™ technology and motorized lens mounts, offering a high-brightness, single lens solution that meets the needs of the audience and the exhibitor, respectively.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-08-24
One nation, all digital: Norway prepares revolutionary rollout - Norway is in the midst one of the cinema industry
Source: Norway.com

2009-08-24
U.K. looks to merge UKFC, BFI - Move may result in job losses at film bodies - see other stories on this topic here
Source: Variety

2009-08-24
Cineworld sees profits boost - Cineworld saw profits rise by 33pc during the first half of the year as customers flocked to see box office hits such as Slumdog Millionaire. - see other stories on this topic here
Source: Telegraph

2009-08-24
National Trust stages outdoor screenings - The National Trust has teamed up with satellite broadcaster Sky, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Screen East to stage programme of outdoor cinema to two prestigious National Trust properties this summer.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-08-24
Film clubs to get more flexible licence - A new licensing agreement has opened the door for film socities to screen films based on a wider range of formats.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-08-24
Carlton Screen Advertising s Irish division sold - Carlton Screen Advertising
Source: Cinema Businesss

2009-08-24
Fancy a Wii bit of fun at the cinema? - The concept of cinematic gaming entertainment using Wii and Nintendo at digitally equipped cinemas across the UK, Europe and North America is being piloted by gaming provider Game Cinema.
Source: CInema Business

2009-08-24
WTW gains council support for Newquay cinema plan - Newquay council pledged its support for a new four-screen cinema to be built in the town. If indepedent exhibitor WTW Cinemas
Source: Cinema Business

2009-08-24
Academy organizes film format series - Over three evenings from Sept. 9-11, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a program about motion picture formats titled "Behind the Motion Picture Canvas: Film Formats through the 21st Century."
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-08-24
MP calls for a penalty clause to ensure prompt start - Government Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has called for strict penalty clauses to be attached to any development of the former Odeon site to ensure a prompt start and prevent another Broadway-style hole in the city centre.
Source: The Telegraph & Argus

2009-08-24
Technicolor dreams of a bright future in digital cinema - While much of Hollywood is scaling back, the film processor has invested more than $200 million in its production facilities. 'We are pushing harder than anybody else in the industry,' the CEO says.
Source: LA Times

2009-08-24
As an art form 3-D cinema simply stinks - Marketing bosses are driving this new era of film
Source: The Times

2009-08-24
Grand Cinema makes room for fourth theater - THEATER: The Grand Cinema announces plans to expand with a fourth screen, bigger lobby and new seats.
Source: The News Tribune

2009-09-05
Cinemas may boycott 3D movies - Exorbitant screen adjustment costs are forcing cinemas to bail out of the Hollywood 3D revival
Source: The Blogger [Blog]

2009-09-05
Have your say on proposed community cinema - FAMILIES in Royston are being given the chance to have their say on the town ’s proposed community cinema.
Source: Cambridge News

2009-09-05
Take a peek behind the curtains of Hebden Bridge Picture House - Now's the chance to take an inside look at some of Calderdale's most fascinating buildings
Source: Evening Courier

2009-09-05
Kailash Suri defends Reel Cinema - A CINEMA-GOER has criticised disabled access to York’s Reel Cinema after his wife – who uses a wheelchair – was unable to get in to see the latest Harry Potter film.
Source: The Press

2009-09-05
Peasant movie projectionists who have never been to the cinema - Were it not for the popularity of movies, Luo Junmei might have spent her whole life on the farm and in the kitchen just like most rural women do. However, movies came into Luo’s life and changed it forever.
Source: CCTV

2009-09-05
How cinema was saved - CAMPAIGNER Janet Dunn recalls how determined they were to keep the famous old cinema alive.
Source: IC Sefton and West Lancs

2009-09-05
GDC’s Digital Cinema Server included in AccessIT’s Approved Digital Cinema Equipment List - GDC’s Digital Cinema Server included in AccessIT’s Approved Digital Cinema Equipment List
Source: Advertiser Talk

2009-09-05
Cineworld Cinemas steps up its training to improve managers' HR skills - Cineworld Cinemas has launched a training initiative for line managers to improve their skills in recruitment, training, motivation and retention.
Source: HR Magazine

2009-09-05
The Wizard of Oz to be shown on the big screen - In honor of its 70th anniversary, Turner Classic Movies, NCM Fathom and Warner Home Video are bringing The Wizard of Oz (1939) to the big screen for one night only.
Source: 0

2009-09-05
Technicolor sticks with film for 3-D - New digital projectors banish old problems
Source: Variety

2009-09-05
Dorchester's Plaza cinema prepares to take on new rival - A TRADITIONAL picture house is stepping up its battle to survive before a hi-tech rival cinema opens its doors.
Source: Dorset Echo

2009-09-05
UAE megaplex makes a splash as audiences boom - More than 10,000 filmgoers visited the new Dubai Mall Cineplex in its first weekend, according to operator Reel Entertainment.
Source: Digital Production Me

2009-09-05
Cineworld now living in a dream world protest - Have a read at this. Cineworld charge £1.50 more for 3d films on unlimited pass and £2.20 extra on normal ticket. They have no right to do this when you read this article. Cineworld Profits are up 24% but ticket prices increase for 3d [Discussion Forum]
Source: Digital Spy

2009-09-05
Cinema posters top of bill at £200k - A FILM buff is set to pocket up to £170,000 today from the auction of a stunning archive of cinema posters
Source: The Sun

2009-09-05
Canal Place Cinema to close for renovations - The Canal Place Cinema, New Orleans’ premier theater for independent film, will close next month and undergo multi-million dollar renovations, the Times-Picayune reported this week.
Source: Examiner

2009-09-05
Bradford businessman pulls out - ;A Bradford businessman who was the major backer of a campaign group’s bid to save the former Odeon cinema has withdrawn a pledge for millions in funding for the scheme, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus

2009-09-05
£20m town centre scheme includes 3D digital cinema - ;AMBITIOUS development proposals for Torquay town centre, revealed for the first time today to be costing £20million, could include one of the first fully digital cinemas in the country.
Source: This is South Devon

2009-09-05
Vue Cinemas Selects Kaspersky Lab To Screen IT Systems - Kaspersky Lab has announced that Vue Cinemas has consolidated its IT security under Kaspersky Lab. The company has invested in 2,000 licenses of Kaspersky Business Space Security (part of the award-winning Kaspersky Open Space Security) and 250 licenses of Kaspersky Hosted Security Services.
Source: Kaspersky

2009-09-05
Nordic Digital Alliance and Intellinet Announce Merger - D-Cinema Service provider Nordic Digital Alliance (NDA) and digital cinema advertising service provider IntelliNet have today agreed to merge to jointly offer a fully comprehensive package of digital cinema deployment, content management software and digital delivery services for exhibitors, distributors and advertising companies in Scandinavia and beyond. With Arts Alliance Media (AAM) as a leading shareholder and integrated technology provider, the combined group will emerge stronger and more capable of meeting pan-European demand. After today’s merger the Nordic Digital Alliance and Arts Alliance Media group serves more than 1000 screens across France, Spain, Holland, Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-09-05
BFI names Paula Le Dieu as head of digital - The BFI has appointed Paula Le Dieu to the newly created post of director of digital. She will be responsible for all aspects of the BFI's digital strategy, from growing online audiences and opening up new income opportunities, to unifying the BFI's offering and online experience across all of its properties and services.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-09-06
Restaurant and extra screen plan for York’s Reel Cinema in Blossom Street - PLANS have been drawn up to open a restaurant at York’s Reel Cinema – and create an extra screen.
Source: The Press

2009-09-06
Dalston's Rio cinema celebrates its 100th birthday - IN the heyday of British cinema, Hackney's movie-going public had no fewer than 23 cinemas to choose from.
Source: Hackney Gazette

2009-09-16
Cinema stays open - Kaikohe’s Castle Duo Cinema has been rescued from an uncertain future by its projectionist.
Source: Stuff.co.nz

2009-09-16
DCM offers new cinema advertising property - Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media is launching a new sponsored entertainment slot for potential advertisers in the form of a bite-sized entertainment show called ‘From The Red Carpet.’
Source: mad.co.uk

2009-09-16
Cineworld unveils mobile website - A mobile internet website has been launched by Cineworld, giving movie fans the chance to access film times and cinema details while they are on the move.
Source: Velti

2009-09-16
Local cinema suffers poor summer - There has been a sharp drop in the number of tickets sold this summer at the Wellesley Cinema in Wellington.
Source: BBC News

2009-09-16
New cinemas bring greater choice - EAST London movie buffs will be spoilt for choice when the newly revamped Hemingway’s cinemas open officially this week.
Source: Dispatch.co.za

2009-09-16
World premiere of Disney's A Christmas Carol to kick off festive season - London will host the world premiere of Disney’s A Christmas Carol across three screens simultaneously, in what it is claimed will be the biggest UK 3D screening to date.
Source: Screendaily

2009-09-16
Quantum Digital Selected By UK Distributor Metrodome for Live Via Satellite Event to UK Cinemas on 16 September - Quantum Digital, the UK's leader in filming and broadcasting special events live via satellite to digital cinemas, has been selected by major UK independent distributor Metrodome to film and transmit live via satellite a comedy performance by Russell Howard, followed by a special presentation of the film 3 miles North of Molkom, from Cineworld Haymarket, on Wednesday 16 September.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-09-16
D-cinema gets $525 mil boost - JP Morgan next week will send out briefing books for a $525 million financing of up to 15,000 d-cinema installations over the next five years at the nation's three biggest movie circuits. The circuits -- Regal, AMC and Cinemark -- will add 3D equipment at many of the sites.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-09-16
Delancey takes starring role in £100m cinema buy - Delancey has emerged as THE frontrunner to buy a £100m-plus package of up to 16 cinemas from US media mogul Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements.
Source: Property Week

2009-09-16
Arts Alliance Media Announces the First Satellite Delivery of A Feature Film for Commercial Release in Europe - Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital cinema technology, content and deployment, together with Arqiva Satellite & Media, the leading satellite and terrestrial communications provider, have successfully delivered La Vida Loca directly via satellite to 19 sites widespread across the Circuit George Raymond (CGR) Cinémas’ megaplex circuit, all of which use the AAM electronic delivery platform operating across Arqiva’s cinema satellite network. CGR Cinémas is one of France’s largest cinema chains. La Vida Loca will be released in France on September 30th by Ciné Classics. The film was directed by Christian Poveda and produced by La Femme Endormie.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-09-16
Barco partners with Strong Technical Services for nationwide digital cinema installation services - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, announced today the signing of a professional services agreement with Ballantyne Strong, Inc., a global leader in cinema projection products and services.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-09-16
XpanD Opens New Los Angeles Headquarters - XPAND, a worldwide authority in 3D cinemas and technology platforms, opened the doors of their newly designed Los Angeles headquarters this week, centrally located near some of Hollywood’s most famous landmarks.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-09-16
Technicolor dreams of a bright future in digital cinema - While much of Hollywood is scaling back, the film processor has invested more than $200 million in its production facilities. 'We are pushing harder than anybody else in the industry,' the CEO says.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-09-16
Film Journal International Article: 4K vs. 2K - For their annual special section on digital cinema, Film Journal International went directly to the manufacturers to get their vantage points on 4K vs. 2K.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-09-16
Film societies to gather in Sheffield - The BFFS National Conference for Community Cinemas: 19-20 September, Sheffield
Source: Cinema Business

2009-09-16
Digital Projection Announces New Range of 30,000 Lumen Lightning Displays - ATLANTA, Ga. -- Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, announced major advancements to the company’s flagship LIGHTNING Pro Series projectors by introducing numerous new high lumen displays. The new LIGHTNING 45-sx+, LIGHTNING 45-1080p and LIGHTNING 45-WUXGA projectors represent bold expansions into the industry’s most advanced and rugged displays. With advanced engineering, 3-chip DLP™ imaging, 3D capability and DPI’s exclusive RapidRig™ system, the new LIGHTNING Pro projectors bring extraordinary value to large-venue customers.
Source: US

2009-09-16
Wanted - one new owner for rare cinema organ - An organ which was the first to be installed in a British cinema and was last played in 1929 is languishing in a Kent museum looking for a new home.
Source: Kent News

2009-09-16
Historic cinema becomes music venue for a night - An Oxford cinema is to set to swap the film reel and popcorn for block-rocking beats when it hosts its first live gig later this month.
Source: Oxford Mail

2009-09-16
Move to digital ads at cinemas - The cinema advertising contractor aims to have digital advertising across all its digital screens within four to nine months.
Source: Mediaweek

2009-09-17
Committee to have say on replacement - A decision on the fate of Bradford’s defunct Odeon cinema will be made next week in the midst of more than 1,300 objections to the building’s demolition and its subsequent £40 million replacement.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus

2009-09-17
US website that says when it's safe to go, going global - WASHINGTON — Cinema-goers in Asia and Europe could soon be able to watch movies without keeping their legs crossed or shifting from side to side, as the US-based Runpee.com website prepares to expand globally.
Source: Google News

2009-09-17
Beacon Cinema Running Ahead of Schedule - PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Beacon Cinema will open this November, a month earlier than expected, bringing movies back to the downtown after 15-year absence.
Source: iBerkshire.com

2009-09-17
New Era of Movie Technology Ushered in at Silverdale Theater - Moviegoers attending Friday’s showing of “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” at Silverdale Regal Cinemas 4 will watch 3-D food fall from the sky.
Source: Kitsapsun.com

2009-09-17
XpanD Joins Kelonik and Christie Digital to Create Extraordinary 3D Cinema at San Sebastián Film Festival - XpanD, a worldwide authority in 3D cinemas and technology platforms, announced today their central role in converting the Antonio Elorza Velodrome into a colossal 3D cinema during this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival, taking place from 18-26 September at one of Spain’s most beautiful countryside’s.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-09-17
Cinemagoing Australasia - A new report about the innovative cinema markets of Australia and New Zealand is now available from Dodona Research.
Source: Dodona Press Release

2009-09-22
Regal, Cinemark, AMC To Raise $725M - Three U.S. theater chains are planning to raise around $725 million for digital upgrades, Bloomberg reports. Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment Holdings and Cinemark Holdings are seeking to raise $525 million in senior debt and $200 million in equity.
Source: EMII

2009-09-22
Glossary of 3D terms - Know your anaglyphs form your anamorphs
Source: Pocket-Lint.com

2009-09-22
Gucci 3D Glasses Coming Says RealD - 3D movies are supposed to make going to the cinema an exciting event again. Since upgrading a digital cinema to 3D is not that expensive they are mushrooming all over the place.
Source: Today-Reviews

2009-09-22
Barco’s 1,000th digital cinema projector installation confirms leading market position in China - Kuurne, Belgium, 22 July 2009. Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, is proud to announce that it has completed its 1,000th digital cinema projector installation in China. This again confirms Barco’s solid position in the Asian Pacific digital cinema market in general, and China in particular where the company has a market share of more than 80%.
Source: Barco Press Release

2009-09-22
Cinema operators have mixed expectations - The film-exhibition industry as a whole is expected to see solid growth this year, but individual firms are predicting mixed results, executives said.
Source: Nation Multimedia

2009-09-22
Blackstone sells 57% stake in Cineworld - Cineworld Group Friday said that largest shareholder Blackstone Group has sold around 57% of its total stake in the UK cinema company.
Source: N/a

2009-09-22
De Lux launch: National Amusements showcases Its Legacy - On August 27, Norwood, Mass.-based National Amusements, Inc. (NA) stylishly celebrated the grand opening of its third Showcase Cinema de Lux (CDL) of the second generation. Legacy Place in Dedham, Mass., features a full “Studio 3” restaurant and a broad range of refreshment options that include branded offerings from Starbucks to Nathan’s Famous favorites. The premium Lux Level VIP bar and lounge extends its menu—about 65% has been changed since the last launch—at the push of an integrated call button. With Angus beef sliders an ongoing hit and full-sized hamburgers available for the first time, in-theatre dining and bar services are available to 180 patrons in four auditoria sections with custom-designed swivel tables that extend from the super-plush and private love seats.
Source: Film Journal

2009-09-28
AAM Announces Commercial Phase of Digital Cinema Network Software - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) today announced that its Digital Cinema Network Software (DCNS) is ready for commercial deployment. The software suite, designed to efficiently manage the deployment and operation of digital cinema projection systems, will be showcased at the Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français Congress (FNCF) in Deauville, France, from 28th September to 1st October, 2009. The software, built by AAM’s in-house development team, has been trialled over the past 6 months at selected sites of various major exhibitors around the world.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-09-22
Digital projectors to be installed in U.S., Canadian movie theaters - Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment Holdings and Cinemark Holdings, through their jointly owned Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, plan to raise as much as $725 million to add digital projectors to 14,000 U.S. and Canadian screens in 3? 1/2 years. Two people familiar with the plans said the expansion will allow exhibitors and Hollywood studios to show 3-D films, which command premium ticket prices. — Bloomberg News
Source: Star Telgram

2009-09-22
TrioScopics Unveils New 3-D Technology - BURBANK, CALIF., September 17, 2009 — TrioScopics LP has developed high-quality stereoscopic imaging technology that was demonstrated today at the 3D Entertainment Summit at the Universal Hilton in Universal City, Calif. The system, which consists of proprietary encoding combined with inexpensive glasses, does not require specialized projectors, screens, or players and display equipment, thus eliminating a major impediment to the distribution of 3-D entertainment.
Source: Digital Content Producer [blog]

2009-09-22
Cinema lifeline for cash-strapped St Albans theatre - FILM could become the lifesaver of a St Albans theatre which is currently costing people in the district two per cent of their council tax to run.
Source: Hers ad

2009-09-22
A 3-D spending spree for AMC, Regal and Cinemark? - Editor's note: Bloomberg News moved an interesting story speculating that Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment, Regal and Cinemark are planning a major upgrade in 3-D movie screens.
Source: Kansas City

2009-09-22
Global message: Digital has potential to broaden screen advertisers' business - Global cinema advertising is in a transition period from an analog medium to a digital one, and is having to move forward at a time when advertising as a whole is suffering from the global downturn
Source: Film Journal

2009-09-22
Technicolor Launches Industry’s First “Production to Projection” Solution to Deliver High-quality 3D to More Moviegoers - Moviegoers Rank 35mm 3D Identical in Quality to Digital 3D in Warner Bros.’ Final Destination 3D Exit Polls
Source: DCinema Today

2009-09-22
Technicolor Goes 3D With Film Based System - With the demand for digital 3D films at an all time high, Technicolor has decided to jump into the fray with what they are calling an affordable, alternative solution that has stirred up intense debate. The leading motion picture service company is introducing the Technicolor 3D Solution, which will allow exhibitors to use their existing 35mm film projectors to project 3D releases without upgrading to more costly digital cinema equipment. And there’s the rub; rather than using digital content Technicolor’s solution is film based.;
Source: Celluloid Junkie [blog]

2009-09-28
Technicolor provides digital cinema image detection watermarking solutions - Thomson, through its Technicolor Business Group, will now be offering both digital cinema image detection watermarking solutions available on the market, Cinefence and Nexguard, both offered by Civolution.
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-09-30
Liverpool cinema building up for sale - A vacant former cinema and bingo hall at the junction of Park Road and Dingle Lane has been brought onto the market for investment opportunities.
Source: Place North West

2009-09-22
New hotel planned for famous Technicolor site - PROPOSALS have been lodged to build another huge hotel on the famous site where hit film the Jungle Book was reproduced in glorious Technicolor.
Source: Uxbridge Gazette

2009-10-06
Oz turns 70 with style - Some things never get old. The Wizard of Oz turns 70 this year, but the classic movie hasn’t lost a bit of its charm or power.
Source: Star-Telegram

2009-10-06
Heritage report concludes repairs alone would cost £6m - A new report into the condition of the derelict former Odeon cinema in Bradford city centre has concluded that it is not economically viable to retain any of it.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus

2009-10-06
Michael Jacksons This Is It film to have global premiere this October - Michael Jacksons This Is It documentary film has been confirmed to be released globally on October 28 (although the first screening officially gets underway on October 27 in Los Angeles due to the time difference).
Source: NME

2009-10-06
Technicolor Leads Industry by Providing both Available Digital Cinema Image Detection Watermarking Solutions - Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS), through its Technicolor Business Group, today announced that it is now offering both digital cinema image detection watermarking solutions available on the market, Cinefence and Nexguard, both offered by Civolution.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-10-06
Technicolor announces affordable 3D solution for cinema - With Hollywood set to give us over a dozen 3D feature films in the next twelve months, demand for 3D technology is at an all-time high. As the roll out of digital cinema has taken the industry longer to implement than expected, Thomson’s Technicolor Business Group has announced what it says is an affordable alternative 3D process that works with existing 35mm cinema projectors. While the introduction of such technology will expand the current reach of 3D, not everyone, it seems, is singing Technicolor’s praises.
Source: Gizmag

2009-10-06
Will 3D save the cinema? - It was the introduction of television in the early 50s that first saw the rise of 3D at the cinema. Box office numbers had rapidly dwindled with small screen entertainment in everyones home until filmmakers found a way to offer audiences something they couldnt experience in their own front rooms. And it worked. Well, for three years anyway until the public grew bored of the gimmick and moved on to other cinema advances like the triple screen Cinerama and later CinemaScope, IMAX, THX and others and gradually the fear from the industry was assuaged with a steady flow of bums on seats.
Source: Pocket-lint

2009-10-06
Sky 3D to air in cinemas? - A Sky 3D channel is set to begin broadcasting from next year, that much we already know. But what if you don’t happen to have a 3D-ready screen to hand? Sky’s got the answer, hinting at possible cinema screenings for its extravaganzas. Want to watch the footie in 3D on a real widescreen?
Source: Mirror

2009-10-06
Guy Hands and Lloyds could use Hollywood endings - The latest attraction at UK cinemas is a tale of two sad-sacks down on their luck who find themselves with a bit of hidden treasure. Although the cliché-riddled screenplay isn’t showing on the silver screen it could well play out in the capital markets.
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-10-06
City facing last picture showdown - Campaigners to save Bradfords former Odeon cinema building look set for a showdown with council planners as the landmarks future is determined today.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2009-10-06
Cinema reopening to clear the air - Edinburghs Cameo Cinema is re-opening its small screen after tracing a mystery stench to a hole in an old, cast-iron waste pipe.
Source: BBC News

2009-10-06
Cinema exhibitors keen to join talks about projectionists role - The Cinema Exhibitors Association has expressed an interest in taking part in discussions about the role of the projectionist in the digital age.
Source: BECTU

2009-10-06
Developer hails landmark decision - Councillors voted for Bradford’s former Odeon cinema to be demolished after a lengthy and heated meeting.
Source: Telegraph and Argus

2009-10-06
Cinema shuts a month after relaunch - FREEMAN Streets Regal Cinema has closed its doors once more – just one month after its grand reopening.
Source: This is Grimsby

2009-10-06
Cinematic gamble - The Grandview Theatre is nearly ready to enter a movie market that has not been kind to its predecessors
Source: The Other Paper

2009-10-06
Controversial £40m city scheme gets go-ahead - THE controversial £40m New Victoria Place development on the site of the former Odeon cinema in Bradford has won planning approval.
Source: The Business Desk

2009-10-06
Final curtain at last for Bradfords Odeon: See inside the crumbling landmark - CAMPAIGNERS battling to save Bradfords historic Odeon cinema were handed a crushing blow last night as planning bosses voted in favour of proposals to demolish the iconic building.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2009-10-06
Cineworld launches online game for Pixars Up - Cinema chain Cineworld has launched an online game featuring a Google Maps mash-up for new Pixar film Up.
Source: NMA

2009-10-06
Jackson film tickets sell out - Michael Jacksons US fans have snapped up advance tickets for the documentary film This Is It in just two hours.
Source: BBC News

2009-10-06
Heritage body says cinema must be saved - DOUBT has been cast on plans to partly demolish the former Odeon building in Southside after Historic Scotland said the developer had failed to properly consider alternative offers for the site.
Source: Scotsman

2009-10-06
Ecuador’s Supercines Theaters Chooses Christie® DLP Cinema® Projectors - Christie®, a global leader in visual solutions for entertainment, business and industry, announced that Supercines, the largest and most modern cinema chain in Ecuador, selected Christie CP2000-SB digital cinema projectors to equip its newest 15-screen multiplex in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-10-06
Historic El Capitan Theatre Installed With RealD 3D XL Cinema System - Disney PIXARs Toy Story and Toy Story 2 3D Double Feature to Debut on Award-Winning RealD 3D Cinema Technology
Source: PR Newswire

2009-10-06
Coliseum Leisure Park gears up to celebrate its 10th anniversary - A CHARITY balloon race will be among the attractions at a family fun day to mark the 10th anniversary of the Coliseum Leisure Park at Cheshire Oaks.
Source: IC Cheshire online

2009-10-06
National CineMedia Doubts Advertisers Will Pay Extra For 3-D - As movie releases in 3-D proliferate, opportunities for advertisers to run on-screen ads in the out-sized format would seem attractive. Still, the top executive at in-cinema sales group National CineMedia doubts whether marketers will pay a premium for the spots.
Source: Media Post

2009-10-06
After nearly 50 years, Logan still likes world of movies - Mitchell native Jeff Logan knew there was something special about the movie business when he noticed the windows of his projection booth vibrating during a 1970 showing of Robert Altman’s film “M.A.S.H.”
Source: Mitchell Republic

2009-10-06
Remembering Capitol Audio-Visuals - One of the problems as we grow older is that the things that we own grow older, too. The longer that we keep something, it becomes more challenging to find replacement parts.
Source: Chattanoogan,com

2009-10-06
Sony 4K Technology Brings Multi-Player Gaming to Digital Cinema Theaters - Four-City Event Tour to Launch New PlayStation3 Game Demonstrates the Potential of Alternative Content
Source: DCinema Today

2009-10-06
BBC hires Merton for Hollywood and Euro cinema docs - Comedian Paul Merton is to front his first factual show on BBC2 in one of two commissions drawing on his love of cinema.
Source: Broadcast

2009-10-06
Cinema blockbuster for Chippenham - The owners of Chippenham’s Reel Cinema are to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds turning it into a five-screen multiplex.
Source: Gazette and Herald

2009-10-06
Cinema plan for Trowbridge is back on - The former Peter Black site in Trowbridge has emerged as a possible location for a long-awaited cinema.
Source: Wiltshire Times

2009-10-06
Stranded at the drive-in as winds ruin movie night - It was meant to be a spectacular start to Portsmouths film festival – an open-air screening of the Abba musical Mamma Mia!
Source: Portsmouth.co.uk

2009-10-06
Restored cinema wants to add honours to its rave reviews - A RESTORED cinema is in the spotlight again, winning through to the finals of a prestigious national award.
Source: Journal Live

2009-10-06
National CineMedia adds 3 theater chains to its ad network - National CineMedia LLC will add three more movie-theater chains to its pre-show advertising network at the beginning of 2010, the Centennial company said Monday.
Source: Bizjournals

2009-10-06
Steve Perrin to lead UK’s Digital Funding Group - Steve Perrin, the former senior vice president and head of international at Rentrak Theatrical, has been appointed as chief executive of the UK Digital Funding Group (DFG).
Source: Screendaily

2009-09-25
AAM Announces Commercial Phase of Digital Cinema Network Software - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) announced that its Digital Cinema Network Software (DCNS) is ready for commercial deployment.
Source: Digital Cinema.info

2009-09-25
New 3-D Technology from TrioScopics - TrioScopics LP has developed high-quality stereoscopic imaging technology that consists of proprietary encoding combined with inexpensive glasses, and does not require specialized projectors, screens, or players and display equipment, thus eliminating a major impediment to the distribution of 3-D entertainment. A demonstration by TrioScopics was unveiled at the recent 3-D Summit in Los Angeles.
Source: Digital Cinema Info

2009-10-13
Win new 3D experience - WHITE River Cinema in St Austell has unveiled its new digital 3D projection system, becoming the first full-time cinema in England to invest in the next-generation technology.
Source: This is Cornwall

2009-10-13
London's first in-store cinema - Later this month, Wimbledon will play host to the country’s first in-store cinema. Dave Calhoun was given an exclusive guided tour of a work in progress
Source: Timeout

2009-10-13
Only hotel plan can save historic cinema building – developer - A HISTORIC Edinburgh cinema will fall into decline unless it is transformed into a hotel, the developer behind the project warned yesterday.
Source: Scotsman

2009-10-13
Film glut may slow 3D rollout - Titles prove lucrative, but more d-cinema theaters needed
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-10-13
The big-screen England experience – it's not quite the same as being there - You get popcorn instead of pies but is watching football at the cinema actually any good? - more on this story can also be found here at Google News
Source: Guardian

2009-10-13
Question mark over cinema club's future - PENSIONERS are fighting to stop the curtain falling on their much-loved cinema outings that have become a lifeline for many.
Source: Hampshire Chronicle

2009-10-13
IMAX, Odeon cinemas extend partnership - European exhibitor Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group is to install another super-sized digital Imax screen in a Cardiff, Wales multiplex.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-10-13
Councillors may get to vote on plan to demolish iconic Bradford building - Bradford’s 90 councillors could finally get to have their say on the fate of the former Odeon cinema.
Source: The Telegraph aand Argus

2009-10-13
XDC Signs First Digital Cinema Deployment Agreements with European Independent Distributors - XDC, the n°1 digital cinema service company in Europe, has signed non-exclusive long-term agreements with two (2) European distributors to contribute to the Virtual Print Fee (“VPF”) roll out started in Austria and Portugal.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-10-13
Barco honors USC School of Cinematic Arts with digital cinema projector - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, is honored to announce the acceptance of an invitation from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) to provide a digital projector for the facility's largest screening room.
Source: Barco Press Release

2009-10-13
The Secret Adventures of the Projectionist - A brief yet inventive 16mm short highlights our hero’s journey into the cinema screen in order to save the starlet he loves.
Source: Short of the Week

2009-10-20
Brussels plans tax on film distributors - The European Commission is considering imposing a fee on movie distributors to help fund the shift to digital cinema, which is expected to increase the EU's share of the global film market but is deemed to be too expensive for small cinema operators.
Source: Euractiv

2009-10-20
Barco and Doremi Cinema to unveil integrated 2K/4K media block for digital cinema at ShowEast - Sacramento, California — 15 October 2009 — Digital cinema pioneer Barco and server technology leader Doremi are proud to announce another industry first — an integrated 2K/4K media block designed for Barco Series-II projectors. Barco and Doremi will showcase this industry leading technology on the show floor at ShowEast.
Source: Barco Press Release

2009-10-20
Michael Jackson movie This Is It records record advance ticket sales - Fans have been snapping up tickets for the Michael Jackson film This It in record numbers in the UK.
Source: Entertainment.stv.tv

2009-10-20
Government backs £166m national film centre - The Government pledged £45 million towards the state-of-the art project on the South Bank, expected to be built by 2015.
Source: The Independent

2009-10-20
UK theaters banning notebooks over piracy fears - UK movie theater chain Cineworld has introduced a new policy that does not allow patrons to bring in notebook PCs to the auditoriums, UK resident Jeremy Nicholas wrote on his blog. The policy was supposedly introduced to help fight piracy, where bootleggers go to see a movie and record it with an electronic device. Nicholas, however, was denied entry despite his Sony VAIO's lack of an integrated webcam, making it impossible to record the main attraction. [see more articles on this story by following this link]
Source: electronista.com

2009-10-20
Marcus Theatres to Feature Kodak Digital Cinema in Omaha - Kodak announced today that it has been selected to power the new Marcus Midtown Cinema at Midtown Crossing in Omaha, Nebraska, the most innovative and stylish complex in the legendary Marcus Theatres chain. Kodak Digital Cinema systems will be installed on all five screens of the four-level entertainment destination, scheduled to open on November 6. Systems will include several models of NEC projectors supplied by Ballantyne Strong who will handle projector installation.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-10-20
Former Liverpool cinema to be knocked down - ONE of Liverpool’s few remaining original cinemas is to be knocked down to make way for flats.
Source: Liverpool Echo

2009-10-20
Reel Cinema submit plans to create an extra screen to City of York Council - BOSSES at a York cinema have submitted plans to create an extra screen to City of York Council.
Source: York Press

2009-10-20
XDC Signs Digital Cinema Deployment Agreements with European Distributors - A digital cinema service company in Europe, XDC, has signed non-exclusive long-term agreements with two European distributors to the Virtual Print Fee (VPF) roll-out started in Austria and Portugal.
Source: 4rfv

2009-10-20
British Film Institute Mediatheque officially opens in Cambridge Central Library - A BRITISH Film Institute Mediatheque has been officially opened at the newly-reopened Cambridge Central Library.
Source: Cambs24

2009-10-27
New cinema to open in Witney - THE finishing touches are being put in place for Witney’s new cinema.
Source: Witney Gazette

2009-10-27
Carmike Cinemas Goes Green with Cutting-Edge, Environmentally Friendly and 100% Digital Movie Theatre - Majestic 12 Cinemas Opens November 6 in Chattanooga, Tennessee CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. & COLUMBUS, Ga.--(Business Wire)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading digital cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the November 6th opening of its new, 100% digital movie theatre, featuring DLP digital projection and QSC prime digital sound, plus wall-to-wall screens, including three auditoriums equipped with 3D capabilities. The unique facility is also registered with the U.S. Green Building Council - to be certified as the nation`s first stand-alone LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) theatre.
Source: Reuters

2009-10-27
Movie star Peter Mullan backs town film club - RESPECTED Scottish actor Peter Mullan has agreed to become patron of the Paisley Film Society.
Source: Paisley Daily Express

2009-10-27
DCM cinemas to use 3D screens - Every Digital Cinema Media multiplex cinema is to have 3D screens by the end of the year.
Source: Media Week

2009-10-27
HMV unveils boutique cinema to boost DVD sales - Tomorrow the entertainment retailer will open a three-screen cinema, in partnership with Curzon, in one of its shops
Source: The Times

2009-10-27
Cinema now just weeks away - Cannock’s long wait for a cinema will be over in less than four weeks.
Source: Express and Star

2009-10-27
Texas Instruments DLP Cinema(R) Enhances Movie Going Experience With More Than 7,000 3D Enabled Installations - DALLAS, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) DLP Cinema®, recognized as the leader of 3D projection technology, today announced reaching the milestone of over 14,000 global theatre installations with over half powered by DLP Cinema 3D projection technology. The growing availability of digital 3D movies continues to serve as a catalyst for the adoption of digital cinema installations. With multiple 3D releases coming to theatres at the same time, demand among exhibitors for 3D installations will likely continue to increase, hailing 3D as one of the most important technical innovations since the advent of color.
Source: PR Newswire

2009-10-27
Hollywood Theaters to Install Sony 4K Digital Cinema Projectors Across Its Circuit - AN DIEGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Theaters is installing Sony
Source:

2009-10-27
Warners inks digital screens deal - Cinedigm Digital Cinema is set to announce Monday that Warner Bros. has inked a virtual print fee deal stipulating how the studio will help fund digital screen installations nationwide.
Source: THR

2009-10-27
A theory as good as any - Everything from skirt lengths to lipstick colours to aspirin sales has been posited as a good indicator of stock market performances.
Source:

2009-10-27
Film industry split over merger plan - The British Film Institute, chaired by former BBC director general Greg Dyke, has told the Government the states vision for a full-blown merger of the BFI and UK Film Council is "not legally possible".
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-10-27
Curtain up on Wibledon cinema - Britain’s hottest director has cut the ribbon on Wimbledons new cinema.
Source: Wimbledon Guardian

2009-10-27
Imax May Have Brighter Future With Lasers - TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Imax Corp. (IMAX) might choose lasers over lamps in order to reap the benefits of digital projection at its largest theaters.
Source: WSJ.COM

2009-10-27
Twist in the plot as British cinema defies the recession - Escapism has never been so lucrative. Amid a year of recession, cinemas are booming, with box office revenues set to pass £1 billion for the first time. Helped by the popularity of Slumdog Millionaire and the fact that cinema represents a cheap night out, the number of tickets sold was up 15 per cent in the first six months of this year.
Source: The Times

2009-10-27
Cinemark Launches New XD Large Format Digital Auditorium In San Francisco, CA - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), a leading motion picture exhibitor,
Source:

2009-10-27
RealD LIVE to Debut With Real-Time 3D Broadcast of El Clasico - LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- RealD, the worlds leading outfitter of
Source:

2009-10-27
Christie® Delivers Broadest Range of Next-Generation Digital Cinema Projectors - Christie®, the leader in digital cinema projection technologies, will debut its
Source:

2009-10-27
Hollywood Theaters to Install Sony 4K Digital Cinema Projectors Across Its Circuit - SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Theaters is installing Sony Electronics 4K digital cinema technology across its circuit. The Portland, Ore.-based exhibitor will begin its digital conversion by equipping 13 of its U.S. locations (167 screens) with Sony® projectors over the next few months.
Source: PR Newswire

2009-11-03
Viewers enjoy 3D experience at Wotton Electric Picture House - THE AUDIENCE at Wotton Electric Picture House could barely believe their eyes last weekend.
Source: Gazette Series

2009-11-03
Cinema booms as Britons seek escape from reality - Cineworld yesterday provided further evidence that the recession has only deepened the British publics love of the big screen. The listed operator of 77 cinemas in the UK and Republic of Ireland said that its box-office revenues – the number of admissions multiplied by prices – soared by 10.9 per cent over the 43 weeks to 22 October. This was despite it being up against a strong third quarter last year, when hordes of women were singing along to Abba songs in the blockbuster musical Mamma Mia!
Source: Independent

2009-11-03
This Is It: world awaits Michael Jackson premiere - Michael Jackson documentary This Is It will make cinema history when it premieres around the world tonight, but fans are divided over whether the film honours his memory. For further articles have a look at this link to Google News stories
Source: Telegraph

2009-11-03
Revenues rise at Cineworld, 3D movies boost market share - The UK and Ireland cinema operator Cineworld has reported a 6.5pc increase in revenue for the 43 weeks to 22 October 2009, noting the impact of 3D movies on its market share. See also this link from Google for related news stories
Source: Business and Leadership

2009-11-03
Christie® Delivers Broadest Range of Next-Generation Digital Cinema Projectors - Christie®, the leader in digital cinema projection technologies, will debut its next-generation digital cinema solutions, the Christie Solaria™ series, at ShowEast with the launch of the Christie CP2220 digital cinema projector. Recognized as “the future of digital cinema,” the projector features Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN) next generation DLP Cinema® technology and an optional integrated 2K/4K media block. Christie’s next-generation 4K digital cinema projectors will display 4096 x 2160 pixels of resolution. While maintaining support for 2K external servers, these new models allow exhibitors to easily project 2K or 4K content, giving them the widest choice in digital cinema options. The Christie CP2220 with Doremi’s integrated media block will be on display at the Christie booth #1100.
Source: Business Wire

2009-11-03
Datasat Digital Entertainment and Qube Cinema Add Additional Format Capabilities to DC20 - With an ever-growing commitment to exhibitors, Datasat Digital Entertainment and Qube Cinema have developed additional playback formats within the DC20, their digital cinema server. Adding Flash and QuickTime has increased the flexibility and usability of the digital cinema server for customers running pre-show content.
Source: DCinema Today

2009-11-03
Hollywood Theaters upgrading screens to Sony 4k projectors - With some help from Sony, Hollywood Theaters is upgrading to 4K digital cinema, some of which that will do 3D. The project kicks off over the next few months when 13 locations will get the upgrade that consists of 167 screens all of which will all be going digital. On top of that, 53 of those screens will also support 3D movies thanks to RealD and circular polarized glasses. Of course we wont be happy until every theater in the US is digital and 3D, but this is a decent step in the right direction.
Source: Engadgethd.com

2009-11-03
Digital deals boost 3D - Warner Bros. and Overture Films have inked virtual print fee deals with digital cinema leader Cinedigm in the hopes of accelerating the installation of more 3D screens.
Source: Variety

2009-11-03
University launches campaign to revive birthplace of British cinema - A £1m donation by the MBI Al Jaber Foundation has launched a campaign to revive a historic cinema on London’s Regent Street.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-11-03
Quantum Digital provides satellite links for hmvcurzon - Quantum Digital has been selected by HMV and Curzon Artificial Eye to deploy satellite technology at its new hmvcurzon Wimbledon cinema, which opens to the public on Friday 23 October.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-11-03
Cinedigm to get $100 million in loans - MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. said Wednesday it had received commitment letters from lenders for loans up to $100 million, which will allow 2,133 theater screens to be converted from film to digital projectors.
Source: Google News

2009-11-03
Digital cinema still a work in progress - ORLANDO (Hollywood Reporter) - The movie industry seems almost embarrassed about the prospect of promising too much too soon regarding digital cinema.
Source: Reuters

2009-11-03
Ray not giving up on saving historic Doncaster Odeon cinema - BULLDOZERS have started pulling down Doncasters historic Odeon cinema site – but campaigner Ray Nortrop is still refusing to admit it cannot be saved.
Source: The Star

2009-11-03
Picture sharpens for Digital Cinema rollout - The purse strings appear to be loosening for the long-delayed rollout of digital cinema.
Source: LA Times Blogs

2009-11-03
Barco announces Deliver Digital program - Digital projection company Barco announced “Deliver Digital,” a new program geared towards regional theatre circuits looking to convert to digital. The Deliver Digital program allows independent chains to compete with national circuits, with access to the same benefits, such as preferred financing terms and virtual print fees (VPFs).
Source: Filmjournal

2009-11-03
Silver Screen gets 3D films - This is not your grandparents’ 3-D - resign the 1950s-era cardboard glasses and fuzzy, odd-colored images to nostalgia
Source: Calisele Indepdent

2009-11-03
NEC’s three digital cinema projectors launched - NEC Display Solutions in the USA has just announced three cinema digital projectors with three levels of brightness for screens of up to 105 foot wide. The projectors are due to reach the UK market by November 2009.
Source: JP-UK

2009-11-03
Government will not call in Bradford planning bid - Plans to redevelop the site of Bradford’s former Odeon cinema have cleared a major hurdle.
Source: The Telegraph and Argus

2009-11-03
Cinema is now Corbys top priority - Films could replace shows on the site of Corbys former theatre.
Source: Northanset

2009-11-03
U.K. exhibitor inks digital deals - LONDON -- U.K. based Digital Deployment Associates signed long-term deals with 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures International and Walt Disney Studios to roll out digital projectors and technology across Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group, the parties said Sunday.
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-11-11
Space, AAM sign digital deal - ROME -- Anticipating the release of James Camerons "Avatar" along with a slew of other upcoming 3D pics, Italys top exhibition chain, the Space Cinema, has inked a deal with leading European digital cinema company Arts Alliance Media to digitalize its multiplex circuit.
Source: Variety

2009-11-11
Security fears after vandals hit old cinema - CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a former B-listed cinema from demolition have called for better security after vandals broke into the historic building.
Source: Edinburgh News

2009-11-11
Cinema set to open next week - THE long wait for Newbury’s new cinema is nearly over. The new seven-screen cinema in Cheap Street, operated by Vue Entertainment, is due to open to the public next Friday (November 13).
Source: Newbury Today

2009-11-11
Real Images Qube XP-D is D-Cinemas official digital servers partner - South Korea-based D-Cinema Korea (DCK), a digital transition firm in Korea, has chosen Real Image Media Technologies (Real Image) Qube XP-D as one of the official digital cinema servers for its 1000 screen rollout across Korea.
Source: Indian Television

2009-11-11
Westfield faces White City legal battle - Westfield is facing a multi-million pound legal battle with a major US entertainment group that claims it was forced to pull out of a deal at the £1.7 billion White City development because the cinema complex was not built to agreed specifications.
Source: CNPLUS

2009-11-11
Kinepolis to deploy SmartJog servers for storage and digital delivery - European exhibitor Kinepolis Group selected SmartJog’s Digital Cinema Central Library Servers to use in all of its 23 theatres. The servers are capable of storing large amounts of content as well as receiving Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) via satellite and fiber.
Source: Film Journal

2009-11-11
Abu Dhabi cinema chain invests in 4K projectors - Abu Dhabi cinema operator RoyalCine will install four Sony CineAlta 4K digital cinema projectors in its Delma Mall-based theatres, marking a first for the region in the rollout of 4K digital cinema technology.
Source: Digital Production Me

2009-11-11
Carlyle calls for ‘British’ screens in multiplexes - Actor Robert Carlyle has called on cinema chains to set up dedicated British screens in a bid to save the country’s film industry.
Source: Herald Scotland

2009-11-11
Industry slowly embracing new media - Hollywood seems stuck in first gear when it comes to the race to embrace the Digital Revolution.

After more than a decade of dithering over how to release film and TV content over the Internet and other new-media platforms -- and how aggressively to do so -- the industry remains tentative in its approach to digital distribution
Source: Film Journal

2009-11-11
Demolition starts on old cinema - Demolition work has started on Doncasters former Odeon cinema to make way for a new development.
Source: BBC News

2009-11-11
RealD Delivers Over 50% of $31 Million Opening Weekend Gross for Disneys A Christmas Carol - LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Theatres equipped with RealDs market-leading 3D cinema technology brought in nearly $16 million of the total box office for "Disneys A Christmas Carol" in Disney Digital 3D(tm), which earned an estimated $31 million during its opening weekend. The RealD box office total accounted for over 50% of the weekends receipts
Source: Dotnet

2009-11-11
Cinema projection goes digital: discussions continue - Representatives from the Cinema Exhibitors Association have met with BECTU to discuss the unions concerns about the future for projectionists as digital projection takes off.
Source: BECTU

2009-11-17
ITV puts Carlton Screen Advertising contracts into liquidation - UK commercial broadcaster ITV has put its remaining interests in cinema advertising company, Carlton Screen Advertising (CSA), into voluntary liquidation. It appointed Grant Thornton to handle the process on October 26.
Source: Screendaily

2009-11-17
Unseen colour 3D film of Queens Coronation to be broadcast for first time - Unseen colour 3D newsreel of the Queen’s Coronation, which was lost in an archive for more than 50 years, is to be broadcast for the first time.
Source: Daily Telegraph

2009-11-17
Zoo Digital to help restore nations films - DVD software specialist Zoo Digital has won a £350,000 grant to work on restoring Britains archive of thousands of films.
Source: Yorkshire Post

2009-11-17
End of era for Savoy Cinema - THE FINAL curtain is set to fall on a much-loved independent cinema.
Source: Stockport Express

2009-11-17
St Albans cinema set to rise from the ashes - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway has launched a £3 million bid to restore the fortunes of the Odeon in St Albans in the same way as he has done at The Rex in Berkhamsted.
Source: Herts Ad

2009-11-17
Dorset deaf missing out on cinema - DEAF people are missing out on the latest Hollywood blockbusters because the major cinemas in Bournemouth and Poole are not showing films with subtitles, it is claimed.
Source: Bournemouth Echo

2009-11-17
Cinema goers celebrate Odeon resurrection - CINEMA-GOERS say they are delighted that James Hannaway could bring back films to the doomed Odeon in London Road
Source: St Albans Review

2009-11-17
Oscar actress inspires cinema bid - Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has been the inspiration behind a new groups bid to reopen the first cinema in a Highlands town since the 1970s.
Source: BBC News

2009-11-17
Opinion - St Albans Civic Society welcomes cinema announcement - St Albans Civic Society welcomes the news that the former Odeon may well arise from grievous dereliction and become a cinema again – thanks to James Hannaway of The Rex, Berkhamsted.
Source: St Albans Review

2009-11-17
Financing 101: Digital Cinema - Exhibitors today are faced with several options for acquiring digital cinema equipment. If seeking a financing plan in which studios provide financial assistance through the virtual print fee mechanism, it is worth taking time to understand the hurdles to financing such deals.
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-11-17
Kinepolis deploys SmartJog solution for storage & D-cinema delivery - European exhibitor, Kinepolis Group, has selected SmartJogs Digital Cinema Central Library Servers to use in all of its 23 theaters.
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-11-17
Ten-year wait for new cinema over - A 1,000-seat multiplex cinema has opened in Berkshire after a 10-year campaign by residents.
Source: BBC News

2009-11-17
Plans to create an extra screen at York’s Reel Cinema have hit a glitch with City of York Council - A conservation officer has said he cannot support proposed internal alterations to the former Odeon building which would allow for the installation of a small fourth screen.
Source: York Press

2009-11-17
Special_advanced_showing_of_St_Albans_Odeon - St Albans and Harpenden Review reporter Adam Binnie visits The Rex to see whats in store for the London Road cinema.;Cinema-goers in St Albans can soon look forward to the Odeon reopening thanks to Rex owner James Hannaway. St Albans and Harpenden Review reporter Adam Binnie visited The Rex, in Berkhamsted to see whats in store for the London Road cinema.
Source: This is local london

2009-11-24
German nationwide digital exhibition plan in tatters - An all-industry solution for a nationwide digital roll-out in German cinemas has stalled after the UCI Kinowelt cinema chain refused to withdraw its legal action against the German Federal Film Board (FFA).
Source: ScreenDaily

2009-11-24
All change at the pictures - ASK anyone who grew up in Leeds in the 1950s and 60s and chances are they will be able to tell you the name of their local cinema
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post

2009-11-24
Carlton Cinemas to close in December - No longer able to compete with flashy multiplexes, the Carlton Cinemas will close early next month after Cineplex Entertainment decided not to renew its lease on the space.
Source: The Global and Mail

2009-11-24
Water company secures cinema deal - A COMPANY that specialises in bottled spa water has secured a lucrative deal with a national cinema chain.
Source: The Businessdesk

2009-11-24
Arts Alliance Media signs UK digital deal with Reel Cinemas - European digital provider Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed an agreement with UK regional exhibitor Reel Cinemas to digitise all 60 of Reel’s screens.
Source: ScreenDaily

2009-11-24
Campaign to save cinema - A CAMPAIGN to save the cinema complex and bowling alley in Thurso, which closed earlier this year, has been launched by a local pressure group
Source: John O' Groat Journal

2009-11-24
Jaw-dropping cinema nears - THE region's first digital IMAX cinema screen is due to open at Gateshead MetroCentre on December 16
Source: JournalLive

2009-11-24
Imax 3D cinema opens soon - WALES’ first Imax 3D cinema is set to open in Cardiff Bay next month.
Source: Wales Online

2009-11-24
Charlie Chaplin museum planned at screen legend's last home in Switzerland - GENEVA — Charlie Chaplin's last home in Switzerland will be turned into a permanent place of pilgrimage for fans of the actor who immortalized the "Little Tramp," one of his sons said Monday.
Source: Sf Examiner

2009-12-01
Odeon installs evacuation chairs for mobility impaired - Odeon has specified Evac+Chair International to provide emergency evacuation chairs to the new cinema complex in Wrexham.
Source: Cinema Business

2009-12-01
Reel signs VPF deal with Arts Alliance Media - Digital cinema technology, content and deployment specialist Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed an agreement with Reel Cinemas to digitise Reel’s entire circuit in the UK
Source: Cinema Business

2009-12-01
Leicester Square redevelopment will threaten home of cinema - Cinema fans have hit out at the "highly destructive" development of Leicester Square which they claim threatens its future as the home of British film.
Source: This is London

2009-12-01
St Albans cinema plans - dream is in your hands - THE man trying to make a big screen dream come true for St Albans is urging people to put their money where their mouths are.
Source: Hartsad

2009-12-01
Cineworld plans Irish expansion - Britains second-biggest movie-theatre operator has said it wants to open up cinemas in Ireland because people of the high number of film-goers here.
Source: Irish Times

2009-12-01
Final stage of demolition work on old cinema takes place - MOST of the Art Deco frontage of the Doncaster Odeon was pulled down yesterday in the final stage of the buildings demolition, leaving the site ready for redevelopment in 2010.
Source: The Star

2009-12-01
Actress backs new cinema for town - Actress Tilda Swinton has backed efforts to reopen a cinema in Nairn for the first time since the 1970s.
Source: BBC News

2009-12-01
Vue takes over Wood Green Showcase cinema - SHOWCASE cinema in Wood Green will close this week for refurbishment and re-open as one of the Vue franchise.
Source: Haringey Independent

2009-12-01
Of Dollars and Values - The world’s exhibitors are in the process of spending close to $10 billion to transform their theatres from film to digital. One of the goals of this transformation is to enable exhibitors to offer their patrons the opportunity to see movies in clean, crisp 3D. And while I share the same passion that many of you do for movies of all kinds and I want the movie business to flourish and grow, I also believe strongly that there are more important applications for this technology than just having the ability to show Shrek Forever After in 3D. Someday soon, as was demonstrated at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, digital cinema technology may be used to save lives.
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-12-01
Cinemark, Imax Sue over XD - Cinemark USA and Imax Corporation have filed lawsuits against each other over Cinemark’s XD digital theaters. Cinemark, the third largest theater chain in the U.S., filed a suit on November 4 seeking to invalidate two patents Imax holds on “Conversion of a Cinema Theater to a Super Cinema Theater.” Imax countered on November 12 with a complaint that alleges fraud, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and tortious interference, and seeks an injunction to prevent Cinemark from “producing, using, and selling its XD system.”??
Source: Digital Cinema Report

2009-12-01
£1m needed to buy former Odeon and start plans to open a new cinema in London Road, St Albans - FILM fans must help raise £1 million if their dream of a cinema in St Albans city centre is to become a reality.
Source: This is London

2009-12-01
Disneys A Christmas Carol breaks new ground as the first ever fully accessible 3D movie - This weekend marks a milestone in UK cinema - the release of the first ever 3D movie that is accessible to people with hearing or sight loss.
Source: Beecareful.info

2009-12-01
St Albans MP Anne Main backs London Road cinema project - AN AMBITIOUS project to transform the dilapidated Odeon in London Road into an art deco cinema has won the backing of St Albans MP Anne Main.
Source: St Alban Reviews

2009-12-02
Fury at club plan for Odeon cinema - ONE OF the city’s much loved buildings could be transformed into a massive new nightspot complex under new controversial plans.
Source: Chesterfirst.co.uk

2009-12-02
Alternative content will offer significant income for cinemas - MUMBAI: The global market for alternative content in cinemas is forecast to be worth over half a billion dollars by 2014 ($526m), rising from $45.7m in 2008, according to a new report entitled Alternative Content in Cinemas: Market assessment and forecasts to 2014 by media analyst Screen Digest. The USA accounted for two-thirds of global alternative content revenues in 2008, but this will decline to 47.9 per cent by 2014, as the market for non- movie programming in cinemas expands globally.
Source: Business of Cinema

2009-12-09
Work begins on extra screen at Reel Cinema in Blossom Street, York - WORK has started on creating an extra screen at York’s Reel Cinema.
Source: York Press

2009-12-09
CHRISTIE® SELECTED AS EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL CINEMA PROVIDER FOR MOVIE PALACE’S NEW, ALL-DIGITAL MULTIPLEX IN WYOMING - Christie® was selected by Movie Palace, Inc., as the exclusive digital cinema provider for its new all-digital Studio City Stadium 10, a 10-screen classic multiplex theatre in Casper, Wyoming. It is the second Movie Palace theatre in Casper to use Christie digital projectors. The company has also installed the Christie CP2000 series projectors – the world’s most popular digital cinema projector – in its other locations in Cheyenne and Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Source: Digital Content Producer

2009-12-09
Vintage Mobile Cinema to hit the Devon roads again after 34 years - Movies on your mobile will mean something different with the former Ministry of Technology’s Vintage Mobile Cinema starts doing the rounds in March 2010. Emma Gifford explains the project
Source: Devon-Cornwall-Film.co.uk

2009-12-09
2010 World Cup kicking into 3D - The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa will be offered in stereoscopic 3D.
Source: HollywoodReporter

2009-12-09
CINEPLEX ODEON CARLTON 1981-2009 - As the lights dim this weekend on the Carlton Cinemas, the city mourns the loss of another quirky cultural landmark on the block between Yonge and Church. Having swallowed the fruit-market-fate of Maple Leaf Gardens earlier this week, Torontonians now have to say goodbye to the Carlton, too
Source: Kelowna.com

2009-12-09
£1 million needed to secure new St Albans cinema - FILM fans supporting a scheme to restore the old St Albans Odeon as a cinema have to raise less money initially than was originally feared.
Source: Hertad.co.uk

2009-12-09
RealD Signs 3D Pact With Australias Greater Union, Event Cinemas, Birch Carroll & Coyle and Village Cinemas - RealD, the worlds leading 3D cinema provider, announced today agreements with top Australian circuits Amalgamated Holdings (Event Cinemas, Greater Union and Birch Carroll & Coyle) and Village Cinemas for the installation of a total of 139 RealD 3D screens. Installations have already begun across both circuits with completion expected by the end of 2009.
Source: PR Newswire

2009-12-09
WBPI strikes direct digital deployment deals with Asian circuits - Warner Bros Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into a slew of direct digital cinema deployment agreements with key Asian circuits.
Source: Screendaily.com

2009-12-09
Barco Announces Upgraded DP-2000 and DP-3000 Projectors - Toady, Barco has announced that they have teamed up with digital cinema solution provider GDC Technology to combine GDC’s Integrated Media Block with Barco’s cinema projectors, the DP-2000 and the DP-3000. Both of these projectors feature DLP display technology, a 2000:1 contrast ratio, and a 2K HD (2048 x 1080) resolution. “We are very happy to continue our strong partnership with Barco, and to offer the digital cinema industry a total solution with an integrated media block” said Dr. Man-Nang CHONG, founder and CEO of GDC Technology. “The GDC media block has been designed to meet the DCI v1.2 Specification ‘Media Block in Projector Configuration and supports 12-bit XYZ uncompressed playback for resolutions up to 4K. It further features lesser perimeter of security for content and keys compared to an external media server solution and requires less cabling between the media block and storage server.” Barco plans to display the projectors with the new IMB this week at the CineAsia convention from December 8th to the 10th.
Source: Aboutprojectors.com

2009-12-09
Crystal Palace cinema campaigners prepare for battle at planning meeting - After months of lobbying and campaigning, thousands of Crystal Palace residents hoping a vacant bingo hall will become a cinema and not a church will learn the buildings fate next Thursday.
Source: Yourlocalguardian.co.uk

2009-12-09
Digital Cinema Conversion - Whats Taking So Long? -
Source: Blockbustingbook [blog]

2009-12-09
GDC to add digital cinemas at Hong Kongs UA and Broadway circuits - GDC Technology closed deals with Hong Kong’s UA Cinemas and Broadway Circuit to supply DCI-compliant digital-cinema equipment under the virtual-print-fee (VPF) scheme.
Source: Filmjournal

2009-12-21
Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Opens With $73 Million, 3-D Record (Update2) - (Bloomberg) -- “Avatar,” James Cameron’s science- fiction epic, led the box office with $73 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales its opening weekend, a record for a 3-D movie that may aid in expanding the format.
Source: Bloomberg

2009-12-21
Blockbusters benefiting British cinemas - (UPI) -- British films are expected to surpass $1.6 billion in ticket sales this year for the first time thanks to several blockbusters, industry officials say.
Source: UPI.com

2009-12-21
Ogles and goggles: life in a new dimension - The science-fiction epic Avatar is shaping as the turning point for movies in 3D.
Source: SMH.com

2009-12-21
Cinema ticket takings hit - Annual ticket sales at British cinemas will crash through the
Source: The Times

2009-12-14
The in70mm editor Receives BKSTS Award - Honorary Membership of the BKSTS for the work in preserving the history of 70mm and for keeping it alive in arranging screenings. The award was presented at the 2009 Cinema Technology Christmas Party on 14th December 2009 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London.
Source: in70mm.com

2010-01-01
Queen Honors Odeon Cinema Manager Chris Hilton - The Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square remains London most revered movie theatre.

Having hosted The Queen and the British Royal family countless times to premieres in his career as General Manager of the UK flagship cinema, Odeon Leicester Square, Chris Hilton retired in the summer of 2009 and was subsequently named, in the New Year's Honors list, as being awarded an MBE for services to the film industry. It's not often the ' cinema back room boys' are recognized for their work, and the ever-popular Chris Hilton is one of only a very few cinema managers ever awarded such an honor.(On a personal level, Mr. Hilton was instrumental in helping to arrange for members of our film location tours to attend various events at the Odeon in Leicester Square. We send our heartfelt congratulations to him- Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall) »
Source: IMDB

2009-11-24
AAM inks deal with Denmark Digital - LONDON -- British-based d-cinema integrator Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has sealed a $9 million deal with Denmark Digital, a group of 31 Danish independent cinemas, to convert around 60 screens across the country to digital, the parties said Tuesday. AAM already has Virtual Print Fee (VPF) deals in place with five of the Studios -- Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Paramount, Sony Pictures and Disney -- and these studios will be brought in under this agreement as part of the existing deals
Source: Hollywood Reporter

2009-05-21
Digital cinema roll out in Europe - Figures published last week by the European Audiovisual Observatory in association with MEDIA Salles reveal that 2008 saw an increase across Europe in the number of digital screens equipped with DLP Cinema or Sony 4K technology. The number of screens rose by 70% through the year, to stand at 1,529 as of 1 January 2009. The Observatory estimates that around 5% of all European screens had been converted to digital by the end of 2008. The number of cinemas equipped with at least one digital screen grew by 48%, to a total of 815 sites (Table 1).
Source: Biggerpicture Research