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Ispwich Odeon

Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 29 January 2014

UK: Fancy going up against not one but THREE cinemas in Ipwich? If so then you are in luck, because the original £1m asking price just halved. “The former Odeon cinema at the junction of St Margaret’s Street and Woodbridge Road was built in 1991 but closed in August 2005. It had become unable…

Stephanie Georgio at Cineworld

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 28 January 2014

UK: A girl is recovering after being bitten by a venomous spider at a Cineworld multiplex. yes, you read that correctly; not in Australia but in the UK. “A teenager needed three operations after she was bitten by a venomous spider at an Enfield cinema. Stephanie Georgiou, was bitten by a false…

Romeo and Juliet

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 27 January 2014

USA: The New York Times looks at the business of event cinema for Broadway, noting that with a few exceptions, “Broadway has shied away from this booming phenomenon, which could represent a new revenue stream (it certainly has for the Met) or at least a potent new marketing tool.” By Ex…

Seeing Eye Dogs In Chinese Cinema

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 24 January 2014

China: PRC is cracking down on tax avoidance and under-payment to distributors by cinemas. “New rules have gone into place in China to prevent cinemas from manipulating viewing figures and engaging in other forms of fraud. The State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and…

Galaxy Cinema Demolition

Daily Cinema Digest – Thursday 23 January 2014

When the local art house cinema in Carey, North Carolina was torn down to make way for a grocery store, Indian expats had nowhere to see Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. So they approached the local multiplex about screening Indian films. “Yanamadala approached Carmike about a year and a half ag…

Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 22 January 2014

Japan: How to tackle piracy? With action figures! “It’s a well-known fact that, when faced with public relations or marketing dilemmas, 99.99% of Japanese companies create a cute mascot to solve the problem. So naturally, this is how the Japan Motion Picture Association tackled the issue of film pir…

Daily Cinema Digest – Tuesday 21 January 2014

Planning issues for Odeon in London and Vue in Brighton… a cinema rebuilt from the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina… Happy (Feet) ending for one cinema in Australia but not for 2nd… autism-friendly screenings and Empire worried about its loans… Giselle and Goldfrapp both in cine…

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 20 January 2014

UK: It might not have the most obvious climate, but a pop-up drive-in cinema concept is taking hold in Scotland. “Film goers will be able to drive into the scenery under innovative plans for drive-in screenings at some of Scotland’s most dramatic movie backdrops. US-style outdoor cinema shows are pr…

Daily Cinema Digest – Saturday 18 January 2014

Cinema Opening/Closings UK: The fight is on to save on of the most historic cinemas in London’s West End. “Leading heritage groups are making last-minute protests against plans to tear down one of Leicester Square’s oldest cinemas. The Art Deco Odeon West End opened in 1930, survived bom…

Daily Cinema Digest – Friday 17 January 2014

UK: The head of Odeon-UCI, europe’s largest cinema group is stepping down. “Sky News understands that Rupert Gavin, who has run the privately-owned group for eight years, is to leave a year after its owner abandoned its latest attempt to sell the company. Mr Gavin will be replaced by Paul Donovan, a…