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Will digitization lead to cine-carnage in UK?

Opinion pieces and leader column in UK media have been alive with the debate about whether the imminent switch to digital cinema (imminent, once the credit crunch is over, that is) will lead to death and carnage amongst the smaller cinemas on the British Isles. The debate was triggered by a comment…

Manukau City Gets New SkyCity Multiplex

If you are one of the 330,000 residents of Manukau city in New Zealand then beginning on September 13th you’ll have a brand new movie theatre to see the latest and greatest films in. SkyCity Cinemas is opening a flagship multiplex at the Westfield Manukau City on Saturday featuring ten screen…

National Amusements Shutters Three Theatres

[/caption] The Boston Globe is reporting that National Amusements is closing two of its theatres in Massachusetts. The Showcase Cinemas Lawrence 1-6 which opened in 1965 and employed 30 people, was shut down on Monday. The Circle Cinemas in Brookline, which employed a staff of 21, will hold it…

Village Roadshow Brings $35 Movie Ticket To The US

[/caption]Back in March of this year, Australian exhibitor Village Roadshow Ltd. announced plans to bring their Gold Class luxury cinemas concept to the United States. Already a huge hit in Australia, Village Roadshow teamed up with television producer Norman Lear’s Act III Communications and…

China Claims Cinema-laser First, But Details Sketchy

Paul Simon sang about ‘the are the days of lasers in the jungle’, but these days it is cinemas in China where lasers are putting an appearance. Or so an article in THR.com would have us believe: “Beijing Phoebus Vision Co. provided us with the world’s first set of laser-scre…

Adlabs Expands In Mumbai

As the multiplexing of India continues, Adlabs Cinemas and Phoenix Mills are teaming up to build a 15 screen screen at the Phoenix Market City at Kurla in Mumbai. The 140,000 square foot facility will have more about 4,000 seats. Like many exhibitors these days, Adlabs plans to fortify their offerin…

IMAX Goes Big In Australia With Hoyts

IMAX has announced a joint venture with Hoyts Cinemas, one of Australia’s largest exhibitors, to build four theatres featuring IMAX Digital technology. The theatres will be built in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne with the first three opening in November of 2008 for the release of “Harry Potter an…

Kingfisher Airlines Brings Multiplex To The Sky. . . Sort Of

India’s upstart airline Kingfisher Airlines has struck a promotional deal with one of the country’s leading multiplex chain’s, Fame Cinemas. The agreement allows members of Kingfisher’s frequent flyer program, the King Club, to redeem miles for movie tickets at all of Fame…

AccessIT To Beam Live 3-D Events To Theatres

Having announced their CineLive offering at ShowEast in October of 2007, and with the success of the live 3-D broadcast of a Dallas Maverick’s basketball game, AccessIt announced on Monday that it would be beaming live events in 3-D to 150 cinemas throughout the United States. The offering wil…

Sony US follows Sony Japan in alternative content

Sony Pictures has woken up to the fact that the big screen real estate will not be occupied 100 per cent by feature films in the future and that third party operators like AccessIT and Arts Alliance Media are getting in on the game. That is why they have launched their own division for alternativeRe…