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El Capitan Theatre Up For Sale

You can own a piece of Hollywood history for a mere. . . USD $31 million! The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that the El Capitan Theatre, located in the heart of Hollywood, has been put up for sale by its owner, CUNA Mutual Group. The building in which the theatre resides also contains six-st…

“Dark Knight” Pulls An All Nighter

North American exhibitors plan on putting the old theory about the early bird catching the worm to the test when Warner Bros. “The Dark Knight” opens on June 19th. Truthfully though they are less after invertebrates and more after the additional box office generated by a few early morning screenings…

India takes luxury cinema concept further

Do you balk at the prospect of paying $25/£12/€19/Rs 1,000 for a cinema ticket? Then the future of India’s premium cinema market is not one for you. Right now there is a race between the major cinema chains in India to see who can the offer the most luxurious cinema experience to the audience…

THR bemoans the loss of film critics

Many good films are suffering at the box office because newspapers are doing away with film critics, according to the Hollywood Reporter: Reviews from established media outlets are the only reason many low-budget films make it to theaters today, because they trigger word-of-mouth and DVD-ready quote…

End of line for SF’s repertory cinemas?

The age of Netflix:ed DVDs and Tivo:ed TMC repeats of film classics has not been kind to repertory cinemas. The SF Chronicle chronics the declining audience numbers for the city’s most venerable rep houses: All exhibitors concur that the prospects for repertory in San Francisco have become dow…

End of line for India’s exploitation cinemas?

It looks like the corporatization of the Indian film industry coupled with the relentless drive of the multiplex building is slowly killing off the exploitation films of the crime (‘dacoit‘), horror and semi-nudity variety, alongside the cinemas that show them. From the Times of India: R…

“Hannah Montana” Extends Run And Irks Parents

If you or your 10-year-old daughter missed seeing “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour” have no fear. After the film raked in USD $31.3 million on 683 screens to come in first place at the North America box office last weekend, Walt Disney Pictures announced it w…

Technicolor Moves Into Pinewood

After more than 70 years in its West Drayton home, Technicolor Theatrical Services is packing up and moving into a brand new, state-of-the-art post production facility at Pinewood Studios. On January 29th Technicolor hosted a groundbreaking ceremony during a private reception at Pinewood attended by…

In praise of tiny cinemas (UK’s Top 10)

London’s The Guardian has an interesting article by its film critic Peter Bradshaw singing the praise of small cinemas. Really small cinemas. Think less than a 100 seats. It’s only since doing this job that my small cinema experience has been revived. Professional film critics and movie…

Complain more at your local multiplex

One of the reason that the exhibition industry has problems promoting digital cinema is because to laud the visual quality improvement that digital offers is tantamount to admitting that analogue projection in most cinemas is appalling. Typically the picture is all too often dim, scratched, out of f…