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National Theatre Demolished In Los Angeles

The National Theatre, the last single screen movie theatre to ever be built in the United States, is presently being demolished in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Since the fall of 2006, when Mann Theatres was forced to give up the lease on the 1112 seat theatre due to increased rent, the…

Protests Erupt In India Over ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ Release

Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikar just can’t seem to cut a break these days. The director’s latest film, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ , was scheduled to be released in 26 countries on February 15th, however multiplexes in India refused to play the movie due to an ongoing dispute with the film…

PVR & Major Cineplex – Bowling for Celluloid

Two of the largest exhibitors in India and Thailand have joined forces to launch a host of non-film ancillary entertainment propositions. From the Hollywood Reporter: New Delhi-based PVR Ltd. and Thailand’s Major Cineplex Group have created a joint venture to launch PVR Blu-O, which will featu…

Disney digs ESPN sports with AccessIT

Trust Disney to have foresight and show initiative when it comes to alternative content in digital cinemas. While the NFL is sending cease and desist letters to Wisconsin cinemas showing Packer games, Disney has teamed up with AccessIT through its ESPN division to screen live HD college football gam…

Cineplex: 2007 ‘Good’, Q4 ‘Bad’, WGA ‘Thanks’

A mixed bag of financial news for Canadian exhibitor major Cineplex, which saw a rise in 2007 numbers on most fronts, but was dragged down by a weak fourth quarter. From the coverage in Variety: Toronto-based Cineplex, which operates 131 multiplexes nationwide with 1,327 screens, said it lost CAN$2.…

On-demand films for Brazil’s art-house cinemas

Brazilian e-cinema pioneer Rain Networks is rolling out the movies-on-demand concept to cinemas. The name of the venture, MovieMobz, gives an idea of the potential and challenge that this concept faces – how to get a mob of people to agree on one film (other than the obvious blockbuster on a F…

No Fun For E-City As IMAX Gets $11m Damages

Large format (LF) company Imax has been awarded $11m in damages by an arbitration court, ruling in the case of an alleged breach of contract for the development of Imax screens in India by local exhibitor E-City Entertainment, affiliated with the Essel Group and operating under the brand name…

Italian exhibs see b’buster “cannibal effect”

Italian exhibitors are officially not happy about the front loading of blockbusters in the early part of this year. From The Hollywood Reporter: Paolo Protti, president of the [Italy’s national association of exhibitors], known as ANEC, called the situation the “cannibal effect”…

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…

Regal Numbers Are Down For 2007

While the latest financial results from Regal showed a healthy profit, the underlying numbers paint a far less comforting picture. From The Hollywood Reporter: The company earned $23.2 million in the fourth quarter, down 21% from a year ago. But on a per-share basis, the company earned 15 cents, whi…