Wednesday 30 December 2009

Has made it safely to Coventry
Having spent too much money at Kingsley Village is now leaving the homeland to head to Coventry...

Monday 28 December 2009

On a train returning from a trip to Plymouth to visit Liz. Trains have been rather full of people sale shopping!

Friday 25 December 2009

Hope you all had good days. We managed 11 veg with our turkey :-)!

Thursday 24 December 2009

Nadelik lowen ha blydhen nowydh da = Happy Christmas and a good new year.

Wednesday 23 December 2009

Made it safely back home :-).
The Mad Cornish Projectionist is back in his homeland :-), just a few more miles to go :-)!
The M4 is very slow going. Despite leaving Didcot at 1245 we haven't managed to get to Bristol yet.
So the real journey begins. In car with brother....
Successfully made Didcot Parkway only a few minutes late and have managed to get to Argos. Just waiting for brother.
Part one of the journey completed successfully - tube journey, ticket purchase, seat on train to Didcot....
So the grand adventure starts, to head back to Cornwall....
really enjoyed watching his Great Uncle Don in Rite of Spring last night (preview). It is broadcast on BBC Three tonight @ 22.00 - http://ping.fm/2py65 - watch!

Monday 21 December 2009

it is snowing quite heavily here in W12 - may manage to make a snowball on the way home!
quite fancies being a 'Data Wrangler'! This is the definition of one: http://ping.fm/pGxLX

Saturday 19 December 2009

You need to go and watch Sherlock Holmes it is FANTASTIC!

Friday 18 December 2009

Is really p***ed off with his landlord and has decided that he is going to have to move in the new year.
Is looking forward to this evening and weekend :-)
Thinks he is unlikely to be anything but single for the foreseable future :-(

Wednesday 16 December 2009

has lost the will to work.....
is waiting to find out about the most silent projector from BARCO - http://ping.fm/AsJte
is waiting to find out about the most silent projector from BARCO - http://ping.fm/AsJte

Tuesday 15 December 2009

Has had a fantastic day catching up with people and partying. He is just getting home now!

Sunday 13 December 2009

Just a reminder for anyone attending the BKSTS-CTC Christmas Party tomorrow, it is being held at the Odeon Leicester Square as usual.

Saturday 12 December 2009

is not having a good day and is now eating kinder eggs and drinking whiskey!

Wednesday 9 December 2009

so I put aside some money each month to donate to charity. At the end of the year I share it out. Suggestions on who to donate it to please?
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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 09-12-2009

Hello All,

Welcome to this weeks news digest, available as ever at: http://ping.fm/CbAvR

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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
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George Lucas's Blockbusting: Digital Cinema Conversion - What's Taking So Long? http://ping.fm/PTSBN
has a really really interesting day at the FUTURE PROJECTIONS conference & only wishes that he could have stayed for the networking.

Tuesday 8 December 2009

is pleased to have got all his accounts up to date.
For anyone attending BKSTS-CTC Christmas Party, it is now being held at the Odeon Leicester Square (Not West End). Thank you
For anyone attending BKSTS-CTC Christmas Party, it is now being held at the Odeon Leicester Square (Not West End). Thank you

Tuesday 1 December 2009

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 01-12-2009

Dear All,

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NOTICES THIS WEEK:

1. The BKSTS CTC have launched their projectionist handbook, retailing at 15 pounds - details from http://www.bkstsctc.org

2. The next BKSTS CTC projectionist training course will be on 26th January in Swindon. More details at http://www.bksts.com

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 01-12-2009

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
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Sunday 22 November 2009

- most Christmas presents bought, calendars made and ordered, cards ordered, 3D glasses ordered, travel sorted - Christmas is almost there!

Thursday 19 November 2009

Trying to get hold of the Evening Standard is a bit like winning the lottery! And it's not that great a newspaper!

Wednesday 18 November 2009

Tuesday 17 November 2009

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 17-11-2009

Dear All,

Welcome to this weeks cinema news stories, available as ever at:
http://ping.fm/Tlcko


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NOTICES THIS WEEK:

1. The BKSTS CTC have launched their projectionist handbook, retailing at 15 pounds - details from http://www.bkstsctc.org

2. Two more projectionist training courses have been announced by the BKSTS CTC - 1st December in Glasgow and 26th January in Swindon. More details at http://www.bksts.com

3. PART-TIME PROJECTIONIST NEEDED:Interested in film? Are you a ‘tech-head’? Soho House members club (www.sohohouse.com) in Soho is looking for a part-time projectionist. Please get in touch with a CV if you’re interested by emailing projection@sohohouse.com.

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 17-11-2009

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
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is really pleased with the new FLIX projectionists he trained this weekened. They should all do really well.

Monday 16 November 2009

is so busy he hasn't had time to think about social networks!

Thursday 12 November 2009

Is bored in a meeting and is thinking about all the things he would rather be doing

Wednesday 11 November 2009

The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 11-11-2009

Dear All,

Welcome to this weeks cinema news stories, available as ever at:
http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php.


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NOTICES THIS WEEK:

1. The BKSTS CTC have launched their projectionist handbook, retailing at 15 pounds - details from http://www.bkstsctc.org

2. Two more projectionist training courses have been announced by the BKSTS CTC - 1st December in Glasgow and 26th January in Swindon. More details at http://www.bksts.com

3. PART-TIME PROJECTIONIST NEEDED:Interested in film? Are you a ‘tech-head’? Soho House members club (www.sohohouse.com) in Soho is looking for a part-time projectionist. Please get in touch with a CV if you’re interested by emailing projection@sohohouse.com.

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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 11-11-2009

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

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Peter

Tuesday 3 November 2009

The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 03-11-2009

Dear All,

Welcome to this weeks cinema news stories, available as ever at:
http://ping.fm/SGUbi

Firstly we should however, wish a belated birthday to the Odeon Leicester Square which turned 72 yesterday.

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NOTICES THIS WEEK:

1. The BKSTS CTC have launched their projectionist handbook, retailing at 15 pounds - details from http://www.bkstsctc.org

2. Two more projectionist training courses have been announced by the BKSTS CTC - 1st December in Glasgow and 26th January in Swindon. More details at http://www.bksts.com

3. PART-TIME PROJECTIONIST NEEDED:Interested in film? Are you a ‘tech-head’? Soho House members club (www.sohohouse.com) in Soho is looking for a part-time projectionist. Please get in touch with a CV if you’re interested by emailing projection@sohohouse.com.

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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
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Peter

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Testing testing
had a nice birthday. A Cornish ale in Leciester Square, followed by a cornish pasty in a cornish bar with a cornish ale :) & good company :)

Sunday 1 November 2009

BKSTS CTC Projectionist Training Course, Swindon

Venue: Cineworld, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, SN5 7DN
Time: 9:30 am
Price: £7.50
For information, details on booking and an outline of the course then please follow the link.
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BKSTS CTC Projectionist Training Course, Glasgow

Venue: ODEON Springfield Quay, Springfield Quay, Paisley Road, Glasgow. G5 8NP
Time: 9:30 am
Price: £7.50
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Saturday 31 October 2009

Has dragged Andy and Alec to Tower Bridge, up monument, eaten well, chilled well and visited the bar at TVC.

Friday 30 October 2009

Is enjoying a meal in Wong Kei in wardour Street
Can't believe that Glastonbury has managed to track him down in order to return his lost phone!
Has just seen some amazing technology - more on Monday.
- it is a sad day for all Archers fans.

Sunday 8 February 2009

Bafta Film Awards 2009: The winners

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Here are the winners in full for this year's Bafta Film Awards 2009, which were held on 8 February at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

British film Slumdog Millionaire receieved 11 nominations

Best film
Slumdog Millionaire

Best British film
Man On Wire

Leading actor
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

Leading actress
Kate Winslet - The Reader

Supporting actor
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

Supporting actress
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Director
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Milllionaire

Original screenplay
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh

Adapted screenplay
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

Film not in the English language
I've Loved You So Long

Animated film
Wall-E

The Carl Foreman award for special achievement by a British director, writer or producer for their first feature film
Steve McQueen (Director/Writer) - Hunger

Music
Slumdog Millionaire - AR Rahman

Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire - Anthony Dod Mantle

Editing
Slumdog Millionaire - Chris Dickens

Production design
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Donald Graham Burt, Victor J Zolfo

Costume design
The Duchess - Michael O'Connor

Sound
Slumdog Millionaire - Glenn Freemantle, Resul

Special visual effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Nathan McGuinness, Edson Williams

Make-up and hair
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Jean Black, Colleen Callaghan

Short animation
Wallace And Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death - Steve Pegram, Nick Park, Bob Baker

Short film
September - Stewart le Marechal, Esther May Campbell

The Orange Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
Noel Clarke

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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
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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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]


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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2009-01-26
Digital-to-cinema from Paramount - HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/
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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


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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]


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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


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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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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


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


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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


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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


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2009-01-19
Loan offer over old cinema plans - A loan of up to
Source: BBC News


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2009-01-19
Gary lands his dream job -
Source: Emailed in


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