Monday 29 March 2010
The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 29-03-2010
Hello All,
Hope you are all well. Please find below the latest news headlines available at: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php
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PROJECTIONIST JOB: Part-time projectionist required by Empire Cinemas, Bromley. For more information either seen the home page my site or http://www.theprojectionistagency.co.uk
HAND'S ON TRAINING DAY
Don't forget the hands on training day at Newport.
https://nt12.orbital.net/bksts/training-details.asp?id=8
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2010-03-29
Movie costs enter a new dimension - DIGITAL 3D offers a new dimension on the big screen - but at a prohibitively high cost for families. It costs $116 for an average family of four to enjoy the full cinema experience in Adelaide. That includes tickets, popcorn and drinks for two adults and two kids at Greater Union's Marion Megaplex.
Source: Adelaide Now
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2010-03-29
GlobeCast - SND, the distribution company of major French television channel M6, recently selected GlobeCast
Source: Satnews.com
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2010-03-29
The Det Udom Mini Theatre - Det Udom, Ubon, Ratchathani, Thailand - This is a photographic archive of derelict or converted movie theaters in Southeast Asia. Ever since the convenience of the home entertainment center has become widely available, movie theater-going has been on the path to extinction. Declining audiences and rising operational costs have made the business feasible only for larger conglomerates, while the independent, family-run theater has been squeezed out of the picture. Here their memories are kept alive. Going or gone, but not forgotten.
Source: Seatheater (BLOG)
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2010-03-29
It's an (Organic) Wrap - Las Vegas – There was a lot to digest at the recently concluded Showest convention, ranging from matters of life and death (digital conversion, access to diverse movies) to the frankly frivolous (healthier snack foods). On balance, one left with the sense that at least the distribution sector was 1) on relatively stable economic ground and 2) aware of potential problems ahead and taking preventative measures to blunt future turbulence.
Source: MCN Blogs (BLOGS)
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2010-03-29
Ballantyne Q4 Net Revenues Rose 28.5% to $18.8 Million and 2009 Revenues Rose 31.6 % to $72.1 Million - Ballantyne Strong, Inc. /quotes/comstock/14*!btn/quotes/nls/btn (BTN 4.80, +0.05, +1.05%) , a provider of digital cinema projection equipment and services, cinema screens and other cinema products, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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2010-03-29
3D: cinematic revolution or just a trick of the light? - The studios say it dramatically enhances our viewing experience. But sceptics claim it is merely a ploy to make us pay more at the box office. Jonathan Brown and Kevin Rawlinson investigate
Source: The Independent
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2010-03-29
Barco signs digital cinema contract with Zhejiang Time Cinema - MUMBAI: Barco has signed a major contract for the deployment of 100 digital cinema system for Zhejiang Time Cinema, China's seventh largest cinema chain.
Source: BOC.com
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2010-03-29
'Titans': Paramount, Warner Battle Over 3D Screens - "The Clash of the Titans" has initiated a real-life battle of industry stalwarts as Paramount competes with Warner Bros. over booking scarce 3D-ready movie screens. On the floor of ShoWest last week, following Warner's abrupt decision to move "Titans'" release date to April 2, rumors were rife that Paramount officials were strong-arming theater chain bookers in order to bolster 3D play for their "How to Train Your Dragon," which opens a week from Friday
Source: The Wrap
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Peter Knight
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www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk
Hope you are all well. Please find below the latest news headlines available at: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php
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PROJECTIONIST JOB: Part-time projectionist required by Empire Cinemas, Bromley. For more information either seen the home page my site or http://www.theprojectionistagency.co.uk
HAND'S ON TRAINING DAY
Don't forget the hands on training day at Newport.
https://nt12.orbital.net/bksts/training-details.asp?id=8
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2010-03-29
Movie costs enter a new dimension - DIGITAL 3D offers a new dimension on the big screen - but at a prohibitively high cost for families. It costs $116 for an average family of four to enjoy the full cinema experience in Adelaide. That includes tickets, popcorn and drinks for two adults and two kids at Greater Union's Marion Megaplex.
Source: Adelaide Now
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2010-03-29
GlobeCast - SND, the distribution company of major French television channel M6, recently selected GlobeCast
Source: Satnews.com
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2010-03-29
The Det Udom Mini Theatre - Det Udom, Ubon, Ratchathani, Thailand - This is a photographic archive of derelict or converted movie theaters in Southeast Asia. Ever since the convenience of the home entertainment center has become widely available, movie theater-going has been on the path to extinction. Declining audiences and rising operational costs have made the business feasible only for larger conglomerates, while the independent, family-run theater has been squeezed out of the picture. Here their memories are kept alive. Going or gone, but not forgotten.
Source: Seatheater (BLOG)
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2010-03-29
It's an (Organic) Wrap - Las Vegas – There was a lot to digest at the recently concluded Showest convention, ranging from matters of life and death (digital conversion, access to diverse movies) to the frankly frivolous (healthier snack foods). On balance, one left with the sense that at least the distribution sector was 1) on relatively stable economic ground and 2) aware of potential problems ahead and taking preventative measures to blunt future turbulence.
Source: MCN Blogs (BLOGS)
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2010-03-29
Ballantyne Q4 Net Revenues Rose 28.5% to $18.8 Million and 2009 Revenues Rose 31.6 % to $72.1 Million - Ballantyne Strong, Inc. /quotes/comstock/14*!btn/quotes/nls/btn (BTN 4.80, +0.05, +1.05%) , a provider of digital cinema projection equipment and services, cinema screens and other cinema products, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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2010-03-29
3D: cinematic revolution or just a trick of the light? - The studios say it dramatically enhances our viewing experience. But sceptics claim it is merely a ploy to make us pay more at the box office. Jonathan Brown and Kevin Rawlinson investigate
Source: The Independent
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2010-03-29
Barco signs digital cinema contract with Zhejiang Time Cinema - MUMBAI: Barco has signed a major contract for the deployment of 100 digital cinema system for Zhejiang Time Cinema, China's seventh largest cinema chain.
Source: BOC.com
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2010-03-29
'Titans': Paramount, Warner Battle Over 3D Screens - "The Clash of the Titans" has initiated a real-life battle of industry stalwarts as Paramount competes with Warner Bros. over booking scarce 3D-ready movie screens. On the floor of ShoWest last week, following Warner's abrupt decision to move "Titans'" release date to April 2, rumors were rife that Paramount officials were strong-arming theater chain bookers in order to bolster 3D play for their "How to Train Your Dragon," which opens a week from Friday
Source: The Wrap
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Regards
Peter Knight
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www.peterjknight.co.uk
www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk
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Monday 22 March 2010
The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for March
Dear All,
Please find the news headlines below for the last couple of weeks,
available at: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/news-mar10.php.
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BKSTS CTC Projectionists Day Out, Newport
Venue: Clarence Place, Newport, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom NP19 7AB
Time: 11:00am
Price: £7.50
Date: Saturday May 22nd
Enjoy the chance to look around the burgeoning new cinema museum, before
it officially opens, where you will be able to get ‘hands-on’ with a wide
range of classic cinema equipment and to talk with friends and colleagues
on a completely relaxed trip to South Wales. Come along and get involved!
Additional Info:
It is not often that those in the projection business can get together for
long enough to talk about the business, to catch up on what is happening
to old friends, and to generally ‘chew the fat’ about how things used to
be and whether or not they will be getting better, so for some time the
Cinema Technology Committee has been thinking about how to organise a day
out that would appeal to as many people as possible. An article to be
published shortly in Cinema Technology about Chris Plaister’s efforts with
a team of volunteers at the old Odeon in Newport raised the suggestion,
that Chris readily agreed to, that the Odeon Newport, packed as it is with
a wide range of classic cinema equipment and memorabilia, would be an
ideal venue for such a get-together. We have therefore arranged that Chris
and his team will make the place open to Cinema Technology readers and
friends from 1100 to 4pm on Saturday May 22nd. Attendees will be able to
wander round at will and examine and touch many of the old projectors and
the vast range of other cinema and TV equipment that has been assembled as
the core of a potential cinema museum. The intention is for this to be a
‘fun day’ and certainly not a formal training course, but having all that
equipment available, some of it working, will also give us the chance to
put on some ‘educational’ events. For those who have attended our
Projectionists’ Training courses this year it will also be a unique chance
to get involved with ‘hands-on’ experience of some of the important topics
that our lecturers covered during those courses and to see the recommended
methods put into practice.
https://nt12.orbital.net/bksts/training-details.asp?id=8
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Vicky Mansfield joins the Mad Cornish Projectionist editorial team - The
Mad Cornish Projectionist is very pleased to announce that Vicky Mansfield
has joined the editorial team to help provide support to Peter J. Knight
with the news section of the website. Vicky will be well known from her
days at the Odeon Marble Arch, and has previously provided articles for
the Mad Cornish Projectionist website.
Source: Press Release
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March 2010
2010-03-22
Alice in Wonderland’ Sets Stage for Dolby Showdown With RealD - March 12
(Bloomberg) — “Alice in Wonderland,” Tim Burton’s reimagining of the Lewis
Carroll tale, is doing more than setting box-office records for a 3-D
movie. It’s serving as a showdown between two rival projector
technologies. On one side is the dominant format from RealD, a company in
Beverly Hills, California. On the other: San Francisco’s Dolby
Laboratories Inc., which rules the market for audio technology but remains
an upstart in 3-D video.
Source: The Goss Magazine
2010-03-22
Welsh film history: 1920-29 - The 1920's were the peak and, ironically,
the swansong years of silent cinema - which reached its zenith with the
cinematic masterpieces of directors such as von Sternberg, von Stroheim,
Murnau, Eisenstein and Gance, and in Hollywood the still incomparable
comedies of Chaplin, Keaton and Harold Lloyd.
Source: BBC
2010-03-22
Israel's largest cinema multiplex opens Thursday in Rishon - Innovations
include a glass floor with a screen under the moviegoers' feet.Tzahi
Hoffman15 Mar 10 17:28 Competition in Israel's cinema scene will hot up on
Thursday when Cinema City opens its doors at the G Leisure Center in
Rishon Lezion. The 26 screen multiplex will be the largest in the country,
just beating the 25 screen Cinema City at Glilot in Ramat Hasharon near
Tel Aviv. The 26 screen multiplex has seating for 4,000 moviegoers and
covers 45,000 square meters.
Source: Globes Online
2010-03-22
Off The Screen - 3D Cinema - A few years ago, Jeffrey Katzenberg (for the
few that still may not know who he is, he is the co-founder of DREAMWORKS,
SKG and CEO of DREAMWORKS ANIMATION) made a bold proclamation that 3-D
would save the movie industry. Was he right? Mr. Katzenberg knows a thing
or two about cinematic success like when he was the head of Disney feature
films and he was responsible for revitalizing their feature animated film
division which included hits like THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND THE
BEAST, ALADDIN and THE LION KING. Not to mention that recent box office
returns would suggest that yes, he indeed was correct.
Source: Cinemascope (Blog)
2010-03-22
Execs say 'Avatar' transformed 3D cinema - LAS VEGAS -- "Avatar" gave
exhibition a big year-end boost, but its effect on the market embrace of
3D has been even more dramatic.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-03-22
A New Leader for Cinema Industry - ShoWest, the annual convention and
trade show for those in the movie theater business, is renaming itself
CinemaCon, Variety reported on Monday.
Source: The New York Times
2010-03-22
Dolby Exhibits Digital Cinema Solutions at ShoWest 2010 - LAS VEGAS, Mar
15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- At ShoWest 2010 today, Dolby Laboratories,
Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!dlb/quotes/nls/dlb (DLB 58.00, -0.71, -1.21%) is
showcasing in booth 1605 at Bally's Hotel its comprehensive set of digital
cinema solutions. On display is the Dolby(R) CP750, the Dolby Screen
Server (DSS200), Dolby's Theatre Management System (TMS) with the latest
v.4.2 software upgrade, and Dolby 3D Digital Cinema solutions.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
2010-03-22
Birmingham IMAX cinema continues to soar with Alice In Wonderland stepping
in for Avatar - BOSSES of Birmingham
Source: Sunday Mercury
2010-03-22
Sonic Equipment Expands Deployment with Christie 4K-Ready Digital Cinema
Projectors - Christie®, a global leader in digital cinema, announced that
Sonic Equipment Company has ordered 100 Christie Solaria Series 4K-ready
Series 2 digital cinema projectors, which utilize Academy Award1-winning
DLP Cinema® technology from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN).
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Foreign Audiences Speeding Up 3D Cinema Conversion By Paying Double For
'Avatar' - Copenhagen cinemagoers are paying up to 20 euros ($28) a ticket
to see Avatar, compared with an average Danish ticket price of 10 euros.
Slovakian cinemagoers are paying 8 euros per ticket to see the James
Cameron technopic, compared with an average of 4 euros. And the average
Avatar ticket price in Europe is 7 euros. One unintended consequence of
the amount of money Avatar is making is that it
Source: Deadline Hollywood
2010-03-22
Arts Alliance Media inks partnership with Japan's Broadmedia - Arts
Alliance Media (AAM) has inked a partnership with Japanese content and
technical services company Broadmedia. The agreement will see AAM
providing technology advice and support and also licensing software to
Broadmedia as the Japanese company embarks on a digital cinema deployment
plan.
Source: Business Of Cinema.Com
2010-03-22
A New Model: The Micro-budget Studio Picture - Paramount is doing
something revolutionary, and it couldn’t be better news for aspiring
filmmakers.
Source: photocinenews.com
2010-03-22
IMAX and Odeon Cinemas Expand Partnership - TORONTO, March 15, 2010 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and ODEON & UCI
Cinemas Group, Europe's largest exhibitor, today announced an agreement to
install an IMAX
Source: Globe Newswire
2010-03-22
http://www.cinematical.com/2010/03/14/have-green-band-trailers-gotten-too-racy/
- The green band "appropriate audiences" trailer for the new film She's
Out of My League ends with a gag in which characters repeat the double
entendre "I came early." In the green band trailers for this Summer's Get
Him to the Greek, Jonah Hill has wild sex with a girl in a bathroom stall
and stuffs a bag of drugs into his rectum. Since when did green band
trailers go completely insane?
Source: Cinematical
2010-03-22
Market Force acquires Ted Costas - Market Force Information, a customer
intelligence solutions company, has joined forces with print-checking firm
Ted Costas Group to form the company's theater and production division.
Source: Variety
2010-03-22
Panavision Heads Into Theatres With hybrid 3D System - When one thinks of
Panavision, what immediately comes to mind is all of the motion picture
camera systems they have manufactured since the mid-1950s, ubiquitous on
the sets of countless hit movies and television shows. The thought of 3D,
be it digital or on 35mm, is probably the last thing any industry
professional would ever associate with Panavision.
Source: Celluloid Junkie (Blog)
2010-03-22
Barco completes DCIP purchase agreement for large-scale Cinemark digital
cinema rollout - Digital cinema leader Barco has completed the previously
announced purchase agreement with Digital Cinema Implementation Partners
(DCIP) for the supply and installation of more than 3000 digital cinema
projectors to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK).
Source: Creative Cow
2010-03-22
GUERILLA CINEMA - Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk has teamed up with Alchemy Arts
project to create a sustainable-bike-driven-mobile-cinema!
Source: Woodcraft Folk
2010-03-22
Doremi Signs Supply Agreement with DCIP Becoming Exclusive Server Provider
to Cinemark - Industry leader Doremi Cinema has formally entered into an
agreement with Digital Cinema Implementation Group (DCIP) to exclusively
provide 2K and 4K server technology to Cinemark Holdings for their digital
cinema deployment. Under the multi-year agreement, Doremi will be the sole
supplier of servers for Cinemark's digital cinema roll out. Doremi will
also support Regal and AMC for their ongoing deployment requirements.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Avatar Redux To Get Summer Release? - Hollywood has suddenly twigged that
if you are sitting on a cinematic goldmine then it’s wise to keep the mine
open. A reversioned Avatar, with extra footage added, is being
contemplated for summer release.
Source: Rapid TV News
2010-03-22
As 3D Cinema Emerges As A Commercial Reality, JBL Offers Comprehensive New
Sound Solutions To Complete The Ultimate Cinematic Experience - The
increasing volume of quality 3D movies, record setting grosses, a
compelling exhibitor business model, and an array of new viewing
technologies, indicates that 3D cinema is now finally achieving worldwide
success. With the new emphasis on 3D, the necessity of large-scale digital
audio is realized, and as the worldwide leader in cinema sound systems and
an original pioneer of sound for motion pictures, JBL is continuing its
tradition of innovation at ShoWest 2010 in Las Vegas, showcasing a
comprehensive range of large format cinema sound systems to designed to
enhance the 3D experience
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
GDC Announces Digital Cinema Deal with Cinemas Guzzo - Hot on the heels of
two recent server deployment deals from the US, GDC Technology (
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
3-D Films Will Push Sales to Record, Theater Group - A larger slate of 3-D
movies will push ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada beyond last year
Source: Business Week
2010-03-22
Barco launches Series II digital cinema projectors - The DP2K ‘C-series'
projectors is for small and mid-size movie theaters. Within this C-series,
the portfolio includes individual models for screens up to 12, 15 and 20
meters wide respectively. For larger venues, Barco has launched the DP2K
‘B-series', integrating TI's 1.2in DLP Cinema chip. Models are available
for screens up to 19 and 23 meters wide.
Source: AV Interavtive
2010-03-22
Doremi Experiences Explosive February Shipping Over 850 Units to Now
Exceed 11,600 Units Shipped - Digital cinema leader Doremi today announced
that it shipped over 850 DCP digital cinema servers in February alone
bringing its worldwide install base to over 11,300 units; a remarkable
feat given Doremi first demonstrated its digital cinema server prototype
at IBC in 2004.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-22
Exhibitors get 3D education - A ShoWest University seminar in theater and
booth presentation for 3D was filled to overflowing here Tuesday. It was
the kind of specs-and-all presentation traditionally offered at the annual
ShoWest exhibition confab, along with keynote speeches on loftier topics
and screenings of upcoming movies. Digital cinema vet and blogger Bill
Mead kicked things off with an overview of the four main digital 3D
systems: RealD, Dolby, Xpand and Masterimage.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-03-22
With foreign boxoffice now driving growth, smart exhibitors are thinking
globally - The lobby of Hong Kong's ISquare Theater looks more like the
reception area at an ultramodern luxury hotel than a movie ticket
boxoffice. Perched six floors up in a high-end shopping mall in the city's
Kowloon neighborhood, the UA Cinema outpost features mosaic flooring and a
glass counter that resembles a diamond display. What's more impressive,
however, are the spectacular grosses racked up at the 46,000-square-foot
digital five-plex since it opened in January.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-03-22
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Barco at 6-mth high on 3D cinema deals - Shares in
Barco (BAR.BR) rise as much as 4 percent to a six month high, continuing a
rally which started on Friday last week, as investors take heart from a
number of deals for digital projectors.
Source: Reuters UK
2010-03-22
Hoyts to buy out Barrie Everard's Berkeley cinemas - Australia’s Hoyts
Corporation is beefing up its New Zealand cinema business with the
purchase of Barrie Everard’s Berkeley Cinema Group.
Source: The National Business Review
2010-03-22
Sony chairman Michael Lynton calls for healthy alternative to popcorn in
cinemas - For many, a night out at the movies would not be complete
without the sound of popcorn and chocolate wrappers from the stalls. One
of the most powerful studio bosses in Hollywood, however, would like to
see cinemas selling healthier snacks.
Source: Times Online
2010-03-22
Dolby, Disney/Pixar pact on new format - Dolby Laboratories announced
Monday it is working with Disney/Pixar to develop a new audio format
called Dolby Surround 7.1. The Mouse House plans to launch the format in
select theaters in conjunction with its launch of 3D toon installment "Toy
Story 3" on June 18.
Source: Variety
2010-03-22
Arts Alliance Media Signs Deal for - The rollout of digital cinema to
exhibitors across Europe received a significant boost today with the
announcement that Arts Alliance Media Ltd, Europe
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
St Albans residents thanked again for supporting Odeon cinema restoration
- THE residents of St Albans have again been thanked by cinema
entrepreneur James Hannaway for answering his plea for cash to restore the
dilapidated Odeon in the city centre.
Source: St Albans And Harpenden Review
2010-03-22
Barco Expands NOC Services for Digital Cinema - Barco, a global provider
of digital cinema technology, has expanded its nationwide digital cinema
NOC (News - Alert) (Network Operations Center) with enhanced remote
services, diagnostics and monitoring. NOC is a comprehensive set of
monitoring tools and services available to all Barco digital cinema
customers. This proactive service is designed to ensure the optimum
performance of each customer's digital cinema network.
Source: TMC Net
2010-03-22
Digital Cinema Media Select Unique Digital Screen Advertising Accord -
Digital Cinema Media Ltd (DCM) will migrate to the new Advertising Accord
v4, a full-featured hybrid 35mm and Digital content management solution
developed and supplied by Unique Digital Ltd.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
VSS-Southern Theatres Rides 3D Juggernaut, Signs Exclusive Agreement with
NEC Display Solutions for Digital Cinema Projectors - NEC Display
Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and
projector solutions, announced today an exclusive agreement with Southern
Theatres, LLC, management company for VSS-Southern Theatres, owners of The
Grand Theatres and AmStar Cinemas, to provide digital cinema projectors at
locations in nine states. The move by VSS-Southern Theatres extends its
current relationship with NEC and Ballantyne Strong, Inc., and positions
this leading exhibitor to capitalize on the growing list of 3D Hollywood
blockbusters coming out in 2010 and beyond.
Source: Virtual Press Office
2010-03-22
Calibre Digital Cinema Alternative Content Processor Gets USA Debut At
ShoWest - Image processing, scaling and warping manufacturer, Calibre UK
will show their PVProHD-DC digital cinema alternative content processor
with key USA partner, Marketing Specialists, Inc on the Moving Image
Technologies Booth #1729 at ShoWest.
Source: Showbiz Expo
2010-03-22
Barco Unveils Advanced Digital Cinema Diagnostic Application - At ShoWest
2010, Barco introduces the Diagnostics Companion, an optional new software
module purpose-built for intelligently troubleshooting Barco digital
cinema projectors.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Female Film-Makers In Islington On The Up - Ask anyone who the most
successful woman in the global film industry is and they’ll tell you it’s
Kathryn Bigelow, winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Director. Ask them
to name a second woman; or a third. Anything? Anybody?
Source: Islingtonnow.co.uk
2010-03-22
BFI opens Wrexham - The British Film Institute is to open a
Source: Art Review
2010-03-22
Lesbian And Gay Film Festival - BFI 24th gay and lesbian film festival
running from 17th to 31st March
Source: BFI
2010-03-22
North Adams Cinemas Going 3-D - NORTH ADAMS, Mass.
Source: i Berkshires.com
2010-03-22
Technicolor's Pitch at ShoWest: Don't Have Cash for Digital 3D? Use Us -
The bulk of 18 3D movies announced for 2010 still to come, and screens to
accommodate that rush are short. Funding for digital cinema retrofitting
is limited, so suppliers of inexpensive 3D add-on products are being
pushing exhibitors hard at ShoWest this year. Their message: Use our
cheaper solution until you have the more than $100,000 per screen to go
digital.
Source: The Wrap
2010-03-22
Ballantyne Strong Delivers NEC Projectors For Digital Conversionl -
Ballantyne Strong is a provider of digital cinema projection equipment and
services. Today, the company announced that they will be providing 66 NEC
digital projectors to the National Amusement Incorporated and Marcus
Theaters Corporation. Every projector will include RealD 3D technology and
a silver screen to complete the installation.
Source: About Projectors
2010-03-22
Cereplast To Put Biodegradable 3D Glasses Into Cinemas - Oh brother. We
get the feeling that a monster has been created. In just over a year's
time, 3D has managed to take over nearly every part of the entertainment
world. 3D is now in cinemas, homes, video games, Blu-ray movies, and even
on TV commercials. It's the new "big thing." And we all know what happens
each time a new "big thing" comes along: accessories.
Source: Hot Hardware
2010-03-22
Birmingham's Flatpack festival celebrates Odeon founder Deutsch - One of
the smallest, neatest and best-packaged film festivals is all set to
celebrate one of the industry
Source: Birmingham Post
2010-03-22
Barco signs contract with Jinyi Time Cinema for the deployment of 200
digital cinema projectors - Barco, a world leader in visualization and
display solutions, has signed a major contract for the deployment of 200
digital cinema systems for Jinyi Zhujiang Movie Circuit, China's sixth
largest cinema chain.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Barco 'Series 2' Digital Cinema Projector First to Pass DCI Compliance
Testing Milestone - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema announced
today that its 'Series 2' digital cinema projector has successfully passed
the procedural test for DCI compliance administered by CineCert, the
leading 3rd party authorizing test facility. With these tests completed,
Barco has reached another important milestone in the rollout of its
brand-new DP2K projector series.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Datasat Digital Entertainment Introduces AP20 Audio Processor and New
Dealer Certification Program at ShoWest - Datasat Digital Entertainment
introduced the AP20 and unveiled a dealer certification program for the
16-channel audio processor this morning at ShoWest.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Laser Cinema May Be Coming - We have been talking about laser-based
digital cinema in this space for years, but one troubling issues has
always been reduction of laser speckle to a barely detectable level. At
ShoWest this week, Laser Light Engines (LLE) announced they have solved
the speckle problem, opening the door for laser-based digital cinema.
Source: Display Daily
2010-03-22
Kenya Tops In Cinema Figures - Kenyans are today attending movie shows
more than ever before, and account for half of the total audiences in the
five eastern and central African countries. A survey conducted last week
on the cinema culture in Kenya shows that the country may soon need more
screens to cater for the growing demand.
Source: Sunday Nation
2010-03-22
Arts Alliance Media Signs Deal to Advance Digital Cinema in Europe - Arts
Alliance Media Ltd., Europe
Source: Film Journal International
2010-03-22
Movie industry debates DVD releases - A hot topic in Hollywood right now
is how long cinema audiences should wait until they can watch a movie on
DVD. The subject has been high on the agenda at the ShoWest convention in
Las Vegas this week as the industry grapples with the impact of home
cinema systems and changing viewer habits.
Source: BBC
2010-03-22
Actor John Hurt receives lifetime achievement award - Veteran actor John
Hurt has spoken of his "constant fight" for independent films shortly
before he received a lifetime achievement award.
Source: BBC
2010-03-22
Come and Join your friends on the CTC - Enjoy the chance to look around
the burgeoning new cinema museum, before it offi cially opens, where you
will be able to get
Source: BKSTS
2010-03-17
3D projector bottleneck may leave cinemas reeling - Three dimensional
films like James Camerons Avatar have opened up a new chapter for the film
projector industry, but a happy ending depends on the ability of
electronics companies to make components fast enough.
Source: Reuters
2010-03-17
Cineworld profits from 3-D films boom - Investment in 3-D technology led
Cineworld, the cinema chain, to report robust profits for the year, with
strong ticket sales leading to an 11.5 per cent increase in revenues to
?333.4 million for the 53 weeks to December 31.
Source: Times Online
2010-03-17
The screen test: Delhi on multiplex radar - With the national capital
region now contributing 30-40 per cent to the box-office, leading
multiplex chains draw up big plans for the region
Source: Screen India
2010-03-17
Action! ?320,000 lottery grant to keep films rolling at Curzon Cinema -
Clevedons historic Curzon Cinema has received a lottery grant to help pay
for much-needed repairs.
Source: This Is Bristol.co.uk
2010-03-17
Media Morning: Funds start to flow for digital cinema expansion, Imax -
Exhibitors on Wednesday heard the announcement that theyve desperately
wanted for more than two years: The three biggest chains -- AMC
Entertainment, Cinemark, and Regal Entertainment -- have a $660 million
funding deal to accelerate the rollout of digital projectors to 14,000
screens in North America.
Source: USA Today
2010-03-17
Disney moves into south Indian cinema - MUMBAI ? US studio giant Disney is
making its first foray into south Indian cinema as part of plans to
capture the countrys largest movie market, the company announced on
Thursday.
Source: AFP
2010-03-17
Admissions 1955-2008 - World Cinema Stats - There was a Before and After
the peak of the Golden Age (due to the development and spread of TV)...
The cinema industry is just not like it used to be in term of transversal
popularity.
Source: Screenville (Blog)
2010-03-17
Cineworld Group FY09 Profit Rises - Update - Cineworld Group plc (CINE.L:
News ) reported Thursday an increase in profit for the full year 2009,
reflecting strong growth in revenues. The UKs cinema group also said it is
confident of the prospects for business for the forthcoming year.
Source: RTT News
2010-03-17
http://www.scsun-news.com/silver_city-business/ci_14498827 - LOS
ANGELES?Technicolor, the French telecoms and film technology company once
known as Thomson SA, has reached its first deal to give a theater chain
the ability to show 3-D movies without the need for a digital projector.
Source: AP
2010-03-17
Next Generation in Digital Cinema Processing with the JSD-100. - USL, Inc.
recognized the demand for a dedicated digital cinema processor and will be
taking orders at ShoWest when the JSD-100 makes its debut
Source: RSS News
2010-03-17
The return of 35mm 3D: Two competing processes add a new dimension to
stereoscopic race - One of the most important but baffling aspects of the
cinema technology market is that innovation can come from anywhere, from
any direction, or any point in time. Ideas are presented, systems
developed, and equipment installed, all competing to better satisfy the
filmmaker?s desire to create new and better experiences for moviegoers.
Such is the case with 3D systems, where there is a competitive market for
digital 3D vendors. To add to the mix, there have been recent
announcements of two competitive 35mm film 3D systems: Technicolor 3D,
from one of cinema?s best-known brands, and Oculus3D?, a recent newcomer
to the market.
Source: Film Journal International
2010-03-17
Technicolor and Bow Tie Cinemas Pact to Deploy Technicolor 3D -
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TCH) has reached an agreement
with New York City-based Bow Tie Cinemas to install Technicolor 3D in all
Bow Tie locations on 25 of its 150 screens. Technicolor 3D is a new 3D
system for 35mm projectors, enabling exhibitors to equip theatres for
high-quality 3D at a fraction of the cost of installing a digital 3D
projection system.
Source: Earth Times
2010-03-17
Pick your palace: Exhibition experts combine experience for Cinema Redux
turnkey theatres - Looking at our sixth annual overview of new cinema
construction over the past few months, not to mention the ongoing good
numbers for our industry, some of you may have taken inspiration to go
ahead with those long-held plans for that wonderful new theatre. After
all, there are financial incentives on the horizon to help counter these
economically troubled times.
Source: Film Journal, International
2010-03-17
Taxpayers Fund 3D For UK Cinema Chains - EXCLUSIVE From Deadline|London
editor Tim Adler: Cinema chains including Cineworld, Odeon and Vue have
all been able to upgrade to digital free of charge thanks to the British
government. Whereas other exhibitors have had to spend hundreds of
thousands of pounds installing 3D digital projectors and screens, only to
see the big chains receive a massive leg-up on 3D courtesy of the public
purse. It costs between ?70,000 and ?100,000 to convert each screen to
digital. No wonder rivals to the Big Three think this is unfair
competition.
Source: Deadline
2010-03-17
Warner Bros. Pictures International Partners with ODEON & UCI Cinemas
Group to Support the Expansion of Digital Cinema into UK. - LONDON --
Continuing its commitment to deliver high quality entertainment across
multiple formats, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) has entered
into a comprehensive digital cinema deployment agreement directly with
Digital Deployment Associates Limited to advance the conversion to digital
cinema in ODEON sites throughout the UK.
Source: Encyclopedia.com
2010-03-17
PELHAM PICTURE HOUSE LAUNCHES MAJOR MAKEOVER - Senator Klein presented a
100K grant for renovation and expansion project at Pelham Picture House
Source: New York State Senator
2010-03-17
Arts Alliance signs Japanese deal - European digital cinema company Arts
Alliance Media has inked a strategic partnership with Broadmedia in Japan.
AAM will advise Broadmedia on technology issues and provide support as the
Japanese company rolls out a digital cinema deployment plan.
Source: Variety
2010-03-17
Europe leads in digital screens - Europes digital cinema makeover has
taken off rapidly, overtaking theater conversions in the U.S. That was one
conclusion of an EU-Spain conference, The Independent Exhibition Sector
and the Challenges of Digitization, held March 5-6 in Barcelona.
Source: Variety.com
2010-03-17
Vicky Mansfield joins the Mad Cornish Projectionist editorial team - The
Mad Cornish Projectionist is very pleased to announce that Vicky Mansfield
has joined the editorial team to help provide support to Peter J. Knight
with the news section of the website. Vicky will be well known from her
days at the Odeon Marble Arch, and has previously provided articles for
the Mad Cornish Projectionist website.
Source: Press Release
2010-03-17
Barco Announces Significant Expansion of NOC Services for Digital Cinema -
At ShoWest 2010, Barco unveils a major expansion of its nationwide digital
cinema NOC, with enhanced remote services, diagnostics and
monitoring.Rancho Cordova, CA ? 12 March 2010 ? Barco, a global leader in
digital cinema technology, proudly announces an expansion of its advanced
NOC (Network Operations Center), a comprehensive set of monitoring tools
and services available to all Barco digital cinema customers.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-17
Digital Cinema Building Momentum Thanks to 3D - Screen Digest announced
that there are 16,405 digital cinema screens around the world, an increase
of 86.4 per cent on 2008, with further growth to come in 2010 as digital
3D pushes the market towards a 35mm-free cinema sector.
Source: Hughs News
2010-03-17
Barco Releases Six New Digital Cinema Projectors - Barco is a global
technology company that designs and develops visualization products for a
variety of selected professional markets. Today, the company was proud to
announce the release of their new digital cinema projector line, the
Series-II. This new lineup includes six new projectors that all come with
the latest DLP display technology and 2K HD (2048 x 1080) resolution.
Source: About Projectors
2010-03-17
NAB Show Digital Cinema Summit to bring 3-D into focus - The 2010 NAB Show
will offer those interested in 3-D stereoscopic motion pictures an
intensive program devoted to the emerging technology as well as the
opportunities it is creating during the 2010 Digital Cinema Summit, April
10-11, in Las Vegas.
Source: Broadcast Engineering
2010-03-17
Deaf community heralds new era with first subtitled film screening -
Cork?s deaf community has a date at the pictures next week for what is
being described as a landmark screening. Blackpool?s Reel Cinema is set
become the first complex in the country to screen a mainstream movie which
has been subtitled for the deaf or hard of hearing.The special version of
Tim Burton?s latest blockbuster, Alice In Wonderland, starring Johnny
Depp, will be screened next Wednesday night.
Source: Irish Examiner
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BKSTS CTC Projectionists Day Out, Newport
Venue: Clarence Place, Newport, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom NP19 7AB
Time: 11:00am
Price: £7.50
Date: Saturday May 22nd
Enjoy the chance to look around the burgeoning new cinema museum, before
it officially opens, where you will be able to get ‘hands-on’ with a wide
range of classic cinema equipment and to talk with friends and colleagues
on a completely relaxed trip to South Wales. Come along and get involved!
Additional Info:
It is not often that those in the projection business can get together for
long enough to talk about the business, to catch up on what is happening
to old friends, and to generally ‘chew the fat’ about how things used to
be and whether or not they will be getting better, so for some time the
Cinema Technology Committee has been thinking about how to organise a day
out that would appeal to as many people as possible. An article to be
published shortly in Cinema Technology about Chris Plaister’s efforts with
a team of volunteers at the old Odeon in Newport raised the suggestion,
that Chris readily agreed to, that the Odeon Newport, packed as it is with
a wide range of classic cinema equipment and memorabilia, would be an
ideal venue for such a get-together. We have therefore arranged that Chris
and his team will make the place open to Cinema Technology readers and
friends from 1100 to 4pm on Saturday May 22nd. Attendees will be able to
wander round at will and examine and touch many of the old projectors and
the vast range of other cinema and TV equipment that has been assembled as
the core of a potential cinema museum. The intention is for this to be a
‘fun day’ and certainly not a formal training course, but having all that
equipment available, some of it working, will also give us the chance to
put on some ‘educational’ events. For those who have attended our
Projectionists’ Training courses this year it will also be a unique chance
to get involved with ‘hands-on’ experience of some of the important topics
that our lecturers covered during those courses and to see the recommended
methods put into practice.
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Vicky Mansfield joins the Mad Cornish Projectionist editorial team - The
Mad Cornish Projectionist is very pleased to announce that Vicky Mansfield
has joined the editorial team to help provide support to Peter J. Knight
with the news section of the website. Vicky will be well known from her
days at the Odeon Marble Arch, and has previously provided articles for
the Mad Cornish Projectionist website.
Source: Press Release
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2010-03-22
Alice in Wonderland’ Sets Stage for Dolby Showdown With RealD - March 12
(Bloomberg) — “Alice in Wonderland,” Tim Burton’s reimagining of the Lewis
Carroll tale, is doing more than setting box-office records for a 3-D
movie. It’s serving as a showdown between two rival projector
technologies. On one side is the dominant format from RealD, a company in
Beverly Hills, California. On the other: San Francisco’s Dolby
Laboratories Inc., which rules the market for audio technology but remains
an upstart in 3-D video.
Source: The Goss Magazine
2010-03-22
Welsh film history: 1920-29 - The 1920's were the peak and, ironically,
the swansong years of silent cinema - which reached its zenith with the
cinematic masterpieces of directors such as von Sternberg, von Stroheim,
Murnau, Eisenstein and Gance, and in Hollywood the still incomparable
comedies of Chaplin, Keaton and Harold Lloyd.
Source: BBC
2010-03-22
Israel's largest cinema multiplex opens Thursday in Rishon - Innovations
include a glass floor with a screen under the moviegoers' feet.Tzahi
Hoffman15 Mar 10 17:28 Competition in Israel's cinema scene will hot up on
Thursday when Cinema City opens its doors at the G Leisure Center in
Rishon Lezion. The 26 screen multiplex will be the largest in the country,
just beating the 25 screen Cinema City at Glilot in Ramat Hasharon near
Tel Aviv. The 26 screen multiplex has seating for 4,000 moviegoers and
covers 45,000 square meters.
Source: Globes Online
2010-03-22
Off The Screen - 3D Cinema - A few years ago, Jeffrey Katzenberg (for the
few that still may not know who he is, he is the co-founder of DREAMWORKS,
SKG and CEO of DREAMWORKS ANIMATION) made a bold proclamation that 3-D
would save the movie industry. Was he right? Mr. Katzenberg knows a thing
or two about cinematic success like when he was the head of Disney feature
films and he was responsible for revitalizing their feature animated film
division which included hits like THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND THE
BEAST, ALADDIN and THE LION KING. Not to mention that recent box office
returns would suggest that yes, he indeed was correct.
Source: Cinemascope (Blog)
2010-03-22
Execs say 'Avatar' transformed 3D cinema - LAS VEGAS -- "Avatar" gave
exhibition a big year-end boost, but its effect on the market embrace of
3D has been even more dramatic.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-03-22
A New Leader for Cinema Industry - ShoWest, the annual convention and
trade show for those in the movie theater business, is renaming itself
CinemaCon, Variety reported on Monday.
Source: The New York Times
2010-03-22
Dolby Exhibits Digital Cinema Solutions at ShoWest 2010 - LAS VEGAS, Mar
15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- At ShoWest 2010 today, Dolby Laboratories,
Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!dlb/quotes/nls/dlb (DLB 58.00, -0.71, -1.21%) is
showcasing in booth 1605 at Bally's Hotel its comprehensive set of digital
cinema solutions. On display is the Dolby(R) CP750, the Dolby Screen
Server (DSS200), Dolby's Theatre Management System (TMS) with the latest
v.4.2 software upgrade, and Dolby 3D Digital Cinema solutions.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
2010-03-22
Birmingham IMAX cinema continues to soar with Alice In Wonderland stepping
in for Avatar - BOSSES of Birmingham
Source: Sunday Mercury
2010-03-22
Sonic Equipment Expands Deployment with Christie 4K-Ready Digital Cinema
Projectors - Christie®, a global leader in digital cinema, announced that
Sonic Equipment Company has ordered 100 Christie Solaria Series 4K-ready
Series 2 digital cinema projectors, which utilize Academy Award1-winning
DLP Cinema® technology from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN).
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Foreign Audiences Speeding Up 3D Cinema Conversion By Paying Double For
'Avatar' - Copenhagen cinemagoers are paying up to 20 euros ($28) a ticket
to see Avatar, compared with an average Danish ticket price of 10 euros.
Slovakian cinemagoers are paying 8 euros per ticket to see the James
Cameron technopic, compared with an average of 4 euros. And the average
Avatar ticket price in Europe is 7 euros. One unintended consequence of
the amount of money Avatar is making is that it
Source: Deadline Hollywood
2010-03-22
Arts Alliance Media inks partnership with Japan's Broadmedia - Arts
Alliance Media (AAM) has inked a partnership with Japanese content and
technical services company Broadmedia. The agreement will see AAM
providing technology advice and support and also licensing software to
Broadmedia as the Japanese company embarks on a digital cinema deployment
plan.
Source: Business Of Cinema.Com
2010-03-22
A New Model: The Micro-budget Studio Picture - Paramount is doing
something revolutionary, and it couldn’t be better news for aspiring
filmmakers.
Source: photocinenews.com
2010-03-22
IMAX and Odeon Cinemas Expand Partnership - TORONTO, March 15, 2010 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and ODEON & UCI
Cinemas Group, Europe's largest exhibitor, today announced an agreement to
install an IMAX
Source: Globe Newswire
2010-03-22
http://www.cinematical.com/2010/03/14/have-green-band-trailers-gotten-too-racy/
- The green band "appropriate audiences" trailer for the new film She's
Out of My League ends with a gag in which characters repeat the double
entendre "I came early." In the green band trailers for this Summer's Get
Him to the Greek, Jonah Hill has wild sex with a girl in a bathroom stall
and stuffs a bag of drugs into his rectum. Since when did green band
trailers go completely insane?
Source: Cinematical
2010-03-22
Market Force acquires Ted Costas - Market Force Information, a customer
intelligence solutions company, has joined forces with print-checking firm
Ted Costas Group to form the company's theater and production division.
Source: Variety
2010-03-22
Panavision Heads Into Theatres With hybrid 3D System - When one thinks of
Panavision, what immediately comes to mind is all of the motion picture
camera systems they have manufactured since the mid-1950s, ubiquitous on
the sets of countless hit movies and television shows. The thought of 3D,
be it digital or on 35mm, is probably the last thing any industry
professional would ever associate with Panavision.
Source: Celluloid Junkie (Blog)
2010-03-22
Barco completes DCIP purchase agreement for large-scale Cinemark digital
cinema rollout - Digital cinema leader Barco has completed the previously
announced purchase agreement with Digital Cinema Implementation Partners
(DCIP) for the supply and installation of more than 3000 digital cinema
projectors to Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK).
Source: Creative Cow
2010-03-22
GUERILLA CINEMA - Edinburgh Woodcraft Folk has teamed up with Alchemy Arts
project to create a sustainable-bike-driven-mobile-cinema!
Source: Woodcraft Folk
2010-03-22
Doremi Signs Supply Agreement with DCIP Becoming Exclusive Server Provider
to Cinemark - Industry leader Doremi Cinema has formally entered into an
agreement with Digital Cinema Implementation Group (DCIP) to exclusively
provide 2K and 4K server technology to Cinemark Holdings for their digital
cinema deployment. Under the multi-year agreement, Doremi will be the sole
supplier of servers for Cinemark's digital cinema roll out. Doremi will
also support Regal and AMC for their ongoing deployment requirements.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Avatar Redux To Get Summer Release? - Hollywood has suddenly twigged that
if you are sitting on a cinematic goldmine then it’s wise to keep the mine
open. A reversioned Avatar, with extra footage added, is being
contemplated for summer release.
Source: Rapid TV News
2010-03-22
As 3D Cinema Emerges As A Commercial Reality, JBL Offers Comprehensive New
Sound Solutions To Complete The Ultimate Cinematic Experience - The
increasing volume of quality 3D movies, record setting grosses, a
compelling exhibitor business model, and an array of new viewing
technologies, indicates that 3D cinema is now finally achieving worldwide
success. With the new emphasis on 3D, the necessity of large-scale digital
audio is realized, and as the worldwide leader in cinema sound systems and
an original pioneer of sound for motion pictures, JBL is continuing its
tradition of innovation at ShoWest 2010 in Las Vegas, showcasing a
comprehensive range of large format cinema sound systems to designed to
enhance the 3D experience
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
GDC Announces Digital Cinema Deal with Cinemas Guzzo - Hot on the heels of
two recent server deployment deals from the US, GDC Technology (
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
3-D Films Will Push Sales to Record, Theater Group - A larger slate of 3-D
movies will push ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada beyond last year
Source: Business Week
2010-03-22
Barco launches Series II digital cinema projectors - The DP2K ‘C-series'
projectors is for small and mid-size movie theaters. Within this C-series,
the portfolio includes individual models for screens up to 12, 15 and 20
meters wide respectively. For larger venues, Barco has launched the DP2K
‘B-series', integrating TI's 1.2in DLP Cinema chip. Models are available
for screens up to 19 and 23 meters wide.
Source: AV Interavtive
2010-03-22
Doremi Experiences Explosive February Shipping Over 850 Units to Now
Exceed 11,600 Units Shipped - Digital cinema leader Doremi today announced
that it shipped over 850 DCP digital cinema servers in February alone
bringing its worldwide install base to over 11,300 units; a remarkable
feat given Doremi first demonstrated its digital cinema server prototype
at IBC in 2004.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-22
Exhibitors get 3D education - A ShoWest University seminar in theater and
booth presentation for 3D was filled to overflowing here Tuesday. It was
the kind of specs-and-all presentation traditionally offered at the annual
ShoWest exhibition confab, along with keynote speeches on loftier topics
and screenings of upcoming movies. Digital cinema vet and blogger Bill
Mead kicked things off with an overview of the four main digital 3D
systems: RealD, Dolby, Xpand and Masterimage.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-03-22
With foreign boxoffice now driving growth, smart exhibitors are thinking
globally - The lobby of Hong Kong's ISquare Theater looks more like the
reception area at an ultramodern luxury hotel than a movie ticket
boxoffice. Perched six floors up in a high-end shopping mall in the city's
Kowloon neighborhood, the UA Cinema outpost features mosaic flooring and a
glass counter that resembles a diamond display. What's more impressive,
however, are the spectacular grosses racked up at the 46,000-square-foot
digital five-plex since it opened in January.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010-03-22
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Barco at 6-mth high on 3D cinema deals - Shares in
Barco (BAR.BR) rise as much as 4 percent to a six month high, continuing a
rally which started on Friday last week, as investors take heart from a
number of deals for digital projectors.
Source: Reuters UK
2010-03-22
Hoyts to buy out Barrie Everard's Berkeley cinemas - Australia’s Hoyts
Corporation is beefing up its New Zealand cinema business with the
purchase of Barrie Everard’s Berkeley Cinema Group.
Source: The National Business Review
2010-03-22
Sony chairman Michael Lynton calls for healthy alternative to popcorn in
cinemas - For many, a night out at the movies would not be complete
without the sound of popcorn and chocolate wrappers from the stalls. One
of the most powerful studio bosses in Hollywood, however, would like to
see cinemas selling healthier snacks.
Source: Times Online
2010-03-22
Dolby, Disney/Pixar pact on new format - Dolby Laboratories announced
Monday it is working with Disney/Pixar to develop a new audio format
called Dolby Surround 7.1. The Mouse House plans to launch the format in
select theaters in conjunction with its launch of 3D toon installment "Toy
Story 3" on June 18.
Source: Variety
2010-03-22
Arts Alliance Media Signs Deal for - The rollout of digital cinema to
exhibitors across Europe received a significant boost today with the
announcement that Arts Alliance Media Ltd, Europe
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
St Albans residents thanked again for supporting Odeon cinema restoration
- THE residents of St Albans have again been thanked by cinema
entrepreneur James Hannaway for answering his plea for cash to restore the
dilapidated Odeon in the city centre.
Source: St Albans And Harpenden Review
2010-03-22
Barco Expands NOC Services for Digital Cinema - Barco, a global provider
of digital cinema technology, has expanded its nationwide digital cinema
NOC (News - Alert) (Network Operations Center) with enhanced remote
services, diagnostics and monitoring. NOC is a comprehensive set of
monitoring tools and services available to all Barco digital cinema
customers. This proactive service is designed to ensure the optimum
performance of each customer's digital cinema network.
Source: TMC Net
2010-03-22
Digital Cinema Media Select Unique Digital Screen Advertising Accord -
Digital Cinema Media Ltd (DCM) will migrate to the new Advertising Accord
v4, a full-featured hybrid 35mm and Digital content management solution
developed and supplied by Unique Digital Ltd.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
VSS-Southern Theatres Rides 3D Juggernaut, Signs Exclusive Agreement with
NEC Display Solutions for Digital Cinema Projectors - NEC Display
Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and
projector solutions, announced today an exclusive agreement with Southern
Theatres, LLC, management company for VSS-Southern Theatres, owners of The
Grand Theatres and AmStar Cinemas, to provide digital cinema projectors at
locations in nine states. The move by VSS-Southern Theatres extends its
current relationship with NEC and Ballantyne Strong, Inc., and positions
this leading exhibitor to capitalize on the growing list of 3D Hollywood
blockbusters coming out in 2010 and beyond.
Source: Virtual Press Office
2010-03-22
Calibre Digital Cinema Alternative Content Processor Gets USA Debut At
ShoWest - Image processing, scaling and warping manufacturer, Calibre UK
will show their PVProHD-DC digital cinema alternative content processor
with key USA partner, Marketing Specialists, Inc on the Moving Image
Technologies Booth #1729 at ShoWest.
Source: Showbiz Expo
2010-03-22
Barco Unveils Advanced Digital Cinema Diagnostic Application - At ShoWest
2010, Barco introduces the Diagnostics Companion, an optional new software
module purpose-built for intelligently troubleshooting Barco digital
cinema projectors.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Female Film-Makers In Islington On The Up - Ask anyone who the most
successful woman in the global film industry is and they’ll tell you it’s
Kathryn Bigelow, winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Director. Ask them
to name a second woman; or a third. Anything? Anybody?
Source: Islingtonnow.co.uk
2010-03-22
BFI opens Wrexham - The British Film Institute is to open a
Source: Art Review
2010-03-22
Lesbian And Gay Film Festival - BFI 24th gay and lesbian film festival
running from 17th to 31st March
Source: BFI
2010-03-22
North Adams Cinemas Going 3-D - NORTH ADAMS, Mass.
Source: i Berkshires.com
2010-03-22
Technicolor's Pitch at ShoWest: Don't Have Cash for Digital 3D? Use Us -
The bulk of 18 3D movies announced for 2010 still to come, and screens to
accommodate that rush are short. Funding for digital cinema retrofitting
is limited, so suppliers of inexpensive 3D add-on products are being
pushing exhibitors hard at ShoWest this year. Their message: Use our
cheaper solution until you have the more than $100,000 per screen to go
digital.
Source: The Wrap
2010-03-22
Ballantyne Strong Delivers NEC Projectors For Digital Conversionl -
Ballantyne Strong is a provider of digital cinema projection equipment and
services. Today, the company announced that they will be providing 66 NEC
digital projectors to the National Amusement Incorporated and Marcus
Theaters Corporation. Every projector will include RealD 3D technology and
a silver screen to complete the installation.
Source: About Projectors
2010-03-22
Cereplast To Put Biodegradable 3D Glasses Into Cinemas - Oh brother. We
get the feeling that a monster has been created. In just over a year's
time, 3D has managed to take over nearly every part of the entertainment
world. 3D is now in cinemas, homes, video games, Blu-ray movies, and even
on TV commercials. It's the new "big thing." And we all know what happens
each time a new "big thing" comes along: accessories.
Source: Hot Hardware
2010-03-22
Birmingham's Flatpack festival celebrates Odeon founder Deutsch - One of
the smallest, neatest and best-packaged film festivals is all set to
celebrate one of the industry
Source: Birmingham Post
2010-03-22
Barco signs contract with Jinyi Time Cinema for the deployment of 200
digital cinema projectors - Barco, a world leader in visualization and
display solutions, has signed a major contract for the deployment of 200
digital cinema systems for Jinyi Zhujiang Movie Circuit, China's sixth
largest cinema chain.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Barco 'Series 2' Digital Cinema Projector First to Pass DCI Compliance
Testing Milestone - Barco, a global leader in digital cinema announced
today that its 'Series 2' digital cinema projector has successfully passed
the procedural test for DCI compliance administered by CineCert, the
leading 3rd party authorizing test facility. With these tests completed,
Barco has reached another important milestone in the rollout of its
brand-new DP2K projector series.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Datasat Digital Entertainment Introduces AP20 Audio Processor and New
Dealer Certification Program at ShoWest - Datasat Digital Entertainment
introduced the AP20 and unveiled a dealer certification program for the
16-channel audio processor this morning at ShoWest.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-22
Laser Cinema May Be Coming - We have been talking about laser-based
digital cinema in this space for years, but one troubling issues has
always been reduction of laser speckle to a barely detectable level. At
ShoWest this week, Laser Light Engines (LLE) announced they have solved
the speckle problem, opening the door for laser-based digital cinema.
Source: Display Daily
2010-03-22
Kenya Tops In Cinema Figures - Kenyans are today attending movie shows
more than ever before, and account for half of the total audiences in the
five eastern and central African countries. A survey conducted last week
on the cinema culture in Kenya shows that the country may soon need more
screens to cater for the growing demand.
Source: Sunday Nation
2010-03-22
Arts Alliance Media Signs Deal to Advance Digital Cinema in Europe - Arts
Alliance Media Ltd., Europe
Source: Film Journal International
2010-03-22
Movie industry debates DVD releases - A hot topic in Hollywood right now
is how long cinema audiences should wait until they can watch a movie on
DVD. The subject has been high on the agenda at the ShoWest convention in
Las Vegas this week as the industry grapples with the impact of home
cinema systems and changing viewer habits.
Source: BBC
2010-03-22
Actor John Hurt receives lifetime achievement award - Veteran actor John
Hurt has spoken of his "constant fight" for independent films shortly
before he received a lifetime achievement award.
Source: BBC
2010-03-22
Come and Join your friends on the CTC - Enjoy the chance to look around
the burgeoning new cinema museum, before it offi cially opens, where you
will be able to get
Source: BKSTS
2010-03-17
3D projector bottleneck may leave cinemas reeling - Three dimensional
films like James Camerons Avatar have opened up a new chapter for the film
projector industry, but a happy ending depends on the ability of
electronics companies to make components fast enough.
Source: Reuters
2010-03-17
Cineworld profits from 3-D films boom - Investment in 3-D technology led
Cineworld, the cinema chain, to report robust profits for the year, with
strong ticket sales leading to an 11.5 per cent increase in revenues to
?333.4 million for the 53 weeks to December 31.
Source: Times Online
2010-03-17
The screen test: Delhi on multiplex radar - With the national capital
region now contributing 30-40 per cent to the box-office, leading
multiplex chains draw up big plans for the region
Source: Screen India
2010-03-17
Action! ?320,000 lottery grant to keep films rolling at Curzon Cinema -
Clevedons historic Curzon Cinema has received a lottery grant to help pay
for much-needed repairs.
Source: This Is Bristol.co.uk
2010-03-17
Media Morning: Funds start to flow for digital cinema expansion, Imax -
Exhibitors on Wednesday heard the announcement that theyve desperately
wanted for more than two years: The three biggest chains -- AMC
Entertainment, Cinemark, and Regal Entertainment -- have a $660 million
funding deal to accelerate the rollout of digital projectors to 14,000
screens in North America.
Source: USA Today
2010-03-17
Disney moves into south Indian cinema - MUMBAI ? US studio giant Disney is
making its first foray into south Indian cinema as part of plans to
capture the countrys largest movie market, the company announced on
Thursday.
Source: AFP
2010-03-17
Admissions 1955-2008 - World Cinema Stats - There was a Before and After
the peak of the Golden Age (due to the development and spread of TV)...
The cinema industry is just not like it used to be in term of transversal
popularity.
Source: Screenville (Blog)
2010-03-17
Cineworld Group FY09 Profit Rises - Update - Cineworld Group plc (CINE.L:
News ) reported Thursday an increase in profit for the full year 2009,
reflecting strong growth in revenues. The UKs cinema group also said it is
confident of the prospects for business for the forthcoming year.
Source: RTT News
2010-03-17
http://www.scsun-news.com/silver_city-business/ci_14498827 - LOS
ANGELES?Technicolor, the French telecoms and film technology company once
known as Thomson SA, has reached its first deal to give a theater chain
the ability to show 3-D movies without the need for a digital projector.
Source: AP
2010-03-17
Next Generation in Digital Cinema Processing with the JSD-100. - USL, Inc.
recognized the demand for a dedicated digital cinema processor and will be
taking orders at ShoWest when the JSD-100 makes its debut
Source: RSS News
2010-03-17
The return of 35mm 3D: Two competing processes add a new dimension to
stereoscopic race - One of the most important but baffling aspects of the
cinema technology market is that innovation can come from anywhere, from
any direction, or any point in time. Ideas are presented, systems
developed, and equipment installed, all competing to better satisfy the
filmmaker?s desire to create new and better experiences for moviegoers.
Such is the case with 3D systems, where there is a competitive market for
digital 3D vendors. To add to the mix, there have been recent
announcements of two competitive 35mm film 3D systems: Technicolor 3D,
from one of cinema?s best-known brands, and Oculus3D?, a recent newcomer
to the market.
Source: Film Journal International
2010-03-17
Technicolor and Bow Tie Cinemas Pact to Deploy Technicolor 3D -
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TCH) has reached an agreement
with New York City-based Bow Tie Cinemas to install Technicolor 3D in all
Bow Tie locations on 25 of its 150 screens. Technicolor 3D is a new 3D
system for 35mm projectors, enabling exhibitors to equip theatres for
high-quality 3D at a fraction of the cost of installing a digital 3D
projection system.
Source: Earth Times
2010-03-17
Pick your palace: Exhibition experts combine experience for Cinema Redux
turnkey theatres - Looking at our sixth annual overview of new cinema
construction over the past few months, not to mention the ongoing good
numbers for our industry, some of you may have taken inspiration to go
ahead with those long-held plans for that wonderful new theatre. After
all, there are financial incentives on the horizon to help counter these
economically troubled times.
Source: Film Journal, International
2010-03-17
Taxpayers Fund 3D For UK Cinema Chains - EXCLUSIVE From Deadline|London
editor Tim Adler: Cinema chains including Cineworld, Odeon and Vue have
all been able to upgrade to digital free of charge thanks to the British
government. Whereas other exhibitors have had to spend hundreds of
thousands of pounds installing 3D digital projectors and screens, only to
see the big chains receive a massive leg-up on 3D courtesy of the public
purse. It costs between ?70,000 and ?100,000 to convert each screen to
digital. No wonder rivals to the Big Three think this is unfair
competition.
Source: Deadline
2010-03-17
Warner Bros. Pictures International Partners with ODEON & UCI Cinemas
Group to Support the Expansion of Digital Cinema into UK. - LONDON --
Continuing its commitment to deliver high quality entertainment across
multiple formats, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) has entered
into a comprehensive digital cinema deployment agreement directly with
Digital Deployment Associates Limited to advance the conversion to digital
cinema in ODEON sites throughout the UK.
Source: Encyclopedia.com
2010-03-17
PELHAM PICTURE HOUSE LAUNCHES MAJOR MAKEOVER - Senator Klein presented a
100K grant for renovation and expansion project at Pelham Picture House
Source: New York State Senator
2010-03-17
Arts Alliance signs Japanese deal - European digital cinema company Arts
Alliance Media has inked a strategic partnership with Broadmedia in Japan.
AAM will advise Broadmedia on technology issues and provide support as the
Japanese company rolls out a digital cinema deployment plan.
Source: Variety
2010-03-17
Europe leads in digital screens - Europes digital cinema makeover has
taken off rapidly, overtaking theater conversions in the U.S. That was one
conclusion of an EU-Spain conference, The Independent Exhibition Sector
and the Challenges of Digitization, held March 5-6 in Barcelona.
Source: Variety.com
2010-03-17
Vicky Mansfield joins the Mad Cornish Projectionist editorial team - The
Mad Cornish Projectionist is very pleased to announce that Vicky Mansfield
has joined the editorial team to help provide support to Peter J. Knight
with the news section of the website. Vicky will be well known from her
days at the Odeon Marble Arch, and has previously provided articles for
the Mad Cornish Projectionist website.
Source: Press Release
2010-03-17
Barco Announces Significant Expansion of NOC Services for Digital Cinema -
At ShoWest 2010, Barco unveils a major expansion of its nationwide digital
cinema NOC, with enhanced remote services, diagnostics and
monitoring.Rancho Cordova, CA ? 12 March 2010 ? Barco, a global leader in
digital cinema technology, proudly announces an expansion of its advanced
NOC (Network Operations Center), a comprehensive set of monitoring tools
and services available to all Barco digital cinema customers.
Source: D Cinema Today
2010-03-17
Digital Cinema Building Momentum Thanks to 3D - Screen Digest announced
that there are 16,405 digital cinema screens around the world, an increase
of 86.4 per cent on 2008, with further growth to come in 2010 as digital
3D pushes the market towards a 35mm-free cinema sector.
Source: Hughs News
2010-03-17
Barco Releases Six New Digital Cinema Projectors - Barco is a global
technology company that designs and develops visualization products for a
variety of selected professional markets. Today, the company was proud to
announce the release of their new digital cinema projector line, the
Series-II. This new lineup includes six new projectors that all come with
the latest DLP display technology and 2K HD (2048 x 1080) resolution.
Source: About Projectors
2010-03-17
NAB Show Digital Cinema Summit to bring 3-D into focus - The 2010 NAB Show
will offer those interested in 3-D stereoscopic motion pictures an
intensive program devoted to the emerging technology as well as the
opportunities it is creating during the 2010 Digital Cinema Summit, April
10-11, in Las Vegas.
Source: Broadcast Engineering
2010-03-17
Deaf community heralds new era with first subtitled film screening -
Cork?s deaf community has a date at the pictures next week for what is
being described as a landmark screening. Blackpool?s Reel Cinema is set
become the first complex in the country to screen a mainstream movie which
has been subtitled for the deaf or hard of hearing.The special version of
Tim Burton?s latest blockbuster, Alice In Wonderland, starring Johnny
Depp, will be screened next Wednesday night.
Source: Irish Examiner
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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 09-03-2010 is available here: http://ping.fm/Zkn5t
The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 09-03-2010
Hello All,
Here are the news headlines for today, available at: http://ping.fm/0PtSI
There are a couple of notices I would like to draw your attention to, a projectionist training course at Shepherd's Bush Vue on 23rd of March and a hands-on event on May 22nd at the Newport cinema, an event which should be very interesting, details are below:
BKSTS CTC Projectionists Day Out, Newport
Venue: Clarence Place, Newport, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom NP19 7AB
Time: 11:00am
Price: £7.50
Enjoy the chance to look around the burgeoning new cinema museum, before it offi cially opens, where you will be able to get ‘hands-on’ with a wide range of classic cinema equipment and to talk with friends and colleagues on a completely relaxed trip to South Wales. Come along and get involved!
Additional Info:
It is not often that those in the projection business can get together for long enough to talk about the business, to catch up on what is happening to old friends, and to generally ‘chew the fat’ about how things used to be and whether or not they will be getting better, so for some time the Cinema Technology Committee has been thinking about how to organise a day out that would appeal to as many people as possible. An article to be published shortly in Cinema Technology about Chris Plaister’s efforts with a team of volunteers at the old Odeon in Newport raised the suggestion, that Chris readily agreed to, that the Odeon Newport, packed as it is with a wide range of classic cinema equipment and memorabilia, would be an ideal venue for such a get-together. We have therefore arranged that Chris and his team will make the place open to Cinema Technology readers and friends from 1100 to 4pm on Saturday May 22nd. Attendees will be able to wander round at will and examine and touch many of the old projectors and the vast range of other cinema and TV equipment that has been assembled as the core of a potential cinema museum. The intention is for this to be a ‘fun day’ and certainly not a formal training course, but having all that equipment available, some of it working, will also give us the chance to put on some ‘educational’ events. For those who have attended our Projectionists’ Training courses this year it will also be a unique chance to get involved with ‘hands-on’ experience of some of the important topics that our lecturers covered during those courses and to see the recommended methods put into practice.
http://ping.fm/fEtHh
BKSTS CTC Projectionist Training Course, Shepherd's Bush Vue
23rd March 2010 Venue: VUE Cinema, West 12 Shopping & Leisure Centre, Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8PP
Time: 9:30 am
Price: £7.50
For information, details on booking and an outline of the course then please follow the link.
http://ping.fm/Q46cM
2010-03-09
AMC enhanced theatre experience - AMC Theaters has announced a new way for movie goers to experience films on the big screen with the AMC Enhanced Theatre Experience (ETX).
Source: Disneydreaming.com
2010-03-09
Exclusive Report Vue Westfield - The history of cinema exhibition is as interesting as the product it screens. Humble in its origins, much like the art itself, exhibition spaces didn’t necessarily change with the times. This was allowed up to a certain point, then the medium began to force the changes. In the early days films were shown in fleapits, musical halls and country fairs. By the 1930s there were grand structures devoted to luxury and opulence. In 2010, they are multi-faceted entertainment venues situated in shopping malls.
Source: cinema-and-movie.com
2010-03-09
Will 3D see off Cumbrias smaller cinemas? - Even on the printed page, pictures from the mind-boggling new film version of Alice In Wonderland look breathtaking.
Source: Newsandstar.co.uk
2010-03-09
Ipswich Film Theatre set to re-open - IPSWICH: The towns film theatre is set to reopen by early summer, it can be revealed today.
Source: Eveningstar.co.uk
2010-03-09
St Albans cinema purchase appeal enters final days of fundraising - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway has admitted he has just days now to find the remaining £75,000 he needs to buy the old Odeon building in St Albans.
Source: hertsad.co.uk
2010-03-09
DCM ties up with Universal for launch of new media offering - Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media, is partnering with Universal Pictures UK and MyMovies.Net to launch its ’From The Red Carpet’ show.
Source: marketingweek.co.uk
2010-03-09
Will 3D change cinema for ever? - The Observer conversation: James Camerons Avatar is the biggest box office draw in history and is expected to triumph at the Oscars on Sunday. But how much of its success is due to the fact it was shot entirely in 3D? Bloggers discuss what the technology might mean for the future of entertainment.
Source: The Guardian
2010-03-09
Vue Entertainment outsources IT Support & Service Management across its cinema estate to Retail Assist - Vue Entertainment, one of the UKs premier cinema chains, has outsourced the management of user support and technical service management in its head office and across its 69-strong cinema estate to Retail Assist. It is a milestone for Retail Assist, marking the companys entry into the leisure sector.
Source: it-director.com
2010-03-09
Record spending at the cinema - JAMAICANS spent a record $299.5 million at the cinemas over six-months to December 2009 which was 32 per cent more year-on-year due to blockbusters including Avatar and price increases.
Source: jmaicaobserver.com
2010-03-09
Final thousands needed to purchase former St Albans cinema - AMBITIOUS plans to restore the Odeon cinema back to its former glory are slowly edging closer to reality.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-09
Cinema screens pledge for plan - State-of-the-art 3D digital cinema will come to Oswestry if timber firm Richard Burbidge Ltd wins the four-way battle to build the town’s new supermarket, developers revealed today.
Source: Stropshire Star
2010-03-09
Sonic & Cinedigm ink deal for phase 2 deployment plan of Digital Cinema systems - Sonic Equipment Company has inked an arrangement with Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp through which exhibitors signing on to Cinedigm’s Phase 2 digital cinema deployment plan may use Sonic for sales, service and installation.
Source: Businessofcinema.com
2010-03-09
Cinemas in Girona to emphasize alternative entertainment - Girona cinemas will debut with the idea of programming preferably "Catalan, Spanish and European original versions dubbed into Catalan" said Francesc Felipe.
Source: arcelonreporter.com
2010-03-09
Zhang Yimou: China needs more cinemas - As a CPPCC member, the renowned director Zhang Yimou proposed with five other film directors that more cinemas should be built in small and medium sized cities in China.
Source: Peoples Daily Online
2010-03-09
Phone request leads to stabbing in Los Angeles cinema - A MAN was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after he asked a woman to turn off her mobile phone at a cinema in Lancaster, Los Angeles.
Source: heraldsun.com.au
2010-03-09
Technicolor and Bow Tie Cinemas pact to deploy Technicolor 3D - Technicolor has reached an agreement with Bow Tie Cinemas to install Technicolor 3D in all Bow Tie locations on 25 of its 150 screens.
Source: businessofcinema.com
2010-03-09
GDC delivers server upgrade for Series 2 DLP Cinema projectors - Digital-cinema company GDC Technology is introducing the S2 upgrade for all SA-2100 digital-cinema servers, the first servers to be commercially deployed with the new generation of Series 2 DLP Cinema® projector.
Source: FilmJournal
2010-03-09
Cinema dream in St Albans inches to go - LESS than £30,000 is needed to make the cinema dream in St Albans a reality.
Source: 0
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Regards
Peter
Here are the news headlines for today, available at: http://ping.fm/0PtSI
There are a couple of notices I would like to draw your attention to, a projectionist training course at Shepherd's Bush Vue on 23rd of March and a hands-on event on May 22nd at the Newport cinema, an event which should be very interesting, details are below:
BKSTS CTC Projectionists Day Out, Newport
Venue: Clarence Place, Newport, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom NP19 7AB
Time: 11:00am
Price: £7.50
Enjoy the chance to look around the burgeoning new cinema museum, before it offi cially opens, where you will be able to get ‘hands-on’ with a wide range of classic cinema equipment and to talk with friends and colleagues on a completely relaxed trip to South Wales. Come along and get involved!
Additional Info:
It is not often that those in the projection business can get together for long enough to talk about the business, to catch up on what is happening to old friends, and to generally ‘chew the fat’ about how things used to be and whether or not they will be getting better, so for some time the Cinema Technology Committee has been thinking about how to organise a day out that would appeal to as many people as possible. An article to be published shortly in Cinema Technology about Chris Plaister’s efforts with a team of volunteers at the old Odeon in Newport raised the suggestion, that Chris readily agreed to, that the Odeon Newport, packed as it is with a wide range of classic cinema equipment and memorabilia, would be an ideal venue for such a get-together. We have therefore arranged that Chris and his team will make the place open to Cinema Technology readers and friends from 1100 to 4pm on Saturday May 22nd. Attendees will be able to wander round at will and examine and touch many of the old projectors and the vast range of other cinema and TV equipment that has been assembled as the core of a potential cinema museum. The intention is for this to be a ‘fun day’ and certainly not a formal training course, but having all that equipment available, some of it working, will also give us the chance to put on some ‘educational’ events. For those who have attended our Projectionists’ Training courses this year it will also be a unique chance to get involved with ‘hands-on’ experience of some of the important topics that our lecturers covered during those courses and to see the recommended methods put into practice.
http://ping.fm/fEtHh
BKSTS CTC Projectionist Training Course, Shepherd's Bush Vue
23rd March 2010 Venue: VUE Cinema, West 12 Shopping & Leisure Centre, Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8PP
Time: 9:30 am
Price: £7.50
For information, details on booking and an outline of the course then please follow the link.
http://ping.fm/Q46cM
2010-03-09
AMC enhanced theatre experience - AMC Theaters has announced a new way for movie goers to experience films on the big screen with the AMC Enhanced Theatre Experience (ETX).
Source: Disneydreaming.com
2010-03-09
Exclusive Report Vue Westfield - The history of cinema exhibition is as interesting as the product it screens. Humble in its origins, much like the art itself, exhibition spaces didn’t necessarily change with the times. This was allowed up to a certain point, then the medium began to force the changes. In the early days films were shown in fleapits, musical halls and country fairs. By the 1930s there were grand structures devoted to luxury and opulence. In 2010, they are multi-faceted entertainment venues situated in shopping malls.
Source: cinema-and-movie.com
2010-03-09
Will 3D see off Cumbrias smaller cinemas? - Even on the printed page, pictures from the mind-boggling new film version of Alice In Wonderland look breathtaking.
Source: Newsandstar.co.uk
2010-03-09
Ipswich Film Theatre set to re-open - IPSWICH: The towns film theatre is set to reopen by early summer, it can be revealed today.
Source: Eveningstar.co.uk
2010-03-09
St Albans cinema purchase appeal enters final days of fundraising - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway has admitted he has just days now to find the remaining £75,000 he needs to buy the old Odeon building in St Albans.
Source: hertsad.co.uk
2010-03-09
DCM ties up with Universal for launch of new media offering - Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media, is partnering with Universal Pictures UK and MyMovies.Net to launch its ’From The Red Carpet’ show.
Source: marketingweek.co.uk
2010-03-09
Will 3D change cinema for ever? - The Observer conversation: James Camerons Avatar is the biggest box office draw in history and is expected to triumph at the Oscars on Sunday. But how much of its success is due to the fact it was shot entirely in 3D? Bloggers discuss what the technology might mean for the future of entertainment.
Source: The Guardian
2010-03-09
Vue Entertainment outsources IT Support & Service Management across its cinema estate to Retail Assist - Vue Entertainment, one of the UKs premier cinema chains, has outsourced the management of user support and technical service management in its head office and across its 69-strong cinema estate to Retail Assist. It is a milestone for Retail Assist, marking the companys entry into the leisure sector.
Source: it-director.com
2010-03-09
Record spending at the cinema - JAMAICANS spent a record $299.5 million at the cinemas over six-months to December 2009 which was 32 per cent more year-on-year due to blockbusters including Avatar and price increases.
Source: jmaicaobserver.com
2010-03-09
Final thousands needed to purchase former St Albans cinema - AMBITIOUS plans to restore the Odeon cinema back to its former glory are slowly edging closer to reality.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-09
Cinema screens pledge for plan - State-of-the-art 3D digital cinema will come to Oswestry if timber firm Richard Burbidge Ltd wins the four-way battle to build the town’s new supermarket, developers revealed today.
Source: Stropshire Star
2010-03-09
Sonic & Cinedigm ink deal for phase 2 deployment plan of Digital Cinema systems - Sonic Equipment Company has inked an arrangement with Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp through which exhibitors signing on to Cinedigm’s Phase 2 digital cinema deployment plan may use Sonic for sales, service and installation.
Source: Businessofcinema.com
2010-03-09
Cinemas in Girona to emphasize alternative entertainment - Girona cinemas will debut with the idea of programming preferably "Catalan, Spanish and European original versions dubbed into Catalan" said Francesc Felipe.
Source: arcelonreporter.com
2010-03-09
Zhang Yimou: China needs more cinemas - As a CPPCC member, the renowned director Zhang Yimou proposed with five other film directors that more cinemas should be built in small and medium sized cities in China.
Source: Peoples Daily Online
2010-03-09
Phone request leads to stabbing in Los Angeles cinema - A MAN was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after he asked a woman to turn off her mobile phone at a cinema in Lancaster, Los Angeles.
Source: heraldsun.com.au
2010-03-09
Technicolor and Bow Tie Cinemas pact to deploy Technicolor 3D - Technicolor has reached an agreement with Bow Tie Cinemas to install Technicolor 3D in all Bow Tie locations on 25 of its 150 screens.
Source: businessofcinema.com
2010-03-09
GDC delivers server upgrade for Series 2 DLP Cinema projectors - Digital-cinema company GDC Technology is introducing the S2 upgrade for all SA-2100 digital-cinema servers, the first servers to be commercially deployed with the new generation of Series 2 DLP Cinema® projector.
Source: FilmJournal
2010-03-09
Cinema dream in St Albans inches to go - LESS than £30,000 is needed to make the cinema dream in St Albans a reality.
Source: 0
Google News Reader
You can also view the news via Google Reader Shared Items, this service provides more stories, more frequently updated, but with less quality of information. You can also subscribe to the RSS FEED of the same information.
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Regards
Peter
Monday 8 March 2010
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The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for March
Hello All,
It's amazing where the year is disappearing too, it's March already and I've spent a large part of the last month trying to sort out finding somewhere else to live, which has meant I haven't been able to spend so much time on the writing the news. However, I think that I have more or less caught up and the results are below and available: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/news-mar10.php.
There are a couple of notices I would like to draw your attention to, a projectionist training course at Shepherd's Bush Vue on 23rd of March and a hands-on event on May 22nd at the Newport cinema, an event which should be very interesting, details are below:
BKSTS CTC Projectionists Day Out, Newport
Venue: Clarence Place, Newport, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom NP19 7AB
Time: 11:00am
Price: £7.50
Enjoy the chance to look around the burgeoning new cinema museum, before it offi cially opens, where you will be able to get ‘hands-on’ with a wide range of classic cinema equipment and to talk with friends and colleagues on a completely relaxed trip to South Wales. Come along and get involved!
Additional Info:
It is not often that those in the projection business can get together for long enough to talk about the business, to catch up on what is happening to old friends, and to generally ‘chew the fat’ about how things used to be and whether or not they will be getting better, so for some time the Cinema Technology Committee has been thinking about how to organise a day out that would appeal to as many people as possible. An article to be published shortly in Cinema Technology about Chris Plaister’s efforts with a team of volunteers at the old Odeon in Newport raised the suggestion, that Chris readily agreed to, that the Odeon Newport, packed as it is with a wide range of classic cinema equipment and memorabilia, would be an ideal venue for such a get-together. We have therefore arranged that Chris and his team will make the place open to Cinema Technology readers and friends from 1100 to 4pm on Saturday May 22nd. Attendees will be able to wander round at will and examine and touch many of the old projectors and the vast range of other cinema and TV equipment that has been assembled as the core of a potential cinema museum. The intention is for this to be a ‘fun day’ and certainly not a formal training course, but having all that equipment available, some of it working, will also give us the chance to put on some ‘educational’ events. For those who have attended our Projectionists’ Training courses this year it will also be a unique chance to get involved with ‘hands-on’ experience of some of the important topics that our lecturers covered during those courses and to see the recommended methods put into practice.
https://nt12.orbital.net/bksts/training-details.asp?id=8
BKSTS CTC Projectionist Training Course, Shepherd's Bush Vue
23rd March 2010 Venue: VUE Cinema, West 12 Shopping & Leisure Centre, Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8PP
Time: 9:30 am
Price: £7.50
For information, details on booking and an outline of the course then please follow the link.
https://nt12.orbital.net/bksts/training-details.asp?id=7
2010-03-05
Year 11 and We’re Still Talking About Rollout - Eleven years have passed since the first public introduction of digital cinema at ShoWest. The industry has since come a long way…and it has still a long way to go. With nearly 100 percent worldwide digital screen growth in 2009, and with the three major circuits in the US set to rollout in 2010, one might get the sense that digital cinema is on a roll. While the US is on track to convert approximately 50 percent of its screens, there is still the remaining 50 percent to think about, as well as the rest of the world.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-03-05
Village Cinema to go 3D - FILM lovers in Gerrards Cross are about to take a step into the future thanks to new 3D technology being installed at the villages cinema.
Source: Buckinghamshire Advertiser
2010-03-05
Funds Pour in to Purchase St. Albans Cinema - Donations and investments have been pouring in to help James Hannaway, who restored the Rex Cinema in Berkhamsted to its former glory and wants to repeat the achievement in St. Albans, purchase the former Odeon Cinema in London Road.
Source: 0
2010-03-05
Alice truce is just the beginning - In 1983, U.S. exhibitors were so angered over Universal releasing "Pirates of Penzance" simultaneously on the bigscreen and pay per view that only 92 theaters played the film.
Source: Vareity
2010-03-05
Exhibitors silence on digital projection speaks volumes - BECTU has signalled that it will now seek meaningful talks with Odeon and Cineworld management to address the impact of digital projection on staff.
Source: BECTU Press Release
2010-03-05
Concern over cinema snacks - Film fans should be given more information about how many calories they consume during a trip to the cinema, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said.
Source: Google News
2010-03-05
AAM opens digital content services facility in Paris - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has opened a French digital content services facility in Paris, to complement the end-to-end facility that already exists in London.
Source: Business of Cinema
2010-03-05
Christie Projector Selected by Great Escapes Theaters - Christie is a global leader in digital cinema. Today they announced that Great Escapes Theaters recently purchased 174 digital projectors for their theaters. The theater chain is the 14th largest in North America and has installed Christie projectors in the past for the premier of Avatar.
Source: Aboutprojectors.com
2010-03-05
Alice and the disappearing cinema window - The title of this blog may sound like a recently discovered third volume of of Alice tales by Lewis Carroll but the row that has threatened to rob us of Tim Burtons latest flight of fanasty has signalled another shift in the uneasy world big screen cinema and home viewing.
Source: EADT.co.uk
2010-03-05
Financing Package Takes Shape for More 3-D Screens - Details of a prospective financing package for the deployment of 14,000 new digital theater screens are beginning to emerge. The long anticipated build-up by the Digital Cinema Implementation Partners — a consortium operated by the AMC, Cinemark and Regal theater chains — will allow theaters to increase the number of 3-D screens beyond the 5,100 total that has been projected by this year’s end.
Source: NY Times
2010-03-05
Nordic Digital Alliance to Digitise Norwegian Screens as Part of Film & Kino Rollout - Nordic Digital Alliance (NDA), the joint venture run by Arts Alliance Media and a Norwegian consortium of businesses, has been awarded the contract to roll out digital cinema across the largest region of Norway (the West region), as part of the nationwide rollout scheme run by Film & Kino.
Source: Dcinema Today
2010-03-05
Holographic 3D Digital Projection Explained -
Source: YouTube
2010-03-05
Berliners brave the elements to experience cinema history - Film fans braved snow for an outdoor screening of Fritz Langs legendary movie Metropolis in front of Berlins Brandenburg Gate. The 1927 classic included 25 minutes from the original that were feared lost forever.
Source: DW-World.de
2010-03-05
35mm to 4K digital projection - Cinema conversion - Thought some of you might like to see some photos of the current work being done at the cinema where I work as the chief projectionist. Having worked here for 14 years this past week has seen what must be the single biggest change in this cinemas history - a complete conversion to digital cinema, no 35mm will be left in the building this time next week.
Source: Cultmovieforums.com post
2010-03-05
Cornish mines archive film discovered - Archive film dating from the 1920s has been discovered, which shows the day-to-day life of workers in Cornwall.
Source: BBC News
2010-03-05
Labour activist: We still need a multiplex cinema in St Albans - The restoration of the Odeon in London Road, which is teetering on the edge of reality, should not blur ambitions for a multiplex cinema in St Albans, a Labour activist has insisted.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-05
Christie First to Ship and Install ‘Series 2’ DLP Cinema Projectors - Christie® is pleased to confirm full production, shipping and installation of the latest generation of 4K-ready DLP Cinema® projectors, the Christie Solaria™ series, beginning with the Christie CP2220. The Christie CP2220 digital cinema projector features Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN) next generation Series 2 DLP Cinema technology. Shipments began early January to North and South America, Europe and Asia and are now installed and showing feature films worldwide, including Australia, Canada, Korea and the United States. With orders arriving daily, Christie continues its lead in digital cinema deployment resulting in 70% of all digital cinema installations worldwide since the introduction of DLP Cinema projectors – which Christie was also the first to market.
Source: Digital Content Producer [blog]
2010-03-05
Warner Bros. Pictures International Partners with ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group to Support the Expansion of Digital Cinema into UK - LONDON - (Business Wire) Continuing its commitment to deliver high quality entertainment across multiple formats, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into a comprehensive digital cinema deployment agreement directly with Digital Deployment Associates Limited to advance the conversion to digital cinema in ODEON sites throughout the UK. Under the agreement, Warner Bros. will supply digital feature films to DCI-compliant digital projection systems installed at all ODEON sites, and the Studio will make financial contributions supporting the digital conversion. The announcement was made jointly today by Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President, Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI), and Rupert Gavin, CEO of ODEON and UCI Cinemas Group.
Source: Earthtimes.org
2010-03-05
St Albans cinema dream tantalisingly close to realisation - THE cinema dream in St Albans is tantalisingly close to realisation, with a grand total of nearly £800,000 in the kitty.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-05
Barco posts €68m loss in 2009 - Barco has suffered a loss of €68.9 million in 2009, and seen its order book drop nearly 20 per cent and sales drop 13 per cent in its latest quarterly results. The company posted a loss of €54.1 million (EBIT) for Q4 2009 including provisions for restructuring. In the one ray of light from the results, the company saw a large increase in digital cinema sales (up from €37m to €100m).
Source: AV Interactive
2010-03-05
Alcons Introduces the CRMS Pro-Ribbon Reference Surround System - Alcons introduces a reference-quality sound reproduction system with fully matched loudspeaker, processing and amplifier components. It is designed to offer the most realistic (surround) sound-for-picture reproduction possible, making it the ideal choice for high-end home theatre theatres, Digital Cinema mix/screening rooms, post-production facilities, dubbing stages and quality-conscious cinemas with less than 100 seats or room depth less than 15m/45ft.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-05
Sony Electronics Announces Digital Cinema Deal with Warner Bros. Studios - Sony Electronics’ Digital Cinema Solutions and Services (DCSS) group has entered into a non-exclusive digital cinema deployment agreement with Warner Bros. Studios that will provide operational and financial resources to exhibitors to encourage them to feature Sony’s 4K SXRD™ projection technology in both 2D and 3D digital cinema-enabled screens across the United States and Canada. Future plans include other key international markets.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-05
The Carlton Cinema to be Saved - A few months ago came news that the Carlton Cinemas would close and on December 6th they did just that. But now comes word that the days of films screening near the corner of Yonge and Carlton is not a thing of the past. Last week, Magic Lantern Theatres, owner of the Rainbow Cinemas theatre chain, purchased the space and plan to refurbish and then re-open it this June.
Source: Blogto.com
2010-03-05
Unique Cinema Systems win 9 out of 10 Digital Cinema regions in Norway - The much awaited result of the Norwegian Film & Kino tender process was announced today, with 9 of the 10 regional zones, representing more than 300 screens, being won by Unique Cinema Systems.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-05
Cinedigm Announces Agreement with Times Square Cinema For Phase 2 Deployment Program - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), the global leader in the digital cinema industry, today announced Times Square Cinema, a Texas six-plex, has signed an agreement to deploy digital projection systems as part of Cinedigm’s 10,000 screen Phase 2 digital cinema deployment program.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-05
New plan for digital cinema - An alternative way of helping French cinemas go digital has been put forward by the Centre National de la Cinematographie, Gauls government-backed film and TV funder.
Source: Variety.com
2010-03-05
Cinema Tarantino: Quentin Saves the Art House - It’s no surprise that Quentin Tarantino loves movies like spaghetti loves Westerns. What is less well known is that while he was busy blowing up a Nazi-occupied cinema in Inglourious Basterds, he was simultaneously saving the last full-time revival house in Southern California, The New Beverly Cinema
Source: Vanityfair.com
2010-03-05
Alice in Wonderland Film Controversy - Get a full list of links to the various stories relating to the release of Alice in Wonderland and the potential cinema exhibitors boycott of the film because Disney wanted to reduce the DVD window from 17 weeks.
Source: Google
2010-03-05
Fifth screen planned for Reel Cinema in Blossom Street, York - PLANS have been drawn up to create a fifth screen at York’s Reel Cinema as bosses continue with a rolling refurbishment of the former Odeon.
Source: York Pres
2010-03-05
Curtains close for Showcase Cinemas at ailing mall - FAIRFIELD — After a little more than an eight-year run, Showcase Cinemas at Cincinnati Mall has closed.
Source: Journal-news.com
2010-03-05
Gerrards Cross Odeon to get 3D projector - THE Odeon cinema in Gerrards Cross is to get a digital projector, allowing it to show 3D films.
Source: thisislondon.co.uk
2010-03-05
PEP said to be planning float of Hoyts cinemas - he private equity owner of the Hoyts cinema chain, one of the smaller exhibitors in New Zealand, is said to be planning a share float later in the year.
Source: nbr.co.nz
2010-03-04
Radio 2 Comedy - Cinema - Cinema is a brilliant new sitcom from Simon Nye, the writer of Men Behaving Badly and How Do You Want Me?
Source: BBC
2010-03-03
Technicolor cuts first film 3-D screen deal - LOS ANGELES — Technicolor, the French telecoms and film technology company once known as Thomson SA, has reached its first deal to give a theater chain the ability to show 3-D movies without the need for a digital projector.
Source: The Associated Press
2010-03-03
Digital Cinema building momentum as 3D drives market - There are 16,405 digital cinema screens around the world, an increase of 86.4 per cent on 2008, with further growth to come in 2010 as digital 3D pushes the market towards a 35mm-free cinema sector. This means that 14.8 per cent of the world’s modern cinema screens are digitized, and 9,000 are also equipped with digital 3D (55 per cent of total digital screens). The eventual and inevitable conclusion of full digital cinema will take the best part of another decade to complete, although some countries will be all-digital well before then.
Source: Screen Digest Press Release
2010-03-03
Technicolor Provides Host of Services for 2009 Oscar(R) Nominated Features - Technicolor (Euronext Paris: 18453) /quotes/comstock/13*!tch/quotes/nls/tch (TCH 1.42, +0.11, +8.44%) today announced that its industry-leading services were instrumental to 30 of the 2009 Academy Award(R) nominated theatrical features.
Source: Marketwarch.com
2010-03-03
GDC installs first ever digital cinema servers with series 2 DLP Cinema Projectors - GDC Technology has introduced the new S2 Upgrade for all SA-2100 Digital Cinema Servers, the first digital cinema servers to be commercially deployed with the new generation of Series 2 DLP Cinema projector.
Source: businessofcinema.com
2010-03-03
Movie exhibitors' stocks seeing big gains - NEW YORK -- With the Oscars putting a spotlight on last year's creative accomplishments in moviemaking, films' commercial successes have the nation's top movie circuits riding a hot streak on Wall Street.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-03-03
Parkway Cinemas to close in May after 20-year run - After a 20-year run, Bloomington's Parkway Cinemas will fade to black this spring, the first casualty of an over-saturated market.
Source: Pantagraph.com
2010-03-03
St Albans Cinema £79,000 off target - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway was this afternoon just £79,000 short of the money needed to buy the old Odeon building in St Albans.
Source: The Herts Advertiser
2010-03-03
New call to rescue city centre cinema - Calls have been made to re-open an historic former Preston cinema which has been put up for sale.
Source: lep.co.uk
2010-03-03
Cinema City plan to put film focus on Glasgow - Glasgow is set resume its historic title of ‘cinema city’ as part of a new tourism campaign.
Source: Eveningtimes.co.uk
2010-03-03
Warner, Odeon make UK digital cinema deal - Warner Bros Pictures International and Odeon have made an agreement to speed up digital cinema conversions across the UK.
Source: Digitalspy.co.uk
2010-03-03
Arts Alliance Media Announces Opening of French Digtal Content Services Facility in Paris - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) – Europe’s leading provider of digital cinema technology, content and deployment – announced today that it has opened a digital content services facility in Paris, to complement the end-to-end facility that already exists in London.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-03
Filmstrips gone with the wind - It is a digital age and Creekside Cinema is ready to join in.
Source: mtairynews.com
2010-03-03
Portsmouth picturehouse faces an uncertain future - It's been hailed as a masterpiece, is up for an Oscar and BAFTA and proved a winner at this year's Golden Globes.
Source: portsmouth.co.uk
2010-03-03
Harwich: Palace to go digital - A NEW campaign has been launched to bring Harwich's iconic cinema into the digital age.
Source: Harwich Manningtree Standard
2010-03-03
Bafta Awards 2010: not Cameron's night - Well, they gave Avatar more Bafta awards than they gave Titanic, which won zero from ten in 1998. [see also these stories on the BAFTA awards]
Source: The Telegraph
2010-03-03
Saffron Screen's "Going Digital" film - - Our local community (not for profit) cinema promotional film; written, directed and produced by pugmen-mikrofilm to kick off their fundraising campaign. Other versions and probably outtakes to follow... www.saffronscreen.com
Source: Direct email
2010-03-03
Academy Board of Governors Bestows 2009 Scientific and Engineering Award to DLP Cinema Team for Color Accuracy - On Saturday, February 20, the Academy Board of Governors bestowed the 2009 Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) to four individuals responsible for the color accuracy of Texas Instruments DLP Cinema projectors.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2010-03-03
Facebook Group for the St Albans Odeon Campaign - A fairly active facebook group as been setup for this campaign.
Source: CTA-UK email list
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Regards
Peter
It's amazing where the year is disappearing too, it's March already and I've spent a large part of the last month trying to sort out finding somewhere else to live, which has meant I haven't been able to spend so much time on the writing the news. However, I think that I have more or less caught up and the results are below and available: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/news-mar10.php.
There are a couple of notices I would like to draw your attention to, a projectionist training course at Shepherd's Bush Vue on 23rd of March and a hands-on event on May 22nd at the Newport cinema, an event which should be very interesting, details are below:
BKSTS CTC Projectionists Day Out, Newport
Venue: Clarence Place, Newport, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom NP19 7AB
Time: 11:00am
Price: £7.50
Enjoy the chance to look around the burgeoning new cinema museum, before it offi cially opens, where you will be able to get ‘hands-on’ with a wide range of classic cinema equipment and to talk with friends and colleagues on a completely relaxed trip to South Wales. Come along and get involved!
Additional Info:
It is not often that those in the projection business can get together for long enough to talk about the business, to catch up on what is happening to old friends, and to generally ‘chew the fat’ about how things used to be and whether or not they will be getting better, so for some time the Cinema Technology Committee has been thinking about how to organise a day out that would appeal to as many people as possible. An article to be published shortly in Cinema Technology about Chris Plaister’s efforts with a team of volunteers at the old Odeon in Newport raised the suggestion, that Chris readily agreed to, that the Odeon Newport, packed as it is with a wide range of classic cinema equipment and memorabilia, would be an ideal venue for such a get-together. We have therefore arranged that Chris and his team will make the place open to Cinema Technology readers and friends from 1100 to 4pm on Saturday May 22nd. Attendees will be able to wander round at will and examine and touch many of the old projectors and the vast range of other cinema and TV equipment that has been assembled as the core of a potential cinema museum. The intention is for this to be a ‘fun day’ and certainly not a formal training course, but having all that equipment available, some of it working, will also give us the chance to put on some ‘educational’ events. For those who have attended our Projectionists’ Training courses this year it will also be a unique chance to get involved with ‘hands-on’ experience of some of the important topics that our lecturers covered during those courses and to see the recommended methods put into practice.
https://nt12.orbital.net/bksts/training-details.asp?id=8
BKSTS CTC Projectionist Training Course, Shepherd's Bush Vue
23rd March 2010 Venue: VUE Cinema, West 12 Shopping & Leisure Centre, Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8PP
Time: 9:30 am
Price: £7.50
For information, details on booking and an outline of the course then please follow the link.
https://nt12.orbital.net/bksts/training-details.asp?id=7
2010-03-05
Year 11 and We’re Still Talking About Rollout - Eleven years have passed since the first public introduction of digital cinema at ShoWest. The industry has since come a long way…and it has still a long way to go. With nearly 100 percent worldwide digital screen growth in 2009, and with the three major circuits in the US set to rollout in 2010, one might get the sense that digital cinema is on a roll. While the US is on track to convert approximately 50 percent of its screens, there is still the remaining 50 percent to think about, as well as the rest of the world.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-03-05
Village Cinema to go 3D - FILM lovers in Gerrards Cross are about to take a step into the future thanks to new 3D technology being installed at the villages cinema.
Source: Buckinghamshire Advertiser
2010-03-05
Funds Pour in to Purchase St. Albans Cinema - Donations and investments have been pouring in to help James Hannaway, who restored the Rex Cinema in Berkhamsted to its former glory and wants to repeat the achievement in St. Albans, purchase the former Odeon Cinema in London Road.
Source: 0
2010-03-05
Alice truce is just the beginning - In 1983, U.S. exhibitors were so angered over Universal releasing "Pirates of Penzance" simultaneously on the bigscreen and pay per view that only 92 theaters played the film.
Source: Vareity
2010-03-05
Exhibitors silence on digital projection speaks volumes - BECTU has signalled that it will now seek meaningful talks with Odeon and Cineworld management to address the impact of digital projection on staff.
Source: BECTU Press Release
2010-03-05
Concern over cinema snacks - Film fans should be given more information about how many calories they consume during a trip to the cinema, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said.
Source: Google News
2010-03-05
AAM opens digital content services facility in Paris - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has opened a French digital content services facility in Paris, to complement the end-to-end facility that already exists in London.
Source: Business of Cinema
2010-03-05
Christie Projector Selected by Great Escapes Theaters - Christie is a global leader in digital cinema. Today they announced that Great Escapes Theaters recently purchased 174 digital projectors for their theaters. The theater chain is the 14th largest in North America and has installed Christie projectors in the past for the premier of Avatar.
Source: Aboutprojectors.com
2010-03-05
Alice and the disappearing cinema window - The title of this blog may sound like a recently discovered third volume of of Alice tales by Lewis Carroll but the row that has threatened to rob us of Tim Burtons latest flight of fanasty has signalled another shift in the uneasy world big screen cinema and home viewing.
Source: EADT.co.uk
2010-03-05
Financing Package Takes Shape for More 3-D Screens - Details of a prospective financing package for the deployment of 14,000 new digital theater screens are beginning to emerge. The long anticipated build-up by the Digital Cinema Implementation Partners — a consortium operated by the AMC, Cinemark and Regal theater chains — will allow theaters to increase the number of 3-D screens beyond the 5,100 total that has been projected by this year’s end.
Source: NY Times
2010-03-05
Nordic Digital Alliance to Digitise Norwegian Screens as Part of Film & Kino Rollout - Nordic Digital Alliance (NDA), the joint venture run by Arts Alliance Media and a Norwegian consortium of businesses, has been awarded the contract to roll out digital cinema across the largest region of Norway (the West region), as part of the nationwide rollout scheme run by Film & Kino.
Source: Dcinema Today
2010-03-05
Holographic 3D Digital Projection Explained -
Source: YouTube
2010-03-05
Berliners brave the elements to experience cinema history - Film fans braved snow for an outdoor screening of Fritz Langs legendary movie Metropolis in front of Berlins Brandenburg Gate. The 1927 classic included 25 minutes from the original that were feared lost forever.
Source: DW-World.de
2010-03-05
35mm to 4K digital projection - Cinema conversion - Thought some of you might like to see some photos of the current work being done at the cinema where I work as the chief projectionist. Having worked here for 14 years this past week has seen what must be the single biggest change in this cinemas history - a complete conversion to digital cinema, no 35mm will be left in the building this time next week.
Source: Cultmovieforums.com post
2010-03-05
Cornish mines archive film discovered - Archive film dating from the 1920s has been discovered, which shows the day-to-day life of workers in Cornwall.
Source: BBC News
2010-03-05
Labour activist: We still need a multiplex cinema in St Albans - The restoration of the Odeon in London Road, which is teetering on the edge of reality, should not blur ambitions for a multiplex cinema in St Albans, a Labour activist has insisted.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-05
Christie First to Ship and Install ‘Series 2’ DLP Cinema Projectors - Christie® is pleased to confirm full production, shipping and installation of the latest generation of 4K-ready DLP Cinema® projectors, the Christie Solaria™ series, beginning with the Christie CP2220. The Christie CP2220 digital cinema projector features Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN) next generation Series 2 DLP Cinema technology. Shipments began early January to North and South America, Europe and Asia and are now installed and showing feature films worldwide, including Australia, Canada, Korea and the United States. With orders arriving daily, Christie continues its lead in digital cinema deployment resulting in 70% of all digital cinema installations worldwide since the introduction of DLP Cinema projectors – which Christie was also the first to market.
Source: Digital Content Producer [blog]
2010-03-05
Warner Bros. Pictures International Partners with ODEON & UCI Cinemas Group to Support the Expansion of Digital Cinema into UK - LONDON - (Business Wire) Continuing its commitment to deliver high quality entertainment across multiple formats, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI) has entered into a comprehensive digital cinema deployment agreement directly with Digital Deployment Associates Limited to advance the conversion to digital cinema in ODEON sites throughout the UK. Under the agreement, Warner Bros. will supply digital feature films to DCI-compliant digital projection systems installed at all ODEON sites, and the Studio will make financial contributions supporting the digital conversion. The announcement was made jointly today by Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President, Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI), and Rupert Gavin, CEO of ODEON and UCI Cinemas Group.
Source: Earthtimes.org
2010-03-05
St Albans cinema dream tantalisingly close to realisation - THE cinema dream in St Albans is tantalisingly close to realisation, with a grand total of nearly £800,000 in the kitty.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-03-05
Barco posts €68m loss in 2009 - Barco has suffered a loss of €68.9 million in 2009, and seen its order book drop nearly 20 per cent and sales drop 13 per cent in its latest quarterly results. The company posted a loss of €54.1 million (EBIT) for Q4 2009 including provisions for restructuring. In the one ray of light from the results, the company saw a large increase in digital cinema sales (up from €37m to €100m).
Source: AV Interactive
2010-03-05
Alcons Introduces the CRMS Pro-Ribbon Reference Surround System - Alcons introduces a reference-quality sound reproduction system with fully matched loudspeaker, processing and amplifier components. It is designed to offer the most realistic (surround) sound-for-picture reproduction possible, making it the ideal choice for high-end home theatre theatres, Digital Cinema mix/screening rooms, post-production facilities, dubbing stages and quality-conscious cinemas with less than 100 seats or room depth less than 15m/45ft.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-05
Sony Electronics Announces Digital Cinema Deal with Warner Bros. Studios - Sony Electronics’ Digital Cinema Solutions and Services (DCSS) group has entered into a non-exclusive digital cinema deployment agreement with Warner Bros. Studios that will provide operational and financial resources to exhibitors to encourage them to feature Sony’s 4K SXRD™ projection technology in both 2D and 3D digital cinema-enabled screens across the United States and Canada. Future plans include other key international markets.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-05
The Carlton Cinema to be Saved - A few months ago came news that the Carlton Cinemas would close and on December 6th they did just that. But now comes word that the days of films screening near the corner of Yonge and Carlton is not a thing of the past. Last week, Magic Lantern Theatres, owner of the Rainbow Cinemas theatre chain, purchased the space and plan to refurbish and then re-open it this June.
Source: Blogto.com
2010-03-05
Unique Cinema Systems win 9 out of 10 Digital Cinema regions in Norway - The much awaited result of the Norwegian Film & Kino tender process was announced today, with 9 of the 10 regional zones, representing more than 300 screens, being won by Unique Cinema Systems.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-05
Cinedigm Announces Agreement with Times Square Cinema For Phase 2 Deployment Program - Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM), the global leader in the digital cinema industry, today announced Times Square Cinema, a Texas six-plex, has signed an agreement to deploy digital projection systems as part of Cinedigm’s 10,000 screen Phase 2 digital cinema deployment program.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-05
New plan for digital cinema - An alternative way of helping French cinemas go digital has been put forward by the Centre National de la Cinematographie, Gauls government-backed film and TV funder.
Source: Variety.com
2010-03-05
Cinema Tarantino: Quentin Saves the Art House - It’s no surprise that Quentin Tarantino loves movies like spaghetti loves Westerns. What is less well known is that while he was busy blowing up a Nazi-occupied cinema in Inglourious Basterds, he was simultaneously saving the last full-time revival house in Southern California, The New Beverly Cinema
Source: Vanityfair.com
2010-03-05
Alice in Wonderland Film Controversy - Get a full list of links to the various stories relating to the release of Alice in Wonderland and the potential cinema exhibitors boycott of the film because Disney wanted to reduce the DVD window from 17 weeks.
Source: Google
2010-03-05
Fifth screen planned for Reel Cinema in Blossom Street, York - PLANS have been drawn up to create a fifth screen at York’s Reel Cinema as bosses continue with a rolling refurbishment of the former Odeon.
Source: York Pres
2010-03-05
Curtains close for Showcase Cinemas at ailing mall - FAIRFIELD — After a little more than an eight-year run, Showcase Cinemas at Cincinnati Mall has closed.
Source: Journal-news.com
2010-03-05
Gerrards Cross Odeon to get 3D projector - THE Odeon cinema in Gerrards Cross is to get a digital projector, allowing it to show 3D films.
Source: thisislondon.co.uk
2010-03-05
PEP said to be planning float of Hoyts cinemas - he private equity owner of the Hoyts cinema chain, one of the smaller exhibitors in New Zealand, is said to be planning a share float later in the year.
Source: nbr.co.nz
2010-03-04
Radio 2 Comedy - Cinema - Cinema is a brilliant new sitcom from Simon Nye, the writer of Men Behaving Badly and How Do You Want Me?
Source: BBC
2010-03-03
Technicolor cuts first film 3-D screen deal - LOS ANGELES — Technicolor, the French telecoms and film technology company once known as Thomson SA, has reached its first deal to give a theater chain the ability to show 3-D movies without the need for a digital projector.
Source: The Associated Press
2010-03-03
Digital Cinema building momentum as 3D drives market - There are 16,405 digital cinema screens around the world, an increase of 86.4 per cent on 2008, with further growth to come in 2010 as digital 3D pushes the market towards a 35mm-free cinema sector. This means that 14.8 per cent of the world’s modern cinema screens are digitized, and 9,000 are also equipped with digital 3D (55 per cent of total digital screens). The eventual and inevitable conclusion of full digital cinema will take the best part of another decade to complete, although some countries will be all-digital well before then.
Source: Screen Digest Press Release
2010-03-03
Technicolor Provides Host of Services for 2009 Oscar(R) Nominated Features - Technicolor (Euronext Paris: 18453) /quotes/comstock/13*!tch/quotes/nls/tch (TCH 1.42, +0.11, +8.44%) today announced that its industry-leading services were instrumental to 30 of the 2009 Academy Award(R) nominated theatrical features.
Source: Marketwarch.com
2010-03-03
GDC installs first ever digital cinema servers with series 2 DLP Cinema Projectors - GDC Technology has introduced the new S2 Upgrade for all SA-2100 Digital Cinema Servers, the first digital cinema servers to be commercially deployed with the new generation of Series 2 DLP Cinema projector.
Source: businessofcinema.com
2010-03-03
Movie exhibitors' stocks seeing big gains - NEW YORK -- With the Oscars putting a spotlight on last year's creative accomplishments in moviemaking, films' commercial successes have the nation's top movie circuits riding a hot streak on Wall Street.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-03-03
Parkway Cinemas to close in May after 20-year run - After a 20-year run, Bloomington's Parkway Cinemas will fade to black this spring, the first casualty of an over-saturated market.
Source: Pantagraph.com
2010-03-03
St Albans Cinema £79,000 off target - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway was this afternoon just £79,000 short of the money needed to buy the old Odeon building in St Albans.
Source: The Herts Advertiser
2010-03-03
New call to rescue city centre cinema - Calls have been made to re-open an historic former Preston cinema which has been put up for sale.
Source: lep.co.uk
2010-03-03
Cinema City plan to put film focus on Glasgow - Glasgow is set resume its historic title of ‘cinema city’ as part of a new tourism campaign.
Source: Eveningtimes.co.uk
2010-03-03
Warner, Odeon make UK digital cinema deal - Warner Bros Pictures International and Odeon have made an agreement to speed up digital cinema conversions across the UK.
Source: Digitalspy.co.uk
2010-03-03
Arts Alliance Media Announces Opening of French Digtal Content Services Facility in Paris - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) – Europe’s leading provider of digital cinema technology, content and deployment – announced today that it has opened a digital content services facility in Paris, to complement the end-to-end facility that already exists in London.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-03-03
Filmstrips gone with the wind - It is a digital age and Creekside Cinema is ready to join in.
Source: mtairynews.com
2010-03-03
Portsmouth picturehouse faces an uncertain future - It's been hailed as a masterpiece, is up for an Oscar and BAFTA and proved a winner at this year's Golden Globes.
Source: portsmouth.co.uk
2010-03-03
Harwich: Palace to go digital - A NEW campaign has been launched to bring Harwich's iconic cinema into the digital age.
Source: Harwich Manningtree Standard
2010-03-03
Bafta Awards 2010: not Cameron's night - Well, they gave Avatar more Bafta awards than they gave Titanic, which won zero from ten in 1998. [see also these stories on the BAFTA awards]
Source: The Telegraph
2010-03-03
Saffron Screen's "Going Digital" film - - Our local community (not for profit) cinema promotional film; written, directed and produced by pugmen-mikrofilm to kick off their fundraising campaign. Other versions and probably outtakes to follow... www.saffronscreen.com
Source: Direct email
2010-03-03
Academy Board of Governors Bestows 2009 Scientific and Engineering Award to DLP Cinema Team for Color Accuracy - On Saturday, February 20, the Academy Board of Governors bestowed the 2009 Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) to four individuals responsible for the color accuracy of Texas Instruments DLP Cinema projectors.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2010-03-03
Facebook Group for the St Albans Odeon Campaign - A fairly active facebook group as been setup for this campaign.
Source: CTA-UK email list
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Regards
Peter
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