The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 16-08-2011

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After a bit of a summer break the news is back with a bumper edition, available as ever from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php and don't forget that you can also look at the archives or on a specific Tuesday from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/newsindex.php. The database now has over 7000 news articles dating back to September 2004.

2011-08-16
Fox Intl To Stop 35mm Print Distribution In Hong Kong-Macau: Digital Only After Jan. 1 - Twentieth Century Fox International will cease the distribution of 35mm film prints to theaters in Hong Kong and Macau effective January 1st, 2012. After that date all Fox feature film content in cinemas will be provided exclusively through DCI-compliant digital media formats. Through December 31, 2011 Fox will provide its films in both 35mm print and DCI-compliant digital formats to the region.
Source: Deadline.com - Editor: PK

2011-08-16
China's four selected dolby digital cinema line cinema system - HC TV Network : Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) announced that China's large Film Cinema?? Earth Culture Communication Group (earth), China Film Group (Film), Wanda Group (Wanda) and the left bank of the wind cinema recently ordered a Dolby Digital Cinema system.
Source: Article Blast - Editor: PK

2011-08-16
Surround symposium: Dolby invites audio auteurs to sound off on 7.1 impact - On July 11 and 12, Dolby Laboratories offered an exclusive, in-depth workshop surrounding the latest developments in the company’s storied 40-year involvement in cinema ( FJI April 2011). Kicking off with a “Filmmakers Forum” on the impact of Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound and closing with a look into the third dimension with “The Dolby 3D Experience,” Dolby’s worldwide technical marketing manager, Stuart Bowling, presented seminars and hosted screenings at the legendary reference/research/screening room at corporate headquarters in San Francisco.
Source: Film Journal - Editor: PK

2011-08-16
Technicolor Acquiring Laser Pacific - Technicolor is acquiring Hollywood-headquarted post house Laser Pacific, which offers feature, television, restoration and visual effects services. The deal is expected to close in August for an undisclosed sum.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: PK

2011-08-16
Poole's Empire cinema adds six new screens - SIX new ‘studio screens’ open at Poole’s Empire cinema tomorrow to make it one of the largest in the South.
Source: Bournemouth Echo - Editor: PK

2011-08-16
Cinemark Celebrates 5,000 Screens - Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK +1.23% , one of the leading motion picture exhibitors in the world, continues to expand and celebrates a milestone by exceeding 5,000 screens across 39 U.S. states, Brazil, Mexico and 11 other Latin American countries.
Source: Marketwatch - Editor: PK

2011-08-16
How to Offer More than a Movie - Many libraries don’t screen films. Many just “play and walk away.” Here’s how to make your screening a quality cultural event equal to your book discussions.
Source: American Libraries Magazine - Editor: PK

2011-08-16
Indian classics including 'Alam Ara,' India's first talkie, have already been lost forever. - NEW DELHI -- The Indian government is planning a major film restoration and archiving project to preserve India's cinematic heritage which will entail an investment of almost 6.6 billion rupees ($150 million) while involving potential foreign partners for technical and expert inputs.
Source: Hollywood Reporter - Editor: PK

2011-08-16
SIFF Cinema gives Uptown Theater new lease on life - Itís been almost a year since the Uptown Theater has seen any flicker of light coming from its projection booth. But thanks to SIFF Cinema the Uptown has a new lease on life.
Source: Examiner - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Cinema building ënot worth savingí - BEXHILLíS old cinema in Western Road is not worth saving according to a spokesman for the owner.
Source: Bexhill Observer - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
One Day Left To Vote For Ely Cinema - Ely Cinema at The Maltings has a loyal fanbase but now there is the chance for the people of Ely to give something back, by helping it to win £1,000 in the Filmbank Award for Community Cinemas. And there's just one day left to do it.
Source: Ely People - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
New cinema celebrates 50,000th customer - Newquayís new state-of-the-art Lighthouse Cinema has (Friday 5 August) welcomed its 50,000th customer since opening its doors to the public at the beginning of May.
Source: DCA PR - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Kentucky drive-in theaters see popularity rise again after downturn in the 1980s - Drive-in theaters are popular again in Kentucky after going through a period when it seemed as if the curtain would finally close on the outdoor movie venues.
Source: Daily Journal - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Small talk at the movies: cinemas let autistic children make some noise - Autism Friendly Films aims to make cinema outings a stress-free experience for children with autism and their parents
Source: The Guardian (Blog) - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
ìOrange Thursdaysî launches to trump O2 film offer - Orange has launched a new film download service in a bid to retain its association as the movie mobile network, after O2 launched a rival cinema offering last month.
Source: Marketing Week - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
London rioters torch Sony DVD warehouse - With London bracing for a fourth night of riots after gangs wearing masks, scarfs and hoods embarked on a looting spree over the past three days, the city's entertainment sector was caught up in the disruptions as an arson attack destroyed the Sony Digital Audio Disc Corp. building on Monday and various legit and movie theaters in the nearby suburbs shuttered on the advice of police.
Source: Variety - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Fox Will Stop 35mm Print Distribution and Go Entirely Digital in Hong Kong Starting in 2012 - Years from now, when it is almost as difficult to find a real film print of a movie from 2000 or later as it is to dig up a Katherine Heigl romcom that people actually like, weíll probably be able to look back at this point and say ìthatís where it really started.î
Source: Slash Film - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Screen Machine returns to the Western Isles with Harry Potter in tow - Audiences in Barra, South Uist, North Uist, Benbecula and Harris will be able to experience the final Harry Potter film in 3D when Screen Machine returns to the Western Isles from Monday 15 August.
Source: Stornoway Gazette - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Carmike Cinemas posts $5.9 million profit in second quarter - CEO: Movie industry shaking ëdoldrumsí it has been experiencing in recent months
Source: Ledger Enquirer - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
New cinema would not be subsidised - SOUTH Holland District Council leader Gary Porter says he will not allow public money to go towards a cinema.
Source: Spalding Today - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Scheme 'May Divert Trade' - A leading town councillor has expressed concern about a planned £30 million development in Keighley.
Source: Keighly News - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Picture House bid needs Friends - FILM fans interested in protecting the long-term future of the upper Calder Valleyís most historic cinema are being asked to step forward.
Source: Todmorden News - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Hits Double Milestones in Digital Cinema Deployment - 9,000 Signed Digital Cinema Screens Total
Source: 1 - Editor: 0

2011-08-16
Sony converts new exhibitors to 4K digital cinema - Sony continues to expand its 4K customer base with the addition of three unique and innovative circuits: Beach Movie Bistro, in Virginia Beach, Va., Vintage Cinemas in California and Zurich Cinemas in central New York State.
Source: Business Of Cinema - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
The reel deal: Mr Dominion dies aged 77 - FOR more than half a century he was at the helm of one of Scotland's best-known cinemas, renowned for personally greeting audiences in his dinner jacket on the steps. But the end of an era has arrived at the Dominion in Edinburgh with the death of Derek Cameron at the age of 77.
Source: Scotsman - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
To the max as Omniplex raises the curtain - Omniplex Holdings is raising the curtain on the cinema experience with its giant new screens, the Omnimax ó and as its CEO Paul Anderson informs Amanda Poole, they will be coming to a multiplex near you very soon?
Source: Belfast Telegraph - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
St Albans Civic Society awarded Heritage Lottery Grant - MEMORIES of the former Odeon cinema will be gathered for an oral history project thanks to a £32,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Source: St Albans Review - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Glimmer of hope in battle to save cinema - Campaigners fighting to save the former Bradford Odeon have been offered a glimmer of hope.
Source: Yorkshire Post - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Richmond Park cinema plans withdrawn - Cinema screenings in Richmond Park have been cancelled amid poor advanced ticket sales and strong opposition.
Source: Your Local Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
BFI hands out £371,000 for audience development projects - 22 schemes from Fishguard to Derby to Bournemouth are given lottery cash bringing the total to 59
Source: Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Christie unveils new Virtual Print Fee program - Christie announced a Virtual Print Fee (VPF) program for North American exhibitors seeking a simplified plan that enables them to make their move to DCI-compliant digital-cinema projection systems in the near future.
Source: Film Journal International - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Using QubeMaster Xport with Apple Compressor 4 - Reliable Cost-Effective Digital Cinema Mastering
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Bow Tie Cinemas Selects Christie to Digitize Circuit Exclusively with Solaria Series Projectors - Bow Tie Cinemas, the preeminent, privately-owned motion picture exhibitor in the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic , has agreed to digitize 115 of its screens exclusively with DCI-compliant ChristieÆ Solariaô Series projectors.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Secret report reveals Odeon as ideal location for Chesterís new theatre - A SECRET report to councillors reveals the former Odeon cinema as the clear front runner to become Chesterís new theatre.
Source: Chester Chronicle - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Riots hit the box office - UK box office revenue slumps after riots force cinemas to close their doors and cinemagoers to stay at home
Source: Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Birmingham's IMAX cinema to close and reopen as independent - Birminghamís IMAX cinema is to close down and reopen under a new name as an independent venue offering new state-of-the-art digital technology.
Source: Birmingham Post - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Arts Alliance Media to provide digital services for A Contracorriente Films - Arts Alliance Media (AAM) will provide digital-cinema content and distribution services for A Contracorriente Filmsí theatrical releases in Spain. Under the agreement, AAM will also mark a digital-cinema first by distributing the film El Caso Farewell via satellite to Yelmo cinema screens across Spain.
Source: Film Journal International - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
City Cinema to open soon in Muscat Grand Mall - Muscat Grand Mall has announced that City Cinema, part of the Oman Arab Cinema Company Group, will be opening its fourth cinema at Muscat Grand Mall before the end of this year.
Source: Oman Daily Observer - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Summer in the city means cinema under the stars - Films on Fridges, a temporary outdoor cinema in east London constructed mostly out of discarded fridges, made al fresco films this summer's new cool activity with its daily programme of sports-themed movies shown in a homage to the upcoming Olympics (filmsonfridges.com).
Source: Independent - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Alan Cumming backs drive to revive cinema in his home town - HOLLYWOOD actor Alan Cumming has appealed to Scottish actors and writers to support a campaign to revive an old Perthshire cinema.
Source: Scotland On Sunday - Editor: VM

2011-08-16
Christie Takes a Hand in The World’s Largest 3D Digital Cinema Projection - Christie_HP_(c)_LaurentMauger (3)

Christie® helped set a world record when it displayed the French 3D premiere of Warner Bros “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows – Part Two” on a 29.9 metre wide by 12.33 metre high (98 feet by 40 feet) screen at the Palais Ominisports de Paris-Bercy on 12 July. Guinness World Records™* certified the event.

Using six Christie Solaria™ Series CP2230 DLP Cinema® projectors, configured in two clusters of three, with each projector’s output rated at 32,000 lumens, an audience of 8,500 were thrilled to witness the epic finale between good and evil in full stereoscopic 3D.

As each cluster projected the image for one eye, the system achieved passive 3D projection with light conditions exceeding the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) recommended standard. The Christie CP2230 features Brilliant3D 2K technology and is Christie’s brightest digital cinema projector for screens nearly 100 feet wide.

“We’re really proud to have made this world record possible through our Christie Solaria™ range of digital cinema projectors,” said Pascal Gervais, Christie’s Regional Director. “To be chosen by our partner, the big-format 3D projection specialist 2Avi, and by Warner Bros, just confirms Christie’s technological lead, and its position as world front-runner in digital cinema.”
Source: Christie Press Release - Editor: PK

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