The Latest Cinema and Exhibition Industry News for 18-10-2011

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Please find below this weeks news headlines, available as always from: http://www.madcornishprojectionist.co.uk/todays_news.php.

2011-10-18
4D Cinema: Movies that smell, blow air and shake you are just the start - Sydney's newest tourist attraction is a small cinema that appeals to more than just the usual two senses of sight and hearing. The Sydney Tower Eye has a floor that vibrates as waves crash against rocks on screen, a spray of mist as a skiff crosses the harbour and rushing wind as a father and son fly kites during a short 3D film that shows off the city's sights.
Source: Telepresence Options - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Marcus Theatres(R) Completes Digital Cinema Installations, Branded MDX - Marcus Corporation today announced it has completed the installation of digital cinema systems in 630 first-run screens at 47 company-owned locations. As part of its large-scale digital cinema rollout, Marcus Theatres now offers moviegoers a complete digital experience -- the Marcus Digital Xperience (MDX).
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Does cinema film have a future? - Darren Aronofsky sat back on his sun-lounger and smiled broadly. It was early September and the film director was a happy man.
Source: BBC News - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Hawera cinema gets guarded approval - The submissions have flooded in on the fate of cash-strapped Hawera Cinema 2 and most submitters are happy for ratepayers to pay more to keep it alive. More than 536 submissions were received on whether South Taranaki District Council should or should not provide additional ongoing financial support for the cinema.
Source: Taranaki Daily News - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Odeon & UCI audience figures slip on icy Christmas weather - Odeon & UCI, Europe's largest cinema chain, suffered a fall in attendances in the UK, Spain and Germany last year as snow and ice kept film goers at home.
Source: The Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Spacenet Mexico Launches Digital Cinema Distribution Network Powered by iDirect's Evolution Platform - Network will provide efficient, reliable distribution of live HD content and digital movies to cinemas in Mexico
Source: PR Newswire - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Carmike Cinemas Announces the Unveiling of Two New Large Auditoriums at Missoula's Carmike 10 Including a Signature "BigD" Ultimate Entertainment Experience - Carmike Cinemas, Inc., a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, is announcing the October 20th unveiling of the "BigD" theater at Missoula's Carmike 10 to be renamed the Carmike 12 after the complex expansion and renovation to 12 auditoriums seating over 2,000 guests. "We're providing the ultimate entertainment experience that centerpieces large format Digital with bigger screens, bigger and better sound, and luxurious in-theater seating for cutting edge presentation and the definitive enjoyment of our audiences," notes David Passman, Carmike's President and CEO.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
In-Vision Introduces New Generation of 4K Digital Cinema Lenses - In addition to the most successful 1,2” 2k lenses In-Vision has designed an new 4k DCine Visionar Cinema Lens Range. In compliance with the guidelines of the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) for Digital Cinema projection equipment, the projection lenses provide outstanding performance and superb image quality for use in 2k and 4k DLP Cinema® Projectors offered by companies such as Barco, Belgium , NEC, Japan Christie, Canada.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Rural cinema revolution rolled out across the county - NORTH Yorkshire’s rural film revolution is set to continue with a host of new community screenings announced across the county.
Source: Yorkshire Post - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Plaza cinema appeal for council cash - A CINEMA project in Northwich could be given a much needed cash boost if councillors give it the thumbs up.
Source: Northwich Guardian - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Fears Over Film Finance Despite Box-Office Boom - The UK box office has had a bumper year with receipts of £988m, but the number of British films being made here is at its lowest level since 2003, research shows.
Source: Sky News - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Ballantyne Strong Begins Shipping 144 NEC Digital Cinema Projection Systems to Wehrenberg Theatres - - Ballantyne's Strong Technical Services Unit Also Installing Systems and Providing Wehrenberg With After-Sale Maintenance and 24/7 NOC Monitoring -
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Qube Cinema to Premiere New XP-I Digital Cinema Server at ShowEast - Qube Cinema will introduce the new XP-I digital cinema server at ShowEast. Based on the Qube XP-D Series 2 server platform, the XP-I is designed to work in conjunction with the Qube Xi 4K Integrated Media Block (IMBs) installed in the projector. Along with support for a wide variety of formats, the Qube XP-I server and Qube Xi 4K IMB will play content at up to 4K resolution, and stereo 3D at high frame rates of 48 and 60 frames per second.
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Marcus Theatres(R) Announces New Zaffiro's Pizzeria and Bar at the Ridge Cinema in New Berlin, Wis. - Marcus Theatres(R), a division of The Marcus Corporation MCS, today announced the addition of the company's third Zaffiro's Pizzeria and Bar at its Ridge Cinema in New Berlin, Wis., a western Milwaukee suburb. Last month, the company announced its second restaurant location at the Parkwood Cinema in Waite Park, Minn. The first Marcus Theatres Zaffiro's restaurant opened in 2009 at the North Shore Cinema in Mequon, Wis.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: Vm

2011-10-18
Lights out for Odeon, after a good run - After that story of Cameo last week, it was brought to my attention that there is one more transformation that has happened to another cinema hall
Source: Business Daily Africa - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
The decision is made: Chester’s iconic Odeon building will house new theatre - THE curtain has fallen on the last act of a two-year drama to launch Chester’s long-awaited cultural revival.
Source: Chester Chronicle - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Bradford Odeon to stage more screenings for people with autism - An autism-friendly film screening at a Bradford cinema was so successful the special screenings are to take place each month.
Source: The Telegraph And Argus - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Opening date for Leigh cinema - LEADING cinema chain Cineworld is opening its new Leigh operation on Friday, November 18.
Source: The Bolton News - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Imax licenses Kodak technology for digital screens - Giant movie screen maker Imax Corp will license laser projection technology from struggling Eastman Kodak Co in a deal that will enable more Imax theaters to show digital films.
Source: Reuters - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Woman sues over ?misleading? Drive trailer - A woman is suing a movie distributor and cinema because she claims that the trailer for the movie Drive led her to believe the film would be more action-packed than it really is.
Source: Monsters And Critics - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Picture perfect at Bondi's open air cinema - BONDI Open Air Cinema will come to the beach again this summer. After a successful trial last year, the cinema now has council approval to run on the hill beside the pavilion, the Dolphin Lawn.
Source: Wentworth Courier - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Revamp work starts on centre as cinema proposals go on public show - A major redevelopment of the Castle Place Shopping Centre in Trowbridge is under way, ahead of plans to transform the former Tesco site behind it into a cinema and hotel complex.
Source: This Is Wiltshire - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Coming soon: Hackney Picturehouse to open - Hackney Picturehouse cinema is to open its doors to the public on Mare Street later this month.Picturehouse Cinemas will celebrate the launch with a members-only preview week including screenings and an open day before officially opening on 28th. A screening of New York Met Ballet
Source: Hackney Citizen - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Waitrose and cinema plans given go-ahead - TWO high-profile projects in Harborough have received planning approval from the district council this week.
Source: Lutterworth Mail - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
BFI launches searchable archive of ancient film clips - The British Film Institute has launched a free catalogue of digitised film clips from its extensive library, at a website called Search Your Film Archives.
Source: Wired - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Yelmo Cines Becomes First Exhibitor in Spain to Become Fully Digital - The exhibition chain, with 34 cinemas across Spain, and an average of 12 million visitors per year, is the first in the country to digitize 100% of its screens
Source: D Cinema Today - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Catching up with digital: 3D drives the rollout south of the border - At the end of first half of 2011, there were more than 40,000 digital screens all over the world. Important markets like the USA and the countries of Western Europe had already digitized around half of their total screens. In Latin America, the proportion was lower: an average of 21%.
Source: Film Journal - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Oban cinema is my favourite place to be, as long as I'm not on screen - Judi Dench - SHE is an ardent campaigner in a small community's fight to save its cinema - but the films that Dame Judi Dench will not be watching there are her own.
Source: Scotsman - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Names Adam Mizel Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer and Gary Loffredo President of Digital Cinema Services & General Counsel - Second-in-Command Executives Will Direct Company Under Leadership of Chairman and CEO Chris McGurk
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Creative England reveals board - Creative England, the new umbrella org that is replacing the U.K.'s regional screen agencies -- bodies that support filmmaking in areas outside of London -- opened for business on Monday.
Source: Variety - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Carmike Cinemas Appoints Mark R. Bell to Board of Directors - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. /quotes/zigman/87233/quotes/nls/ckec CKEC +2.63% , a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the appointment of Mark R. Bell, to its board of directors. In addition, Mr. Bell has been appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bell's election to the Board of Directors was effective on October 1, 2011.
Source: Market Watch - Editor: VM

2011-10-18
Baghdad film festival reopens after four years - Baghdad's third international film festival, and first in four years, opened on Monday, with the aim of reviving an industry hammered by decades of violence and sanctions.
Source: Google - Editor: VM
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