January 2010
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2010-01-27
2009 cinema admissions highest since 2002 - Cinema admissions in 2009, were the highest since 2002 according to the latest Cinema Advertising Association (CAA) figures.
Source: UTalkMarketing.com
2010-01-27
Vue Entertainment Soon to Unveil ‘The Future of Cinema’ at Westfield London - The UK’s biggest and most technologically advanced, fully digital, 14 screen multiplex cinema, Vue Westfield, has only two weeks to go until its official opening at Europe's biggest urban shopping centre, Westfield London in West London.
Source: Fashionandrunaway.com
2010-01-26
Carmike Cinemas hires Sony executive - Carmike Cinemas on Tuesday named industry veteran John Lundin as vp film to oversee the circuits studio relationships.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-01-26
Carmike Cinemas hires Sony executive - Carmike Cinemas on Tuesday named industry veteran John Lundin as vp film to oversee the circuit's studio relationships.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
2010-01-26
UK cinema attendances at seven-year high - UK cinema admissions in 2009 were at their highest level since 2002, the Film Council has revealed. [See also here]
Source: BBC News
2010-01-26
UK Cinema Chain Vue Ups Profits By - The UK cinema chain Vue has increased its post-tax profits to
Source: Deadline.com
2010-01-26
Startup retrofits 35mm projectors for 3-D - SAN JOSE, Calif.
Source: EEtimes.com
2010-01-26
China axes 2D Avatar from cinemas - China has pulled the 2D version of Avatar from cinemas amid claims the plot mirrors forced land evictions in the country.
Source: BBC News
2010-01-26
New €10m cinema planned for roof of Stephen’s Green - A new €10m cinema will bring 100 jobs and a new level of 3D to Dublin in 2011.
Source: Herald.ie
2010-01-26
Last of the Summer Wine: Meet Compos stunt double - The 83-year-old former Leeds picture house projectionist spoke to Neil Hudson about rubbing shoulders with some of the silver screens great and good
Source: Yorkshire Evening Post
2010-01-26
3D technology takes us closer - 3D technology is coming on in leaps and bounds, and filmgoers are captivated by its ability to make them feel part of the action. A growing number of brands and properties are preparing to turn the trend to their advantage.
Source: Marketing Week
2010-01-26
3D Jackson Tribute Planned for Grammy Awards - LOS ANGELES: A 3D short created for the late Michael Jackson
Source: Television Broadcast
2010-01-26
Assets of Star Cinema - Nearly all the assets of Kerasotes Showplace Theatres Co., a Chicago-based owner of movie theaters throughout the Midwest, including one in Fitchburg, will be sold to Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment Inc. under an agreement announced this week.
Source: Madison.com
2010-01-22
Mercia Cinema Society Closes - The Mercia Cinema Society is in the process of being wound up after a dissolution proposal was accepted by an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society on January 16th 2010. The Committee will now work towards an orderly shutdown and disposal of the Society assets in line with the Constitution.
Source: n/a
2010-01-21
3D Jackson Tribute Planned for Grammy Awards - LOS ANGELES: A 3D short created for the late Michael Jackson’s “This is It!” tour will be featured on the Jan. 31 Grammy Awards telecast as a tribute to the singer. Grammy organizers are saying the feature, “Earth Song,” will debut in the broadcast on CBS. The network is teaming up with target to provide glasses--presumably anaglyph--for the show.
Source: televisionbroadcast.com
2010-01-19
Cinemas to show Six Nations England matches in 3D - We know that Sony and Fifa have teamed up to bring us some of the World Cup matches in 3D come June, but much sooner than that we’ll be able to watch England in the Six Nations rugby tournament in an extra dimension as well. More on this story here
Source: Stuff.tv
2010-01-19
India sees red over 3D glasses - While Avatar has raked in millions across the Indian continent (starting with a $4.68 million opening weekend), rage continued to grow at the box office over the quality of 3D glasses used in city multiplexes. The criticisms ranged from glasses slipping off the noses of viewers to fingerprints on the lenses.
Source: Film Journal
2010-01-19
DCM Promotes Cinema With Help Of National Film & Television School - Digital Cinema Media (DCM) is to run a national ad campaign promoting cinema using 60-second ads created by competition winning students from the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
Source: IT News Online
2010-01-19
3D TVs one-up theaters - Director Cameron says movies better raise their game
Source: Variety.com
2010-01-19
A year for the record books - It is most fitting that the film that helped propel the industry to a record-breaking 2009 is also one of the most talked-about movies in recent memory. James Cameron’s Avatar certainly did not disappoint fans and is truly a major entertainment vehicle for the masses. Moreover, the film is an event that just might change the way the industry looks at 3D in the near term. The New York Times recently compared Avatar and how it will impact the future of filmmaking to The Jazz Singer and the role it played in the movies’ transition from the silent to the talking age.
Source: Film Journal
2010-01-19
Vue highlights recession-busting credentials - Releases such as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Slumdog Millionaire helped cinema chain Vue Entertainment defy recession with a jump in annual profits and turnover .
Source: FT.com
2010-01-19
More films set to come to life in 3D - Film fans will soon have even more movies brought to life in front of their eyes when a cinema trebles its 3D film capacity.
Source: Northantset.co.uk
2010-01-19
Dismay as Poly closes - SHOCKWAVES reverberated across Falmouth this week as its longest-running arts and theatre venue closed its doors without warning.
Source: Thisiscornwall.co.uk
2010-01-19
Arthouse Cinema a Splendid Idea - Clasic cult films and some of the best in world and independent cinema are set to hit the silver screen in Worcesters first dedicated arthouse cinema.
Source: Worcester Standard
2010-01-19
Avatar sends IMAX sales into orbit as it sets new box office record - SCI-FI spectacular Avatar has become the biggest grossing movie at Glasgows IMAX cinema.
Source: The Glaswegian
2010-01-19
Farewell to celluloid? - In three years the number of digital cinema has jumped over 1,000 percent worldwide. How are Thai multiplexes catching up with the new and inevitable platform?
Source: 0
2010-01-19
British Cinemas Set To Break £1B Again - So say distributors and exhibitors, who are confident that 2010’s box office will match last year’s £1 billion total. Last year’s £1,054,351,651 box office total was accompanied by a rise in ticket sales. There were 170 million tickets sold for UK cinemas in 2009 – the best year since 2004’s record-breaking 176 million tickets sold. According to Nielsen EDI, 2009’s box office total was 11% higher than the final tally for 2008. While no single film could compete with the £69 million grossed by Mamma Mia!, Warner Bros’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was the top performer. It grossed more than £50.7 million. Fox’s Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was in second place at £35 million. Disney’s Up took third with £34.3 million.
Source: Deadline.com
2010-01-19
Cinema must improve screening procedure - STAFF at bars, shops, supermarkets and entertainment venues have to be extra careful these days as they increasingly find themselves at the frontline of ensuring age regulations are enforced.
Source: Highland-news
2010-01-19
The Independent Spirit - If digital cinema is going to fulfill its promise of truly bringing about a new era of movie making and exhibition, then the independent theatres that are an important part of the cultural lifeblood of small towns around the world can not be left behind. Fortunately the independent spirit that has kept these theatres alive through many difficult times is still evident in many communities and there are signs that a significant number of them are taking part in the digital transition. Cinema Centers in the rural mountains of central Pennsylvania is a good example.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-01-19
Who Do You Trust? - Who do you trust is the most fundamental issue of security. Digital cinema was originally devised so that studios could conduct business with exhibitors without concern for theft of content in its pristine, digital form. As the number of digital cinema installations grows, the management of security keys becomes increasingly difficult to perform and the entities that supply security keys struggle to keep up with new installations.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-01-19
Beacon Cinema Returns - Opening night of the all-digital Beacon Cinema complex in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts was one of the most highly anticipated events in the community in recent memory. The new $23 million complex, whose six screens are powered exclusively by Christie CP2000-ZX DLP Cinema projectors, is helping to revive the city’s core. Built within a restored century-old historic building, The Beacon Cinema brought the excitement of the movies back to the downtown area after a 15-year absence.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-01-19
Fire halts 3D Avatar screening at cinema in Swansea - Film fans at a 3D screening of the hit movie Avatar got more special effects than they bargained for when a speaker caught fire behind a cinema screen.
Source: BBC News
2010-01-19
Wales will miss 3D Six Nations England clash - Welsh rugby fans who want to see their heroes in 3D at the cinema for the first time will have to go to England.
Source: BBC News
2010-01-19
Are we heading towards a 3D screen future? - The technology is suddenly everywhere – heralded as the future of television and transforming cinema-goers experience. This week rugby sponsors O2 announced that Englands upcoming Six Nations matches with Wales and Ireland would be beamed live in 3D to 40 Odeon and Cineworld cinemas nationwide next month. Meanwhile James Camerons Avatar is proving the most successful 3D movie ever made, with takings that have topped over $1bn, and Pixars Up took $680m globally. In 2010 around 20 out of 170 movies will be made in 3D, double the number from last year
Source: 0
2010-01-19
St Albans Cinema Dream A Step Closer - THE BIG screen dream for St Albans came a step closer this week as the cheques started to roll in.
Source: Hersad.co.uk
2010-01-19
Local press man dies after 60 years on one paper - Starting out in journalism as a teenager after working as a projectionist and theatre assistant, Mr Gale won a deserved reputation for the high quality of his work.
Source: Hold the Front Page
2010-01-19
Barco Installs DP-2000 Projectors for Cinema West - Barco is a global leader in digital cinema technology. Today, the company announced that they have been selected to install DP-2000 projectors for Cinema West in their new Palladio 16 Cinemas site. The projectors will all be equipped with 3D capabilities in order to play RealD 3D movies. The DP-200 also features a 2K HD (2048 x 1080) resolution and a 2000:1 contrast ratio. “We’re honored to have been selected by Cinema West for their new installation, which is noteworthy on many levels,” explained Terri Westhafer, Director of Business Development for Barco Digital Cinema. “Not only are we part of the largest 3D installation in California, but we also play a part in the company’s high regard for ‘green’ energy use. This all-digital complex in Folsom is a showplace for customers who are visiting our Sacramento offices. Cinema West’s high presentation standards align with our own, and Barco is proud to partner with such an innovator in digital technology.”
Source: Techmagnews
2010-01-19
Cinema Centers installs Christie d-cinema projectors - Cinema Centers’ multiplex theatres in central Pennsylvania installed Christie CP2000-ZX digital projectors with Christie Brilliant3D™ triple flash.
Source: Film Journal
2010-01-19
Off to work ... with a movie theater projectionist - ew other jobs put a man so squarely in two different technological eras as movie theater projectionist.
Source: Californi Chronicle
2010-01-19
David Puttnams Century of Cinema - BBC Radio 2 Series - In the closing days of 1999, British film producer David Puttnam, with broadcaster and author Brian Sibley, presented a major series for Radio 2 to mark the first one hundred years of popular film.
Source: BBC
2010-01-16
Pretty Woman - back on the big screen for Valentine's Day - To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of PRETTY WOMAN, Cineworld Cinemas will host exclusive screenings nationwide on Valentine's Day, Sunday 14 February 2010.
Source: Press Release
2010-01-13
Tim Richards: The cinema boss who made room for a Vue - Tim Richards, the affable chief executive of Vue Entertainment, admits that many industry executives feared this downturn would be different. "Many people were nervous, but in the end 2009 was a very good year."
Source: Independent
2010-01-13
Good start for St Albans cinema project - MORE THAN 1,000 people have come forward with offers to support the project to restore the Odeon in London Road as a working cinema.
Source: St Albans Review
2010-01-13
Part of the Odeon/Reel cinema building in Blossom Street, York on the rental market - THE lease for part of the Odeon/Reel cinema building in Blossom Street, York, is on the rental market.
Source: York Press
2010-01-13
HMV offering £46m to buy Nelly Furtados MAMA - HMV boss Simon Fox is hoping to take another big step in re-shaping the business by clinching a £46 million takeover.[More on this story here]
Source: Daily Mirror
2010-01-13
Chippenham cinema to remain open during refit - The Reel Cinema in Chippenham is to stay open during its upcoming re-fit and hopes to minimise disruption to customers by doing most of the building work during the day.
Source: Gazette and Herald
2010-01-13
Stories from our old city cinemas - MANY Cardiffians have happy memories of the old cinemas that used to be in Cardiff and their recollections of them are a feature of my book Cardiff Voices
Source: Wales Online
2010-01-13
US cinema sales highest in recent history - Box office sales have hit "unbelievable" heights over a three-day weekend in America, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Source: Digital Spy
2010-01-13
NEC extends digital-cinema financing program - NEC Display Solutions of America announced the extension of its financing program for theatre owners looking to upgrade cinema projector capabilities to digital. The company will continue the program until March 31, 2010, offering eligible organizations special financing packages with low introductory payments on eligible NEC 3D-enabled digital-cinema projectors
Source: Film Journal
2010-01-13
XDC secures EUR 15.3 million growth capital - Gimv, SRIW and existing shareholders provide additional funding for XDCs pan-European roll-out of digital cinema
Source: CNN
2010-01-13
Curtain up on cinema expansion plans for 17 screens - A DUBLIN cinema is planning to expand by adding five screens, with seating for more than 400 people.
Source: Herald.ie
2010-01-13
National Amusements sells Showcase Cinemas - Rave Motion Pictures, a Dallas-based company that owns 30 theaters in 14 states, has completed the purchase of Showcase Cinemas 53.
Source: QCTimes.com
2010-01-13
Kodak Quits Hardware Manufacture in Digital Cinema - Kodak will cease manufacture of all hardware within its Digital Cinema System and will instead focus on licensing the technology to other companies. Kodak cites an ever-increasing level of technical requirements and costs in digital exhibition for their decision to pull out.
Source: 2-pop.com
2010-01-13
Actor Alan Cumming supports cinema revamp - Hollywood actor Alan Cumming is backing a campaign to reopen a derelict cinema in his Perthshire home town.
Source: BC News
2010-01-13
Cinedigm Announces Agreement With R/C Theatres for Phase 2 Deployment Program - First Exhibitor-Buyer Contract Based on Just Completed NATO Cinema Buying Group Agreement
Source: CNN
2010-01-13
Arts Alliance Media Signs Deal with Reel Cinemas - Arts Alliance Media has signed an agreement with Reel Cinemas to digitize Reel’s entire circuit in the UK. The Virtual Print Fee based deal covers all 60 of Reel’s screens throughout the country, across 15 sites, as well as 60 affiliated screens programmed by Reels programmer, Steve Reynolds.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-01-13
£1bn year for British cinemas - British cinemas are on track for a record year, taking more than £1 billion at the box office for the first time in history.
Source: The Telegraph
2010-01-13
Odeon Chester nightclub battle hots up - BUSINESS leaders are being urged to bombard councillors with objections to proposals to transform the former Odeon Cinema into a nightclub.
Source: Chesterfirst
2010-01-13
Cinedigm Reports on the State of Digital Cinema - MORRISTOWN, NJ -- (Marketwire) -- 12/17/09 -- Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) today issued an update on the state of digital cinema in the United States. In 2008 and 2009, the digital transition -- defined as the industry's conversion from analog to digital technology -- was slowed, largely due to the lack of necessary financing. That trend shows signs of reversing; financing is now available and industry-wide momentum has returned. Hollywood movie studios have embraced digital cinema, both from a financing and a creative perspective. These factors, coupled with the growing slate of popular and successful 3D movies from all the Hollywood studios, including James Cameron's "Avatar" on December 18, suggest that 2010 will be a watershed year for digital cinema.
Source: Audio Video Producer
2010-01-13
Electric cinema celebrates its centenary - A cinema in Birmingham celebrating its centenary is to show newsreels found when it was renovated.
Source: BBC News
2010-01-13
Cameo roles offered in major cinema revamp - FOUR years ago its historic auditorium was threatened with being turned into a bar-restaurant.
Source: Scotsman
2010-01-13
Harkness Screens Provides Out Of This World 3D Viewing Experience For Avatar Premiere - Years Most Anticipated Film to Open on Over 4,000 Harkness 3D Screens Worldwide
Source: Briefing Room
2010-01-13
Technicolor to Launch Digital Content Distribution Business - Technicolor has announced that Greg Gudorf and Peter Lee have joined its team to launch a newly created business focused on digital content delivery and device management.
Source: Home Media Magazine
2010-01-13
Cinema rekindles old-fashioned theatre experience - Audiences will have a unique opportunity to follow the yellow brick road across the big screen tonight.
Source: Westernwheel.com
2010-01-13
D-Day for Crystal Palace cinema campaigners - Tomorrow evening thousands of Crystal Palace residents will learn if one of the biggest community campaigns in recent memory has made a major breakthrough.
Source: Your Local Guardian
2010-01-13
Worlds First 3-D Laser Projector Unveiled by Prismatic Magic - FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Prismatic Magic, LLC, today introduced Laser-3D, the worlds first 3-D laser projection system on the eve of the 50th anniversary (in 2010) of the invention of the laser. Laser-3D combines the vibrant, scintillating colors of traditional laser-light shows with full-color, stereoscopic 3-D technology. Laser-3D marks the latest technical milestone in Prismatic Magics effort to enhance laser projection technology for novel applications in entertainment and academic settings.
Source: PR Newswire
2010-01-13
Case against businessmen over Odeon site is settled - AN ACTION in which an Isle of Man businessman sought summary judgment orders for €12 million against former Irish rugby manager Pat Whelan and another Limerick businessman over a loan for the proposed redevelopment of the Odeon Cinema site in London has been settled at the Commercial Court.
Source: Irish Times
2010-01-13
New rate for cinema staff in 2010 - Cinema staff, not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, can join BECTU for just £5.99 per month in 2010
Source: BECTU
2010-01-13
Revamped cinema is to reopen for 2010 - CINEMA-GOERS could be watching movies at Westgate cinema before the new year.
Source: This is Kent
2010-01-13
A 3D First - Disneys adaptation of Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. which was released last month in the UK, became the first 3D movie that is accessible to people with hearing or sight loss.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-01-13
Digital Cinemas First Decade - The case could be made that digital cinema has been around much longer than just the past ten years. For example, I wrote an article for Variety in 1990 about electronic cinema’s potential to transform the movie industry. The consensus at that time was that any serious implementation was a decade away. However, cut to May 1999. That was when Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace opened with a handful of digital screenings in movie theatres in and around New York and Los Angeles. Admittedly major developments were decidedly slow for many years after that, but that movie gave the idea of digital cinema serious momentum and the transformation had begun: digital cinema’s first decade was underway.
Source: Digital Cinema Report
2010-01-13
Alternative content will offer significant income for cinemas - The global market for alternative content in cinemas is forecast to be worth over half a billion dollars by 2014 ($526m), rising from $45.7m in 2008, according to a new report entitled ‘Alternative Content in Cinemas: Market assessment and forecasts to 2014’ by media analyst Screen Digest.
Source: Digital Cinema Info
2010-01-13
British Library and BBC sign archive access deal - The BBC and the British Library are to work together to make their assets more widely available
Source: BBC News
2010-01-13
Moviegoers get more motion at the pictures - Hold onto that popcorn. Like, tight. Coming to a theater near you soon: a moving seat.
Source: Signonsandiego.com
2010-01-13
Dolby 3D and Barco Projection Take Center Stage at Avatar World Premiere - LONDON - (Business Wire) Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB), and Barco (Euronext Brussels:BAR) announced today that the Empire Leicester Square will show the world premiere of the James Cameron movie Avatar on Thursday, December 10, using the Dolby® 3D solution for large screens. An invited audience of more than 1,300 guests will fill the Empire Leicester Square, which will act as the lead theatre for this much-anticipated premiere.
Source: Earthtimes.com
2010-01-13
Barco surpasses 1,300 Chinese d-cinema installations in 2009 - Barco announced it deployed more than 1,300 digital-cinema projectors this year across Greater China. Key customers include Chinas most prominent players in digital cinema such as the China Film Group, Stellar Megamedia and Heng Dian, who all selected from Barco’s portfolio of 0.98” and 1.2” DMD platforms.
Source: Film Journal
2010-01-13
UK cinemas enjoy £1bn boomtime with 3D renaissance - Restaurants and retailers are counting the cost of the recession but cinema has enjoyed rather a different year. In fact, mass escapism and a surge in 3D blockbusters have put UK box offices on course for record takings of £1bn in 2009.
Source: Guardian
2010-01-13
Hollywood sets 2009 box office record with $10bn ticket sales - LONDON - Hollywood has set a new box-office record as the year’s annual ticket sales head beyond 10 billion dollars for the first time.
Source: entertainment Daily
2010-01-13
European Commission Launches Digital Cinema Consultation - The European Commission has launched a public consultation on digital cinema. The purpose of this consultation is to gather information and views from all stakeholders on digital cinema, laying particular emphasis on digital cinema distribution and the digital equipment of European cinemas
Source: IFTN
2010-01-13
Hope for St Albans cinema restoration - CINEMA enthusiast James Hannaway is optimistic he will be able to raise the £1 million he needs to exchange contracts on the purchase of the former Odeon cinema next month. [See also this story]
Source: St Albanns Review
2010-01-13
Blockbusters and 3D films boost Cineworld - Cineworld said the upcoming release of the next Harry Potter film, Shrek 4, Toy Story 3 and Sex and the City 2 would be highlights of 2010. [See here for related stories]
Source: The Guardian
2010-01-13
Falmouths The Poly cinema closes - Falmouth’s famous indie cinema, The Poly, has announced its closure.
Source: Devon-Cornwall-Film
2010-01-13
Avatar nabs No. 2 spot at global B.O. - Only three weeks into its release, 20th Century Foxs "Avatar" has become the No. 2 grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office, cuming $1.14 billion through Wednesday.
Source: Variety
2010-01-13
Odeon And UCI Cinemas Further Extend Digital Screens Across Europe - ODEON and UCI Cinemas, Europe’s largest cinema operator, has announced plans to extend its network of DCI-compliant Digital Cinema screens to 111 key cinema locations, out of a total of 200. This next phase of the ODEON UCI Cinema Group’s groundbreaking digital rollout will commence before Christmas and continue into early 2009 in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany & Austria.
Source: in2town
2010-01-13
Little Tramp stays silent as Charlie Chaplin reborn in 3D animation - Charlie Chaplins Little Tramp, one of cinemas most famous characters, is to become a 3D animated competitor to Mr Bean
Source: The Guardian
2010-01-13
Chippenhams revamped cinema to stay open - The Reel Cinema in Chippenham is to stay open during its upcoming re-fit and hopes to minimise disruption to customers by carrying out most of the building work during the day.
Source: Thisiswiltshire
2010-01-13
Kinoton Installs XL Digital 3D Cinema Systems - The Cineplex Marburg and the Cinedom Koeln multiplexes are the first German cinemas that offer their audience large scale digital 3D Cinema. In the run-up for the theatrical release of “Avatar”, both cinemas have been equipped with Kinoton 3D2P systems, each operating with two DCP Digital Cinema Projectors that bring brilliant 3D pictures even to large screens.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-01-13
Shanghai film group selects Christie - Shanghai-based United Circuit (a subsidiary of the Shanghai Film Group (SFG) Corporation) has purchased an additional 100 Christie DLP Cinema® projectors for its second phase roll-out. The CP2000 Series projectors are expected to be installed in the circuit’s theatres in China within the year. According to Christie, the success of SFG’s first phase instalment of Christie projectors re-enforced its decision to continue exclusively with the company.
Source: Screen Africa
2010-01-13
Barco and Cinema West partner in Californias largest 3D digital cinema multiplex - Cinema West, an independent California exhibitor, chooses Barco DP-2000 digital cinema projectors for every screen in their new Palladio 16 multiplex in Folsom, California.
Source: creativecow.net
2010-01-13
Detained, boy who took revenge after cinema noise complaint - A teenager who poured bleach over a woman after she asked him to be quiet in a cinema has been detained for a year.
Source: The Independent
2010-01-13
Belgiums XDC acquires cinema equipment firm FTT - XDC, the Belgium-based digital cinema services company, has acquired Dusseldorf-based cinema equipment firm FTT.
Source: Screendaily.com
2010-01-13
Cinema Centers Multiplexes Select Christie DLP Cinema Projectors for Digital Conversions - Christie, the world leader in digital cinema projection installations, announced the recent installation of Christie CP2000-ZX digital projectors with Christie Brilliant3D™ triple flash technology in Cinema Centers’ multiplex theatres in central Pennsylvania. The installations were completed in time to premiere the highly anticipated “Avatar” from visionary director James Cameron.
Source: DCinema Today
2010-01-13
Dolby Needs A 4K Solution - It is not just the great three-dimensional sound effects in “Avatar” where you will hear the Dolby effect. Dolby today is everywhere, as part of, fittingly enough, its Dolby Everywhere campaign for Web-connected TVs, Blu-ray movie players, PCs, smartphones, set-top boxes, and game consoles. Let’s take a closer look at the company’s performance.
Source: Sramanamitra
2010-01-13
England Battle Wales In 3D Cinema Screenings - Rugby fans will be able to watch England's next match with Wales live in 3D at cinemas.
Source: sky.com
2010-01-07
The Barbican has shut the portcullis on cinephiles - The Barbicans decision to shut two of its three screens to placate luxury-flat owners is a slap in the face for everyone who cares about cinema
Source: The Guardian
2010-01-07
Newly refurbished IFI Opens - The IFI unveiled its new luxury cinema screen and upgraded public areas today, January 7th. The event will also mark the launch of its new programme for the coming year.
Source: IFTN
2010-01-01
Queen Honors Odeon Cinema Manager Chris Hilton - The Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square remains London most revered movie theatre.
Having hosted The Queen and the British Royal family countless times to premieres in his career as General Manager of the UK flagship cinema, Odeon Leicester Square, Chris Hilton retired in the summer of 2009 and was subsequently named, in the New Year's Honors list, as being awarded an MBE for services to the film industry. It's not often the ' cinema back room boys' are recognized for their work, and the ever-popular Chris Hilton is one of only a very few cinema managers ever awarded such an honor.(On a personal level, Mr. Hilton was instrumental in helping to arrange for members of our film location tours to attend various events at the Odeon in Leicester Square. We send our heartfelt congratulations to him- Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall) »
Source: IMDB
