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Topic: What's the latest theatre to close or open you have heard about?
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Jim Cassedy
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posted 05-01-2008 09:49 AM
I've been personally involved in getting this place open.
I've got a press screening there later this morning and a big private opening party-bash there tonight.
This front page article was from the "San Francisco Daily" newspaper dated April 30 2008. There is no URL available.
I will post pix in the "theater tour" section when I get a chance.
The Marina Theater, which has been closed since 2001 and was almost
demolished, will open Friday showing the likely summer hit "Iron Man", its
owners announced yesterday.
The 80-year-old movie theater at Chestnut and Steiner streets returns to its
original name, which had been changed to 'Cinema 21' when it closed in 2001.
The owners planned to tear down the building, but preservationists, neighbors and
local merchants along with the San Francisco Neighorhood Theater Foundation
rallied to save it.
The drive was successful, and the Marina Theater will now be operated by Lee
Neighborhood Theaters, which also runs the 4-Star and Presidio Theaters.
The new 350 seat Marina theater will feature two modern auditoriums.
- - A 265 seat, stadium-seated main auditorium and an 86 seat stadium-seated
second auditorium, complete with all the ameneties, including Dolby Digital
Surround Sound.
Both auditoriums exist within the shell of the old Marina Theater building.
The old Marina Theater opened in 1928 in the commercial heart of the Marina
District, which sprouted up on the new land created for the 1925 Panama Pacific
Exposition.
The theater had over 900 seats and served as a traditional neighborhood theater
for decade, screening second-run films after their premiere engagements on
Market Street.
The Marina beame the Cinema 21 in the 1960's and began to screen first and
2nd run films, but eventually closed in 2001.
(SF Daily - April 30 2008)
>Slight technical correction: The auditorims have both Dolby Digital and DTS capibility. - JC <
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Scott Jentsch
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posted 05-02-2008 11:26 AM
Glendale, CA: Pacific Theatres Glendale 18 Opens Today at The Americana at Brand
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Glendale, California has a new movie theater that opens today! The Pacific Theatres Glendale 18 at The Americana at Brand opens today at The Americana at Brand on Colorado and Brand Boulevard.
According to their press release, each of the 18 auditoriums features curved wall-to-wall screens, digital sound, and stadium seating with retractable arm rests and reclining seats.
They are celebrating their grand opening this week with $1 popcorn and $2 hot dogs, and there will be no extra charge for online ticketing for the first week.
The theater is planning to give away movie-themed prizes in conjunction with the movies Made of Honor, Son of Rambow, and Iron Man. They have also partnered with the Glendale Educational Foundation, which will benefit from a percentage of sales.
“The opening of Pacific Theatres Glendale 18 is an important milestone for us,” said Pacific Theatres’ COO Nora Dashwood. “Since 2002 with the opening of The Grove 14, we have continued to make significant strides in offering an unmatched movie-going experience in the greater Los Angeles area. We are thrilled to be working again with Caruso Affiliated Holdings since our experience at the Grove is proof positive that they build unique and sought-after entertainment retail destinations. This is the first time that Pacific Theatres has operated in Glendale and we are excited to be part of this community.”
Customers attending the theater will enjoy a variety of amenities including parking validation for four hours of free parking within the parking structure at The Americana at Brand and valet services will also be available (for an additional fee).
Concession choices will include popcorn, nachos, hot dogs, pretzels, and a selection of candy. Beverages and condiments are self-serve, so you can get just the right blend of ice in your drink and butter (real or imitation?) on your popcorn.
We don't have any photos available (let us know if you have some you'd like to share), but the press release mentions that the theater was built with many handcrafted details similar to those in movie palaces from the 20's and 30's. It lists the following architectural highlights:
* Gorgeous, one-of-a-kind, 24’ by 6’ hand-carved limestone relief representing the performing arts of music and drama
* Venetian chandeliers made with hand blown crystal and 24 karat gold
* Hand-painted mural paying tribute to classic Americana with iconic images of old Hollywood, the Wild West, aviation and the arts
* Two inlaid mosaic tile designs on the lobby floor showcasing intricate and playful oval designs made of rich marble and smooth limestone
Ticket prices for general admission tickets are $11.75, senior and bargain guest tickets are $9.75, and child admission tickets are $8.75 for those aged 12 and under.
The press release states that Pacific Theatres operates 200 walk-in screens in the Los Angeles, California area as well as an unspecified number of drive-in theaters.
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Jim Cassedy
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posted 05-03-2008 11:35 AM
Here's some more info on the opening of the newley rennovated Marina Theater from Friday's (May 2,Y2k8) San Francisco Chronicle. I'll try to post a picture tour later this week.
A Super-Heroic Dffort Revives Marina Theater
Much like the comic-book superhero who will grace the screen within, the Marina Theater is back in business, with a serious makeover.
Closed since 2001, when it was called the Cinema 21, the former Chestnut Street staple reopens as a two-screen theater today under its original name with "Iron Man" in its main 264-seat auditorium.
"We're trying to make it a homey, neighborhood-style theater," said Lee Neighborhood Theatres owner Frank Lee, who, with his wife, Lida Lee, also operates the 4 Star and the Marina's Chestnut Street neighbor, the Presidio.
"The neighborhood wanted this theater, so it's been a long time coming."
The Marina, 2149 Chestnut St., originally opened in 1928 - to see what it looked like in April 1956, check out the big black-and-white photo of it at Bechelli's '50s-style diner next door to the Presidio - and eventually became the Cinema 21 in the 1960s and was bought by Century Cinemas. The theater seemed doomed when Century joined United Artists, Regal Cinemas and other corporations in dumping their single-screen neighborhood movie houses to focus on multiplexes.
Walgreens wanted the space, but met opposition from a Marina neighborhood association, Chestnut Street merchants and the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation headed by San Francisco Giants executives Alfonso Felder and Jack Bair. By 2004, a compromise was worked out between Walgreens, the community groups and property owner Ray Kaliski. The drugstore chain agreed to give up half of the building, and the rest would become the theater.
The result, unfortunately for classic-theater lovers, was that the original Marina building had to be razed. However, the San Francisco architecture firm MK Think was commissioned to evoke a retro feeling in its exterior design for the new building. The Lees had to wait for it to be built, and then for Walgreens to occupy the property, which it did last summer.
Theater construction began last fall, and today's opening ends the four-year process. The new facility includes an 86-seat screen; both auditoriums are upstairs, with the concession stand on the ground floor.
So the theater that, in the Bechelli's photograph, was showing a double bill of the Bing Crosby musical "Anything Goes" with the James M. Cain potboiler "Slightly Scarlet" starring John Payne, is now a two-screen theater outfitted for "Iron Man," "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull" and its ilk (for tickets, showtimes and other information, go to lntsf.com).
It has Dolby Digital Surround Sound, high-backed seats, movable armrests and, among other concession offerings, fresh caramel popcorn.
"I picked everything - the colors, the lights," said Lida Lee, referring to the chandeliers hanging above the refreshment-stand area. She was the driving force behind interior restoration of the Presidio, which the Lees reopened in 2004, augmenting its original Art Deco design, and now the Marina.
"Took me a long time to find those lights. ... We built this one from scratch, so it was more fun," she said.
With their eight screens - two at the Marina, four at the Presidio and two at the 4 Star - the Lees now own the most independent screens in San Francisco.
It's part of a tradition that dates back to 1964, when Frank Lee Sr. opened the Bella Union in Chinatown. The tradition might continue into the next generation - the Lees' sons, 17-year-old Will and 12-year-old Alexander, already are proficient in many aspects of theater operations.
With the neighborhood theater foundation purchasing the Vogue in 2007 and fighting to keep the shuttered Metro Theater on Union Street from developers, can the Lees be persuaded to perform another neighborhood theater resuscitation?
"This is the last one," laughed Lida Lee. "Three is enough!"
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There are a couple of pictures in the original story at the Chronicle link
URL For SF Chronicle Marina Story
(I was sooooo tempted to stick my head out the booth window when they were taking the photo of the Lee's backlit by the projector lamp ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) )
You can also see a wholebuncha pictcures of the pre-restoration Marina Theater on the CinemaTours website.
Cinema Tours - Marina Theater
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Jeffry L. Johnson
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posted 05-10-2008 02:23 PM
Magic is Gone in North Randall web page
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'Magic' is gone at Randall Park Mall, but theater shows glimmer of life
Posted by rroguski May 09, 2008 19:31PM
Movies used to be "magic" in North Randall.
The 12-screen theater there was named for basketball giant Earvin "Magic" Johnson. In late 1999, Johnson cut a ribbon and welcomed moviegoers to the glitzy new theater.
By last March, the glitter was long gone. Citing crummy sales, theater operator AMC Entertainment pulled out. And, in a final crushing blow, the "Magic" signs came down.
But all the stripped signage, the wasteland of empty parking spots - and the dying Randall Park Mall on its back - did not force the theater to close. Instead, the theater's owners and employees banded together and began planning, promoting and pounding the pavement to bring it back to life.
They're fighting tough odds.
Retail in the tiny Village of North Randall has taken a painful, steady slide from the glory days of 1976, when Randall Park Mall opened with more than 200 stores. The property that developers once called the "world's largest shopping center" has become a cavernous echo chamber.
Sexier shopping centers sprang up within short driving distance. Developers shifted from enclosed malls to mixed-use projects and outdoor centers where shoppers could park at a store's doors.
Urban decay, crime and some high-profile violence - a security guard killed a shoplifter at the mall six years ago - didn't help perceptions. The thousands of nearby residents, with a median household income topping $40,000, took their money elsewhere.
Clyde Mitchell watched the theater's patrons drain away. And Mitchell, who is 26 and has worked in theaters since age 15, saw his dream job become drudgery.
The mozzarella sticks disappeared. The nacho-cheese well went dry. Popping popcorn wasn't much fun anymore, without anyone to eat it or spill it in the aisles.
"When I first started working here, it was really great," said Mitchell, who started as an usher in 2000 and worked his way up to a manager's position. "You were happy to come to work every day."
Nearly nine years later, "I'm sitting here in an empty theater," he said.
Don Powers wants to change that.
A real estate investor living in Charlotte, N.C., Powers had owned theaters but never run one. Yet when AMC bailed out, Powers and the theater building's other owners stepped up. They bought AMC's equipment. They found a theater management company in Cincinnati. They kept getting first-run films.
And they came up with a new name: O Theater. (The "Magic" name was too expensive to keep. And "Ohio Theater" was taken.)
A new slogan: "O - What a Bargain!"
And new prices: $5 tickets Monday through Thursday, with movies for $7.50 on weekend nights.
Darrel Shaw, another longtime employee and the theater's manager, has been handing out coupons to family, to friends - to his pastor at church.
Even the coupons, offering two tickets for the price of one, aren't boosting traffic much. On a weekday, employees are lucky to sell 15 tickets. On blockbuster weekends, they might see 400 people.
The theater's largest auditorium seats 720.
Employees have seen their work hours, and paychecks, dwindle. To save on energy costs, they don't start a movie unless patrons show up.
"That's very difficult for us, because we're sitting in a theater all day that doesn't look any different than anybody else's theaters," Mitchell said. "On the one hand, you're getting paid to work. But on the other hand, you can't really do your job."
Instead of taking tickets and pouring popcorn, they clean, talk, listen to music, watch television or, Shaw said, brainstorm ways to boost business.
And they wonder about the mall. Whether Burlington Coat Factory and Sears, the remaining anchors, will follow Dillard's, JCPenney and Macy's out the door. Whether the lingering collection of nail salons, jewelry shops and stores touting gold teeth and tire rims does the theater any good. Whether there's any truth to rumors that mall owner Whichard Real Estate might sell.
"We hope somebody's going to get that mall and turn it around," Powers said. "I know it's not doing well right now, but I think it has some possibilities. I've seen other shopping centers turned around, and I've turned shopping centers around myself."
Whichard, which bought the mall in 2004 for about $6 million, did not return repeated calls seeking comment. Cuyahoga County records show the company owes more than $200,000 in unpaid property taxes and has taken out multiple mortgages on the mall. The mall's on-site manager declined to comment. David Smith, mayor of the Village of North Randall, also did not return repeated calls.
"If they're not going to do anything with it, they should make it clear," Mitchell said of the mall, which is surrounded by storefronts vacated by Circuit City, Toys 'R' Us, Dick's Sporting Goods and other retailers during the past decade.
The area has seen some bright spots, including Ohio Technical College's recent decision to move its PowerSport Institute into more than 200,000 square feet once occupied by JCPenney. Mayor Smith previously told The Plain Dealer that mixed-use development, not just retail, is important to the village's future.
Mitchell and other theater employees hope for a cinematic happy ending.
"I have to explore other opportunities as far as getting another job, with how hard times are right now with jobs in this country," Mitchell said. "I'm pretty sure I can get another job without a problem. But I've been doing stuff that I love."
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Scott Jentsch
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posted 05-14-2008 11:49 AM
Buffalo, NY: Regal Entertainment Group Announces Grand Opening Details for Walden Galleria Stadium 16
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Press Release
Regal Entertainment Group Announces Grand Opening Details for Walden Galleria Stadium 16
May 08, 2008 05:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announced grand opening details for the new Regal Cinemas Walden Galleria Stadium 16. The new theatre will host preview events for three full days to benefit local charities beginning Sunday, May 18. The official grand opening will be Thursday, May 22 with special offers and the latest first-run films. Regal Walden Galleria will also offer a special advance screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Wednesday night at 12:01.
“We are proud to bring moviegoing back to Walden Galleria with our new facility. Regal Cinemas Walden Galleria Stadium 16 will attract patrons from all across the region,” stated Dick Westerling, Regal Entertainment Group Senior Vice President of Marketing and Advertising. “Walden Galleria is a terrific location, and we are excited to add this entertainment destination to the variety of retail and dining options available at the mall.”
The modern movie theatre with 16 screens covers 82,000 square feet and includes approximately 3,000 seats. Moviegoers will enjoy stadium seating, with each row elevated for an unobstructed view, and plush high-back rocking chairs featuring cupholder armrests which move out of the way to form seats for two.
Everyone is invited to enjoy this new entertainment destination on Sunday, May 18; Monday, May 19; and Tuesday, May 20. These preview events will feature $2 movies, $1 popcorn and $1 soft drinks with proceeds benefiting local charities. Each preview event includes a selection of themed movies for the day, beginning with a salute to Buffalo’s rich history in the movie industry.
PREVIEW EVENTS
$2 Movies, $1 Popcorn, $1 Soft Drinks Sunday, May 18 “Buffalo on the Big Screen” Sponsored by The Buffalo News Proceeds to benefit Newspapers in Education Monday, May 19 “Regal is FAN-tastic” Sponsored by Entercom Radio Group Proceeds to benefit Carly’s Club at Roswell Park Cancer Institute Tuesday, May 20 “Family Day at Regal” Sponsored by WKBW ABC 7 Proceeds to benefit Variety Club of Buffalo and Western NY
MOVIES AND SHOWTIMES
Sunday 5/18, Monday 5/19 & Tuesday 5/20
27 Dresses PG13 12:40 4:00 7:50 10:40
3:10 to Yuma R 1:10 4:35 7:30 10:30
Atonement R 12:15 3:10 6:25 9:35
Bucket List PG13 1:15 4:15 7:55 10:50
Enchanted PG 1:30 4:40 8:05 10:45
I Am Legend PG13 1:00 4:10 7:35 10:20
Kite Runner PG13 1:05 4:25 7:25 10:25
National Treasure 2 PG 12:30 3:40 7:00 9:55
Spider-Man 3 PG13 12:05 3:20 6:45 10:00
Sweeney Todd R 12:45 4:05 7:45 10:35
Transformers PG13 12:10 3:35 6:50 10:05
Veggie Tales: Pirates G 12:50 3:45 7:10 9:25
Sunday 5/18 Only “Buffalo on the Big Screen”
Bruce Almighty PG13 1:20 4:30 7:15 9:50
Manna From Heaven PG 12:35 3:50 7:05 10:10
The Natural PG 12:00 3:15 6:30 9:40
The Savages R 12:20 3:25 6:35 9:30
Monday 5/19 Only “Regal is FAN-tastic”
For Love of the Game PG13 12:35 3:50 7:05 10:10
Gridiron Gang PG13 12:00 3:15 6:30 9:40
Rocky Balboa PG 12:20 3:25 6:35 9:30
Talladega Nights PG13 1:20 4:30 7:15 9:50
Tuesday 5/20 Only “Family Day at Regal”
Alvin and the Chipmunks PG 1:20 4:30 7:15 9:50
Bee Movie PG 12:35 3:50 7:05 10:10
The Spiderwick Chronicles PG 12:00 3:15 6:30 9:40
Water Horse PG 12:20 3:25 6:35 9:30
Thursday, May 22
GRAND OPENING
First-run films including: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The “Regal Treatment”
Enjoy free popcorn and free soft drink with each paid admission May 22 – June 1.
Free Movie T-Shirts
Receive a T-shirt with the first 100 tickets sold at the box office each day May 22 – 26.
Offer excludes midnight shows.
Grand Opening Sweepstakes
Sign-up or use your Regal Crown Club card from May 22 – June 22 to be automatically entered to win a $2,000 Walden Galleria Shopping Spree!
Regal Walden Galleria Stadium 16 will also offer the Regal Crown Club to reward frequent guests. More than 11-million moviegoers have joined the Regal Crown Club to make it the most popular loyalty program in the industry. Through the Regal Crown Club moviegoers accumulate credits at the box office and concession stand to earn free popcorn, soft drinks and movies. Membership is free and is available either at the theatre or online at www.REGmovies.com.
For added convenience, Regal offers a variety of ticketing options including internet ticketing, tickets by phone through 1-800-FANDANGO and Regal Express ticket kiosks for self-serve convenience, in addition to traditional walk-up service at the computerized box office.
About Regal Entertainment Group:
Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) is the largest motion picture exhibitor in the world. The Company's theatre circuit, comprising Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres and Edwards Theatres, operates 6,385 screens in 525 locations in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Regal operates theatres in all of the top 33 and 44 of the top 50 U.S. designated market areas. We believe that the size, reach and quality of the Company's theatre circuit not only provide its patrons with a convenient and enjoyable movie-going experience, but is also an exceptional platform to realize economies of scale in theatre operations. Additional information is available on the Company's Web site at http://www.REGmovies.com.
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Scott Jentsch
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posted 06-04-2008 02:59 PM
Elyria, OH (Cleveland Area): Theatre bids all adieu after sudden closure in Elyria
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Theatre bids all adieu after sudden closure in Elyria
CHANDA NEELY, Morning Journal Writer
06/04/2008
ELYRIA -- After six years, Midway Cinemas has closed its doors to moviegoers, an employee confirmed.
The theater at 2650 Midway Mall, Elyria, showed its final movie at 9:55 p.m. last night.
Officials at Midway Mall are remaining tight-lipped about why the theater has closed, but an employee confirmed that the theater is closed.
Centro Midway, owners of Midway Mall, sued Midway Cinemas last year alleging the theater company failed to pay $52,500 in rent between August and October 2007. It is unclear if that is why the theater is now closing its doors.
With the Elyria theater now closed, moviegoers will have to turn to nearby Regal Cinemas. 5500 Cobblestone Drive, Sheffield Village.
''(Midway Cinemas) is closer to my house and I ride (Lorain County Transit),'' said Nicholette Sanchez, of Elyria, who came to the theater on the last day. ''This theater is also cheaper than Regal.''
Midway Cinemas showed movies on eight screens. Prices were $8 for adults in the evening, $5.75 before 6 p.m. and $3.75 for the first show of the day.
''I come (to Midway Cinemas) because it's a good price,'' Mary Winters of Lorain said. ''Mainly for people with a fixed income, plus gasoline to drive (to Regal costs more).''
Regal Cinemas has 20 screens and offers stadium-style seating in every theater. The price for adults is $9 and $6.50 before 6 p.m. Children and senior citizens over 60 are $6 all day.
Regal also offers digital 3-dimensional movies. The cost for the 3D presentation is $11.50 for adults and $9 before 6 p.m. Children and seniors are $8.50.
''(Regal) charges an arm and a leg,'' Jan Tite of North Ridgeville said. ''I probably won't be seeing as many movies unless I go to Lorain.''
Winters and Tite frequently meet with friends to catch a movie at Midway Cinemas. Now they will have to find a new place to meet.
''We have the Palace (Theatre),'' Winters said. ''That's just about a mile from where I live.''
The Palace shows a different movie each weekend beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The cost is $3.
©The Morning Journal 2008
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Paul Goulet
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posted 06-05-2008 10:14 AM
Not really a close or open, more of a transfer of owners
BCG buys Rustic Drive IN
the announcement of the purchase was included in the story about the fire.
Fire at Rustic Drive-In
on 06-04-2008 21:05
By JOSEPH FITZGERALD
NORTH SMITHFIELD — The big screen debut of the latest Indiana Jones flick and a few other big name movies opening at the Rustic Tri-View Drive-In this weekend could be delayed after fire broke out Wednesday morning in the building that houses the projection booth and concession stand.
Heavy smoke was reported in the kitchen and concession area of the building around 11:30 a.m. from a fire reportedly contained to a ventilation shaft between the first and second floors. Despite the clouds of thick smoke, the fire did not appear to have seriously damaged the two-story concrete building, which serves as a projection booth room on the second floor and concession area on the first floor serving everything from popcorn to clam cakes.
As of early yesterday afternoon, the cause of the fire had not been determined and it was unclear whether or not the Rustic — billed as Rhode Island’s only drive-in — would open for the weekend. Located on Route 146 on the southbound side in North Smithfield, the 57-year-old drive-in, which charges $20 per carload, is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from April to September.
With summer like temperatures forecast for the weekend and some highly anticipated films showing on three screens, the drive-in is expecting big numbers. But whether or not the facility opens tomorrow depends on how much damage was cause. The damage was being assessed today by the drive-in’s owners, Cambridge-based Boston Culinary Group.
“If the projection room wasn’t touched then there shouldn’t be a problem, but I’m not sure about the kitchen,” said Christopher Bois, who recently started working at the drive-in cleaning up the grounds, a job his mother held before him.
Bois, who lives on Route 146 adjacent to the drive-in, was playing computer games yesterday morning when his mother called to tell him that the drive-in building was on fire. “I flew up there and saw the smoke,” said Bois, adding the fire appeared contained the ventilation shaft because flames could be seen shooting out of the ventilation tube on the outside of the building.
Bois said he was in the building for about 10 minuets earlier that morning and everything was fine. “I didn’t smell any smoke or anything like that while I was there,” said Bois, adding no one else was in the building at the time.
Former Rustic owner Beth Desmarais, whose family owned the facility since the 1980’s, stood back with a small group of onlookers as firefighters fought the blaze. Among the group were manager Jennifer Chenail and projectionist Bob Gosselin.
The Rustic opened in 1951 with a single screen. When her family bought the facility, Desmarais said, they added three screens that each show two movies per night. Currently the movies begin at 8:45 p.m. with the second feature on each screen beginning 15 minutes after the end of the first on that screen.
Desmarais’ family sold the drive-in to Boston Culinary Group in April.
Boston Culinary Group Director of Operations Deborah Belisle Wednesday said company officials will be in town today to assess the damage, adding she is hopeful the drive-in will open for the weekend.
“We’re going to do everything in our power to open for the weekend,” she said.
Belisle said the blaze was contained to the concession area of the building. “From everything we’ve heard from our people there, the projection booth, projection equipment and films weren’t damaged,” she said.
Boston Culinary Group is a privately-owned food service management company that provides food and beverages in the recreation and leisure industry. The company’s theatre division owns and operates 23 theatres throughout the northeast managing all aspects of theatre operations, including the projection booth, concessions stands and box offices. In addition to the Rustic Tri-View Drive-In, the company’s other Rhode Island theaters include Island Cinemas 10 in Middletown, Opera House Cinema 3 in Newport and Entertainment Cinema in South Kingstown.
The other movies opening at the Rustic this weekend include Kung Fu Panda, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, You Don’t Mess with Zohan, Iron Man and Sex in the City.
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