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Topic: What's the latest theatre to close or open you have heard about?
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Monte L Fullmer
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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 10-19-2010 11:00 PM
In 1972, I attended "the Domes" to see "Big Jake" - the John Wayne flick with my aunt and my cousin.
What a theatre that was. huge lobby with a center concession stand, an actual waterfall display in the lobby, crystal chandeliers hanging, a theatre organ nestled in the middle of the lobby with the organist playing soft pieces as if it was lobby music.
Then, to walk into those huge auditoriums and witness the Scope picture on that big screen...
The other side was playing, in 70mm, "Ryan's Daughter" and that sounded so good..
..oh well, time marches on and it's not friendly at times..
Good luck to the citizens of Riverdale and their cherished memories.
..Wonder if, and what LHM is going to do in giving honor to the cinemas when the new car lot goes in its place ....
-Monte
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Pete Naples
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From: Dunfermline, Scotland
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 10-23-2010 04:10 AM
The Kino in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland re-opened last night after being dark for over 10 years.
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Kino Cinema to reopen in Glenrothes after 12 years
The old Glenrothes Cinema is set to open its doors for the first time in 12 years, thanks to a Fife entrepreneur.
Cinema seats (Flickr user atomicjeep - commercial ok)
Graeme Reekie, from Leven, has been busy bringing the inside of the building in Church Street up to date ahead of its planned reopening as the Kino Cinema in October.
When he got the keys to the rented premises, Mr Reekie encountered a "ghost cinema" frozen in time.
The notice board showed the last film to be screened in cinema one, Velvet Goldmine, and in the kiosk there was a picture of the Spice Girls advertising fizzy juice.
Mr Reekie said he wanted to offer a modern cinema experience at competitive prices, and he is looking forward to bringing new releases to the silver screen once more in the Fife town.
"There's a huge population in Glenrothes but there was no cinema to supply that population. I saw a gap in the market and decided to open a cinema," said Mr Reekie.
"People in Glenrothes definitely missed the cinema when it closed."
The project is completely separate from Glenrothes Community Cinema, which is not a commercial operation.
As the chief executive of Cork Film Festival and a former projectionist at The Cameo in Edinburgh's Tollcross, Mr Reekie has a wide experience of bringing movies to the public and is hoping to put on a diverse programme at the Kino.
"We want to be showing commercial, mainstream films and arthouse films as well.
"At the moment, if you want to see any arthouse stuff you have to go to Edinburgh. The aim is to cater for everybody."
Providing everything goes to plan, the cinema will create 10 jobs when it opens.
It also has more than 1000 fans on its Facebook page.
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Scott Jentsch
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From: New Berlin, WI, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 10-26-2010 04:54 PM
Along with the Grand Theater in Du Quoin, the Showtime Cinemas in Fairfield, Illinois (same owner) also closed.
Southern Illinois movie theaters close
By Len Wells
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FAIRFIELD, Ill. — Two Southern Illinois movie houses were closed Monday after the owner said there weren’t enough customers.
Rich Baker, the owner of Showtime Cinema in Fairfield and the Grand Theater Du Quoin, said he will reassess his finances over the next two weeks before deciding if the closures are permanent. “I just can’t seem to get the public involved,” Baker said. “I’ve put everything I’ve made back into the Fairfield theater since I took over in November 2007. I’ve never made a profit. The only people making money are the movie companies and my employees.”
Baker also closed the historic Grand Theater in Du Quoin on Monday – a movie house that opened in the 1920s. Baker has operated the Du Quoin property since April 2006. The cinema in Du Quoin features three screens and 453 seats. The Showtime Cinema at Fairfield also features three screens but only 58 seats per screen.
“The whole day on Saturday I only had 19 customers at the Fairfield property,” Baker said. “For the last four to six months, I’ve had to guarantee money up front just to get the films. Even small town theaters have to have community involvement to stay in operation.”
A fitness center that operates in conjunction with the Fairfield property will remain open, Baker said.
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