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Topic: What's the latest theatre to close or open you have heard about? (part 2)
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Jim Cassedy
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From: San Francisco, CA
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 09-30-2019 11:14 AM
After 30yrs WIthout One, Soledad, CA Gets New Movie Theater
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On Saturday, the City of Soledad celebrated the groundbreaking for a new
Premiere Cinemas 8-screen Cineplex coming to town.
Soledad's 26,000 residents haven't had a movie theater in three decades,
since Soledad Theater closed in 1989. The only other movie theater in
South County is in King City. Not only will the theater bring entertainment
and tax revenue to the community, but officials say it has potential to bring
in some traffic and other businesses to town.
Owners Ted Intravia & Richard Scagliotti, Economic Development Director
Brent Slama, and City Manager Michael McHatten helped make the project
a reality.
The City sold redevelopment land to Intravia and Scagliotti to build the
theater. They already have movie theaters in Hollister & Los Banos as well.
Soledad resident and former councilmember Chris Bourke, was one of the
initial supporters of the project. Soledad Mayor Fred Ledesma referred to
him as the "number one theater cheerleader" during the groundbreaking
Saturday and said he'd be the first person to walk in there.
"I started pushing for a movie theater, this is our third attempt at a movie
theater," Bourke said. "...If you spend money on Soledad, we get to tax
money, we get some of the tax revenue that helps us keep our parks,
pay for police and fire, and things of that nature, and it was beneficial to
everybody and it was just making the first step."
The new movie theater in Soledad will look similar to the Premiere
Cinemas location in Hollister.
Once completed, the movie theater will be located at the corner of
Nestles Road and Los Coches Road.
Ledesma said it's planned to open around fall 2020.
"They need more things like this to create community where people feel
they don’t have to go somewhere else," Ledesma said. "And we have
wonderful communities, wonderful people, wonderful neighborhoods, but
its nice that they don’t have to go to Salinas or Monterey, and just hang
out here."
The groundbreaking included speeches by city leaders, community
members, giveaways, free popcorn and VIP passes for the grand
opening in 2020.
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Rick Cohen
Expert Film Handler
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From: Amherst, New York
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 10-02-2019 11:17 PM
Times Leader Article
WEST WYOMING — Nothing beats a drive-in movie. Now, after years of waiting, the Moonlite Drive-In could finally provide that unique experience once again.
The drive-in announced on Monday night via their Facebook page that they would, once again, be opening for business starting this weekend, on Friday and Saturday night.
“It is with great pleasure for us to announce what you have all been waiting for the opening weekend of the Moonlite Drive-In,” said the official Facebook page of the theater, which has been closed for more than 30 years.
In 2017, Eric Symeon and his consultant, Carmen Barletta of Exeter, applied for and were granted a variance to use the site as a business once again.
The theater was originally scheduled to open in May of 2017, but delays pushed the start back time and time again. Now, it appears as though the Moonlite will finally be open for business once again.
Pre-sale tickets for the first two films to be shown at the drive in, “Abominable” and “The Good Boys” will be on sale Wednesday, Oct. 2 and Thursday, Oct. 3, with further details to be posted shortly, the Facebook post added.
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Scott Jentsch
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From: New Berlin, WI, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 10-17-2019 08:59 PM
Here's a rundown of some recent openings:
Brookfield, WI: Movie Tavern at Brookfield Square opened Oct 11, 2019 (Marcus' first Movie Tavern opening since acquiring the chain, and the first MT in Wisconsin)
Conway, SC: Former Rivertowne Stadium 12 reopened Oct 17, 2019 as the B & B Conway 12
Glendale, CA: Studio Movie Grill - Glendale opened Oct 17, 2019
Grand Rapids, MI: Celebration! Cinema - Studio Park opened Oct 4, 2019
Eagan, MN: Emagine Eagan opened Oct 3, 2019
Alpharetta, GA: CMX CineBistro Halcyon opened Sep 27, 2019
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Bill Brandenstein
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From: Santa Clarita, CA
Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 10-23-2019 06:22 PM
Interesting that the "Studio Movie Grill" in Glendale, CA, is in its fourth owner in that location. Back when it was less then 10 miles from where we lived, in its original Mann days, my wife and I would catch movies there on a semi-regular basis. *IF* everything was working right, it was a great place to see a movie, including some THX-certified rooms. However, some of the mistakes there were noteworthy - flat trailers with a scope lens with the soundtrack on the wall, or another time no audio for the entire trailer segment before "Contact," the opening scene of which is silent! But when they were good, they were very, very good.
It's also a great location, but now competes with the large Pacific cineplex at Americana at Brand. We've seen some other noteworthy screens die completely in that area, such as the GCC Central and the awesome stadium seating of Glendale Galaxy Marketplace, which at the end had 35mm absolutely kicking the backside of 2nd-generation digital out the door.
I'll be watching with interest how this fares, and maybe sometime we'll get to venture back down into the neighborhood to see what it's like.
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Bobby Henderson
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From: Lawton, OK, USA
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posted 10-23-2019 10:39 PM
quote: Mark Ogden
It would be nice to see the theatre reopened, but it would also be interesting to see how it would be booked, if it would be pure-play Netflix or if they would bring in other than their own films.
Netflix and use of the Paris Theater in NYC reminds me of the old Paramount Consent Decrees decision by the Supreme Court in 1948, which led to the break-up of the old, closed "studio system" where many theaters were controlled, owned and/or operated by major studios.
Given the Paris Theater looks destined for the wrecking ball without a benefactor like Netflix, I think this operation should be given a pass. And it's also worth noting that major movie studios have been part owners of major theater chains before and have had cozy booking arrangements with high profile locations. Still, I wouldn't put it past a company like Disney, Warner/AT&T or anyone else to drag this situation into court as a kind of legal pissing content. Afterall, Disney And Warner/AT&T are getting into the streaming fray directly with Netflix (and Amazon). Anything to make life more difficult for a rival seems worthwhile.
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