BigScreen Journal

In a scene that is repeated often across the country, the Majestic Theater in Wills Point, Texas (about 50 miles East of Dallas) has closed its doors for good. Some believe that the theater, at 84...

The West Wayne Theatre in Macedon, New York closed in April 2010, and it's re-opening as the Canaltown Cinema on Friday, October 15, 2010. New owners Kristin and Richard Anderson have remodeled the...

Warner Bros. Entertainment announced Friday that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 will be released in 2D only, in both conventional and IMAX theaters: Warner Bros. Pictures has made...

Clearview's Soundview Cinemas in Port Washington, New York closed this week. According to an article in the Port Washington Patch, the reason for the closing was an issue with the rent renewal...

The B & B Wildwood 10 with Marquee Suites in Wildwood, Missouri opened on October 1, 2010, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: In the midst of a recession and in the age of...

On July 3, 1985, Back to the Future brought a great mix of comedy, action, and science fiction to the big screen. When Marty got into that converted DeLorean, he took the audience "back in time" to...

Lucasfilm Ltd. announced yesterday that the Star Wars movies will be converted to 3D to be shown in theaters, starting with Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace to be released in 2012. The...

The historic Newton Theatre in Newton, New Jersey closed at the end of September 2010, according to an article in the New Jersey Herald: Pure economics, including consumers' desire for movie...

The Cinebarre Biltmore Square 5 in Asheville, North Carolina will switch from first-run movies to second-run discount shows on October 1, 2010, according to an article in the Asheville...

The Wicked Local Chatham is reporting that the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School will be purchasing the Regal Cinemas Harwich 6 in East Harwich, Massachusetts and hopes to have the deal done before...

IMAX Corporation and Cobb Theatres announced yesterday that they have reached a deal that will bring four new IMAX theaters to Alabama and Florida. The first location is scheduled to open in...

IMAX Corporation and Rave Motion Pictures announced last week that they have reached a deal in which Rave will install 13 IMAX digital theaters at existing Rave locations in Alabama, California,...

Regal Entertainment Group announced yesterday that they are expanding to their roster of their big-screen concept Regal Premium Experience (RPX) screens in the Atlanta, Georgia, Boston,...

Walt Disney Studios announced today that a special advance screening of the upcoming drama Secretariat starring Diane Lane and John Malkovich will be held on Sunday, October 3, 2010 and the proceeds...

Howard Shore's original score for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers will be played live to film at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on October 8-9, 2010. The performance will be...

TV Station Fox 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is reporting that actress Susan Sarandon will be in town on Saturday, September 25, 2010 to visit the Milwaukee Film Festival for a special screening of...

Marcus Theatres announced last week that they will be upgrading three more of their large-screen concept UltraScreen® locations with 3D Digital Cinema Projection systems. The new systems will be...

The Warner Theater in Morgantown, West Virginia closed its doors after business on September 5, 2010, according to the Press Release issued by owner Round Table Corporation. The theater opened in...

Marcus Theatres announced that it has agreed to purchase the Regal College Avenue 16 in Appleton, Wisconsin from Regal Cinemas. The 16-screen theater will close Wednesday, September 22, 2010...

Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that the World Premiere of the upcoming comedy Life As We Know It will be held at Clearview's Ziegfeld in New York City on Thursday, September 30, 2010. Attending...