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Rochester, NH: Lilac Mall Cinema Reopens	Aug 03, 2010
Movies have come back to Lilac Mall in Rochester, New Hampshire! Last fall, Spinelli Cinemas closed the movie theater, but TBA Theaters has reopened the theater as the Lilac Mall Cinema, with the...
Lakeland, FL: Dickinson Theatres Lakeland Square 10 Cinema Closes	Aug 03, 2010
The Dickinson Theatres Lakeland Square 10 Cinema in Lakeland, Florida has closed its doors, according to an article on the web site for The Ledger: The movie theater will shut down today at the...
Baltimore, MD: Senator Theatre Closes with Free Screening of "Star Wars"	Aug 03, 2010
After what appears to have been a protracted fight with just about everyone in City Hall, Tom Kiefaber, operator and former owner of the Senator Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland, closed the theater for...
Starplex Cinemas Help Seniors Beat the Heat in August with Free Movies on Hot Days	Jul 29, 2010
Starplex Cinemas announced this week that they will offer free movies at their Oklahoma locations to senior citizens in August when the temperature exceeds 100 degrees. According to the press...
Rio Rancho, NM: Cinemark Announces New Century Theatre at The Village at Rio Rancho	Jul 23, 2010
Cinemark announced this week plans to open a new movie theater in Rio Rancho, New Mexico in time for the 2011 summer movie blockbuster season. The Century-branded theater will be located at The...
Anaheim, CA: GardenWalk IMAX Closes, Future of Rest of Theater in Doubt	Jul 22, 2010
The Orange County Register is reporting that the CinemaFusion - Anaheim GardenWalk in Anaheim, California, has closed the IMAX theater, and that the future of the rest of the theater is in...
Hartford, CT: Bow Tie Cinema City Moving to New Location on July 23, 2010, Becoming the Bow Tie Cinema City at the Palace	Jul 20, 2010
The Bow Tie Cinema City in Hartford, Connecticut will be closing on July 22, 2010 and re-opening as the Bow Tie Cinema City at the Palace in the same building as the Bow Tie Palace 17 and Odyssey...
Hollywood, CA: Festival Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Hollywood Walk of Fame	Jul 20, 2010
Hollywood, California is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Hollywood Walk of Fame July 25, 2010 with a day-long "Walk the Walk" festival with tours of Hollywood theaters and studios, as well as...
Los Angeles, CA: World Premiere of "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 3D" at Chinese Theatre Tonight	Jul 19, 2010
Warner Bros. announced recently that the World Premiere of Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 3D will be held at Mann Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday, July 25,...
Rexburg, ID: Westwood Theater Transforming Into the Romance Theater	Jul 16, 2010
The Rexburg Standard Journal has an article today about work beginning on transforming the Westwood Theater in Rexburg, Idaho back into the Romance Theater. The new name is actually a name the...
Watertown, NY: Regal Cinemas Salmon Run Mall 8 to Close July 30 for Major Renovation	Jul 15, 2010
The Watertown Daily Times is reporting that the Regal Cinemas Salmon Run Mall 8 in Watertown, New York will close July 30, 2010 in order to be razed as part of the theater's expansion project. The...
Corona, CA: Krikorian Theatres 15 At Dos Lagos Closes Unexpectedly	Jul 13, 2010
The Krikorian Theatres 15 At Dos Lagos in Corona, California closed without notice yesterday, leaving moviegoers wondering what happened, and theater management was tight-lipped about it as well. A...
Los Angeles, CA: LA Premiere of "Inception" at Chinese Theatre Tonight	Jul 13, 2010
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that the Los Angeles premiere of Christopher Nolan's actioner Inception will take place tonight, July 13, 2010, at Mann Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood,...
Southington, CT: Southington Drive-In Re-Opens	Jul 12, 2010
The Southington Twin Drive-In Theatre opened in Southington, Connecticut in 1954, and served moviegoers in the area until 2002 when it closed. The town of Southington purchased the property and one...
New York, NY: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Event in Manhattan's Bryant Park Tonight	Jul 06, 2010
A special event to celebrate the release of The Sorcerer's Apprentice will be held tonight in Bryant Park in the New York borough of Manhattan. The movie was filmed entirely in New York City, and...
Stroudsburg, PA: AMC Loews Stroud Mall 7 To Be Replaced by 12-Screen Cinemark Theater	Jul 05, 2010
The Pocono Record is reporting that the AMC Loews Stroud Mall 7 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania will be replaced by a 12-screen Cinemark movie theater. The existing theater is split, with screens 1-5...
Fairbanks, AK: Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 Gets IMAX Addition	Jul 05, 2010
Less than three weeks after Alaska's first IMAX theater opened in Anchorage, the second has opened in Fairbanks! On Tuesday, June 29th, the IMAX screen at the Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 in...
West Allis, WI: Demolition Avoided as Former Owner of Rosebud Cinema Drafthouse Purchases Paradise Theatre	Jul 02, 2010
It's amazing what the shadow of a wrecking ball can do to get agreements in place. In May, we mentioned that the Paradise Theatre in West Allis, Wisconsin may face demolition, but WestAllisNOW is...
Cinemark Pulls Paranormal Activity 2 Trailer in Some Theaters After Complaints	Jul 01, 2010
In a story that smacks of a publicity stunt, Variety is reporting that Cinemark is pulling the trailer for Paranormal Activity 2 from some Texas locations after getting complaints about it being too...
Logan, UT: Westates Theatres Logan Art Cinema Reopens as Logan Arthouse and Cinema	Jul 01, 2010
The theater formerly known as the Westates Theatres Logan Art Cinema in Logan, Utah has reopened as the Logan Arthouse and Cinema, according to an article on hjnews.com, the web site for the Herald...