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Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams Team Up for Mission: Impossible IV	Feb 10, 2010
Paramount Pictures announced yesterday that it is making Mission: Impossible IV, with a scheduled release date of Memorial Day weekend 2011. The movie will star Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt and will be...
Dallas and Houston, TX: Studio Movie Grill Introduces Reserved Seating	Feb 09, 2010
Studio Movie Grill is now offering reserved seating at its locations in the Dallas and Houston, Texas locations, according to a press release issued by the company this week. "We're excited to be...
Select AMC Theatres Locations to Host Two-Day "Best Picture Showcase" - See All 10 Oscar-nominated Movies	Feb 05, 2010
As they have in 2007, 2008, and 2009, select AMC Theatres locations across the country will be hosting a special "Best Picture Showcase," where all ten movies nominated for Best Picture will be...
2010 Academy Award Nominations - By Category	Feb 03, 2010
The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced the morning of February 2, 2010 by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and previous Oscar® nominee Anne...
Hollywood, CA: The American Premiere of "The Wolfman" Held at ArcLight Hollywood February 9th	Feb 02, 2010
The American Premiere of The Wolfman will be held at the ArcLight Hollywood in Hollywood, California on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, according to a press release issued by Universal Pictures...
2010 Academy Award Nominations Announced	Feb 02, 2010
The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced this morning by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and previous Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway. The live...
Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles World Premiere of "Valentine's Day" to be Held at Chinese Theater on February 8th	Feb 02, 2010
Warner Bros. Pictures announced yesterday that the Los Angeles World Premiere of Valentine's Day will be held on Monday, February 8, 2010 at Mann Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood,...
Milwaukee, WI: Marcus Commits to Downtown Theater	Jan 28, 2010
As a follow-up to the unconfirmed news that came out last week about Marcus Theatres wanting to build a new movie theater in downtown Milwaukee, the company announced this week that they will indeed...
Ft. Bliss, TX: Southern Theatres to Open The Grand Theatre at Freedom Crossing in Fall 2010	Jan 26, 2010
Southern Theatres, LLC. will open The Grand Theatre at Freedom Crossing in Fort Bliss, Texas in Fall 2010, according to a press release issued by the developer of the Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss...
Milwaukee, WI: Renewed Talk of a Downtown Marcus Theater	Jan 21, 2010
Back in May 2008, we reported on the possibility of a Marcus Theater being developed in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was going to be part of a development in the Park East corridor, but the...
Spider-Man 4 Gets New Director	Jan 20, 2010
Last week, Spider-Man fans were stunned when it was announced that director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst would not be returning for Spider-Man 4. Whether the studio just wanted...
New York, NY: "Red Riding Trilogy" Shown as a Roadshow at IFC Center Beginning Friday, February 5th	Jan 20, 2010
IFC announced Friday that a special Roadshow edition of the Red Riding Trilogy will be shown at the IFC Center in New York City beginning on February 5, 2010. The exclusive engagement will last one...
AMC to Acquire Most Kerasotes Theaters	Jan 20, 2010
AMC Entertainment Inc. and Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, LLC announced yesterday that they have entered into an agreement which will result in AMC acquiring nearly all the movie theaters in the...
Hollywood, CA: World Premiere of "When in Rome" to be Held at El Capitan Theatre on Wednesday, January 27th	Jan 20, 2010
The World Premiere of the romantic comedy When in Rome will be held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. An ambitious young New Yorker (Kristen Bell),...
Spider-Man Franchise to be Rebooted without Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and Kirsten Dunst	Jan 12, 2010
Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced yesterday that they are scrapping the plans for the next Spider-Man movie, tentatively titled Spider-Man 4 and due to open in theaters in May 2011. The...
Murrells Inlet, SC: Regal Inlet Square Cinemas 12 Closes	Jan 12, 2010
The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina is reporting that the Regal Inlet Square Cinemas 12 in Murrells Inlet closed on January 10, 2010, due to the stalled renovations to the Inlet Square...
The Woodlands, TX: Cinemark Launches New XD Auditorium in The Woodlands	Jan 07, 2010
Cinemark has opened their latest XD "Extreme Digital Cinema" auditorium at Cinemark Tinseltown at Woodlands in The Woodlands, Texas, which is located just outside Houston. This is the 15th such...
Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Premiere of "The Book of Eli" to be Held at Chinese Theater on January 11, 2010	Jan 07, 2010
Warner Bros. announced this week that the Los Angeles Premiere of the upcoming action movie The Book of Eli will take place on Monday, January 11, 2010 at Mann Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood,...
Garden City, KS: Sequoyah 9 Becomes Sequoyah 8 Under New Ownership	Jan 06, 2010
The Sequoyah 9 movie theater in Garden City, Kansas has changed ownership to Mitchell Theatres, and is now the Sequoyah 8. The reduction in screen count can be explained in the following quote from...
New York, NY: World Premiere of "Leap Year" at Directors Guild of America Theater on Wednesday, January 6	Jan 04, 2010
Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment announced last week that the World Premiere of the upcoming romantic comedy Leap Year, starring Amy Adams, will be held at the Directors Guild of America...