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TBS, TNT, and Turner Classic Movies Channels to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of "King Kong"	Mar 24, 2008
On April 7th, 1933, audiences across the country were treated to Merian Cooper's presentation of "King Kong." The visual effects work of Willis O'Brien in bringing Kong to life stunned...
IMAX and Regal Cinemas Sign Deal for 31 IMAX Installations in 20 Markets	Mar 24, 2008
IMAX Corporation continues its expansion with a deal announced today with Regal Cinemas. According to their press release, the two companies have entered into a joint venture that will install 31...
Three New Talents Added to Cast of "High School Musical 3"	Mar 24, 2008
The next installment of the highly successful "High School Musical" TV movie franchise is coming to theaters on October 24, 2008 and Disney announced today that it has added three young...
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Will Be Two-Parter	Mar 17, 2008
Following the lead of how they are doing The Hobbit in two parts, Warner Bros. Pictures announced last week that they will be breaking up the final installment in the Harry Potter series, "Harry...
Regal Cinemas to Show Red-Band Trailers	Mar 17, 2008
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Regal Cinemas has notified movie studios that it will permit "red band" movie trailers, which contain material that might be offensive to certain...
Westland, MI: Showcase Cinemas Westland Closed March 2, 2008	Mar 13, 2008
The Journal Newspapers in Wayne, Michigan is reporting that the Showcase Cinemas Westland closed its doors on March 2, 2008:According to a written statement received Tuesday from National Amusements,...
Sturtevant, WI: Marcus Testing Digital Cinema at Marcus Cinema at the Renaissance	Mar 12, 2008
The march towards Digital Cinema continues! Just in this past week there have been announcements from Arclight Cinemas and AccessIT, and now there is more news from Thomson regarding new...
Cinemark to Add 200 THX-Certified Screens, Bringing Total to 500	Mar 12, 2008
Back in the early 1980's, George Lucas was disappointed with the state of movie theaters and was concerned about how his next movie "Return of the Jedi" would be seen. He decided that...
Cast Announced for Dreamworks' "Monsters vs. Aliens"	Mar 11, 2008
Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc. and Paramount Pictures announced today the cast for Monsters vs. Aliens, the first movie produced with Dreamworks' Ultimate 3-D technology:Reese Witherspoon, Hugh...
More Digital Cinema Installations Coming	Mar 11, 2008
One of the leaders in Digital Cinema Projection systems, AccessIT, announced today that it has commitments from four major movie studios to provide movies to up to 10,000 digital cinema systems in...
How and Where to See the First Trailer for "The Incredible Hulk"	Mar 11, 2008
Ang Lee's rendition of the Marvel superhero "The Incredible Hulk" didn't strike a chord with audiences. Largely considered a critical failure, it's not surprising that someone else would...
Malco Theatres to Get NCM Events	Mar 07, 2008
National CineMedia, the company behind the NCM Fathom events, such as the Metropolitan Opera and Celine Dion's "A New Day" concert, has announced that they have entered into an agreement...
Hollywood, CA: ArcLight Cinemas to Get Digital Projection	Mar 07, 2008
Front of the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, CA. Photo Copyright 2007 btmeacham All Rights ReservedThe Hollywood Reporter has an article that says that the ArcLight Cinemas and the Cinerama Dome will be...
"Speed Racer" Coming to IMAX Theaters	Mar 06, 2008
The IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. announced Tuesday that Speed Racer would be coming to IMAX theaters as well when the movie opens on May 9, 2008."Speed Racer has all the elements for a...
New Line Cinema Folded into Warner Bros. Entertainment	Mar 05, 2008
Parent company Time Warner announced today that it is consolidating New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Entertainment, with the former being operated as a unit of Warner Bros.According to the press...
East Windsor, CT: Showcase Cinema to Close March 2, 2008	Feb 27, 2008
The Hartford Courant is reporting that the Showcase Cinema in East Windsor, Connecticut will be closing on Sunday, March 2, 2008: [National Amusements], which operates more than 1,500 theater screens...
Orange, CT: Showcase Cinemas Orange to Close March 2, 2008	Feb 27, 2008
TV Station WTNH Channel 8 in New Haven, Connecticut is reporting that the Showcase Cinemas Orange will close on March 2, 2008.Operator National Amusements is citing financial reasons for closing the...
Hendersonville, TN: Details for the Grand Opening of Regal's Streets of Indian Lake Stadium 16	Feb 27, 2008
Regal Entertainment Group has announced details for the grand opening of the Streets of Indian Lake Stadium 16 in Hendersonville, Tennessee.The grand opening preview celebration will take place over...
Frankfort, IL: Marcus Theatres Announces Plans for New Theater	Feb 27, 2008
The Marcus Theatres Corporation has announced that it plans to build a new movie theater in Frankfort, Illinois, which is a southwestern suburb of Chicago. The theater will be part of a mixed-use...
Hollywood, CA: World Premiere of "College Road Trip" on 3/3/2008 at the El Capitan Theatre	Feb 27, 2008
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that the world premiere for the upcoming movie College Road Trip will be held Monday, March 3, 2008 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.The press...