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Copyright 2012 SVJ Designs, LLC. en-us SVJ Designs RSS Generator 60 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:54:57 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2458&from=rss The LagunaNiguel Patch has been providing updates on the construction of the former Edwards Ocean Ranch 7 in Laguna Niguel, California, which is being converted into a location run by Cinepolis... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2458 Odds & Ends Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:35:17 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2455&from=rss Larry Downes wrote a story for Forbes.com in which he opines that Best Buy is slowly running itself out of business: Electronics retailer Best Buy is headed for the exits.  I can't say when... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2455 Odds & Ends Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:11:56 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2452&from=rss In the Journal article titled "2011's Box Office Woe and What Could/Should be Done About It" the issue of lower theater attendance in 2011 than in the previous 16 years was discussed. Following is... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2452 Odds & Ends Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:08:19 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2451&from=rss In the Journal article titled "2011's Box Office Woe and What Could/Should be Done About It" the issue of lower theater attendance in 2011 than in the previous 16 years was discussed. Following is... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2451 Odds & Ends Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:11:13 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2450&from=rss The end of the year always brings all kinds of top 10, bottom 10, best-of, and worst-of lists, and comparisons to the previous year(s) in a variety of measures. This year was no different, and one... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2450 Odds & Ends Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:22:43 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2441&from=rss The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has announced what it considers to be the top 10 stars of 2011, based upon the number of pageviews that each received on their web site. Each of the top 10 is... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2441 Odds & Ends Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:15:37 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2468&from=rss The San Francisco Chronicle has a story about the new life that the historic Alhambra Theater has as a fitness center: Through the haze of a good sweat, it's easy to imagine the Alhambra Theatre... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2468 Odds & Ends Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:54:57 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2392&from=rss Disney announced yesterday that the short movie Tangled Ever After will be shown before Beauty and the Beast 3D when it's released in theaters in January 2012. The Kingdom is in a festive mood as... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2392 Odds & Ends Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:06:53 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2390&from=rss During last night's broadcast of "Person of Interest" on CBS, a commercial aired for the upcoming movie New Year's Eve, which opens on December 9, 2011, and stars just about everyone in Hollywood. At... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2390 Odds & Ends Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:31:52 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2380&from=rss The December issue of Empire Magazine features an interview with Steven Spielberg that discusses his upcoming movie War Horse, but they also had a chance to ask him about sequels in the Jurassic Park... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2380 Odds & Ends Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:05:37 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2363&from=rss Avatar took theaters by storm in December 2009, and Avatar 3D remains the best contemporary example of 3D on the big screen. The movie took a familiar theme of a soldier going into a forbidding... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2363 Odds & Ends Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:08:43 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2352&from=rss Nike is selling 150 pairs of its Nike MAG shoes, fashioned after Marty McFly's high-top shoes from the "Back to the Future" movies, and the proceeds will be going to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2352 Odds & Ends Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:32:21 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2341&from=rss Ben Marcus founded Marcus Theatres with the opening of the Marcus Ripon Campus Theatre in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1935. The company has grown to 55 locations in seven states, and it is honoring what... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2341 Odds & Ends Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:52:27 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2319&from=rss Bangerter Homes in Herriman, Utah was inspired by the Disney movie Up to build the centerpiece of the movie; Carl Fredrickson's house that he hooks up to lots of helium balloons and flies to his... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2319 Odds & Ends Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:56:34 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2303&from=rss Looking to catch up with the Harry Potter franchise before seeing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2? Select Marcus Theatres locations are hosting marathons of the Harry Potter movies,... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2303 Odds & Ends Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:52:12 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2256&from=rss There's a trailer for a fictional movie titled George Lucas Strikes Back on YouTube that's pretty good. Its basis is that George Lucas was kidnapped and imprisoned against his will soon after making... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2256 Odds & Ends Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:01:19 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2247&from=rss The Hollywood Reporter has a story about poster designer Bill Gold, the man behind iconic posters for movies like Casablanca, The Wild Bunch, My Fair Lady, and many others. Gold, 90, is now retired... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2247 Odds & Ends Thu, 19 May 2011 11:24:11 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2241&from=rss Cinematographer Roger Deakins has nine Academy Award nominations for his work in such movies as The Shawshank Redemption, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, and most recently True Grit, among... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2241 Odds & Ends Tue, 10 May 2011 15:28:26 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2238&from=rss Marcus Theatres announced this week that they are now offering reserved seating in every auditorium at Marcus North Shore Cinemas in Mequon, Wisconsin. This service is available at no additional... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2238 Odds & Ends Fri, 06 May 2011 16:55:36 EST http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2226&from=rss Earlier this month, AMC Theatres introduced an alternative to the usual soda and popcorn choices at the concession counter with something approaching a more healthy choice, which they are calling... http://www.bigscreen.com/journal.php?id=2226 Odds & Ends Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:51:20 EST