BigScreen Journal News Articles

Mar 12 -- Movies haven't played at the Paula Theater in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina since closing in the mid-1950s, but plans are now afoot to make it into a music venue. Located about 30 miles northeast...

Mar 10 -- Movies will be showing again soon at the movie theater in the Market Arcade on Main Street in Buffalo, New York. The theater closed in December, but will reopen in April as the Scene One - Market...

Feb 15 -- When the Ark Lodge Cinemas in Seattle, Washington closed last year, it left a gap in the city for independent film options. However, the theater reopened recently under new management. Located...

Feb 11 -- Moviegoers in Clarion, Pennsylvania have had to travel to watch movies on the big screen ever since the movie theater at the Clarion Mall closed two years ago, but that's about to change! The movie...

Feb 10 -- Four Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas locations in Texas closed recently, but moviegoers won't have long to wait before they reopen under the management of Flix Brewhouse. The four locations are in...

Feb 5 -- A new microcinema has opened in Burlington, Vermont, filling a vacuum left when the Roxy Cinemas closed. The Partizanfilm opened December 3, 2025 at 230 College Street, which is right next door to...

Jan 29 -- EVO Entertainment has broken ground on a new entertainment destination in Forney, Texas that will bring a movie theater and other entertainment options that include bowling, rock climbing, and more....

Jan 14 -- Movies haven't played in Ashtabula, Ohio for more than two years, but that just changed with the opening of the J-PAL Cinemas. The first day of operation for the movie theater was December 19, 2025...

Jan 5 -- The movie theater in the Market Common shopping center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is under new management. Located along Farrow Parkway near the Myrtle Beach Internation Airport, the movie...

Dec 17, 2025 -- When the Cinemark movie theater closed in the Chino Promenade shopping center in Chino, California, it forced moviegoers to go elsewhere to see movies on the big screen. That changes tomorrow,...

Dec 11, 2025 -- The Showcase Cinema de Lux Patriot Place in Foxboro, Massachusetts will be closing in "early 2026," according to news that we shared in October. Moviegoers in the area will be happy to learn that a...

Dec 9, 2025 -- The Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California originally opened in 1936, but it hasn't shown movies in many years. The historic movie theater reopened recently after an extensive restoration project....

Dec 9, 2025 -- After more than five years, movies on the big screen are returning to Keokuk, Iowa! When the Plaza 3 Cinema in the River City Mall closed in March 2020, moviegoers had to travel to the Fox Theater...

Nov 20, 2025 -- The movie theater in the Southbridge Mall in Mason City, Iowa will be reopening after many years. According to ABC 6 News (see below), the city council announced that the movie theater would be...

Nov 18, 2025 -- The movie theater in North Conway, New Hampshire has been closed for over a year, but moviegoers in the area will be happy to know that movies are playing once again. Located in the Mountain Valley...

Nov 18, 2025 -- The movie theater in Mattoon, Illinois has been closed since August, but moviegoers in the area have reason to rejoice now that the VIP Mattoon 10 has opened! Located just east of I-57 along...

Nov 18, 2025 -- At long last, the Family Entertainment Center in Midland, Texas has an expected opening date. Located northwest of downtown Midland along Loop 250, the Cinergy - Midland Tall City will feature...

Nov 13, 2025 -- The movie theater in the San Isidro Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico has been closed for more than two years, but it's going to be reopening soon as a "family entertainment center" under new management....

Nov 11, 2025 -- After more than a year without a movie theater, moviegoers in Londonderry, New Hampshire have reason to rejoice with the reopening of the O'Neil Cinemas - Londonderry! Its first day of operation is...

Nov 11, 2025 -- The Cranford Theater in Cranford, New Jersey closed temporarily in September 2025 for a renovation project, and it announced recently that it will be reopening later this month. The movie theater...