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AN historic cinema under renovation has received a £25,000 cash boost, which has taken its restoration campaign past the halfway mark. The Electric Palace Cinema, in King’s Quay Street, Harwich, has been undergoing a £750,000 restoration project to prevent the … Continued
The Curzon cinema has received a £75,000 donation from the Garfield Weston Foundation, taking its fundraising total to £570,000. Work will start in late February 2020 and be completed in around six months. The foundation is a family-founded charitable grant-making … Continued
New comfy seats with high backs installed at a Cineworld have seen adults using toddler booster seats to see the screen – some have complained. Bosses at the Bristol cinema acknowledged the problem and have been offering free tickets to … Continued
MAJOR plans for a new Clydeside retail outlet – including shops, restaurants and a cinema – have been given the green light. ‘Glasgow Harbour Lifestyle Outlet’ will be developed on land bordered by both the River Clyde and River Kelvin. … Continued
Several key Derby organisations are pooling their expertise to try to save the derelict former Hippodrome Theatre in Green Lane. The building, which was built in 1914 as a variety theatre and converted into a cinema in 1930, was sold … Continued
Plans for the £50million rejuvenation of St Catherine’s Place in Bedminster have been thrown out by Bristol City Council. Members of the public applauded loudly when councillors voted to reject developer Firmstone’s proposal for a sprawling complex of homes, shops … Continued
Staff at a volunteer-run cinema in Kensal Rise hope to raise just under £145,000 so they can open a second screen for the borough’s film fans. Source: Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise launches £150,000 fundraiser to open second screen | … Continued
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading global provider of digital cinema projectors, today announced the release of a new 18,000-lumen digital cinema projector to complete the world’s first series of modular laser projectors, providing exhibitors with a truly versatile … Continued
This year’s Academy Award nominees, from best-picture contenders to short films both animated and live action, are scheduled for showcases ahead of the Sunday, Feb. 9, awards. Source: This week in art-house cinema: See Oscar-nominated films in showcases ahead of … Continued
The Athena Cinema, 20 S. Court St., is providing an opportunity for a broader perspective of the arts by broadcasting the Metropolitan Opera in the theater. Source: Athena Cinema to screen Metropolitan Operas throughout spring semester – The Post