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Reading’s new eight cinema complex • • The former Echuca Paramount Twin in
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at Chirnside Park opened on Thursday •• NEWSREEL •• Hare Street is now closed and has been
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June 7. •• CINEMA, THEATRE & • replaced by a new Art Deco style, four
All eight cinemas feature FIRST • •• screen multiplex in High Street.
CLASS™ wall to wall screens, Dolby •• • The new cinemas opened on 19
digital sound and high backed, arm- • SHOWBUSINESS NEWS •• March 2001. Seating capacities of the
chair stadium seating. The complex • Edited by Martin Powell • new auditoriums are 169, 103, 102, and
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also introduces Regency Cinelounge, 393. The building houses three dedi-
which offers patrons a fully licensed Waverley Cinema email cated cinemas, and a fourth auditorium
club style environment with custom subscribers now over 10,000 which doubles as a performing arts
made Moran armchair seating and a The Waverley Cinema Pinewood have centre and cinema.
choice of refreshments before or after a recently announced that subscribers to The complex is fitted with Kinoton
film. Cinema One seats 422 in the main their email newsletter have reached the 30E projectors, Cinemeccanica platters,
section, plus 35 seats in the Regency 10,400 mark. The Waverley was one of Dolby cp650 6 channel digital proces-
Cinelounge. The total seating capacity the very first cinemas in Melbourne to sors, Camatic Odeon seats, and Klipsch
of Chirnside Park is 1768. The seven set up a website and have actively used Speakers with the main cinema fitted
other cinemas in the complex range email for marketing. with Klipsch 3 way speakers.
from 327 to 112 seats. www.waverleycinema.com.au/~wcinema This is the third Paramount Theatre
in Echuca. The original Paramount
50th Melbourne International (which no longer exists — before the
Film Festival Opening at Regent Twin in Hare St.) had almost 800 seats.
The 50th Melbourne International Film www.echucaparamount.com
Festival will celebrate its Opening
Night in style on July 18th at New Theatre for Bendigo
Melbourne's Regent Theatre and The City of Greater Bendigo have
Plaza Ballroom — a venue befitting announced an exciting master plan for
the prestige, reputation and glamour the future development of the Capital
of this milestone event. Performing Arts Centre, which
"The Regent Theatre has been syn- includes construction of a new 950 seat
Longford Cinema set to close onymous with film in Melbourne from state of the art performance theatre.
After seventeen years as one of the very beginning, so we are particu- The new $12 million theatre will
Melbourne’s best-known arthouse larly excited to be the venue hosting feature seating on two levels — stalls
venues, the Longford Cinema in South the Premiere Night for this 50th and balcony, a large stage with a 10
Yarra is about to close. Anniversary celebration,” said Jason metre proscenium arch, generous wing
Executive director Natalie Miller Marriner, General Manager, Marriner and rear stage space, and full flying.
told Newsreel that “the cinema will Theatres. The architect for the project is the
close sometime after the end of June.” The Opening Night screening will Melbourne-based firm Hassell, who
Melbournians found out about the be followed by the grand opening black have designed the Adelaide Festival
imminent closure of the cinema in an tie party in the Plaza Ballroom. Theatre and other significant theatres.
article by Lawrie Zion on page 3 of For further information phone MIFF on
Saturday’s Age on 31 May (above). 03 9417 2011. NEWSREEL continues on page 19
Now competing with eighteen other
screens in South Yarra (Como 3 and John Cain at CATHS meeting
Jam Factory 15) the Longford is unable The April CATHS meeting saw a record
to get prints of first-release films such attendance of members and visitors to
as Moulin Rouge. hear former Victorian Premier John
Cain talk about his book On With The
Community campaign to buy the Show — the stories of five key players
Castlemaine Theatre Royal in Australia's entertainment industry.
Passed in at a March auction, the local Mr Cain's address focussed on the
community is rallying to keep the career of Roc Kirby and how his family
Castlemaine Royal going. A public made their start in the movie exhibition
meeting was attended by 280 people to business. Roc Kirby — who is now in
explore various options for the theatre. his eighties — is the founder of Village
If you would like to register your Cinemas and Village Roadshow.
interest, or can offer any assistance, After his talk, Mr Cain signed copies CATHS President Gerry Kennedy
skills or advice to the Theatre Royal of his book for an enthusiastic audience. presents John Cain with a Certificate
Project please contact Sue Turner on of appreciation, acknowledging his
03 5472 1015. More information at • See the Reviews section on page 31 significant contribution to the
www.castlemaine.au.com for further information about recording of Australia's showbusi-
On With The Show. ness history. Photo: Mike Trickett.

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