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NEW ZEALAND Tokoroa Books Chart NZ Cinema History
DVD Ventures Prove Popular Cinema 3 is back after a troubled
At Featherston in the Wairarapa the history. On the market for $NZ
opening of the 40-seat digital cinema 350,1000 - lock, stock and barrel, it has
was reported in CR 59. It is doing sell- been sold as a going concern.
out business with art-house movies. Lighthouse Cinemas -
Matinborough in the same area also has Win Some, Lose Some
a DVD cinema. Lighthouse Petone's fourth screen is
At Waikanae, just north of proving popular. The new 100-seater is
Paraparaumu a boutique cinema with the largest, bringing total seating to 246.
licensed café and two screens is expected The move into Auckland proved a
to open before Christmas. Provision has ‘no-go’ after plans to renovate the
been made for a third screen. Seating Victoria Theatre in Devonport to three
will be 40 and 26, with two-seater sofas. screens were knocked back by the
The larger cinema will use 35mm Historic Places Trust. The theatre
projection, the other, commercial DVD. remains closed.
As with most cinemas of this type it will
Lighthouse Cinema Upper Hutt, The Celluloid Circus
be pop-corn free.
which began life as an industry preview
This venture came about because cinema, closed on 18 September. The Wayne Brittenden
Reading, with four screens at building and all assets have been sold Random House NZ
Paraparaumu, refused to show any art to pay creditors. RRP $NZ49.99
house movies, despite numerous requests. When a journalist heading up an
The new cinemas will put pressure on Lower Hutt. award-winning documentary film unit
The Baptist Church paid $3.5
Coehaven at Otaki, another DVD in London decides to come home to get
million to the Tony Tay Group for the
operation screening six days a week. interviews from long retired cinema
cinemas and all retail space in Central
Christchurch City Plaza. This was home to Hoyts 5 folk and is given access to a cache of
The future of the historic Odeon - Cinemas until last March. The church cinema photos never before published,
said to be the oldest masonry theatre in expects to be using the venue by the odds are that the result will be
the country - and protected by a years-end. worth it.
Category One classification from the Of the 300 photos and images in the
Historic Places Trust, is still not secure. Westport book 25 are from our NZ correspondent
Despite major repairs the building is A weekend storm wrought havoc on David Lascelles, who also acted as the
still crumbling, which could mean the St James, cracking walls and causing author's NZ eyes and ears. As well as a
demolition. part of the roof to collapse. A ‘dangerous crucial piece of social history the book
building notice’ was issued and the includes a list of every picture-screening
Waimate building was promptly demolished. venue in the heyday year of 1953.
The Regent is to get a makeover,
The Reel Story:
with new seats and a new candy bar. Reporting by:
Seating will be reduced from 495 to Steve Maggs and Les Tod (Qld); David A History of Napier and Hastings
450. The theatre was built in 1956 by Kilderry, Jo Maxion, Michael Purden Cinemas 1896-1996
Kerridge-Odeon. and Roderick Smith (Vic.); Colin Flint David Turnbull and Michael Fowler
(SA); David Lascelles and Tony Froude Michael Fowler publishing Ltd
Wellington (NZ).
The Rialto 3 closed 15 June (not PO Box 8947 Havelock North
RRP $NZ50
March as reported in CR 59), nearly 13
years to the day it opened. REEL Here is a specialist book for those
Demolition for high-rise luxury who want to drill down for detail about
apartments is underway. film exhibition in a particular place.
It has about 300 photos in black and
Hamilton DEALS white format and a history of all the
Rialto Entertainment closed in cinemas.
October, the result of the new SkyCity KEEPING FILM
Cinema Centre taking most of the
business. COLLECTORS IN TOUCH CORRECTIONS
As for the predicted sale of SkyCity Surnames
ENQUIRIES:
Entertainment, Reading walked away at In CR60, Newsreel page 5, Susanne
the last moment. MIKE TRICKETT Chauvel Carlsson was incorrectly
25 Fairlie Street
SkyCity Cinemas have announced a identified as Susanne Carlsson Chauvel.
44.8 percent drop in earnings for the North Geelong Vic. 3216 In Time Technical page 24, Rick
year to $4.8m. Phone: AH 03 5278 1986 Wynne-Yorke was printed as Rick
Fax: 03 5278 3545
Yorke-Wynne. The Editor apologises
Email: filmman@ncable.net.au for any embarrassment.

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