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On Friday 22 September, Event Cinemas On Thursday 21 September, Event Cinemas The $60 million expansion and upgrade to
opened their six screen complex in the new opened with two Vmax screens, two Gold Class
$300 million Gateway Shopping Centre. The and four traditional screens. the Newton Shopping Centre in Adelaide’s
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cinemas include two 400-seat 21.5 metre screen Source: Event Cinemas Annual Report. Source: Adelaide Advertiser, 3 October 2017
Vmax stadiums. The cinemas are licensed and
offer Dolby Atmos sound technology. VICTORIA Prospect
Source: Event Cinemas Annual Report.
The opening date for Palace Cinemas’ new
Clayton complex has been set as 7 December. The
A new development, near Monash University, Prospect Mayor will cut the ribbon. The
QUEENSLAND
will consist of four apartment towers, a 250-bed 14 exclusive boutique cinemas over two levels
Brisbane hotel, commercial offices, eateries, will offer a luxurious cinema experience.
The Heritage listed Irish Club building in supermarkets and a six-screen cinema. The Cheap prices will apply opening week.
Elizabeth Street has been converted into the theatre will be operated by Village Cinemas, Source: Adelaide Advertiser
Elizabeth Picture Theatre by the Souris and will have a combined capacity of over 1000
Brothers. The five screen venue opened on seats. Village's Divisional CFO, Chris Stanley, Tea Tree Plaza
5 October. The seating capacity across all five said the new cinema would see the company Design plans to expand Hoyts cinema complex
cinemas is 350 patrons; the company claims this "completely moving away from what is deemed by three extra cinemas were recently
will give customers “a quality movie experience a traditional cinema complex." It is scheduled announced. These include what claims to be
without the crowds and the ‘ship em in ship em to open in late 2019. the state’s first-ever “premium dine-in cinema
out’ attitude”. Cinemas 6 and 7 are planned to Source: Herald Sun, Aug 16 2017 experience” – to be called “Lux” – “combining
be added at ground level. recliner seating with fine wine, premium food,
Source: fivestarcinemas.com.au NEW SOUTH WALES and improved sound and vision”.
Source: Adelaide Advertiser 25 October 2017
Cairns Kings Cross
Event Cinemas Smithfield opened their new Film director George Miller is selling the NATIONAL
complex on 14 September. The new complex historic art deco Metro Theatre that has been Village Roadshow is selling its 50% stake in
comprises one V-max screen and five his headquarters for more than 30 years. The its Singapore Cinema Exhibition business to
traditional screens. Sydney Morning Herald lists the former cinema yield $175 million. The funds will be used to
Source: Event Cinemas Annual Report. for sale. One suggestion is that it has residential pay down debt.
potential.
Coorparoo Source: SMH Business Section 22-10-2017▼ NEW ZEALAND
Dendy Cinemas’ new 10 screen complex on
Brisbane’s south side will open in November. Wellington
The new complex includes “premium lounge After 100 years of showing movies,
cinemas and a lounge bar with panoramic Wellington’s oldest cinema the Paramount
views”. Source: Dendy web site. closed its doors on 25 September.
Queensland News in Brief: Seating 1511, and opening on 4 August 1917
New complex approved for the Mount with the film Eat My Dust starring Mary
Ommaney shopping centre. Believed to be Pickford, it was, for its time, considered the
Hoyts. picture palace of elegance.

Work is well under way on the eight screen It hosted the first commercial sound film in
Newmarket Cinemas for Reading. It may even New Zealand in 1929 and, through many
be open for Christmas. turbulent decades, survived to the present day.
In 2005, two new screens were added and the
Proposed cinema complex in the former upstairs foyer completely renovated.
Watland Plaza in Springwood.
Sydney Sadly, the building owners decided they could
Reading announced a new eight screen complex
Sydney's historic Genesian Theatre Company make more money out of storage and office
for Wooloongabba but not due to open until has been forced out of its heritage-listed home space, refusing to re-new the lease held by
2022. in the CBD as the Catholic Church sells the Cinema Paramount Ltd.
historic Kent Street building to a property
Palace Cinemas have renovated their Valley
developer, ending a 60-year tradition. Reporting: Colin Flint, Tony Tibballs, Steve
(Brisbane) complex. The complex has gone to Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-10
seven screens. They also installed 70 mm Maggs, Robert Parkinson, David Lascelles.
projection for Dunkirk.
Chippendale NEWSREEL POLICY
The new Palace Central in the Central Park In an effort to avoid erroneous material
Cineplex are redeveloping Nerang (Gold Coast) Mall opened on 19 October. The venue boasts
by adding extra screens and redeveloping the 13 screens, comprising 10 standard and three being published, all items submitted for
shops. The current four screens are planned to “boutique” auditoria. Source: Palace web site. inclusion in Newsreel should include the
go to 8 or 9. source and date of the item.

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