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Pages in category "Cinemas and movie theaters in Omaha, Nebraska" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first color movie shown in Omaha, The Black Pirate starring Douglas Fairbanks, ran at the Strand. [37] Apollo Theatre [14] 475 [35] 2824 Leavenworth Street [14] The Auditorium 5000 [14] Southeast corner of 15th Street [14] Omaha's original auditorium, not to be confused with the Omaha Civic Auditorium Avenue Theatre [38] Abt. 1926 [39] 800 [39]
On March 26, 2008, it was announced that Marcus Theatres of Milwaukee, Wisconsin would buy seven Douglas Theatres, along with the name for $40.5 million. Cinema Center and Q-Cinema 9 in Omaha would continue to be owned by Douglas Theatres, and set close before summer, and Cinema Center would be set to close between October 2008 and February 2009.
Film Streams' North Downtown Omaha cinema is named after Ruth Sokolof, née Rosinsky (1925-1982), a well-known educator in Omaha who focused her life on helping children with disabilities. [18] With her husband, Phil, [ 19 ] [ 20 ] many education-based scholarships are awarded in their name each year to Omaha-area students and educators.
With this new Alamo Drafthouse Village, the downtown location ceased showing second-run movies and began to concentrate almost exclusively on unusual programming, including classics, cult classics, independents, documentaries, special guest appearances, movie mockery and audience participation shows. [citation needed]
Kansas, in the geographic center of the United States, has a rich history connected with the American Old West and with the American Civil War ("Bleeding Kansas"), including the history of the notorious guerrilla commander William Quantrill. The following is a partial chronological list of major motion pictures set in Kansas. [1] [2]
In 1974, the Cooper Foundation sold the Dundee to Edward Cohen and David Frank of Omaha. They changed the theater's offering to family pictures in an attempt to create a "top-notch house". [ 5 ] The theater closed for a short time and in 1980 was purchased and renovated by Denny Moran of Moran Cinemas.
On August 8, 2001, a hearing was held before the Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission to determine whether the Indian Hills Theater should be designated an Omaha Landmark. Such a designation, upon confirmation by the Omaha City Council, would protect the theater from demolition. Presentations were made by the Indian Hills Theater ...