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One of the former Odeon cinemas in Leeds, pictured in May 1980.This is now a Sports Direct branch.. Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch.Odeon publicists liked to claim that the name of the cinemas was derived from his motto, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", [5] but it had been used for cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s, and the word is actually Ancient Greek ...
The special requirements needed to show films in Cinerama—a theater with a huge, ultra-curved screen, three projectors running simultaneously, and seven-track stereophonic sound—made it impossible to show its films in wide release unless the picture was converted to standard one projector format (i.e. Panavision).
The Odeon Star Semaphore Cinemas, usually referred to as the Odeon Star, is an independent multiplex cinema in the beachside Adelaide suburb of Semaphore, South Australia. It is the oldest purpose-built cinema in Adelaide, opened on 22 May 1920 as the Wondergraph Picture Palace .
The cinema chain said the vast majority of sites will reopen as Covid-19 restrictions ease in England.
The Odeon Star in Semaphore Road is the oldest purpose-built cinema in Adelaide, opened on 22 May 1920 as the Wondergraph Picture Palace. [14] It was designed by a prominent South Australian architect, Eric McMichael , [ 16 ] and built by Emmett Bros. [ 14 ] It was renamed Star Theatre in 1930 (as part of the Clifford Theatre Circuit ), [ 17 ...
The Sundance Institute unveiled the lineup of 53 short films for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, taking place Jan. 18-28 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. The film fest will happen in person ...
Between 1976 and 1980, the company reached a total of 37 cinemas, thanks in part to the introduction of the first mini cinemas. This successful format in other countries led Cinesa to establish the so-called Minicinemas in Madrid, the first of them being inaugurated on 16 July 1976 at 126 Fuencarral Street. In 1986, the spectator's day was ...
Why Halle Berry is asking fans to wear their 'best distressed wigs' to special screenings of her new film. Ryan Coleman. September 16, 2024 at 7:02 PM "Let the Wig Off begin."