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State Cinema in North Hobart in Tasmania, Australia was acquired by Reading Cinemas in November 2019. [2]In the late 1980s, through his holding company the Craig Corporation, Los Angeles–based lawyer James Cotter acquired the Reading Company, a former American railroad company that held a portfolio of real estate properties after it sold its railroad assets and rolling stock in 1976.
The company acquired many theaters in Hollywood, California over the years, including the Pantages in 1965, [3] Warner Theatre and New View Theatre in 1968, [4] [5] Vine Theatre in the 1970s, [6] and Holly Cinema in 1985. [7] Pacific was also one of the first theatres to have Samsung Onyx screens, introduced in 2018. [8]
The Reading screen measures 80 by 60 feet (24 by 18 m). In September 2012, both theaters removed their 15/70 Film projectors and replaced them with digital projectors . [ 2 ] In September 2015, Reading theater was upgraded to an IMAX with Laser , [ 3 ] which uses a "dual 4K laser projection system".
It operated as a performance arts venue for vaudeville, operas, concerts, plays, and a movie theatre at various times during the 20th century. [2] In 2000 the Berks County Convention Center Authority oversaw the acquisition and renovation of the theatre by Sovereign Bank ; who rebranded the theater as the Sovereign Performing Arts Center. [ 1 ]
Astor Theater was a historic movie theater located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect William Harold Lee in the Art Deco style, and built in 1928. The theater seated 2,478. It operated until 1975, then was demolished in 1998 to clear space for the Sovereign Center arena (since renamed the Santander Arena). Some ...
Kinepolis Brussels, the first cinema to carry the Kinepolis brand, was the biggest and a pioneer in the megaplex industry when it opened in 1988. It introduced various innovations in visual, audio and conceptual aspects of cinema, such as hosting guests and special events. It now has 28 screens and 6270 seats.
The cinema opened in October 1970, under the name Cine-Mini Theater in rented space formerly used by the Portland State University Bookstore. Larry Moyer, owner of Moyer Theaters and rival brother of Tom Moyer, believed that Portland was ready for an intimate, fully automated niche market movie house where the projector, house music, curtains, and house lights were automatically controlled.
V-Max cinemas feature enhanced film display, picture quality, and immersive surround sound. The screens at V-Max used to be a minimum width of 25 meters or greater, however, that was lowered to 20 metres in 2010. V-Max cinemas are placed in large auditoriums which feature larger seats, stadium seating and wider arm-rests.