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The turnaround began in 1997 when developers revealed plans to turn the Cinerama into a dinner theater or a rock-climbing club. This sparked a grassroots effort to save the historic venue, with local film buffs circulating petitions and issuing an urgent cry for help, which was answered by multi-billionaire Paul Allen, himself a movie fan and patron of the theater during its 1960s heyday.
The theatre was owned by O'Steen & Harvard Investments [7] and operated by Landmark Theaters [8] until 2015, when developer Scott Shapiro purchased the building for conversion to an office and restaurant space. [9] The Consulate of Mexico planned to move into leased space in the building, [10] and the consulate opened circa July 2018. [11] [12]
The Grand Illusion Cinema is the longest running independent cinema in the city of Seattle, Washington, and has become a landmark of the film community. Opened as The Movie House in 1970, the cinema became the city's first intimate arthouse and showcased foreign and revival films. The Grand Illusion is located in Seattle's University District.
Highland Theatre, a historic movie theater in Highland Park, has closed after 100 years. The theater struggled to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. Highland Theatre, a historic movie theater ...
Landmark continued to operate the Egyptian Theater until June 27, 2013, after the company declined to renew its lease with Seattle Central College. [5] SIFF took over the lease in May 2014 and raised $340,000 from crowdsourced donations to repair and reopen the theater. [6] The SIFF Egyptian Theater reopened on October 3, 2014. [7]
Act III Theatres was an American company that owned movie theater multiplexes and screens principally located in the U.S. states of Texas, Oregon and Washington. The company was in business from 1986 to 1997, when it was sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).
Taron Egerton saves Los Angeles' famous airport from disaster in Carry-On — but in truth, the movie never even filmed there. In Carry-On, Egerton, 35, ...
The Majestic Bay Theater, built in 1914 in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, was the oldest continuously operating movie theater in the United States prior to its closure in 1997. [1] In 1998, it was renovated and transformed from a bargain single-screen theater to a well-appointed triplex. [2] The theater opened as The Majestic ...