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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.
There are however a few drive-in theatres and car-friendly outdoor cinemas still operating in rural Western Australia. The Dongara Drive-in, built in 1966 and opened in January 1967, has been in continual operation since this time. After a storm in 2008 the screen was replaced and the original projector upgraded.
Event Cinemas did not exist at the time Australian Theatres was formed, but because it is operated by Greater Union, it became part of the group as soon as it was established. [ citation needed ] Australian Theatres was still in effect as of 2019, [ 2 ] and ABN records show the venture as still current as of December 2022 [update] .
The Screening of Australia, Volume 2: Anatomy of a National Cinema. Sydney: Currency Press, 1988. Moran, Albert and Tom O’Regan, eds. An Australian Film Reader (Australian Screen Series). Sydney: Currency Press, 1985. Moran, Albert and Errol Vieth. Film in Australia: An Introduction Sydney: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Rosenthal was a significant architect in Western Australia in the interwar period, known primarily for his cinema designs. [2] The New Oxford Theatre was opened in March 1927 by the Minister for Works, Alex C. McCallum, [ 3 ] before a capacity audience of 1,286. [ 1 ]
Mandurah is the central suburb of the city of Mandurah in Western Australia's Peel region. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 7,837. [3] Transport. Bus
Australian Multiplex Cinemas (often abbreviated as AMC) is a chain of multiple-screen movie cinemas headquartered in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia acquired by Hoyts in November 2010.
The film industry in Western Australia encompasses a wide range of productions and a wide range of filmmakers. Funding can be sourced from ScreenWest, [1] Screen Australia, [2] FTI, [3] television broadcasters and private investors. Filmmakers and productions can be recognised at the West Australian Screen Awards. [4]