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[2] [47] [48] Hoyts and Fox however did not share Griffith's enthusiasm for the establishment of a drive-in theatre, so Griffith subsequently formed a syndicate, Auto Theatres, [2] which decided on a site in the Melbourne suburb of Burwood for Australia's first drive-in theatre. Construction proceeded through the latter half of 1953 from plans ...
The Regent Theatre site on Collins Street was purchased by Hoyts Theatres director Francis W. Thring to be the flagship for his Regent theatre circuit. It was designed by Cedric Ballantyne, a noted theatre architect who had designed earlier theatres for Thring, [1] including the Regent Theatre, Ballarat, [2] [3] and toured movie palaces in the US, drawing inspiration from their eclectic ...
Alliance Cinemas – after selling its BC locations, it now operates only one theater in Toronto; Cinémas Guzzo – 10 locations and 142 screens in the Montreal area; Cineplex Cinemas – Canada's largest and North America's fifth-largest movie theater company, with 162 locations and 1,635 screens
The HOYTS Group of companies in Australia and New Zealand includes HOYTS Cinemas, a cinema chain, and Val Morgan, which sells advertising on cinema screens and digital billboards. The company was established by dentist Arthur Russell in Melbourne , Victoria in 1908, showing films in a hired hall.
In 2005, the Hoyts cinema moved to larger premises at the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre. On 15 February 2006 the Village cinema closed down, leaving Village cinemas at nearby Crown Casino as the main Village branded city cinemas. The Chinatown Cinema, which inhabits the former Hoyts MidCity cinema, is the only cinema left in Bourke Street.
The Big Six chain were the original owners for the first two years of operation, until Hoyts acquired the theatre in 1967. The 1960s and 1970s were the peak of drive-in culture's popularity in Melbourne, and at one stage the theatre competed with six other drive-ins within the surrounding suburbs alone. [4]
The Melbourne Town Hall also serves as a performance space, regularly hosting theatrical shows, concerts, and live comedy. Other major entertainment venues in the East End Theatre District include live music venues 170 Russell and Max Watt's House of Music, Hoyts Melbourne Central, Palace Kino, Chinatown and ACMI cinemas.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "Cinemas in Melbourne" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Valhalla Cinema ...