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That year, Warner Bros. sold their 33.3% share in the Australian Multiplex Joint Venture back to Village Roadshow and Amalgamated Holdings Limited who increased their stakes to 50/50, forming Australian Theatres, the overall owner of Village Cinemas and Greater Union/Birch Carroll & Coyle (Event Cinemas would be later introduced outside Village ...
View of part of the Doncaster Dining area, near the stairway that leads to the Level 1 Food Court Level 2 facing Village Cinemas. In November 2020, a new rooftop dining precinct, Doncaster Dining, was opened during Victoria's second COVID-19 lockdown. At a cost of $30 million, the existing second floor (in the southern section of the shopping ...
Australian Theatres is a joint venture between Village Roadshow and EVT Limited. The partnership was formed on 31 March 2003 between Greater Union and Village Cinemas in Sydney. [1] The venture includes cinemas under the Village Cinemas, Greater Union, Birch, Carrol and Coyle and Event Cinemas brands. Event Cinemas did not exist at the time ...
Village Roadshow Pty Limited is an Australian company which operates cinemas and theme parks, and produces and distributes films. Before being acquired by private equity company BGH Capital, the company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and majority owned by Village Roadshow Corporation, with members of founder Roc Kirby's family in the top roles.
Chapman had previously run a small theatre in Doncaster Market Place, and in 1898 he had the hall rebuilt as a new theatre, to a design by John Priestley Briggs. Part of the frontage was retained. It opened on 27 March 1899, with a performance of "la Poupee". In the 1930s, the theatre was altered, with its capacity reduced from 1,600 to 1,300.
Rivoli Cinema. The Rivoli Cinemas is an excellent example of Streamline Moderne, also known as Art Moderne, the late 1930s version of Art Deco architecture. [1] It is the only intact surviving example in Victoria of the work of cinema specialist architects H. Vivian Taylor and Soilleaux, a practice responsible for the architecture or acoustics of more than 500 cinemas and theatres in Australia ...
In 1945, the last year of World War II, there was a box office boom and the British Rank Organisation purchased a half share in Greater Union Theatres. During this time Greater Union acquired the rights of ownership of many theatres across the country including what became the Phoenician Club in Broadway, Sydney in 1943, originally owned by McIntyre's Broadway Theatres and established as a ...
[17] [18] [19] Seats that move and vibrate in synchronisation with on-screen action have been introduced at some cinemas using D-Box technology. [20] HOYTS Cinema Technology Group (CTG) was established in 2008 and helps other exhibitors such as Palace Cinemas install and operate digital cinema. HOYTS CTG also supports one-off screenings such as ...