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National Trust seeks rebirth of two Sydney cinema treasures
The National Trust is campaigning to reopen two of Sydney's most architecturally spectacular cinemas, the Roxy in Parramatta and the Hub in Newtown. More »
Will 'Lord of the Rings' keeps its crown?
Avatar continued its powerful performance in early 2010, taking over Titanic's spot as the world's top-grossing film. In Australia, it overtook Titanic in mid-January and is now the country's highest-grossing release. More »
The best or the worst of times for Australian film?
Are Australian films “boring, grim and unsatisfying”? Is that why many failed at the box office in 2009? That’s the verdict of Australian playwright and screenwriter Louis Nowra. More »
Word of mouth grows for 'Mao's Last Dancer'
I was at the bridge club for my weekly game and, unusually, the main subject of conversation was a film. More »
'Mao's Last Dancer' overtakes Paul Hogan movie as Australia's highest-grossing film of 2009
Australian Bruce Beresford’s (Driving Miss Daisy) latest film, Mao’s Last Dancer, has just been released following a very strong marketing push, and was rewarded with an A$4.3 million opening week, making it the highest-grossing Australian film of the year. More »
Sun Pictures in Western Australia holds record as world's oldest open-air cinema
The Guinness Book of World Records lists Sun Pictures in Broome, Western Australia, as the world’s oldest open-air cinema in operation. More »
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DCIP completes financing for digital rollout
Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC (DCIP) completed its financing transactions for the deployment of DCI-compliant digital projection systems to nearly 14,000 movie theatre screens across North America, including screens operated or managed by AMC Entertainment, Cinemark Holdings and Regal Entertainment Group. More »
MPAA: Domestic boxoffice up 10% in '09
Movies released in 3D accounted for 11% of domestic boxoffice in 2009, up from just 2% in 2008. More »
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