Regal Cinemas to Reopen Former Arclight Theater in Pasadena

Middleton’s old town hall could be demolished to make way for new houses and an 80-bed care home. Parkfield House, on Manchester Old Road, was the former municipal borough’s HQ before the local government shake up of 1974 put the town under Rochdale council’s administration.Later bought by the North West Water Authority, the now vacant building was most recently used as offices for security firm Chubb. It dates to the mid-1960s. Having stood empty for three years, Muller Property Group has submitted plans to demolish the ‘brutalist’ structure and replace it with 20 two and four-bed town houses, as well as an 80-bed care home.

The list of performers has been announced for the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards, which will stream live on Prime Video for the second year in a row.

Gal Gadot and her husband Jaron Versano are enjoying some downtime in the Big Apple!

Mooky Greidinger, chief executive of Regal parent Cineworld, of the world’s two biggest chains and currently in the process of emerging from bankruptcy, made an appearance on the Cinemacon stage today saluting Regal employees and giving a shout-out to Lionsgate and Hunger Games.

Thania Garcia Karol G is hitting the road for her first-ever stadium trek across the United States supporting her chart-topping album, “Mañana Será Bonito.” Produced by Live Nation, the six-date tour is set to begin on Aug. 11 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium and will hit Pasadena, Miami, Houston and Dallas with an end date of Sept. 7 at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. “Mañana Será Bonito” made history on the Billboard 200 earlier this year as the first all-Spanish-language record by a female artist to hit No. 1. The 17-song collection — which makes the most of pop, rock, reggaeton, regional Mexican and electronica — is also the Colombian artist’s first leader on the Billboard 200.

Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert and Jo Dee Messina are among the performers set for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards, producers announced today.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 will soon be arriving in cinemas – you can find details regarding its release below.Director James Gunn previously confirmed that the upcoming third instalment will be the Guardians’ final adventure together, although that doesn’t necessarily mean that the characters won’t appear again in other MCU films.Vol. 3 will reportedly see the Guardians adjusting to life on Knowhere as parts of Rocket’s past resurface.

NBC News, who obtained the autopsy report from the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office in Austin, Texas Tuesday, the former Disney executive and ex-husband of podcaster, Rachel Hollis, died of «toxic effects of cocaine, ethanol, and fentanyl.»Per the report, Dave's death was ruled an accident, with the medical examiner's office noting that authorities found Dave unresponsive and declared him dead at the scene.The medical examiner also reported that high blood pressure and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease were additional factors in his death, which according to the National Institutes of Health, is a condition that occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries.Dave had a «dilated and enlarged heart,» as well as a history of high blood pressure, depression and alcohol and drug abuse, the report said.The report continued, «Mr. Hollis' underlying natural disease of the heart would have predisposed it to developing an abnormal rhythm, particularly in the presence of a stimulant drug such as cocaine.»Dave's family confirmed his death in a Feb.

McKinley Franklin editor Moviefone today announced at CinemaCon the addition of several theater circuits to its affiliate content, media and ticketing network, Variety has exclusively learned.  CMX Cinemas, Santikos Entertainment, IPIC Theaters, National Amusements’ Showcase Cinemas and Cinema Labs will be added to ensure a seamless transition from the Moviefone Media platform to showtimes and ticketing at theaters across the U.S.  “The addition of these terrific, geographically diverse circuits enhances the ability of our multi-media network to refer our viewer, browser, fan or follower to purchase on the exhibitors’ platform,” said Cleveland O’Neal III, CEO of Moviefone Media. “Exhibitors are tremendous marketers for their brand, location, loyalty programs and more. We drive traffic to them and help in the acquisition of customers. We do not do the ticketing, they do. This completely simplifies the process and exemplifies the evolution of our legacy brand to a new win-win partnership with exhibitors.”

Brent Lang Executive Editor During the pandemic, studios experimented with shrinking the amount of time that their films screened exclusively in cinemas, while spending oceans of money to launch streaming services. But the debt they racked up has sent their share prices plummeting and, now, studios are making more movies for theaters and cutting back on their streaming budgets. CinemaCon, the annual exhibition industry showcase that is unfolding this week in Las Vegas, couldn’t be happier about the shift in strategy. John Fithian, the head of the National Association of Theatre Owners, the trade group behind the show, touted the new state of play during his speech to the convention, while praising Apple and Amazon for embracing the big screen with movies like “Air” and the upcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon.” Both of these companies will reportedly spend more than $1 billion on theatrical films.

Ben Croll CGR Cinemas, France’s second largest exhibitor, has built a reputation on technological innovation, leading the charge in the local market as the first multiplex chain to digitize every one of its screens back in 2007. Since then, the privately held company has become a vocal and energetic evangelist for the premium format, touting its proprietary Immersive Cinema Experience (ICE) model both at home and in a growing number of territories abroad. “No matter the case, the future of filmgoing is tied to the Premium Large Format (PLF),” says CGR managing director Jocelyn Bouyssy. “The more that people go to the movies, the more they’ll end up discovering PLF rooms, and the more they’ll want to come back. That’s my philosophy.”

A retired vicar vowed to carry on protesting despite being jailed for taking part in a climate change demonstration which brought the City of London to a standstill. Former Vicar of Rochdale the Rev Mark Coleman was sentenced to five weeks in prison for his part in October's Insulate Britain roadblock.

"turn to Jesus."A former Playboy model-turned-Italian princess has been evicted from her $533 million Roman villa amid an inheritance battle with her stepchildren. Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi was escorted out of the property by police on Thursday, April 20, and locksmiths immediately began changing the locks. "It's illegal. I think that it's a travesty this is a brutal ending and unnecessary," she said in a Twitter video. "It didn't have to happen this way I don't get it.

The building that previously housed Edinburgh’s popular Filmhouse Cinema has been sold for £2.65m ($3.28m)

Naman Ramachandran Sadler’s Wells associate artist Kate Prince’s acclaimed dance theatre production, “Message In A Bottle,” set to the music of 17-time Grammy winner Sting, has been filmed for cinema release in 2024. The stage show is set to embark on a U.K. and international tour from May 2023. The original dance production premiered at Sadler’s Wells’ West End venue, The Peacock Theatre, in February 2020. The international refugee crisis is at the centre of “Message In A Bottle.”A village alive with joyous celebrations is suddenly under siege and three parted siblings step out on adventures.

An ongoing bond. Kelly Clarkson and Reba shared a sweet moment after reuniting on season 23 of The Voice.

Ethan Coen’s Focus Features and Working Title comedy caper, Drive-Away Dolls, will open on Sept. 22. It won’t be a surprise to see this Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan movie among the lineups of the fall film festival trifecta.

Regal took a beat from closing theaters, announcing today it’s entered a lease agreement with Onni Group to operate the former ArcLight theatre at The Paseo in Pasadena.

It’s over for Victor Webster and Shantel VanSanten.

Charna Flam Entertainment reporter Francesca Cappucci died on March 30 in Pasadena, after a nine-month battle with stage four metastatic lung cancer. She was 64. Known for her entertainment and music reporting at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, Cappucci’s death was announced on Legacy.com. The reporter also inspired filmmaker Quentin Tarantino to name a “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood” character, the Italian movie star wife of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton, after her. Cappucci began her career in public affairs, making public service announcements for the KIQQ radio station (K-100). Eventually, she joined Jay Coffey for KIQQ’s morning drive show, and throughout her time, Cappucci gained fans all over Los Angeles.