Hollywood Screen Goes Dark on 'Rocky Horror'
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" will no longer be shown at Dormont’s Hollywood Theater, unless the theater can make a big jump into the digital age.
The end of 2012 also meant the end of a major event for Dormont’s Hollywood Theater—screenings of "Rocky Horror Picture Show." The classic, campy film will no longer be shown at the Hollywood, unless the theater is able to make a big jump forward into the digital age. "We're working right now to raise the money to get a digital film projecter," said Hollywood Theater manager Chad Hunter. "That's really becoming more and more important, and we're getting to the point where we'll depend on it for the future." With the loss of "Rocky Horror," the theater's need for a digital projector and other equipment updates—at a cost of $75,000—became more prevalent than ever, Hunter said. Hollywood Theater frequently shows movies on 35mm film, and when …
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