Thursday, January 10, 2013
Hollywood Theater must raise $75,000 for a digital movie projector, or face going dark—possibly for good.
Letting Hollywood Theater’s screen go dark once again isn’t something theater manager Chad Hunter is willing to allow. Unfortunately, that fate is again becoming a real possibility for the Dormont landmark—the only single-screen, independent movie theater in the South Hills—if the theater can’t raise the necessary $75,000 to buy a digital movie projector. “Increasingly, it’s cheaper for studios to produce movies digitally and distribute them that way,” Hunter said. “The writing is on the wall for it … Small theaters are not part of the studios’ financial formula and we’re falling through the cracks.” Hollywood Theater frequently shows movies on 35mm film, a format that used to require 2,000-foot film reels to be shipped and delivered to …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
The Friends of Hollywood Theater hired Chad Hunter as the new theater manager, and he officially started this week.
Chad Hunter’s lifelong appreciation of old theaters has led him to one of Dormont’s greatest treasures. Hunter started Tuesday in his position as the new manager of Dormont’s Hollywood Theater, and said it’s the job he’s been waiting for since moving to the Pittsburgh area in 2009. “I grew up going to some of the theaters that are gone, and that always struck me, even when I was younger,” Hunter said. “I was just really drawn to the historical nature of the Hollywood, and I’m so glad it’s still here.” Friends of Hollywood Theater President Scott Jackson said Hunter was hired after a nine-month-long reorganization of the board of directors. He said former manager John Maggio was re-interviewed for the position, but ultimately Hunter’s …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Dormont’s Hollywood Theater celebrated its first anniversary of re-opening last weekend, and from the looks of it’s May marquee, there’s no slowing down.
Dormont’s Hollywood Theater has gone from hoping for success to hosting the Ghostbusters, all in one year that has seemed to fly by for those who brought the theater back to life. The Hollywood celebrated its one-year anniversary last weekend, with a lineup that included “Ghostbusters” (1984), “Psycho” (1960), “The Big Lebowski” (1998) and a full day of Elvis specials, complete with live entertainment. Such high-impact weekends are becoming the norm at the Hollywood, and to Friends of the Hollywood Theater President Scott Jackson, that’s a really good sign. “We’ve made it past a year and we’re going strong,” Jackson said. “We feel like we’ve accomplished something just in hitting that milestone.” Jackson said one of the biggest challenges …
Joyce
2:16 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
you need to get on one of these celebrities causes or something. What about those guys who are always on the films talking about the restoration and preservation? I know they are trying to get donations for that, but if the films are restored and people want to see them, they need a place to show them. The Hollywood is perfect for that! more ›