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This is the fi nest print available in the world . The Cinema Centre Up For Sale

This year sees the 50th anniversary of 'The Third Man' The Cinema Centre building, at 140 Bourke Street Mel-
[PG] and The Astor is celebrating with a brand-new, bourne, is up for sale by tender. The buildlng is being
35mm print of this classic thriller. This is the restored, offered as two lots: Lot 1 is the Shark Fin Restaurant at
director's cut of the film directed by Carol Reed and star- 131 Little Bourke S t:reet, income $260,000 p.a. net approx.
ring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles. Screening with 'The Lot 2 is Hoyts Cinema Centre plus office, income
Third Man' will be 'Night of Shadows' starring Terence $1,000,000 p.a. net approx .. To be sold separately or as a
Donovan and Sandy Gore. The Australian short film is a whole.
clever spoof on film notr.
Tenders close 3pm Friday lst October 1999. Agents are
The season will run from Sunday, October 24, to Sunday, Knight Frank (Tel: 03 9602-5722) and CB Richard Ellis
November 7. Session times are 2 PM, 5 PM and 8 PM (03 9654-3333). The building is currently owned by busi-
Sundays and Saturdays, and 7:45 PM Monday to Friday. nessman Solomon Lew. The Cinema Centre this year cel-
ebrates its 30th Anniversary. See June Newsreel for arti-
The next major event on the new calendar is a three- cle and illustration.
week season of David Lean's 'Ryan's Daughter' [PG.]
starring Robe1t Mitcham and Sarah Miles. The season From advertisement in The Age, Business, 3 September
runs from Sunday, November 28, until Saturday, Decem- 1999.
ber 18. Session limes are 2 PM and 7:30PM on Sundays ******************
and Saturdays, and 7:30 PM Monday to Friday.

The story centers on a village schoolmaster's wife who
falls for a British army officer in Ireland in 19 16 and
becomes ostracised by the local community. Gargantuan
production by director David Lean ('Lawrence of Ara-
bia·, 'Dr. Zhivago' with absolutely stunning Panavision
photography of the Irish coastal locations. Fttll length
version with 30 minutes of previously deleted footage and
a brand new 35mm Print.

This film will look glorious on The Astor's giant screen.

RMIT Griffin Exhibition

The RMIT Gallery presents an exhibition of the archi-
tectural drawings, plans and models, interior detailing
furniture and photographs wl1ich present the Australian Clifton Hill Theatre - June 1999
work of the esteemed architects, Marion Mahony and
Walter Burley Griffin.

Bltildings featured include Newman College, University
of Melbourne, the Capitol Theatre in Swanston Street,
and the Cafe Australia.

This timely exhibition marks the recent purchase by RMIT
University of the Capitol Theatre, the planned refurbish-
ment of which is an example of RMIT University's com-
mitment to the cultural life of the City of Melbourne
through responsible management of historical architec-
tural assets.

Presented in association with the 1999 Melbourne Festi-
val. Galleries: 2 & 3 Exhibition Dates: II th October to
13th November 1999. For further information contact:
Deonisia Soundias, RMIT Gallery Administrator, on 03
99251737. Clifton HiJJ Theatre Prior To Demolition

From Media Release, Royal Melbourne Institute of Tech-
nology, August 1999.

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