Page 4 - untitled

CINEMARECORD

Fire at the Empire Nightclub in council approved the project in mid-December 1998 which
will see a sympathetic rejuvenation and development of the
Windsor
heritage building, preserving the facade of the 1933 build-
ing and some of the remaining interior features. It will also
In late Janwuy, a fire destroyed the front/entrance area of bring more people to live in the heart of the shopping centre.
the Empire Nightclub in Peel Street, Windsor. CATI-IS
member Alan Windley inspected the scene and said that the The proposal would see two shops developed on the ground
main stainless steel sign had buckled from the heat of the floor of the building and six two bedroom apartments on the
fire and there was extensive smoke and water damage as first floor.
well. The Empire was originally the Hoyts Wmdsor Theatre.
From the Monash Post, 21 December 1998, Page 27: 'New
show for the cinema'.
Myer Music Bowl 40 Years Old
Waverley Renovations Commence
Melbourne's much-loved Sidney Myer Music Bowl in the
Domain Gardens is now in its 40th year and is preparing for The Waverley Pinewood Cinema will not be screening
a major facelift. movies in March due to renovations. All going well, they
will be reopening on Jhursday 1st April in time for the next
In April, the Bowl will undergo the first stage of a multi- school holidays. The Pinewood Waverley Cinema is being
million-dollar refurbishment, funded with $14.5 million of divided into two cinemas.
State Government money, and $3 million from the Sidney
Myer Fund. The Bowl's canopy will be restored to i1s News Release
original sleek design (it was originally aluminium sheeting
on ply)- over the years, maintenance work involving layers·
of bitumen and fibreglass have tarnished the canopy's sur- February 22, 1999 Contact: Norm Schneider
SMART Devices, Inc.
face. The upgrade will also create food outlets, more seat-
ing, easier access and new toilet facilities.
On October 15, 1998 SMART Devices, Inc and Panastereo,
Inc. received notice of a lawsuit from Dolby Labs, Inc for
The Bowl is host to a diverse range of events including the
annual Carols By Candlelight concert, ice skating, rock alleged infringement of their Spectral Recording noise re-
concerts, children's entertainment and movies. It is managed duction process.
by the Victorian Arts Centre Trust
On January 22 the attorneys for the defendants argued for
dismissal or change of venue to the Atlanta Federal Court.
· From The Age, IS January 1999, Page 17:'Still Bowling
them over' by Gabriella Coslovich.
On February 12, 1999 the United States Court for the
Northern District of California dismissed the case.
New Development for Former Oakleigh
Cinema
From Smart web Site.
Oakleigh's former Plaza cinema is set for a major refurbish-
ment as a retail and residential development The local

J ••
j .
.. ,.
~

~4 Dilrl~,Jin R.o~d,
.. . . E~ward'st9Wt.t, S.A,
~

From Film Weekly Directory 1956-7
4