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'Odds are good'
Shelton theaters can
pay to transition
By KEVIN SPRADLIN
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Kathy Beimer managed
the Shelton Cinemas on
Franklin Street for more
than eight years and has
been involved with the mov-
ie industry since the early
1970s.
The industry's transition
to a digital platform from
the current 35-millimeter
film format is putting that
streak in jeopardy.
Hollywood is mandating
theaters across the country
switch to a model on which
it is more affordable to dis-
tribute its movies.
Unfortunately for small-
town theater owners, the
transition is a costly one.
New digital projectors
must be purchased for each
screen. Shelton Cinemas
has two and the Skyline
Drive-In Theater, located
on Brewer Road, has one --
albeit much larger -- pro-
jector.The Skyline is one of
five remaining drive-in the-
aters in Washington, Mayes
said.
For each screen, the cost
to convert ranges between
$50,000 and $80,000.
"For little town theaters,
this is money they don't
have," Beimer said.
Together, the two the-
aters employ two full-time
managers and nearly two
dozen part-time workers.
As of the end of this year,
Hollywood movies wilt be
available only in the digital
format.
"I can tell you that a
number of small-town the-
aters are going to go away,"
said Dorothea Mayes, a film
buyer for a consortium of in-
dependently owned small-
town the'aters ifi ~he region.
.~M'ayes also owns the two :
theaters "in SheItbi~/
"It is extremely expen-
sive," Mayes said. "It really
needs to be converted to-
ward the end of the year, or
Journal photo by Kevin Spradlin
The platters on which theater workers currently
place the 35-millimeter film will soon become
obsolete as Hollywood transitions to a digital
distribution platform.
we're in danger of literally business," Beimer said.
running out of the film that "We'll be closed."
we currently use." Mayes is optimistic that
Mayes said such a transi- won't happen. She said in
tion has been talked about order for efforts to raise the
in the industry for moreneeded funds to be success-
than a decade. Many small- ful, there needs to be com-
town theaters thought, or munity support.
hoped, Mayes said, that it For other theaters,
was justtalk, such as the one in Port
In other cases, some Townsend, Mayes said the
agreed there would be a community has rallied to
transition but there were no help raise part or all of the
details. No one knew what money necessary to pay for
equipment to invest in. the conversion.
"It's really more difficult "It has a social value in
than saying, 'why weren't a small town, beyond the
you ready,' when you don't movie itself," Mayes said of
know what to invest in."local theaters. "We do want
The two theaters are nowto be a part of the commu-
caught between the prover- nity. I think we do contrib-
bial rock and hard place, ute. Somehow, I feel like it
And if the money isn't would be good for the corn-
raised, "then we're out of munity to realize that."
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a sidewalk and part of a
street. There were no traf-
fic control plans in place,
Michael said.
Michael said the dis-
cussion over potential
issues started after last
year's basket hanging.
He thought the conversa-
tion was left that a permit
would be required with
the bucket trucks and
chamber implementing
"minimum traffic control"
measures.
Commissioner Mike
Olsen said he was "kind
of disappointed" that "the
leader of the chamber
phrases it like he does."
Olsen described the let-
ter as partly "political."
Olsen acknowledged
an existing divide be-
tween the chamber and
the city "and these things
don't help."
Mayor Gary Cronce
said he could "see both
sides" of the issue -- after
all, the baskets were being
placed in order to beautify
the city -- but that codes
must be enforced.
Cronce said he under-
stands that some busi-
ness owners might not
understand some of the
technical nuances of city
code -- or the reasons for
them.
Michael said he hoped
to have a memorandum of
understanding signed by
the chamber and the city
before the hanging bas-
kets needed to be taken
down.
The memorandum
would outline each side's
role in the process and ex-
plain any permit-related
issues to be addressed by
the chamber.
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Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
City road crews were out giving sidewalks
a fresh coat of paint on May 30. Bob
Miller painted this curb on Cota Street.
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