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Cinerama

SIFF Cinema Downtown — Seattle’s former Cinerama — sets opening date and first movie

SIFF Cinema Downtown, the new name on the onetime Cinerama movie theater in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, has set Dec. 14… Read More

GeekWire Summit recap: AI gets real in Seattle as historic theater plays host to future-focused event

In a Seattle building full of history and nostalgia, the GeekWire Summit returned Thursday with an agenda focused on rapidly… Read More

Seattle’s former Cinerama becomes SIFF Cinema as new signs go up on iconic movie theater

It’s time for the second act at a beloved Seattle movie theater. The former Cinerama is now SIFF Cinema — for… Read More

Seattle’s Cinerama theater gets $1M grant from King County

The King County Council on Tuesday approved $1 million in funding to the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) to help… Read More

Seattle City Council approves nearly $1M grant to help reopen Cinerama theater

The Seattle City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to approve a nearly $1 million grant to SIFF to help the nonprofit… Read More

Seattle and King County councilmembers want to help reopen Cinerama theater with $2M in grants

Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott are proposing legislation to provide a financial boost to… Read More

Lights, camera, reaction: Cinerama fans rejoice at news that beloved Seattle theater will live on

The news that one historic theater would live on had people cheering at another historic theater on the other side… Read More

‘Huge news for downtown’: Cinerama reopening in Seattle follows Amazon’s office return

Seattle civic leaders described the return of beloved movie theater Cinerama as another boost to downtown revitalization efforts. Nonprofit film… Read More

Cinerama is saved! Seattle film nonprofit SIFF acquires historic theater from Paul Allen estate

Seattle film lovers got their Hollywood ending. The nonprofit film and education organization SIFF acquired the Cinerama from the estate… Read More

Seattle film nonprofit SIFF supports effort to save Cinerama and could run theater with funding help

SIFF, the nonprofit that champions film and the movie-going experience in Seattle, is joining the call to save the Cinerama,… Read More

Petition aims to save Seattle’s beloved Cinerama as movie theater approaches two years since closure

It’s like the worst and longest cliffhanger in Seattle movie history: Will the beloved Cinerama theater ever reopen? When? …… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Dueling visions of Amazon; HBO Max launches; Saving the Cinerama

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon and critics wage a PR war in the… Read More

As uncertainty swirls around Seattle’s Cinerama, Netflix scoops up historic Hollywood movie theater

As Seattle waits to see what the future holds for the beloved Cinerama movie theater, an interesting development in Los… Read More

Lights, camera, Amazon: Should the tech giant buy Seattle’s iconic Cinerama movie theater?

Seattleites love coming in out of the rain for a movie. Especially if there is chocolate popcorn. So when news… Read More

Future of Seattle’s Cinerama and Living Computers museum in doubt as Paul Allen’s Vulcan shutters arts and production divisions

Seattle-area cultural institutions founded by the late Paul Allen, including the Cinerama movie theater and Living Computers Museum + Labs, face the… Read More

Seattle’s Cinerama lays off a number of employees during temporary closure of theater for renovations

Update, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2 p.m.: This story has been updated to reflect news about employee layoffs. Seattle’s Cinerama, the… Read More

From Cinerama and MoPOP to KEXP and Upstream, Paul Allen’s cultural legacy permeates Seattle

Many will remember him as the co-founder of Microsoft, or the owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers.… Read More

Podcast

Behind the scenes at Cinerama: Landmark movie house becomes an international pop culture draw

You may think of Seattle’s Cinerama theater as just a cool place to watch movies. Yet for some, it represents… Read More

Ready for ‘Star Wars’? Here are the details on Cinerama’s sold-out marathon event

The holiday is coming early if you’re a Star Wars fan. All the fan parodies, trailer teasers, gadgets and gear has… Read More

World’s greatest movie theater? Paul Allen’s Cinerama gets a massive, high-tech upgrade

Seattle’s Cinerama movie theater, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, will reopen this week after an immense upgrade that includes… Read More

Paul Allen’s Cinerama gets dramatic new look in advance of reopening

Seattle’s Cinerama, the classic movie theater owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is being super-secretive about what’s in store for movie-goers when it… Read More

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