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Clova Cinema wrestles with digital dilemma as film-reel supplies dwindle Negotiations with theatre’s landlord will determe in the coming weeks whether or not the cinema operators invest in $50,000 digital projector long-term future at the theatre,” Burghardt said.
By Tyler Orton The silver screen may soon dim to black at one of Cloverdale’s most recognizable cultural institutions. Even as studios phase out 35-mm reels in favour of digital alternatives, Clova Cinema is still screening movies the old-fashioned way. The theatre’s operator, Craig Burghardt, said he wants to take the rather expensive leap into digital cinema but remains in a deadlock with the building’s owner over the future of the Clova. “For about seven years now we’ve been trying to get a long-term lease,” Burghardt told The Cloverdale Reporter, adding he expects to find out in February whether or not he will be SUBMITTED able to stick around. He’s spent more than a The Clova Cinema has fundraised $15,000 for a new digital projector as movie studios continue to phase out physical film reels. But year raising money for a dig- negotiations with the building’s landlord is keeping the theatre’s operators from making the expensive leap to digital. ital projector to replace the and, yes, film screenings have The device would give the the- more patrons excited to see new two aging 35-mm projectors inside brought in $15,000 since the fall of atre access to a much larger film flicks the weekend of wide release. the art deco-style theatre. 2012. A new digital projector costs library for double bills of clas“Part of (the process of) getting Talent shows, silent auctions between $50,000 and $60,000. sic movies, and presumably draw the digital projector is securing the
WHAT’S THE CATCH? The lack of a long-term lease means he could be left with one very expensive piece of equipment but no venue in which to play movies if the landlord finds a new tenant or sells the building. He said the owners want to increase rent 75 per cent, which the theatre can’t afford based on its average number of patrons — sometimes fewer than 10 on weekends. A new digital projector could breathe new life into the cinema, but Burghardt is concerned about taking on a major liability without any long-term assurances from the building’s owner, #9 Holdings. This catch-22 has left both parties at a standstill for years, but there is still the possibility the show will go on even if Burghardt is not operating the cinema. Gail Nelson of #9 Holdings said her company is in discussions with other prospective tenants, one of whom is interested in screening movies if Burghardt was to leave.
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Surrey Little Theatre’s new comedy skewers life’s banality By Sheila Reynolds Everyone – well, any adult, anyways – has been there, to some extent. Life progresses and changes. And questions arise about whether this is what life was meant to be. What have I done so far? What will be next? Is it enough? Am I happy? Surrey Little Theatre’s (SLT) latest comedy, Becky’s New Car, tackles the highly relatable themes, taking the audience on one woman’s journey as she veers off the road she views as her mundane reality.
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“It’s a good story about what a woman can go through when faced with her hum drum life,” says director Marko Hohlbein, fresh off Langley Players’ production of That Darn Plot last fall. When a grief-stricken millionaire wanders into the car dealership where Becky works, she’s lured by the glimmer the chance at a new life offers. “It’s about all the stuff that goes on in our lives and what keeps us steady and going, you know, keeps the rudder in the water. And then all of a sudden, somebody presents us with an opportunity for a little excitement, a little something different and
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we take that little tiny step and the next thing, we’re drawn right into it.” For Becky, the chance at a new life sends her, rather unintentionally, into a complicated – albeit humorous – double life. “It’s a case of how far you go,” says Hohlbein. “In the case of Becky, she stuck her foot in the pool but didn’t quite go for the deep dive. “We’ve all looked at our lives and looked at the pasture over there that looks a little greener… until we get over there and realize it’s full of holes.” See NEW CAR / Page 6
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