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The Catlow

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The Catlow Theater to Present Oscar Nominated Short Films

The Barrington Cultural Comission partnered with the theater to bring the films to Barrington.

  The Academy Awards are coming, but many of us won’t have the opportunity to see the short films nominated. The Barrington Cultural Commission and the Catlow Theater are aiming to change that this year. The groups have partnered up to present an afternoon of Oscar nominated short films on Feb. 23 from noon to 4 p.m. Event goers will have the chance to see the five animated films, and the five live action films up for awards. “This is an event we have talked about for a number of years,” said Economic & Community Development Director Peg Blanchard. “We’ve tried to bring a film festival to this community, and to be able to secure these 10 films in such a short time and show them at The Catlow is something that we really need to thank Jack …

Michael J. Latone

5:56 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Let's do it again next year with more showings! -Mike Latone   more ›

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Catlow Goes Digital

After 85 years of showing movies on film, the iconic Catlow theater will make the digital conversion this week.

  The Catlow Theater is entering a new era. After showing movies on film since 1927, the cinema will show it’s final film presentation, “Flight”, on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. The Catlow will close Wednesday and Thursday to install its highly anticipated digital projection system. The digital conversion was made possible by a fundraiser on Kickstarter.com that raised more than $175,000 for the Catlow. “The excitement is overwhelming. You can feel it in the air! Just about everyone that walks through our doors asks when the big day will be,” said the Catlow’s co-owner Tim O’Connor. Sonic Equipment of Lola, KS will be installing the new equipment this week, O’Connor said. Upgrades include a Christie digital projection system, digital 7.1 …

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