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Charles Cohen's Landmark Theatres "remains dedicated to its business" and "anticipates a favorable resolution" to ongoing, complex litigation that recently saw a judge set an auction date for the chain and other properties. "Having successfully navigated the pandemic and now adapting to fewer film…

A New York State Supreme Court judge set a November 8 auction date for properties owned by Charles Cohen's Cohen Realty Enterprises, including the U.S. Landmark and UK Curzon arthouse cinema chains he acquired in 2018 and 2019. Fortress Credit Corp. sued Cohen earlier this year for defaulting on a…

EXCLUSIVE: Good news for the Los Angeles arthouse scene: Landmark Theatres is taking over AMC’s Sunset 5 at 8000 W Sunset Boulevard. The Cohen Media Group-owned exhibitor will take over the venue in June. Until that time, the Sunset 5 will remain open and continue to be operated by AMC. The news…

EXCLUSIVE: The arthouse chain has inked a lease agreement for the five-screen former CMX Market Cinemas in Closter, New Jersey, located at 130 Vervalen Street in Closter Plaza. The new Landmark Closter Plaza will open on Friday, Sept. 30. Landmark is upgrading the venue with the installation of new recliners in the…

Landmark Theatres has entered into a long-term lease agreement for the Playhouse 7 movie theatre in Pasadena, CA, which was previously operated by Laemmle Theatres since Feb. 5, 1999. The family-run art house chain built the venue at 673 E. Colorado Blvd. from the ground up. The multiplex is comprised of seven…

With the Hollywood Arclight already closed, now comes another blow to Los Angeles’ specialty cinema scene: The 12-screen Landmark Pico is closing at month’s end after 15 years, the chain said today. Landmark Theatres’ flagship venue, which has been a destination for countless Academy screenings since 2007 in addition…

EXCLUSIVE: Landmark Theatres has entered into a long-term lease agreement for the Annapolis Harbour Center in Annapolis, Maryland. The venue, which originally opened on May 24, 1991 by K-B Theatres, was recently operated as a Bow-Tie Cinemas. Located on Solomons Island Road, the nine-screen venue will re-open this…

A group of theater owners from giant Regal to independent cinemas have signed on to screen Ukrainian director Oles Sanin's 2014 feature film The Guide starting Friday, with proceeds going to relief efforts for the war-ravaged country. More Stories On Russia-Ukraine Conflict It's not clear at how many locations, but…

EXCLUSIVE: Landmark’s 93-year old Nuart Theatre is set for an approximate 10-week renovation, starting on March 11. The last extensive renovation for the historic 1929 theatre, which is situated at the crossroads of the Santa Monica Boulevard and the 405 freeway on LA’s westside, was in 2006. The cinema has been…

Landmark Theatres has decided to close their Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco with the lease ending, and the chain citing “landlord-created conditions” which “challenged profitability” at the location. Landmark counts another cinema in the Bay area, the Opera Plaza, which was remodeled last year, as well as…

Landmark Theatres will be entering into a long-term lease at one of the former Arclight Cinemas locations, that being the Glen Town Center in Glenview, IL. The chain, owned by the Oscar-nominated Cohen Media Group, has plans to reopen the cinema as a 10-screen venue this coming spring after a $2.5M remodel, supported…

EXCLUSIVE: Landmark Theatres chairman and owner Charles S. Cohen has appointed veteran operations executive Scott Kleckner as Landmark's Chief Operating Officer. Paul Serwitz continues as president. Kleckner’s experience spans a number of different industries, including Walt Disney Company, Major League Baseball…