Knowledge

Dundee Theater

Source 📝

274:. In 2016, Film Streams launched a capital campaign to support its renovation and expansion of the Dundee Theater, which would become the organization's second location. Renovations began in February 2017. Improvements and additions included a new entrance on the north side of the cinema, updated ticketing and concessions counters, a new bookstore ("Katie's Video") offering film periodicals, Blu-rays and DVDs, an expanded lobby shared with restaurant partner Kitchen Table Central, and a new 25-seat screening room, the Linder Microcinema. New seats, screen, projection and sound equipment were installed in the historic auditorium. Named in honor of Peggy Payne, mother of Oscar-winning filmmaker, Omaha native and former Film Streams Board Member 27: 158:, written and directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Four years later, in 1929, management at the Dundee installed sound equipment and the cinema entered a new era of film exhibition. In 1938, the Dundee Theater underwent a major renovation, including the installation of new projection and sound equipment, new seats, and a new marquee. 188:
After a few more long runs of popular features, the theater returned to programming art and foreign films. In 1974, the Cooper Foundation sold the Dundee to Edward Cohen and David Frank of Omaha. They changed the theater's offering to family pictures in an attempt to create a "top-notch house". The
396: 189:
theater closed for a short time and in 1980 was purchased and renovated by Denny Moran of Moran Cinemas. Moran operated the theater for more than three decades, typically playing
150:
The Dundee Theater opened to the public on December 19, 1925. Described by the Omaha World-Herald as "Omaha's newest photoplay house," the Dundee opened with the silent comedy
378: 479: 606: 267: 305: 472: 428: 465: 247: 611: 601: 515: 185:, which lasted 118 weeks. At the time, it was second only to a theater in London for the longest first run of a film. 554: 561: 286:
Film Streams completed its renovation of the Dundee Theater in November 2017, and reopened December 1, 2017.
229: 302: 193:
and the occasional wider release. It also became a fixture for its midnight movie series of classic and
169:, purchased the Dundee from the Goldberg Circuit. In 1963, it rebranded as an art house, reopening with 217: 508: 241: 266:
In 2013, the Dundee Theater closed for planned renovations. A few years later, it was sold to
179:. In 1965, the theater underwent another significant renovation prior to its historic run of 533: 259: 162: 8: 211: 397:"Sherwood Foundation will donate Dundee Theater to Film Streams, with spotlight on 2018" 540: 181: 253: 166: 457: 199: 197:. Popular titles featured as part of the Midnights at Dundee series have included 170: 75: 309: 275: 235: 135: 43: 595: 443: 430: 127: 47: 579: 547: 271: 205: 139: 131: 57: 26: 194: 68: 142:, the Dundee is the longest-surviving neighborhood cinema in Omaha. 190: 223: 420: 114: 399:. The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, NE, USA. Omaha.com 175: 388: 270:, with plans to turn over operations to the nonprofit 487: 325:(1925) New Dundee Theater Opens Saturday, 7:30 P.M. 593: 607:Cinemas and movie theaters in Omaha, Nebraska 473: 379:Midnight movies cinema treasure at 'Dundee's' 394: 480: 466: 25: 338:(1929) Suburban Houses Open with Sound. 16:Movie theater in Nebraska, United States 248:Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 594: 461: 364:(1974) 2 Omahans Buy Dundee Theatre. 516:Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center 13: 351:(1966) Longest Film Run in Omaha. 316:, Jan 15, 2004. Retrieved 7/08/07. 14: 623: 488:Movie theaters in Omaha, Nebraska 414: 385:Oct 11, 2004. Retrieved 7/08/07. 138:. Now operated by the nonprofit 303:Dundee Offers Continental Charm 371: 358: 345: 332: 319: 295: 281: 278:, the main theater seats 300. 1: 395:Micah Mertes (Feb 24, 2016). 289: 230:The Rocky Horror Picture Show 612:Landmarks in Omaha, Nebraska 20:Film Streams' Dundee Theater 7: 602:Theatres in Omaha, Nebraska 161:In 1958, the owners of the 115:http://www.filmstreams.org/ 10: 628: 145: 571: 525: 493: 113: 108: 100: 92: 84: 74: 63: 53: 37: 33: 24: 242:Who Framed Roger Rabbit 152:The Trouble with Wives 444:41.26000°N 95.98972°W 329:, December 18, 1925. 163:Indian Hills Theater 449:41.26000; -95.98972 440: /  377:DeGroot, M. (2004) 342:, December 8, 1929. 301:Deknok, J. (2004). 268:Sherwood Foundation 154:and the short film 21: 366:Omaha World-Herald 353:Omaha World Herald 340:Omaha World-Herald 327:Omaha World-Herald 314:Omaha World-Herald 308:2007-09-30 at the 182:The Sound of Music 19: 589: 588: 355:, August 7, 1966. 167:Cooper Foundation 156:The Fighting Dude 120: 119: 41:4952 Dodge Street 619: 582: 564: 557: 550: 543: 536: 518: 511: 504: 482: 475: 468: 459: 458: 455: 454: 452: 451: 450: 445: 441: 438: 437: 436: 433: 409: 408: 406: 404: 392: 386: 383:Daily Nebraskan, 375: 369: 362: 356: 349: 343: 336: 330: 323: 317: 299: 200:The Big Lebowski 171:Federico Fellini 130:located at 4952 29: 22: 18: 627: 626: 622: 621: 620: 618: 617: 616: 592: 591: 590: 585: 578: 567: 560: 553: 546: 539: 532: 521: 514: 507: 500: 489: 486: 448: 446: 442: 439: 434: 431: 429: 427: 426: 417: 412: 402: 400: 393: 389: 376: 372: 363: 359: 350: 346: 337: 333: 324: 320: 310:Wayback Machine 300: 296: 292: 284: 276:Alexander Payne 148: 136:Omaha, Nebraska 126:is an historic 46: 44:Omaha, Nebraska 42: 17: 12: 11: 5: 625: 615: 614: 609: 604: 587: 586: 584: 583: 575: 573: 569: 568: 566: 565: 558: 551: 544: 537: 529: 527: 523: 522: 520: 519: 512: 505: 497: 495: 491: 490: 485: 484: 477: 470: 462: 424: 423: 416: 415:External links 413: 411: 410: 387: 370: 368:. Mar 3, 1974. 357: 344: 331: 318: 293: 291: 288: 283: 280: 218:Princess Bride 147: 144: 124:Dundee Theater 118: 117: 111: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 86: 82: 81: 78: 72: 71: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 39: 35: 34: 31: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 624: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 599: 597: 581: 577: 576: 574: 572:Organizations 570: 563: 559: 556: 552: 549: 545: 542: 538: 535: 531: 530: 528: 524: 517: 513: 510: 506: 503: 499: 498: 496: 492: 483: 478: 476: 471: 469: 464: 463: 460: 456: 453: 422: 419: 418: 398: 391: 384: 380: 374: 367: 361: 354: 348: 341: 335: 328: 322: 315: 311: 307: 304: 298: 294: 287: 279: 277: 273: 269: 264: 262: 261: 256: 255: 250: 249: 244: 243: 238: 237: 232: 231: 226: 225: 220: 219: 214: 213: 208: 207: 202: 201: 196: 192: 186: 184: 183: 178: 177: 172: 168: 164: 159: 157: 153: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 128:movie theater 125: 116: 112: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 88:Movie Theater 87: 83: 79: 77: 73: 70: 66: 62: 59: 56: 52: 49: 48:United States 45: 40: 36: 32: 28: 23: 580:Film Streams 534:Indian Hills 501: 425: 421:Film Streams 401:. Retrieved 390: 382: 373: 365: 360: 352: 347: 339: 334: 326: 321: 313: 297: 285: 272:Film Streams 265: 258: 252: 246: 240: 234: 228: 222: 216: 212:Pulp Fiction 210: 206:Donnie Darko 204: 198: 187: 180: 174: 160: 155: 151: 149: 140:Film Streams 132:Dodge Street 123: 121: 104:1925-present 101:Years active 67:Independent 58:Film Streams 447: / 282:Present day 85:Current use 596:Categories 541:Minne Lusa 435:95°59′23″W 432:41°15′36″N 403:20 January 290:References 254:Foxy Brown 195:cult films 191:art films 69:art house 306:Archived 260:The Room 236:Rushmore 76:Capacity 526:Defunct 509:Orpheum 224:El Topo 146:History 109:Website 38:Address 555:Rialto 502:Dundee 165:, the 93:Opened 562:World 176:8 1/2 54:Owner 548:Moon 494:Open 405:2017 257:and 122:The 96:1925 64:Type 173:'s 134:in 80:300 598:: 381:. 312:. 263:. 251:, 245:, 239:, 233:, 227:, 221:, 215:, 209:, 203:, 481:e 474:t 467:v 407:.

Index


Omaha, Nebraska
United States
Film Streams
art house
Capacity
http://www.filmstreams.org/
movie theater
Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Film Streams
Indian Hills Theater
Cooper Foundation
Federico Fellini
8 1/2
The Sound of Music
art films
cult films
The Big Lebowski
Donnie Darko
Pulp Fiction
Princess Bride
El Topo
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rushmore
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Foxy Brown
The Room
Sherwood Foundation

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.