AMC Theatres (American Multi-Cinema), officially known as AMC Entertainment, Inc., is the second largest movie theater chain in North America with 5,325 screens,[1] second only to Regal Entertainment Group, and one of the United States's three national cinema chains (Regal and Cinemark Theaters being the others). The chain also has locations in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Hong Kong. AMC is headquartered in Kansas City.
On May 21, 2012, Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate, and AMC announced a $2.6 billion deal to acquire AMC's 5,048 screens in 347 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.[2]
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
quote:Originally posted by glassman: AMC Theatres (American Multi-Cinema), officially known as AMC Entertainment, Inc., is the second largest movie theater chain in North America with 5,325 screens,[1] second only to Regal Entertainment Group, and one of the United States's three national cinema chains (Regal and Cinemark Theaters being the others). The chain also has locations in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Hong Kong. AMC is headquartered in Kansas City.
On May 21, 2012, Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate, and AMC announced a $2.6 billion deal to acquire AMC's 5,048 screens in 347 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.[2]
America for sale!
Posted by Pagan on :
quote:Originally posted by CashCowMoo:
quote:Originally posted by glassman: AMC Theatres (American Multi-Cinema), officially known as AMC Entertainment, Inc., is the second largest movie theater chain in North America with 5,325 screens,[1] second only to Regal Entertainment Group, and one of the United States's three national cinema chains (Regal and Cinemark Theaters being the others). The chain also has locations in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Hong Kong. AMC is headquartered in Kansas City.
On May 21, 2012, Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate, and AMC announced a $2.6 billion deal to acquire AMC's 5,048 screens in 347 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.[2]
America for sale!
Yep...Capitalism at it's finest. Ya know...supply and demand and so forth.
Posted by glassman on :
not sure if the Chinese made a smart move here or not...
th elast movie i saw in theatre was about 5 yrs ago... one of the Potter moives.. kids wanted to see it right away...
we got a decnt home Tv entertainment setup and enjoy movies at home now...
i would like to see Avatar on Imax or other really big screen, but the last AMC hteatre (no big screens there) i was in was well before i moved to MS in 2004... it was Big Fish... i don;t like it when my feet stick to eh floor
the theatre in our town here wnt out of biz right after i saw that Potter movie... nobody has bought it in at least 4 years..
sadly, i think my TV was made in at least in part in China... assmembled in mexico
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
quote:Originally posted by Pagan:
quote:Originally posted by CashCowMoo:
quote:Originally posted by glassman: AMC Theatres (American Multi-Cinema), officially known as AMC Entertainment, Inc., is the second largest movie theater chain in North America with 5,325 screens,[1] second only to Regal Entertainment Group, and one of the United States's three national cinema chains (Regal and Cinemark Theaters being the others). The chain also has locations in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Hong Kong. AMC is headquartered in Kansas City.
On May 21, 2012, Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate, and AMC announced a $2.6 billion deal to acquire AMC's 5,048 screens in 347 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.[2]
America for sale!
Yep...Capitalism at it's finest. Ya know...supply and demand and so forth.
So tell us what we should replace capitalism with.
Posted by glassman on :
i just caught a slight whiff of something from wathcing face the nation.
Luger got beat in the primaries (he is 80 after all) and is being interviewed. When asked why Obama is maybe not doing enough about Syria, Luger responds that Obama is too busy transitioning AWAY from Afghanistan and TOWARD China. He goes on to talk about how the battlefield is becoming robotic....
it's possible this guy is just rambling, but it may also indicate that things are not nearly as rosy as they appear to be on th esurface too...
Posted by CashCowMoo on :
More taxes Obama says, Tim...quick...go back to China and beg for more. Bill, sell our technology to the Chinese. BTW, leak our bin laden raid to the media. Drone over Iran and we dont get it back? Its ok.
Posted by glassman on :
quote:Originally posted by glassman: i just caught a slight whiff of something from wathcing face the nation.
Luger got beat in the primaries (he is 80 after all) and is being interviewed. When asked why Obama is maybe not doing enough about Syria, Luger responds that Obama is too busy transitioning AWAY from Afghanistan and TOWARD China. He goes on to talk about how the battlefield is becoming robotic....
it's possible this guy is just rambling, but it may also indicate that things are not nearly as rosy as they appear to be on th esurface too...
hmmmmmmm......
U.S. reopening World War II bases in Pacific Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 6:43 PM Share
As part of its emerging "Air-Sea Battle" concept, (see Robert Haddick for more on that) and the strategic pivot to the Pacific, the U.S. military is planning to brush out the cobwebs on a number of long-disused facilities for potential use during a new Pacific conflict. Military.com reports:
A key component of this plan is the refurbishment of long-abandoned World War II airfields scattered across the Pacific. These fields would serve as pretty bare bones facilities that American aircraft could disburse to if a conflict seemed imminent (similar to the way Strategic Air Command’s Cold War disbursal base concept worked).
It looks like the Marine Corps has begun practicing how to put such a plan into action. Last month, Marines refurbished the 8,000-foot “Baker” runway at the abandoned — and historic — North Field air base on the island of Tinian, and installed aircraft carrier-like arresting gear on the runway of the island’s lightly-used West Field. Naturally, this was followed up by Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornets from nearby Guam performing arrested landings on West Field, as shown in the picture above.
Tinian has a storied history, the story notes. It's where the B-29s that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki took off.
The idea of reopening the bases is to allow the U.S. to scatter its squadrons in order to make them less vulnerable to a sneak missile attack in the event of a conflict with China. Let's hope it's just a precaution.
quote:Originally posted by glassman: i just caught a slight whiff of something from wathcing face the nation.
Luger got beat in the primaries (he is 80 after all) and is being interviewed. When asked why Obama is maybe not doing enough about Syria, Luger responds that Obama is too busy transitioning AWAY from Afghanistan and TOWARD China. He goes on to talk about how the battlefield is becoming robotic....
it's possible this guy is just rambling, but it may also indicate that things are not nearly as rosy as they appear to be on th esurface too...
hmmmmmmm......
U.S. reopening World War II bases in Pacific Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 6:43 PM Share
As part of its emerging "Air-Sea Battle" concept, (see Robert Haddick for more on that) and the strategic pivot to the Pacific, the U.S. military is planning to brush out the cobwebs on a number of long-disused facilities for potential use during a new Pacific conflict. Military.com reports:
A key component of this plan is the refurbishment of long-abandoned World War II airfields scattered across the Pacific. These fields would serve as pretty bare bones facilities that American aircraft could disburse to if a conflict seemed imminent (similar to the way Strategic Air Command’s Cold War disbursal base concept worked).
It looks like the Marine Corps has begun practicing how to put such a plan into action. Last month, Marines refurbished the 8,000-foot “Baker” runway at the abandoned — and historic — North Field air base on the island of Tinian, and installed aircraft carrier-like arresting gear on the runway of the island’s lightly-used West Field. Naturally, this was followed up by Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornets from nearby Guam performing arrested landings on West Field, as shown in the picture above.
Tinian has a storied history, the story notes. It's where the B-29s that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki took off.
The idea of reopening the bases is to allow the U.S. to scatter its squadrons in order to make them less vulnerable to a sneak missile attack in the event of a conflict with China. Let's hope it's just a precaution.
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