Edwards cinema
Edwards Cinema, California: After building a chain of cinema theaters around Los Angeles between 1930 and 1960, James Edwards II shifted to Newport Beach, California. The original Edwards Cinema was closed down in 2000 due to bankruptcy. The remaining theaters have now become part of the Regal Entertainment Group. Among some of the best-known Edwards Cinemas in California are Edwards Big Newport, the Regency Lido, the Edwards Irvine, Edwards Fresno Stadium 21 & IMAX on Paseo Del Centro, Edwards Mira Mesa 7, Camino Ruiz, Edwards Temecula Stadium 15, Winchester Road and Edwards San Marcos Stadium Cinema, San Marcos Boulevard.
Edwards Big Newport started screening in 1969 and had a 71-foot screen. It was the fourth theater of the Edwards Cinema, California chain. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, they added two smaller screens to either side of the building, not changing the original auditorium.
Edwards Movie Theatres 21 Megaplex is located at the Irvine Spectrum Center. It has been renovated, adding stadium seating, digital sound and hygienic cloakrooms. It is in the vicinity of some of the best shops, restaurants and clubs, including an Improve Comedy Club.
The Regency Lido Theatre, Newport Beach, began screening in 1938. The Lido seats 622 and still has the original poster cases and the tiny box office outside the theatre located under the Grand Marquee. The Lido still sells manually dispensed real tickets and not the computer generated ones. The interior has period movie art and black light illumination on the wall paintings. The Lido is also known for its premieres of skateboarding and skating films. On weekends, Jim Woodin, a noted announcer and restaurant critic, introduces the shows, sharing trivia and anecdotes.
Edwards Cinema, Houston: The best known among the Edwards cinema, Houston is The Marq*E Entertainment Center at Katy Freeway, in Houston, Texas. It is 360,000 square feet, featuring a 22-screen Edwards Cinema and IMAX Screen and quality restaurants and retail specialty shops, a sports bar, comedy club and night-club. Others are the Edwards Cinema Weslayan, Houston, Edwards Greenway Palace Stadium and the Edwards Grand Palace Stadium in Houston.
Edwards Cinema, Bakersfield: Edwards Cinema, Bakersfield is also called Edwards Bakersfield Stadium 14 and is on Ming Avenue, Bakersfield, CA. The Edwards Bakersfield Stadium 14 theatres started screening in 1997. It added a third zone to Bakersfield and almost obliterated all competition. The Auditoriums have 200 to 300 seats. Unlike most other theatre complexes, in Edwards Cinema, Bakersfield even the smallest theatres feature large screens and technically advanced projection and sound.
Edwards Theatres: The Regal Entertainment Group owns and operates the largest theatre circuit in the United States. The chain owns about 6,400 screens in over 500 theatres, in 40 American states. This includes theatres in all the top-25 designated market areas. The chain comprises of Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres and Edwards Theatres. Edwards Cinemas flaunt state-of-the-art projection systems, stadium-style seating and IMAX screens.
There is no doubt that the chain has enriched the experience of enjoying good cinema, within an ambience that is satisfying and worth the money spent.
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