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'''Vinegar Hill Theater''' is an independent movie theater in downtown Charlottesville.  
'''Vinegar Hill Theater''' was an independent movie theater in downtown Charlottesville. It showed domestic and international films and participated in the [[Virginia Film Festival]] and the Virginia Film Society.<ref name=a/> The theater closed following a final showing on August 4, 2013.<ref name="close">{{cite-hook|title=Last picture show: Vinegar Hill to close after 37 years|url=http://www.readthehook.com/109945/last-picture-show-vinegar-hill-closes-after-37-years|author=Lisa Provence|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=2 Aug 2013|accessdate=5 Aug 2013}}</ref>
 
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Opened in 1976 by [[Chief Gordon]] and [[Ann Porotti]]<ref name=fellinis>{{cite-cville|title=The (Mostly) True Story of Fellini's
==History==
|author=J. Tobias Beard|publishdate=Sept 27 2011|url=http://www.c-ville.com/The_Mostly_True_Story_of_Fellinis}}</ref> as a classic movie venue,<ref name=a>{{cite-hook|title= Vinegar Hill: the long almost-goodbye|url=http://www.readthehook.com/82834/essay-vinegar-hill-long-almost-goodbye|author=Carroll Trainum|publishdate= 6 Nov 2008|accessdate= 26 Mar 2012}}</ref> the theater was purchased from Porotti in 2008 by Adam Greenbaum of Visualite Cinemas in Staunton.<ref name=backdead>{{cite-hook|url=http://www.readthehook.com/73898/vinegar-hill-back-dead|title=Vinegar Hill back from the dead!|author=Courtenay Stuart|publishdate=October 29, 2008}}</ref><ref name=a/> It currently{{when}} shows domestic and international films and participates in the [[Virginia Film Festival]] and the [[Virginia Film Society]].<ref name=a/>
The theater was opened in 1976 by [[Chief Gordon]] and [[Ann Porotti]]<ref name=fellinis>{{cite-cville|title=The (Mostly) True Story of Fellini's
|author=J. Tobias Beard|publishdate=Sept 27 2011|url=http://www.c-ville.com/The_Mostly_True_Story_of_Fellinis}}</ref> as a classic movie venue<ref name=a>{{cite-hook|title= Vinegar Hill: the long almost-goodbye|url=http://www.readthehook.com/82834/essay-vinegar-hill-long-almost-goodbye|author=Carroll Trainum|publishdate= 6 Nov 2008|accessdate= 26 Mar 2012}}</ref> in a former garage and motorcycle showroom.<ref name="close"/> Porotti sold the theater in 2008 to Adam Greenbaum of Visualite Cinemas in Staunton.<ref name=backdead>{{cite-hook|url=http://www.readthehook.com/73898/vinegar-hill-back-dead|title=Vinegar Hill back from the dead!|author=Courtenay Stuart|publishdate=October 29, 2008}}</ref><ref name=a/> In February 2013, the theater installed new digital projectors costing $60,000. But it was unable to compete with the Regal Cinema multiplex that opened in [[Stonefield]] in fall 2012.<ref name="close"/> The last film shown was ''Much Ado About Nothing'' on August 4, 2013.


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Latest revision as of 10:38, 6 August 2013

Vinegar Hill Theater was an independent movie theater in downtown Charlottesville. It showed domestic and international films and participated in the Virginia Film Festival and the Virginia Film Society.[1] The theater closed following a final showing on August 4, 2013.[2]


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History

The theater was opened in 1976 by Chief Gordon and Ann Porotti[3] as a classic movie venue[1] in a former garage and motorcycle showroom.[2] Porotti sold the theater in 2008 to Adam Greenbaum of Visualite Cinemas in Staunton.[4][1] In February 2013, the theater installed new digital projectors costing $60,000. But it was unable to compete with the Regal Cinema multiplex that opened in Stonefield in fall 2012.[2] The last film shown was Much Ado About Nothing on August 4, 2013.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web. Vinegar Hill: the long almost-goodbye, Carroll Trainum, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 6 Nov 2008, retrieved 26 Mar 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Web. Last picture show: Vinegar Hill to close after 37 years, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 2 Aug 2013, retrieved 5 Aug 2013.
  3. Web. The (Mostly) True Story of Fellini's, J. Tobias Beard, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, Sept 27 2011
  4. Web. Vinegar Hill back from the dead!, Courtenay Stuart, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, October 29, 2008

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