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Reference Type web
Title The Age
Chapter/Web article title That was then, this is now
Author(s)Paul Kalina
State Unknown
Country Unknown
Publication Date 19-08-2005
Citation Date
Site URL http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/that-was-then-this-is-now/2005/08/18/1123958176330.html
Comments Lumiere cinema.

Art-house cinemas.

Independent cinemas.

Film exhibition industry.
Synopsis Kalina reports upon the closure of the independent art-house cinema- The Lumiere on Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. The writer provides a brief history of the cinema and its owner and operator Paul Coulter.Kalina briefly talks about the transformation of this cinema from chinatown to Lumiere and reflects on the demand/lack of demand for art house industry in Melbourne (1993-2005)(Melissa Kristina Priestley ) .Kalina also explores the closure of other independent cinemas in recent times in Australia (mainly, the Valhalla and Chauvel in Sydney). The writer then gains the views from several segments of the independent and art-house distribution sector, and assesses how they intend to cope with the downturn.
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