Russell Allen

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  Published on: 10/21/2009    Last Visited: 10/23/2009  

  Russell Allen, general manager of Allen Theatres Inc., said Las Cruces is a good market for "Opera in Cinema" because of the city's distance from popular opera houses.
  
  "It's bringing the opera to the common man," he said, noting there are many advantages to seeing the opera in a movie theater: "You don't have to get dressed up.

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  "It's starting to get exciting," said Russell Allen, vice president of operations for Allen Theatres.
  
  He said the project cost "several million dollars" and will employ 35 to 40 workers in the theater and 30 in the restaurant.

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  Published on: 12/6/2008    Last Visited: 12/6/2008  

  A smile crept over the mayor's face."I said that for Mr. Isley's benefit," Meeker said.Good cop, bad copWhen residents look back at this period in Raleigh's development, they will likely view City Manager Russell Allen as a scourge or a sage.
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  Over the past year, Allen has repeatedly recommended that the city terminate agreements with developers who fail to meet city-imposed deadlines for downtown projects. The City Council has ignored Allen's advice every time, including Tuesday when it voted to sell a city-owned lot at Dawson and Hillsborough streets to Reynolds Co., a Raleigh developer that has spent months trying to nail down financing.Reynolds had a memo from Regions Bank saying the lender was committed to the project. But Allen didn't think that qualified as proof of financing. For those keeping track, the vote marked the fourth time in recent months that the council has rejected a get-tough recommendation from Allen.
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  At this point, the interaction between the City Council and Allen on these developments has become comically predictable. But then maybe there's more going on here than we think. Perhaps Allen and the council have adopted a good cop, bad cop routine with developers, although it's hard to believe the bad cop will ever win.Landlord crackdownDeveloper Roger Perry wants the town of Chapel Hill to make life a little miserable for out-of-town landlords who let their Franklin Street properties decay.Perry, who is also the chairman of the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, says one of the college town's biggest problems is "irresponsible ownership" of what could be thriving retail buildings on the hallowed 100 block of East Franklin Street."We have a lot of absentee owners of buildings who have not been good stewards, and we should give them a hard time," Perry told the Friends of Downtown, suggesting stepped-up fire and safety inspections.

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  Published on: 6/25/2009    Last Visited: 6/25/2009  

  Russell Allen, vice president of operations for Allen Theatres and Tower owner, said the air conditioning system just stopped working.
  
  "Replacement cost for the air conditioning is about 50 percent of the value of the building," Allen said. "With the current cash flow of the business, it would take another five years to try to recoup our money out of it."
  
  So, he said, the decision was made to close the business.
  
  The original Tower Theatre burned in 1978, but was replaced with the current building later that year. Allen Theatres bought it in 1990 from United Artists and 10 years ago Tower Twin was closed for two to three years for remodeling.
  
  Allen said the company staff is coming in today to talk to theater employees about the closing.
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  Allen said the company will give employees their final checks and tell them thank you.
  
  "There is just not enough population in Portales to warrant the cost and the investment it would take to get a new theater built," Allen said. "The cost and the investment to get a new theater built is somewhere in the $2 million range, and there is no way the population...can support that kind of debt service."
  
  Allen also said improvements to the Allen Theater chain at North Plains Cinema in Clovis has people willing to travel to see a movie.
  
  Allen said he appreciates the support in Portales and he regrets the decision was made by an expensive repair.

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  Published on: 3/6/2009    Last Visited: 3/6/2009  

  Russell Allen, vice president of operations, said he expects a packed house for opening day.
  
  Construction on the 36,000-square-foot, $10 million multiplex began last year. The free-standing structure is located next to JCPenney at the mall, 700 S. Telshor Blvd.
  
  After nine months of labor and preparation, Allen said, "Now we just want to show it off."
  
  The theater's modern contemporary interior was designed with several neon and other lighting accents. The design also pays homage to movie houses of the past by "bringing back the colors from the early years of movie going," he said. "There's very high ceilings, a large lobby and lots of color."
  
  The entire theater can seat about 1,800 with capacities for each screen ranging from 120 to 285 viewers.
  
  "And the seats are very comfortable," Allen said.
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  "It's something new for us," Allen said.
  
  Birthday parties or other small celebrations can be held in one of the Cineport's party rooms with reserved seating in the theater. "Our assistants will be able to refill drinks (among other tasks) so mom and dad can just enjoy the party too," Allen said.
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  Allen said, with a laugh, that while Las Cruces was in need of additional screens, "I don't know if we needed this many more."
  
  "It's always good to make the investment now, though, and plan for the future," he said.

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  Russell Allen, vice president of operations, said ticket sales stopped at 11 p.m., to allow time to get everyone to their seats, with popcorn in hand.
  
  Las Crucen George Segura, 30, attended Tuesday's night screening. He said he regularly goes to midnight movie releases and was surprised by the turnout for this film.
  
  "Of all the midnight movies I've been to -- and there have been a lot over the years," Segura said, "it's got to be the longest line I've ever seen."
  
  The line - as many as six people wide -- extended through the Telshor 12 parking lot all the way to Coldstone Creamery, Segura said.
  
  Allen said his company was fully expecting the heavy turnout, which he estimated was more than 1,000 people -- as much as 20 percent
  
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  more than other major releases this summer.
  
  "There's a lot of awareness of this movie, and a lot of excitement," Allen said.

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  Published on: 2/1/2009    Last Visited: 2/1/2009  

  Russell Allen, vice president of operations for Las Cruces-based Allen Theatres, said that his company does try to attract non-football fans.
  
  "It's a great day to go to the movies," he said.

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  Published on: 3/21/2008    Last Visited: 3/25/2008  

  To be located at the Mesilla Valley Mall, the new facility will be called Cineport 10 and will have stadium seating and digital cinema screens, Russell Allen, vice president of Allen Theatres, Inc., said.
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  Allen said that the current theater at the mall, with four screens, will close when the new one opens.

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  Published on: 8/13/2008    Last Visited: 8/13/2008  

  Russell Allen, vice president of Allen Theatres, said the movie opens in Las Cruces on Friday.He said that, throughout the history of film, there have been people who objected to some content.
  
  "People are going to have to make their own choice," he said.

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  Published on: 7/17/2008    Last Visited: 7/18/2008  

  "We will sell as many tickets as we need to and show it in as many screens as we need to," said Russell Allen, vice president of operations of Allen Theaters.

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