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Discussion pursues way to keep independent films

By Staff writer
Published May 26, 2006

Discussion pursues way to keep independent films

OLD HYDE PARK - The new owners of Old Hyde Park Village are talking with Tampa Theatre about providing space to keep alive the village's reputation as a place to enjoy independent films.

The discussion comes as the new owner prepares for an upcoming rezoning hearing about building two more condo towers at the village.

One will wipe out Sunrise Cinemas, which struggled for years in a former seven-screen AMC Theatres to build an audience for nonmainstream movies.

Developer David Wasserman, who is working to bring the largely vacant center back to life, discussed the notion of maintaining a village theater while at the International Council of Shopping Centers Convention in Las Vegas.

"We're trying to see if we can provide space for them or the Sunrise people in a couple of smaller 50- to 75-seat theaters,'' Wasserman said. "We've been listening to neighborhood concerns."

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