Fight to save threatened old-style movie theatre

East Sound Movie Theatre (東聲戲院) - formerly known as Hsinsheng Movie Theatre (新生戲院) - is the last remaining old-style movie theatre in Miaoli County. In spite of modern business trends, which have resulted in a long-term business slump at East Sound Movie Theatre, 83-year-old proprietor Xu Lin-bin (徐琳彬) and his partner Tang Song-mei (湯松妹) have vowed: "No matter how few, as long people keep coming through the door, we’ll keep showing movies!”

To assist this elderly couple in their fight to keep the movie theatre open, a group of passionate young Miaoli residents have planned a series of activities under the banner “Old Movie Theater Revival Movement”. Stressing the importance of community service, the group is calling on all local people to come together and join the fight. “Today's young people prefer to go to the movie theatres in Hsinchu, which they believe are more comfortable. In fact, we have already renovated our cinema, and it is pretty good; it’s just that young locals aren’t willing to come in and give us a chance, so they don’t know the quality of service we’re providing now,” said Xu Lin-bin.

Fight to save threatened old-style movie theatre
URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/113708

(以下為中文對照)
搶救十面埋伏中的古早味戲院

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東聲戲院(前身為新生戲院)是苗栗縣頭份鎮上唯一僅存的一家老戲院，因大環境衝擊，平時生意清淡，83歲的負責人徐琳彬、湯松妹老夫妻堅持，「就算只有一個人上門，電影還是會繼續放下去！」而苗栗有一批熱血青年策劃了一系列的"老戲院復興運動"，號召在地人一起來保存古老戲院，也一起來隨手做公益。徐琳彬說，現在的年輕人都喜歡到新竹去看電影，他們認為新竹的戲院比較舒適，其實我們戲院經過重新整修，也很不錯，只是年輕人不願意走進來看看，所以不知老戲院的好。