Masonic Shift Sees City Lose Lodge

NEWCASTLE Masonic Centre, which adjoins the now closed Showcase City Cinemas, may also soon have to shut its doors.

Film Festival Hits Town

THIS weekend the Sydney Film Festival will roll into town with a series of screenings at the Greater Union Cinemas in King Street, Newcastle.

Star Saddened By Screen Scene

NEWCASTLE-born actress Susie Porter has expressed concern for the Australian and independent film industry with the closure of the city's Showcase Cinemas.