New cinema to open in Nuku'alofa [1]
Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 18:30. Updated on Friday, May 9, 2014 - 20:13.
Going out to the movies will be back in fashion on October 27 when the new Star Cinema opens its doors in Nuku'alofa.
Located in central Nuku...alofa beside the Fund Management House, on Taufa'ahau Road, the two storey building houses air conditioned twin cinemas, with 200-seat capacity each, including 15 VIP seats.
In a special tour of the cinema on Thursday, October 13, Robina Nakao, the CEO of Fund Management Ltd., was looking forward with excitement to the first public screening.
She sincerely believed that the Star Cinema provides a new haven for the Tongan public, "somewhere to escape from the realities of everyday life," she said.
"The focus of the cinema is the people and it is all about our people".
Robina said that the cinema's first screening will be at 10:15 am on October 27 and will be screening throughout the day, five sessions of Hollywood and Bollywood...s top movies.
The cinema has an opening and a welcoming atmosphere about it, with its comfortable seats.
Star Cinema is a joint venture between Fund Management Ltd and Div Production, which has been in the cinema's business in Fiji during the past 60 years.
The construction of the new cinema began early last year by local company Fletcher Royco.