Dallas-based filmmaker Barak Epstein announced today on Twitter that his new company, Aviation Cinemas, is taking over operations of the Texas Theatre.

A message on the Texas Theatre’s website says the historic theater is undergoing renovations and will reopen with showings in October.

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We rang Epstein this morning, but he hasn’t called back yet. The 31-year-old is a writer, director, producer and actor, mostly for independent films, many of which are filmed and produced entirely in Dallas.