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Brian O'Neill's O'Neill Property Group is doing a brownfield-reclamation project in Malvern called Uptown Worthington, and he has snagged one of the country's hottest upscale film-entertainment venues. According to The Inquirer, O'Neill has signed Muvico Entertainment L.L.C. to put in a movie and entertainment complex at the 100-acre, mixed-use community he is developing at the site of the former Worthington Steel factory. The complex is scheduled for completion in 2009 and will have more than 1.6 million square feet of space for retail, entertainment, offices and residences. O'Neill already has signed Wegmans Food Market. He tells the WSJ: "Worthington's target market wants more than just a movie, and Muvico gives customers a night of entertainment." In other spots, Muvico's amenities have included luxury boxes, valet parking and a child-care center. The Inqurier's Carrie Rickey noted in a recent story that Muvico is "going back to the future" with neo-palaces such as Xanadu, scheduled to open next year at New Jersey's Meadowlands. -- Thomas Ginsberg