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Palace Cinema in Broadstairs has launched a public survey asking for views on when and how the independent picture house should open. The venue, run by Corinna Downing and Simon Ward since 2016, had to close its doors in March, … Continued
Cinemas chain Cineworld saw its share price storm higher after the company said it expected to reopen all of its cinemas by July, and struck a deal with its lenders to ease the terms of its borrowings. The news saw the stock jump … Continued
The highly divisive multi-million redevelopment of the former Mecca Bingo site in Ashford, Kent took a new twist this week after the corona lockdown has left a £4.5m gap in Ashford Borough Council’s finance. Plans were submitted in August 2018 … Continued
Alice Guy, who became Alice Guy Blaché after marriage to Herbert Blaché in 1907, was the first woman filmmaker and one of the first narrative filmmakers in the world. (We will refer to her as Guy, her first professional name, … Continued
When Larry Thorpe was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame during its inaugural ceremony in 2007 he was already a legend of the industry (after all, you don’t get in with the likes of Roone Arledge without having built up … Continued
Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings rocketed on heavy volume, after a media report that the struggling movie theater chain had held buyout talks with Amazon, as AMC’s value has shrunk since the COVID-19 pandemic led to theater shutdowns world-wide. … Continued
My history with the Odeon goes way back to when I used to work at El Teddy’s (a few blocks north on West Broadway) while I was still dancing. It was the late 1980s and TribeCa was still fairly deserted. … Continued
The UK’s Film and TV Charity has accelerated its plan to offer mental health support to industry workers with the launch of an online community dedicated to those seeking help during the COVID-19 crisis. Today marks the beginning of Mental … Continued
The academy shouldn’t, either. The art of filmmaking will survive change. One of the most acclaimed movies of all time, David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia,” is a poem to the ever-changing desert sandscape, shot with panoramic cameras on unusually wide … Continued
As COVID-19 has limited restaurant and commercial services — it has also limited the garbage generated by those services. That is leading to increased “unusual an aggressive” behavior in rodents who rely on that garbage for food, according to new information regarding … Continued