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ODEON cinemas will not play Universal Pictures movies when they reopen, following a business strategy change by the studio. AMC Theatres, who own UK cinema chain Odeon, have announced they will no longer show movies produced by Universal Pictures when … Continued
1980: For every Shropshire cinema which has closed forever, there will be a film which becomes a historical footnote, as the last movie shown there… Read more: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/nostalgia/2020/05/11/flashback-may-1980/
The actors Alan Cumming and Dougray Scott, and the Scots Makar Jackie Kay have given their support to a fundraising appeal to help The Birks Cinema in Aberfeldy re-open… Read more: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/messages-support-aberfeldys-birks-cinema-21994848
Vue, one of Europe’s largest cinema chains, has revealed a number of measures it will look to enforce this summer when cinemas look to reopen in the U.K. The cinema operator said it “welcomes” the government’s plan to open cinemas from … Continued
Theatre and entertainment bosses fear venues in Norfolk and Waveney will not reopen to live audiences until 2021. Hundreds of shows and screenings across the region have already been postponed or cancelled as a result of the coronavirus crisis. And, … Continued
The UK government has published its COVID-19 recovery strategy, with cinemas given a provisional green light to re-open “no earlier than July 4.” However, the 50-page document suggests that the re-opening of any indoor public spaces will be dependent on a reduction … Continued
Chains threaten to ban Universal Pictures films that get a streaming launch at the same time they are shown on the big screen. Irish cinema chains are vowing to boycott Universal Pictures over its plans to release films on streaming … Continued
Universal’s latest on-demand hit, kept out of theatres by Covid-19, has made more profit in three weeks than its predecessor did in five months on the big screen. n animated musical extravaganza about a group of pop-loving trolls may turn … Continued
Cannes, Venice, Berlin and more join a free global film festival starting in May. Cinema enthusiasts worldwide are in for a very pleasant surprise: a 10-day film festival will be streamed online for free starting at the end of May. … Continued
Americans wondering what dinner and a movie might look like after coronavirus can cast their eyes down south to Texas, where Santikos Entertainment will be firing up the popcorn machines Saturday for the first time since pandemic shutdowns began six … Continued