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The historic Danilo cinema building in Brierley Hill, originally opened by George Formby, has gone on the market for £295,000 as property agents Siddall Jones seek a new owner with “imagination”. Read more: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/business-picks/2020/03/30/owner-sought-for-former-cinema-and-nightclub-in-brierley-hill/
THE UK could see a return to 1950s style drive-in cinemas after normal indoor venues close due to the coronavirus social distancing rules. Read more: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1263022/coronavirus-uk-drive-in-cinema-uk-coronavirus-lockdown-social-distancing
At a planning meeting last week, councillors agreed to give the green light to the ambitious new plans. Kirkcaldy has been without a cinema since since 2000, when the ABC on the High Street closed down. Read more: https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/plans-new-fife-cinema-approved-2506160
An independent theatre which closed suddenly last year is set to be converted into offices. Read more: https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2020/03/23/former-theatre-to-be-converted-to-offices/
Wrapping up a 42-year-old film franchise is hard to do, and the box office results here were bittersweet. After fans griped over Rian Johnson’s disruption of the Star Wars canon with The Last Jedi, and the departure of Colin Trevorrow as director on Episode … Continued
AMC boss Adam Aron has just fired off a letter to Universal Studios Chairman Donna Langley in response to NBC Universal CEO Jeff Shell’s statements in the Wall Street Journal this morning about the $95M PVOD success of Trolls World Tour. As Aron explains to … Continued
As states like Georgia will ease their COVID-19 shelter-in restrictions as early as this weekend, with movie theaters allowed to re-open on Monday, April 27, the National Association of Theater Owners issued a statement today, reminding that moviegoing will take a while … Continued
Universal has responded to AMC boss Adam Aron’s note tonight to Universal Studios Chairman Donna Langley in which he told the studio that the chain won’t be playing their titles at their global venues. Essentially Uni says they “absolutely believe in the theatrical … Continued
47% of teens say they have seen content online they wish they hadn’t seen while in lockdown, and one in eight (13%) see harmful videos everyday 14 year olds see the most harmful content, with a quarter saying they see inappropriate … Continued
Following the National Association of Theatre Owners’ earlier statement today deflating NBCUniversal’s $95M PVOD victory with Trolls World Tour in the Wall Street Journal, the exhibition organization has issued another public statement tonight after Uni accused them of being in cahoots with AMC over … Continued