Screen Flanders to be scrapped as local industry sounds the alarm
Flanders’ film sector expressed shock and dismay over the political decision last week to scrap regional funding body Screen Flanders. Source: ScreenDaily
Oaks Center Cinema Creates the World’s First Samsung Onyx + D-BOX Motion Theatrical Experience
Oaks Center Cinema has created the world’s first theatrical auditorium to combine a cinema-scale Samsung Onyx LED display with immersive D-BOX motion seating. The installation also marks the first Samsung Onyx theatrical experience in the Northeastern United States, bringing the … Continued
State commemoration 100 years after Dromcollogher cinema fire
On 5 September 1926, around 150 people gathered in a makeshift cinema in the Co Limerick town to watch two films. A candle fell and ignited highly flammable nitrate film during the screening, causing the fire to spread rapidly through … Continued
Avengers: Endgame’ Returns to No. 1 on All-Time Global Box Office Chart, Surpassing ‘Avatar’
Marvel Studios’ 2019 release headed back to theaters last weekend ahead of this year’s ‘Doomsday.’ Source: THR
How a 100-Year-Old Indie Movie Theater Stays In Business
Sayegh, who owns the five-screen cinema in Cranford, near to New York City, will mark the centennial with a throwback screening of Padlocked, the silent film that opened the theater’s doors on November 29, 1926, with an accompanying organ player. … Continued
ARRI Wants to Become a Consumer Brand
For most filmmakers, ARRI has always been a brand they use rather than a brand they own. ALEXA cameras sit at the top of the professional cinema market, commonly purchased by rental houses, studios, and production companies rather than individual … Continued