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Hyde Park Picture House is set to close its doors for a major refurbishment but thankfully you’ll still be able to get your film fix as the venue has revealed exciting plans to hit the road. Last year, the UK’s … Continued
One of San Francisco’s last standing neighborhood movie houses, the Clay Theatre on upper Fillmore, is reportedly screening its final film on Sunday, January 26 after 110 years in Pacific Heights. Source: Historic Clay Theatre in Pacific Heights To Close … Continued
In 2020, it seems almost pointless to bemoan the pervasiveness of technology. Yes, we love our cell phones and our tablets, and there are more than enough reasons that extend beyond mere convenience. There is just too much value in … Continued
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, currently under construction in South Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, announced today that it has acquired the Separate Cinema Archive, a major collection which documents African American cinema from 1904 to the present. The archive … Continued
U.K. cinema admissions exceeded 176 million last year, worth over $1.63 billion (£1.25 billion) at the box office, according to industry body Cinema First. The 2019 admissions figure is just short of 2018’s 177 million, when U.K. cinema-going reached its … Continued
Gyeongnam Masan Robot Land, the first theme park about intelligent robotics, has spared no effort with its AV experiences, installing Christie laser projectors and image processing solutions. Source: World-first robot theme park chooses Christie
Trafalgar Releasing has proven the global appetite for event cinema once again with a record-breaking 2019, dominated by success in the music and arts categories. Source: Trafalgar Releasing Leads Global Event Cinema Distribution In 2019 – Boxoffice
The Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA), a non-profit, volunteer alliance of independent cinemas in the U.S. and Canada, is launching the inaugural “Independent Cinema Day” on Saturday, January 18, 2020. Source: ICA Announces National Independent Cinema Day on January 18 – Boxoffice
Small theaters and large, dine-in theaters or traditional concessions—movie theaters generate a ton of waste. We’re talking popcorn buckets, soda cups, plastic straws, and candy boxes —front-of-house items, or those used by consumers—but also back-of-house detritus, like cardboard boxes and … Continued
The nominations are open for Celluloid Junkie’s annual Top Women in Global Cinema, now in its fifth year of recognizing the important work done by women who work in the business of showing films in cinemas. It is particularly significant … Continued