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The owner of the second-largest chain in the world, including Regal, discusses preparations for the grand reopening, no longer accepting window-breaking films and why he won’t insist on face masks. Cineworld, the second-largest cinema chain in the world (behind AMC), … Continued
The U.K.-based theater chain, which has sent letters to all of its landlords across Europe, is also requesting that the rent for the 12 months after reopening be “turnover-based only.” Source: European Cinema Giant Vue Asks Landlords for Rent Waiver
The Cinema Audio Society — the group that represents Hollywood’s sound mixing community — on Tuesday responded to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to merge the Oscars for sound editing and sound mixing into a single category, … Continued
A total of 15 percent of all VOD revenues for X Verleih’s ‘The Kangaroo Chronicles’ will go into a fund to help cinemas forced to shut down during the coronavirus crisis. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/
John Fithian expects most U.S. exhibitors to be closed for two months and hopes Congress will act to help the industry’s 150,000 furloughed workers and keep cinemas afloat. Source: Theater Owners Chief on Universal’s ‘Trolls’ On-Demand Play: “Exhibitors Will Not … Continued
The former JW Player, Vonage and ClearChannel technology exec will replace a retiring Brian Bonnick. Imax on Monday named Pablo Calamera as its new chief technology officer, replacing Brian Bonnick as he retires after 20 years with the giant screen … Continued
Ford v Ferrari helmer James Mangold on Wednesday warned that Hollywood needs to be “skeptical of spectacle” as he accepted the Harold Lloyd Award during the Advanced Imaging Society’s 11th annual Lumiere Awards. Source: ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘Frozen 2’ Win Advanced … Continued
The Independent Cinema Alliance, a coalition representing 236 independent cinema companies around the country, is telling a judge that the future of small town movie screens is at stake and that Amazon could be primed to become a predator. On … Continued
American Factory and Apollo 11 topped the Cinema Eye Honors documentary awards, which were handed out in Monday night in New York. The Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar-directed (and Barack and Michelle Obama-backed) American Factory, which focuses on a shuttered … Continued