Odeon cinema chain owner AMC to accept Bitcoin payment
AMC wants to “participate in this new burgeoning cryptocurrency universe” Source: Odeon cinema chain owner AMC to accept Bitcoin payment
Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!
In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember – and find out if the booze, loud music and/or tour sweeties has knocked the knowledge out of … Continued
Matthew McConaughey encourages public back to the cinema in new PSA
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has starred in a new campaign encouraging American audiences back to cinemas. McConaughey addressed viewers in a moviegoing public service announcement which aired as part of the Academy Awards pre-show on Sunday (25 April). When describing … Continued
UK public ready to return to cinemas, survey reveals
59 per cent of respondents cited the cinema as their most missed out-of-home entertainment activity… Source: UK public ready to return to cinemas, survey reveals
Cinema workers react to “despicable” Cineworld bosses’ bonus scheme
5500 staff members across the UK have been out of work since last October. Cineworld staff members have responded to the company’s bosses’ bonus scheme, calling it “utterly despicable.” Responding to the news that Cineworld bosses would be set to … Continued
Sky Cinema adds warnings about “outdated attitudes and language” to films
Sky Cinema have added warnings about “outdated attitudes, language and cultural depictions which may cause offence today” to a number of films. The films that now come with the additional warning on Sky Cinema include Gone With The Wind, Flash Gordon and the … Continued
Nearly half of independent UK film venues “unable to reopen with social distancing”
This follows government suggestions that cinemas would reopen in July. Over 200 independent film venues across the UK have said in a new survey that they could not reopen with social distancing measures still in place. In a new survey … Continued
Coronavirus cases increase in Texas following reopening of cinemas
They reopened with a 25 per cent capacity rule and strict safety protocols… Read more: https://www.nme.com/news/film/coronavirus-texas-cinemas-reopen-2659940
Leading US cinema chains boycott Netflix Oscar nominees
AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas won’t be showing any Best Picture nominees released by Netflix on their screens in the US. The two cinema chains have been boycotting Netflix’s release strategy, which prevents cinemas from receiving a 90-day window of … Continued
Iron Man 2 premiere hit by volcanic ash
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