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Reel boss Suri insists his firm is a victim of about turn, but French company says cover does not apply… Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/04/26/cinema-chain-hurt-axa-refuses-pay-7m-insurance-claim/
When “Sonolumin” won a prestigious international Janus award as best fulldome short film at the 2019 Jena Festival in Germany, the earth didn’t shake in Middle Georgia. Maybe it should have. The Jena Festival win was indeed prestigious at the … Continued
Cineworld has been criticised for taking on too much debt. A group of Cineworld lenders are exploring a legal challenge to block the company’s £1.6bn debt-fuelled takeover of a Canadian peer. US and Canadian investors are understood to have hired … Continued
A lack of sure-fire successes from the likes of Disney’s Marvel and Lucasfilm will also prove a challenge for cinema operators. First World War film 1917 and an adaptation of Little Women gave cinemas a solid start to the year, although fears are growing … Continued
Plans to create a permanent tourist attraction recounting the Normandy Landings in northern France have ignited controversy with detractors warning against turning the bloody Allied invasion into a “Disney-style”, commercial “D-Day land”. Source: Fears new D-Day ‘theme park’ will trivialise … Continued
Inward investment in UK film and TV shows reached £1.36bn in the opening nine months of last year, according to figures from the British Film Institute. It represented a £160m increase on the same period in 2018. By comparison, spending … Continued
Sam Mendes’s First World War film 1917 already made an impressive mark when it debuted at UK cinemas with £7.45m including £100,000 previews – but was that simply a triumph of marketing of the film’s ambitious “continuous-shot” execution? Now the … Continued
Netflix might have earned more Oscar nominations than any Hollywood studio, but the UK is enjoying a cinema renaissance as chains add sofas, reclining seats and waiter service for a classier night out. Source: Cinemas look to reel in punters … Continued
A lack of blockbusters in 2014 caused a 3.7pc decline in UK admissions at Cineworld, but the cinema chain said it made up for the shortfall with price rises and by selling more tickets to more expensive IMAX screenings. via … Continued
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