by Site Admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Industry News
☀ Theatrical Release Changes for the Week Ending February 7, 2021 New and Changed Releases – February 5, 2021 Self Distributed announced they will release The Independents (Limited) on February 26, 2021. IFC Films announced they will release Monday...
by Site Admin | Dec 31, 2020 | Industry News, Newsletter
Calamity? Anomaly? 2020 was a box office year like no other by Lindsey Bahr | December 31, 2020 | AP News | https://apnews.com/article/north-america-coronavirus-pandemic-8ece9a400b6ac1a30964c25ea5f8d12b When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it’ll be difficult...
by Site Admin | Dec 31, 2020 | Industry News
Will the film industry please stop predicting its own demise? by Mary McNamara | December 30, 2020 | Los Angeles Times |https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-12-30/covid-19-cant-kill-film-industry-stop-predicting-demise In “Soul,” the latest Pixar...
by Site Admin | Oct 6, 2020 | Industry News, Newsletter
(This post was updated 10-19-20 with survey data on cinema safety.) Autumn has seen the advent of more chaos in the film industry. STUDIOS: With US audiences hesitant to return to theatres, “Tenet” (a flawed and somewhat odd choice as “the” movie industry...
by Site Admin | Aug 28, 2020 | Industry News, Reviews
Here are some films that recently opened in area theatres.August 28, 2020: Three look interesting – escapist fare ranging from Iannucci’s take on Dickens’ Copperfield to the 30-yr-old Bill & Ted motif. There’s also a well conceived story...
by Site Admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Industry News, Newsletter, Reviews
What Are You Watching? Whether on a tablet, computer, TV or projection system, tell us what you’ve been watching, how you’re watching, and if you recommend to...
by Site Admin | Jun 14, 2020 | Industry News
Wary that resurgent infection will dampen consumer confidence in markets that have reopened theaters, the big studios also face diminished revenue caused by 50-75% reductions in theater capacity mandated by many states. Recently the major studios have pulled a few...
by Site Admin | May 23, 2020 | Covid-19, Industry News
After the Pandemic: a hunger for diversion Listen to this brief excerpt from the ongoing audio series, US in the Time of Coronavirus, by Connecticut Public Radio: Mary Frances Berry. “After the disastrous 1918-19 Spanish flu and the end of World War I, many Americans...
