Lebanese cinema chain Empire Cinemas has announced the opening of the first-ever multiplex in Jizan, located on Saudi Arabia’s southern Red Sea coast. The 10-screen (728 seats) facility, which is equipped by a regional unit of CinemaNext, a leading European exhibitor services provider, has been built at an investment of over SR42 million ($11 … [Read more...]
Here’s a PSA — there is no ‘honour’ in murder
The Federal Ministry of Law and Justice in collaboration with the European Union Delegation to Pakistan and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has released two short films as part of the #TimeForRealHonour campaign to raise awareness against violence against women and so-called honour’ killings. The first public service message centres around the father of a … [Read more...]
The curator of the academy museum gives an insight into the collection
Highlights of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, due to open in 2020, cover almost the entire history of films from the 19th century to the mid-1980s. The curator and director of the museum’s film program, Bernardo Rondeau, said the academy had three sources: the Academy Collections, the Akademiefilmarchiv and the Margaret Herrick … [Read more...]
Cineworld launches in Time Square with Superscreen
The cinema opened its doors in Time Square for the first time for a VIP gala on Tuesday evening before opening to the public today, Wednesday. Those invited were among the first to look inside and were treated to a preview screening of Jumanji: The Next Level in the cutting edge Superscreen room after an introduction from Warrington general … [Read more...]
He grew up misunderstood. Now he talks backwards, and people finally get him
For most of his life, John Austin has been misunderstood. Misunderstood by his parents, who couldn't make sense of his childhood obsession with record players, movie projectors and weird sounds. Misunderstood by other kids, whom he'd scare off by demanding that they sit in his house and listen to Alice Cooper instead of … [Read more...]
B&B and MX4D Open First 4D Theatre in Dallas-Ft. Worth
New immersive motion cinema in U.S.' Fourth Largest Metro Area B&B Theatres has opened its eighth MX4D theatre system in Wylie, TX, a growing Northeast suburb of Dallas. The Wylie Theatre already features Marquee Suites®, PLF GRAND SCREEN®, Lyric, and screenPLAY! auditoriums. The first film to play in the newly added MX4D Motion Experience … [Read more...]
