China is targeting Hollywood in a new escalation of its trade war with the United States, refusing to show Western films in cinemas and on television, and sacking American actors. Source: Chinese cinema eclipses US box office as Hollywood films suffer during trade war … [Read more...]
Netflix sets sights on cinemas as streaming giant unveils new tactics to show blockbusters on the big screen
Alfonso Cuaron's Roma has been acclaimed as his best work yet, an Oscar contender that has critics in a collective swoon. Source: Netflix sets sights on cinemas as streaming giant unveils new tactics to show blockbusters on the big screen … [Read more...]
Mobile cinema screenings a big hit in rural Africa
A mobile cinema screening domestic films has proved popular with villagers in Zambia, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo and Senegal Source: Mobile cinema screenings a big hit in rural Africa … [Read more...]
Cineworld bosses see bonus plan rejected
Bosses at Cineworld have been forced to tear up plans for a controversial new bonus scheme after shareholders angrily rejected it. Source: Cineworld bosses see bonus plan rejected … [Read more...]
Cineworld boss defends £2.7bn deal to buy US giant Regal after shares drop
The boss of Cineworld has defended plans to buy US cinema giant Regal for £2.7bn after news of the deal knocked more than £400m off its market value. Source: Cineworld boss defends £2.7bn deal to buy US giant Regal after shares drop … [Read more...]
Hindu extremist group urges ‘brothers’ in UK to burn down cinemas which show controversial Bollywood epic
The row over a period Bollywood epic - that no one has seen yet - continues as one rightwing Hindu extremist group said it would ask its "brothers" in the UK to burn down cinemas after British censors gave it a release date. Source: Hindu extremist group urges 'brothers' in UK to burn down cinemas which show controversial Bollywood epic … [Read more...]
