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...]
Memphis cinema drops Gone With the Wind after complaints of racial insensitivity
A cinema in Tennessee has cancelled a long-running annual screening of Gone With the Wind because of what it says is racially insensitive content in the classic 1939 film. Source: Memphis cinema drops Gone With the Wind after complaints of racial insensitivity … [Read more...]
