Author Archives: Bolaji O

Industry veterans allege that exhibition chains often required them to bulk-buy promotional tickets to their own movies as an upfront cost of getting screen time — and that the case isn’t as simple as Seoul police have portrayed. Source: Korean … Continued

Warner Bros. is likely yearning for a Lasso of Truth to crack Marvel’s long-standing box office code. Recent years have been a rollercoaster of lukewarm reviews and weak ticket sales for DC movies. Despite big names like Michael Keaton in … Continued

Recent job listings for Santa Monica Studio, the developers behind the highly acclaimed “God of War” series, have raised some eyebrows amongst fans.One listing, in particular, is seeking a Combat Designer to join the California-based team on the development of … Continued

Music transforms movies. I’m not talking about the score, or songs written for movies like anything Lin-Manuel Miranda does, but the great songs that when you hear them later on the radio or on Spotify, you can’t help but immediately … Continued

Last year, exhibitors held the first National Cinema Day – a one-day event with deeply discounted tickets designed to try and get people back out to cinemas during the end of the Northern Hemisphere summer, a traditionally rather quiet time … Continued

Barry Rivers, director of the 23-year-old fest, shares resources to help those affected by the tragedy as he witnesses an island that rallies around its own: “Everyone really cares about each other.” Source: Maui Film Festival Director on Community Spirit … Continued