After months of nearly constant bad news — theater closures, movie postponements, “Tenet!” — the film industry last week finally received a glimmer of good news: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that cinemas outside of NYC can start reopening on Friday. Hollywood studios have made it clear that blockbusters won’t return until cinemas in New … [Read more...]
Sony Launches Cinema Line
Sony Electronics has launched Cinema Line, a series of camera products for a wide range of content creators. The new series will extend beyond basic cinema-camera and professional-camcorder form factors. Source: https://ascmag.com/articles/sony-launches-cinema-line … [Read more...]
China overtakes US as biggest cinema box office for 2020
China has overtaken the US in yearly box office receipts for the first time in history. The US cinema industry has been rocked by the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday (18 October), China reached a total of $1.988bn (£1.529bn) in box office takings for the year, surpassing the US total of $1.937bn (£1.490bn), according to … [Read more...]
Robot performs long-distance bladder surgery using 5G
Chinese medical team has performed a remote radical cystectomy on a patient with help of a surgical robot. Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2267353/robot-performs-long-distance-bladder-surgery-using-5g … [Read more...]
Talent Roster Urging Congress To Bail Out Movie Theaters Grows To 120 As NATO, MPA, DGA Warn That Exhibitors “May Not Survive” – Update
The list of people in the creative community attaching their names to an urgent appeal to Congress on behalf of movie theaters has grown to 120 names. (See the full list below.) Talent initially joined with the Directors Guild of America, the National Association of Theatre Owners and the Motion Picture Association on September 30 to call for … [Read more...]
Theatre Owners “Pleased” With Cuomo’s Move Allowing New York Cinemas To Reopen On October 23 – Update
The National Association of Theater Owners has responded to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s move to allow theaters outside of New York City starting Oct. 23. NATO of New York provided the following statement: “We are exceptionally pleased that Governor Cuomo has allowed for movie theaters in New York State to begin to reopen. As theaters have … [Read more...]
