formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
As ESPN and CNN prep standalone flagship services and HBO returns to Max’s title, studios are betting that there’s equity in familiar names that stand for quality. Do audiences care? Source: CNN, ESPN and HBO: Can Old TV Brands Take … Continued
Becky Anderson interviews Saudi Cinema Association Chairperson Hana Al-Omair about the release of the film “Barbie” and the Kingdom’s future plans for cinema. Source: Saudi Cinema Association Chairperson speaks to CNN on Barbie film release | CNN
Two of the most classic pieces of Americana are coming together this summer: drive-in theaters and Walmart. Beginning in August, the retailer is converting 160 of its US store parking lots into drive-in movie theaters. As the pandemic continues, drive-in theaters have been … Continued
Netflix’s widely popular miniseries “Unorthodox,” inspired by Deborah Feldman’s 2012 debut memoir, joins an emerging subgenre of television explorations of Hasidic Jewish communities and characters. From the critically acclaimed Israeli hit series “Shtisel” — in which universal struggles between generations just happen to be … Continued
A UK cinema chain is defending its decision to pull gang-warfare film “Blue Story” from theaters, hitting back at accusations of bias and saying it documented more than 25 “significant incidents” at theaters within the first day of the film’s … Continued
Martin Humphries and Ronald Grant started raiding demolition sites in 1979. Single-screen cinemas were being torn down across London to make way for the multiplex era, and the two cinephiles were unwilling to let them vanish without trace. Source: London … Continued