A GoFundMe effort focused on the New York movie theater community is looking for $60,000 to relieve furloughed or laid-off employees. Source: https://www.indiewire.com/ … [Read more...]
Lumière Brothers’ First Film Debuted 125 Years Ago Today | IndieWire
Often regarded as the most important movie ever made, "Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory" was first seen on March 22, 125 years ago. Source: Lumière Brothers’ First Film Debuted 125 Years Ago Today | IndieWire … [Read more...]
The Best Movies of 2020 So Far
The 2020 release calendar hit a snag with the coronavirus outbreak, but not before a number of cinematic highlights made their way to U.S. screens. IndieWire spent much of 2019 reviewing films on the festival circuit prior to their release dates, and some of them finally made it to theaters this year. Others simply materialized over the last few … [Read more...]
Movie Ticket Subscription Plans Ranked: Where to Put Your Money in a Post-MoviePass World
For frequent moviegoers, MoviePass was a godsend: For $10 a month, the service offered virtually unlimited tickets at a wide array of theaters, potentially saving the most dedicated cinephiles hundreds. But it proved too good to be true when the service shut down in the fall after a slow death. Luckily, MoviePass showed exhibitors there was … [Read more...]
Berlinale Suspends Alfred Bauer Prize as Director’s Nazi Past Revealed
In light of recent revelations that Berlinale founding director Alfred Bauer was once an active, high-ranking Nazi, the film festival has suspended his namesake prize, the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear. A report in German newspaper Die Zeit last week detailed Bauer’s ties to Joseph Goebbels, the infamous Reich Minister of Nazi Propaganda who set up … [Read more...]
Yance Ford Calls Out Morgan Spurlock at Cinema Eye Honors
The ceremony also included an emotional moment for "American Factory" director Julia Reichert, who is currently fighting cancer. Source: Yance Ford Calls Out Morgan Spurlock at Cinema Eye Honors | IndieWire … [Read more...]
