Dozens of Somalis posed for selfies and chattered excitedly in rows of red, plush seats as they waited for the start of their country's first movie screening in three decades. Source: Cinema returns to Somalia after decades of shut-downs and strife | Reuters … [Read more...]
UK reopening: Did cinema chains just pull a rabbit out of the hat?
Sony's animated comedy "Peter Rabbit 2" drove UK cinemas' box office takings in their reopening weekend to the highest since the pandemic took hold last year, giving a boost to cinema chains which had been burning through cash during months of lockdowns. Overall box office collections at the weekend came in at more than 7 million pounds ($9.91 … [Read more...]
‘Cinema under the stars’ offers Indonesians safe entertainment amid pandemic
Perched on a hilltop overlooking the Indonesian city of Bandung neat lines of teepee-style tents are set up each evening on a patch of lawn in front of a large screen. Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health … [Read more...]
London Film Festival offers beacon of hope to COVID-hit industry
Festival director Tricia Tuttle said the hybrid model meant she could deliver a vibrant event to audiences, in cinemas in London and beyond as well as online, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This year there really is no physical locus of the festival,” Tuttle said in an interview on … [Read more...]
Patty Jenkins: “We Could Lose Movie Theater-Going Forever”
"If we shut this down, this will not be a reversible process," says the 'Wonder Woman 1984' director. Director Patty Jenkins has warned that the future of cinema-going is in peril amid the coronavirus pandemic. "If we shut this down, this will not be a reversible process," she told news agency Reuters in an interview from her home in Los … [Read more...]
Cineworld, AMC shares fall as cancelled premieres spell more pressure
Shares in cinema operators Cineworld and AMC fell on Friday after Disney delayed the release of “Mulan”, the latest Hollywood tentpole to be pushed back as theatres remain largely shut because of the coronavirus crisis. Source: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-cineworld-stocks … [Read more...]
