The 'Dadasaheb Phalke Award', considered Indian cinema's highest award, was announced in Mumbai. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiU4b_RYNWo … [Read more...]
‘Resurrections’: Second-biggest cinema chain Cineworld nears pre-COVID sales | Reuters
Driven by big-budget movies including Marvel's (DIS.N) "Black Widow", "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", Bond film "No Time to Die", and book-to-screen science-fiction "Dune".Cineworld, which operates the Regal cinema chains, anticipates upcoming blockbusters, including the latest in "The Matrix" franchise - "The Matrix Resurrections" - … [Read more...]
Cinema returns to Somalia after decades of shut-downs and strife | Reuters
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...]
