formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The theatrical moviegoing experience may be losing ground to ever-improving TVs and home theaters, but the major studios are starting to fight back — by supporting another premium format. Source: “Hunger Games” among newly announced Dolby Cinema titles | Variety
UPDATED: The shares of Wanda Cinema Line, China’s largest private sector movie exhibitor plunged by 10% after the company announced revenue data for the first half year. Source: Wanda Cinema: Revenues Soar, Shares Tumble | Variety
A day after leaving the “Fast and Furious” franchise, Justin Lin got a curious phone call. Lin, who had directed four of the street racing-themed action movies, was asked by Google to collaborate on a very different kind of film … Continued
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A few weeks ago, 5,000 people in London’s Royal Albert Hall cheered “Interstellar” after it unspooled with a full orchestra playing Hans Zimmer’s powerful score in its entirety. Source: Live Movie Concerts A Cash Cow for Orchestras | Variety
Twitter users aren’t just chatting about movies. In fact, they go to the cinema more often than average Americans, and are nearly twice as likely to see a pic within 10 days of its opening, according to new research commissioned by … Continued