AMC Boss Adam Aron Charging Extra for Blockbusters After ‘The Batman,’ Catering to ‘Ape’ Investors
Adam Aron (Courtesy of Barrett Emke for Variety) AMC CEO Adam Aron is a rock star to a very specific group of people. Those people, of...
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Global Box Office Forecast to Rebound 68%, Reach $20 Billion by Year End
F9 (Courtesy of Universal/Everett Collection) Global box office this year overtook 2020’s COVID-stricken total of $12 billion at the end...
Fran Drescher Elected President of SAG-AFTRA, Rival Joely Fisher Wins Secretary-Treasurer
Courtesy of Everett Collection Fran Drescher has been elected president of SAG-AFTRA, in a narrow victory for the faction that has led...
California Theme Parks, Stadiums Can Reopen With Limited Capacity on April 1
Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety Disneyland, Universal Studios and other theme parks in California — as well as sports stadiums —...
Alamo Drafthouse Tried to Outlast the Pandemic But Ran Out of Time
Courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse Alamo Drafthouse Cinema did everything it could to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. It furloughed most of the...
Sinclair Broadcast Group Lays Off 5% of Workforce Due to ‘Profound Impact’ of Pandemic
Sipa USA via AP Sinclair Broadcast Group is shrinking its workforce by 5%, letting go of several hundred employees as a result of the...
New York City Movie Theaters Can Reopen at Limited Capacity, Gov. Cuomo Says
Courtesy of Rebecca Rubin After nearly a year of closures, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given movie theaters in New York City...
England to Begin Easing Lockdown From March 8, Cinemas to Reopen in May
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Courtesy of Sky News) UPDATED: As case rates plummet and vaccinations continue rapidly, England will begin...
Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network Sets July Digital Debut; Linear Launch Pushed to 2022
Magnolia Network's launch marks an inversion of its original plans, as a result of the pandemic. The app, which features workshops led by...
DISNEY Q1 PREVIEW: HOW LONG CAN THIS STOCK STAY STRONG?
CHEYNE GATELEY/VIP Not even the “Happiest Place on Earth” can be expected to keep investors happy forever. Wall Street has been extremely...
SXSW Film Festival Announces Full Lineup, Including Tom Petty and Selma Blair Docs
Michael Buckner/Variety/Shutters The South by Southwest Film Festival has rolled out its full programming line up, with high-profile new...
U.K. Film, High-End TV Production Spend Exceeds $3.9 Billion in Pandemic Year, Down 21% from 2019
John Wilson/Universal Pictures In what is the first official glimpse of the pandemic’s impact on U.K. film and television production,...
#PayUpHollywood Survey: Support Staffers Hit Hard By the Pandemic
Colleen Hayes/NBC Being a Hollywood assistant has always been a tough gig, but the COVID-19 pandemic has only made it tougher on the...
Berlin Film Festival Unveils International Jury for 71st Edition
The Golden Bear (Courtesy of Berlin Film Festival) The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the International Jury for its 71st edition. All...
Denzel Washington’s ‘The Little Things’ Leads Box Office Despite HBO Max Debut
Courtesy of Warner Bros./Nicola Goode Would audiences pay to see a new movie on the big screen if they could watch the same title at home...
ABC Orders Drama Pilots From Zahir McGhee, ‘Once Upon a Time’ Creators
Courtesy of ABC ABC has ordered two drama series to pilot in some of its first pilot pickups of the 2021 pilot season. The broadcaster...
SAG-AFTRA, Producers Guild, JPC Lift Recommendation to Pause SoCal Production Amid Pandemic
zef art - stock.adobe.com SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Joint Policy Committee have jointly agreed to lift their...
‘In the Same Breath’ Review: Nanfu Wang’s Disquieting Look at the Early Days of COVID in Wuhan
The director's personal and anecdotal approach to documentary illuminates the pandemic from the ground up. In the Same Breath (Courtesy...
Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ Movie Delays Release Date
Baz Luhrmann (Courtesy of Imaginechina via AP Images) Warner Bros.’ biographical drama about the life and times of Elvis Presley will no...
Joss Whedon HBO Series ‘The Nevers’ Taps Philippa Goslett as New Showrunner
Philippa Goslett (Courtesy of Gabrielle Motola) The upcoming Joss Whedon HBO series “The Nevers” has selected Philippa Goslett as its new...
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