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Photo by: STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2021 3/5/21 Movie Theaters in New York City reopened today at 25%, capacity after months of being closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
NATO president and CEO Michael O'Leary explains to IndieWire why this investment will lead to more people going to the movies.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 08: Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos speaks during the Netflix Golden Globe and Critics Choice Nominee Toast at Catch LA on January 08, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)
Netflix on Thursday will release its biannual viewership report outlining the results from the first six months of 2024.
'Sound of Freedom'
The faith-based film company is owned by the Harmon brothers — and 375,000 "Angel Guild" members.
PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 19: Co-CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos attends the 'The Greatest Night In Pop' Special Screening during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 19, 2024 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
“Audiences don’t care about windows at all... They never talk about it over dinner," he said at a conference in the UK.
Celebrity Biopic Documentaries
True story
Every streamer chases celebrity-driven docs, pushing out original stories and upcoming filmmakers, but some documentary filmmakers are afraid the bubble is about to burst.
A split image of Jeremy Allen White in 'The Bear,' Walton Goggins in 'Fallout,' and Jennifer Aniston in 'The Morning Show'
Emmys
Unfortunately for Walton Goggins, that's not how this works.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 22: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic Party supporters are gathering in Chicago, as current Vice President Kamala Harris is named her party's presidential nominee. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The satellite provider said it would cause "customer confusion" for just ABC to return for three hours while other channels remained dark.
40 Acres
Local 634 in Canada says of the film starring Danielle Deadwyler that the production company's actions are "highly troubling."
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Tony Vinciquerra, 
Chairperson of Sony Pictures Entertainment attends Columbia Pictures' "Anyone But You" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on December 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Oh My
If you own cable channels, you have an "albatross" around your neck right now, Tony Vinciquerra said.
Rich Gelfond IMAX 2019
Study
69 percent of participants in a study said that just seeing the IMAX logo on a movie poster gives the sense it's of higher quality.
A still from 'Daughters' by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Study
The number of documentary films directed by women that played at film festivals in the past year outnumbered those directed by men for the first time.
4193_D039_00268_R Willem Dafoe stars as Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz in director Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, a Focus Features release. Credit: Aidan Monaghan / © 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC
The Filmkunstmesse Leipzig is more like CinemaCon in Germany and is geared toward cinema operators rather than the public.
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