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The British government has announced an unprecedented £1.57BN ($2BN) rescue package for the country’s arts and culture venues, including independent cinemas and theatres. The lifeline comes amid growing panic that iconic British venues — such as Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Dalston’s independent Rio Cinema — could…

Talk about box-office drama. As the July 4 weekend unwinds, IFC’sThe Truth might be slugging it out with Homewrecker from Dark Star and The Outpost from Screen Media for the honor of ranking somewhere in the 300s, near IFC's own Wiener-Dog, among all-time Independence Day performers. (Who can say for sure, as release…

It's real but surreal: Hamilton, the hottest show of its generation, opens Friday as a streamer! There's no giant launch party, no massive media campaign. This will not be My Fair Lady time revisited. But the "non-event" is an appropriate metaphor for the challenges facing Hollywood in launching “new” product to a…

Walmart and Tribeca Enterprises have teamed up to turn the retail giant's parking lots in 160 locations across the country into drive-in movie theaters to help liven up a summer marred by COVID-forced social distancing. Movies will be programmed by the Tribeca Drive-In team in August through October for a combined 320…

Following news earlier this week that UK exhibitor Cineworld was delaying its re-opening plans in England three weeks to July 31 – a decision that also applies to its U.S. arm Regal – fellow Brit chain Vue has fallen in line and is also now aiming for July 31. Key to these decisions is the film slate, which is proving…

EXCLUSIVE: There's been some confusion this week about whether Unhinged, the Russell Crowe thriller that was recently pushed by its U.S. distributor Solstice Studios from July 10 to July 31 due to continued coronavirus disruption, would also be moving in the UK from its planned July 17 date. I can clear that up now by…

Cinemark, the No. 3 U.S. exhibitor, has updated its reopening timeline, slating July 24 for the restart with library fare and July 31 as the first date for new releases. The revised dates keep Cinemark in sync with major rivals AMC and Regal. Just a few short weeks ago, Cinemark was the first major circuit to announce…

Cineworld, the UK cinema chain that also owns U.S. exhibitor Regal Cinemas, has delayed its re-opening plans by three weeks due to continued coronavirus disruption. The operator had been set to start re-opening theaters from July 10, but a number of important markets including Los Angeles and New York are yet to get…

Just one day after Texas and much of California again ordered the closure of bars and nightclubs, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey did the same. He also included waterparks, gyms and movie theaters. Moreover, Ducey indicated that the closures would continue for at least the next month. Effective at 8:00 p.m. tonight, we…

As expected with NYC and LA cinemas still not opened, and Tenet, the first big event pic heading to Aug. 12, the No. 1 exhibitor in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, AMC, will now reopen its circuit on July 30 instead of July 15. On the new date, the Leawood, KS-based chain will resume operations of 450 U.S…

101 Studios will release the Robert De Niro family comedy The War With Grandpa on Sept. 18 wide in conjunction with financier Brookdale Studios. Marro Media Company financed and produced the Tim Hill (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) directed movie based on the children’s fiction novel of the same name by…

Updated, June 29: After the theatrical release schedule shifted once again last week with New York and Los Angeles still closed, and Tenet heading to Aug. 12 and Mulan to Aug. 21., Sony is moving their Tri-Star Selena Gomez executive produced romantic comedy Broken Hearts Gallery to Aug. 7, the weekend after Solstice…