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Gkids today announced that its upcoming animated feature The Deer King, from directors Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji, will hit theaters nationwide in July. Fan preview events of the Japanese-language version will be put on in cinemas nationwide on July 13th, in partnership with Fathom Events, with previews of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Facing Nolan, the documentary about Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan that had its world premiere earlier this year at his home state’s SXSW, has been acquired by Utopia. As part of the U.S. rights deal, the Bradley Jackson-directed doc will screen nationwide in theaters one night only May 24 via Fathom Events…

Warner Bros. Pictures is teaming with Fathom Events for a special theatrical event of the Daniel Roher-directed documentary, Navalny, which had its surprise screening at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award in the U.S. Documentary Competition section as well as the Festival Favorite Award. The movie…

EXCLUSIVE: Here you can watch the first trailer for upcoming documentary Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama's Untold Story. Narrated by Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, the pic will be released on March 31 by Fathom Events in 800 theaters across the U.S. The date marks the 63rd anniversary of the Dalai Lama's…

Producers of Betty White: 100 Years Young, a documentary that was to be screened for one night only in theaters on White’s 100th birthday January 17, said Friday the show will go on to honor the iconic actress, who died Thursday night. “Our hearts mourn today with the passing of Betty White,” producers Steve Boettcher…

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that the pre-sales for United Artists Releasing’s Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago, which will debut in Fathom locations on Nov. 11, are a pandemic record for the special events company, 120% ahead of the next closest title at the same point in time. Stallone’s new cut has 40 extra…

Sylvester Stallone has made an ultimate director’s cut of Rocky IV, titled Rocky vs. Drago, that will hit theaters on Nov. 11 for an exclusive engagement via MGM and Fathom followed by the feature being available on-demand the next day. Stallone has added 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage to the 1985 feature…

EXCLUSIVE: Fathom Events and Brainstorm Media are teaming on the theatrical release of Recon, the Robert Port military thriller starring Alexander Ludwig, Sam Keeley, Chris Brochu and Franco Nero. They are aiming to premiere the pic, set during World War II and based on a true story, as an exclusive one-night…

Some good news for exhibition which will hopefully prime business before this summer’s big event films open, i.e. Mulan and Wonder Woman 1984, and that’s Fathom Events along with Screen Media will be premiering Millennium Media and Rod Lurie's feature The Outpost in theaters on July 3 on roughly 500 screens. The pic…

Twenty-five years ago, The Shawshank Redemption finished as a first-run failure that seemed sentenced to obscurity. But then Frank Darabont’s stirring cellblock epic found an unlikely reprieve and followed an unexpected escape route that led to cinema glory. Today, Shawshank is widely hailed as a classic. The Library…

After amassing close to $3M from Friends 25th: The One With the Anniversary back in September, Fathom Events and Warner Bros. TV are bringing the hit TV series back to the big screen for a two nights with Friendsgiving on Nov. 24 at 7PM and Nov. 25 at 4PM. Each day will feature four Friends episodes that have been…

El Norte, the acclaimed, Oscar-nominated epic about immigrants from Central America seeking the promise represented by life in U.S., returns to 200-plus movie theaters Sunday to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month and the film’s 35th anniversary. The revival, a presentation of Fathom Events and Lionsgate, marks the…