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EXCLUSIVE: International cinema giant Vue has weighed in on the controversial Universal-AMC window crunch, announced earlier this week. Universal and AMC put aside bad blood to sign a multi-year deal that will allow the studio's films to premiere on premium video on-demand within three weeks of their theatrical…

As expected, major UK cinema chain Vue has shifted plans for re-opening its sites after the delays to Tenet and Mulan. Now, with the Christopher Nolan pic scheduled for August 26 in the UK, the exhibitor will look to begin gradually re-opening its venues from August 7, when an initial ten sites will open their doors…

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…

Cinema owners in England got a shot in the arm today when UK prime minister Boris Johnson confirmed that they will be allowed to resume operations on July 4 after being shutdown since mid-March due to the pandemic. Key to the announcement was the halving of the country’s social distancing rule from two meters to one…

Vue International, one of Europe's biggest cinema operators, has made key appointments to its offices in the UK and Italy. Toby Bradon, who is currently overseeing Vue's Italian business The Space Cinema, will take the role of Territory General Manager of Vue UK, Ireland and Denmark. He will report directly to Kevin…

After a week of controversy, UK multiplex chain Vue is set to remove its ban on showing gang movie Blue Story. The pic opened in the UK over the weekend via Paramount, grossing an impressive $1.7m (and we hear holds during the week have been strong), but was dogged by controversy after an incident at a Birmingham…

Rapman, real name Andrew Onwubolu, has hit out at UK multiplex chain Vue over its banning of his film Blue Story. The cinema said it had taken the measure after "25 significant incidents," following an initial widely reported incident involving a machete at a Birmingham site on Saturday (November 23) during the film’s…

SECOND UPDATE AT 14:27 PM PST: UK theater chain Showcase is reinstating movie Blue Story with “increased security protocols.” Here’s their comment just in: “We took the decision to temporarily suspend screenings of Blue Story to enable us to assess the situation. After careful consideration and discussions with the…

UPDATE 13:29 PM PST: Cineworld-owned UK arthouse chain Picturehouse won’t be showing The Irishman either, the company has confirmed to us. That’s another 26 UK theaters that won’t be showing the anticipated Scorsese film. EARLIER EXCLUSIVE AT 10:22 AM PST: As anticipated, not everyone is on board with the rollout plan…

After 40 years in the industry, Alan McNair, Vue International's Deputy CEO, retired on June 14. McNair’s retirement comes two years later than he had originally planned due to the exhibitor’s concerted international expansion. Prior to joining Vue in 1999, he was one of the key executives responsible for forming…

Roma continues to be a lightning rod for controversy within the cinema vs streaming debate. Philip Knatchbull, CEO of leading UK arthouse exhibitor and distributor Curzon, has responded to Vue’s open letter to BAFTA in which the commercial chain criticized the organization for bestowing four movie prizes on Netflix’s…

Leading international cinema chain Vue, one of the UK and Europe’s biggest operators, has sent an open letter to BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry criticizing the organization for awarding four prizes to Netflix’s Roma. Scroll down for the letter in full. Vue founder and chairman Tim Richards spells out why he thinks…