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 …

Leading U.S. and international film companies have been largely quiet so far on the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Behind the scenes, however, they are reevaluating their investments in and from the country.

International outrage over the fate of Khashoggi, who has been missing since enteri…

The launch late last week of a potential UK equivalent to U.S. ticketing upstart MoviePass created a stir among Blighty’s exhibition community. No-one knew who was behind the audacious offer called cPass, whose site included the logos of all major UK theater chains. So, over the weekend I tracked down the U.S. and…

A company supposedly positioning itself as a UK equivalent to U.S. ticketing upstart MoviePass, has been met with wonder by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA), whose members include theater chains Odeon, Cineworld, Vue and Curzon — we’ve been told none of its members are signed up to the service.

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Three UK theatre chains — Cineworld, Picturehouse and Curzon — have dropped Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in a row with local distributor Entertainment Film over its decision to award the exclusive West End screening rights to rival chain Odeon. Cineworld, its subsidiary Picturehouse and Curzon have a combined…

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2ND UPDATE: A 5 AM walkthrough of the Royal Wedding route took place today complete with carriages, trumpeters and up to 1,000 members of the Armed Forces wearing full ceremonial uniform. Meanwhile, the first spectator has claimed his spot right outside Westminster Abbey, kitted out with…

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