formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Cinemark, the nation’s third-largest exhibition chain, specified in a recent 8-K filing that its layoffs in the wake of closing theaters March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic count 17,500 domestic hourly theater employees. In addition, 50% of their Plano, TX headquarter … Continued
A breakdown of the rituals of pre-pandemic moviegoing can be as scary to think about as anything you might see onscreen. At least that is the case in a moment when the coronavirus is so easily spread that it has … Continued
Undeterred by the current state of the industry, and despite posting a $668M profit loss for 2019, China’s Wanda Film is betting big on the local theatrical business. The division of Dalian Wanda Group said that it intends to spend about $431M raised … Continued
Germany’s national association of cinemas, the HDF, which represents the majority of theaters in the country, has published a plan for re-opening venues once the coronavirus crisis eases. The guidelines, which are designed to feed into the government’s wider plans for exiting … Continued
Lionsgate, in conjunction with Fandango, YouTube and NATO, is launching Lionsgate Live! A Night at the Movies a four-consecutive Friday night live-stream of movies which kicks off on April 17 with The Hunger Games on the distributor’s YouTube page and Fandango’s Movieclips YouTube page. Lionsgate’s initial donation as well … Continued
A third resident at the MPTF’s skilled-nursing facility in Woodland Hills has died of complications from coronavirus, and 13 other residents have tested positive for the virus. Ten residents are currently being treated in the facilities’ isolation unit, and three others have … Continued