formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Last week’s announcement that the 25th Bond film No Time to Die would be postponed yet again sent bigger chains into a tailspin, with Cineworld announcing the temporary closure of all its 127 UK movie theatres, while a quarter of Vue cinemas limiting operations … Continued
China has overtaken the US in yearly box office receipts for the first time in history. The US cinema industry has been rocked by the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday (18 October), China reached a total of $1.988bn (£1.529bn) … Continued
Cinemas throughout Europe have bemoaned the decision by Disney to forgo a full theatrical release for the forthcoming Pixar animation Soul. The film, about a music teacher (Jamie Foxx) whose soul becomes separated from his body, will premiere instead on Disney’s streaming service, Disney+. … Continued
There is more to the story than the treachery of Barbara Broccoli. Cineworld, which bought the US chain Regal in 2018 and inherited a large pile of debt, was already in a precarious position when coronavirus hit; it is now … Continued
The way many of us first learned about World War II was inherently cinematic. A black and white dichotomy of “good guys” and “bad guys” laid before us with tales of heroic sacrifice, secrecy, and an evil, inhumane villain at … Continued
The summer of 1998 saw the world weep in unison at tearjerker Armageddon. It told the story of a group of deep-core drillers who were sent up into space with NASA astronauts to help destroy a huge asteroid that was heading … Continued