‘Black Panther’ sequel vies for 2022’s best opening, to relief of theaters (NYSE:DIS)

A long-suffering box office is set for major relief over the weekend, with Marvel (NYSE:DIS) back to save the day (as it has a few dozen times before). After a lackluster few months broken up mainly by some success from rival DC in the form of Black Adam (NASDAQ:WBD), Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (DIS) … Read more

‘Orlando’ Returns To Theaters For 30th Anniversary As Sally Potter Reveals Top-Secret ‘Orlando, Now’ Project – Exclusive First Look

EXCLUSIVE: Orlando, filmmaker Sally Potter’s seminal gender-bending and much acclaimed 1992 movie, is finding new life with a 30th anniversary 4K restoration and a theatrical re-release beginning Friday. It’s from Sony Pictures Classics, the specialty arm of Sony Pictures that also happens to be celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, counting Orlando as a major … Read more

West End Theaters Dim Lights In Memory Of Angela Lansbury – Deadline

Theaters on London’s West End dimmed their lights Wednesday evening in memory of the late Angela Lansbury who passed away Tuesday at age 96. The London-born actress last appeared on the West End in 2014’s Blithe Spirit at the Gielgud Theatre, in which she reprised her Tony-winning role as Madame Arcati. She won the Best … Read more

Hurricane Ian Forces 80 Movie Theaters To Close In Florida – Deadline

With Hurricane Ian en route to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning, Deadline hears that nearly 80 movie theaters have closed throughout Tampa, Orlando, the Panhandle and southwestern part of the state. This includes such properties as the spruced-up Regal Naples, the Regal Hollywood 18, the AMC Veterans Expressway 24 in Tampa, the AMC … Read more

Sinéad O’Connor Doc ‘Nothing Compares’ Hits Theaters And Showtime – Deadline

When filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson was growing up in Northern Ireland in the late 1980s, she says the whole of the island – the North and the Republic – desperately needed transformation. “The Troubles were still rumbling on, and the Catholic Church was still very much in power in the South,” she notes. “It was pretty … Read more

Movie theaters reopen in Indian-controlled Kashmir after more than two decades

New Delhi CNN  —  Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded public places. The lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, inaugurated the disputed region’s newest cinema on Tuesday, in a … Read more

Movie theaters to offer $3 tickets on Saturday after industry reports “incredibly strong” summer

Movie theaters throughout the U.S. will offer $3 tickets on Saturday for the first annual National Cinema Day, the Cinema Foundation announced. The initiative comes as the industry saw an “incredibly strong” summer after a pandemic-induced lull, according to one analyst. The one-day event will be held at more than 3,000 participating locations and include … Read more

‘National Cinema Day’ To Offer $3 Movies At Participating Theaters – Deadline

On Sept. 3, it’s all movies, all formats, all day for three bucks. The Cinema Foundation is welcoming moviegoers to celebrate a day at the movies with discounted admissions to kick off National Cinema Day on Saturday, Sept. 3. The upper-limit for tickets will be $3 for each admission. The one-day event will be held … Read more

Movie Theaters Brace for a Rough Intermission

Cineworld doesn’t seem to have much faith in The Rock, though he probably shouldn’t take it personally.  The U.K.-based owner of the Regal Cinemas movie-theater chain is preparing to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. along with an insolvency filing in its home country, according to a report in The Wall Street … Read more