CinemaCon Secures Major Studio Participation for 2021 Conference
As the cinema industry in various parts of the world slowly stirs to life after more than year of COVID closures, one persistent question has been asked over the past few months at every virtual event; will a postponed CinemaCon actually take place in Las Vegas in August, or like last year, will its…
Women in Global Cinema – Ones to Watch 2018
Compiling the list of the Top 50 Women in Global Cinema became more difficult due to widening the criteria and receiving a record number of nominations this year. The selection committee realized that a large group of talented and hard-working women might not be recognized simply because they are ju…
CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 28 February 2017
IMAX reups with Disney through 2019, Bona Film Group will install 30 IMAX screens in China, Reading Cinemas orders a drink, RealD buys MasterImage, Volfoni expands in Egypt, CJ 4DPlex expands in Austria, MediaMation grows in China, "Newsies" is a hit for Fathom Events, Cinemark reports 2…
Dissecting the Dispute Between Disney and Cinema Owners Over Film Rental Terms
The recent news that exhibitors in North America and Germany were unhappy with the film rental terms Walt Disney Studios was offering for their release of "Avengers: Age of Ultron" provides a perfect opportunity to explain some longstanding industry practices associated with theatrical f…
Marvel Plays It Smart After "Avengers" Trailer Leak
[youtube width="560″ height="315″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmeOjFno6Do[/youtube] When Marvel Entertainment learned the teaser trailer for their highly anticipated super hero movie "Avengers: Age of Ultron" had leaked online they had a number of options in how to respon…
Can Filmmakers Really Help Kodak Craft A New Image?
The long standing uncertainty over the future of 35mm motion picture film was finally laid to rest this past week by the Eastman Kodak Co. causing the industry to heave a huge sigh of relief. That's one way to look at the company's announcement of an agreement with what the Wall Street J…
Disney To Release Sing-Along Version of "Frozen" In Theatres
[youtube width="560″ height="315″]http://youtu.be/0HtACLaRDk0[/youtube] Walt Disney Studios may have struck upon an inventive way to squeeze more revenue from moviegoers who have already seen their latest animated feature, "Frozen". Hoping to get fans of "Fr…
Why Cinedigm Hired Chris McGurk As CEO
[/caption] Okay, I admit that the headline of this post is pure click bait. But did you really want to read another story headlined "Chris McGurk Named Cinedigm CEO"? Truth is I wasn't in Cinedigm's board room when they offered Chris McGurk their Chairman and CEO positions, a…
Disney Turns To Twitter For "Toy Story 3"
It is unlikely that "Toy Story 3" needed any help building awareness as it stormed the box office this weekend and earned USD $109 million in North America making it Pixar's biggest opening. However, Disney was taking no chances. On top of the massive print, television and outdoor…
Disney Gets Social With Facebook App For Movie Tickets
[youtube width="480″ height="385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuzyzLTFFxM[/youtube] While tech industry pundits and media outlets have spent the past several weeks throwing stones at Facebook over its privacy policy, Walt Disney Studios may have figured out a way to exploi…