Movies
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AMC Theatres Won’t Book Universal Movies Anymore After ‘Trolls World Tour’ VOD Release
The move comes after the NBCUniversal CEO made comments about the success of the animated film on premium video on demand
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Oscars Execs Defend Rule Change to Allow Streaming Films: ‘Theatrical Will Always Be the Academy’s Priority’
Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson say the new rule allowing streaming films to qualify for the Oscars is a temporary exception
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How ‘Extraction’ Filmmakers Pulled Off That Sick 11-Minute Shot
“We termed that sequence the ‘one-er,’” director Sam Hargrave tells TheWrap
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‘Now You See Me 3’: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Writer Eric Warren Singer Tapped for Reboot
No cast has been set for the third film in the heist franchise, with brand new characters
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Game-Changer: ‘Trolls World Tour’ Digital Success Pits Universal Against Movie Theaters
“Trolls” may signal the start of big changes to the theatrical model, but AMC’s blacklist of Universal shows that movie theaters won’t take it lying down
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Florida Movie Theater Chain CMX Files for Bankruptcy, Citing COVID-19 Closures
Chain warns that the movie theater industry needs an “economic rebalancing” to survive
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Magnolia’s Magnet Releasing Picks Up Sundance Horror Film ‘Amulet’
Film starring Imelda Staunton will open in theaters and on demand July 24
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Oscars’ Big Rule Changes: First-Run Streaming Films Now Eligible, Sound Categories Merged
New rules also include combining the two sound categories into one and eliminating DVD screeners beginning in 2021
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‘Bad Education’ Subject Frank Tassone Admires Hugh Jackman’s Performance, Criticizes Film’s Portrayal of His Sexuality
Former Long Island superintendent was convicted of larceny but was released from prison in 2010 on good behavior
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SXSW Sued Over Festival’s Refusal to Issue Refunds
2020 fest was canceled in March
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Neon Promotes Elissa Federoff and Christina Zisa to President Roles
Federoff and Zisa will serve as president of distribution and president of publicity, respectively
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Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Jesse Eisenberg Join Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Dual’
Riley Stearns is writing and directing
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Hulu Outages Spark #HuluDown Hashtag on Twitter
Popular streaming service has been down for thousands of users for hours on Tuesday morning
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Disney Faces ‘Acute’ Challenges Post-Pandemic: How Soon Can Parks and Movies Recover?
Part II of “Hollywood Post-Pandemic”: How does the Walt Disney Co. that emerges from this crisis look different than the behemoth that ruled just months ago?
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Universal’s ‘Trolls World Tour’ Earns Nearly $100 Million in First 3 Weeks of VOD Rentals
The studio’s gamble to skip theaters for the animated sequel appears to have paid off