Stephen Merchant Steps into the Ring with <em>Fighting with My Family</eM>

Stephen Merchant Steps into the Ring with Fighting with My Family

February 12, 2019 No Comments

Professional wrestling: Broken bones! Badass costumes! Smack talk! Wry … British … comedy? Director Stephen Merchant, co-creator of the original British “The Office” and one of the forces behind subsequent sitcoms “Life’s Too Short,” “Extras,” and “Hello Ladies,” brings an outsider’s perspective to Fighting with My Family, out February 14

Two Years and Counting: Lakota Drama ‘Neither Wolf Nor Dog’ Attracts a Small-Town Following

Two Years and Counting: Lakota Drama ‘Neither Wolf Nor Dog’ Attracts a Small-Town Following

February 11, 2019 2 Comments

“Slow and steady wins the race” goes the old adage—a strategy embraced by Neither Wolf Nor Dog, an ultra-low-budget drama that has been running in theaters for more than two years and still has hit only 15 percent of the country. That release pattern is partly a function of the

GIANTS OF EXHIBITION 2019

GIANTS OF EXHIBITION 2019

February 8, 2019 No Comments

A record-setting box office, one that nearly hit the $12 billion mark, was an ideal backdrop to a busy 2018 in the exhibition business. While dine-in cinemas and premium amenities expanded their footprints, the hottest trend continues to be consolidation. M&A remains a major topic in the industry, as the

Everything Is (Still) Awesome in <em>The LEGO Movie 2</eM>: The Second Part

Everything Is (Still) Awesome in The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

February 6, 2019 No Comments

In 2014, audiences—and the worldwide box office—fell for The LEGO Movie. The film was a surprise megahit, earning nearly half a billion dollars worldwide despite a previously-thought-verboten early February release. Almost four years to the day later, Emmet Brickowski (Chris Pratt), Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and Batman (Will Arnett)—plus a healthy

Mitzi Peirone Weaves a Surrealist Horror Standout with <em>Braid</eM>

Mitzi Peirone Weaves a Surrealist Horror Standout with Braid

January 31, 2019 No Comments

Horror is looking good in Braid, the creepy, gorgeous first film from writer/director Mitzi Peirone. Out in theaters this Friday, the film stars Imogen Waterhouse and Sarah Hay as a pair of women who, in desperate need of money, decide to drop in on—and steal from—their rich childhood friend. Only

K-Pop Concert Film Sets Event Cinema Record for Single-Day Global Box Office

K-Pop Concert Film Sets Event Cinema Record for Single-Day Global Box Office

January 30, 2019 No Comments

French event cinema distributor Pathé Live will be bringing back BTS concert film WORLD TOUR LOVE YOURSELF IN SEOUL for additional screenings on February 9 and 10. The encore follows the title’s record-setting debut on January 26, in which it reportedly achieved the highest one-day box office for an event cinema

Boxoffice Breakouts: 10 Movies That Could Make a Big Impact in 2019

Boxoffice Breakouts: 10 Movies That Could Make a Big Impact in 2019

January 29, 2019 16 Comments

Captain Marvel Friday, March 8 Disney Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson Marvel Comics’ first female lead aims to emulate rival DC Comics’ Wonder Woman, a smash at $412.5M. Captain is already Fandago’s third-highest pre-seller ever among Marvel films, behind only Avengers: Infinity War and

John Fithian: A Record-Breaking Year at the Box Office

John Fithian: A Record-Breaking Year at the Box Office

January 25, 2019 4 Comments

The movie theater industry experienced a record-breaking year in 2018, both domestically and globally. In the U.S., $11.8 billion in box office receipts represented a 6.8 percent improvement over 2017 and an all-time record. Similarly, though less dramatic, the international figure of $29.8 billion also set a record, though that

Independent Cinema Alliance: Rob Del Moro Takes Helm of Cinema Buying Alliance

Independent Cinema Alliance: Rob Del Moro Takes Helm of Cinema Buying Alliance

January 24, 2019 No Comments

In April of this year, a group of independent movie exhibitors formed the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA), a nonprofit corporation aiming to serve as an advocate for those who run independent cinemas. At the same time, the group revealed plans to take over the responsibilities of NATO’s Cinema Buying Group

AHC 2019 FOUNDER’S AWARD: Taylour Chang, Doris Duke Theatre

AHC 2019 FOUNDER’S AWARD: Taylour Chang, Doris Duke Theatre

January 23, 2019 No Comments

Taylour Chang, this year’s recipient of the Art House Convergence Founder’s Award, can easily be celebrated for her role as an art house exhibitor and curator of the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art. That role, however, isn’t her only contribution to promoting the advancement of specialty