Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: What does that mean for recently opened Staten Island theater? Founded in 1997 as a single-screen mom-and-pop repertory theater in Austin, Texas, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema concept is well-known for celebrating film as an art form. The dine-in chain ... 06/13/2024 - 12:25 am | View Link
Sony acquires dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse The studio behind recent films like “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” and “The Garfield Movie” has acquired the distinctive theater chain Alamo Drafthouse ... and canceled plans to open new ones. 06/12/2024 - 8:16 pm | View Link
What will sale of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to Sony mean for the shuttered DFW theaters? The theater shutdowns stem from Two is One, One is None, LLC filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The company was a franchisee with Alamo, who operated the five Dallas-Fort Worth area locations and one in ... 06/12/2024 - 10:24 am | View Link
Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse theaters with an eye on bolstering Crunchyroll The Alamo Drafthouse chain of movie theaters ... about the acquisition so far focus on how little Sony plans to change about the beloved theater chain, at least so far. The idea of a movie studio ... 06/12/2024 - 9:33 am | View Link
Sony Pictures buys dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Alamo Drafthouse, the dine-in movie theater chain that faded during the pandemic before declaring bankruptcy three years ago, has a fresh lease on life after finding a new corporate owner. 06/12/2024 - 9:01 am | View Link
Japanese animation film “Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle” took a clear lead at the mainland China weekend box office – despite only being available for two of three days. Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway showed the film scoring $9.8 million (RMB69.4 million) in China, more than double that of second placed film “Be My Friend.” […]
There were a whole lot of sure things heading into the 2024 Tony Awards ceremony — “Stereophonic,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” Daniel Radcliffe. But this year’s full list of winners had room for some unexpected twists and turns, too. You want snubs? You want surprises? Find ’em right here. SURPRISE: An early F-bomb short-circuits Pluto […]
NBCUniversal is tapping an outside company to help it bring a broader array of viewers and advertisers under its media tent. Group Black, a collective that aims to spur the development of Black-owned and Black-produced media, will curate programming and develop new original content for a new hub on NBCU’s Peacock streaming service known as […]
The third time’s the charm. Jonathan Groff has won his first Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for “Merrily We Roll Along.” Groff played Franklin Shepard alongside Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe who also won his first Tony Award at the 77th Annual Tony Awards, which […]
“Deadpool & Wolverine” will enjoy a release in mainland Chinese cinemas on July 26, simultaneous with its North American outing. And, despite hailing from what is arguably Marvel’s most adult franchise, the film will incur only “minimal cuts” for its China release. All foreign films entering China require permission to be imported, to clear censorship […]
Series “Barzakh,” starring top Pakistani actors Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed, has set a streaming date. The six-episode series is produced by Waqas Hassan and Shailja Kejriwal for Zindagi, the Indian subcontinent focused programming block on streamer ZEE5 Global. It is helmed by critically acclaimed director Asim Abbasi who also directed Zindagi’s first Pakistani original “Churails” and the feature film “Cake,” which […]