The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the body that represents European movie theater owners, has underscored its opposition to any challenge to the theatrical window despite the widespread cl…
Disney joins the growing number of studios releasing films early digitally as theaters remain shuttered nationwide in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” will be available to buy digitally for $19.99 and on Movies Anywhere beginning on Friday at 5 p.m. PT. It hits Disney Plus on April 3 in the U.S. [...]Chinese actor Gao Yunxiang was this week acquitted in Australia of multiple rape and sexual assault charges.
As studios and distributors continue to pull the theatrical releases of their films, and cinemas nationwide close their doors to the public, what becomes of film criticism in the time of coronavirus? Like many of the U.K.’s film and TV workers, most critics work on a freelance basis and with most major theater chains shuttered [...
South African producers are demanding an “urgent all-industry response” to the threat posed by coronavirus, with a leading industry body calling for a coordinated plan from broadcasters and government agencies to address the potential economic fallout of the global pandemic on the local film and TV biz. The Independent Producers Organization sounded the alarm [...]Australian director Baz Luhrmann says that now is not the moment to be resuming production on his untitled “Elvis” project.
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