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Inside one of the premium auditoriums at Georgia Theatre Company's Trilith Cinemas in Fayetville, Georgia is Samsung’s direct-view LED cinema technology — a flagship 14-meter (approximately 46-foot) Onyx screen

Can Cinema LED Scale? Samsung Bets Trilith Cinemas Can Help Prove It

There is something almost too tidy about the geography of Samsung’s latest cinema showcase. Directly across the street from Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, Georgia — one of the largest production facilities in the United States outside Hollywood — sits Trilith Cinemas, a new nine-screen luxury comp…

Everyman Cinema and Emirates' World Class Cinema campaign 2

Pearl & Dean Partner Emirates with Everyman for a First-Class Experience

Some partnerships feel like a match made in advertising heaven. Certainly, that was the feeling when Catherine Ferguson, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Pearl & Dean, took a call last June with a chance to pair up Emirates and Everyman Cinema. Contacted by Emirates’ media agency Universal McCa…

Row House is Rep Cinema in a League of Its Own

The state of Pennsylvania is not necessarily the first place one conjures when thinking of repertory cinema, but for over a decade the Row House Cinema on Butler Street in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood has thrived. This is mostly due to the care and curation of the theatre’s owner /…

The Filmhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland sits proudly at 88 Lothian Road. The arthouse cinema was refurbished and reopened in June 2025 after being closed since 2022

The Resurrection of Filmhouse – An Edinburgh Success Story

This June, film fans in Edinburgh, Scotland, were treated to several sold-out screenings of Giuseppe Tornatore’s 1988 love letter to cinema, “Cinema Paradiso.” Nothing unusual there, you might think. Except that the venue was Filmhouse, the Scottish city’s beloved independent cinema, which had lain…

The frontage of the new physical venue of The Nickel Cinema, Clerkenwell Road, London

The Nickel: From Pop-up Cinema to Putting Down Roots

Just a short walk from London’s Chancery Lane underground station, a new boutique movie theatre is taking shape. The Nickel Cinema (the Nickel) is the brainchild of Dominic Hicks, a British filmmaker with twenty years’ experience in the industry. At the Nickel, the emphasis is on screening cult film…

CJ Indie Cinema Showcase: Is the Garden Cinema London’s Best-kept Indie Secret?

Tucked away on Parker Street, a quiet road between Holborn and Covent Garden, the Garden Cinema could easily lay claim to being London’s best kept secret when it comes to independent movie theatres. Compared to the BFI Southbank or the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, institutions that sim…

Cinema Programmatic Advertising

CJ Opinion: Will Cinema Advertising Share the Fate of Linear TV Advertising?

Pre-show advertising in cinemas is a key revenue driver that significantly contributes to operators’ bottom lines. As the cinema industry evolves — diversifying its offerings to meet changing audience expectations — cinema advertising must also adapt to stay relevant and competitive. Embracing…

A Cinematic Gem: Salisbury Odeon Celebrates 60 Years as One of the World’s Most Unique Cinemas

Having survived a vivid history of turmoil, civil war, developers, and assassination attempts, the building that was saved by a horde of passionate cineastes backed by [English-American philanthropist and passionate movie lover] John Paul Getty Junior is celebrating 60 years as an Odeon and one of w…

The Edinburgh Filmhouse

Edinburgh Filmhouse Secures 25-Year Lease, Announces New Patrons

Film aficionados in Edinburgh, Scotland received some good news this week. The Edinburgh Filmhouse, which abruptly closed on 6 October 2022 when its parent company Centre for the Movie Image (CMI) went into administration, has taken a significant step towards its revival with the signing of a 25-yea…

The Top Women in Global Cinema list will now be published on 11th July, instead of the original programming date of 27th June.

An Update on Top Women in Global Cinema

We write to you today because we are delighted by the response to this year’s Top Women in Global Cinema. We have received more than double the submissions from previous years, leaving us wholly overwhelmed and, unfortunately, without the resources to meet our original June 27 release date. In addit…