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Tim League Discusses the Alamo Drafthouse Smartphone Policy

Alamo Drafthouse is the premier up-market cinema chain in the United States. Yet it is sometimes better known for its ‘zero tolerance’ approach to people using cellphones, smartphones or even Google Glass in its cinemas. Following the big response we had to the topic of smartphone use in…

Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 12 January 2015

India – Carnival group has acquired small Indian multiplex operator Glitz, having previously bought most of Big Cinemas. After buying Anil Ambani’s Big Cinemas, the Carnival Group has picked up elder brother Mukesh Ambani’s majority stake in Stargaze which operates the multiplex ch…

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Discovering How The ECA Uses Trailers To Promote Event Cinema

[youtube width=”560″ height=”315″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acVQV44qRNM[/youtube] Rather than simply being a service that continuously clogs your inbox with email updates, it turns out LinkedIn, the popular social network, can be rather useful for discovering certain bi…

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China Cinema Digest – Friday 9 January 2015

China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) has taken note of the danger to the cinema experience if films are shown in poor conditions, such as insufficient brightness (particularly for 3D) and poor audio. It has therefor put cinemas in notice, as…

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Cinépolis Acquisition of Chile’s Cine Hoyts Signals Global Ambition

Mexican-based exhibitor major Cinépolis has acquired Chile’s largest cinema chain Cine Hoyts. The acquisition, reported in this article in El Financiero, means that Cinépolis is now present in 11-12 countries around the world. It also signals an intention to take on Wanda/AMC for the crown of…

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EDCF Guide Highlights Film Festivals’ Digital Nightmares

The European Digital Cinema Forum (EDCF) has just published ‘The EDCF Guide for Film Festivals in the Digital Age.’ The free guide, available to download on the EDCF website (PDF link) was created based on feedback from professionals responsible for running major international film festi…

A Little Teaser For “Ant-Man” Is A Big Win For Marvel

[youtube width=”560″ height=”315″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQjhJf1R4k4[/youtube] Marvel Entertainment did not wait long before placing their mark on 2015. The Disney owned company is widely expected to have a banner year thanks to the release of both “The Avenger…

Game of Thrones IMAX

Daily Cinema Digest – Wednesday 7 January 2015

The two last episodes of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” plus a new trailer for the upcoming season will screen in Imax. The show previously screened pre-release episodes theatrically, but that was ‘only’ George R.R. Martin’s own Cocteau Cinema in Arizona. HBO and Imax ha…

Daily Cinema Digest – post-Christmas/New Year roundup

Happy New Year to all our CJ reader and may 2015 be a good year for cinema everywhere. Other then the circus surrounding the release of “The Interview”, here are some of the other cinema-related news you may have missed over the holidays. South Korea: A not-so-Merry Christmas for South K…

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

From all of us here at Celluloid Junkie, we wish you all the best for holiday and the year ahead. Here is a reminder of why we all do what we do. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV9MCLS1Ji8#t=46[/youtube] Movies are the most powerful empathy machine in all the arts. When I go to a great mov…