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CGR Expands ICE LightVibes and Announces Hollywood Slate

CGR is set to expand its ICE premium large format (PLF) and has announced three Hollywood titles. At the just-concluded FNCF French cinema convention in Deauville CGR demonstrated its ICE premium cinema concept featuring Philips’ LightVibes in a small booth. The demo was impressive, showcasing…

72nd FNCF in Deauville. (photo: Patrick von Sychowski / Celluloid Junkie)

French Cinema Convention Kicks Off With Heated VPF Debate

The 72nd annual FNCF convention of French cinemas launched today with a heated discussion about the benefits of digitisation and virtual print fees (VPFs). The Congres de la Federation Nationale des Cinemas Francais (FNCF) held in the seaside town of Deauville is the largest country-specific cinema…

Expocine

Expocine 2017 Has More To Offer Attendees

Since its inaugural event four short years ago, Expocine has become the preeminent industry trade show for motion picture exhibitors and distributors in Latin America. Like CineEurope, its equivalent in the European Union, the conference has fast become invaluable for its ability to bring together c…

Box Office - American Made, Battle of the Sexes, Flatliners

“Kingsman” and “LEGO” Take a Knee on Their Way to Middling Openings While the “It” Express Keeps On Rolling. This Week at the Box Office.

Well September certainly has provided more thrills and chills than a Six Flags roller coaster, hasn’t it? During the first week of the month there were unconfirmed rumors of tumbleweeds blowing through multiplexes, then “It” charged onto the scene like bulls in Pamplona on the second weekend leaving…

"Wonder Woman" Gal Gaddot. (image: Warner Bros)

Is 2017 The Year of The Woman in Hollywood?

By Boyd Falconer, PhD and Jim Amos Sometimes we pull a muscle patting ourselves on the back when even the smallest amount of change occurs. Lost two pounds in six months? Yes, let’s celebrate with ravioli. Managed to clean half the garage? That calls for a nap. 2017 is being heralded as The Yea…

AMC Saratoga 14. (photo: AMC)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 19 September 2017

AMC CEO buys AMC shares; Regal & AMC both set to rise; MoviePass (not) a ‘unicorn’; ‘Burkha’ is Indian PVoD hit for Amazon; Genesis expands to Cameroon; CGV ‘cultural playground’; ‘Matilda’ threats to Russian cinemas; “It” fight in St P…

Landmark Cinemas 16 Country Hills Calgary

Kinepolis Makes A Landmark Deal In Canada

The Belgian-based Kinepolis has announced the purchase of yet another cinema chain as the company continues its expansion via strategic acquisitions. This time around Kinepolis hopped across the Atlantic Ocean to scoop up Canada’s second largest exhibitor, Landmark Cinemas. News of the deal first be…

Hollywood Foreign Press Association wing CSUN

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Wing Opens at CSUN

On Friday 15 September, California State University Northridge (CSUN) named a building in their Media, Arts and Communication Complex: Manzanita Hall – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Wing. This was done in honor of the HFPA which has donated funds to CSUN for equipment and students for the past…

“It” Blitzes Competition With $60 Million Second Stanza While JLaw’s “mother!” Flunks Out. Now Can “It” Threepeat? This Weekend at the Boxoffice.

To quote the great Peter Noone, second verse same as the first. WB/NL’s “It” easily romped to the top of the boxoffice again this weekend, scoring a massive USD $60 million in ticket sales in North America alone, propelling it to $218 million overall here in the States, which by the way makes it the…

Celluloid Junkie 10 Year Anniversary

Ten Years of Celluloid Junkie

It was ten years ago today that we published the first post on the newly launched CelluloidJunkie.com. Almost 1,500 posts later, with countless interviews, profiles, trade shows, not to mention a lot of popcorn and Coke under our belts, we are happy to report that cinema is far from dead and that we…