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Drive-Ins: How Big Screen Entertainment Survives During COVID-19

In these days of self-isolation, “vectoring” only with those you must, going out to the cinema is not an option – or is it? As the coronavirus closes multiplexes, movie theatres, outdoor screenings and specialist cinematic events in the west, the drive-in seems to be the last man standing in b…

Coronavirus Blurs Movie Release Windows

Coronavirus Is Blurring Theatrical Release Windows, Not Breaking Them

In his 1982 collection of speeches and essays about the struggle for justice taking place in South Africa, Bishop Desmond Tutu wrote: A time of crisis is not just a time of anxiety and worry. It gives a chance, an opportunity, to choose well or to choose badly. When the film industry looks back onRe…

Coronavirus Cinema Update – Monday 16 March 2020

This post will be updated throughout today. Please check back for updates. It is sadly becoming easier to track which countries haven’t closed their cinemas, than keeping track of all the ones where they have closed. Germany, Sweden, UK and USA are still keeping the Xenon and laser lights bur…

Coronavirus Cinema Update – Friday 13 March 2020

This post will be updated throughout the day (13 March 2020) as news emerges and things change at a fast pace. Thank you also to all those who have sent in news and kept us informed. Please send updates you may have to tips@celluloidjunkie.com. It is exactly 50 days since all cinemas closed in China…

The Coronavirus Effect on the Movie Business

The Coronavirus Effect on the Movie Business: Strap Yourself In, It’s Going To Be A Bumpy Ride

Unless you’ve been living in an igloo or are part of the Trump Administration you’ve probably heard that there’s this pesky coronavirus called COVID-19 going around the world. Thousands have been infected and entire territories have come to a virtual standstill as governments and their citizens figu…

Selective Closure of Cinemas in Poland Due To Coronavirus

With cinemas ordered closed in six countries, including neighbouring Slovak Republic, local authorities in Poland have begun closing cinemas in some cities. The closures are part of an effort to contain the cpread of the Coronavirus responsible for the Covid-19 outbreak. There is no country-wide dec…