At the end of last year the Celluloid Junkie editorial team began discussing its annual predictions piece for 2021. However, most expert forecasts for 2020 crumbled like volcanic lava sliding into the ocean. We stared into the 2021 crystal ball…
Here is a roundup of the latest news in the global cinema market as it relates to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. China – Beijing Municipal Government held its 34th coronavirus press conference, stating that the local cinema industry is not…
Dear Junkies, Two types of projections happen in the cinema. The first is the light, colours and shapes thrown onto the screen by the projector. The second is the dreams, hopes, joy, fear, prejudice and more that we as an…
Weed-related stabbing in Dutch cinema, exhibitor shares up in US, INOQ Q3 profits fall, bed cinema in Japan, Lincoln’s ban on multiplexes stays, “La La Land” in EclairColor, fire in cinema that was cannabis farm, “word’s oldest cinema” celebrates 109th birthday….
No 6 After 6 in US cinemas, home cinema food delivery, Japan VIP cine dining, child sex assault in Oz cinema (again), US cinema advertising, Grand Action founder dead, MK2 expanding in Canada, Helios in Warsaw and great PA cinemas. …
UK – An event cinema record has been set in the UK with the live transmission of the Mike Leigh’s staging of of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” at the English National Opera (ENO). “Pirates, in Mike Leigh’s production, took…
Often the overlooked cinema major in Asia, the Japanese cinema market is still dynamic, as witnessed by this $100m acquisition of United Cinemas, with its 36 cinema complexes. Convenience store operator Lawson Inc. announced Wednesday it will acquire United Cinemas Co.,…
We’re back! With CinemaCon over, we resume normal service for the Daily. It was definitely an interesting show and in case anyone was wondering, yes, *we* saw 12 Years a Slave in the cinema. Apologies for those who were expecting to…
USA: In the trial of the Colorado cinema shooter James Holmes, the prosecutor has uncovered some macabre evidence of the pre-mediated nature of the killing spree on the defendant’s camera phone. “EERIE self-portraits that Colorado cinema shooting defendant James Holmes…
Japan: How to tackle piracy? With action figures! “It’s a well-known fact that, when faced with public relations or marketing dilemmas, 99.99% of Japanese companies create a cute mascot to solve the problem. So naturally, this is how the Japan…