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CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 28 February 2017

IMAX reups with Disney through 2019, Bona Film Group will install 30 IMAX screens in China, Reading Cinemas orders a drink, RealD buys MasterImage, Volfoni expands in Egypt, CJ 4DPlex expands in Austria, MediaMation grows in China, “Newsies” is a hit for Fathom Events, Cinemark reports 2…

China Cinema Digest – Thursday 28 January 2016

Wanda 100 screen Dolby Cinema deal, China's global ambitions, Times United IPO, HK cinema building law, Sherlock in China, MediMation

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Weekly Cinema Digest – Friday 14 August 2015

USA (CO) – The Aurora mass killer James Holmes was spared the death penalty after the jury could not unanimously agree for him to be executed. He will now spend the rest of his life in prison instead. Holmes never expressed any remorse for killing 12 people (above) and injuring many more. Vari…

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China Cinema Digest – Thursday 9 April 2015

Heng Ye Film Distribution’s commando action-drama “Wolf Warriors” beat out “Kingsman” over the holiday to earn over CNY ¥200 million (USD $32.5 million) in its first four days on release. In the film, which is playing in China in 3D and Imax, Wu plays a Chinese Special…

CJ@CineAsia CineAsia University – Immersive Seating

In an effort to provide updates on the CineAsia 2014 conference and trade show presently taking place in Hong Kong SAR, this post was written live, and in the present tense, during one of the conference’s presentations. Comments attributed to speaker(s) are paraphrased unless denoted specifically by…

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Daily Cinema Digest – Monday 14 April 2014

The Wrap takes a look at the growth of ‘4D’ offered by the likes of D-Box, CJ 4DPlex and MediaMation and whether there is a business case for it. Not if it shakes the popcorn out of the tub, it seems. Indeed, some theater owners have experimented with the technology, only to decide that…