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The Problem With Playing Netflix Movies in Cinemas

The Problem With Playing Netflix Movies in Cinemas

In its never-ending quest to win an Oscar for Best Picture, it seems that Netflix will be releasing at least one of their original movies into cinemas each year in some form or fashion. Questions remain, however, exactly what forms and fashions Netflix has in mind when releasing their films theatric…

Curzon Mayfair. (image: Curzon)

An Open Letter From Curzon’s CEO Philip Knatchbull in Response to Vue CEO Tim Richards

Open letter from Philip Knatchbull, Curzon CEO Given Vue CEO Tim Richards’ recent letter to BAFTA, which implicates Curzon, I feel obliged to clarify our position regarding the current cinema vs. streaming debate. At Curzon, we have have been releasing our own films simultaneously in cinemas and on…

BAFTA 2019 Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" wins big. (photo: Cinevue)

An Open Letter from Vue’s CEO Tim Richards to BAFTA’s Amanda Berry

Amanda Berry OBE BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly London, WIJ 9LN 19 February 2019 Open Letter Dear Amanda, As a long term member and former Council Member of BAFTA, I am writing to express my concern at the decision-making behind this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards. As one of the largest cinema operato…

Sunday Times Jonathan Dean The Tables have Turned.

Vue’s Steve Knibbs: “The Reports of Cinema’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated”

Last weekend the Sunday Times in the UK published an opinion piece by Jonathan Dean titles “The Tables Have Turned”, in which he looked at the 10 Oscar nominations for “Roma” and concluded that “streaming has arrived.” No disputing that, but he then went on to cla…

Celluloid Junkie’s 2019 Cinema Predictions

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” Yogi Berra famously quipped. This did not stop the editorial team at Celluloid Junkie from bravely sticking their necks out a year ago to read the tea leaves on what 2018 would have in store. Did we get it right? As alw…