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Denzel Washington’s ‘The Little Things’ Leads Box Office Despite HBO Max Debut
Courtesy of Warner Bros./Nicola Goode Would audiences pay to see a new movie on the big screen if they could watch the same title at home...
SAG-AFTRA, Producers Guild, JPC Lift Recommendation to Pause SoCal Production Amid Pandemic
zef art - stock.adobe.com SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Joint Policy Committee have jointly agreed to lift their...
‘In the Same Breath’ Review: Nanfu Wang’s Disquieting Look at the Early Days of COVID in Wuhan
The director's personal and anecdotal approach to documentary illuminates the pandemic from the ground up. In the Same Breath (Courtesy...
AT&T Q4: HBO Max Activations Double to 17.2 Million, Warner Bros. Revenue Declines 21%
Wonder Woman 1984 (Courtesy of Warner Bros) AT&T said the release of “Wonder Woman 1984” helped HBO Max double activations — to 17.2...
Hollywood Elite in COVID-19 Vaccine Scramble: ‘It’s the Hunger Games Out There’
AP As coronavirus vaccines trickle out across the country and new infections and deaths rise at alarming rates in cities like Los...
AMC Raises $917 Million to Weather ‘Dark Coronavirus-Impacted Winter’
Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety AMC Theatres, the world’s largest cinema chain, has raised $917 million in new equity and debt...
Instead of Playing Blockbusters, This Movie Theater Reopened as COVID-19 Vaccine Site
Stone Theaters (Courtesy of Dale Coleman) Stone Theatres, a small cinema chain with locations in North Carolina and South Carolina, has...
U.K. Broadcaster ITV Suspends Production of ‘Coronation Street’ But ‘Emmerdale’ to Resume
Coronation Street (Courtesy of ITV) The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted production on U.K. broadcaster ITV’s long-running popular...
CW Boss Mark Pedowitz Unpacks Pandemic’s Anticipated Effect on Pilot Season
Mark Pedowitz (Courtesy of Jsquared Photography/The CW) As the COVID-19 crisis inches toward the grim yearlong milestone since the much...
SAG Awards Rescheduled to April to Avoid Conflicting Date With Grammys
Rich Fury/Invision/AP The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards has been rescheduled to April 4, a week after the Grammy Awards moved to...
Los Angeles Film and TV Permits Plunged in December as COVID Surged
Courtesy of Tyler Perry Studios Film permit applications in the city and county of Los Angeles declined steeply in December, dropping...
Disneyland to Become Orange County’s First Massive COVID-19 Vaccination Site
Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety The happiest place on earth is set to become a super site for the distribution of the COVID-19...
Sundance Cancels SoCal Drive-In Screenings Due to COVID-19 Surge (EXCLUSIVE)
Courtesy of AP The Sundance Film Festival will not move forward with drive-in movie screenings in Southern California, due to the state’s...
England, Scotland Declare Fresh Lockdowns as COVID-19 Cases Escalate
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Courtesy of Sky News) U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has declared a third national lockdown for...
‘NCIS,’ Other CBS Studios Shows Extend Production Hiatus Amid L.A. COVID-19 Surge
NCIS (Courtesy of CBS) A number of CBS Studios productions — including “NCIS,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Seal Team,” “Why Women Kill” and...
Buyer or Seller? How Each Film Studio Tackled Dealmaking Amid the Pandemic
Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; Matt Kennedy/Lionsgate; Courtesy of Nicole Dove/MGM; Courtesy of...
Sundance Film Festival Unveils Plans for Socially Distanced 2021 Edition
Courtesy of Arthur Mola/Invision/AP The next edition of Sundance Film Festival will take place in Park City, Utah — and New York, and...
U.K.’s Channel 4 Sets $40 Million Global Format Fund, Digital Expansion
Courtesy of Alex Mahon U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has announced a Global Format Fund that will invest in new British-created and produced...
‘Freaky’ Repeats as Winner of Quiet U.S. Box Office With $1.2 Million
Horror Comedy "Freaky" (Courtesy of Universal Pictures) Body-swap horror comedy “Freaky” repeated as the winner of a seriously subdued...
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