Alamo Drafthouse Files for Chapter 11, Movie-Theater Chain Sells All Assets to Fortress

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter a brutal year of pandemic-related movie theater closures, a reprieve is coming for film lovers in Texas. Alamo Drafthouse, the cinema chain known for in-theater dining, is opening a new location in east El Paso.The venue will be open and operational for staff training on March 26 before officially welcoming customers on March 31.

Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek says the release pattern of Black Widow will be a “last-minute” decision, a sentiment that won’t reassure movie theater owners or others rooting for a Covid-19 rebound.

Woody Allen has never been charged with sexually abusing his adopted daughter, Dylan. That is a fact worth mentioning, because you won’t find many references to it in Allen v Farrow (Sky Documentaries).

In a move that feels very much at home but Barry Allen, “The Flash” movie lost one parent but gained another. While Billy Crudup will not be reprising his role as Henry Allen in the upcoming film, “Y Tu Mamá También” actress Maribel Verdu has joined the cast as Barry’s mother, Nora, instead.

Spanish actress Maribel Verdú, best known for roles in Alfonso Cuaron’s “Y Tu Mama Tambien” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” is set play Nora Allen, the mother of Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen in “The Flash” solo movie, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Additionally, Billy Crudup will no longer play Henry Allen, Barry’s father, in film due to scheduling conflicts.More to come…

“I feel there is no substitute for going out to the movies. There is nothing like it.” Steven SpielbergGoing to the movies looks a lot different than it used to look.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAlamo Drafthouse Cinema is collaborating with Harlem Film House, the organizers of the Hip Hop Film Festival, to present a curated series of culturally significant Black films.Labeled the Vanguard Collection, the crafted slate will include important films about the Black experience and feature perspectives from voices of hip-hop culture.

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Alec Baldwin went on a lengthy social media rant in which he seemingly defended Woody Allen and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo while bashing "cancel culture."  The actor initially released a 14-minute video on his Instagram in which he covered the topic more at length before deleting it and replacing it with a significantly shorter video that takes on cancel culture in less-specific terms.  "I think my last message went on too long.

Dylan Farrow’s allegations of child sexual abuse Dylan Farrow by father Woody Allen are back in the news thanks to the HBO docuseries “Allen v. Farrow”.

EXCLUSIVE: LA-based sales firm Film Bridge International has sold shark survival pic The Requin to Reset Collective (Australia/New Zealand), YouPlanet (Spain), Mediawan (France), Monolith (Poland), Purple Plan (SE Asia), Blitz Film Group (Ex-Yugo), and Blue Lantern (Vietnam).

“There’s no vaccine for broken legs.”

COVID-19 vaccines to famous Hollywood friends in a new Kimmel sketch – watch below.While appearing on the show to talk Borat 2 and more, Cohen suddenly launched into a bit that saw him tackle the issue of the day.“Bono? Oh hey man, what’s up?” he said into his phone at the start of the sketch.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefImax China, the supplier of giant screen cinema facilities and services in Greater China, is one of the purest plays on the mainland Chinese movie exhibition market available to investors.

Huzzah! The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson will revisit Middle Earth alongside cast members of the epic film trilogy Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, and Elijah Wood.

Marcus Corp., which runs the fourth-largest movie theater circuit in the U.S., posted fourth-quarter results below Wall Street forecasts, but execs point to brighter days in the next few months.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema did everything it could to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. It furloughed most of the staff, cut pay for those who remained, rented out theaters for private events, paused costly development projects, leaned on its merchandising business to keep revenue coming in, and launched an on-demand movie service.In the end, it was not enough.

A documentary exploring claims filmmaker Woody Allen molested his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow when she was a child has had its UK release confirmed. Following its showing in the US, Allen v Farrow will premiere on Sky Documentaries on Monday 15 March.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Holdings, a Texas-based dine-in theater chain, said Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy due to financial woes during the pandemic.The company plans to find a buyer during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which allows it to continue operating while its managers and advisers work on repaying creditors.“The transaction will provide the company with much-needed incremental financing to stabilize the business during the pandemic, which has had an

Alamo Drafthouse, the independent theater chain known for its thematic screenings, fan-focused atmosphere and in-cinema food and drink options, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a filing in Delaware Bankuptcy Court. As part of the deal, Alamo is entering into a restructuring agreement, in which it will sell assets to affiliates of Altamont Capital and Fortress Investment Group.