AMC Theatres Unveils Plans to Reopen During Coronavirus

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIt’s safe to say that “Chasing the Cure,” the acclaimed medical series that marked Ann Curry’s return to the small screen, is unlike anything else on television.Over the course of each 90-minute episode, the TBS and TNT series used crowdsourcing and a network of doctors and specialists to try to solve various medical mysteries and help desperately ill patients suffering from undiagnosed diseases.

Over the past three months, we’ve been fairly tongue-in-cheek with our insistence that Warner Bros.’ upcoming film, “Tenet,” really is going to dictate the return of cinemas after the COVID-19 pandemic. Obviously, “Tenet” is set to be the first major film to arrive in theaters since March and, as such, is allowing for big cinema chains like AMC, Regal, and Cinemark to reopen their doors and make some money.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAMC Theatres, the world’s largest exhibition chain, is pushing back its reopening by two weeks.The move comes as coronavirus rates continue to rise in the United States, where AMC has the bulk of its operations, and after Hollywood blockbusters such as “Tenet” and “Mulan” delayed their release by several weeks. AMC said it now expects to open 450 of its more than 600 theaters on July 30.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAs expected with NY and LA still un-opened, and Tenet, the first big event pic heading to Aug. 12, the No.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival will include a combination of virtual screenings and physical events, a hybrid model that is growing increasingly popular during the coronavirus pandemic.In a note to staff, Tabitha Jackson, the newly minted festival director, acknowledged the difficulty of hosting the Park City, Utah event next January when it’s unlikely that a vaccine for COVID-19 will have been discovered and widely disseminated.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIt’s safe to say that the 2020 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival won’t be like any of the 44 ones that preceded it. We are living in the age of the coronavirus, after all.Because of this new pandemic reality, this year’s TIFF will be a hybrid of physical screenings and virtual events.

coronavirus. However, mask wearing was not a mandatory requirement for cinema-goers, only cinema workers.Speaking to Variety about the re-opening, AMC CEO Adam Aron said: “It might be counterproductive if we forced mask wearing on those people who believe strongly that it is not necessary.”Adding that he thought “the vast majority” of cinema-goers would wear masks, he said he didn’t want to make it obligatory because they didn’t want “to be drawn into a political controversy.”However, following

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAMC Theatres has reversed course and will require all of its guests to wear masks when it reopens. The about-face comes after AMC chief Aram Aron ignited a deluge of criticism and controversy when he told Variety that mask-wearing would be encouraged but not mandated in states where it was not a requirement.

AMC has reversed its course and said that it will now require guests to wear masks at all its movie theaters nationwide.The country’s largest theater chain was criticized for the policy Thursday when it revealed its safety guidelines, though other chains like Cinemark and Regal have not required masks either.“This announcement prompted an intense and immediate outcry from our customers, and it is clear from this response that we did not go far enough on the usage of masks.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAlamo Drafthouse will require its guests to wear masks when the movie theater chain reopens.Its announcement comes as AMC, Regal, and Cinemark have ignited a firestorm of controversy over their decision to stop short of mandating that guests wear masks in all of their locations.

AMC Theatres — the largest cinema circuit in the world — will open 450 of its U.S. locations on July 15 followed by the remaining 150 on July 24, in time for Disney's Mulan and Warner Bros.' Tenet.

AMC Theatres has announced plans to reopen movie theaters around the country on July 15, but one surprising detail is that the company will not require guests to wear masks in states that don’t mandate it.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorRefresh for updates: AMC has made official their U.S. reopening plans after what will be a four-month shutdown due to COVID-19 with 450 U.S.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMagnolia Pictures will premiere “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” a new documentary about the Civil Rights icon and congressional leader, in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Juneteenth.

With exhibition giant AMC Theatres' first-quarter results in the books, Wall Street analysts on Wednesday dissected the figures and management commentary, with their main takeaway being caution.

Exhibition giant AMC Theatres, hit in mid-March by a shutdown of its circuit amid the coronavirus pandemic, on Tuesday reported a deep first quarter loss due to onetime impairment charges, on sharply lower overall revenues.

Adam Aron said in a statement.