Arizona Closes Movie Theaters, Bars, Nightclubs Due to Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe new restrictions come just about a month after Spain ended its first lockdown, which saw the nation’s borders closed.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLess than a month after re-opening on June 26, Barcelona’s cinema theaters have been forced to close once more as part of a stay-at-home rollback by the Generalitat, the government for the Catalan region.Announced on Friday, July 18, and in place from Saturday, the mandated shutdown is fiercely contested by Barcelona area town halls, adding to a nationwide debate about just how safe it is to go to the cinema.In radical contrast to Barcelona’s

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York City enters Phase 4 — the last region in the state to do so — on Monday, Gov.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione In the wake of the China Film Administration announcing yesterday the reopening of cinemas on July 20, there’s been several questions as to what China is determining to be a low or high risk COVID-19 area.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorBREAKING: Those theaters in low risk areas in China “can resume business in an orderly manner” as early as Monday, July 20, the China Film Administration announced in a recent notice.There were rumblings in foreign distribution that China would start reopening on this date, however, sources weren’t so sure whether that meant simply that the Shanghai Film Festival would take place at this time (and thus, movie theaters would reopen).

Dade Hayes Finance EditorA federal judge has ruled that the state of New Jersey can keep movie theaters closed at the same time religious services or other indoor gatherings are allowed to proceed.The closely watched case offered a close-up look at one effort by beleaguered theaters to open their doors again after months of shutdowns due to COVID-19.In a terse ruling (read it HERE), U.S. District Court Judge Brian R.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal judge in New Jersey on Tuesday denied the theater industry’s request for a temporary restraining order that would force the state to allow theaters to reopen.Judge Brian R. Martinotti also set a schedule for litigating the industry’s request for an injunction on the matter, with a hearing expected on or before Aug.

including Los Angeles — whose infections continued to surge to close down movie theaters and dine-in services at restaurants.

Dave McNary Film ReporterCiting soaring coronavirus rates, Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered all movie theaters and bars to close immediately.The order, announced Monday, also covers wineries, family entertainment, zoos, museums and cardamoms.Newsom had announced on July 1 that there would be a three-week closure of dine-in restaurant service and movie theaters in Los Angeles County and 18 other counties. Nearly all indoor movie theaters in California have been closed since mid-March.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe day after California officials that the number of deaths related to coronavirus in the state had passed 7,000, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that there had been 8,358 new cases reported in the state.“We’re continuing to see hospitalizations rise and we continue to see an increase in the rate of positivity in the state.”“We are moving back into a ‘modification mode’ of our original stay-at-home order,” said Newsom.The governor announced that he is equiring all

Dade Hayes, Tom Grater Hong Kong Disneyland, which reopened June 18, is closing again temporarily due to the resurgence of COVID-19.Hong Kong cinemas also will be forced to close again starting Wednesday after a spike in local cases of the coronavirus led authorities to re-implement tighter lockdown measures.The government will close 12 types of businesses, including gyms, gaming centers and cinemas, and will limit group gatherings to just four people, down from 50.

coronavirus pandemic. The plan has been to remind consumers about what they missed about the theatrical experience by luring them back to cinemas with the promise of watching Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi adventure “Tenet” or Disney’s action epic “Mulan.”But that can’t happen if major markets such as New York City remain closed, and it’s become increasingly difficult for exhibitors to game out their next steps without having more clarity on when certain states will allow theaters to welcome back

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA group of movie theater companies — including AMC, Cinemark and Regal — have filed a lawsuit against the governor of New Jersey, claiming a First Amendment right to reopen during the pandemic.The companies, led by the National Association of Theatre Owners, is challenging Gov.

Vanilla Ice cooled off plans for a concert in Texas after taking considerable heat for an event that sought to gather hundreds of fans in one of the nation’s coronavirus hot spots.The 1990s rapper with the hit single “Ice Ice Baby” had been scheduled to play a lakeside show just outside Austin on Friday (July 3), but on Thursday he announced it was being postponed.“Due to the increase in COVID-19 numbers in Austin we’re gonna move the concert to a better date,” Vanilla Ice tweeted.

The Wedding Planner, slapstick comedies (of the Judd Apatow variety, especially), intense award-winning , and experimental films that are hard to place anywhere (looking at you, Napoleon Dynamite). In short, there's a lot to choose from—so we had to pick a lane. And with the world being such a tumultuous place, we decided to stick with from the 2000s.

Jill Goldsmith Apple is closing – or re-closing to be accurate – another 30 stores, including 15 in Southern California, bringing the total to 70 amid the latest coronavirus spike.The retail hubs have become a bellwether for the spread of COVID-19 with Apple being the first U.S.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer announced on Tuesday that the county was modifying its health officer order to comply with the guidelines announced on Wednesday by California Governor Gavin Newsom.“L.A.

Dave McNary Film ReporterAmid surging COVID-19 transmission rates, California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the closure of dine-in restaurant service and movie theaters in Los Angeles County and 18 other counties for three weeks.Newsom announced the closures Wednesday, two days ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, and also said local officials should cancel fireworks shows, which are already prohibited in LA County.