A patronage previously belonging to Meghan Markle has been given to Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. The National Theatre took to Twitter on Friday and announced that Prince Charles' wife now holds the title as its Royal Patron.
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EXCLUSIVE: As the pandemic eases, it’s good to hear that some exhibitors are thriving after close to a year of shutdown from 2020-21. Liberty, MO based, family owned circuit B&B Theatres has upped its screen count to 513 across 56 locations, making it the 6th biggest exhibitor in the domestic U.S./Canadian marketplace, 5th biggest among just U.S.-based chains.
B&B Theatres has added 120-screens in 18 months, putting them ahead of previous No. 6 exhibitor, Harkins Theatres in Scottsdale, AZ, which according to industry estimates counts 478 screens at 32 locations.
“We have been very conservative with our finances for many years, and have good personal relationships, not only with our vendors and studios, but also with our bankers and landlords,” Bob Bagby, President & CEO, tells Deadline, “When the pandemic hit, we had built up so much good will that everyone worked with us.”
Throughout the pandemic, B&B Theatres says they’ve remained solvent and disciplined, assessing opportunities brought by investors and communities, and working on previously calendared projects when and where possible. After a financially compromised 2020, the company negotiated deals over the last two years that yielded ten new locations and 120 screens. All these remodels and acquisitions place B&B with 80% recliner seating across the circuit with many locations offering unique theatrical concepts including screenPLAY!, MX4D, GRAND SCREENS, Screen-X (a total of ultimately five auditoriums withthe 270-degree screen concept), Lyrics, and heated leather seats.
New additions to the B&B family of theaters during from the last two years include: –the historic Main Street of Kansas City in the Power & Light District of Kansas City, Missouri –the ten-screen
A patronage previously belonging to Meghan Markle has been given to Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. The National Theatre took to Twitter on Friday and announced that Prince Charles' wife now holds the title as its Royal Patron.
Naman Ramachandran Popular Pakistani-Canadian actor Ahad Raza Mir has been cast in Netflix original series “Resident Evil,” Variety has confirmed. Netflix has not yet revealed details of the character Mir will be playing in the series.“Resident Evil” is a live action, scripted series that will tell a new story building on Capcom’s hit video game franchise. Lance Reddick is set to star as Albert Wesker and the cast also includes Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nuñez.Constantin Film, which previously produced the six-feature film franchise based on the games, will serve as the studio behind the series.
Robbie Williams has been sober for 20 years now, having struggled with addiction in the past. But he is still concerned about the impact it could have on his family.MORE: Robbie Williams reveals family has nowhere to live after selling lavish homesThe Angels singer shares four children – Teddy, nine, Charlie, seven, Coco, three, and two-year-old Beau – with his wife Ayda Field and has now expressed his concern that they could inherit his issues with addiction.WATCH: Robbie Williams reads his daughter a bedtime story in FrenchAppearing on the Bought The T-Shirt podcast, Robbie reflected on the path that led to him entering rehab.
Rege-Jean Page is still going strong with his girlfriend Emily Brown!
Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorAida Takla O’Reilly, the longest-serving member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association who served two times as the organization’s president, died Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 90.Born in Egypt, she joined the HFPA in 1956 and served as president of the organization that hands out the Golden Globes in 1994-96 and in 2011-13. She covered the entertainment industry for Nisf El Dunia and El Ahram in Egypt.After becoming Egypt’s youngest female pilot, Takla O’Reilly moved to the U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: Margaret Atwood and Ken Steacy’s historical graphic novel War Bears will come to televison. WOW! Unlimited Media has optioned the 2019 graphic novel for an animated series adaptation.
Love Island 2017 star Olivia Attwood hailing from Surrey, she is now living the dream up north with her footballer fiancé Bradley Dack in their dream home in Cheshire.The pair, who have had to postpone their wedding multiple times because of COVID restrictions, moved into their house in early 2021 after months of planning and their adobe is the backdrop to Olivia's ITVBe show Olivia Meets Her Match.Olivia and Bradley were in a relationship with before Love Island and rekindled their romance following her split from Chris Hughes in 2018. A year later, Bradley proposed on a holiday to Dubai in 2019.Let's have a little look round, shall we?Olivia's gorgeous three-storey house is in the footballer paradise of Cheshire.
Marcus Theatres is transforming an auditorium at its Gurnee Mills theater outside Chicago into a sports bar with high-def monitors and food and drink starting with March Madness as chains experiment with new ways to attract patrons.
The great stage, film and TV actor James Earl Jones will once again see his name up in lights: Broadway’s 110-year-old Cort Theater is being renamed in Jones’ honor.
“Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021,” by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday)Canadian poet, novelist and literary critic Margaret Atwood's diverse and intense interests in subjects from feminism to climate change are on full display in her latest book, a collection of some 50 shorter pieces of her writing.“Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021” pulls together writings that range from the funny to the frightening, posing questions such as, “How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating?” and “Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?”The pieces include a 2015 essay reflecting on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Atwood's dystopian novel about women subjugated by a patriarchal and totalitarian state. The book inspired a popular TV series years later.In an essay on the book's 30th anniversary, Atwood reveals she delayed writing it, worried that it would be considered “too far-fetched."She also notes that the book inspired by the rise of the religious right in the U.S.
Olivia Attwood has been forced to temporarily halt orders for her luxury clothing brand after 'customers experienced severe delays'. The former Love Island star, 30, launched 'contemporary luxury' brand Foolish in November but the business took to Instagram last week to announce that it would be 'back up and running very soon' after making the decision to relocate to another warehouse. In an announcement on the website it reads: "We are moving warehouse! We will be accepting orders again very soon! Please check back." Releasing a statement to its 48,300 Instagram followers, a spokesperson for the luxury clothing brand insisted that the company would be back up and running again “very soon” giving the customers what “they deserve”. In an Instagram Story, it read: “We are moving! Since launching Foolish, our customers have experienced severe delays with their orders.
Olivia Attwood? That she isn't afraid to speak her mind.Even when it gets her into trouble...Previously, Olivia threw some shade at some of her fellow Love Islanders when asked “Any ex Love Islanders you HATE?
Former Scandal star Columbus Short has been charged with two misdemeanors following a recent arrest for alleged domestic violence.
Ed Sheeran has announced details of some new warm up shows ahead of his UK and European tour later this year.Sheeran will play two gigs in Brighton, followed by five new London shows. Tickets are available here.Speaking about the new dates, Sheeran said: “I’m going to be doing some warm up shows for my tour in the next few weeks.“These are very low key shows where I get to try out all the new tunes before taking them into the stadiums.
Columbus Short is now facing two charges filed by the Los Angeles City Attorney in connection to his arrest earlier this month.According to court documents obtained by ET, the former actor is facing one misdemeanor count of domestic abuse and one misdemeanor count of child endangerment.L.A. City Attorney Michael N.