Imax CEO Rich Gelfond Says His Team “Prematurely Gray” From Shifting Releases; Sees Netflix & Streamers Softening On Windows In Post-COVID World

Global’s “Saturday Night Live” is returning home to 30 Rock.

Rose McGowan is going after her former “Charmed” co-star, Alyssa Milano, after the political activist's neighbor called police to the area of Milano’s residence on Sunday morning to report a possible gunman.

Bruce Springsteen says he has “a lot of projects” in the works for the near future, including full-length “lost albums” to release from his archives.Springsteen announced new album ‘Letter To You’ last week, his first with The E Street Band since 2014’s ‘High Hopes’.Speaking about the new record in an interview with Rolling Stone, Springsteen also discussed other upcoming projects, which he said also includes a follow-up to his 1998 box set ‘Tracks’.While citing “a lot of projects” that are in

Stevie Nicks has hailed US Supreme Court judge and trailblazing feminist Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a “political rock star” following her death aged 87.

Sure, Donald Trump is president of the United States, but in Chris Rock’s opinion, he’s not the one with the real power.

Imax CEO Richard Gelfond touted the recent theatrical release of Christopher Nolan's Tenetwhile pouring water on the premium VOD window for Hollywood blockbuster releases during an investor conference appearance on Wednesday.

“Wolfwalkers” director Tomm Moore and co-director Ross Stewart joined Carlos Bustamante to talk about the making of their animated folklore film, which they finished off in quarantine to get it ready in time for its premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorImax CEO Rich Gelfond rejects the popular notion that premium video on demand is the future for blockbuster movie releases.“PVOD is a failed experiment,” Gelfond said during an online appearance Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference. “The numbers haven’t worked in a pandemic, so how would they work in a non-pandemic?”Results from PVOD releases — viewership, revenue, etc.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorCinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said getting theaters open in California and New York is crucial to the health of exhibition as the second largest U.S. chain has 70% of cinemas open but lacks these key markets — keeping it “behind the eight ball.”Some California counties are open or opening but not yet San Francisco or Los Angeles.

ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish says better-than-expected customer growth for CBS All Access and his studio's other streaming platforms has been helped by consumers cocooning in front of video screens during the novel coronavirus pandemic. "COVID has been a tailwind for streaming," Bakish told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference during a virtual appearance on Tuesday.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerDirector Ryan Murphy and Netflix have announced the premiere date for The Prom.“On December 11, let Netflix take you to the Prom you didn’t get this year,” Murphy said on Instagram, adorning his post with a neon sign highlighting its cast, including Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Kerry Washington.The Prom debuted as a Broadway play in 2018.

Oct. 2, in select theatersThe sequel to Patty Jenkins’ 2017 hit is a retro extravaganza that sees the return of Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, and Chris Pine as her improbably resurrected love interest Steve Trevor.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorHopeful New York movie theaters owners got slapped down again Wednesday as Governor Andrew Cuomo agreed to open NYC for indoor dining on Sept. 30 – following a green light for casinos, gyms, bowling alleys and malls — with no word on cinemas.The omission, according to Imax CEO Rich Gefond, speaking at a media conference today, is “a head scratcher.” Movie chains, especially small independents, are hanging by a thread.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish said Wednesday of the upfront that “things are very, very far along” in the tortured process long overdue and distorted by the coronavirus.“We are feeling good about how it is shaping up,” he told a BofA virtual media conference Wednesday.If all goes well, he expects a full slate of primetime network shows by November, he said — noting that eleven are cleared to start production, with most resuming at the end of the month.