Movie theater trade group establishes COVID-19 protocols

Dave McNary Film ReporterSilicon Valley and Orange County have been cleared by the state of California for indoor movie theaters reopening, joining San Diego County as key California markets to reopen.Mark Ghaly, secretary of California Health and Human Services, announced Tuesday that five counties — Amador, Orange, Placer, Santa Clara (home to Silicon Valley) and Santa Cruz — had been moved from the state’s “purple tier” to a “red tier,” which takes place when COVID-19 rates drop.

Sandringham Estate will provide the stunning backdrop to a drive-in movie night like no other, as the queen opens up her private estate to members of the public.On Friday, September 25, members of the public will be able to drive onto Sandringham Estate in Norfolk for a unique, socially-distanced cinema experience.The drive-in will extend to Saturday 26, and Sunday 27, too.The official Sandringham Estate website said, "Enjoy a wonderful evening in the Sandringham Gardens with the backdrop of

Queen Elizabeth is having some fun renovations done to her country home.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo said casinos statewide and NYC malls can open Sept.

Kate Aurthur editorBecause I’m in Vancouver, British Columbia, which has handled coronavirus extraordinarily well, I decided to go to an 11:30 a.m. showing of “Tenet” on Thursday. Typing that sentence sounds like, Oh, I casually decided to go to see a film — no! I deliberated and deliberated, and Rebecca, my wife, bought me a face shield to wear in addition to my N95 mask — and even as I walked up to the Scotiabank Theatre in downtown Vancouver, I considered not going in.

Ellise Shafer editor#GoldOpen — the movement created by nonprofit collective Gold House to ensure the opening weekend success of multicultural films — has announced #GoldOpen Premier Access for the release of “Mulan” on Disney Plus on Sept.

Tom Cruise is a fan!

Big Movie. Big Screen.

If you’re hoping to see Tenet at your local drive-in movie theater on September 3, you might be out of luck.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAs cinemas welcoming back audiences this summer, the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is introducing a set of health protocols that it claims will keep customers safe from COVID-19.Dubbed “CinemaSafe,” the standards include asking patrons to social distance and wear masks, encouraging the purchase of tickets online, and making hand sanitizer more readily available.

Canada's Cineplex will have all of its 1,687 of movie theater screens open for Hollywood tentpoles on Friday, making the exhibitor the first major theatre chain in North America to fully reopen. On Thursday, Cineplex said all 164 Cineplex theaters operating across Canada will have their doors open this weekend, including 22 VIP Cinemas locations.

coronavirus pandemic shut them down. Because, well, besides an energetically committed (no pun intended) performance from Russell Crowe, “Unhinged” comes off as a frankly mediocre effort, with no apparent point other than titillating (but somehow tedious) gore, misogynistic rage, and endless (though impressive) car crashes.

It’s an oddly catchy sound, a persistent noise coming from boomboxes and car stereos. Almost no one in “Cut Throat City,” the latest gangster flick from RZA, comments on it, but we know they hear it and we know what it symbolizes.

Following his 2012 directorial debut, martial arts homage The Man With the Iron Fists, and 2017’s romantic musical drama Love Beats Rhymes, filmmaker, composer and producer RZA changes up genres once again for his third feature, a convoluted New Orleans-set heist pic.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticHeist films, from “Rififi” to “Ocean’s Eleven” to “Widows,” are all about the planning. They’re missions impossible, and the fun of almost every heist movie is: Can it make the intricacy of a robbery thrilling yet plausible? But in “Cut Throat City,” the third feature directed by the RZA, the posse of desperate amateur thugs who rip off a New Orleans casino scarcely have a plan, and does that ever show.

Now that the industry is beginning to start filming blockbusters again, news of the many stringent precautions being taken by studios in the face of the global pandemic. One such blockbuster is “Jurassic World: Dominion,” which is back in production in London, with an extra $9 million for safety protocols added to the budget by Universal.

On Friday, R. Kelly‘s manager was taken into police custody for allegedly threatening a Manhattan theater owner regarding its content.