Cannes Film Festival Thierry Frémaux has responded to French actress Adèle Haenel’s suggestion that Cannes is part of a French eco-system that turns a blind eye to sexual violence.
25.04.2023 - 16:47 / thewrap.com
CinemaCon is doubling as a retirement party for its president and CEO, John Fithian, who in his final opening day speech urged movie theater owners to not use the word “content” to describe what they put on their screens.“The words ‘product’ and ‘content’ are still used far too often, and they diminish the value this industry provides,” Fithian said on Tuesday. “We are not in the widget business…Movies are fun, entertaining, and sometimes art.
When we speak of that art, the art of cinema, let’s use that word.”“Content makes something sound disposable. Content may have shifted during transit,” he continued.
“Movies are about pleasure, and cinema signifies lasting power and cultural relevancy.”Joining NATO as outside counsel in 1991 and becoming president/CEO in 1999, Fithian’s long career at the trade organization saw him tackle several crucial issues facing movie theaters, including the MPA ratings system, the transition from 35mm to digital projectors, and years of debates over the length of the theatrical window system. When the pandemic hit and thousands of theaters were forced to close, Fithian led lengthy lobbying meetings with federal and state lawmakers to create grants, tax relief packages and other financial aid packages to allow cinemas to get through the yearlong shutdown.
Fithian also spearheaded the creation of the CinemaSafe program, designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in movie theaters through safety protocols such as social distance between parties in auditoriums, deep cleanings between screenings, and updating of HVAC air filters. The CinemaSafe program was used in more lobbying meetings with government officials to convince them to reopen theaters with capacity restrictions in early 2021.
Cannes Film Festival Thierry Frémaux has responded to French actress Adèle Haenel’s suggestion that Cannes is part of a French eco-system that turns a blind eye to sexual violence.
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“Fast X,” out next Friday (May 19), TheWrap has exclusively learned.What makes his return so shocking is how adamant Johnson was about not returning to the series. In November 2021, “Fast and Furious” franchise star and producer Vin Diesel took to Instagram, essentially to beg Johnson to return to the mainline franchise. In 2019, Johnson starred in “Hobbs & Shaw,” a spin-off with Jason Statham.
Click here for everything you need to know about the “Scandoval.”)The reunion, which was filmed in late March, was the first time all parties were together in the same room. Watch the trailer above.“I don’t see anything good coming for those f–king rats,” Madix says in her dressing room before taping.However, on set, she is overcome with emotion. “I can’t think of two worse people,” she says, fighting back tears.Sandoval himself is later seen cracking under the pressure, yelling at the crew, “I don’t need a camera in my goddamn f–king face!”At one point, things even appear to get physical between Sandoval and castmate James Kennedy.Sharp-eyed viewers will note that Leviss and Scheana Shay do not share the stage.
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Brent Lang Executive Editor During the pandemic, studios experimented with shrinking the amount of time that their films screened exclusively in cinemas, while spending oceans of money to launch streaming services. But the debt they racked up has sent their share prices plummeting and, now, studios are making more movies for theaters and cutting back on their streaming budgets. CinemaCon, the annual exhibition industry showcase that is unfolding this week in Las Vegas, couldn’t be happier about the shift in strategy. John Fithian, the head of the National Association of Theatre Owners, the trade group behind the show, touted the new state of play during his speech to the convention, while praising Apple and Amazon for embracing the big screen with movies like “Air” and the upcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon.” Both of these companies will reportedly spend more than $1 billion on theatrical films.
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Denzel Washington told a Colosseum full of exhibition executives Monday at CinemaCon.
Three years after brutal Covid shutdowns, spring is in the air for cinemas with the box office blossoming and the economics of streaming looking muddy. Traditional studios are re-committing to theatrical, with Apple and Amazon on board. That’s the view from the perch of John Fithian, longtime president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners, taking a final bow next week in Las Vegas at CinemaCon, the industry’s biggest annual event. He will formally pass the baton to Michael O’Leary on May 1.
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