Plywood, Rats, “Desolation!”: Reopening This Movie Zone Will Take Some Work

Sept. 4 brought some rare good news for freelance writers in California in 2020.

Christopher Nolan followed film fans’ lead and returned to the theater on Tuesday (September 15, 2020) to attend a screening of Natalie Krinsky’s new movie The Broken Hearts Gallery.The filmmaker, whose mind-bending thriller Tenet was released to theaters last month (August 2020), stunned staff at a multiplex in Irvine, California when he showed up to see the film with his wife.‘Tenet absolutely deserves to be seen in theatres’The masked Brit posed for photos with employees at the venue, who

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAfter touring the fire damage in the North Complex Fire near Oroville in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom was in no mood for one of his usual, careful media statements.“If you do not believe in science,” Newsom said bluntly while standing in the ashes of what once was a Butte County forest, “I hope you believe observed reality.”“The hots are getting a lot hotter and the wets are getting a lot wetter,” he observed. “The science is absolute.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn the wake of the announced reopening of OC earlier this week, AMC is officially throwing the doors open to four locations in the greater Los Angeles area this weekend, followed by the AMC Woodbridge 5 on Sept. 18.The AMC Anaheim GardenWalk 6, AMC Orange 30, and AMC Tustin 14 will open on Friday, Sept.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAbout 11 days ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom introduced what he called “simpler, more stringent” guidelines for counties to reopen. It was certainly more stringent, placing 87 percent of the state’s population in the most restrictive tier.

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.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: In the early 20th century, an impoverished teenage Italian cobbler sailed from Naples to America to seek a better life. He settled in Southern California, and became Hollywood’s go-to shoemaker during the silent era.

Movie theaters in Maryland have been cleared to reopen on Sept. 4 as Warner Bros.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWith New Jersey and some markets in California reopening in the lead-up to Warner Bros.’ Tenet launch this week, the third biggest circuit stateside Cinemark is making sure they’re at the ready.By this Friday, Cinemark will have their Napa and Redding locations open in California, two locations in Oregon –Medford and Springfield, and half a dozen in Arizona. The latter state gave the go-ahead for theaters to reopen last week.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSan Diego is the first major California market in California to see indoor movie theaters reopening with the AMC Cinemas and Regal Cinemas chains back in business this weekend.AMC is reopening seven of its nine sites in San Diego County on Friday, a spokesman said.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorWhen Governor Gavin Newsom introduced California’s new “simplified” coronavirus tiering system that indicates to what extent a county can reopen, there was one important aspect that received little to no attention.Newsom said on Friday that the color-coded rankings would be predicated on two epidemiological measures: the number of cases per 100,000 residents and test positivity rates.There will also be an “emergency brake” condition that can be employed if a

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: The box office weekend projections for Warner Bros.’ Tenet just got higher.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew Jersey movie theaters can open this Friday, September 4, Governor Phil Murphy said Monday, the latest upbeat news for the battered exhibition business after California set parameters for reopening on Friday that would allow locations in San Francisco and other counties to open.Gov.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new, color-coded process Friday for reopening California businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic that is more gradual than the state's current rules to guard against loosening restrictions too soon.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast week, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would release modify reopening guidelines for the state of California.On Friday, he made good on that promise, revealing a new framework with four tiers with colors attached to them to indicate severity.The governor described the new framework as “simple, stringent and slow.”Case rates and test positivity rates will be the metrics that will determine movement within the tiers which, in terms of severity run from

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom announced what he called “a new partnership” in coronavirus testing. He said he was taking the action in anticipation of the stress the flu season will put on the testing system.“We have averaged roughly 100,000 tests in the state,” said Newsom.

Hollywood's arthouse cinema Arena Cinelounge is reopening as an outdoor venue for the time being on the roof of the nearby Montalbán. Indoor theaters remain closed across California amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorBREAKING: In a press release from the Department of Public Health, California Governor Gavin Newsom began rolling out new guidance for in-person child supervision and limited instruction, targeted support services, and facilitation of distance learning in small group environments.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will be issuing new guidelines for reopening businesses in its counties.The governor revealed that watch periods may vary from business sector to business sector. The modifications would also impact the current stay-at-home order, he said.