‘The Big Screen Is Back’: Studios, Theatre Owners & MPA Launch Showcase Celebrating Moviegoing As Pandemic Eases

The pandemic has changed a lot of things and among them, one of the biggest ones has been that audiences have remained away from theatres for the longest time.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterWill Mr. Big return for HBO Max’s “And Just Like That…”? Abso-fucking-lutely.Despite early reports to the contrary, Chris Noth will indeed be reprising his role as Carrie Bradshaw’s beau in the 10-episode “Sex and the City” revival, which is scheduled to begin production in New York this summer.“I’m thrilled to be working with Chris again on ‘And Just Like That…’ How could we ever do a new chapter of the ‘Sex And The City’ story without our Mr.

EXCLUSIVE: With all the glee emanating out of NYC this past weekend that COVID capacity restrictions were lifted, from restaurants to SNL‘s Studio 8H audiences, movie theaters are still slammed with a big asterisk.

went viral last week, after footage from the same court at Christopher Morely Park in Roslyn showed the Sandman dishing the rock to his teammates with the finesse of a serious ballplayer — all in baggy shorts and a pink polo.On Sunday, Sandler was still sporting the thick beard he had in the clip from earlier this month.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticBefore “Hamilton,” there was “In the Heights,” the revolutionary Tony-winning hip-hop musical that put Lin-Manuel Miranda — and the northern tip of Manhattan — on Broadway’s map.

Cher celebrates her 75th birthday on Thursday, May 20, but that’s not all she’s celebrating.

There appears to have been some sort of disconnect between the Motion Picture Association (MPA), the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), and Hollywood’s major studios (and emphasis on “major”) over today’s “Big Screen Is Back Event.” The organizers recruited former California Governor and the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to kick off the morning’s events, J.J.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterAfter nearly 15 long and bleak months for the movie theater industry, a consortium of the major and independent studios gathered inside an AMC theater in Century City on Wednesday to celebrate — and cheerlead — the return of theatrical exhibition.

The former governor of California and Terminator franchise star made a big splash today at The Big Screen Is Back conference to exclaim, “The big screen is back, ladies and gentleman!”. Arnold Schwarzenegger then led the whole auditorium at the AMC Century City 15 in a chant “We are back! We are back!“

While the studios stacked up a number of trailers and clips for their upcoming summer slate at today’s conference The Big Screen is Back sponsored by the MPA, NATO and studios, 3x Oscar nominated producer Jason Blum was one of the few notable pieces of industry talent (outside distribution and marketing execs) mentioning how theatrical is king. Blum closed out the conference which was opened up by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Musical films, at least in the modern era, are pretty hit or miss.

On Wednesday morning, studio executives and exhibitors will rally at AMC’s Century City 15 multiplex to cheer the return of movie theaters that had been closed by the pandemic. “The Big Screen Is Back,” they’ll declare.

iOS - Android ‘A Cinema Near You’ is a two-year development programme to foster new local cinema provision across Scotland.

Movie theaters are slowly awakening from their pandemic-induced slumber. Just last month, “Godzilla vs.

Costa is offering iced drinks for just 50p in honour of their 50th birthday.The retailer will be selling the drinks at a fraction of the price to anyone with an activated Costa card.The promotion will run Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week and is available to anyone with a registered points card. Costa hopes that the offer will thank their customers for helping them reach this milestone of 50 years in business.

Cassadee Pope is teaming up with some of country music’s leading ladies.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWhen the coronavirus hit last spring, some people embraced lockdown as an opportunity to get around to doing the things they always said they’d do someday.

only to theaters).The sequel to Krasinski and wife Emily Blunt’s hit 2018 thriller “A Quiet Place” was originally set to release on March 20, 2020. Then the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the movie was shelved just weeks before its release.