UK Exhibitor Vue Becomes Latest To Reduce Operating Hours

LONDON -- Books about a Haitian revolutionary, The Beatles and the brain are finalists for Britain’s leading nonfiction literary award.Contenders announced Thursday for the 50,000-pound ($65,000) Baillie Gifford Prize include Sudhir Hazareesingh’s “Black Spartacus,” a biography of Toussaint Louverture, who led a slave uprising that sparked Haitian independence in the 18th century; Craig Brown’s “One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time” and Matthew Cobb’s “The Idea of the Brain."Also on the

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U.K.-based cinema chain Vue is set to close a quarter of its sites during the week, joining rival British exhibition giants Cineworld and Odeon, which have both announced shutterings in response to the decision by studios to delay major film releases.

coronavirus continues to hit the film industry.21 of the chain’s 87 cinemas across the country will now open from Friday to Monday only in an attempt to reduce costs incurred by delays to high-profile films.Vue are the latest UK cinema chain to announce drastic changes to its operations.

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This Morning regular has left the comfort of the studio for a one-off documentary called Back to School.Airing on ITV as part of Black History Month, the doc follows Alison as she goes on the ultimate school trip.The presenter travels the length of Britain to visit key historical sites -  from Hadrian's Wall to Hampton Court - re-examining the history taught in schools but from a different angle.Alison will be given an insight into the significance of black people in Britain's history by experts

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: Vue International CEO and founder Tim Richards wants to avoid “the nuclear option” of temporarily closing his cinemas in the UK and other overseas markets amid recent shifts to the landscape.

decided to temporarily close 536 Regal cinemas in the US and 127 Cineworld and Picturehouse venues in the UK. The chain cited the delay of the new James Bond flick for its decision, as the majority of blockbusters slated for 2020 have been pushed into next year. There are 500 fewer theaters open in the US since the pandemic began, as movie houses in major markets like New York and Los Angeles remain closed.

Cosmopolitan UK, Hilary Duff spoke of how it helped her career immensely. Having been typecast as ‘Lizzie Maguire’ for so long, she found that becoming a mother helped push her image beyond the shy and clumsy teen we grew up watching.‘From age 21 to 25, before I became a mom, there was a lot of frustration,’ Duff explained.