Opening on 250-plus screens on August 27, the day after its CinefestOZ premiere at Orana Cinemas in Busselton, Jeremy Sims' 'RAMS' will be the first Australian wide release since cinemas re-opened.
One of the landmarks of the Newcastle CBD, Event Cinemas’ Tower Cinemas, will screen its final movies next month, much to the dismay of many local residents.
The closure of Australian cinemas and entertainment venues as well as licensed clubs, hotels and pubs, casinos and nightclubs is a body blow to Village Roadshow Ltd (VRL) and the exhibition and distribution sector.
There are positive signs for filmed entertainment and free-to-air television in PwC’s annual Media and Entertainment Outlook, which shows both sectors experienced a resurgence in 2021.
The discounting of cinema tickets among some independent operators, Reading, Hoyts and Event Cinemas is so prevalent that some executives describe the practice as “a cancer” which is threatening at the industry.
With the sputtering performance of 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' at the box office highlighting a continuing climate of uncertainty for cinemas, Brendan Swift and Sean Slatter find out the strategies operators are using to attract audiences.
Former Event Cinemas and Greater Union Cinemas head of film/programming Peter Cody has joined Hoyts Cinemas.
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