It's the end of an era in the Australian screen industry with the departures of Jo Bladen, Disney’s general manager, studios and live entertainment, and Marc Wooldridge, Fox Film Distributors MD for Australasia.
Argy-bargy between distributors and exhibitors is as old as the cinema itself – but tensions have been rising in some quarters in the era of digital projection.
'John Wick: Chapter 4' made light work of 'Shazam: Fury of the Gods' at the box office on the weekend, blasting its way to the top with $6.4 million from 542 screens.
Writer-director Luke Sparke’s 'Occupation' launched on 17 screens last week, sparking dozens of complaints from people around Australia who can’t see the alien invasion thriller.
Independent cinema stalwart Bob Parr has died aged 77.