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Among the throng of Columbia University student protesters gathered outside Hamilton Hall on campus early Tuesday morning was a gray-haired woman in her 60s. In a video captured by The New York Times, the protesters can be seen trying to push their way toward the building as the woman — decades older than the crowd — pleads with two young counterprotesters trying to block them from barricading the occupied building. “This is ridiculous,” the woman says, as the men stand with their backs against the doors, apparently trying to keep protesters away from the building. “We’re trying to end a genocide in Gaza.”The woman at the center of this encounter on the night protesters stormed and then occupied the building was Lisa Fithian, a longtime activist and trainer for left-wing protesters whom the Police Department would later publicly describe as a “confirmed professional agitator.”
Persons: , “ We’re, Lisa Fithian, Organizations: Columbia University, Hamilton, The New York Times, Police Department Locations: Gaza
John Fithian, former head of NATO, formed The Fithian Group, which aims to improve movie production, distribution, and exhibition. The group is overseeing the building of a high-tech production studio in Europe and a data-infused direct distribution platform. Fithian worked for over twenty years fighting to keep movie theaters relevant in the constantly changing worlds of entertainment and technology. The Fithian Group founding partners (L-R) John Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, and Patrick Corcoran. The founders said the upcoming platform will be available free of charge for movie theaters.
Persons: John Fithian, , Fithian, Jackie Brenneman, Patrick Corcoran, Brenneman, Corcoran, Iah Bearden, Dylan Skolnick, Skolnick, there's, we're Organizations: NATO, Service, National Association of Theatre Owners, Group, Pinewood Studio, AP, Cinema Arts, Business Insider Locations: Europe, Vrai, Long Island , New York
It has made over $80 million worldwide and proven big studio rom-coms can still find audiences. In December, he welcomed the audience at the New York City premiere to "the last romantic comedy to be made by a Hollywood studio." Its remarkable performance proves the studio rom-com is built for a comeback. SonyThe rom-com should make its move now in the wake of superhero burnout"Anyone but You" certainly isn't the first studio rom-com to find box-office glory in the last few years. So, for now, fans of the genre must wait and see if Hollywood will move forward with more romantic comedies.
Persons: , Will Gluck, Glen Powell, Sydney Sweeney, Singer, coms, Powell, Zoey Deutch, Scott Meslow, Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum's, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence's, Marvel, John Fithian, Sweeney Organizations: Service, Sony, New, New York City, Hollywood, Marvel, Netflix, Sydney Opera House, Nielson, National Association of Theatre Owners, Audiences Locations: New York, Australia, Seattle, Sydney, Hollywood
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" opened in theaters Thursday night. That leaves "Wakanda Forever" to pick up the slack and give theaters a much-needed win after a drought of blockbusters. The first "Black Panther" opened with $202 million in the US and some projections put the sequel in that range. "Wakanda Forever" opened on Thursday night with $28 million, more than the first movie's opening Thursday of $25 million. But after "Wakanda Forever," it's back to a drought.
Bob Iger, the former CEO of Disney, said that the pandemic left a "permanent scar" on the movie business. Bob Iger, who retired from Disney at the end of 2021, said that the pandemic left a "permanent scar" on movie theaters. "I don't think movies ever return, in terms of moviegoing, to the level that they were at pre-pandemic," Iger said during Vox's annual Code Conference on Wednesday. Before he stepped aside as CEO and into an executive chairman role in early 2020, Iger led the launch of the Disney+ streaming service in November 2019. The head of the National Association of Theatre Owners, John Fithian, doesn't think movie supply will be back to pre-pandemic levels for another 12 to 18 months.
The blockbusterization of TV has reached a peak with "The Rings of Power" and "House of the Dragon." Meanwhile, movie theaters are experiencing a dire lack of new releases. In fact, the future of "Star Wars" is largely streaming TV — a big loss for movie theaters. "The Rings of Power" is the most expensive TV series ever made, with a production budget of $465 million for the first season. Some examples: Apple is making a TV series set in the same universe as "Godzilla vs. Kong," and Disney is readying its own King Kong series.
Older movies like "Top Gun" and "Spider-Man" beat some newer releases this Labor Day weekend. Theaters saw a bump in attendance after selling heavily discounted tickets to lure in moviegoers. "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which originally came out in December 2021, was re-released as an extended cut. "Spider-Man" was initially projected to top the charts for the weekend but dropped to third as studios reported more data. Another re-release success story from the weekend was "Jaws," which earned just over $3 million for the 4 days.
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