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☆ Film fans flock to 'Interstellar' IMAX 70mm rerelease
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Austin Mullen | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

But when Paramount Pictures, the film’s distributor, announced it would be rereleased on select screens, Tomasso knew he’d do anything to secure a ticket. Among the most notable examples was “Coraline,” a stop-motion animated dark fantasy horror film that grossed $53 million during its rerelease this summer. The rerelease of “Interstellar” is tied to its 10th anniversary. After the success of Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” at the 2024 Academy Awards, Paramount Pictures announced the theatrical rerelease of the film in April during CinemaCon, an annual film industry conference. “But 10 years later, to have new audiences coming and experiencing it in the way that we’d originally intended it on the big IMAX screens and in particular on those IMAX film prints?

Persons: Patrick Tomasso, influencer, he’s, Christopher Nolan’s, Tomasso, Taylor Swift, ” Tomasso, Joseph Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Oscar, rereleasing, Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer, Variety, Knight ”, Natalie Fernandez, ”, Fernandez, “, Nolan, we’d, David Fincher’s, rereleases, ” “ Organizations: Paramount Pictures, NASA, Variety, Warner Bros . Pictures, Paramount, Associated Press Locations: Toronto, New York, CinemaCon, The Miami

☆ Large French ski resort to close as snow shortage leaves it struggling to build a future
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Caroline Baum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Paris CNN —A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions. ‘No prospect’Council President Coraline Saurat said that some 2.8 million euros [$3.07 million] have been invested into transforming the area into a year-round resort since 2017. She said that with winter snow increasingly unreliable, completing the final years of the project was too much of a risk. “The impact of committing to two more years was considerable with no prospect for the future,” she said, speaking to France Bleu on Saturday. On Sunday, the Grand Puy station in France’s Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was also permanently closed after a public referendum.

Persons: ” Marie, Noëlle Battistel, ‘, Coraline Saurat, ”, Saurat, Carlo Carmagnola, Météo Organizations: Paris CNN, France, CNN, Italy it’s Locations: France’s Isère, Europe, Grande, Matheysine, France, France’s Alpes, Haute, Provence, La, Mont Blanc, Météo France, Italy, Austria

☆ Summer box office bounced back thanks to 'Inside Out 2,' 'Deadpool & Wolverine'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Thanks to some anthropomorphic emotions and a bad-mouthed, fourth-wall breaking antihero, the domestic summer box office scraped together $3.6 billion in ticket sales. Box office analysts and cinema owners braced themselves a few months ago for the possibility that the summer movie season could be the worst showing in a decade. But it wasn't until mid-June that the box office got a proper surge of moviegoers. Through Labor Day, the film was the highest-grossing summer movie with $650 million in box office receipts. Box office analysts foresee the summer's momentum carrying over into the fall, ultimately bolstering the overall third-quarter box office results.

Persons: Paul Dergarabedian, it's, Guy, George Miller's, Max, Disney's, Dergarabedian, Romulus, Eric Handler, Roth MKM, Shawn Robbins Organizations: Comscore, Labor, Marvel, Disney, Marvel Studios, Warner Bros, Deadpool, Universal, Fathom, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Kingdom, NBCUniversal

☆ Fathom, the company behind classic films at your local theater, is making major gains in moviegoing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

At a time when the box office is starved for content and audiences seem pickier than ever, Fathom Events is posting record revenue gains. In 2023, Fathom generated $100 million at the box office, a 116% increase over 2019 levels and its highest-grossing year ever. "These audiences are getting to enjoy classic films, either for the first time or for the first time, in a new way. Last year, the film extended its release to five days and snared $7.1 million, making it the highest-grossing classic film release in Fathom history. "They worked out the licensing and they created the marketing behind re-releasing these classic films that, you know, we just can't do ourselves.

Persons: Cinemark, Andrea Bocelli, Paul Dergarabedian, Jesus, Brock Bagby, Jordan Hohman, Oz, Alfred Hitchcock's, Bagby, Fathom, Ray Nutt, Hohman Organizations: AMC, Hollywood's, Fathom, B, Phoenix Theatres, Ghibli, Dallas Locations: Comscore

☆ It's hard to resist the pull of the 'good old days,' nostalgia researcher says—here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

While making breakfast in my kitchen this week, I heard the sound of someone cleaning a window which instantly reminded me of a scene from the movie, "Coraline." Even when we aren't looking for it, nostalgia finds us. Nostalgia is "a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition," according to Merriam-Webster. It's a "mixed emotional experience, so when we're nostalgic, we may experience a sense of loss and longing. We talked to Abeyta, who studies nostalgia, to get to the bottom of why the emotion is so desirable and if it's actually good for us.

Persons: Webster, It's, Andrew Abeyta, Abeyta, it's Organizations: Merriam, Rutgers University Locations: Camden , N.J

☆ How ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ went from a cult classic to beloved Disney property
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Audience support led to multiple rereleases, elevating the film from a cult classic to a must-watch movie during both Halloween and Christmas. But after the “Beetlejuice” filmmaker departed the studio and proved his success in helming his first “Batman” film, Disney returned to the project. Moviestore/Shutterstock“They never felt (“Nightmare”) was a Disney film,” Selick told IGN. Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction is dressed up from Halloween to Christmas with characters from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." “Nightmare” characters now make regular appearances at the Disney parks during Halloween and Christmas, greeting young visitors and appearing on seasonal merchandise.

Persons: CNN —, Jack Skellington, Aladdin, ”, Roger Rabbit ”, It’s, Ariel, Mickey Mouse, Sally, Henry Selick, Tim Burton, Mickey, ” Selick, A.frame, Disney, Burton, Selick, Boogie, Sandy, Disney execs, Mr, “, Jack, Roger Ebert, Patrick Fallon, Coco ”, Alice, Wonderland, “ Paranorman ”, he’s Organizations: CNN, Disney, ” Disney, Touchstone Pictures, Academy of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, Halloween, IGN, Hollywood, Disneyland, Bloomberg, Getty, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Locations: California, yearn

☆ CNBC Daily Open: There’s a new narrative in markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Losing week for stocksU.S. stocks were mixed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average the only major index to eke out a gain. On a year-over-year basis, the producer price index was up 0.8%. The PPI tends to reflect price changes before they filter into the consumer price index, so this could dampen the enthusiasm over July's cooler-than-expected CPI.

Persons: Europe's, That's, SBF FTX, Sam Bankman, Fried, Coraline Ellison, Leswing, Kate Spade, They'll Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones, SBF, New York Times, Nvidia, TJX Locations: U.S

☆ The Message Is in the Merch
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jessica Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Neil Gaiman had worn some version of a black T-shirt nearly every day for the past 36 years. Then, on a balmy Tuesday in May, he decided to make an important wardrobe change. Across New York and Los Angeles, T-shirts advertising support for creative workers’ labor unions are nearly everywhere you look. When SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, decided on its own strike last week, the dispute took on new proportions. As the demonstrations head into a 13th week, a pressing need has arisen: clean T-shirts.

Persons: Neil Gaiman, I’m, ” Mr, Gaiman, “, ” Organizations: Guild of America, Hollywood, SAG Locations: New York, Los Angeles

☆ Essential Neil Gaiman and A.I. Book Freakout
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But what if you’re ready to dive in more methodically — where to begin? On this week’s episode, the longtime Gaiman fan J.D. Biersdorfer, an editor at the Book Review, talks with the host Gilbert Cruz about Gaiman’s work, which she recently wrote about for our continuing “Essentials” series. “He constantly reinvents himself.”Also on this week’s episode, Cruz talks with the Times critic Dwight Garner about “The Death of the Author,” a murder mystery that the novelist Stephen Marche wrote with the assistance of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs. in fact a harbinger of doom for creative writers?

☆ Țările care vor fi ÎNGHIȚITE de ape în viitorul apropiat. Oficial: „Vor începe valuri de migrație climatică”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: +3 min

Cei circa 500.000 de locuitori de pe acești atoli vor fi doar o mică parte din valurile de migrație climatică care se anunță în viitorul apropiat, spune Dina Ionesco, oficial din cadrul Organizației Internaționale pentru Migrație. „Milioane de oameni vor fi expuși riscului de căldură extremă, lipsei extreme a apei, inundațiilor, precum și creșterii nivelului mării. Vorbim despre ceva care va juca un rol major în următorii ani în privința relocării de populații”, atrage atenția Ionesco. Unul dintre atolii amenințați este Republica insulară Kiribati. Republica Kiribati este cel mai mare stat din Oceania, din punct de vedere al întinderii.

Persons: Curt Storlazzi, Dina Ionesco, Ionesco, Tong, Insulele Gilbert, coraline Organizations: Guardian, USGS, Organizației Internaționale Locations: Pacific, Republica insulară Kiribati, Republica Kiribati, Oceania, Republicii Kiribati, Anote Tong, Republica Insulelor Fiji, Insulele Caroline, Statelor Federate, Microneziei, Insulele Cook, Noua Zeelandă, Insulele, Insulele Line, Chinei de Sud, China, Filipine, Taiwan, Vietnam, Insulele Maldive, Insulele Seychelles, Insulele Hawaii

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