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☆ Bollywood film on Islamic State recruits sparks debate in India
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Shilpa Jamkhandikar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MUMBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - A low-budget Bollywood film about young women recruited by the Islamic State has stirred up passionate debate, helping to make it an instant box-office hit in India. "The Kerala Story," set in the coastal southern state of the same name, follows three women who are indoctrinated, converted and sent to IS camps. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the film by director Sudipto Sen, saying it showed the consequences of terrorism. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, two states ruled by his Bharatiya Janata Party, have exempted the film from state taxes, making tickets cheaper. However, the Kerala High Court has refused to impose a ban in the state where the film is set, saying it was "inspired by true events."

☆ Summer movie preview 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Most moviegoers can pinpoint one summer movie – or perhaps, a summer of movies – in their formative years that really and truly cemented their love for going to the cinema, whether it be 1975’s “Jaws,” “E.T. And while streaming has clearly siphoned off part of the audience, particularly for more serious films, what we think of as “summer movies” still have the potential to rake in cash just like the old days. (CNN and DC are both part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Courtesy Warner Bros. PicturesInitially meant for streaming platforms, this vehicle will herald the cinematic arrival of DC Studios’ first Latino superhero, played by Xolo Maridueña of “Cobra Kai” and “Parenthood” fame. If the fast-paced trailer is any indication, the movie looks sure to whisk those dog days of summer doldrums away quite nicely.

☆ The British Coronation: A TV Spectacle, Now for the Digital Age
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Alan Cowell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Some members of the British hierarchy wished to keep cameras out of the inner sanctum of Westminster Abbey, where the queen was crowned. “The world would have been a happier place if television had never been discovered,” the Most Rev. Geoffrey F. Fisher, then the archbishop of Canterbury, who presided over the queen’s coronation, was quoted as saying. Where his mother’s crowning bathed the monarchy in uncontested splendor, Charles’s challenge is to focus a much more diffuse spotlight. While Elizabeth’s coronation required only around 20 cameras, Charles’s crowning is set to be broadcast on the BBC’s hi-definition iPlayer streaming service, alongside television coverage.

Giant screen options include pioneer IMAX and various premium large formats (PLF) created by theater chains. For Missouri-based B&B Theatres, about half of a multiplex's grosses now come from premium formats, compared with 30% before the pandemic, said Chief Content, Programming and Development Officer Brock Bagby. B&B operates 531 screens in 14 states and offers large format screens with heated recliners, 270-degree Screen X screens, immersive audio and MX4D seats timed to rumble with the action. "Post-COVID, our premium screens are selling better than ever," Bagby said. As a sign of its importance, Universal's Orr and other studio distribution executives said they consult Gelfond about IMAX screen availability before setting movie release dates.

☆ How HBO survived merger after merger and changed television forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Darren Geeter | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The network has survived merger after merger with one of the mergers, AOL Time Warner, considered the worst deal in modern American corporate history. The birth of HBO coincided with the modernization of television across the United States with the emergence of cable in the 1960s and 70s. HBO debuted on November 8, 1972, and it was one of the first paid television networks with 344 total subscribers in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. We're going to have to do original series," Bewkes told CNBC. The Time Warner era ushered in a multiplex model for HBO to reduce churn and debuted original programming "Dream On" and "The Larry Sanders Show."

☆ Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel hails movie-going rebound, cracks wise about 'the slap'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, returning for a third stint as Oscar host, led a back-to-basics show on Sunday that sought to celebrate a moviegoing rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic while avoiding the kind of unscripted outburst that marred the 2022 telecast. "We know this is a special night for you," Kimmel told the crowd of Hollywood luminaries. Kimmel, who was cheekily promoted ahead of Sunday's telecast as an "unflappable, unslappable" Oscar host, then went on to give a mock recitation of "strict policies in place" to prevent a repeat of last year's incident. "If anything unpredictable or violent happens during the ceremony, just sit there and do what you did last year, nothing," Kimmel added. It was a departure from many years in which relatively little-seen, but critically acclaimed, films have dominated the Academy Awards.

☆ Champagne carpet and crisis team ready for Oscars celebration on Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In case of an unexpected twist, a crisis response team will be on hand at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Several of 2022's biggest hits at the multiplex landed in the best picture race, from "Top Gun" and "Everything Everywhere" to "Elvis" and "Avatar: The Way of Water." To change up the look, organizers swapped out the traditional red carpet for the first time since 1961, opting instead for a champagne color. "Everything Everywhere All at Once," an offbeat story about a Chinese-American laundromat owner struggling to finish her taxes, comes in as the favorite to win best picture. The dimension-hopping kung fu adventure has swept the major Hollywood awards in the weeks leading up to the Oscars.

☆ ‘Oscar Wars’ Review: Hollywood’s Biggest Night
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Marc Weingarten | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Cecil B. DeMille holds his Best Picture Oscar for “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952). Hollywood is a nest of vipers whose public figures tend to be narcissists who behave like entitled children. Would American society have it any other way? After all, if the dream factory functioned like any other business, there would be no Academy Awards ceremony, the most glamorous spectacle of celebrity self-love ever devised. There’s a good reason why the Oscar statuette is gold; there are no silver medals here, just winners and losers.

☆ Marvel's 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' scores $104 million during domestic debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Paul Rudd is Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, alongside Johnathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in "Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania." Disney and Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" scored an estimated $104 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. "Quantumania's" domestic haul is nearly double what the first standalone Ant-Man film opened to in 2015 and marks the 31st consecutive MCU release to debut at number one at the domestic box office. Internationally, "Quantumania" took in $121 million, bringing its estimated global haul for the three-day spread to $225 million. "'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' sets into motion what looks to be week after week of solid moviegoing and creates momentum for a solid summer movie season."

They have found that in Puerto Rico, people have a higher propensity for Alzheimer's and part of the reason could be a genetic variant they have uncovered. While, in the U.S., 10.7% of the population age 65 and older has Alzheimer's, in Puerto Rico the number is 12.5%. In the U.S., it's the fifth-leading cause of death in those over 65 but in Puerto Rico, it ranks fourth in the same age group. It was more than three decades ago when Alzheimer’s genetic research pioneer Margaret Pericak-Vance was at Duke University that she began trying to involve more diverse populations in research. A variant only found among Hispanic CaribbeansDr. Katrina Celis, Director of Research Support Larry Adams, and Dr. Parker Bussies prepare to see Alzheimer’s patients and their families in Puerto Rico for Puerto Rico Alzheimers Disease Initiative, known as PRADI.

☆ 'Avatar: The Way of Water' is set to crush the box office. It won't be enough to salvage 2022 for theaters.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Avatar: The Way of Water" is on pace for a solid box-office debut. "This is great news for theaters that have been looking for a proper blockbuster to take us out of 2022 and into 2023 with some much-needed box office momentum." Its box office dropped just 2% in its second weekend, for instance. Comscore is projecting the US box office to end the year with $7.2 billion — a vast improvement from last year's $4.5 billion, but still far below the $11 billion-plus that the US box office totaled every year from 2015 through 2019. There have been 37 fewer wide releases in theaters through December 5 this year than in 2019, Dergarabedian said.

☆ The Best Films of 2022: The Silver Screen Staggers On
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Film lovers hoped 2022 would be the first normal year for movies in the pandemic era. Worryingly, though, ticket buyers rarely showed up for nonfranchise movies aimed at adults. Are adults in search of a meaningful film simply weary of the theatergoing experience, with its many ancient hassles plus the more recent one of omnipresent cellphones in the theater? It’s more likely that the past couple of years have simply conditioned us to expect character-based movies to appear on streaming services very soon after their theatrical releases. If anything, the pandemic has supercharged the movie industry’s relentless push toward kids’ movies and comic-book material.

☆ The Best Actors of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( The New York Times Magazine | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

There are no guarantees for a screen actor anymore. There are no guarantees for a screen actor’s audience. Perhaps that’s why we’ve turned, along with many an actor, to television, where the ground feels more fertile. There is enough outstanding work on television alone to fill a portfolio twice or three times the size of this one. We want to applaud, marvel at and salute the achievement of screen acting, the increasing miracle of it in challenging and confusing circumstances.

☆ Streaming enters a new reality with a boom in sports and drive for profitability as fresh voices continue to break through with innovative storytelling on new platforms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Big entertainment players face pressure to make streaming profitable and satisfy diverse audiences. 100 People Transforming Business is an annual list highlighting people across industries who are changing the way the world does business. As streamers feel the limits of subscription growth, free, ad-supported TV streamers like Tubi have grabbed market share. While many in Hollywood fear that marginalized voices could get sidelined in a tougher market, 2022 has seen more storytelling and content elevating previously excluded communities. As CEO Ken Kim told Insider, "It's not just professional creators — they are from all over the world."

☆ Here's what critics are saying about Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright star as Okoye and Shuri in Marvel Studio's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." DisneyIt's impossible to replace the irreplaceable, but that was Ryan Coogler's task as the director and co-writer of Disney's latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Here's what some critics thought of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" ahead of its Friday debut:Kristy Puchko, MashablePuchko says the film, while action-packed, is at its core about how people handle loss differently. Still from Marvel Studio's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Winston Duke stars as M'Baku in Marvel Studio's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

Pediatric cases of the flu and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, are on the rise. Here are the signs and symptoms to look out for if your child has a respiratory virus. Does my child have RSV, Covid or the flu? Early symptoms of Covid, RSV and the flu can look similar for many children, including:CongestionCoughRunny noseMuscle achesFeverHeadacheA sore throat, Moffitt said, could be a sign of Covid, as doctors have noticed that infections with omicron subvariants often begin with sore throats. Hotez also urged parents to get their children vaccinated against Covid and the flu.

Members of media and Jammu and Kashmir government officials wait to enter a multi-screen cinema hall run by India's leading multiplex chain Inox before its inauguration in Srinagar September 20, 2022. "Even the Q3 releases, which happen to take place during the festive season, are somewhat muted and underwhelming in the response they are getting," film producer and trade analyst Girish Johar said. In the first quarter, Inox reported a 29% occupancy rate, while PVR said its rate was 33.6% in the same period. The two chains are set to merge in an all-stock deal and become the country's largest exhibition company with 1,546 screens across 109 cities. And we have some major challenges with the content in Q2," Inox Chief Executive Alok Tandon said in an earnings call on Wednesday.

☆ The new blue-collar workplace reshaping America, for better or worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Local operators have installed prayer rooms and hung flags from workers' home countries in office bullpens to attract and retain staff. Warehouse work pays well — often double the local minimum wage — for people without college degrees or specialized trade skills. Organizing efforts have sprung up, as some unions see the pace and danger of warehouse work as a chance to mobilize. A leaked memo from 2021, first reported by Recode, showed Amazon warehouses had annual turnover of 159% in 2020. Amazon employs more warehouse workers than any other company, with a US warehouse workforce of roughly 700,000 people.

☆ India's INOX Leisure loss halves as box office income picks up
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Oct 19 (Reuters) - INOX Leisure Ltd (INOL.NS), India's No.2 multiplex cinema operator, on Wednesday said its second-quarter loss more than halved, as box office and food and beverage revenues inched closer to pre-pandemic levels. This has helped offset some pressure from a lacklustre slate of releases with the likes of "Raksha Bandhan" and "Laal Singh Chaddha" flopping at the box office. Still, net box office revenue of 2.09 billion was far higher than 270 million rupees in the pandemic-hit quarter a year ago, while food & beverage revenue jumped to 1.10 billion rupees from 150 million rupees. Box office revenue was 3.11 billion rupees in the corresponding pre-pandemic quarter, while food and beverage revenue was 1.41 billion rupees. The jump in box office and food sales helped overall revenue from operations surge eight-fold to 3.74 billion rupees and offset a 155.1% jump in total expenses.

Insider's experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). When friends or family members ask to borrow money, I walk through six questions to decide. Naturally I can't lend money I don't have, but just because I have the money doesn't mean I can (or should) lend it. But I'm also not a charity, so when I loan money, I have to at least consider the potential for default. I'll loan money to my closest friends and family without a second thought, but that circle also extends to a larger community.

☆ Кинотеатры сети “Patria” в Кишиневе объявили о скором возобновлении работы – Цензура МД
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-05 | by ( ) cenzura.md time to read: 1 min

Общество Кинотеатры сети “Patria” в Кишиневе объявили о скором возобновлении работыВ опубликованном пресс-релизе сети кинотеатров «Patria» сообщается о том, что в скором времени кинотеатры возобновят свою работу. О точной дате открытия кинотеатров будет сообщено дополнительно. Как сообщается, для возобновления работы кинотеатров необходимо окончательное прояснение эпидемиологической ситуации и условий, при которых предприятия кинопроката смогут возобновить свою деятельность. “Мы готовимся предложить вам самые безопасные условия для просмотра фильмов и приятные впечатления”, – говорится в релизе сети. В настоящее время в Кишиневе остались два кинотеатра сети «Patria» – «Patria Loteanu» в центре и «Patria Multiplex», расположенный в торговом центре MallDova.

Persons: “ Organizations: Patria, Общество Кинотеатры сети Locations: Кишинев

☆ 140 de mii de teste multiplex vor fi distribuite în instituțiile medicale din țară
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +1 min

140 de mii de teste multiplex vor fi distribuite în instituțiile medicale din țarăRepublica Moldova a achiziționat alte 140 de mii de teste multiplex, care vor permite testarea atât la COVID-19, cât și la gripă. Pentru teste s-au cheltuit 12 milioane de lei În zilele următoare, testele vor fi distribuite instituțiilor medicale. Ministra a mai spus că, ieri, 30 decembrie, a fost livrat primul lot din cele 300 de mii de teste care au fost procurate prin proiectul Băncii Mondiale. Premierul Ion Chicu, la aceeași conferință, a remarcat că există toate șansele ca, în prima jumătate a lunii ianuarie, Moldova să primească vaccinul anti-COVID-19, vaccin de producere occidentală. Oficialii au remarcat că se observă scăderea ratei de contagiozitate, se poate vorbi despre o stabilizare a situației pandemice în Moldova.

Persons: Viorica Dumbrăveanu, Chicu Locations: Republica Moldova, Moldova

☆ DOC/ Programele rusești de propagandă ar putea fi, din nou, retransmise în R. Moldova. Proiectul de modificare a Codului Audiovizualului, votat de deputații PSRM - Șor
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-04 | by ( Borodin Victoria | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

Printre modificările propuse de socialiști se regăsește reducerea orelor de transmitere a programelor audiovizuale locale, dar și revenirea în spațiul mediatic a programelor din Federația Rusă. Textul articolul 16 al Codului se propune a fi completat la cu norme privind protecția victimelor violenței domestice, normă prevăzută de ultimele acte naționale adoptate la acest subiect. Proiectul conține precizări și formulări la subiectul limitării cotei de audiență, precum și a măsurării acestor cote. Potrivit autorilor – Vasile Bolea, Bogdat Țîrdea și Adrian Lebedinschi, adoptarea modificărilor și completărilor propuse va permite o „activitate transparentă și echilibrată a furnizorilor de servicii audiovizuale și a autorității de reglementare”. Totodată, aceștia spun că operarea unor modificări/completări intervin, inclusiv ca urmare a propunerilor parvenite din partea radiodifuzorilor și a distribuitorilor de servicii media audiovizuale.

Persons: Vasile Organizations: Uniunii Europene Locations: Federația Rusă, Moldova, SUA, Canada, Republicii Moldova, Multiplex

☆ DOC/ Socialiștii propun modificări la Codul Audiovizual. Programele rusești ar putea fi din retransmise în R. Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

Textul articolul 16 al Codului se propune a fi completat la cu norme privind protecția victimelor violenței domestice, normă prevăzută de ultimele acte naționale adoptate la acest subiect. Proiectul conține precizări și formulări la subiectul limitării cotei de audiență, precum și a măsurării acestor cote. Proiectul a fost înregistrat în Parlament la 23 noiembrie și a fost transmis deputaților și spre avizare Comisiilor permanente. Potrivit autorilor, adoptarea modificărilor și completărilor propuse va permite o activitate transparentă și echilibrată a furnizorilor de servicii audiovizuale și a autorității de reglementare. Totodată, aceștia spun că operarea unor modificări/completări intervin, inclusiv ca urmare a propunerilor parvenite din partea radiodifuzorilor și a distribuitorilor de servicii media audiovizuale.

Persons: Vasile, Adrian Lebedinschi, 460.2020, Diana Severin on Organizations: Uniunii Europene Locations: R.Moldova, Federația Rusă, SUA, Canada, Republicii Moldova, Moldova, Multiplex

☆ DOC/ Socialiștii propun modificări la Codul Audiovizualului. Programele rusești ar putea fi din retransmise în R. Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

Persons: Vasile, Adrian Lebedinschi, 460.2020, Diana Severin on Organizations: Uniunii Europene Locations: R.Moldova, Federația Rusă, SUA, Canada, Republicii Moldova, Moldova, Multiplex

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