With many cinemas still closed or on the verge of being turned into a parking lot as audiences opt to not risk their health inside those confined spaces, Paramount Pictures has decided to follow HBO Max’s lead and start streaming its new releases a heck of a lot sooner than usual once a theatrical run has concluded.
Could AMC's declining fortunes see them in the crosshairs of Amazon?
More great news for Super League Gaming as they secure a partnership to bring League of Legends to their theatre tour of the United States.
Video-On-Demand services like Netflix, Amazon Prime & Hulu have become increasingly popular with movie and television watchers the world over, changing the way people consume their entertainment media. We even have a local alternative in the recently launched Vidi. They’ve had success in producing their own original series over recent years that rival those of the established television networks, however …
Watching movies in a cinema is a social experience. And may your particular god help you if you happen to hate people. While going to the movies usually involves encountering at least one pet peeve (sticky floors, overpriced food, Kervyn), nothing is more irritating than being bombarded by the glow of a person next to you hammering out a text …
One of the reasons why I’m not keen on sitting at a cinema, is having to endure all that damn crap on the big screen before I can see the film I just paid money for. And while cigarette adverts that told me that I’d be drop dead sexy if I used that product have given way to alcohol adverts …
For today’s movie fans, cinema visits can be a sticky issue. On the one hand there’s the opportunity to escape reality for a few hours, disappearing into another world on a big screen. On the other hand, there’s your fellow cinema patrons to contend with – potentially noisy, selfish and all-round disruptive – who ruin your experience… So today’s question …
You’ve got your movie ticket, you’ve got your seat, your popcorn and beverage, and you can’t wait to watch Ben Stiller in Scorcher 7 : The Re-Freezening. But as the lights go dark and the Dolby assaults your ear-drums, you see it. A wave of fluorescent square-shaped lights, attacking your eyes with a blinding luminescence, while the tapping of OMG keystrokes drowns out …
It would be naive to say climate change is not real — or that …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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