NATO president John Fithian responded to remarks made by Jeffrey Katzenberg about the slow pace of 3D cinema installations. In a Variety interview, Fithian previewed a speech he is scheduled to make at ShowCanada today. Fithian countered that some of the studios can’t agree on what they’ll pay the top three circuits in virtual print… Read more »
Posts By: Patrick Corcoran
Katzenberg blasts slow progress on 3D
In response to analysts’ questions during the company’s Q1 earnings conference call, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg unloaded a multi-dimensional pile of frustration at the pace of digital cinema indtallations (and consequently, the 3D installations that depend on them). “In the last 30 days, things have not progressed as well as I had hoped, expected and,… Read more »
L.A. Times: Going to the movies is still a bargain
The L.A. Times Josh Friedman (“The Projector”) lays it out in a fair and thoroughly researched Sunday Business section front-pager: Week in and week out, Projector exposes the often-bitter truth about Hollywood. On one point, though, he must back the industry line with gusto. Call Projector creaky, but nothing matches the moviegoing experience or offers… Read more »
British Summer Movie Montage
Our friends in the U.K. are running a cinema trailer compiling scenes from some of the big movies hitting the theater this summer. Courtesy of the Film Distributors Association. [flashvideo filename=http://www.focusonmovies.co.uk/movies/movies/summer08.flv /]
Summer Release Schedule
Get cracking, people. We’ve got a $4 billion summer to beat.