Posts Categorized: Reel Blog

ShoWest Round-up (Pt.1)

There was much to talk about at ShoWest 2009, but frankly, I’m much too tired to do it. Instead, here are some of the big events and the media and blogs reporting them. Celluloid Junkie on the Opening Day “How to Stay Ahead of the Curve” seminar: When it came to the topic of the… Read more »

Utah governor vetoes "Truth in Advertising" bill

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has vetoed H.B. 353, an amendment to Utah’s Truth in Advertising law, that would declare that a deceptive trade practice occurs if a business publicly states that it will not sell a product labeled with an age restriction or advisory to anyone under the age specified and then in fact makes… Read more »

Doing well by doing good

Even though box office and attendance are up over last year by double digits, the Gem Theatre in Kannapolis, North Carolina is trying to ease a little of the financial pressure on its patrons by offering free admissions every Wednesday. NBC Nightly News has the story.

Good times in bad times

Big media outlets are waking up to the phenomenal box office and admissions numbers being generated so far this year. On Sunday, the New York Times weighed in with the news that movie theaters are a bargain: Helping feed the surge is the mix of movies, which have been more audience-friendly in recent months as… Read more »