Village Roadshow sparked quite a bit of interest with its announcement of $35 a ticket luxury cinemas featuring restaurant and bar service. USA Today weighed in almost simultaneously with a story on alcohol service in movie theaters. The story leans heavily on the possibility of underage moviegoers being served alcohol. As part of the permitting… Read more »
Posts Tagged: NATO
Freedom of Expression
NATO President John Fithian presents the first ShoWest/NATO Freedom of Expression Award to Ang Lee and James Schamus for their courage and integrity in releasing Lust, Caution with an NC-17 rating.
NATO releases Digital Cinema System Requirements v2.0
NATO has updated its Digital Cinema System Requirements. This is the first such update in 2 years. Under the leadership of NATO’s digital cinema consultant Michael Karagosian and dedicated member volunteers, the new requirements updates some issues and breaks new ground in others, including – Operational requirements – Maintenance operations … Read more »
Yes, we're that powerful…
A little snippet from a Los Angeles Times opinion piece: “The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was once a force to reckon with. During the Cold War, it possessed formidable capabilities and real cohesion. No more. As a serious military enterprise, the alliance has all but ceased to exist. The “other” NATO — the National Assn…. Read more »
CBG narrows digital cinema vendors to four
The Cinema Buying Group, representing more than 8,700 North American movie screens, has narrowed its list of prospective vendors for its digital cinema RFP to four. For this second round, vendors must provide sufficiently detailed cost information which would enable CBG to evaluate the total initial and recurring costs to exhibitors – details that were… Read more »