AMC, the largest cinema chain in the U.S., is in danger of running out of cash by the end of the year or by early 2021. The exhibitor warned investors Tuesday in a public filing that a bare movie slate and lackluster attendance has left its business hemorrhaging cash with little hope of recouping losses
Detail from Glück’s letter to the author / Courtesy of the author In a tribute to her teacher being named the 2020 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a past protégée offers a glimpse into Glück’s renowned generosity in the classroom and beyond. At the beginning of September 2009, I arrived fifteen to twenty
Digital movie ticketing platform Atom Tickets and the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA) have teamed to offer contactless, digital ticketing to moviegoers. ICA reps more than 175 companies and 3,000 screens. The first group of theatres to sign on and activate digital ticketing under the partnership include Premiere Cinemas (Texas, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico and South
Workers stand at the port of Qingdao, Shandong province, China June 10, 2019. Reuters BEIJING — China’s exports rose 10.2% in the third quarter from a year ago in yuan-denominated terms, the national customs agency said Tuesday. Imports rose 4.3% during that time, according to the data. China is set to release U.S. dollar-denominated trade
Astrobiologist David Grinspoon is a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute and an expert on surface-atmospheric interactions on terrestrial planets, such as Venus. Credit: Courtesy of David Grinspoon Over the years, space missions to hellish Venus have been few and far between. But the idea of intensely studying that nearby cloud-veiled globe has just
President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus “on consecutive days,” a White House physician said Monday, the first disclosure that Trump has tested negative for the virus since he revealed his diagnosis earlier this month. Dr. Sean Conley, in a brief memo shared hours before Trump was scheduled to host a reelection campaign
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” was not submitted for 2021 Grammy Awards consideration, Pitchfork has learned. The song will reportedly instead be submitted next year as part of Cardi’s forthcoming album campaign. That album has not yet been announced. Submissions for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards had to be released between September 1,
Budrul Chukrut | LightRocket | Getty Images The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. A document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states that a “pausing rule” has been met, that the online system used to enroll patients in
Spoilers for The Haunting of Bly Manor episode 9, “The Beast in the Jungle.” If you’ve already finished bingeing The Haunting of Bly Manor then, first of all, congratulations. You are what everybody’s favorite haunted orphan, Flora, would deem “perfectly splendid.” Second, you’re probably reeling from the finale, which dealt its audience an emotional sucker
2020 has been a truly unpredictable year for the movie business, to say the least of it. The box office has been mostly a shadow of its former self since March, even after theaters reopened for Tenet. But people are still going to the movies right now and strange things are happening. To that point,
Oh, what a complicated web of deceit! On We Are Who We Are Season 1 Episode 5, battle lines were drawn between characters, while relationships imploded, and it was a banner hour of this HBO drama series. We’ll start with Maggie and Jenny because their sexual encounter came out of left field. They were forming a
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Qualcomm will reportedly develop its own gaming smartphone that is said to launch towards the end of 2020 at the earliest. The chipset manufacturer is said to be working with Asus to develop this rumoured smartphone. Details about this smartphone are quite scarce but Qualcomm has announced an event for December 1 where it is
[embedded content] [The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The World Health Organization is holding a briefing Friday on the coronavirus pandemic as daily cases hit a new record across the globe. The WHO reported 338,779 new
Her Oscar winner Spike Jonze has boarded Sony Pictures Classics upcoming early 2021 release as an Executive Producer. Additionally, SPC has also acquired the rights in Asia, Israel, Turkey and the rest of Europe, making it a worldwide release for the label. The film will next be seen in the Hamptons Film Festival and AFI,
WASHINGTON — The head of Russia’s space agency said that the lunar Gateway, part of NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration program, is too “U.S.-centric” for it to participate in, even though the Gateway leverages the existing International Space Station partnership. During a panel featuring the heads of seven space agencies at the International Astronautical Congress Oct.
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at the committee’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 12, 2020. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters A sharply divided Senate Judiciary Committee opened confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, with little
Rihanna isn’t rocking with anyone who is NOT on the Lakers wagon … but for those who are, she’s got a tune for ya. RiRi and her crew belted out “We Are the Champions” Sunday night to celebrate the Lakers bringing home their 17th NBA championship — and while it might seem cliché for most