Marcus Theatres has announced that industry veteran Steve Bunnell has been appointed executive vice president of content strategy. Bunnell will bring years of experience and relationships with film studios and theatrical exhibition to lead the programming of new releases and experiential cinema and maximize attendance and revenue for the 84 Marcus Theatres and Movie Tavern locations.
UK cinema advertising contractor Pearl & Dean and dessert brand Gü have launched a unique new campaign – Indulgent Cinema with Gü – that sees the brand promoting its luxurious sweet treats in 30 independent cinemas across the UK.
The satellite delivery network Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition is reducing the prices on feature film delivery for both exhibitor and content provider customers effective today. This lowered pricing comes after a record-breaking year of achievements for DCDC in 2022.
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas in ScreenX delivers a truly immersive experience that puts audiences in the front row. With a 270-degree field of view and exclusive imagery, audiences will feel like they are watching BTS live in concert. In multi-sensory 4DX, audiences are surrounded by unique motion and environmental effects that reproduce the atmosphere of a live concert.
Moving Image Technologies has shipped its first two MovEsports for SNDBX eight-cart gaming systems for the Esports market to WyoMovies at the exhibitor’s Capitol City and Studio City locations in Wyoming.
Everyman and partner Jaguar recently presented a special immersive event and screening of the film Babylon at the four-screen Everyman Crystal Palace. The venue was transformed into a dazzling cinematic experience, transporting 300 guests to the hedonistic world of Hollywood in the 1920s.
In what many referred to as a transition year for the industry, the Digital Cinema Distribution Coalition said it managed record-breaking achievements in 2022 with new goals exceeded. The distributor saw the most titles delivered in a single quarter, the third quarter since its inception with a record 91 titles including several live events.
The Event Cinema Association’s annual Slate Day – now in its sixth year – will take place January 26 at the Empire Cinema, Walthamstow in London.
Fathom Events has announced its slate of titles for the upcoming first-ever Fathom's Big Screen Classics series. The series will run throughout 2023, celebrating the anniversaries of 11 of Hollywood's most beloved motion pictures and the debut of a newly restored print of the enduring 1942 classic Casablanca.
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas will be presented by Hybe, Trafalgar Releasing, and CJ 4DPlex in theatres globally from February 1 for a limited time across more than one hundred countries and territories. The events on February 4 will be dedicated to Light Stick Screenings, where audiences can celebrate using the band's signature illuminated merchandise.
