By: Itay Hod And Todd Cunningham What’s the defense against a suicidal terrorist with nothing to lose, wonder some in the concert and theater business The attacks in Paris reverberated through Hollywood on Monday as promoters, distributors and artists asked not whether entertainment was changed by the terrorism in a global hub – but by […]
By: Mark Fahey There were a number of stories last week gloating over the premature death of the latest Steve Jobs movie. Several writers implied that the film’s 14-day wide release was nearly unheard of — indicative of how unpopular the critically-acclaimed film was with the average American viewer. Sure, the movie was a commercial […]
By Ben Kenigsberg LOS ANGELES — When Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” is released in a special roadshow version (with overture, intermission and additional footage) on Dec. 25, it will represent a feat worthy of the heist in the director’s “Jackie Brown.” The film is scheduled to open on 96 screens in the United States […]
Mark Littlewood appears on Radio 5 Live As cinemas start charging higher prices to see films in the early stages of release, Mark Littlewood spoke to Five Live on this so-called ‘blockbuster tax’. Mark argues that this is not a tax, but simply discrimination on pricing. DVDs cost more when first released, yet fall in […]