On Wednesday, Daniel Fredrickson changed the marquee of Grand Cinemas from “closed” to “reopening soon.” After closing in March because of coronavirus stay-at-home orders, the Sunnyside movie theater is preparing to reopen. When moviegoers return, they will see changes, such as plexiglass barriers at the concession stands. “We’re working hard […]
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Welcome To The Blumhouse Anthology Film Series Launches Online And In Theaters
Welcome to the Blumhouse is an anthology series from Blumhouse Productions offering feature length films in theaters as well as online. The first two offerings are “Black Box” and “The Lie.” Welcome to the Blumhouse The ads for Welcome to the Blumhouse states: “Four unsettling films. Under one roof.” The […]
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Local theaters streaming shows, bringing stage to screen for home viewing
Two Corridor troupes are merging theater and film, with all the personnel and production bells and whistles, to stream events Friday and Saturday night. “We have all the community of theater people it takes to put on a show — except for the audience,” said Elizabeth Tracey, director of “Songs […]
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Theaters nobly fill the COVID void, but screens make me miss the stage even more
Pig Iron’s “Zero Cost House” featuring, clockwise from top left: Dito Van Reigersberg, Alex Torra and puppets by Maiko Matsushima. (Mary McCool) Zoom theater is an oxymoron, but substitutes for live performance will have to do until we can safely gather again as an audience. The Old Vic’s In Camera […]
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Missing movie theaters in quarantine? Head to these drive-ins around the country
The country is starting to open up after months of lockdown, yet social distancing and sanitary precautions are still important as ever. And although theater chains like AMC are gearing up to return in August, taking in a drive-in movie may sound appealing, especially for families. Drive-in movie theaters have the […]
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Missing movie theaters in quarantine? Head to drive-ins at Sony Pictures and Walmart
The country is starting to open up after months of lockdown, yet social distancing and sanitary precautions are still important as ever. And although theater chains like AMC are gearing up to return in August, taking in a drive-in movie may sound appealing, especially for families. Drive-in movie theaters have the […]
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Walmart Just Revealed Which 160 Locations Are Being Turned Into Drive-In Movie Theaters
Photo credit: Walmart From Best Products UPDATED: Aug. 10, 2020 at 9:37 a.m. Getting tired of watching movies in your living room? Grab the whole family and load up in the car to enjoy a free movie night, thanks to Walmart! From Aug. 14 to Oct. 21, 160 Walmart parking […]