COVID-19 Virus -- Movie related news
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#652
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Kind of Surprised that West Side Story was moved a whole year. Thought they would try to get in before the extended 2020 Oscar eligibility period. Maybe the way that movie production has ground to a halt, maybe they figure the Oscar chances might be higher in the 2021 period instead.
#653
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I’m not very optimistic that we’re going to get No Time to Die in November. Covid infections have been rising in Europe, including the UK. And the UK is a very important market for this movie. On the plus side, I heard the movie is completely paid for out of Barbara Broccoli’s own pocket, so it’s not going to be accumulating interest should MGM have to postpone it yet again. But if UK and European theatres have to close again, then this movie will pretty much certainly get postponed.
#654
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More theaters in Northern California opened recently, some in Counties that just moved from Purple Tier to Red Tier a few weeks back.
#655
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https://deadline.com/2020/09/san-fra...19-1234588395/
San Francisco movie theaters will be allowed to reopen on October 7th. But, no concessions can be sold for the time being.
San Francisco movie theaters will be allowed to reopen on October 7th. But, no concessions can be sold for the time being.
#656
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Just because they're open doesn't mean people are going. As much as I love going to the movies. Skipping them is a pretty easy decision. It's impossible to skip going to the doctor or grocery shopping and a lot more difficult to stay away from family gatherings like weddings and parties. But movies? I sometimes feel like I'm one of the only ones that still cares about seeing a movie in a theater. I think most of the population has no problem skipping the theater.
#657
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Any theatre that opens, it is just a matter of time before they cut back hours and scale back days. All the ones around me that reopened around Labor Day have stopped opening until after 4pm during the week. On the weekend, some are opening around 1 or 2, but most still after 4. I think it’s inevitable that they will close again for the fact that it cost more to open and operate than it does to stay closed and there are no big studio movies.
#658
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one of the newer independent theaters reopened for Tennant and has now decided to abruptly close again. They sent an email last night they would be closing.. last night "indefinitely." Both my son and his girlfriend work there but have barely got a shift and people have not been showing up for shows, for the most part, it's been empty theaters.
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one of the newer independent theaters reopened for Tennant and has now decided to abruptly close again. They sent an email last night they would be closing.. last night "indefinitely." Both my son and his girlfriend work there but have barely got a shift and people have not been showing up for shows, for the most part, it's been empty theaters.
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https://www.newsobserver.com/news/co...NmxVFErlwSWgzc
Movie theatres can reopen in North Carolina at 30 percent capacity.
Movie theatres can reopen in North Carolina at 30 percent capacity.
#662
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Just because they're open doesn't mean people are going. As much as I love going to the movies. Skipping them is a pretty easy decision. It's impossible to skip going to the doctor or grocery shopping and a lot more difficult to stay away from family gatherings like weddings and parties. But movies? I sometimes feel like I'm one of the only ones that still cares about seeing a movie in a theater. I think most of the population has no problem skipping the theater.
Even though the staff did a fantastic job with all the changes that needed to be made, I still find myself not easily swayed to return.
Since then quite a few theaters have re-opened in my area but as mentioned by other posters, who knows how long they'll be able to stay open with such limited capacity and empty screenings.
#663
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The small theater down the road from me was open for about a week before they bailed. The bigger chains are still open, but there's no new movies and the window for shows is only about 4pm-8pm. I usually go at 9pm after my kids are in bed, so I haven't been since seeing Tenet.
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https://variety.com/2020/film/global...ond-1234791728
Cineworld is shuttering all 543 of its Regal Cinema venues in the U.S. and 128 of its cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland this coming week, just days after James Bond film “No Time to Die” was pushed to April 2021.
Cineworld is shuttering all 543 of its Regal Cinema venues in the U.S. and 128 of its cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland this coming week, just days after James Bond film “No Time to Die” was pushed to April 2021.
#665
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Not surprising. The writing is on the wall.
Last edited by dex14; 10-03-20 at 07:55 PM.
#666
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Not surprising, especially with Bond moving to 2021. They would be dead if they continued to stay open playing only low budget Indie movies and exhausting Tenet with hardly anyone in there.
AMC should probably do the same, but there's a report that they will be completely out of cash in 6 months.
I think the remainder of the "big" releases are a complete wash now. Everything else like WW84 will almost certainly move to 2021.
AMC should probably do the same, but there's a report that they will be completely out of cash in 6 months.
I think the remainder of the "big" releases are a complete wash now. Everything else like WW84 will almost certainly move to 2021.
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It sucks. It really, really, really sucks. And it's not fair, in no way whatsoever is it fair. And... I absolutely do not feel safe at all going to the movies. I just don't. I want to so bad, but I don't.
This is essentially how I feel about everything struggling right now. I want to be there. It is not safe for me. I'm not going. It sucks.
This is essentially how I feel about everything struggling right now. I want to be there. It is not safe for me. I'm not going. It sucks.
#668
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Not surprising, especially with Bond moving to 2021. They would be dead if they continued to stay open playing only low budget Indie movies and exhausting Tenet with hardly anyone in there.
AMC should probably do the same, but there's a report that they will be completely out of cash in 6 months.
I think the remainder of the "big" releases are a complete wash now. Everything else like WW84 will almost certainly move to 2021.
AMC should probably do the same, but there's a report that they will be completely out of cash in 6 months.
I think the remainder of the "big" releases are a complete wash now. Everything else like WW84 will almost certainly move to 2021.
#669
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Does that mean permanently closed or shut down until next year?
#670
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No, they are not going out of business. They are losing more money staying open especially paying employees and utilities. It's understandable. All the new movies that would bring in new business and repeat business, especially Bond are off the calendar. You can't pay the bills playing Tenet for 4 months and playing Indie movies and movies from the 80s to stay open.
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#673
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There's no really viable option for 1st run big budget movies. Most people don't want to pay big money to stream at home. They want it as cheap as possible. You simply cannot put out the new James Bond movie on VOD at $20 to 30 and expect people to support it. And you lose so much money when people will invite friends to share it and such and not paying for it. The studios did a roundtable about this a year ago and they already did the math. Streaming is not financially viable to support 1st run movies.
No Time to Die cost roughly $250M to make not counting another $200-300M in marketing costs. There's no way in hell it can make $700-800M in iTunes/Vudu rental sales. No streaming movie has ever made anything close to that.
Last edited by DJariya; 10-03-20 at 09:24 PM.
#674
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The rest of this year is a wash.
Maybe we'll get a vaccine in 2021 if we're lucky. But even if we get a vax, it's going to be months and months before we get enough people vaccinated.
I think the absolute earliest we'll be looking at for reopening everything (and theaters will probably be the last thing that can safely reopen) is the second half of 2021.
#675
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That's probably optimistic.
The rest of this year is a wash.
Maybe we'll get a vaccine in 2021 if we're lucky. But even if we get a vax, it's going to be months and months before we get enough people vaccinated.
I think the absolute earliest we'll be looking at for reopening everything (and theaters will probably be the last thing that can safely reopen) is the second half of 2021.
The rest of this year is a wash.
Maybe we'll get a vaccine in 2021 if we're lucky. But even if we get a vax, it's going to be months and months before we get enough people vaccinated.
I think the absolute earliest we'll be looking at for reopening everything (and theaters will probably be the last thing that can safely reopen) is the second half of 2021.
No matter how much promotion they gave saying it’s an improved and cleaner environment, there’s a large portion of people who simply don’t trust them. I’ve seen the improvements the 4 times I went. But I know there’s many who won't take that chance with large families and underlying health issues. And I get it. Going to movies isn't a priority for many, especially in a pandemic. So I can't fault people who refuse to go.
As of right now, we don't know if this news will have a ripple effect with Cinemark and AMC who are the other two notable big chains. I know AMC is trying their best to stay open.
Last edited by DJariya; 10-03-20 at 09:49 PM.