Category: media

“As prospective locations for movies, television, advertising and fashion shoots, museums are photogenic, offer diverse architectural styles and have an innate dignity… For museums, licensing buildings, galleries and collections provides additional revenue and a chance to showcase facilities and attract visitors.”

“The motion picture industry is racing to roll out digital projectors, not just because they avoid the costly printing and shipping of reels of film, but also because they’re needed to show the current generation of 3-D films, which have often been bonanzas at the box office.”

“About four years ago, we noticed increases in attendance, when the studios increased the amount of family-friendly pictures they were making.”

“MPAA chief Dan Glickman says that piracy cost the movie industry about $6 billion worldwide in 2007, a figure unchanged for about the past four years.”

A bill “currently seeking Senate approval, contains an amendment that would allow bureaucrats to withdraw tax credits for Canadian films and TV shows deemed in violation of the Criminal Code. Yet the problem is a hypothetical one, because no such film has ever been presented for tax credit consideration.”

“The Babelgum Online Film Festival, a collection of more than 1,000 short films that have been gathered on the Internet since last summer, was opened to the public last week. Viewers can watch the videos and vote for their favorite submission.”

“Even as evidence mounts that people are tightening up on other expenses, movie attendance this year has been running ahead of 2007 numbers. Domestic box-office revenue went up in five of the past seven recession years dating back to the 1960s, according to research compiled by the National Association of Theatre Owners.”

“Lebanese authorities have banned “Persepolis” after fears it may exacerbate the fragile political situation there. Authorities likely want to avoid any potential fallout from offending pro-Iranian members of the Lebanese opposition, notably Hezbollah.”

“Several theater chains and studios are nearing an estimated $1.1 billion financing deal to deploy in cinemas digital technology that promises to boost attendance and save Hollywood billions of dollars in annual print and delivery costs, industry officials said on Sunday.”