Category: media

The stock movement was notable. AMC shares were trading at $5.62, up nearly 40%. They had been up as much as 70% in premarket trade. – Deadline

So Tenet is scheduled to come out July 17, which seemed like a long time ago when the lockdown began, but … wow, that’s soon. “The equation being pored over in Hollywood is whether pent-up demand from people stuck at home means they’ll be willing to pack into theaters, even with heavy restrictions, by the summer. When three theaters opened in San Antonio opened last week, around 3,000 people showed up in total, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s enough to make some executives feel confident.” – The Verge

Instead of a virtual Cannes, though, the prestigious festival “will be organizing a ‘redeployment ‘outside the walls’ (of Cannes), in collaboration with fall festivals,’ said the spokesperson.” That includes the Venice Film Festival (still on, at the moment) and theatres, if they do reopen in the fall. – Variety

The herstory is real: “This is not about slamming the patriarchy, but a joyous trip through women’s work on screen, puckishly curated into 40 chapters on different themes including openings, interiority, meet cutes, sci-fi, tone, love, death, editing and musicals. The clips cover six continents, 13 decades and 183 directors.” – The Guardian (UK)

Animation studios, like the one that produces (all parents and grandparents may now groan) Paw Patrol, are still going full force – from home studios. It’s not always simple: “the biggest challenge has been keeping the sense of collaboration that’s critical to the art of cartooning alive.” – CBC

The new changes are for the foreign language motion picture category to match similar changes for all other categories – making pictures eligible that would have been released in their home country if the virus hadn’t gotten in the way; and making sure that the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have to arrange for official screeners instead of seeing films in theatres. – Variety

“‘Finally, there’s a glimmer of hope!’ wrote one enthusiastic cinephile.” – Variety

After many members of SAG-AFTRA and other Hollywood unions were locked out of a bill that was supposed to help freelance and self-employed artists, the unions are calling for changes. “Musicians in particular have been affected. Those who work on location or perform on tour earn freelance income in multiple states, some of which does not come with a 1099, the entertainment organizations said in their letter.” – Los Angeles Times