'Heat' attack: Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy collide in Paul Feig's crime comedy

The Heat

At the CinemaCon theatre owners convention in Las Vegas this April, a panel discussion on women and movie box office featured four women (including Oscar winner and activist Geena Davis and Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson) and one man. Why a male? It all comes down to one word: Bridesmaids. More »

Silent treatment: Rialto releases Alfred Hitchcock's little-seen early films in sparkling restorations

He may have been the most famous film director in the world, but for years it has been next to impossible to see Alfred Hitchcock's seminal works. New restorations of nine of his earliest titles will be touring the country this summer, giving viewers the chance to gain a fuller understanding of how the "Master of Suspense" evolved. More »

Up on the roof: Rooftop Films brings the City into the movie experience

On any number of summer evenings in New York City, hundreds of people climb to a rooftop and watch a movie with the city as a backdrop. For 17 years, Rooftop Films has shown indie films in these breathtaking settings, tapping into viewers’ desires for unique experiences—and a sense of interconnectedness. More »

Reviews

Man of Steel
Film Review: Man of Steel

Zack Snyder’s overblown, overlong and overdone Superman reboot features a charming star turn by Henry Cavill but buries him inside a drearily violent, flashback-riddled story. More »

The Bling Ring
Film Review: The Bling Ring

A way-cool account of a real-life crime spree in Southern California that trips on Sofia Coppola's failure to take a directorial stance. More »

This is the End
Film Review: This is the End

Stoner-dude comedy depicts James Franco, Seth Rogen and friends as themselves at the end of the world. Giddily hilarious, while also surprisingly suspenseful and serious More »

Twenty Feet from Stardom Review
Film Review: Twenty Feet from Stardom

Highly entertaining and revealing look at backup singers and their essential contributions to pop music. More »

Internship
Film Review: The Internship

Clichéd comedy reuniting Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson is primarily a fawning tribute to Google. More »

Purge
Film Review: The Purge

A Walpurgisnacht in a high-tech world is the premise, and partly filled promise, of The Purge. With a little The Strangers, some Clockwork Orange, and a lot of Straw Dogs, James DeMonaco’s thriller does get you thinking. What would you do if any crime were, well, a real free-for-all? More »

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Spotlight

Dan Harkins
Southwest success story: Harkins Theatres marks 80 years of achievement

Great enterprises often have humble beginnings, but few can match the story of Harkins Theatres. More »

Alejandro Ramirez
Global family: Cinepolis' Alejandro Ramirez discusses outreach and opportunity

“The fact that we are a family business has helped us to really be focused on the business long-term,” declares Alejandro Ramírez Magaña, chief executive officer of Cinépolis. More »

Filmmakers

World War Z
Ground Zombie: Marc Forster directs Brad Pitt in apocalypse spectacle 'World War Z'

Zombies have taken over the world—not literally, of course, but thanks to a string of recent successes, it feels as though everyone has zombie fever. More »

Twenty Feet from Stardom
Note worthy: Morgan Neville's 'Twenty Feet from Stardom' tunes in to music's unsung heroes, backup singers

Backup singers. We may not know their names, but we've all heard their work, on songs by The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder. More »

Before Midnight
Intimate odyssey: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and Richard Linklater reconnect in 'Before Midnight'

Edmund Kean, the stage Hamlet, and Edmund Gwenn, the screen Santa, died 126 years apart, with the same last words on their lips: “Dying is easy, comedy is hard.” More »

Fast and Furious 6
Cruisin' on auto-magic: Justin Lin revs up 'Fast & Furious 6'

Few recent film franchises have been as successful as The Fast and the Furious. Its first five entries have grossed close to $2 billion, building a worldwide following of devoted fans. More »

Industry Associations

NATO

News, statistics and publications from the National Association of Theatre Owners, the world's largest exhibition trade organization. More »

NAC

Education programs, services and news from the National Association of Concessionaires. More »

MPAA

Information on the ratings system, legislative news and press releases from the Motion Picture Association of America. More »

ICTA

Learn about the latest technological advances for the motion picture theatre industry from the International Cinema Technology Association. More »

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