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Always Evolving: Irwin Seating Company keeps in step with the exhibition business

Always Evolving: Irwin Seating Company keeps in step with the exhibition business

As the exhibition industry develops new strategies to enhance all aspects of the moviegoing experience to attract and retain customers, Irwin Seating Company continues to do its part to meet those ever-changing needs.
Join the Celebration! Kristin Kent directs food and beverage for Studio C

Join the Celebration! Kristin Kent directs food and beverage for Studio C

Kristin Kent is a rising star in the cinema business: She is tough, funny, and can pull off just about anything.
The Legend of Lizzie: Craig William Macneill revisits a fabled New England murder

The Legend of Lizzie: Craig William Macneill revisits a fabled New England murder

Lizzie Borden took an axe...
Lethal Weapons from Space: Shane Black revives the carnage of 'The Predator'

Lethal Weapons from Space: Shane Black revives the carnage of 'The Predator'

One of the best articles on screenwriting was published by 'The Guardian' back in 2009, in which filmmaker Shane Black talked about the fundamentals of action cinema such as having high and lows, awkward moments and humor under pressure.
One Giant Leap: Damien Chazelle's 'First Man' brings intimacy to the epic story of the Moon landing

One Giant Leap: Damien Chazelle's 'First Man' brings intimacy to the epic story of the Moon landing

Right from the start, Damien Chazelle knew his 'First Man' would be mostly from the point of view of Neil Armstrong, the first man to ever walk on the Moon.
Seeking Solutions: 'Inventing Tomorrow' focuses on young environmental activists

Seeking Solutions: 'Inventing Tomorrow' focuses on young environmental activists

What’s it like to be fifteen years old and live in a world that’s so environmentally out of whack that it threatens human life? Against the backdrop of the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, director Laura Nix’s Inventing Tomorrow follows six teens from India, Indonesia,...
The Waiting: Emmanuel Finkiel dramatizes Marguerite Duras' 'Memoir of War'

The Waiting: Emmanuel Finkiel dramatizes Marguerite Duras' 'Memoir of War'

The Gestapo deported Marguerite Duras’ husband to Dachau for his role in the Resistance.
Butterflies Aren't Free: Michael Noer's 'Papillon' revisits a legendary prison-escape story

Butterflies Aren't Free: Michael Noer's 'Papillon' revisits a legendary prison-escape story

The first question to ask Danish director Michael Noer is: “What’s the first question interviewers ask you about your 'Papillon' remake?” The answer, he says, is “Why?”
Giving Back: Cinemark's Walter Hebert honored as Variety's 'Texan of the Year'

Giving Back: Cinemark's Walter Hebert honored as Variety's 'Texan of the Year'

“I was born in Gilmer, Texas. I was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas,” notes Walter Hebert III, Cinemark USA’s executive VP in charge of global purchasing. And, no, they did not hold the latter against him, the 2018 “Texan of the Year” agrees with a chuckle. Hebert will receive this prestigious...
CinéShow at 20: Theatre Owners of Mid-America gather in Dallas

CinéShow at 20: Theatre Owners of Mid-America gather in Dallas

“I am not a boots-on-the-ground exhibitor,” Todd Halstead contends. “I am a policy guy and my perspective on the industry has largely been informed by the legislative or regulatory issues of the day.” In his role as executive director of Theatre Owners of Mid-America (TOMA), that is certainly a...