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Film industry
An independent movie theater eyes “momentum” heading into 2022
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 23, 2021
“It really is beginning to look — dare I say it — a little normal,” said the executive director of Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre.
When studios delay films, that comes with a price tag
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Nov 19, 2021
Between multiple waves of promotions and interest on financing, some films may be able to recoup the cost of delays.
The future of the Hollywood-China romance
by
Jennifer Pak
Aug 27, 2021
Despite restrictions on imported films in China, Hollywood movies easily topped the Chinese box office for more than two decades. Not anymore.
Howard U hopes to "put a major dent" in Hollywood's diversity problem
Jun 1, 2021
The HBCU is naming its reestablished school of fine arts after late actor and Howard alumnus Chadwick Boseman.
China's movie post-production companies feel the pinch
by
Jennifer Pak
May 19, 2021
How one visual effects and animation firm that services Hollywood and China productions is weathering the COVID-19 pandemic.
As China's movie theaters return to normal, domestic releases top box office
by
Jennifer Pak
Mar 1, 2021
The top four films this week are all domestic Chinese films. In the past, at least one of those would be from Hollywood.
How the Spanish flu contributed to the rise of Hollywood
Nov 19, 2020
The 1918 pandemic helped shift the film industry’s center of power. Could the coronavirus pandemic do the same?
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Weak box office is scaring Hollywood into delaying theater releases
Sep 16, 2020
With the release of "Tenet," Hollywood hoped to prove Americans were eager to fill seats in cinemas. Nope. Now what?
Taiwan is "disturbingly normal," but not immune to pandemic
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
May 8, 2020
Many businesses remain open, but the island and its economy are not untouched by the global COVID-19 crisis.
What will Hollywood look like when it finally reopens?
Apr 28, 2020
Set staff may be tested regularly for COVID-19, and studios are reportedly thinking of limiting the use of extras.