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Oscar Noms Gave Them A Boost

February 1, 2022 By Jackson Murphy

The Academy Awards nominations are a week away, on Tuesday February 8th. Studios with films that received theatrical releases are likely gearing-up to put them on as many screens as possible so moviegoers can see them while the nominations are on their mind. It’s a trend as old as time (though we’re not going back […]

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Highlights of 2021 Movies at Theaters

December 23, 2021 By Jackson Murphy

By mid-March, I had already been to the movies 20 times in 2020. The first four films were in Los Angeles, the fifth in Chicago, and the next 15 near where I live in Upstate NY. Then COVID hit. Theaters shut down, and I ended-up watching more than 200 new releases in my house during […]

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Believe in the Theatrical Experience Again

May 19, 2021 By Jackson Murphy

This is the summer of the theatrical comeback. As long as things still look good – and studios are still comfortable releasing these films between now and Labor Day – the box office should be sensational. It will all kick off on Thursday May 27th with Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Part II” and Disney’s “Cruella”. […]

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We’re in ‘A New Age’ for Movie Theaters

November 28, 2020 By Jackson Murphy

When the COVID-19 shutdown happened in March, Universal was one of the first major studios to make headlines for a shift in the release plan for a major movie. They, along with DreamWorks Animation, decided to put “Trolls World Tour” on Video on Demand in April instead of waiting until most movie theaters *might* be […]

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Return of Indoor Theaters to the Capital Region

October 17, 2020 By Jackson Murphy

Seven months to the day after movie theaters in New York State closed their doors, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that cinemas in Upstate regions with low COVID positive rates will finally be allowed to re-open. Beginning this Friday October 23rd, theaters will be able to accommodate 50 people per auditorium or 25% of each […]

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That Time at the Theater When…

September 7, 2020 By Jackson Murphy

Indoor movie theaters are making a comeback in the United States, with “TENET” the first official post-shutdown release to gross a significant amount of money at the box office. I had a safe, socially distant experience when I saw it last week. If you plan on going to an indoor cinema over these next few […]

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The Resurgence of the 90-Minute Movie

August 6, 2020 By Jackson Murphy

Over the past five months, many films that were originally supposed to get traditional theatrical releases have shifted to VOD or streaming debuts. And a hefty percentage of the big releases all have something common: they’re approx. 90 minutes long. For animated movies, 90 minutes is fairly standard. DreamWorks & Universal’s “Trolls World Tour” and […]

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