When theaters in Europe slowly reopened in mid-June, exhibitors hoped that after a few weeks of warming the public up with archival films and re-releases, they would have great new US films to attract customers. en masse in mid-summer. But successive delays by tents like Disney’s Warner Bros. “Tenet” and …
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Logic doesn’t like the internet, specifically social media: the masses who send hate messages about it, the unmoderated horde of people who feel empowered to say “go kill yourself” to someone they consider big enough not to have a face. And Logic, better known offstage as Sir Robert Bryson Hall …
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The Supreme Court said Monday it will not accelerate the process to bring President Donald Trump’s legal battle with House Democrats over the president’s business records to lower courts. The House of Representatives legal counsel had asked the court to immediately implement his decision earlier this month that said that …
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Guy boulton Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 10:15 AM EDT July 20, 2020 Small-engine maker Briggs & Stratton Corp., founded in Milwaukee in 1908 by an inventor and investor, filed for bankruptcy Monday. Briggs filed for Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Under …
Read More »China’s movie theaters are back in business
The China Film Administration announced late last week that movie theaters in “low risk” areas could reopen starting Monday with some precautions. Members of the public are required to wear masks and perform temperature checks, and theaters are expected to operate at 30% of capacity. Eating and drinking in the …
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