Page 5 - Cinemas

Regal-owner Cineworld considering temporary closure of all US, UK screens

Earlier, a person familiar with the situation had gone further, saying Cineworld would close all its US, UK and Ireland screens this week

Unlock 5: Govt permits cinemas, pools to reopen in Oct; issues new rules

Business to Business (B2B) Exhibitions will be permitted and SOP will be issued by the Department of Commerce

Cinemas to local lockdowns: What's allowed, what's not in Unlock 5

Cinemas/ theatres/ multiplexes will be permitted to open with upto 50% of their seating capacity, for which, SOP will be issued by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Multiplex operators ask Centre to reopen cinema halls as losses mount

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has permitted cinema halls to function from October 1 in the state

Kolkata movie hall owners await govt order to resume functioning from Oct 1

Owners of many single-screen movie theatres in Kolkata said on Sunday that they are awaiting notifications from the Centre and the state government before deciding on reopening cinema halls which had been closed for over six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced on Saturday that movie theatres are set to reopen in the state from October 1. "To return to normalcy, Jatras, Plays, OATs, Cinemas & all musical, dance, recital & magic shows shall be allowed to function with 50 participants or less from 1 Oct, subject to adherence to physical distancing norms, wearing of masks & compliance to precautionary protocols," the chief minister had said on Twitter. Navin Chokhani, owner of Navina Cinema in south Kolkata told PTI, "we are happy with the positive indication, but there has to be official notifications by both the state and central governments before we reopen the cinema halls. "The chief minister said in ..

PVR defers capex plans to control costs amid Covid-19 disruptions

Cinema halls in India have remained shut since March this year, after the government imposed nationwide lockdown to check the spread of Covid-19

Covid-19 updates: MSMEs stare at huge job losses, Bolsonaro tests negative

A survey on micro, small, and medium enterprises showed that estimated 25-30 million people have lost their jobs by the end of June

Multiplex Association urges govt to allow operation of cinema houses

Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country under the government's Unlock 2.0 guidelines, cinema chains have not been given permission to operate

How multiplexes systematically killed the democratic movie-going experience

Even with its class divisions, the cinema hall seated everyone. A different ecosystem altogether, it was far more organic

Reboot-III: Big-screen entertainment six feet apart in age of Covid-19

As Unlock 1.0 sets the balls rolling for theatres, single-screen and multiplex, to reopen in its third phase, which is estimated to be around the second week of July

Can coronavirus pandemic bring single screens back in the reckoning?

From over 12,000 single screens in 2000, India is down to 5,500 currently

Are Indians going to the movies to escape slowdown? PVR's CEO thinks so

If Gianchandani's prediction is correct, PVR would be defying a slump that has dented demand for almost everything from 7-cent cookies to cars

A new book illustrates Bollywood's deep influence on the way we dress

100 Iconic Bollywood Costumes is a collection of unspoken stories behind the drapes, writes Veer Arjun Singh

Tech innovations set to make cinema viewing a more immersive experience

Walking into the Onyx PVR, the first thing one notices is the size of the screen. At 10.2 m wide and 5.4 m tall, it is smaller than the usual projector screens