#Asia’s Movie Theaters Get Innovative to Fill Seats: Dog-friendly Cinemas, ‘Little Mermaid’ Cosplay and Critic-Hosted Screenings

#Asia’s Movie Theaters Get Innovative to Fill Seats: Dog-friendly Cinemas, ‘Little Mermaid’ Cosplay and Critic-Hosted Screenings

With movie ticket sales still lagging behind pre-pandemic highs, multiplex operators across Asia have begun deploying unconventional strategies to generate excitement and attract people back to the cinema. Total theatrical revenue in the Asia-Pacific region was about $10.1 billion in 2022, down from $17.8 billion during the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to data from…

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#‘Shooom’s Odyssey’ Director/Producer Launch First Feature with ‘On the Run’

#‘Shooom’s Odyssey’ Director/Producer Launch First Feature with ‘On the Run’

Julien Bisaro and Claire Paoletti, the French director-writer team behind award-winning short Shooom’s Odyssey (2020) are setting their feature debut. The duo pitched the animated feature La Petite Cavale (On The Run) to co-production partners, as well as producers and broadcasters, at an industry session at this year’s Annecy animation festival on Wednesday. Bisaro and…

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#Classified docs case in court

#Classified docs case in court

Former President Trump is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon, his first appearance after being indicted on 37 counts in the federal investigation into classified documents found at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. Trump’s arraignment is set for 3 p.m. at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami, where he says he plans…

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