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Here it is, Friday night. If you're headed off to a movie theater, there are plenty of hit movies from years past from which to choose. But say you're staying in, now what? Don't worry, we have ideas for you! Like we've done in the past, we can look back in time for ideas, and we don't need to look beyond this weekend last year for some good choices. Top in the list was Toy Story 4, which was in its second week of release, and it spent some quality time in the Box Office Report on the way... (more)
News Headlines
Regal locations will begin reopening July 31, 2020, instead of July 10, as originally announced earlier this month. The announcement comes today via a press release from parent company Cineworld: "We know audiences are ready to return to the movies and have been anticipating the strong slate of summer films ahead, including Tenet, Mulan, A Quiet Place Part II, Unhinged, The Broken Hearts Gallery, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Greenland, and Antebellum as well as a special re-release of... (more)
Odds & Ends
As theaters around the country begin to open after the nation-wide shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, there aren't many new movies to show (the first major releases aren't planned until July at the earliest). That means that theaters have a unique opportunity to play movies they otherwise wouldn't, and more titles than they would normally be able to play (because of studio requirements against different movies playing on the same screens). We provide an easy list of movies that are... (more)
Milestones
The Journal section has been upgraded to be more visually interesting as well as more flexible for us to provide you with interesting information about enjoying movies, whether they are showing in theaters or at home! You may have noticed that we have been writing articles since we founded The BigScreen Cinema Guide in 1995 (it was then called the Penguin Cinema Guide). Since that time, more than 5,800 articles have been written about movies, theaters, home theater, and anything else that we... (more)
Site News
The release dates for Mulan and other movies have been shifted in yet another release schedule shuffle. These updates follow the recent change for Tenet from July 17 to August 12. Alan Horn, Co-Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, and Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios said: “While the pandemic has changed our release plans for ‘Mulan’ and we will continue to be flexible as conditions require, it has not changed our belief in the power of this film and... (more)
Gift Shop
Streaming movie service FandangoNOW is having a "Mega Movie Weekend" from today until Monday, May 25, 2020, with hundreds of movies can be rented starting at just $0.99 each. A quick check shows recent movies, like Knives Out and Midway, to other big-name movies, like Hacksaw Ridge and Chinatown, with 4K UHD rentals available for many recent titles. Check out the selection at the link below! Rent Hundreds Of Movies From $0.99+ On FandangoNOW During The Mega Movie Weekend 5/22 –... (more)
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