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I know some people who regularly read the same books because they're so enjoyable to spend time with, even when one knows how they turn out. I have the same thing with some movies, and one of them is The Hundred-Foot Journey, starring Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Om Puri and directed by Lasse Hallstrom. The movie originally opened in theaters on August 8, 2014, and features Helen Mirren as the owner of a classy French restaurant who must contend with an Indian restaurant... (more)
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The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) launched a new initiative recently for health and safety protocols for the Covid-19 world we're now living in, called "CinemaSafe." This is a voluntary program for theaters in the United States, and is based on guidelines from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), WHO (World Health Organization), and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration. "In this new pandemic world, moviegoers need to know that there is a consistent,... (more)
Odds & Ends
Marcus Theatres is reminding moviegoers how much fun it can be to go back to movie theaters now that they're opening again by offering curbside pickup of a free popcorn, a free movie pass, and coupons. The event is being held at select Marcus Theatres and Movie Tavern locations on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 from 5pm - 7pm. According to the promotional page on the Marcus Theatres website, the promotion is drive-up only, with no movies being shown. Drive up to the curb and you will receive... (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)
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The disaster movie, Greenland, which stars Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin, and had a planned September 25, 2020 opening date, has been delayed until "late 2020." A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife Allison (Morena Baccarin), and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary. Amid terrifying news accounts of cities around the world being leveled by the comet's fragments, the... (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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