BigScreen Journal News Articles

Sep 18 -- Ten years ago, Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons appeared in Whiplash, the story of an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music...

Sep 13 -- Baseball fans in Milwaukee, Wisconsin have been able to watch the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series just one time. The 1982 team featured names written into the consciousness of fans and even...

Aug 6 -- The Odyssey Cinemas - Fond du Lac in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is currently closed for a remodeling project, and we stopped by a few days ago to see how it was going. Located on West Scott Street...

May 31 -- Emagine Entertainment has been recognized recently as #1 in brand rankings in a recent survey, specifically for Customer Loyalty, Trust, and Wallet Share. To celebrate that achievement, Emagine...

May 17 -- If you're looking for something to do this weekend, it's hard to go wrong with seeing a movie in your favorite movie theater! Here's a quick rundown of the top movies playing in theaters across the...

Apr 29 -- The Idan-ha Drive-in in Soda Springs, Idaho traces its history back to 1954 when it opened as the Dawn-a Vu Drive-in. The operation has been operated by Jared and Alisha Davis since 2014, and it's...

Apr 7 -- If you're in the northern Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois, and you want to watch a movie, you have some options. The southeast part of Skokie has the AMC Village Crossing 18 on West Touhy Avenue,...

Mar 19 -- Sony Pictures is bringing back every Spider-Man movie to theaters in what it's calling "Spider-Mondays" starting Monday, April 15, 2024. All eight live-action movies will be shown in the order they...

Mar 11 -- The 96th Annual Academy Awards ceremony was held Sunday, March 10, 2024, and it was no surprise that Oppenheimer took home the majority of the awards, including for Best Picture and Director. You can...

Feb 29 -- The Paradise Theatre in West Allis, Wisconsin hasn't shown movies since it closed in 1996, but that doesn't mean that it's in disrepair or has been demolished. Rather than that depressing fate faced...

Feb 8 -- The Regal UA Berkeley in Berkeley, California closed in February 2023 after more than 90 years serving the community. Plans are in place to demolish it, but a group is hoping to stir up support for...

Feb 6 -- The 2024 GRAMMY music award ceremony was held Sunday, February 4, 2024 and music from this past year's movies was recognized with nominations and wins. Take a look at the winners as well as the...

Feb 2 -- February 2 is celebrated as 'Groundhog Day' in the United States, and no self-respecting movie fan will be able to avoid recalling the antics and classic scenes from the Bill Murray comedy, Groundhog...

Jan 13 -- The Academy Award-winning 2012 movie version of Les Miserables is coming back to theaters exclusively in Dolby Cinema at AMC locations for a one-week engagement in February. The movie has been...

Dec 20, 2023 -- What's your favorite go-to holiday movie? In the 100+ years of movie history, there have been many Christmas movies and holiday movies that we are able to enjoy both in theaters and at home. For...

Dec 15, 2023 -- The middle of December is a very popular time to release movies, and we thought it might be interesting to look back in time for some notable movies that were released on December 15th. Select the...

Nov 2, 2023 -- Oppenheimer was one of the hits of the summer, and the 'Barbenheimer' movement took theaters by storm. The movie was filmed with IMAX cameras and its run through IMAX theaters contributed to record...

Sep 6, 2023 -- The Monte Rio Theater & Extravaganza in Monte Rio, California is up for sale. Located on Bohemian Highway along the Russian River about sixteen miles west of Santa Rosa, the theater is almost...

Jun 28, 2023 -- The Avalon Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be the site of a Barbie-inspired "Malibu Dream Lounge" pop-up experience from July 20-22, 2023. That's just in time for the July 21 release of Barbie,...

Mar 13, 2023 -- Everything Everywhere All At Once took last night's Academy Awards by storm, winning seven of the eleven categories for which it was nominated. In addition to winning for Best Picture, it also took...