While drive - in theaters have become obsolete, the trend of watching
movies on a big screen at a shopping center, or local park has become all the rage.
Not exact matches
Napster co-founder Sean Parker's proposal to sell first - run
movies to home viewers
at $ 50 a pop has stirred up various corners of Hollywood, with
big movie studios and theater chains up in arms over the
Screening Room idea while multiple major filmmakers have landed
on opposing sides of the argument.
After showing footage of «Alita: Battle Angel»
at CinemaCon
on Thursday, Rodriguez and producer Jon Landau («Avatar»
movies) sat down with Business Insider to talk about the evolution of the project and why this manga won't end up like the
big -
screen version of «Ghost in the Shell.»
Disney and Marvel obviously know what they're doing with superhero
movies — they've brought some of the
biggest franchises to
screen — however,
at the same time, making every single film need to fit inside the already established franchise starts to limit the amount of creative license any one director can have
on future characters as Marvel's Cinematic Universe only grows larger.
It's a nifty little gadget that lets you project PowerPoint files and even
movies just about anywhere
on a
screen up to 80 inches (though
at that dimension the image is awfully dim — we think 24 inches is about as
big as you should go).
On the other hand, since you and mom are going to be spending more time
at home, a
big screen TV may be a prudent purchase (make sure her favorite
movie is playing when she first sees it).
I love
movies on the
big screen and have heard about the
movies being shown
at The Prudential but have never had a clear enough schedule to head down there.
There are some
movies that you love so much
on the
big screen that you can't wait to repeat the magic
at home.
Look
at Hollywood:
Movie studios have made a fortune selling us miraculous stories that we watch
on the
big screen with... maybe not belief but hope in our eyes.
Steig's spiky illustrations and witty text has been amplified by the gleaming, bombastically hyperreal texture of
big screen animation, the piling -
on of
movie references, boomer music cues, snipes
at Disney animated characters and pop culture gags.
As the actor brings her comic talents to bear
on the Ab Fab
movie, we look
at her playful turns
on the
big screen
At the same time, some of these
big stars are only
on screen for two or three minutes of the
movie's 3 - hour running time.
Fearing financial responsibility should any attack actually occur (a precedent foretold by a civil lawsuit in the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting
at The Dark Knight Rises), the five
biggest theater chains all took Sony up
on their offer and reneged
on their plans to
screen the
movie.
Apart from lending his voice (a singing - one
at that) to the studio's forthcoming Moana
movie, Johnson will also lead the cast of a
big -
screen adventure based
on its popular Disneyland theme park ride, Jungle Cruise.
Set aside your concerns about Mark Wahlberg portraying PlayStation 3 action hero Nathan Drake in the
big screen adaptation of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, because it doesn't sound like this
movie is based
on the video game
at all.
Trust me, there a lot of people who have never seen this
movie on the
big screen or not
at all.
Perhaps the
biggest fan of the Jack Slater
movies is a young New York boy named Danny Madigan (O'Brien, The Lawnmower Man 2), who spends most of his free time
at the local theater watching Slater's exploits
on the
big screen.
Set in mid-fifties Liverpool, this film offers snapshots of moments in in the life of Davies» stand - in Bud (Leigh McCormack) over one year,
at school (where he is increasingly teased and bullied by
bigger boys),
at holiday celebrations (with neighbors singing and joking), and
at the
movies, where the camera lingers
on his face, captivated by the
screen.
First are the Marvel fanboys (and fangirls) who have sat through both Iron Man
movies, The Hulk, Thor and Captain America salivating
at the prospect of their favorite comic superheroes finally being together
on the
big screen.
It seems that the
movie is currently being fast - tracked
at Relativity Media, so we will probably be seeing it
on the
big screen sooner rather than later.
Page Eight, the new selection
on PBS \» «Masterpiece Contemporary,» is more beautifully filmed than most
movies on the
big screen, and the gorgeous cinematography, especially of London draped with electric light
at night, cinched it as a closing night selection
at this year \'s Toronto Film Festival.
Maybe it's a nostalgia thing, but when I start up a
movie on Blu - ray and see an old - school Columbia Pictures logo that's dancing with the sort of golf - ball - sized film grain I remember seeing
on the
big screen at the Cooper Theatre downtown, well, it makes me feel good inside.
«#AvengersInfinityWar SMASHES RECORDS... Sets the BO
on...
BIGGEST START of 2018 so far... Numbers are an EYE - OPENER... More so, because it was released in just 2000 +
screens... This Marvel
movie is a MARVEL
at the BO too... #Avengers #InfinityWar,» he said.
I first saw the film during a Saturday matinee
at my local library, which would show
movies for kids
on a (somewhat)
big screen with a 16 mm projector back in the»70s.
The latter 2 features look
at Spielbergs work
on the small
screen and the adventures of making the transition from a student director trying to get his first job to the
big break of his first
big movie.
Now, they're hoping to translate their brand of comedy to the
big screen in this take
on black inner city action
movies — like «New Jack City,» but with two nerds and a cute kitten
at its center.
I understand that you have zero say in release dates but still It would be good if I can watch your
movie at least once
on a
big screen instead of my 22 ′ desktop monitor.
Even if the
big -
screen revival of the HBO series about a
movie star (Adrian Grenier) and his posse does technically qualify as a film, it's still questionable whether writer - director Doug Ellin has ever seen any other
movies, given the Mortal Instruments - level
movie - within - the - sorta -
movie that he presents not as a goof
on Hollywood hubris but as an uncompromising masterpiece that eventually makes half a billion dollars
at the box office.
The 50 - year - old actress won the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV
Movie or Miniseries prize
at the
Screen Actors Guild Awards
on Sunday (21.01.18) for her role in «
Big Little Lies», but doesn't expect her significant other to land a part in the series anytime soon.
Ben and Chris Blaine, writer - directors of acclaimed indie «horror»
movie Nina Forever, will introduce a special pre-DVD release
big screen screening of the film
at London's ArtHouse Cinema,
at 10.45 pm
on Friday, February 12.
While a large portion of my time is still spent working year round
on festival planning and management, I also manage our «TCM Presents» series with Fathom Events which brings classic
movies to the
big screen in cinemas nationwide, help manage TCM's presence
at events like the Telluride Film Festival, coordinate the technical preparations for our annual TCM Classic Cruise and I am excited to be taking
on a new role in managing our DVD partnerships.
The last time Universal
screened one of their
big summer comedies
at South by Southwest, it turned out to be «Bridesmaids «-- a
movie that not only went
on to be a massive financial success (and a breakthrough for its cowriter / star Kristin Wiig) but a critical one as well, even earning an Academy Award nomination for its screenplay.
Netflix's strategy is to showcase this gorgeous
movie at as many festivals as possible (eight, including Sundance, Toronto, New York, and London)
on the
big screen.
Or is this just solid proof that every audience is different, and that the response
at one high - profile
screening — packed to the gills with people only there for the
big name
on the poster and industry types angling for a hot acquisition — is no indication of how a
movie will be received in general?
12) Second
Screen — fling movies and TV to your big screen at home and follow along with scene - by - scene X-Ray on your
Screen — fling
movies and TV to your
big screen at home and follow along with scene - by - scene X-Ray on your
screen at home and follow along with scene - by - scene X-Ray
on your Fire.
IR: I loved your quote
at the end of the review... «As «the middle - class
movie» — which couldn't «be made
on the cheap or guarantee an opening weekend of $ 50 million or more» — became increasingly difficult to get made, artists who might once have gravitated to the
big screen moved to the little one».
A more apt analogy would be between watching
movies on a
big screen in a theater and watching them
at home
on a television via a video cassette or DVD.
George Tramountanas: I first saw footage for this
at the San Diego Comic - Con, which was many months prior to the film's release. From the reaction of the crowd that day, I had a feeling this film was going to be huge... and, damn, I love being right! The
movie was important in that it showed how being faithful to source material could work
on the
big -
screen.
Guests gather in the sitting areas and
at the tables to converse and socialize, and
on the comfortable sofas around the
big -
screen TV to watch
movies and sports events.
At night, guests of all ages can enjoy the splendor of live shows, themed parties and
big screen movies on the beach.
Some of the games have already been made into
movies but are getting a second chance
at being a success
on the
big screen.
A total of 60 gamers battle it out in seven Minecraft game modes to represent their City Club
at a designated
movie theater in their city, playing their favorite game
on the
big screen while meeting new friends in the process.
There is even a theater room — you can spend a quiet night
at home watching a
movie on a
big screen.
We've been waiting
on this since Google teased it
at Google I / O earlier in the year, a voice search tool that can live
on more than just your handheld device — look for Google Home and more — that can handle everything from reading you the news, reminding you your schedule for the day, all the way up to playing music or casting your favorite
movie on the
big screen.
Whether lounging around
at home, or watching a
movie on a flight or train, sometimes you want a
bigger screen than your phone.