May 24, 2013

Victims’ Families are ‘Disgusted’ by Colorado Theater Re-Opening

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*The massacre that occurred in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, resulted in 12 families losing their loved ones and forever changing their lives. As the families struggle to rebuild their lives, the theater has also been rebuilding and now invites them to a re-opening event? According to NBC, the families of the victims aren’t [...]




Universal Drops Plan to Release ‘Tower Heist’ On Demand

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*EW.com is reporting that Universal has decided not to release its Eddie Murphy film “Tower Heist” on-demand, a move in response to boycott threats from Cinemark and a few small theater chains across the country. The studio was planning on rolling out the comedy to Comcast digital subscribers in Portland and Atlanta just three weeks [...]




More Theaters Threaten to Boycott ‘Tower Heist’

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*More bad news for Eddie Murphy’s upcoming film “Tower Heist.” Several independent movie theater groups have joined Cinemark’s threatened boycott of Universal Pictures’ action-comedy over the studio’s decision to offer the film on premium video-on-demand three weeks after it hits theaters. A number of indie theater chains, such as Galaxy Theatres, Regency Theatres and Emagine [...]