ENTERTAINMENT News, May 12, 2012

Chinese cinema firm is seeking to buy all or part of AMC Los Angeles Times AMC Entertainment is the second-largest movie theater chain in the US, with 5048 screens in 347 theaters in the US and Canada. Above, the AMC Universal Citywalk Stadium 19 in Universal City. (Brian van der Brug, Los Angeles Times / May 9, ... See all stories on this topic »

AMC Entertainment in talks to sell to China's Wanda Group Los Angeles Times AMC Entertainment, the United States' second-largest movie theater chain, is negotiating a deal to sell all or part of itself to Wanda Group, owner of China's largesttheater company, two people familiar with the talks said. The deal, if concluded, ... See all stories on this topic »

AMC theater chain exploring sale to Chinese company, sources say Bellingham Herald By RICHARD VERRIER AND DAVID PIERSON - Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES - AMC Entertainment, the United States' second-largest movie theater chain, is negotiating a deal to sell all or part of itself to Wanda Group, owner of China's largesttheater ... See all stories on this topic »

Wanda may buy US cinema chain: NYT China Daily By Huang Ying (China Daily) Dalian Wanda Group Corp Ltd, which operates China's highest-grossing movie theater chain - Wanda CinemaLine - is reported to be in talks with the US' second-largest cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Inc, for a possible ... See all stories on this topic » China Daily

Movie Magic to Leave Home For? Wall Street Journal This has left cinema operators open to experimenting with new technologies that might lure back more cash-conscious viewers—especially younger ones—from their home plasma-TV screens, DVD and videogame players and, increasingly, Internet streaming ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Ever Wanted to Murder a Reality TV Star? This Movie's For You The Atlantic Is it overkill for Frank to put a bullet in the head of a girl unapologetically talking on the phone in a movie theater? Of course, but for anyone who spends a lot of time in the cinema, it's hard to suppress a little internal cheer when she gets it. See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic

Xfinity TV Celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month With A Special ... Music Indistry News Network The collection includes movies, documentaries and biographies hand-selected by Chi-hui Yang, the curator of Cinema Asian America on Xfinity On Demand. It also includes diverse music, TV shows, anime, trivia and slideshows across Xfinity On Demand, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cinema Verite JustPressPlay by Randall Unger Reality television is one of today's most consumed forms of entertainment. One of the first forays into this genre was by PBS in 1973 with a show called An American Family. A small camera crew followed and documented the Loud family, ... See all stories on this topic » JustPressPlay

3D problems at 'Avengers' screening irk press Variety As will theaters. In exhibition, movie theaters used to be able to buy a 35mm projector and keep it running for decades. They wanted d-cinema to be similarly stable. To their chagrin, they're finding they now need to be in a much faster upgrade cycle. See all stories on this topic » Variety

Art-house films fill a summertime niche Asbury Park Press Cheers to the underdog: 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,' starring Dev Patel, brought in an impressive $737000 at just 27 theaters on opening weekend. / Ishika Mohan, Fox Searchlight Pictures By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY After The Avengers ... See all stories on this topic »

Depp, Burton bring 'Dark Shadows' comedy to London Washington Examiner Actor Johnny Depp arrives for the UK Premiere of 'Dark Shadows', at a central Londoncinema, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) The Associated Press AP Top Entertainment News At 2:06 am EDT LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp's gothic comedy "Dark ... See all stories on this topic »

A Second Look: 'Being John Malkovich' is a surreal mind trip Los Angeles Times By Dennis Lim, Special to the Los Angeles Times One of the greatest first films in all of American cinema, "Being John Malkovich" (1999) introduced audiences to Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman, two of the most distinctive voices in contemporary movies. See all stories on this topic »

Team Studiocanal: Variety's Achievement in Int'l Film Award: Olivier Courson Chicago Tribune Ten top execs make sure one of Europe's leading entertainment players keeps firing on all cylinders: OLIVIER COURSON Chairman, CEO He could have excelled in any number of areas. An alum of France's elite National School of Administration, ... See all stories on this topic »

Push for African American cinema bears fruit Philadelphia Inquirer When it comes to African American cinema, it seems as if the number of offerings has decreased, not increased. Twenty years ago, about 15 black movies made it to the big screen; in 2010, the number had decreased by half. And black indie films? See all stories on this topic »

Global shoots for world auds: Variety's Achievement in Int'l Film Award ... Chicago Tribune "We're playing with the Parisian settings, the story's very romantic, very poetic, close to '40s and '50s French cinema, but with Michel's fantasy and an international-appeal cast, " says co-scribe/producer Luc Bossi. A potential 2013 Cannes player. See all stories on this topic »

Nerd power MiamiHerald.com A four-day celebration of comic-book culture kicks off Thursday at the O Cinema. By Rene Rodriguez Trends and fads are generational. The hippie movement died with Watergate. Disco ruled, until it became a bad word. MTV once dictated popular culture;... See all stories on this topic »

LG reveals the best of 3D viewing technology Business Mirror LG Home Entertainment finally unveiled its latest TV, which successfully combines premium design and supreme tech functionality. The new state-of-the-art and almost bezel-free Cinema 3D Smart TV made its official Philippine debut at the Makati ... See all stories on this topic » Business Mirror

Live arts come to Huntington big screen Newsday Movies Newsday > Entertainment > Movies Print Aa Live arts come to Huntington big screen May 10, 2012 3:46 PM By DIANE WERTS. Special to Newsday 'THIS AMERICAN LIFE' LIVE. Ira Glass' quirky NPR radio series (and Showtime TV show) hits Huntington's ... See all stories on this topic » Newsday

iSight and Siri Cinema Display-Inspired Apple HDTVs Next Year Mobile Magazine You can probably expect heavy integration with the iTunes Store, possibly at the expense of ousting “alternative” entertainment sources like conventional cable TV. We will see, but according to TV analyst Paul Gagnon, we should see this come to light ... See all stories on this topic » Mobile Magazine

Europeans take small steps in VOD market: Cannes Preview 2012 Chicago Tribune "This is now where the market opportunity lies for independent cinema." The rest of Europe is watching this arthouse experiment with curiosity, and a degree of skepticism. Benelux specialty distrib Cineart is a proactive VOD player, but has decided ... See all stories on this topic »

China's Wanda group in buyout talks with AMC Screen International China's Wanda Group is in talks with AMC Entertainment to buy part or all of the US exhibitor's shares, according to sources close to the Chinese company. The sources told Screendaily that negotiations started several years ago but intensified at the ... See all stories on this topic »

UA students' wide-screen dreams to be showcased Saturday Inside Tucson Business by Herb Stratford I Dream In Widescreen, an annual showcase of films made by University of Arizona fine arts-degree graduates takes place at 7 pm Saturday (May 12) at the Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. The evening features 16 final film ... See all stories on this topic »

Lynchburg native taking part in Ira Glass' 'This American Life' The-Burg That's really the only TV show. I'm into 'Downton Abbey' [too]. I'm very behind on the times." "I am listening to a lot of John Legend, Peter... "I watch Smash. That's really the only TV show. I'm into 'Downton Abbey' [too]. See all stories on this topic »

Big-Screen Upgrade: TV Or Not TV? That Is The Question North American Press Syndicate The short answer is both—because a big-screen TV is best in a bright room for most TVshows, while a projector can provide an engaging home theater experience for watching 3D movies, sports and playing games. Consider the advantages: • Image Size: In ... See all stories on this topic »

'Kataari Veera…' to scorch silver screen tomorrow MSN India The first Kannada film to be made in 3-D will be released at more than 170 cinemasacross the state. Come Friday, die-hard fans of Upendra will throng theatres across the state to relish the first day-first show of 'Kataari Veera Sura Sundaraangi', ... See all stories on this topic »

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