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âItâs Magic What We Do.â Movie Theaters Get Starry-Eyed Once More.
The industry was decimated by the pandemic, with theaters shut across the country and new films delayed by Hollywood studios. But now cinemas are ready to fill up their seats again. Will audiences follow?
The Alamo Drafthouse theater chain declared bankruptcy during the pandemic, though itâs hopeful about the future.Credit.Jason Henry for The New York Times
LOS ANGELES â Itâs time to go back to the movies! Now!
That was the message sent on Wednesday over and over and over again when all five of Hollywoodâs major studios, their independent subsidiaries and the stand-alone indie labels like A24 and Neon gathered in person at an AMC theater to show off their coming summer films and remind moviegoers who have become used to streaming their entertainment during the pandemic why they liked going to the movies in the first place.
Tuesday, 18th May 2021 at 5:38 pm
2021 is shaping up to be a huge year for movie musicals – with Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake and the film adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway debut In the Heights already firmly marked in our calendars.
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And another upcoming film to get excited about is Dear Evan Hansen, which is based on the Tony Award-winning stage show of the same name and includes songs from the people behind two of the biggest movie musicals of recent years: La La Land and The Greatest Showman.
The stage musical has already been a huge hit on Broadway and the West End, and quite the cast has been assembled to bring it to the silver screen – with original stage star Ben Platt featuring alongside Hollywood heavyweights such as Julianne Moore and Amy Adams.
G. Allen Johnson May 10, 2021Updated: May 11, 2021, 3:18 pm
A scene from the upcoming film “In the Heights,” based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway musical. It will screen at Oracle Park on June 11-12. Photo: Macall Polay, Warner Bros.
With the San Francisco Pride Parade canceled for the second year in a row due to the pandemic, the biggest official outdoor event during Pride month will now be a movies series at Oracle Park.
Frameline, San Francisco Pride, the city of San Francisco and the San Francisco Giants have partnered to host the first Pride Movies Night at Oracle Park, beginning with a screening of Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical “In the Heights” on June 11.