Korea’s Lotte & Megabox Cinema Chains Set To Merge Amid Key International Market’s Recovery Woes

Korea’s Lotte & Megabox Cinema Chains Set To Merge Amid Key International Market’s Recovery Woes

In a move that could reshape the South Korea exhibition landscape, the country’s respective second- and third-largest exhibitors — Lotte Cinema and Megabox — are set to merge. Today, a memorandum of understanding for a tie-up of Lotte Cultureworks and Megabox Joongang, parent companies of Lotte Cinema and Megabox, was signed, per a statement posted…

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White Smoke Above The Vatican: A New Pope Elected By Conclave

White Smoke Above The Vatican: A New Pope Elected By Conclave

After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected. White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel chimney today to inform the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics and everyone else that the conclave of 133 cardinals have determined a new Bishop of Rome. Who the successor to St. Peter and the progressive Pope…

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Joe Biden Tells ‘The View’ That He Wasn’t Surprised That Donald Trump Won 2024 Election, Blames Sexism And Covid On Kamala Harris’ Loss

Joe Biden Tells ‘The View’ That He Wasn’t Surprised That Donald Trump Won 2024 Election, Blames Sexism And Covid On Kamala Harris’ Loss

In his first U.S. sitdown interview since leaving office, Joe Biden said that he was not surprised when Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris and won the 2024 election. “I was very disappointed, but I was not surprised,” Biden told the hosts of ABC’s The View. He said that didn’t mean that he thought that Harris…

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Smokey Robinson’s Attorney Slams $50 Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit as “Ugly” Money Grab

Smokey Robinson’s Attorney Slams  Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit as “Ugly” Money Grab

Smokey Robinson is denying the allegations brought against him. An attorney for the music legend shared a statement slamming the lawsuit from four former housekeepers accusing Robinson, 85, of sexual assault. “As this case progresses,” attorney Christopher Frost shared in a statement with NBC News, “the evidence (the crucial element that guides us) will show…

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David Zaslav Declares, “This Is The Strongest HBO Has Ever Been”, Likens It To NBC’s “Must-See TV” Era

David Zaslav Declares, “This Is The Strongest HBO Has Ever Been”, Likens It To NBC’s “Must-See TV” Era

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav believes “this is the strongest HBO has ever been” in its 53-year history, with a pop-culture mojo reminiscent of NBC’s “must-see TV” era. Speaking to Wall Street analysts on WBD’s first-quarter earnings call, Zaslav saluted HBO and Max content chief Casey Bloys as a “generational talent,” noting his senior…

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Mélanie Laurent, Bradley James & Steven Berkoff Join Clive Owen & Alex Pettyfer In Historical Thriller ‘Kristallnacht’; First Look Revealed

Mélanie Laurent, Bradley James & Steven Berkoff Join Clive Owen & Alex Pettyfer In Historical Thriller ‘Kristallnacht’; First Look Revealed

EXCLUSIVE: César winner Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds), Bradley James (Vikings: Valhalla), and Steven Berkoff (Beverly Hills Cop) have joined Stefan Ruzowitzky’s historical thriller Kristallnacht, which IFT will continue selling in Cannes. Production is currently underway in Vienna, Austria, with principal photography set to wrap next week. Above and below is a first look image. Kristallnacht…

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