Category: films

Films won’t have to screen in theaters to qualify for this year’s Golden Globes

[ad_1] Producers and studios must still prove that they had a “bona fide theatrical release” planned in Los Angeles between March 15th and April 30th, The Hollywood Reporter notes. Distributors must still set a date for an official screening, but they can send a DVD screener or screening link to HFPA members. The HFPA will […]

Movies Anywhere will let you share purchases with friends

[ad_1] Screen Pass will let users share up to three films per month. Recipients will have a week to accept the film, 14 days to start it and 72 hours to finish it. There aren’t any limits on how many times you can share a film, but not every title in the Movies Anywhere catalogue […]

A ‘Hocus Pocus’ sequel is in the works for Disney+

[ad_1] At first, Disney’s decision to bring back Hocus Pocus may come off as a bit of a headscratcher. As Variety notes, the movie wasn’t exactly a box office smash back in 1993, earning only a modest $39 million on a budget of $28 million. Hocus Pocus also didn’t impress critics at the time, but […]

Disney is tweeting everything that’s coming to Disney+

[ad_1] It. Is. Time. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Mandalorian, check out basically everything coming to #DisneyPlus in the U.S. on November 12. Pre-order in the U.S. at https://t.co/wJig4STf4P today: https://t.co/tlWvp23gLF pic.twitter.com/0q3PTuaDWT — Disney+ (@disneyplus) October 14, 2019 It is impressive just how many titles Disney owns, and it’s worth taking […]

Apple will reportedly release movies in theaters before streaming them

[ad_1] Apple might follow roughly the same strategy as Amazon, which often releases prestige films like Manchester by the Sea for three month theater runs before streaming them. That allows those films to compete for prizes at festivals that require meaningful releases. Meanwhile, it may limit more mainstream films to two week theater runs before […]