News Stories Exhibition Features Living in a Material World: Writer/Director Celine Song on the Math of Love in A24’s MATERIALISTS Chad Kennerk • Jun 19th Building on the success of her Oscar-nominated debut, Past Lives, writer/director Celine Song continues to explore love’s contradictions in a keenly observed look at the modern realities of love and dating. Set against the backdrop of New York City’s elite... Exhibition Features Spotlight on Sweden: Behind the Numbers with the Country’s Leading Exhibitors Chad Kennerk • Jun 16th As the European cinema sector emerges from a period of historic disruption, few markets illustrate the evolving dynamics of theatrical exhibition as clearly as Sweden. From a box office contraction of more than 64% in 2020 to significant recovery by... Exhibition Features Play On: Writer/Director Timothy Scott Bogart Creates a Pop Music Ode to the Bard in JULIET & ROMEO Chad Kennerk • May 9th Few stories have been adapted more than Romeo and Juliet, but writer/director Timothy Scott Bogart’s Juliet & Romeo completely flips the script on Shakespeare’s beloved play—rebuilding it as an original musical. Shot on location in real Italian castles and preserved... Exhibition Features On Equal Terms: LILLY Writer/Director Rachel Feldman Brings Fair Pay into Focus Chad Kennerk • May 9th The powerful true story of equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter hit close to home for director Rachel Feldman. In an industry that has long struggled with gender parity, Feldman entered Hollywood when just one percent of TV and film projects... Exhibition Features “Let’s All Go to the Lobby”: Bringing the Filmack Studios Story to Cinemas Chad Kennerk • May 2nd Some moments in cinema history transcend the screen and become part of our moviegoing heritage. Few images capture that nostalgic magic quite like the animated dancing snacks that cheerfully invited audiences, “Let’s all go to the lobby.” It’s a tune... Exhibition Features Roll the Dice: ON SWIFT HORSES Director Daniel Minahan on Redefining the American Dream Chad Kennerk • Apr 24th For two decades Daniel Minahan has quietly shaped the modern television landscape, lending a sharp eye and fearless storytelling to HBO series such as Six Feet Under, Deadwood, Big Love, True Blood, and Game of Thrones, as well as FX’s... Exhibition Features Healing Hands: Director Ami Canaan Mann Captures Good Medicine in AUDREY’S CHILDREN Chad Kennerk • Mar 28th Audrey’s Children sheds light on the legacy of a woman ahead of her time. Dr. Audrey Evans, a pioneering physician in pediatric oncology, left an indelible mark on millions. Filmed on location in Philadelphia, where Dr. Evans’ revolutionary work unfolded,... Exhibition Features Bird’s Eye View: Director Peter Cattaneo and Actor Steve Coogan Examine THE PENGUIN LESSONS Chad Kennerk • Mar 28th The Penguin Lessons takes inspiration from Tom Michell’s memoir of the same name to tell the remarkable story of a disillusioned Englishman who rescues an oil-slicked penguin and gains an unlikely feathered friend. Set against the political turmoil of 1976... Exhibition Features Drawn Together: Director Pete Browngardt and Voice Artist Eric Bauza Blast Off with THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE Chad Kennerk • Mar 14th Where there’s a will, there’s a wabbit. Or in this case, a duck and pig. Back on the big screen 90 years after Porky’s debut in March of 1935, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie celebrates... Exhibition Features Take Great Pains: Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen Punch Up the Action Comedy in Paramount Pictures’ NOVOCAINE Chad Kennerk • Mar 13th Arriving in theaters on Pi Day, March 14th, Paramount Pictures’ Novocaine tells the story of everyman Nate (Jack Quaid), whose rare genetic condition renders him unable to feel pain. His quiet, cautious life as an assistant bank manager is disrupted... Exhibition Features Unveiling Obsession: Filmmaker Atom Egoyan on Fusing Film and Opera in SEVEN VEILS Chad Kennerk • Mar 7th Following his 1994 film Exotica, which explored desire and obsession, Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan was invited to direct the opera Salome in what would become the first of many productions he would helm parallel to his prominent film career. Egoyan’s... Exhibition Features Be a Doll: COMPANION Writer/Director Drew Hancock Steps Outside the Box Chad Kennerk • Jan 31st In theaters January 31st from Warner Bros. Pictures, Companion is an unhinged horror-adjacent genre exploration with a fresh, original take on the ‘cabin in the woods’ scenario. Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid star as Iris and Josh, a young couple... MagazineJune 2025 Living in a Material World: Writer/Director Celine Song on the Math of Love in A24’s MATERIALISTS June 2025 Load more stories
Exhibition Features Living in a Material World: Writer/Director Celine Song on the Math of Love in A24’s MATERIALISTS Chad Kennerk • Jun 19th Building on the success of her Oscar-nominated debut, Past Lives, writer/director Celine Song continues to explore love’s contradictions in a keenly observed look at the modern realities of love and dating. Set against the backdrop of New York City’s elite...
Exhibition Features Spotlight on Sweden: Behind the Numbers with the Country’s Leading Exhibitors Chad Kennerk • Jun 16th As the European cinema sector emerges from a period of historic disruption, few markets illustrate the evolving dynamics of theatrical exhibition as clearly as Sweden. From a box office contraction of more than 64% in 2020 to significant recovery by...
Exhibition Features Play On: Writer/Director Timothy Scott Bogart Creates a Pop Music Ode to the Bard in JULIET & ROMEO Chad Kennerk • May 9th Few stories have been adapted more than Romeo and Juliet, but writer/director Timothy Scott Bogart’s Juliet & Romeo completely flips the script on Shakespeare’s beloved play—rebuilding it as an original musical. Shot on location in real Italian castles and preserved...
Exhibition Features On Equal Terms: LILLY Writer/Director Rachel Feldman Brings Fair Pay into Focus Chad Kennerk • May 9th The powerful true story of equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter hit close to home for director Rachel Feldman. In an industry that has long struggled with gender parity, Feldman entered Hollywood when just one percent of TV and film projects...
Exhibition Features “Let’s All Go to the Lobby”: Bringing the Filmack Studios Story to Cinemas Chad Kennerk • May 2nd Some moments in cinema history transcend the screen and become part of our moviegoing heritage. Few images capture that nostalgic magic quite like the animated dancing snacks that cheerfully invited audiences, “Let’s all go to the lobby.” It’s a tune...
Exhibition Features Roll the Dice: ON SWIFT HORSES Director Daniel Minahan on Redefining the American Dream Chad Kennerk • Apr 24th For two decades Daniel Minahan has quietly shaped the modern television landscape, lending a sharp eye and fearless storytelling to HBO series such as Six Feet Under, Deadwood, Big Love, True Blood, and Game of Thrones, as well as FX’s...
Exhibition Features Healing Hands: Director Ami Canaan Mann Captures Good Medicine in AUDREY’S CHILDREN Chad Kennerk • Mar 28th Audrey’s Children sheds light on the legacy of a woman ahead of her time. Dr. Audrey Evans, a pioneering physician in pediatric oncology, left an indelible mark on millions. Filmed on location in Philadelphia, where Dr. Evans’ revolutionary work unfolded,...
Exhibition Features Bird’s Eye View: Director Peter Cattaneo and Actor Steve Coogan Examine THE PENGUIN LESSONS Chad Kennerk • Mar 28th The Penguin Lessons takes inspiration from Tom Michell’s memoir of the same name to tell the remarkable story of a disillusioned Englishman who rescues an oil-slicked penguin and gains an unlikely feathered friend. Set against the political turmoil of 1976...
Exhibition Features Drawn Together: Director Pete Browngardt and Voice Artist Eric Bauza Blast Off with THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE Chad Kennerk • Mar 14th Where there’s a will, there’s a wabbit. Or in this case, a duck and pig. Back on the big screen 90 years after Porky’s debut in March of 1935, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie celebrates...
Exhibition Features Take Great Pains: Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen Punch Up the Action Comedy in Paramount Pictures’ NOVOCAINE Chad Kennerk • Mar 13th Arriving in theaters on Pi Day, March 14th, Paramount Pictures’ Novocaine tells the story of everyman Nate (Jack Quaid), whose rare genetic condition renders him unable to feel pain. His quiet, cautious life as an assistant bank manager is disrupted...
Exhibition Features Unveiling Obsession: Filmmaker Atom Egoyan on Fusing Film and Opera in SEVEN VEILS Chad Kennerk • Mar 7th Following his 1994 film Exotica, which explored desire and obsession, Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan was invited to direct the opera Salome in what would become the first of many productions he would helm parallel to his prominent film career. Egoyan’s...
Exhibition Features Be a Doll: COMPANION Writer/Director Drew Hancock Steps Outside the Box Chad Kennerk • Jan 31st In theaters January 31st from Warner Bros. Pictures, Companion is an unhinged horror-adjacent genre exploration with a fresh, original take on the ‘cabin in the woods’ scenario. Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid star as Iris and Josh, a young couple...
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