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After making one of the most critically lauded documentaries of the last decade (2018’s Hale County This Morning, This Evening), filmmaker RaMell Ross dove headfirst into his next project: a feature adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Nickel...

It’s not often that a movie has a hook as compelling as “horror/comedy where Amy Adams thinks she’s turning into a dog. Oh, and it’s called Nightbitch.” The film adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s then unpublished novel was announced in mid-2020,...

When it comes to going to the movies, the most important thing is, well, the movie. Since the earliest days of cinema, exhibitors have been responsible for the showmanship angle, using whatever means necessary to entice moviegoers with a little...

Filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg had a revelation during his first trip to Poland in 2007. Had his family not been displaced by World War II, he would have grown up there. Pondering what his life might have been like ultimately inspired...

Larry Etter has led a distinguished career with the National Association of Concessionaires (NAC) and Memphis-based Malco Theatres. His exhibition journey at Malco began in 1997 and in addition to his role as Malco’s senior vice president, Etter has served...

B&B Theatres, the nation’s largest family-owned and operated exhibition circuit, is celebrating its centennial this year. B&B Theatres’ history dates back to cinema’s silent era, with the 1924 acquisition of the Lyric Theatre in Salisbury, Missouri, by Elmer Bill Sr.,...

The April 27, 1940, edition of Boxoffice magazine proclaimed Houston’s River Oaks Theatre as,“the real answer to one of the most pressing problems now facing theater operators. This answer has always attracted patronage and it always will, regardless of product,...

Motion seating at the movies was once derided as a gimmick, but its rise and resiliency over the decades proves that immersive movie experiences have a role to play in exhibition for years to come. The immersive seating category in...

Having spent his entire professional career working in the movie theater business, Kevin Mitchell, a veteran of Cinemark and Showbiz Cinemas, threw his hat into theatrical distribution earlier this year. His new venture, Showbiz Direct, aims to bridge the distance...

The Schulman family’s exhibition story begins in New Orleans in 1908, where, on Canal Street, patriarch Abraham Schulman exhibited a new fad: motion pictures. Abraham eventually found his way west to Houston, where he opened the first Schulman Theatre around...

Today’s moviegoers require variety, not just in what they see, but in the cinemas they choose to patronize. In partnership with Spotlight Cinema Networks, Boxoffice Pro is proud to present Indie Focus, in which we explore the wealth of experiences...

Rob Lehman, a three-decade veteran of the exhibition industry, will be honored with this year’s Frank Liberto Award at CineShow, the annual convention of the Theatre Owners of Mid-America, held in Dallas, Texas, from August 26-28. The award, bestowed by...