Movie Loop: 2020

Friday, 13 November 2020

‘Jingle Jangle’ Review: Dancing Through the Snow

By Lovia Gyarkye

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (PG)

Opening November 13, 2020

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Thursday, 12 November 2020

‘Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds’ Review: It’s Raining Mysteries

By Unknown Author

Fireball ()

Opening Unknown Date

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‘Ammonite’ Review: Love on the Rocks

By Jeannette Catsoulis

Ammonite (R)

Opening November 13, 2020

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Covid restrictions 'unfair' on theatres, sector says

While cinemas, bingo halls and casinos in Wales are able to reopen, theatres remain closed.

from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Monday, 9 November 2020

How Asian film is making moves to take over from Hollywood

As Hollywood filmmaking stalls during the pandemic, cinema's epicentre shows signs of edging East.

from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Thursday, 5 November 2020

‘The Dark and the Wicked’ Review: Home, but Not Alone

By Jeannette Catsoulis

The Dark and the Wicked (Not Rated)

Opening November 6, 2020

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‘Let Him Go’ Review: From Grief to Terror

By Glenn Kenny

Let Him Go (R)

Opening November 6, 2020

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Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Christopher Nolan: Film studios 'drawing wrong conclusions' from Tenet

Christopher Nolan says studios are "drawing the wrong conclusions" about releasing films in cinemas.

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Friday, 30 October 2020

How a demon-slaying film is drawing Japan back to the cinemas

The film is so popular it has broken a box office record held by animated classic Spirited Away.

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Thursday, 29 October 2020

‘Raining in the Mountain’ Review: A Martial Arts Gem From 1979

By Glenn Kenny

Raining in the Mountain ()

Opening Unknown Date

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Wednesday, 28 October 2020

‘City Hall’ Review: Frederick Wiseman, for the People

By Manohla Dargis

City Hall ()

Opening October 28, 2020

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Friday, 23 October 2020

Coronavirus: Chester drive-in movie bogged down by lockdown loos

Movie-goers cannot cross the Welsh border to use the toilet facilities at the drive-in cinema.

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Thursday, 22 October 2020

‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Review: Pursuits of Happiness

By Elisabeth Vincentelli

What the Constitution Means to Me ()

Opening October 16, 2020

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‘Synchronic’ Review: Twisted, Trippy Trips Through Time

By Glenn Kenny

Synchronic (R)

Opening October 23, 2020

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‘Ham on Rye’ Review: Coming of Age, With Existential Unease

By Glenn Kenny

Ham on Rye ()

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Friday, 16 October 2020

The closed Edinburgh cinema costing £20,000 a month to run

BBC Scotland has a peek inside the Dominion to find out from the usually private family owners what it takes to operate an empty cinema.

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Bhanu Athaiya: Costume designer who won India's first Oscar dies

Costume maker Bhanu Athaiya shaped cinema style for decades, earning her an award for a Gandhi film.

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Thursday, 15 October 2020

‘Belly of the Beast’ Review: Fighting for Incarcerated Women

By Lovia Gyarkye

Belly of the Beast ()

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‘White Riot’ Review: When Punk’s Stars Banded Against Racism

By Glenn Kenny

White Riot ()

Opening Unknown Date

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‘Martin Eden’ Review: Reading and Writing His Way Out of the Pit

By Manohla Dargis

Martin Eden ()

Opening October 16, 2020

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Thursday, 8 October 2020

Oscars update rules to allow drive-in screenings

A seven-day run at an outdoor cinema is now enough to be considered for best picture.

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Tuesday, 6 October 2020

‘Black Box’ Review: Memory and Loss

By Glenn Kenny

Black Box ()

Opening October 6, 2020

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Monday, 5 October 2020

No James Bond - so which films are still being released at cinemas?

There's No Time To Die this year now, but there is still time to catch these other 2020 titles.

from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Cineworld closures 'not a decision we made lightly'

The cinema chain is suspending operations in the UK and the US, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Sunday, 4 October 2020

‘David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet’ Review: Ruin and Regrowth

By Natalia Winkelman

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (PG)

Opening October 4, 2020

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Cineworld set to close UK cinema doors after Bond movie delay

The cinema chain is poised to shut its British theatres after the latest delay to the new 007 movie.

from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Thursday, 1 October 2020

‘On the Rocks’ Review: Daddy Dearest and His Late Bloomer

By Manohla Dargis

On the Rocks (R)

Opening October 23, 2020

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‘Possessor’ Review: It’s by a Cronenberg, but Not the One You Think

By Glenn Kenny

Possessor ()

Opening October 2, 2020

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‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Review: A Father’s Painful, Funny Goodbye

By Manohla Dargis

Dick Johnson Is Dead (PG-13)

Opening October 2, 2020

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Wednesday, 30 September 2020

‘American Murder: The Family Next Door’ Review: Tragedy Reconstructed

By Bilal Qureshi

American Murder: The Family Next Door ()

Opening September 30, 2020

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Saturday, 26 September 2020

Covid-19: Swansea soprano stars in drive-in London opera

You might have heard of drive-in cinemas, but how about watching opera from your car?

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Friday, 25 September 2020

Tyneside Cinema chiefs step down amid abuse failure review

A review was launched after almost 200 staff complained of systemic failures to handle abuse.

from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Cineworld swings to huge loss after virus closures

The cinema chain warns it may need to raise more money in the event of further coronavirus restrictions.

from BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Thursday, 24 September 2020

‘Bird Island’ Review: Avian Therapy

By Devika Girish

Bird Island ()

Opening September 24, 2020

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‘Kajillionaire’ Review: California Scheming

By Jeannette Catsoulis

Untitled Miranda July Project (R)

Opening September 25, 2020

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Wednesday, 23 September 2020

‘Oliver Sacks: His Own Life’ Review: All Was Not Well With the Doctor

By Glenn Kenny

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life ()

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Thursday, 17 September 2020

‘Residue’ Review: When the Old Neighborhood Is No Longer Yours

By Glenn Kenny

Residue ()

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‘God of the Piano’ Review: How Far Will Mother Go?

By Glenn Kenny

God of the Piano ()

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Friday, 11 September 2020

‘#Alive’ Review: From Great Graphics, to Graphic

By Elisabeth Vincentelli

#Alive ()

Opening September 8, 2020

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Toronto Film Festival: Spike Lee concert documentary opens scaled-back event

American Utopia, a record of David Byrne's live show, plays at two drive-ins and an open-air cinema.

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Thursday, 10 September 2020

‘Gather’ Review: The Struggle to Remain Sovereign

By Lovia Gyarkye

Gather ()

Opening September 8, 2020

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‘Buoyancy’ Review: Enduring Horrors on the Sea, and Struggling to Survive

By Manohla Dargis

Buoyancy (Not Rated)

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Friday, 4 September 2020

The New Mutants: Director’s X-Men dream ‘cut in half by Hollywood reality’

Director Josh Boone on the long and "bumpy" journey to get The New Mutants to cinema screens.

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Thursday, 3 September 2020

‘Feels Good Man’ Review: The Evolution of a Poisonous Frog

By Ben Kenigsberg

Feels Good Man ()

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Wednesday, 2 September 2020

‘Isadora’s Children’ Review: Variations on Sorrow

By Glenn Kenny

Isadora's Children ()

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Tuesday, 1 September 2020

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Where to Begin?

By A.O. Scott

I'm Thinking of Ending Things (R)

Opening September 4, 2020

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Monday, 31 August 2020

Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit

Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.

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Thursday, 27 August 2020

‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ Review: A Boy’s Story

By Jeannette Catsoulis

The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG)

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