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

By Manohla Dargis

City Hall ()

Opening October 28, 2020

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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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‘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

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

By Lovia Gyarkye

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Opening Unknown Date

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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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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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‘Black Box’ Review: Memory and Loss

By Glenn Kenny

Black Box ()

Opening October 6, 2020

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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‘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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