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Author: Alastair Balmain

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OPINION: ‘Security theatre’? Don’t frighten the horses…

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 - by Alastair Balmain

When cinemas reopen, being demonstrably “clean” will be seen as a priority, but as CT’s Alastair Balmain argues, perhaps exhibitors should consider not labouring this particular point too much.   …

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HITTING ALL THE RIGHT BUTTONS

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 - by Alastair Balmain

As exhibitors are discovering, switching off all the lights is one thing, but switching them all back on is quite another. Alastair Balmain explores how Motion Picture Solutions rapidly stepped …

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CV19: the battle for our audiences begins now

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 - by Alastair Balmain

In this special digital edition, our clear focus is on the impact of CV19 — and CT’s Alastair Balmain has a positive outlook. we’ve been hurt in the past few …

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Entering the TWILIGHT ZONE

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 - by Alastair Balmain

Do cinemas offer sufficient variety throughout the day? Arguably not, says CT’s Alastair Balmain, who explores some of the ways in which modern cinemas do more to get a wider …

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Events: Saudi Arabia: laying the cornerstone: Cinema Build KSA Forum

August 25, 2019July 29, 2019 - by Alastair Balmain

mark of the potential for the emerging cinema market in Saudi Arabia was the number of attendees drawn in from more than 30 countries to the inaugural Cinema Build KSA …

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CineEurope / Events

CineEurope’s top cinema

August 4, 2019July 29, 2019 - by Alastair Balmain

ne of the most progressive chains in the Balkans will this month be recognised for its work when Blitz-CineStar receives CineEurope’s “International Exhibitor of the Year” award. Celebrating an increasingly …

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BigCineExpo, Mumbai: India’s foremost exhibitors’ expo

August 3, 2019July 29, 2019 - by Alastair Balmain

his August, Big Cine Expo returns again to Mumbai for a fourth outing of the international tradeshow and convention in a new location, Bombay Exhibition Center. BigCineExpo is a platform …

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Opinion

Opinion: Can I steal three minutes of your time?

July 29, 2019July 11, 2019 - by Alastair Balmain

Should we be worried that film-viewers of the future are turning into undiscerning, content-ambivalent goldfish? CT’s Alastair Balmain gives the cat video a good kicking    hat are you watching? …

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CT View: Modern cinema: immersive, frictionless… or both?

July 28, 2019July 11, 2019 - by Alastair Balmain

We want our audiences to be taken out of this world when they watch the films in our theatres, but as  Alastair Balmain argues, the cinema experience isn’t down to …

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Articles / Opinion

CT View: Franchises: the universe keeps on expanding

June 8, 2019June 7, 2019 - by Alastair Balmain

Will audiences ever tire of “action hero, parts 1, 2 and 3…”? No chance, says Alastair Balmain, when the likes of Stan Lee can captivate audiences with such entertaining adventures. …

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Features

2018 Index

June 7, 2019January 16, 2020 - by Alastair Balmain

    Author Title Month Page Subject 1 Subject 2 Knight, Peter CTC Awards, Cinema’s Best March 15 projection cinema von Sychowski, Patrick Every multiplex is new again March 18 …

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“The future of all life now depends on us”

November 23, 2018October 2, 2018 - by Alastair Balmain

The cinema industry isn’t alone in impacting on the environment, but we’re in a privileged position to drive change, argues CT production editor Alastair Balmain   ell it’s a pretty …

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