It’s the Reel Thing! Coca-Cola’s love affair with the movie industry
It may just be a fizzy beverage, but the cultural giant that is Coca-Cola has stamped itself on the film world almost for as long as the movie industry has …
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Books: Nitrate Nomads: celebrating Australia’s cinema pioneers
Jim Slater reviews a work by BKSTS member Daryl Binning charting the lives of hardy cinema showmen down under. ong-time member of the BKSTS Daryl Binning from Western Australia …
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Opinion: Can I steal three minutes of your time?
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? …
Read More CT View: Modern cinema: immersive, frictionless… or both?
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 …
Read More The Great Cinema Heist (and other security issues)
It’s easy to read headlines on cyber-security breaches and feel smug. It could never happen in your organisation… but as Patrick von Sychowski explains, our sector is susceptible. Take care, …
Read More Cinema in 2019: A defining year?
More than ever before, the cinema industry is facing a year of fundamental change. David Hancock, research director at IHS Markit, explores the dynamics — from digital file sizes to …
Read More The Hotel Cinema: A Boutique Destination
In the last issue, Mark Trompeteler, asked to what extent parts of cinema exhibition have actually made the move across to being an element of the hospitality and catering industries. …
Read More ECA VIEW: Event cinema that pushes boundaries
Music, e-sports and art were all on show at the Event Cinema Association’s recent slate day. Grainne Peat notes how such diverse content is gaining traction. ighlighting the breadth …
Read More Technology’s place in movie-going experiences
Traditionally, the term “technology” would have been associated with the auditorium, writes CTC (Cinema Technology Community) president Richard Mitchell, but today, technology plays a part in the entire movie-going experience …
Read More The CTC Awards 2018
Hosted by film-critic Mark Kermode, the “last projectionist standing”, Dave Norris, and actor Jason Isaacs, the CTC 2018 awards recognised those that drive excellence in movie-going. Photos by Julie Edwards …
Read More Don’t just gather your data in…After the data harvest? Insight.
Danny Jeremiah, the head of cinema products at Arts Alliance Media, argues that, with data, harvesting it is fine, but the real goal is to refine it and extract its …
Read More A cinematic rhapsody in Bohemia
Featured in the September 2018 issue, the Centrum Panorama in the Czech Republic, is a temple to the big screen. Mark Lyndon MBKS interviews Pavel Nejtek, the driving force behind …
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