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Imax Corporation July 17 disclosed that it generated the largest global opening ever for Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible movie franchise following $25 million in ticket sales for Paramount Pictures’ Dead … Continue reading “Imax Screens Capture More Than 10% of ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Opening Global Box Office”

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Netflix July 17 announced its next sports documentary series will feature all-access to the U.S. Women’s National Team’s players and coaches, revealing an inside look at the most decorated team … Continue reading “Netflix’s Next Sports Doc Series to Focus on Women’s National Soccer Team, Including This Week’s World Cup”

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The action comedy The Machine will debut on Blu-ray and DVD Aug. 15 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.  The film follows Bert Kreischer, who rose to fame as a stand-up … Continue reading “Comedy ‘The Machine’ Due on Blu-ray and DVD Aug. 15”

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Cineverse July 17 announced it is expanding its partnership with Amagi to incorporate the latter’s portfolio of hundreds of free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on its streaming service. Los … Continue reading “Cineverse Expands FAST Pact With Amagi Connect”

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NEWS ANALYSIS — On July 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the Federal Trace Commission’s appeal of a district court decision refusing to issue an … Continue reading “FTC Loses Final Attempt to Stop Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition; U.K. Remains Last Obstacle”

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The percentage of internet users claiming to watch little to no linear TV in a typical day grew 22% to almost half (45%), according to new data from Ampere Analysis. … Continue reading “Ampere: Nearly 50% of Internet Users Have Canceled Broadcast TV”

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STREAMING REVIEW: Netflix; Documentary; Not Rated. This compelling five-part documentary series examines the history and legacy of the 1989-96 series “American Gladiators.” Through interviews with key members of the production … Continue reading “Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators”

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BLU-RAY REVIEW Street Date 7/18/23 (DVD), 7/25/23 (BD); Undercrank Productions; Western; $19.98 DVD, $21.98 Blu-ray; Not Rated. By the time Tom Mix had turned 30, the silent screen buckaroo had … Continue reading “Tom Mix: Sky High & The Big Diamond Robbery”

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While the opening weekend hubbub of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One dominated the theatrical box office, Angel Studios’ Sound of Freedom achieved what no other major box office … Continue reading “Theatrical Shocker: ‘Sound of Freedom’ Ups Second-Weekend Box Office 37% to $27 Million; No. 2 Behind ‘Mission: Impossible 7’”

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While the opening weekend hubbub of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One dominated the theatrical box office, Angel Studios’ faith-based Sound of Freedom achieved what no other major box office … Continue reading “Theatrical Shocker: Faith-Based ‘Sound of Freedom’ Ups Second Weekend Box Office 37% to $27 Million; No. 2 Behind ‘Mission: Impossible 7’”

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