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Not playing at a theater near you: Why are some movies so hard to find? 

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 16, 2024
It comes down to how much money the theaters think they’re going to earn.
If a movie doesn't show up at the theater, it's because the theater doesn't think it will make money, one filmmaker told us.
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The future of the Hollywood-China romance

by Jennifer Pak
Aug 27, 2021
Despite restrictions on imported films in China, Hollywood movies easily topped the Chinese box office for more than two decades. Not anymore.
The Chinese blockbuster "Detective Chinatown 2" was filmed in New York. Movies made in China and other countries have become very competitive with Hollywood offerings in the Chinese market.
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Streaming platforms vie with film fests for screenings

by Gigi Douban
Oct 10, 2016
Small independent festivals face well-funded competition from Netflix and others
Netflix and other streaming services are proving to be competitors with smaller indie film festivals.
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Fandango buys Rotten Tomatoes

by Adriene Hill
Feb 18, 2016
The online ticket seller wants you 'to have a relationship with movies.'
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Movie release dates are a game of strategy

by Janet Nguyen
Aug 12, 2015
Holidays, star power and awards season play into big screen timing.
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The grittier side of Cannes -- Marché du Film

by Kai Ryssdal
May 22, 2013
Beneath Cannes, far less prestigious films are bought and sold at a different conference.
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