Exactly How Original and Diverse Were the Films Presented at CinemaCon?

The main draw of CinemaCon is all the juicy exclusive footage and screenings we are treated to in the same theater where Adele makes hundreds of people cry with her Vegas residency. This year, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Universal, Paramount, and Disney each presented a...

CinemaCon: Annual Vegas Event Is an Interesting and Infuriating Intersection of Art and Commerce

If the Cheesecake Factory were a city, it would be Las Vegas -- and I love Cheesecake Factory, but I am not trying to stay in there for five days which is the duration of CinemaCon, an event the average person outside of Hollywood would know nothing about -- and they...

The Chaotic SXSW Screening of ‘Road House’ and the Death of Film Festival Decorum

This year's SXSW was the stage for the premiere of Amazon MGM's Road House, a remake of the legendary all-out brawl of a camp classic starring the late icon Patrick Swayze. Austin, Texas is the perfect venue for a premiere with this kind of "don't fuck with me" energy...