Big Movies Coming to Theaters Earlier Than Expected, Lume Cinema Plans Re-Opening in the U.K.

This week on The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Russ Fischer, Rebecca Pahle, and Jesse Rifkin discuss the latest changes to the release calendar and why big movies may come to theaters earlier than expected. In the feature segment, Rebecca and Russ interview the Lume Cinema’s James Anderson Brown and Anthony Hughes to talk about the theater’s tiered re-opening process in the U.K.

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Episode Resources:

• Lume Cinema
• Support The Lume Cinema

What to Listen For

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:03 Latest updates on some much-awaited films
• 06:13 Lume Cinema: A quick look back
• 07:53 It started as an independent cinema 13 years ago
• 10:03 Getting the community involved and invested
• 12:50 Will programming change?
• 16:57 A change in terms of how studios deal with theaters
• 20:15 Lume Cinema’s reopening plans 
• 25:07 Crowdfunding efforts receives positive response