Tag Archives: AMC Theatres
Hearne: Amazon Buying AMC Rumor an Embarrassing Bust
Everybody in the journalism game loves a good yarn… By the opposite token, everyone in the journalism racket hates swallowing embarrassing corrections. So it is that you have to search really hard to find that a widely reported story that … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC Theatres, American Movie Classics, Hearne, Jack Poessiger
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Hearne: Star Wars Movie War Between AMC, Cinetopia Goes Galactic
Mystery solved… What movie theater in its right mind would pass on showing the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens? That’s a rhetorical question, btw. No theater would be dumb enough to not show Star Wars, let alone cede the … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC Theatres, Cinetopia Overland Park 18, Hearne Christopher, Jr.
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New Jack City: Sony Entertainment, Now What?
My final thoughts on THE INTERVIEW debacle… Bear in mind that I fully supported the nation’s top theater circuits for having taken their tough hands off stand in not showing the movie. In my opinion it’s got nothing to do with … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC Theatres, Aurora, Colorado, Jack Poessiger, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Sony Entertainment, The Dark Night Rises, The Interview
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New Jack City: ‘The Interview’—Not In Your Backyard?
If you want to see that raunchy, goofball comedy THE INTERVIEW, it may take a road trip… Is it a case of freedom of speech with the big movie theater chains? I don’t think so. I believe it’s a matter … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC Theatres, Cinetopia, Jack Poessiger, The Interview
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Starbeams: Kathie Lee Fingers Cosby, Sprint-NASCAR Divorce, New AMC Movie Deal
Kathie Lee Gifford says Bill Cosby once tried to kiss her. I’m going to defend Bill on this one. HE must have been drunk. … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC Theatres, Bill Cosby, Katie Lee Gifford, Kelly Urich, NASCAR, North Korea, Sony "The Interview", Sprint, The Point 99.7 FM
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Hearne: AMC Puts Kibosh on Cinetopia World Series Promotion
Talk about getting ratted out… For three weeks the new Cinetopia Overland Park 18 has been hosting free watch parties for Kansas City Royals baseball games during the team’s playoffs run. It started with KC’s wildcard win over the Oakland A’s October 1st … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC Theatres, AMC Town Center 20, Cinetopia Overland Park 18
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Hearne: Cinetopia 18 & AMC Town Center Square Off as Hostilities Appear Headed for the Courtroom
The stage is set… Just over four months ago Oregon-based movie exhibitor Cinetopia plighted its troth in Kansas City with its opulent Overland Park 18 theater and restaurant in the upscale Prairie Fire shopping and residential development. The sky was the limit for Cinetopia’s grand, new multiplex … Continue reading
