Spanning the block between 11th Avenue and the West Side Highway on 57th Street in Manhattan, the Landmark at 57 West movie theater will permanently close, IndieWire has confirmed. The specialty house, located in the Brutalist VIA building near the Hudson, has eight auditoriums and luxury seating as well as a bar, JD’s Place.“We inherited a tough deal,” said COO Paul Serwitz, who still operates The Quad Cinemas downtown and said that the company was exploring other uptown options. “It never felt financially viable.”Landmark at 57 West opened in September 2017. Multiple sources tell...…Spanning the block between 11th Avenue and the West Side Highway on 57th Street in Manhattan, the Landmark at 57 West movie theater will permanently close, IndieWire has confirmed. The specialty house, located in the Brutalist VIA building near the Hudson, has eight auditoriums and luxury seating as well as a bar, JD’s Place.“We inherited a tough deal,” said COO Paul Serwitz, who still operates The Quad Cinemas downtown and said that the company was exploring other uptown options. “It never felt financially viable.”Landmark at 57 West opened in September 2017. Multiple sources tell...WW…

A three-day eviction notice landed on the front door of ’ Culver City, California location last week. Landmark Theaters in River Oaks closed — Houston’s only dedicated first-run specialized theater. And in Boca Raton, Florida, a landlord won a nearly $900,000 judgment against a Regal theater for nonpayment of rent.The Arclight notice, dated March 29, states that parent company Pacific Theaters Exhibition has not paid March 2021 rent of $181,900.40. (That projects to just under $2.2 million for a full year.) The notice states that it is due in full, payable to collections agent Caitlin...…A three-day eviction notice landed on the front door of ’ Culver City, California location last week. Landmark Theaters in River Oaks closed — Houston’s only dedicated first-run specialized theater. And in Boca Raton, Florida, a landlord won a nearly $900,000 judgment against a Regal theater for nonpayment of rent.The Arclight notice, dated March 29, states that parent company Pacific Theaters Exhibition has not paid March 2021 rent of $181,900.40. (That projects to just under $2.2 million for a full year.) The notice states that it is due in full, payable to collections agent Caitlin...WW…

Everything is relative when it comes to success these days. A few months ago, the future of movie theaters looked pretty bleak. Now, as New York City theaters start to reopen and Los Angeles is just around the corner, there may be some reasons for optimism. Then again, as studios adapt to shrinking release windows and launch their own streaming platforms, movie theaters are coming back to the scene in a vastly different environment than the one they faced just a year ago.All of this means that the future is an open question. In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, IndieWire’s box office...…Everything is relative when it comes to success these days. A few months ago, the future of movie theaters looked pretty bleak. Now, as New York City theaters start to reopen and Los Angeles is just around the corner, there may be some reasons for optimism. Then again, as studios adapt to shrinking release windows and launch their own streaming platforms, movie theaters are coming back to the scene in a vastly different environment than the one they faced just a year ago.All of this means that the future is an open question. In this week’s episode of Screen Talk, IndieWire’s box office...WW…

Connoisseurs of classic detectives took notice when debuted the first five episodes of its new French series “” last month. And those familiar with the dynamic, charismatic actor — best known as the lead in the international smash-hit film “Intouchables” — imagined exciting possibilities.The French actor has crossed over into studio films like “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Jurassic World.” He is a leading man, and his role as the title character in this contemporary, Paris-set series promised not only to spotlight that, but to serve as another successful instance of colorblind casting....…Connoisseurs of classic detectives took notice when debuted the first five episodes of its new French series “” last month. And those familiar with the dynamic, charismatic actor — best known as the lead in the international smash-hit film “Intouchables” — imagined exciting possibilities.The French actor has crossed over into studio films like “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Jurassic World.” He is a leading man, and his role as the title character in this contemporary, Paris-set series promised not only to spotlight that, but to serve as another successful instance of colorblind casting....WW…

The Robinhood effect has now extended to the movies. Days after the Reddit-led consumer buys of struggling GameStop, , and other stocks, two of the most successful recent films about Wall Street manipulation are soaring high in home rentals.Apple TV, usually the quickest to detect trends and spot immediate response, currently has Adam McKay’s 2015 “” at #3 and Martin Scorsese’s 2013 “” at #4. That places them ahead of all but two current releases (“Tenet” and “Greenland”) as the most-ordered titles.This rapid response parallels what happened last February when Steven Soderbergh’s 2011...…The Robinhood effect has now extended to the movies. Days after the Reddit-led consumer buys of struggling GameStop, , and other stocks, two of the most successful recent films about Wall Street manipulation are soaring high in home rentals.Apple TV, usually the quickest to detect trends and spot immediate response, currently has Adam McKay’s 2015 “” at #3 and Martin Scorsese’s 2013 “” at #4. That places them ahead of all but two current releases (“Tenet” and “Greenland”) as the most-ordered titles.This rapid response parallels what happened last February when Steven Soderbergh’s 2011...WW…

You may not have heard of the 2019 crime drama “,” the fifth fiction feature from acclaimed Taiwanese director and cinematographer Chung Mong-hong. (His 2008 debut, “Parking,” premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard.) You almost certainly haven’t seen it; after screening at festivals including Toronto 2019 and Palm Springs 2020, it arrived on in January without fanfare. After Variety named it the best film of 2020, it’s getting a lot more attention — but this film’s happy ending is also a cautionary tale.This is what really sets “A Sun” apart: Not only had this film escaped the public’s...…You may not have heard of the 2019 crime drama “,” the fifth fiction feature from acclaimed Taiwanese director and cinematographer Chung Mong-hong. (His 2008 debut, “Parking,” premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard.) You almost certainly haven’t seen it; after screening at festivals including Toronto 2019 and Palm Springs 2020, it arrived on in January without fanfare. After Variety named it the best film of 2020, it’s getting a lot more attention — but this film’s happy ending is also a cautionary tale.This is what really sets “A Sun” apart: Not only had this film escaped the public’s...WW…

Domestic movie theaters are under siege from COVID-19 and from their studio suppliers, not necessarily in that order. On a marathon December 10 Investor Day produced by , the company that provided nearly 40 percent of the 2019 domestic , it delivered what passes for upbeat news in the year 2020: Disney’s biggest titles will go to theaters.Here’s what Disney didn’t say: It didn’t say theaters were the premiere outlet for Disney content. In fact, the presentations made almost no effort to differentiate theatrical releases from those movies and series that will premiere on Disney+. That’s...…Domestic movie theaters are under siege from COVID-19 and from their studio suppliers, not necessarily in that order. On a marathon December 10 Investor Day produced by , the company that provided nearly 40 percent of the 2019 domestic , it delivered what passes for upbeat news in the year 2020: Disney’s biggest titles will go to theaters.Here’s what Disney didn’t say: It didn’t say theaters were the premiere outlet for Disney content. In fact, the presentations made almost no effort to differentiate theatrical releases from those movies and series that will premiere on Disney+. That’s...WW…