Movie Theatres

Coronavirus Outbreak: Los Angeles movie theatres to remain shut; most chains hope for a July reopening

Movie theatres closed their doors around the world in mid-March to help curb the spread of the coronavirus

Coronavirus Outbreak: California movie theatres to reopen from 12 June with limited capacity, subject to county approval

In California, theaters must receive approval for their reopening plans from county health officials, who should consider rate of coronavirus infection, local preparedness to handle new cases and other metrics.

Movie theatres will never go out of fashion, but let's stop pretending it is the 'right' way to watch films

Theatres were never supposed to become harbingers of quality cinema. Cinema is strictly a demand-supply business.

Kashmir's ghost theatres

Once beloved cinema halls lie in shambles in Kashmir, or have been turned into shops and other establishments

Centre does U-turn, asks Supreme Court not to make National Anthem mandatory before screening of films

In a change of stand, the Centre on Monday suggested the Supreme Court to modify its earlier order making it mandatory for cinema halls to play the national anthem.

Supreme Court's constant back-and-forth on National Anthem order is a grand waste of its time

Surely, surely, the lives of the citizens are more important than the patriotism they are mandated to show.

National Anthem back in news: By palming off decision to Centre, Supreme Court has opened us up to uncertainty

Deviating from its earlier observation, the SC asked the Centre to consider amending the rules that regulate playing of the National Anthem before a movie.

SC asks govt to consider amending 2016 order on playing national anthem in cinema halls

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to consider amending the national flag code for regulating the playing of national anthem in cinema halls across the country.

1,000 cinema halls shut in Tamil Nadu against imposition of 30% local tax apart from GST

Around 1,000 cinema houses in Tamil Nadu have cancelled screenings against the imposition of 30% local body tax apart from additional tariffs under the new GST regime.

From chess to snowmen, here's what Saudi Arabia considers 'un-Islamic'

Saudi Arabia's grand mufti Sheikh Abdullah al-Sheikh has called chess "un-Islamic" but it's not the first thing that he has conferred that label on.