The ongoing coronavirus crisis has thrown the release schedule of cultural products into chaos, as now is an exceptionally bad time to drop anything that isn’t a government check for lost wages. Jeremy Gordon, writing for The Outline: Our cultural producers — movie studios, publishing houses, television networks, and so forth — must decide whether to go ahead with previously made…
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Universal Makes Movies Now Playing in Theaters Available Online
Comcast’s Universal Pictures said it is making its movies available to watch at home while they are still in theaters, a massive change from Hollywood’s long-established business model that could upend the industry if other studios follow suit. From a report: The decision comes amid widespread closures of movie theaters as the global coronavirus pandemic spreads. Authorities in New York City…